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Cat posted 02-16-99 04:22 PM ET
I read through these postings and see suggestions to tweak things in the Alpha Centauri.ini file. I can find that file but it does not contain the parameters that are mentioned. For example, forcing the video from to 1024 x 768 - one post I read was told to change a line in the .ini file from 800 to 1024. There is no such line in my file. Similarly, a question on sound asked me to check that whether EAX and/or DS3D was enabled in the file. No, there's no such line(s) there either. What's going on? Are these optional lines for insertion? Should they be there to begin with?
Verminlord posted 02-16-99 04:46 PM ET
The Video Mode=1024 statement may be added. I don't know about the others but I think they relate to the 2.0 patch
Ron
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-17-99 11:27 AM ET
Many of those options default to a setting if not present, so it's no biggie if you don't see them.
jkm
firaxis games
Cat posted 02-17-99 04:31 PM ET
All is fixed. Thanks for the help!
stocksp posted 02-17-99 08:11 PM ET
I have tried to modify the .ini file as well, although setting Ddraw to 0 and screen to 1024 seems to have no effect
What am I doing wrong?
PAul
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 11:39 AM ET
Well, if your desktop is at 1024x768 already, it shouldn't make any difference. What's the problem you're having?
jkm
firaxis games
stocksp posted 02-18-99 03:58 PM ET
the problem is not so much with resolution as with the movies, which play with black and green lines runnning through them,, and stutter.
I know that one possible fix is to set directdraw=0, and thus did so but did not seem to see any result.
I tried using the resolution command in order to test whether the .ini file was being picked up by my system (desktop set to 1024, res in .ini to 800 - and vice versa). The resolution command in the .ini file seemed to have no effect.
I am using the Australasian version of SMAC (in New Zealand) - if that makes any difference.
Thanks
Paul
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS posted 02-18-99 04:25 PM ET
Shouldn't. Do you have an ATI graphics card? if so, download the latest drivers from their website. Also, look for "!" in DXDiag.exe and run their DirectDraw tests.
jkm
firaxis games
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Author	Topic: Is something wrong with my .ini file?
Cat	posted 02-16-99 04:22 PM ET I read through these postings and see suggestions to tweak things in the Alpha Centauri.ini file. I can find that file but it does not contain the parameters that are mentioned. For example, forcing the video from to 1024 x 768 - one post I read was told to change a line in the .ini file from 800 to 1024. There is no such line in my file. Similarly, a question on sound asked me to check that whether EAX and/or DS3D was enabled in the file. No, there's no such line(s) there either. What's going on? Are these optional lines for insertion? Should they be there to begin with?
Verminlord	posted 02-16-99 04:46 PM ET The Video Mode=1024 statement may be added. I don't know about the others but I think they relate to the 2.0 patch Ron
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-17-99 11:27 AM ET Many of those options default to a setting if not present, so it's no biggie if you don't see them. jkm firaxis games
Cat	posted 02-17-99 04:31 PM ET All is fixed. Thanks for the help!
stocksp	posted 02-17-99 08:11 PM ET I have tried to modify the .ini file as well, although setting Ddraw to 0 and screen to 1024 seems to have no effect What am I doing wrong? PAul
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 11:39 AM ET Well, if your desktop is at 1024x768 already, it shouldn't make any difference. What's the problem you're having? jkm firaxis games
stocksp	posted 02-18-99 03:58 PM ET the problem is not so much with resolution as with the movies, which play with black and green lines runnning through them,, and stutter. I know that one possible fix is to set directdraw=0, and thus did so but did not seem to see any result. I tried using the resolution command in order to test whether the .ini file was being picked up by my system (desktop set to 1024, res in .ini to 800 - and vice versa). The resolution command in the .ini file seemed to have no effect. I am using the Australasian version of SMAC (in New Zealand) - if that makes any difference. Thanks Paul
Jeffrey Morris FIRAXIS	posted 02-18-99 04:25 PM ET Shouldn't. Do you have an ATI graphics card? if so, download the latest drivers from their website. Also, look for "!" in DXDiag.exe and run their DirectDraw tests. jkm firaxis games