Oh well. First thread here. Question about pixels.

Onigiri · 01-13-2012, 03:28 PM

Hello everyone. I am thinking on buying those games tomorrow and I have a question for those of you who have already played any of them before.

What are the graphic options for those games? For me it would be perfect if there was an option to make it look all pixelized and blocky like old school Lucas Arts games and play in window without scaling, stretching and smoothing of pixels. Is this possible? I sure hope so.

Thanks everyone for answers.

samuel3107 · 01-13-2012, 03:39 PM

I'd like to know as well... but without forum link on the game's store page , I highly doubt there'll be someone answering our question....

WadjetEye · 01-13-2012, 04:01 PM

Hi. Developer of the game here.

The game's default settings should keep the graphics all blocky-like. They were designed to be played that way, so unless your monitor has an unusual size there shouldn't be any stretching or anything. If you have any problems with the visuals, let me know or post it here.

-Dave

Onigiri · 01-13-2012, 04:07 PM

thanks for the answer

samuel3107 · 01-14-2012, 11:39 AM

Thank you for the quick reply, I guess it should be ok on my 24" monitor.
Another question, does it support 16/9 screen or you have to "stretch" the image ?

WadjetEye · 01-14-2012, 12:53 PM

It *should* work OK. If not, let me know. Worse case scenerio, you can run it in windows mode.

uhhsam · 01-14-2012, 02:30 PM

i've noticed a very minor problem (unless it was intended). after playing the first 2 games so far, i've noticed that during the introduction scenes, there are extra rectangles on the corners of the screen (if that makes any sense...)

crude drawing alert, how my monitor looks: http://i43.tinypic.com/9731j6.jpg

it's only for the duration of the intro, and doesn't happen at any other time. the background image that scrolls to the side is visible in all of the pink area.

probably well known and documented, but you did say to mention problems with visuals.

WadjetEye · 01-14-2012, 02:37 PM

Was this Blackwell Unbound? Or all the games? This happened to one other guy when he beta tested that game, but nobody else and no other game.

chap_o · 01-15-2012, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uhhsam

i've noticed a very minor problem (unless it was intended). after playing the first 2 games so far, i've noticed that during the introduction scenes, there are extra rectangles on the corners of the screen (if that makes any sense...)

crude drawing alert, how my monitor looks: http://i43.tinypic.com/9731j6.jpg

it's only for the duration of the intro, and doesn't happen at any other time. the background image that scrolls to the side is visible in all of the pink area.

probably well known and documented, but you did say to mention problems with visuals.

I just started Blackwell Unbound and got the same thing although not for the entire duration of the intro scenes, just for a few seconds.

uhhsam · 01-15-2012, 08:53 AM

it happened in legacy and unbound. the convergence intro was fine and i haven't played deception yet.

GaryCXJk · 01-15-2012, 06:25 PM

I thought that was part of the intro...

balkep · 01-17-2012, 08:01 PM

I'm having the same issue with the first two games.
http://i.imgur.com/WxYDv.jpg
However, if you turn "Side borders on widescreen monitors" flag off in winsetup, the problem fixes itself.

colorado · 01-17-2012, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by balkep

I'm having the same issue with the first two games.
http://i.imgur.com/WxYDv.jpg
However, if you turn "Side borders on widescreen monitors" flag off in winsetup, the problem fixes itself.

^This worked for me.

lowscore · 07-13-2012, 01:46 PM

So how do the games graphics behave excactly? The Store page says the games' resolution are 640*400. But are they confined to this resolution or is there a nearest neighboring pixel multiplier provided (such as with SCUMM or DOSbox)?

ie. Will it adjust to my resolution (1920x1080) while maintaining the clean look of uprezzing (like Wizzorb, Jamestown, Cthulhu Saves the World do)? Or will it use a scaling algorithm that will make it look slightly blurry?

WadjetEye · 07-15-2012, 05:17 AM

lowscore: It uses a nearest neighboring pixel multiplier. The game is actually drawn at 320 x 240 and the game doubles it up to 640 x 480 by default. From there the game will automatically adjust to your monitor size, but you can manually adjust it further to any other resolution you wish.

