Fullscreen Resolution Problem

[frolix22]

I have a strange error running Jedi Outcast. I have searched both this forum and the wider net and cannot find anything quite like it so I would appreciate any advice on resolving it. The problem is as follows:

The screen resolution will not change when running fullscreen mode. If I run the game windowed then there is no problem: I can alter the graphics settings. However, when running fullscreen, the resolution remains stuck on the default setting no matter what changes I apply in setup.

Now obviously I can play and enjoy the game windowed but my ultimate aim is to play it fullscreen on my 1650x1080 monitor using custom resolution settings so I would be grateful for any suggestions.

[soulmist]

I am suffering from this same problem. I recently purchased the game during the steam holiday sale. I am running windows 7 (32 bit). The game runs fine, but in fullscreen mode it stays at 640x480 (16 bit colors) regardless of what I change in the settings and video configuration screens.

[soulmist]

I found the answer in another post

Type the following commands in the console:
(Hold SHIFT and press ~ to get into console)

SHIFT + ~
r_customwidth 1920
r_customheight 1200
r_mode -1
vid_restart

[Papa Midnight]

I personally turned to the Widescreen Gamer's (http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight_II:_Jedi_Outcast) wiki for help with setting up proper custom resolutions.


Run both the singleplayer and multiplayer executables at least once, to generate config files. Go to <gameDir>\GameData\base.
Open jk2config.cfg and edit these lines:

seta r_mode "x"
Set this to -1.

seta r_customwidth "xxxx"
seta r_customheight "xxx"
Set this to your favorite widescreen resolution.

Add this line to the bottom of the file:

seta cg_fov "xx"

I recommend 90 for 16:10 resolutions, and 95 for 16:9 resolutions (default is 80).

Now do the same for jk2mpconfig.cfg.

[Justin7]

I personally turned to the Widescreen Gamer's (http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight_II:_Jedi_Outcast) wiki for help with setting up proper custom resolutions.

Thanks this helped me :) My Steam overlay though keeps being in 16 bit colors it seems. Any solution for that?

[Xiru]

I looked, but didn't find how to fix that. It doesn't happen in Academy, either.

[RSHabroptilus]

Wow, these fixes just make my game completely wonky. Cut off huge chunks of the screen on top and to the right. The cg_fov line keeps disappearing after I run the game, too.

[Chewy1015]

So I followed every step said here and it didn't do anything. Someone on another thread said that instead of the original cfg file, I need to have it in an autoexec file. Any idea how to make an autoexec file?

[Chewy1015]

Nevermind that. I found how to make the autoexec.cfg file, did it right, and STILL it does nothing.

[NightOwl76]

I had this exact same problem, too. I had my monitor hooked up to my video card's mini HDMI port. I could only see the top left part of the game menu. It happened with other games, too. Shattered Horizon, IL-2 Sturmovik, Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast were a few games that didn't show the whole fullscreen menu. Then I bought a cheap male DVI to female HDMI adapter. That fixed everything. All my games work fine now. Hope this helps.