Black & White

The Black & White series was developed by Lionhead Studios. Train your creature. Watch it grow. Watch it develop a neurosis.

Save a drowning person, watch your creature eat them.

Save a starving person, watch your creature set them on fire.

Save an injured person, watch your creature defecate on them.

Ain't AI grand?

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Vert-	Registry	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Vert-
Multi-Monitor:	Vert-	None
4k UltraHD:

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect
FMV Cut-Scene:	Static Aspect

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Sunday, 25 March, 2001

Tested Version:

Retail 1.2

Play styles:

Setting:

Fantasy

Genre:

God Game, Economic, City Building

Developer:

Lionhead Studios, Electronic Arts

Links:

⋅ Wikipedia ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

No native support for widescreen resolutions.

Select "Run..." from the "start" menu. Enter "regedit" and press "OK". Go to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lionhead Studios Ltd\Black & White\BWSetup". You will see "ScreenH" and "ScreenW".

Open these binary values and change the listed resolution to your desired widescreen resolution. Click the "Decimal" base to make things easier.

The anamorphic cut-scenes can cut off some of the conscience creature's actions. The loading text does not display in widescreen resolutions.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues