you can also set resolution upscaling in dosbox's configuration, may be slower, but may also look better

Some monitors or TV sets doesn't support all ranges of resolutions, so you may get some "Out of sync" errors when defining not standard resolutions.

In those cases, you'll need to upscale the game to a resolution supported by your monitor.

Zup wrote:

Some monitors or TV sets doesn't support all ranges of resolutions, so you may get some "Out of sync" errors when defining not standard resolutions.

In those cases, you'll need to upscale the game to a resolution supported by your monitor.

Dumb question: If you're using an LCD display (which everyone seems to be these days), which has a fixed resolution, how can any resolution be out of range? I mean, anything that doesn't exactly match its native resolution is going to get scaled anyway, so what difference does it make what the original signal resolution is?

The problem with the escape velocity nova conversions is timing issues. Not everything converted correctly. This is apparent if you played the original escape velocity on an original mac. Also, there are some bugs in override.

Now the problem I always had with Nova, is that it is TOO easy to get into a story line. And you don't always want to start one! Also, there is a SEVERE lack of light warship sized ships. The original corvette was AWESOME. It was just the right size for a heavy-blockade running ship to light capital ship. Sure I couldn't take on confed. cruisers head up but I could kill one in a pinch.

In nova you have lots of small ships, then suddenly big bulky heavy warships, and nothing In between. The manticore is awesome as a pirate vessel but sucks for most other things, not to mention the cost of getting all the required upgrades will set you back 5 million credits on TOP of the 12 million price tag. I always get stuck with a heavily modified starbridge and end up being underpowered and outgunned later in the storyline. Although it does look real cool. (flying bicycle seat FTW)

I cant really get into override. I'm playing it right now and it just feels... unpolished.

I did something similar when I had a 19" 1280 x 1024 LCD and FEAR came out. It was a very demanding game and in order to improve the performance I created a custom resolution of 1280 x 720 through the Nvidia driver.

Now I had a nice Widescreen image and better performance 😀

Rekrul wrote:

Dumb question: If you're using an LCD display (which everyone seems to be these days), which has a fixed resolution, how can any resolution be out of range? I mean, anything that doesn't exactly match its native resolution is going to get scaled anyway, so what difference does it make what the original signal resolution is?

Actually, so long as the monitor supports digital signals, the only resolution limitations are what are hardcoded into the monitor's circuitry and the frequency limit is based on how much data the monitor can physically handle/display at once. (My LCD monitor can do 70 Hz, but only at resolutions less than its native 1920x1080, which is limited to 60 Hz.)

Analog signals however, rely on various timing mechanisms which have range limits, both upper and lower, and if a particular resolution and frequency cannot be attained without leaving one of those timing boundaries, then the resolution cannot be displayed. Also, older graphics cards are not designed to handle custom resolutions because they have to adhere to display standards that define what resolutions are allowed and what resolutions are not, so sometimes the graphics card is to blame when setting a non-standard resolution.

At first, CRT monitors could only sync to very specific resolutions and frequencies because of how they were built. The term "multi-sync" monitor was coined to indicate a monitor that was designed to sync to any kind of signal within its range limits, at least, that's the way I understand it. I've NEVER seen a multi-sync monitor go nuts due to setting an improper resolution. The worst that happens is an "out of range" error that the monitor itself displays on-screen. :P