Adjustable Game resolution

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Gal civ is a great game from what I have experienced so far...Graphics could do with some improvement although it doesn't really detract from overall gameplay. Being able to change the game resolution would help in this area. I have a 19" screen so visuals are rather blothy...Is it possible to provide this option in future patches?
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I believe Stardock decided against this due to the amount of work required to produce graphics in many different resolutions. What you can do is run the windows version which at least keeps the graphs to the size they were designed for.

Paul.

~SDC~
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
That reason is no good. I have mentioned this in other thread earlier but GalCiv could use same method as The Operational Art of War does.

Think about windowed version. Would it be good if you could resize window to bigger and while doing this it would use extra space to show bigger area of map.

UI components would be exactly same size, perhaps would get extra empty space in corner due to extra room.

Ship graphics would stay exactly same, just could show more of main map.

For fullscreen let player select used resolution and for windowed version just let player resize window. No new graphics needed and possible bigger main map in use. If have small sized high resolution monitor using windowed version or new high resolution fullscreen mode could result to too small ships, but then just select lower resolution.


~SDC~
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
The reason doesn't say it can't be done, only that they decided to put that effort into other game enhancements. How amny people ask for resolution changes versus improved playability?

They only have X amount of resources.

Paul.

~SDC~
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Well from people I know who have tried GalCiv 100% ask for bigger main map. It can be done by either using zoom or increasing screen area used for it.

On forum I have started thinking me and my friends are not only one. Pretty much everyone want bigger map area shown. Everytime someone mentions zoom and main map in same post at least one person says it is his number 1 wish too. And there are 2 ways to do it.

1) zoom, propably require different graphics for ships etc.
2) raise map area shown, doesn't grow area too much but perhaps many players could see area where their ship can move without moving map around. This doesn't require any new graphics, just developers have to realize such possibility.

It is not just raising resolution, it is what you can (easily) do with that extra screen area.


~SDC~