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Hi, I don't know if this is a bug or something, but I can't use the 1360x768 patch. Whenever I try to use it, the screen does not display properly and just goes to a blank screen. I also notice that the top bar in-game is completely black. Is this possibly a bug due to this laptop not supporting intermediate resolutions between 1366x768 and 1024x768 ?

EDIT: Please ignore. The problem was caused by the graphics card drivers on the laptop being modified for the manufacturer, which removed 1360x768. Uninstalled them and installed the generic Intel drivers, which made the resolution option available

Hello! I play with Pharaoh Gold on GOG. I have downloaded the patch cleopatra.7z with the resolution 1920*1080,
the game still works but with the original resolution. Is there something I have to do to solve this? Thank you!

Late reply but maybe helpful for someone in the future. I played around with the hack for some time before realizing how to make it work:

You have to actually start a game and change the resolution option for the hack to start working. It probably won't have your desired resolution, just select the highest one available and the game should switch. You might have to start the game in Administrative mode, or not. Tried this on the GoG version and with the 1920x1080 hack from Cleopatra.7z.

Otherwise seems to work well. Thanks for the hack! Used to love this game years ago.

Hello, thanks for the Hack!

Works perfectly for me on the GOG version of the game. Ocerwrote the original and loaded the game, didnt have to do anything else it just worked.

However, is it possible to have a new hack uploaded with support for 2560x1080 (21:9)?

Ive been searching google to try and find how to make this myself but have had no luck.

Thanks


EDIT: Found This and Testing.. (http://www.wsgf.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... &start=290)

Thanks crudelios

Download Pharaoh Resizer (Souce code)

1. Set Horizontal Resolution
2. Set Vertical Resolution
3. Save the file to the game's main directory
4. Open the game using the new file
5. Enjoy!

If the resizer complains about missing DLL's, please download the Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015

Some words of warning: First note that due to the way the game is coded, the horizontal resolution must be a multiple of 4, otherwise graphics will appear garbled. That's why a resolution of 1366x768 will not work, since 1366 is not a multiple of 4.
Also, this only works for the Pharaoh + Cleopatra version. For the standalone Pharaoh install, use the old files provided by jackfuste.


If you want to manually change the resolution, you'll need an hex editor. If you don't know what that is, or don't know what little-endianess means, this may not be for you. In that case, use PharaohResizer.

1. Open the Pharaoh.exe I uploaded with the hex editor.
2. Go to offset 0xcfa0a. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00).
3. Go to offset 0xcfa0f. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00).
4. Go to offset 0xcfda3. Change the horizontal resolution (4 bytes, default 0x780 or 80 07 00 00).
5. Go to offset 0xcfdad. Change the vertical resolution (4 bytes, default 0x438 or 38 04 00 00).
6. Save the changed exe.
7. Enjoy the game!

If you have issues try running the .exe in Windows 95 compatibility mode. Worked for me. (Windows 10 home, 2560x1440)

Make sure you change this setting if you are still having issues