Thanks,
Andy
Personally, I think it's pretty cool.
> Just picked up GPL today, and is it forever stuck in letterbox mode?
> (I think thats what it is called) I have a large black border around
> the screen, and the game plays in a smaller window. Does this at
> 640x480 and 800x600. (using a V2 card) Will software mode run in
> full screen?
> I hope whatever version of Nascar that will use this engine isn't
> going to have this "feature" as well? Still hoping I missed
> something!?
> Thanks,
> Andy
I guess I'll have to rent the movie. :-) I would have guessed it was
to help with frame rate though?
Anyway, after playing it some more, I honestly can't say I find it
distracting. I was just a bit "stunned" when I first saw it. and
since the screen shots on the box didn't show this, it was
unexpected.
Thanks for the info!
Andy
(for the record I still don't want it in Nascar) :-)
Actually that would be the "same", since the***pit (even if it will
somehow be in 3d) will cover the black part of the letterbox ;-)
Of course, I might be wrong...
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>Thanks,
>Andy
Martijn
Andy
I did try that. :-) It works, but it puts everything way out of
proportion.
Andy
> Just picked up GPL today, and is it forever stuck in letterbox mode?
> (I think thats what it is called) I have a large black border around
> the screen, and the game plays in a smaller window. Does this at
> 640x480 and 800x600. (using a V2 card) Will software mode run in
> full screen?
> I hope whatever version of Nascar that will use this engine isn't
> going to have this "feature" as well? Still hoping I missed
> something!?
> Thanks,
> Andy
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>>You can ofcourse expand the vertical axis of your monitor, so that the
>>letterbox indeed gets full-screen.
>Not if you want the cars to look like err.. cars...
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Guess I'm not an avid sim racer then. Which is correct btw. :)
Alot of games have this 'feature'. I personally dont like it at all.
Its a waste of good immersion effect. I like to see the ground and
surroundings move around me not just right at me. I dont care much for
dashs either. Dashboards are another waste of screen usage. :) Unless
they are functional in some way of course.
% >From what I hear, thats the only way to view the game. Kinda sad isnt
% >it? I gotta wonder why the have choosen this video format, besides
% >frame rate advantage of course. I cant stand not being able to use the
% >fullness of my 21 in. monitor.
% >
% I really like the wide screen view and do not even notice the black
% bars any more. I believe NFS3 also has a wide screen view as an option
% and I feel this is the start of a new trend in video games.
% If you are an avid sim racer, GPL is just too good to neglect for this
% one reason.
Just consider yourselves proud owners of HDTV!
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They take up space on the screen, and do not require updating (unless
you have a moving steering wheel?) thus leaving less space to
be updated by the cpu, (the track, other cars, scenery, etc) thus
saving valuable resources?
8-)
*Peter* 8-)
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