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6 years ago
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Command and Conquer: The Ultimate Collection resolution issues

System:

Windows 10 on a late 2013 15 inch macbook pro. Might be the reason but I highly doubt it.

Screen resolution is 2880x1800

Problem:

On every single game when I launch it the game makes it so that I can only see a quarter to a third of the game. I cant take screenshots but the best way I can explain this is that when I launch the game the menu options are large and in the lower right corner. For y'all that still remember your graphing I can only see quadrant 2 and nothing else. I can't change the resolution in game also.

What I have tried:

Launching games with dxwnd

Changing my screen resolution

going into conquer.ini (for some)

trying to go into ddraw, I say trying because I flat out cant find the file

I tried searching on google and youtube but I just cant find someone with this specific problem. Thanks ahead of time. I cant even take screenshots because I cant use dxwnd to launch the game in windowed mode so let me know if I didn't describe my situation well enough.

  • im stupid, the scale was the issue. I set the scale to 300% and when I dropped it back down to 100% the problem was solved. Kinda annoying but at least its not a complicated fix.

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  • @ISenilePenileI 


    trying to go into ddraw, I say trying because I flat out cant find the file


    ddraw.ini is part of the community patches for C&C1 and RA1. You won't find them in the standard download.

    A lot of the games have been upgraded with community-created unofficial patches that fix a lot of their bugs and compatibility problems. You can find them here:

    Command & Conquer 1:

    Red Alert 1:

    Tiberian Sun:

    Red Alert 2:

    • I advise installing the CnCNet online play installer for RA2/YR. Even if you're not interested in online play, it comes with a bunch of automatic fixes. It should automatically take care of the "black screen" issue, and has a configuration tool that allows further tweaking of the game's settings.

    Generals:

    • GenTool seems to be the main patch for Generals these days. The website is kind of vague on what it does besides restoring multiplayer and adding anti-cheat, but I heard it does a lot to make it work better on modern OSes too.

    Renegade:

  • im stupid, the scale was the issue. I set the scale to 300% and when I dropped it back down to 100% the problem was solved. Kinda annoying but at least its not a complicated fix.

  • So basically EA put out an unfinished product and expects the player to do their job for them? Yup typical EA.

  • colebeasley94's avatar
    colebeasley94
    6 years ago

    I have this problem now but can't seem to find how to adjust the scaling of the game? Where is that located? im sure i found it at one point and just keep overlooking it lol.

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