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PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 12:22 am    Post subject: Widescreen fix for Sid Meier's Pirates Reply with quote

Widescreen fix for Sid Meier's Pirates! with no more GUI loss!

By Dr.Skid
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2228839602

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Get my widescreen fix from PCGamingWiki[www.pcgamingwiki.com].

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Sid_Meier%27s_Pirates!_(2004)#Video_settings

(Paste Complete link into your Browser)


Widescreen resolution

Stretched 4:3, Default Resolution of 1400x1050 without GUI Loss (Anything Beyond this de-synchronizes the mouse).
Use Skid_Sultan's Widescreen fix.


Stretched Widescreen

Forcefully Stretched Widescreen

Download the Skid_Sultan's Widescreen fix.
https://mega.nz/file/m9I3UIob#vWMLJ3p2eAC9yBrQVYq7gGiZCh2K4LCcF-riKr3S_T4

(mega downloads use the browser buffers and only then
writes the complete download file to hard drive, it does not
use the typically download part file as with other web sites.
Chrome Browser typically works better than say Firefox
with mega.nz downloads).


Follow Dr.Skid's guide on how to properly configure the patch.
(see above Steam link)

Reading this Guide strongly recommended


Notes

This patch utilizes the Dgvoodoo API to force the game to scale by stretching to fit.

To play with a working cursor, the game must run in a stretched 4:3 resolution. This will make the game a bit blurry.

To play in a stretched 16:9 (Internally still maintaining aspect ratio), the game will have a desynchronized mouse cursor making it only playable with the keypad but with sharper image quality.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How To Run Sid Meier's Pirates in Widescreen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOMXJuOXdWU

Metal Lancer Gaming
12 Sept 2021

Just a little How-To video for those of who like Sid Meier's Pirates. Enjoy!

actully run Sid Meier's Pirates in
Windowed Mode
1440 by 1080

on say a 1920 by 1080 screen
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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