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Old February 27, 2003, 20:19   #1
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Hi

I have read the FAQ on how to change the resolution in the game but I havent been able to make it work. I dont know what im doing wrong. Tried lots of combinations. It says that you should add 800 1024 to the video headings. Maybe im blind but i dont see where to insert that. Maybe there is something wrong with my AC.ini file? I have attached a copy of it so you can see if something is wrong. If someone that is running the game on higher resolutions could send my a copy of their AC.ini file it would be great!
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Old February 27, 2003, 21:56   #2
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you have to add Video Mode=1024 in there somewhere
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Old February 28, 2003, 05:09   #3
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I have tried that but it doesnt work
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Old February 28, 2003, 09:17   #4
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Where in the file have you added that line? I think you have to add it under the [Preferences] section, right before "ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm"...
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Old February 28, 2003, 17:45   #5
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no you don't. i just put mine at the end of the main part and it's fine.
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Old February 28, 2003, 20:29   #6
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Still doesn´t work. I dont know, this is weird. Could someone that is running the game on higher resolution send me their AC.ini file?
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Old February 28, 2003, 21:16   #7
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Here's mine:

************************************************

[Alpha Centauri]
ds3d=1
eax=1
FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
DisableOpeningMovie=1
Prefs Format=12
Difficulty=5
Map Type=1
Top Menu=0
Faction=1
Direct Draw=0
Video Mode=1200
WindowsFileBox=1
Preferences=10011011111000101101111110000111
More Preferences=101011111111010111101000
Semaphore=00000000
Announce=111000000000001001
Rules=1101100000011111
Customize=2
Time Controls=1
Custom Map X=128
Custom Map Y=128
Faction 1=GAIANS
Faction 2=HIVE
Faction 3=UNIV
Faction 4=MORGAN
Faction 5=SPARTANS
Faction 6=BELIEVE
Faction 7=PEACE
Latest Scenario=
Main Volume=0
Voice Volume=0
Music Volume=0
SFX Volume=0
Base Sort=0
Gamma Correction=100
Custom World=4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 0, Latest Save=C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri\saves\Deirdre of the Gaians, 2101
Latest Map=
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ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1

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[Alpha Centauri]
ds3d=1
eax=1
FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
DisableOpeningMovie=1
Prefs Format=12
Difficulty=5
Map Type=3
Top Menu=3
Faction=2
Preferences=10111011111000011001011000000011
More Preferences=1110011111010101101001
Semaphore=00000000
Announce=1010001000
Rules=1101110100011111
Customize=1
Custom World=2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
Time Controls=1
WindowsFileBox=0
Latest Save=E:\Games\Alpha Centauri\saves\Morgan of the Morganites, 2187
Latest Map=E:\Games\Alpha Centauri\maps\DDmap
Latest Scenario=
Faction 1=ARCHAIC       --
Faction 2=TKG           -- don't ask :cute:
Faction 3=TACTICUS      --
Faction 4=HERCULES      --
Faction 5=CEDAYON       --
Faction 6=PEACE
Faction 7=SPARTANS
Main Volume=127
Voice Volume=85
Music Volume=63
SFX Volume=95
Video Mode=1024

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=0
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I copied your text but it still doesn´t work. I dont know whats wrong. Im giving up on this. Thanks for you help guys!
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Phobos, this is working for me.

[Alpha Centauri]
MainFontSize=16
InterludeFontSize=16
Prefs Format=12
Difficulty=5
Map Type=1
Top Menu=0
Faction=3
Preferences=10011011111000010101111110001000
More Preferences=101111100111110111101100
Semaphore=00000000
Announce=111100001010101001
Rules=1101110000011111
Customize=1
Custom World=4, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0,
Time Controls=1
ds3d=1
eax=1
FastUnitAnim=0
SmoothUnitAnim=0
DisableOpeningMovie=1
Latest Save=F:\Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri\saves\Zakharov of the University, 2144
Latest Scenario=
Main Volume=127
Voice Volume=127
Music Volume=127
SFX Volume=127
WindowsFileBox=0

[PREFERENCES]
ForceOldVoxelAlgorithm=1
VideoMode=1024
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So what does SMAC/X run in by default without the INI file being altered? I have friends who claim their monitors are too small to run SMAC/X - is it possible to set the video mode down so they can run it?
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It would seem that (without a setting in the ini) the game would run at whatever the screen resolution is set to (in Win98) at {Start} {Settings} {Control Panel} {Display} {Settings} {Screen Area}.
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from the Install Guide: SMAC requires a PCI SVGA video card capable of 800x600 resolution with 65,535 colors (2MB or more video memory).
I'm running it at 800x600 on a 14" Optiquest Q41 monitor with an S3 ViRGE/DX 2MB video card. I run all the unit animations and movies with no problems. I don't have the Video Mode line in my ini, and the "voxel" line is 0.
Note: When pasting someone else's .ini into yours, you might want to delete their "Latest Save", "Latest Map", and "Latest Scenario" lines, just to avoid any hiccups. They'll be written in for you when you run the game.
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