Force Waveform to higher resolutions

EdenIndustries · 03-22-2012, 10:43 AM

Hey everyone, a couple people have mentioned a problem in Waveform being unable to select the high-end of resolutions that their monitor/graphics card supports. I'm not quite sure why it's not showing up in the options menu (it should grab the available values directly from the monitor information), but until I get that fixed there is something you can do to force it to play in the resolution you want:

There is a config.ini file located in the install directory of the game, probably something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\waveform\config\

If you open that file, you'll notice two entries:
ResolutionWidthOverride = ?
ResolutionHeightOverride = ?

Just change whatever is after the '=' to what you want it to be.

That should work just fine, but of course let me know if you encounter any problems. I can't say what will happen if you choose really weird, non-standard resolutions, but they might work

Oh, and as a bit of a neat tip, did you know that Waveform actually has a true widescreen mode? The wider your aspect ratio, the more you can see to the right. It doesn't just add black bars or stretch the screen - you're actually getting to see more screen real estate! Pretty cool eh?

Drizzt519 · 03-26-2012, 08:14 PM

Im having this problem. In game I have a maximum resolution of 1400x1050. I tried to use your fix to set it to 1920x1080 but it does nothing.

My specs as best I can tell'em (yeah im not to computer savvy)

AMD Phenom II X4 965
Windows 7 64-bit
4GB RAM
Radeon HD 5870

EdenIndustries · 03-27-2012, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Im having this problem. In game I have a maximum resolution of 1400x1050. I tried to use your fix to set it to 1920x1080 but it does nothing.

Weird...ok I'll elevate the priority of this, thanks for letting me know!

Drizzt519 · 03-27-2012, 10:53 AM

Right on! This isn't really a problem so much as a minor inconvenience. I can still play the game and enjoy it. I think its great.

Just to be sure I put the values like this

ResolutionWidthOverride = 1920
ResolutionHeightOverride = 1080

Thats right isn't it? I tried it the opposite way and the game didn't start at all so I figured the above was the right way.

EdenIndustries · 03-27-2012, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Just to be sure I put the values like this

ResolutionWidthOverride = 1920
ResolutionHeightOverride = 1080

That's right!

EdenIndustries · 04-03-2012, 02:04 PM

Quick update for everyone on this issue. I went out and bought a 1920x1080 monitor to test higher resolutions, and it's all working for me now. Can anyone who was previously unable to select 1920x1080 resolution via the in-game Options menu check to see if this is still an issue?

Thanks!

oldbushie · 04-06-2012, 04:36 PM

I have a 1920x1200 monitor and I did finally see that resolution on there.

Much better, thanks!

EdenIndustries · 04-07-2012, 09:03 PM

Quote:

I have a 1920x1200 monitor and I did finally see that resolution on there. Much better, thanks!

Fantastic, thanks for letting me know!

Sysgen · 04-08-2012, 05:37 PM

1920X1080 c it in game. Previously set it through config.

03-22-2012, 10:43 AM	#1
EdenIndustries Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 25 Posts: 427	Force Waveform to higher resolutions Hey everyone, a couple people have mentioned a problem in Waveform being unable to select the high-end of resolutions that their monitor/graphics card supports. I'm not quite sure why it's not showing up in the options menu (it should grab the available values directly from the monitor information), but until I get that fixed there is something you can do to force it to play in the resolution you want: There is a config.ini file located in the install directory of the game, probably something like C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\waveform\config\ If you open that file, you'll notice two entries: ResolutionWidthOverride = ? ResolutionHeightOverride = ? Just change whatever is after the '=' to what you want it to be. That should work just fine, but of course let me know if you encounter any problems. I can't say what will happen if you choose really weird, non-standard resolutions, but they might work Oh, and as a bit of a neat tip, did you know that Waveform actually has a true widescreen mode? The wider your aspect ratio, the more you can see to the right. It doesn't just add black bars or stretch the screen - you're actually getting to see more screen real estate! Pretty cool eh?

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03-26-2012, 08:14 PM	#2
Drizzt519 Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 9 Posts: 6	Im having this problem. In game I have a maximum resolution of 1400x1050. I tried to use your fix to set it to 1920x1080 but it does nothing. My specs as best I can tell'em (yeah im not to computer savvy) AMD Phenom II X4 965 Windows 7 64-bit 4GB RAM Radeon HD 5870

03-27-2012, 10:53 AM	#4
Drizzt519 Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 9 Posts: 6	Right on! This isn't really a problem so much as a minor inconvenience. I can still play the game and enjoy it. I think its great. Just to be sure I put the values like this ResolutionWidthOverride = 1920 ResolutionHeightOverride = 1080 Thats right isn't it? I tried it the opposite way and the game didn't start at all so I figured the above was the right way.

04-03-2012, 02:04 PM	#6
EdenIndustries Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 25 Posts: 427	Quick update for everyone on this issue. I went out and bought a 1920x1080 monitor to test higher resolutions, and it's all working for me now. Can anyone who was previously unable to select 1920x1080 resolution via the in-game Options menu check to see if this is still an issue? Thanks!

04-06-2012, 04:36 PM	#7
oldbushie Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 3 Posts: 90	I have a 1920x1200 monitor and I did finally see that resolution on there. Much better, thanks!

04-08-2012, 05:37 PM	#9
Sysgen Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 52 Posts: 313	1920X1080 c it in game. Previously set it through config.