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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 08:14 
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Yeah we don't want anyone to get on the wrong side of Punkbuster ... including ourselves ... :D
I am in discussion with Racer_S in this regard ... may be once we have finalised the tool maybe we will send it to Punkbuster to have it checked out/approved ...or not ...as the case maybe.

Racer_S is also having a look at getting the HUD etc. on to the centre screen for the TripleHead users ... 8) ... but there is no guarantee as it may not be possible or worth the effort if we can't get Punkbuster on our side.


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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 11:03 
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Hello guys, I'm new to this forum though i've been reading in here for a while.

So how is it going with this little cool tool?
I was thinking, why not make a mod for BF2 that allows widescreen (and normal screen)? If a mod is made for this extra immersion, the logic dictates that PB had to allow it.


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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 11:28 
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Good job so far Paddy and Racer_S.

If you could make this work with a Viewsonic VX2025wm 20.1" and a 7900GT, which don't work at 1680x1050 for some reason, my gratitude would know no limits :D


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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 15:21 
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In some ways you have to admit that a bigger FOV gives you an unfair advantage over someone that doesn't, cmon guys, and that's how they look at WS being cheating. Just like some headphones (Medusas for exemple) are not permitted in some competitions, because they "help" you locate players more easily. Anything that is "outside" the game or the code of the game itself, will be considered cheating, IMO. Remember this is copyrighted material and you are modifying the code in anyway, my guess is that they won't like it....

But if the only way to get them to implement it is to make it for them, well , let's do it.

Good job again, keep up the god work.


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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 15:38 
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PB on americas army doesnt kick for widescreen does it.. its a menu selected res... how does it do for FOV though? i take it it mods the same as UT2004

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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 15:44 
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The FOV ini mod for AA doesn't work ... even though it's the same UT engine ... :(


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PostPosted: 13 Jul 2006, 16:11 
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as paddy said..

it works in SINGLE PLAYER, but not online, the command is just ignored.... and even having a bind for it makes some server kick you as ive found out the hard way :P shame....

for AA u can have it in "WD" resolution but the FOV is still 90. no more or less.. no matter the resolution


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In some ways you have to admit that a bigger FOV gives you an unfair advantage over someone that doesn't, cmon guys, and that's how they look at WS being cheating. Just like some headphones (Medusas for exemple) are not permitted in some competitions, because they "help" you locate players more easily. Anything that is "outside" the game or the code of the game itself, will be considered cheating, IMO. Remember this is copyrighted material and you are modifying the code in anyway, my guess is that they won't like it....

But if the only way to get them to implement it is to make it for them, well , let's do it.

Good job again, keep up the god work.


It is not more unfair then playing on a highend system vs minireq system that many have. And by the way, fov should be client controlled as in other games.
Then it is up to the gamer to choose the fov he or her feel is good.
I'm one of them that dont like when gameproducers "burn powder" on limiting settings when they really should concentrate on designing good maps and good gameflow.
And by the way, wider field of view also increase the gamers workload. He have to sort away much more information.


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PostPosted: 14 Jul 2006, 01:33 
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You mean my 6 channel surrond sound Zalman headphones are considered cheating? That is proposterous! What insulance! :!: What outrage! :!:

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PostPosted: 14 Jul 2006, 13:37 
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Well it could be considered as cheating since it doesn't come or it isn't sanctionned by the manufacturer yet. Don't get me wrong here, i'd love to have it, but if it means being banned on ranked servers, well, i'm not interested anymore, and i think alot of players won't too....

That's why i said that once this work is done , they should send it to PB and EA/Dice to have it approved, if it can be ? Not sure EA/DICE will listen, since if you look at their support forums, they don't even read or answer questions.....

Using a better machine is not changing the nature or the sapect of the game, you are not modifying the code, so no it's not considered cheating.


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