Playing Civ3 on a WideScreen Laptop (1280X800)

[manooly]

I'm just curious as to how you can change your resolution in Civ3. I just started playing it and do not see any way to change screen resolution. I have a widescreen laptop that runs my other games at 1280X800. I have seen somewhere in these forums people talking about "keepres=1" or something. What do I need to do to make sure I'm viewing Civ3 at the highest quality possible on my system? Please tell me what file or files I need to edit. Let me know if you need any other info from me also. Thanks so much!

 

[Bartleby]

In your Civ3 folder you should find a file Civ3.ini (or civ3ptw.ini, or Civ3conquests.ini, or something along those lines). Open this file with notepad and add the line keepres=1. I don't think it matters where you add it, but I added it to the end of mine.
What keepres does is it forces the game to use whatever resolution your desktop is set to.

 

[manooly]

Ahhh, thanks! I just bought and installed Civ3 Complete, so I'm guessing I'll add it to the .ini file in my Conquests folder correct?

 

[Bartleby]

Yep, assuming Conquests is what you play regularly. You may as well add it to the others too, in case you decide to have a game of Vanilla or PTW.

 

[manooly]

What if I'm planning on playing alotta mods like Rise and Rule, Warhammer 2.5 and Rhye's mod? Will each mod have a .ini file to edit, or, as long as I'm running Civ Conquests and then loading the mods in Civ-Content I'll be ok?

 

[Yoda Power]

You only have to edit one file, no matter how many mods you play. (since that ini is never changed in any mods)

 

[manooly]

Gotcha! Thanks!

Just to make sure...."keepres=1" is the right command to add at the end of the file right? I just wan't to make sure there are any CAPS or spaces needed.

 

[AskReeves15]

Nope, its just keepres=1. No spaces, caps or any other font-altering device.

I am not 100% sure but i thought I remembered there being a "keepres" already typed in and you only had to add the "=1". Either way, just add "keepres=1" anywhere in that file and it will work regardless.

 

[smoke jaguar]

Thanks for the help. I was wondering about this yesterday.

 

[smoke jaguar]

In your Civ3 folder you should find a file Civ3.ini (or civ3ptw.ini, or Civ3conquests.ini, or something along those lines). Open this file with notepad and add the line keepres=1. I don't think it matters where you add it, but I added it to the end of mine.
What keepres does is it forces the game to use whatever resolution your desktop is set to.

I am having a hard time finding the file. Is there any way I can get more help finding?

 

[Bartleby]

Do you have a shortcut to civ on your desktop? if so, right click and choose "properties" and in the "shortcut" tab there should be a button that says "find target." Clicking that should bring you to your civ folder, the .ini file will be in there.

 

[smoke jaguar]

thanks, that is a nice trick.

I did get that far though. Where is it located within the Civ folder?

Is it titled "conquests Configuration Settings"?

 

[civverguy]

Its titled conquests.ini configuration settings.

 

[civverguy]

When I add keepres=1 I get this error:

any solutions?
Edit: nevermind, I solved it.