Civ3 Widescreen

[Sid]

I've always wanted to play Civ/SMAC on a big screen and found it by default when experiementing with an Extended Desktop for some film editing.

I don't know whether it was the installation of the Screen Spanning Doctor Applescript, or just plugging in a Video Adaptor to my iMac's Video port, but I can now get a full vision of my games, without the two black stripes down either side on the 17" screen. It's slightly extended, but the eye gets used to it very quickly. Quite impressive.

Also, I've now seen my game on a huge TV screen in another room, and was able to play it using a wireless mouse. Hmmm, if I could only fit that TV into my over-crowded office/gamesroom ...

 

[dojoboy]

Are the in-game windows (e.g. diplomacy) centered or off-centered? The final 1.29f release for mac will have a custom screen resolution feature.

 

[Sid]

A full 17" widescreen is filled. It looks great.

What "final release"??? Huh?

 

[AlanH]

Originally posted by Sid
What "final release"??? Huh?

Brad passed the final release to MacSoft before he left Westlake. We're just waiting for them to get the QA done and release it. He gave some indications about what was in it before he moved on. They're around here somewhere.

 

[Sid]

Thanx, Alan. I was aware of that. However, MacSoft having stuff and releasing it to their serfs [if we use the internet, perhaps we're 'surfs'?] is an entirely different matter.

 

[dojoboy]

Originally posted by Sid
A full 17" widescreen is filled. It looks great.

Right, but are the in-game advisor windows centered or off-centered?

Originally posted by Sid
What "final release"??? Huh?

Huh? There is a final release coming?

 

[Sid]

Everything's centered, just as it is when you have the bands down both sides. It's ever-so-slightly stretched, but looks fine.

I think we've had our final release, but I'm willing to be proven wrong.