Widescreen Gaming Forum

I just ran UniWS and followed the INI editing instructions and the game runs in 1280x960 instead of my chosen resolution of 1920x1200. I tried exiting out and re-opening the kotor2.ini but it still says width=1920 height=1200 so I don't see what I could be doing wrong.

I skipped the Step Two in the OP because I don't want to change the movie res since that gave me trouble in KotOR 1.

I did notice that the in-game resolution list shows 3 entries for 1280x960x60hz which is weird because the other resolutions have 3 entries but with *different* refresh rates.

I guess I'll have to try manual hex editing to see if UniWS screwed it up somehow.

I get the same thing (3 duplicate entries for 1280x960x60Hz), HunterZ, with no luck.

I just ran UniWS and followed the INI editing instructions and the game runs in 1280x960 instead of my chosen resolution of 1920x1200. I tried exiting out and re-opening the kotor2.ini but it still says width=1920 height=1200 so I don't see what I could be doing wrong.

I skipped the Step Two in the OP because I don't want to change the movie res since that gave me trouble in KotOR 1.

I did notice that the in-game resolution list shows 3 entries for 1280x960x60hz which is weird because the other resolutions have 3 entries but with *different* refresh rates.

I guess I'll have to try manual hex editing to see if UniWS screwed it up somehow.

Update: I figured it out, it was Windows 7's stupid masking of stuff in Program Files.

did you manage to get the widescreen hack working under windows 7?

So I noticed that with the HQ movies pack installed, the movies look terrible (didn't try the game before installing them to compare). According to Bink the HQ movies are 1600x680, but according to my monitor the game is still trying to play them at 640x480.

I tried the Step Two widescreen movies hack:
- as with my attempts at movie hacking KotOR 1 I could hear the movies but not see them
- I could, however, see the intro logo movies properly and at the hacked resolution (???)

I tried hacking to a 4:3 resolution instead (1600x1200, 1280x960):
- I could see the movies this time, but again only at 640x480 (???)
- The intro logo movies played properly at the hacked resolution rather than at 640x480 like the rest of the in-game movies (???)

It seems that either this wasn't tested extensively by the OP, or the OP left out another step, or else there is some kind of hardware issue on my system.

Managed to get the game working at 1440x 900! I did it by right clicking the swkotor2.exe in the game folder, checking the run in compatability mode for windows xp sp3 and run in 640x480 boxes and then applying uniws =D

However i now have this exact problem:

The only problem is with the pre-rendered movie scenes. When I go to the movie option on the main menu, the screen will freeze at the menu where I select a movie, but I can hear the sound. I have to alt tab, then go back to the movie to actually see it. This happens too when I'm playing the game. The movie itself has a resolution of 1280x800, but it doesn't fully load properly

and am in the exact position as hunterz is. I've used hex method step 2 to change movie resolution to 1440x900. the sound of the movies play but i see no video unless i alt+tab every time

If i hex to other resolutions the movies play in 640x480. Also tried the HD movie patch hunterz is correct in that the movies actually play worse than the originals because they are laggy and jumpy.

Any solutions to fix the movie resolutions?

Ok, so unlike the rest of you guys, i didn`t even manage to edit the .exe properly with the hex editor...
The problem is, despite I`m using the correct crack, and patched to the right version, I STILL can`t find these values: 80 02 00 00 75 15 81 3D E8 C1 80 00 E0 01
The .exe is 4.36 MB right ?
Also, if it helps,
I`m running Windows 7 and Hex editor Neo 4.94

Edit: OK, nevermind, i managed to find the values, but i edited them to 56 05 00 00 75 15 81 3D E8 C1 80 00 00 03 and the movies still show in that small resolution...
(And in case you`re going to reply to me that i must edit another section of values as well, i feel like i must inform u that i edited those accordingly too)
Now, I know the game doesn`t work properly on 1366x768, because of the subtitles thing, but i`m trying to run the game in 1024x768 with the movies running in 1366x768.
I`ve downloaded the HQ movies and sounds packs too if that matters at all.

I have also tried setting the movies` resolution to 1024x768 and after i did that, i ran into the same problem the other people have in that I can only hear the sound of the movies and I have to tab to the desktop and back to the game in order to actually watch the movie.

This is an old game. Some things may go to shit with age.

With that being said, I have fooled around with 1920x1080 and found that the in-game movies will default to 640x480 (even though they are actually 1280x720 for me) when the in-game resolution is different from the movie resolution. So they need to be the same resolution.

I was unable to get the start up movies to take the right resolution in 1920x1080 but I was able to get them in 1920x1200. Don't know why but they are just 4:3 logos stretched.

As for the black screen and lagging problem, I don't have them. It might be a system or codec problem on your end or maybe the game is trying to output at an unsupported resolution or refresh rate for your display. Or maybe it is a problem inherent with your game version. I would check in the movies folder to make sure they play properly on your desktop. They are just Bink videos.

Best of luck.

I have only one question. Will the game work properly on a resolution of 1366x768? I managed to make the game run on this resolution but I can not see the texts.

I have only one question. Will the game work properly on a resolution of 1366x768? I managed to make the game run on this resolution but I can not see the texts.

No, it won`t work properly unless you force it into another 16:9 resolution or something like that, i don`t know exactly how to do that(there was some post around here that explained it), i`m running it in 1024x768 even if it`s rather ugly, since i have really no clue how to force a higher 16:9 res

I'm having a strange problem with the UK version of the game. When I use v. 1.0 and 1.0a, the hack works. But when I update the game to v. 1.0b, I can't find the lines I need to edit. Does anybody know the lines I need to edit in the patched version?

Works great, I even got it to work on a Mac (Wineskin port).

....BUT... the modded 16:10 GUI (& I assume 16:9 too) doesn't work with software mouse (forced to use that - the only issue with the port).

I have confirmed that it doesn't work with software mouse in native windows either, so that seems to be the issue.

Can it be fixed!? Its playable, but a bit annoying...