Will OOTP 10 Support 2560 x 1600 Resolution?

steady teddy · 03-01-2009, 12:27 PM

Title says it all. I couldn't find anything in a search so sorry if this has already been brought up.

battists · 03-01-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by steady teddy

Title says it all. I couldn't find anything in a search so sorry if this has already been brought up.

Only if you buy me a video card and monitor that supports it, so I can test.

(Note: That was tongue in cheek. I don't have the answer for you yet. I'll see if I can find out!)

canadiancreed · 03-01-2009, 10:58 PM

I'm just wondering what the heck setup does that kind of resolution!

Markus Heinsohn · 03-02-2009, 03:29 AM

30" TFT monitors have that resolution...

Yeah, I'll add support for that.

Andreas Raht · 03-02-2009, 03:38 AM

What Markus meant was only display support. The text box for a player name will be ~1 feet long on your display. But you will not be able to save a player name with a length of 2048 characters

Markus Heinsohn · 03-02-2009, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

But you will not be able to save a player name with a length of 2048 characters

Really? This game sucks.

Tony M · 03-02-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

What Markus meant was only display support. The text box for a player name will be ~1 feet long on your display. But you will not be able to save a player name with a length of 2048 characters

You could save a lot of database space if that's the case. The string length field is 4 bytes thus allowing 4294967296 character strings. Cutting that field to 2 bytes would limit you to 65536 characters in a string, and I can't see that really being an issue.

And why does the file header for the .dats have fixed length strings instead of variable??? (and why doesn't world.dat have a standard header?)

Andreas Raht · 03-02-2009, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

You could save a lot of database space if that's the case. The string length field is 4 bytes thus allowing 4294967296 character strings. Cutting that field to 2 bytes would limit you to 65536 characters in a string, and I can't see that really being an issue.

Wow, this would save 1MB per 524,288 strings!

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And why does the file header for the .dats have fixed length strings instead of variable???

Byte order problems, this way the headers are identical on PPC and Intel.

Are we off topic now?

Tony M · 03-02-2009, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

Wow, this would save 1MB per 524,288 strings!

D'oh... my bad maths this morning. Too many spreadsheets with figures in front of me for month beginning. I missed out kilobytes as an intermediate step.

You're right... As you were

Lets get this thread back on topic.

When is Markus going to supply these 30" LCD screens to test on? We have to be thorough

MiddiePlayer · 03-02-2009, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Really? This game sucks.

Thats Classic.....

canadiancreed · 03-02-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

30" TFT monitors have that resolution...

Yeah, I'll add support for that.

Excellent. Can I get support for my 42 inch plasma display next?

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Really? This game sucks.

Today we've secretly replaced our boring code monkey for a standup comedian. Let's see if anyone notices...

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

Wow, this would save 1MB per 524,288 strings!

Excellent! Keep this pace up and I'll be able to play this game on my VAX mainframe! Those memory modules dont' come cheap you know.

manooly · 03-02-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Really? This game sucks.

Man, I really enjoyed that. I think I even laughed out loud while sitting here at work. Good stuff!

Afino · 03-02-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Really? This game sucks.

That's great.

steady teddy · 03-02-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

30" TFT monitors have that resolution...

Yeah, I'll add support for that.

Thanks Markus.

So I take it I'm the only lunatic here who uses a 30" monitor?
I hope this won't require too much extra effort.

My usual desktop res is 1920 x 1200, as I mainly use that high 2560 x 1600 resolution for race sims like GTR2 and GTR Evolution.

The only other text based sim that I have that supports 2560 x 1600 is Football Manager '09 and it looks fantastic.

canadiancreed · 03-02-2009, 12:28 PM

I think your the only one that knows where to purchase one. I've never even heard of such a thing....but now I want one for some reason.

steady teddy · 03-02-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

I think your the only one that knows where to purchase one. I've never even heard of such a thing....but now I want one for some reason.

I have a Dell 3007WFP and I believe they've been selling them for at least two years-but they ain't cheap...

I think Samsung might have something now for much less but I haven't researched lately.

adamosity · 03-04-2009, 02:26 AM

would you consider going the other extreme? Many of us have netbooks which run 1024 x 600 resolution (or even 1024 x 576 on some, but i have 600)...

yes, it does work with astray on 1024 x 768, but could you put a native mode in for a smaller window?

--adam

bababui · 03-04-2009, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

D'oh... my bad maths this morning.

You have more than one?

Tony M · 03-04-2009, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bababui

You have more than one?

No, we spell it right over here. If 'math' were the correct contraction of mathematics it would have to end in a . (period) because the last letters don't match

bababui · 03-04-2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony M

No, we spell it right over here. If 'math' were the correct contraction of mathematics it would have to end in a . (period) because the last letters don't match

Or it could be a problem with the spellings they use in the UK.

03-01-2009, 12:27 PM	#1
steady teddy Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Macomb, Michigan Posts: 407	Will OOTP 10 Support 2560 x 1600 Resolution? Title says it all. I couldn't find anything in a search so sorry if this has already been brought up.

03-02-2009, 03:38 AM	#5
Andreas Raht Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hollern/Stade/Germany Posts: 8,992	What Markus meant was only display support. The text box for a player name will be ~1 feet long on your display. But you will not be able to save a player name with a length of 2048 characters __________________ Andreas Raht andreas@ootpdevelopments.com Out of the Park Developments

03-01-2009, 10:58 PM	#3
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I'm just wondering what the heck setup does that kind of resolution!

03-02-2009, 03:29 AM	#4
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,803	30" TFT monitors have that resolution... Yeah, I'll add support for that.

03-02-2009, 12:28 PM	#15
canadiancreed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,660	I think your the only one that knows where to purchase one. I've never even heard of such a thing....but now I want one for some reason.

03-04-2009, 02:26 AM	#17
adamosity Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 66	would you consider going the other extreme? Many of us have netbooks which run 1024 x 600 resolution (or even 1024 x 576 on some, but i have 600)... yes, it does work with astray on 1024 x 768, but could you put a native mode in for a smaller window? --adam