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First post, by 7F20

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I'm playing Blood and I'm seeing some slightly weird behavior with different VESA modes, so I wanted to clear up a few things I'm not sure I understand. I'm asking these questions from the context that I can create my own resolutions (or choose them) to be available to my monitor. I'm using a CRT with the ability to sync to pretty much anything, so that's not an issue.

-In 800x600, which mode is Blood going to be using? This site lists different timings, and some of them are SVGA and some of them are VESA. Blood's setup says they are VESA modes, so does that mean I should only use those?

-This website also lists 800x600 at 85Hz as SXGA which seems to be different from the rest of the internet (I am only finding that SXGA is 1280x1024). It also says it is mode 102/103, which I can't seem to find a list of video modes that explains that. Is there one?

Reply 1 of 3, by leileilol

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If it detects a VESA2 VBE it'll use it automatically. I only remember 480+ modes using 60hz in Build games though

F8 should cycle through to 1280x1024 and then back to 320x200. it'll have 70hz for that, 320x400, and 640x400

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Reply 2 of 3, by 7F20

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leileilol wrote on 2023-12-13, 02:45:

If it detects a VESA2 VBE it'll use it automatically. I only remember 480+ modes using 60hz in Build games though

F8 should cycle through to 1280x1024 and then back to 320x200. it'll have 70hz for that, 320x400, and 640x400

Ok. Thanks. I'll try changing to 60Hz and see if that makes a difference

Reply 3 of 3, by 7F20

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Hmmm. I am wondering if the VESA mode 0102h and 0103h are only 85Hz, or I can just change the refresh rate to 60Hz and keep the same timings that appeared for 85Hz?

Tiny VGA website lists totally different sync timings for SVGA 800x600 @60Hz and for VESA VBE 0102h 800x600 @85Hz 🤷‍♂️