Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hi all,

The classic Amiga game Alien Breed has been remade after 18 years and is available on steam with -10% preorder and as a demo.

I have tested the demo on my triplehead2go using 3 x 22" monitors and was suprised to see the menu loaded up perfectly in 5040 x 1050.

However once inside the actual game the camera angle and fov mean you can only see a short distance in front.

screenshot of 5040 x 1050

URL to full size pic>http://www.valkyrie123.btinternet.co.uk/pics/alienbreed/alienbreed1.jpg

Screenshot of 1600 x 1200 for comparison

URL to full size pic>http://www.valkyrie123.btinternet.co.uk/pics/alienbreed/alienbreed3.jpg

Another one in 5040 x 1050

URL to full size pic>http://www.valkyrie123.btinternet.co.uk/pics/alienbreed/alienbreed1t.jpg
As you can see above the view is great sideways...hmm another example of tallscreen gaming anyone lol?

When the game loads it states its using the Unreal 3 engine.
I found a few cfg files hiding in the games steam install directory but am unsure what to edit.
I think the issue is further complicated due to the angled top down camera view.

Oh and couldnt resist posting an image of the original Amiga Alien Breed for nostalgia purposes :rockout


The demo can be downloaded from steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/22610

Appreciate your help finding a solution as blasting aliens is much more fun over three screens 8)

It's Vert- indeed... and I can't find any easy .ini edit that works. :(

I tried for another hour with fov settings and camera settings but didnt seem to make any difference.

I also found there are CFG files which are copied in an Alien Breed Episode 1 folder in My Documents/My Games/.

I have since given up at trying myself so have posted a message on the developers forum (Team 17) regarding support for Triplehead and Eyefinity.

Just waiting for a moderator to approve it so it becomes visible over there. I also plugged the WSGF site to try and add a little weight :)

Feel free to create a thread in Lobbying Central with a link to your post on the Team17 forum when it's visible.

Oddly enough, the camera angle is slightly different in non-widescreen ARs, so you actually see a wee bit more on the sides in 16:10 and 16:9 compared to 4:3 - but only the different perspective causes this: the HFOV is the same, the VFOV is narrower.

5:4


4:3


16:10


16:9


48:10


And now for some tallscreen lovin'...
10:16




10:48

hmm there may be a place for Tallscreen gaming after all!! :mrgreen:

My post on the Team 17 forum is now visible and I have put a link on the Lobbying section of the WSGF.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=19476