jermi on 19/1/2014 at 19:48
I was merely supposed to quickly check a couple of things, and now, several weeks later, here we are.
(
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2jd2el70_aNVlowNWN0VDYtN00/view?usp=sharing) ddfix 1.5.13 binary package / (
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2jd2el70_aNdWxubEhwRS1NMVk/view?usp=sharing) source package
* Flight Unlimited 3 support.
* Support for arbitrary resolutions (up to 2048x2048, 1024x768 is the smallest that works).
* Overlay flickering fixed.
* Pointer trailing removed.
* Clean overlay transparency edges.
* New sun texture.
* New lens flare implementation and textures.
* Aeroplane shadow partially fixed.
* Fixed post processing and set reasonable defaults specifically for FU3.
* Fixed stars.
* Installation instructions:
* Extract the package into the FU3 installation directory.
* Since FU3 doesn't have it, create a file named "cam.cfg" with this content (substitute whatever resolution you like):
Code:
game_screen_size 1920 1080
* If you want, you can enable post processing by editing ddfix.ini and setting
Code:
[PostProcessing]
Enable=1
* Either replace the game exe with a prepatched exe or patch your current game exe by opening it with a hex editor and replacing the first and only the first occurence of the ascii string "ddraw.dll" with "ddfix.dll".
* Start the game.
* If you get to the menu (fingers crossed), set the resolution to 1024x768 in the graphics options, unless already set.
* Start the engine, release the brakes, you know the rest.
* Fixed normal (non-dynamic) gamma control.
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http://youtu.be/dyLfcgDcvPY) http://youtu.be/dyLfcgDcvPY
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2jd2el70_aNQzFjRFpjTkQ4UEU/view?usp=sharing) Screenshot
Shadowcat on 19/1/2014 at 22:01
That's fantastic! Thank you jermi!
Omar Ahmad on 9/1/2015 at 16:31
The main menu of Flight Unlimited 3 appears at a lower resolution after applying ddfix 1.5.13.
Kindly help resolve this.
jermi on 10/1/2015 at 14:01
That's not possible, the menu screen resolution is hard coded at 640x480. It may look different with ddfix due to scaling and/or interpolation. Can you post a screenshot that would show the problem?
Omar Ahmad on 13/1/2015 at 13:25
Hi Jermi,
The screenshot of the menu with DDfix is the file "Menu w ddfix.bmp" at:
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https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B386BBC8A1ADE599!210&authkey=!AO0huCPqnCzgAiM&ithint=folder%2cjpg)
I'm using FRAPS and unforunately it is not taking a screenshot of the menu without DDfix (oddly, instead it takes a screenshot of the desktop when I exit the game). Thus, I'm unable to provide a comparison shot of what the menu should look like, but it is definitely much smoother than what is in the above screenshot.
Regards,
Omar.
jermi on 13/1/2015 at 22:46
I see. That pixelation is caused by lack of interpolation.
Are you on 64-bit Windows 7?
Have you modified ddfix.ini?
What's your graphics card?
Omar Ahmad on 16/1/2015 at 15:18
1) I'm using Windows Vista 32-bit SP2
2) I haven not modified ddfix.ini.
3) Graphics card is Asus GTX670-DCMOC-2GD5.
jermi on 17/1/2015 at 18:27
That first one is likely to be a problem. Unfortunately this really only works with 64-bit Windows 7.
Omar Ahmad on 20/1/2015 at 06:56
Anyone else with Windows Vista suffering this?