Problems getting 1366x768 to work

[pdp76]

First some background on my setup:

- nVidia 6200
- Latest nVidia drivers 162.xxxx (not sure of version exactly, but latest as of this post's date)
- Sharp Aquos LCD TV (1366x768 res, duh!)

Anyway, the graphics card didn't detect 1366x768 as a compatible resolution so I had to create a custom resolution 1366x768 through the nViida Control Panel. That worked fine, now I can use the entire LCD screen when I view my windows desktop. However, I have 2 problems:

1) When I run the FFXI Config utility, it does not display 1366x768 as an option for overlay graphics
2) Because I didn't see 1366x768, I selected the next closest one, 1280x768. When I try to start playonline after doing so, it crashes. I tried other overlay graphics options (800x600, 1024x768) and they crash too.

I have to set my video card to display 1280x768 in order for playonline to not crash. But if I do that, i have two small black bars on the sides of my TV since the native res of the TV is 1366x768. Can someone help me get FFXI working in 1366x768? Thanks!

[neighbortaru]

Re: Problems getting 1366x768 to work

1366x768 is what aspect ratio? 16:9? It's an odd resolution for sure, but if you edit the registry, you can manually set the game to use that.

[pdp76]

Re: Problems getting 1366x768 to work

1366x768 is what aspect ratio? 16:9? It's an odd resolution for sure, but if you edit the registry, you can manually set the game to use that.

Wow, thanks for the quick response. And yes, 1366x768 is 16:9. It's standard for non 1080p LCD TVs. Anyway, I found the registry hack to change the Background Resolution, how do you modify the registry to change the Overlay Graphic resolution? Thanks again!

[neighbortaru]

Re: Problems getting 1366x768 to work

values "0001" and "0002" are for the overlay (ie window resolution). "0000" is for mip-mapping and if your graphics card can handle it, setting 2 or higher will make your game look mucho better (mines 3, but i have a higher end card).

btw, remember all those values are in hex by default so REMEMBER to change to Decimal values when you edit

[pdp76]

Re: Problems getting 1366x768 to work

values "0001" and "0002" are for the overlay (ie window resolution). "0000" is for mip-mapping and if your graphics card can handle it, setting 2 or higher will make your game look mucho better (mines 3, but i have a higher end card).

btw, remember all those values are in hex by default so REMEMBER to change to Decimal values when you edit

Well, I gave this a try. It didn't seem to help, it still crashed when I tried starting POL. Anyway, unless someone has anymore ideas, I guess I'll just run it at 1280x768 with the black bars on the sides of the screen.