TWD update - Resolution caps have been removed in TWDD/DD2 !

[Jessup]

I guess I'm "old school" and always voted against res caps... this is after all an old game. Part of me likes keeping it "pure" to its original nature. Is it really that hard for new computers to use the set res limits? That's a real question I have btw . I really have no clue the obstacles facing someone with a high res system. I just use an old flat screen that has 1280 limit and it's really easy to set it in the start up/options section.

No matter how this issue gets resolved I'm probably not changing a thing. Radar shots in lower res can be quite accurate if you are locked in mentally and put some zip on the shot. Also aim guessing lobs at ships off radar is a kind of art form within itself. Def something that can be learned... but I DO have a feeling there probably is a slight advantage having higher res.. but nothing too great. I have seen plenty of 1900 plus res players owned consistently by good 1280 players.

I vote we also LOWER res limits so you can play this on iphone Continuum would be the new flappy bird and blow up worldwide!!

[Ricko]

Personally I dislike the no res cap as I've already noticed a few players lobbing and running a lot more and it's frustrating/boring to play against as they can see what direction you're moving in and if you're coming at them so they can retreat more easily. Half the game is outwitting your opponent and surprising them and having a player with a much bigger res takes away the tactical side of the game a bit. Apparently some modern PCs cant run SS on the old resolutions....how true this is I don't know (maybe people are fake whining to get the res cap removed so they can give themselves an advantage?), if it' all lies I'd much rather see res caps remaining, if there is truth in that modern PCs are really limited for ss then we can't afford to have a res cap or we risk limiting who can play.

[Ivf]

As the best warbird to ever grace this game. I vote res to be capped at 1980x1080

#closethreadkinghasspoken

Ricko is ginger

[Jones]

edit: roster to res. how did that one slip me by :|

[Ricko]

I saw it but didn't want to draw attention to it to save face

[Steep]

Testing perioid is over by 10 days now, is this going to stay after all?

[Exalt]

Apparently some modern PCs cant run SS on the old resolutions....how true this is I don't know (maybe people are fake whining to get the res cap removed so they can give themselves an advantage?).

This isn't true whatsoever. I can go up to like 2000 something res, but I don't, because it really doesn't help your game at all, and I honestly find it harder to aim on a higher res. Even still though, modern computers CAN play on smaller res limits. They can go as small as 800x600 or whatever else. There really is no excuse as far as technical terms are concerned, and honestly, these people lied. If that was the reason this change was made, it was kind of ignorant to not ask people with high res monitors and new computers if this is true or not. I can definitely say, using my brand new computer I'm on right now, that this is not true at all.

Why would people lie to get the res limit removed? Well, ask yourself why would people be stupid enough to use CE to cheat in this game. Why would they? They want any advantage they can get. The few people who definitely said they wanted/liked this idea (and they are a minority if you haven't checked) all have huge monitors that can go to super-high resolutions. How is it fair that people with a shit ton of $ to waste on a huge monitor can get tactical advantages in this game? How is that a good move to basically remove the "equal" footing that everyone had before? This game was great, because it didn't matter what type of computer you had, you played on an equal scale with everyone else, and the only thing that set players apart was skill and dedication. No res cap removes that. It isn't a good thing.

Anyways, I just wanted to point out that this excuse is flawed and wrong. All computers can use lower resolutions. It doesn't matter if the computer is from 1995 or 2014. It doesn't matter if you got your computer handed down from a friend/relative from decades ago, or if you bought alienware and spent $5000 on your computer, they all can play subspace and can all use whatever resolution subspace asks of them.

My one question is why this move was made without asking people BEFORE you did it, rather than asking if they like it after you made the change? You clearly won't remove the change, or you would never have just done it without asking what anyone thought in the first place, so why even ask when you knew everyone would be against it?

[bkgmjo]

Windowed mode allows to go down to 1x1 with some registry messing. This should not be a reason.

[Crescent Seal]

why isnt the res cap back yet? your gay testing period ended weeks ago.

[up in ya !!]

During those two weeks most players did not even change their res limits. A sizable amount agreed that it was time to adopt newer monitor settings. So as to accommodate all players, TWDD1 DD2 have no resolution limits. TWDD3 and DD4 will remain at 1440x1024.

[Crescent Seal]

During those two weeks most players did not even change their res limits. A sizable amount agreed that it was time to adopt newer monitor settings. So as to accommodate all players, TWDD1 DD2 have no resolution limits. TWDD3 and DD4 will remain at 1440x1024.

If most players didn't even change their res limits then who are the "sizable amount that agreed to newer monitor settings"? Also why not put a res cap on twdd 1 and twdd 2 and no cap on twdd3 and twdd 4?

[Zeebu]

it doesnt matter, itll just give an advantage to those who play in the smaller res when twl comes around

[up in ya !!]

I understand your point if you only look at this thread. But this was not the only source used to gather player comments. In order to please as many players as possible, TWDD1 and DD2 have the "No Res Limit". While TWDD4, DD5, DD6 etc... Remain with a 1440 x 1024 Res limit. Make your !challenge from your choice of game style. The main reason default arenas have no res cap is for the new player. New player retention is a high priority for this zone. New players are going to have newer hardware, and will expect this zone to accommodate. That may seem like a small reason to set defaults this way, and for the overall health of the game was this choice made.

[Crescent Seal]

first of all there are no new players so you are basically just causing issues for the existing ones. it makes no sense to remove the res cap from the default arenas at all. the majority wanted res cap in every arena so im not even sure why this is being given so much attention. stop wasting your time already and fix this for once (the right way) and leave it alone. if you must appease the non-existent new twdders, then leave twdd3/twdd4 un-capped. not like it will do you any good since nobody will play in it (just like before).

[Zeebu]

first of all there are no new players so you are basically just causing issues for the existing ones. it makes no sense to remove the res cap from the default arenas at all. the majority wanted res cap in every arena so im not even sure why this is being given so much attention. stop wasting your time already and fix this for once (the right way) and leave it alone. if you must appease the non-existent new twdders, then leave twdd3/twdd4 un-capped. not like it will do you any good since nobody will play in it (just like before).

i think saying a majority of the high level twld players want the res cap.

most of the joes playing the twdds for fun do not (i feel confident in assuming this)