Boost TW res limit up one level

[Mr. Peanuts]

You have a larger FOV in the game with higher resolutions.

[semenfaze]

1600 is the perfect resolution for subspace.

It would make basing and dueling more fun. We should be able to play on whatever resolution we can handle.

If it happens there's sure to be a lot of "LOL YOU GOTTA USE 1600 TO KILL ME, NEWBIE. TURN UR MONITOR DOWN AND DUEL ME", but assholes moan whenever there's a change.

Quit fucking with pointless shit like pub ships, lev + weasel and all that bullshit, and let us play on a decent sized screen.

[StarKitty]

By that same logic you could say that people who use dial-up have a lag advantage over broadbanders.

I'm not saying this is true, I'm just saying it's the same logic.

Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity

[semenfaze]

Who needs logic, there shouldn't be a restriction in the first place.

If someone wins an elim theres no way to prove he was using 1600 unless a smod/sysop *info's him, just let us play!!

You don't get THAT much of an advantage anyway, all you can see is a wider space, higher resolution wont affect anyones incompetant aim or weak rushing attempts.

If you're good, youll be good on 1600. If you suck you'll still suck on 1600.

I just like being able to see more of the arena

[Mr. Peanuts]

Well resolutions are a variable which can be controlled by the ops, lag is out of their hands and all they can do is put up with people who choose to play with 56k.

[semenfaze]

someone needs to make a real reshack. the one in gashi 3 is crusty

[Jones]

old thread revival

After quite a while of constant complaints the sysops finally made a statement when Priitk proudly pronounced that the resolution restriction was added in because Trench Wars was never meant to be played with higher resolution. Although the complaints remained, the sysops never bothered to look at the issue again.

why? im certainly in for this rez change to 1600.

[Count Blackula]

FUCKING INCREASE THE RESOLUTION.

It will benefit basers too dumbass staff. It wont just be the elites who it affects.

[Kuukunen]

I think we should have a poll of the resolutions people play on. :x

[Epinephrine]

IMO Trench Wars is at its best at 1600x1200. I've played TW at every resolution up to 1920x1440 before the res limit and I think that 1600x1200 is optimal.

Why? Res doesn't matter one bit for base games so the argument about TW being made for 1280 is pretty stupid (as TW was made for basing). In terms of wbs and javs (for leagues and elim), 1600 res basically eliminates all threat of stray bombs and bullets if you are careful. 1600 res is exactly enough resolution for someone with reasonable reflexes to dodge a stray bullet or bomb (remember that even though jav bombs go slower than bullets, they blow up with damage in a certain radius, thus requiring more to dodge). This means that things like elim and league are then more determined by actual skill than stupid things like being randomly killed by strays. Also I think it's just more fun at 1600 and most people who could get up to that high back then would probably agree.

Any higher than 1600 is overkill and results in overcautious players who leave you at the edge of their screens. In fact at 2048 res, the viewing area is so big that it is in fact off the edge of TW's radar range, thus truly making these people like gods (and yes I do think TW's radar range is fine the range it is).

BUT since I'm now on a LCD monitor that maxes out at 1280 res... for my own personal self-interest I'd say that leaving the res restriction in is fine... besides DoCk> would never change it

[D1st0rt]

I say we make it 1920x1200

[Stabwound]

Why? Res doesn't matter one bit for base games so the argument about TW being made for 1280 is pretty stupid (as TW was made for basing).

I would argue against that. In ANY arena, being able to see more of the map than your opponents would be an advantage. In basing for example, you might be able to see the enemy terrier die when it's farther away, or you might be able to notice a rocketing javelin earlier, or an incoming warbird bullet, etc.

[Jones]

BUT since I'm now on a LCD monitor that maxes out at 1280 res... for my own personal self-interest I'd say that leaving the res restriction in is fine... besides DoCk> would never change it

Well, I can go to 1600 so we should go for MY personal interests instead =D

rofl i remember an old sd (squadduel) where Morh's sister used 800x600 - damn that res was small. These days most people have 1280 or higher, but if you got lower than that, you are already screwed.

[Kuukunen]

Well, I can go to 1600 so we should go for MY personal interests instead =D

rofl i remember an old sd (squadduel) where Morh's sister used 800x600 - damn that res was small. These days most people have 1280 or higher, but if you got lower than that, you are already screwed.

I had to play on 800x600 for ages. :P

And at least at some point when I was in wr, Bigwig had to play on 640x480.

Don't know if these things happen too much these days. That's why I was thinking of a poll. The poll should definitely be "what is the max res you can play on" (and still have enough fps and so) instead of "what would you like to be the res limit", because if some people want to play on lower resolutions, that's their choice.

[Stabwound]

I had to play at 1024x768 for most of the time I've played this game. I only recently got a bigger monitor that will work at 1280x1024. I've also played a few TWLB games at 800x600 because I usually had to use a different computer on the weekends. Resolution makes a HUGE difference, even in basing. At 800x600 or even 1024x768, you are pretty gimped. You can't even see the entire flagroom at once.