01-13-2012, 03:28 PM	#1
Onigiri Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 80 Posts: 540	Oh well. First thread here. Question about pixels. Hello everyone. I am thinking on buying those games tomorrow and I have a question for those of you who have already played any of them before. What are the graphic options for those games? For me it would be perfect if there was an option to make it look all pixelized and blocky like old school Lucas Arts games and play in window without scaling, stretching and smoothing of pixels. Is this possible? I sure hope so. Thanks everyone for answers.

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lowscore Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 14 Posts: 111	So how do the games graphics behave excactly? The Store page says the games' resolution are 640400. But are they confined to this resolution or is there a nearest neighboring pixel multiplier provided (such as with SCUMM or DOSbox)? ie. Will it adjust to my resolution (1920x1080) while maintaining the clean look of uprezzing (like Wizzorb, Jamestown, Cthulhu Saves the World do)? Or will it use a scaling algorithm that will make it look slightly blurry? Last edited by lowscore: 07-14-2012 at 05:00 AM.*

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01-13-2012, 03:39 PM	#2
samuel3107 Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 4 Posts: 111	I'd like to know as well... but without forum link on the game's store page , I highly doubt there'll be someone answering our question....

01-13-2012, 04:01 PM	#3
WadjetEye Wadjet Eye Games Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 22 Posts: 148	Hi. Developer of the game here. The game's default settings should keep the graphics all blocky-like. They were designed to be played that way, so unless your monitor has an unusual size there shouldn't be any stretching or anything. If you have any problems with the visuals, let me know or post it here. -Dave

01-13-2012, 04:07 PM	#4
Onigiri Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 80 Posts: 540	thanks for the answer

01-14-2012, 11:39 AM	#5
samuel3107 Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 4 Posts: 111	Thank you for the quick reply, I guess it should be ok on my 24" monitor. Another question, does it support 16/9 screen or you have to "stretch" the image ?

01-14-2012, 12:53 PM	#6
WadjetEye Wadjet Eye Games Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 22 Posts: 148	It should work OK. If not, let me know. Worse case scenerio, you can run it in windows mode.

01-14-2012, 02:30 PM	#7
uhhsam Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 831 Posts: 2,984	i've noticed a very minor problem (unless it was intended). after playing the first 2 games so far, i've noticed that during the introduction scenes, there are extra rectangles on the corners of the screen (if that makes any sense...) crude drawing alert, how my monitor looks: http://i43.tinypic.com/9731j6.jpg it's only for the duration of the intro, and doesn't happen at any other time. the background image that scrolls to the side is visible in all of the pink area. probably well known and documented, but you did say to mention problems with visuals.

01-14-2012, 02:37 PM	#8
WadjetEye Wadjet Eye Games Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 22 Posts: 148	Was this Blackwell Unbound? Or all the games? This happened to one other guy when he beta tested that game, but nobody else and no other game.

01-15-2012, 08:53 AM	#10
uhhsam Join Date: May 2009 Reputation: 831 Posts: 2,984	it happened in legacy and unbound. the convergence intro was fine and i haven't played deception yet.

01-15-2012, 06:25 PM	#11
GaryCXJk Join Date: Aug 2008 Reputation: 1 Posts: 104	I thought that was part of the intro...

01-17-2012, 08:01 PM	#12
balkep Join Date: Jan 2012 Reputation: 5 Posts: 8	I'm having the same issue with the first two games. http://i.imgur.com/WxYDv.jpg However, if you turn "Side borders on widescreen monitors" flag off in winsetup, the problem fixes itself.

07-15-2012, 05:17 AM	#15
WadjetEye Wadjet Eye Games Join Date: Oct 2011 Reputation: 22 Posts: 148	lowscore: It uses a nearest neighboring pixel multiplier. The game is actually drawn at 320 x 240 and the game doubles it up to 640 x 480 by default. From there the game will automatically adjust to your monitor size, but you can manually adjust it further to any other resolution you wish.