guys, i usually run in 1280*1024 or whatebver the hell it is and every time I load up civ3 it changes to 1068 by *. is there a way to increase the res of the game? i assumed there wasn't but i heard someone talking about it somewhee...
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wait, this game can be run in higher resolutions?
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Yes, but it's bit of a pain to do so since the Video Mode setting doesn't work. So the only way around it is to:
1. Edit the file 'civilization3.ini' in your Civ3 directory and add the line "KeepRes=1".
2. Set your desktop resolution to what you desire, e.g. 1600x1200.
3. Play Civ3, and it will run at the same rsolution as your desktop.
Hope this helps.
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Indeed you can run in higher resolutions! However, rather than having this changeable in the program, we harken you back the days of yore, when you get to edit an .ini file, just like in 1995...
Come on Firaxis, incorporate this into the damn program already!
I think the problem is this may have been too heavily based on SMAC code which also didn't have in game screen options (however, it did choose its highest resolution if you already were running at it).
My final screen request...how about a freaking window?
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yeah i'm back down to running it in 1024x768 already, just because i want everything to take up the whole screen. it's not that hard to get different resolutions into a game. it takes a bit of time but come on, what other major game doesn't let you change resolutions? (this can also be applied to the whole multiplayer thing.)
Project Leader of Civiliza, an Alternative Civilization game based on Civ 2.
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Civ2 can be run in any resolution you want because it has a normal windows interface.
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