Finally bought it, and I regret it

Fortuente · 01-13-2009, 06:47 PM

OK, I bought the game. They lowered it to $20, which seemed fair. Notice that past tense of that last phrase. Seemed fair ... until I found out it does not support widescreen resolution.

I know, I should have done some research beforehand but like anyone, sometimes I take things for granted. Like a game released in 2006 (and marketed synergistically with Civ 4 which does have it) would have widescreen support. But no.

The salt in the wound? There is a setting for resolution and bit depth in the config XML file ... with a nice little note that says "this setting doesn't work yet." Yet was THREE YEARS AGO.

So, yeah, there is no way I could recommend this game to anyone. I just basically wasted $20 unless I can figure out how to run it in windowed mode, or Nvidia fixes the scaling bug in their drivers.

Fortuente · 01-18-2009, 11:03 AM

I played through some of the tutorial last night and it was pretty fun. I guess if you are playing this with WINE on linux for windowed mode (I don't know if it actually works with WINE) or have a 4:3 monitor (1280x1024) and are a fan of the genre then this could be an OK game for you. So far gameplay is at least OK.

Too bad I'll never in my life again own a 4:3 monitor and the game absolutely does not support widescreen. Also, considering this game was apparently released and then abandoned by the developers, I still can't recommend it. If Firefly can't be troubled to release more than one patch, then what is the point?

I think I'm just angry because it was this game or Children of the Nile and I realize now I should have bought Children of the Nile, which was released in 2004, yet is still supported by its devs Tilted Mill and has *gasp* widescreen support. A game that is about 2 years older yet is still alive. I'll never buy another Firefly game, that is for sure. If they are still even in business.

EDIT: I also wanted to mention that you can change the resolution in the xml file found in your user Documents folder. But it doesn't appear to actually do anything. Everything is still all stretched out and fugly. DAMN YOU NVIDIA SCALING BUG!!! (shakes fist at crappy drivers and goes to Newegg to look up ATI 4870 prices).

Athan · 02-13-2010, 05:27 AM

For what it's worth it seems they fixed the resolution problem.

There are still no widescreen options in the pre-run configuration, but if you edit CivCityRom.GraphicsSettings.xml (in My Documents\CivCity Rome) so the resolution line is:

Code:

<resolution width="1680" height="1050" format="X8R8G8B8" refreshRate="60"/>

it works.

nVidia GTX 260 with 195.62 drivers.

ch4ch4 · 07-12-2010, 05:28 AM

Awesome hack!

Luckz · 12-24-2010, 11:37 PM

To think that you paid $20, while now it costs $0.91 if buying via the UK...

12-28-2010, 10:03 AM

Hi,

I have a question.
By the very first start of this game, you see that screen to change Graphicdetails, Textures..... Now I checked it that it will never come back by starting the game. But now, I want it back but I can't.. How can I do this?

Regards

Mathew

stud. iur. · 12-28-2010, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mathifurh

Hi,

I have a question.
By the very first start of this game, you see that screen to change Graphicdetails, Textures..... Now I checked it that it will never come back by starting the game. But now, I want it back but I can't.. How can I do this?

Regards

Mathew

Just delete the file CivCityRom.GraphicsSettings.xml (in My Documents\CivCity Rome).

InfinitusOdium · 12-29-2010, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Athan

For what it's worth it seems they fixed the resolution problem.

There are still no widescreen options in the pre-run configuration, but if you edit CivCityRom.GraphicsSettings.xml (in My Documents\CivCity Rome) so the resolution line is:

Code:

<resolution width="1680" height="1050" format="X8R8G8B8" refreshRate="60"/>

it works.

nVidia GTX 260 with 195.62 drivers.

Does this really work for everybody? For $1 i would like to try this game if the widescreen works and it works in Win 7.

stud. iur. · 12-29-2010, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InfinitusOdium

Does this really work for everybody? For $1 i would like to try this game if the widescreen works and it works in Win 7.

Widescreen doesn't work for me.

After changing the resolution data in CivCityRom.GraphicsSettings.xml there are still two black bars on the display...

Could someone help me plz?

Luckz · 12-30-2010, 04:25 AM

1920 / 1080 does not work for me, lower stuff seems to work, or maybe it does not like 16:9.

