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=== Widescreen resolutions and FOV ===
 
=== Widescreen resolutions and FOV ===
 
This fix for more resolution options was posted on Widescreen Gaming Forum<ref name="Widescreen Gaming Forum">[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/xiii XIII | Widescreen Gaming Forum], .</ref>
 
This fix for more resolution options was posted on Widescreen Gaming Forum<ref name="Widescreen Gaming Forum">[https://www.wsgf.org/dr/xiii XIII | Widescreen Gaming Forum], .</ref>
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:"'''Warning: This solution requires you to lose all of your profiles and saved games.''' The file that stores your personal FOV settings is compiled and only readable with a hex editor. If anyone wants to try to figure out how to edit the FOV settings in the file, the file is located in <gamedir>\save, and it is the name of your profile with the .pro extension. I've tried to figure it out myself, but the FOV is an eight digit floating point number, and I have no clue how that gets translated to hex.
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{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen resolutions and FOV}}
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{{ii}} '''Warning: This solution requires you to lose all of your profiles and saved games.''' The file that stores your personal FOV settings is compiled and only readable with a hex editor. If anyone wants to try to figure out how to edit the FOV settings in the file, the file is located in <gamedir>\save, and it is the name of your profile with the .pro extension. I've tried to figure it out myself, but the FOV is an eight digit floating point number, and I have no clue how that gets translated to hex.
:The solution:
 
:First, go to <gamedir>\save, and delete everything. Do not back up anything, just lose it all. Now go to <gamedir>\system. Right click on the file DefUser.ini, right click, properties, make sure "Read-only" is unchecked. Now edit it, and find these lines:
 
:DesiredFOV=85.000000
 
:DefaultFOV=85.000000
 
:Change them to set your FOV. I recommend 95 for 16:10 displays and 100 for 16:9 displays.
 
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:Now save and close, and edit xiii.ini. Find these lines:
 
:FullscreenViewportX=1024
 
:FullscreenViewportY=768
 
:Change them to set your resolution.
 
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:Now launch the game, and create a profile. Your FOV settings will be applied.
 
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:The game's aspect ratio automatically matches your resolution. But the wider your aspect ratio, the higher the FOV needs to be to maintain Hor+."''
 
  
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The solution:
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#First, go to <gamedir>\save, and delete everything. Do not back up anything, just lose it all.
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#Now go to <gamedir>\system. Right click on the file <code>DefUser.ini</code>, right click, properties, make sure "Read-only" is unchecked.
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#Now edit it, and find these lines: <code>DesiredFOV=85.000000</code> <code>DefaultFOV=85.000000</code>
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#Change them to set your FOV. I recommend 95 for 16:10 displays and 100 for 16:9 displays.
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#Now save and close, and edit <code>xiii.ini</code>. Find these lines: <code>FullscreenViewportX=1024</code> <code>FullscreenViewportY=768</code>
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#Change them to set your resolution.
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#Now launch the game, and create a profile. Your FOV settings will be applied.
  
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{{ii}} The game's aspect ratio automatically matches your resolution. But the wider your aspect ratio, the higher the FOV needs to be to maintain Hor+.
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==References==
 
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This fix for more resolution options was posted on Widescreen Gaming Forum[1]

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