Stormtempter · 01-05-2011, 11:53 AM

1920x1080 works for me, no black bars. The only graphical glitch is that the counters during missions, such as how much wheat I've stored for Rome, how many Insular I've built and how many loans I have remaining.

That graphic is two parts, the symbol, and the colored circle that fills the circumfrence. At widescreen setting, the symbol is fine, but the colored circle gets squished to a verticle oval. It still functions correctly, it's just odd to see it outside the 'track' around the symbol it's supposed to be on.

01-13-2009, 06:47 PM	#1
Fortuente Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 1 Posts: 128	Finally bought it, and I regret it OK, I bought the game. They lowered it to $20, which seemed fair. Notice that past tense of that last phrase. Seemed fair ... until I found out it does not support widescreen resolution. I know, I should have done some research beforehand but like anyone, sometimes I take things for granted. Like a game released in 2006 (and marketed synergistically with Civ 4 which does have it) would have widescreen support. But no. The salt in the wound? There is a setting for resolution and bit depth in the config XML file ... with a nice little note that says "this setting doesn't work yet." Yet was THREE YEARS AGO. So, yeah, there is no way I could recommend this game to anyone. I just basically wasted $20 unless I can figure out how to run it in windowed mode, or Nvidia fixes the scaling bug in their drivers.

01-18-2009, 11:03 AM	#2
Fortuente Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 1 Posts: 128	I played through some of the tutorial last night and it was pretty fun. I guess if you are playing this with WINE on linux for windowed mode (I don't know if it actually works with WINE) or have a 4:3 monitor (1280x1024) and are a fan of the genre then this could be an OK game for you. So far gameplay is at least OK. Too bad I'll never in my life again own a 4:3 monitor and the game absolutely does not support widescreen. Also, considering this game was apparently released and then abandoned by the developers, I still can't recommend it. If Firefly can't be troubled to release more than one patch, then what is the point? I think I'm just angry because it was this game or Children of the Nile and I realize now I should have bought Children of the Nile, which was released in 2004, yet is still supported by its devs Tilted Mill and has gasp widescreen support. A game that is about 2 years older yet is still alive. I'll never buy another Firefly game, that is for sure. If they are still even in business. EDIT: I also wanted to mention that you can change the resolution in the xml file found in your user Documents folder. But it doesn't appear to actually do anything. Everything is still all stretched out and fugly. DAMN YOU NVIDIA SCALING BUG!!! (shakes fist at crappy drivers and goes to Newegg to look up ATI 4870 prices). Last edited by Fortuente: 01-18-2009 at 11:07 AM.

02-13-2010, 05:27 AM	#3
Athan Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 15	1680x1050 via XML on nVidia works For what it's worth it seems they fixed the resolution problem. There are still no widescreen options in the pre-run configuration, but if you edit CivCityRom.GraphicsSettings.xml (in My Documents\CivCity Rome) so the resolution line is: Code: <resolution width="1680" height="1050" format="X8R8G8B8" refreshRate="60"/> it works. nVidia GTX 260 with 195.62 drivers.

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07-12-2010, 05:28 AM	#4
ch4ch4 Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 23	Awesome hack!

12-24-2010, 11:37 PM	#5
Luckz Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 24 Posts: 379	To think that you paid $20, while now it costs $0.91 if buying via the UK...

12-28-2010, 10:03 AM	#6
Mathifurh Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, I have a question. By the very first start of this game, you see that screen to change Graphicdetails, Textures..... Now I checked it that it will never come back by starting the game. But now, I want it back but I can't.. How can I do this? Regards Mathew

12-30-2010, 04:25 AM	#10
Luckz Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 24 Posts: 379	1920 / 1080 does not work for me, lower stuff seems to work, or maybe it does not like 16:9.

01-05-2011, 11:53 AM	#11
Stormtempter Join Date: Dec 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	1920x1080 works for me, no black bars. The only graphical glitch is that the counters during missions, such as how much wheat I've stored for Rome, how many Insular I've built and how many loans I have remaining. That graphic is two parts, the symbol, and the colored circle that fills the circumfrence. At widescreen setting, the symbol is fine, but the colored circle gets squished to a verticle oval. It still functions correctly, it's just odd to see it outside the 'track' around the symbol it's supposed to be on.