TDM in 2D Nvidia surround

[Lux]

I am curious if there is currently a way to get TDM running on 3 monitors either 5760x1200 or bezel corrected.

 

I know there used to be a way to run Doom 3 like that with a doom3.x86 alternate file as poorly explained here.

 

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Hey guys ...

With a little direction from my buddy Racer_S ...

I have managed to fix the Aspect Ratio problem that you get when playing games with the Doom 3 engine ...

Actually it isn't the perfect aspect ratio for TH but it is close enough.

I don't know if they work in multiplayer as I have only used them with the single player games.

Set the game up for TripleHead as normal ... it is the same as for Widescreen but with TripleHead resolutions ...

IMPORTANT ... set the Aspect Ratio to 16:9 in the config file

No need to change the FOV as it is automatically corrected ...

All these games use a file called ... gamex86.dll it is different for each game ... so don't get them mixed up !

Make a back up of the respective gamex86.dll file then replace the original with my version in these rar files here ...

Doom 3 ........................................... http://wsgfmedia.com/uploads/paddywak/screenshots/doom3%20quake4%20prey/...

How to fix "The Dark Mod" ...

1) Extract all files (binary.conf & gamex86.dll) from tdm_game01.pk4

2) hack gamex86.dll (Float 9 -> 4 ... four occurrences)

3) create a NEW tdm_game01.pk4 that includes the hacked dll and the original binary.conf

- just use 7zip to create new archive with .zip compression

4) replace the existing (old) pk4 with your new one

5) fix up your DoomConfig.cfg

eg.

seta r_customHeight "1050"

seta r_customWidth "5040"

seta r_fullscreen "1"

seta r_mode "-1"

5) Presto

Having a modified gamex86.dll in the root dir of "The Dark Mod" DOES NOT WORK ... it is ignored!!!!!

 

The last line of that post isn't particularly encouraging and I've messed about with this fix and hex edit to make the suggested changes but haven't had any luck.

 

Is anyone running the game in surround/eyefinity?

Anyone know how to accomplish this?

Is support for this going to be included in 2.0?

[Bikerdude]

Well I got it working on my old HD 5870, so I will try and have a go at getting nvidia surround working on my GTX 670. I will have to re-record thoise vids in 1080p thought me thinks....

 

http://forums.thedar...d-on-eyefinity/

 

http://youtu.be/YAyapfX7jpg

 

http://youtu.be/ySpAh-pVXDc

[Lux]

Ahhh forum search... I honestly didn't think it was as simple as all that.

 

It works fine except the aspect ratio choices. I've tried both 1 and 2 and 2 appears to stretch everything less however the HUD and rendered screen is still painfully stretched. Maybe I can coax Hayden over at the WSGF forums in to making a memory hack for his Flawless Widescreen fix that will alleviate these issues.

 

If only there were 2 more aspect ratio options, 4.8 and 5.3 for 1200 and 1080 respectively.

 

He may be willing to help after seeing the new Thief and realizing the influx of players to TDM; we'll see.

[Lux]

So I briefly talked to HaYDeN from WSGF this morning and he mentioned that Thief was one of his favorite series of all time and asked if he could get access to the SVN (1.08 is freely available) for the game so he could implement proper support instead of a memory hack.

 

Wouldn't this be something we'd like to have in 2.0 release going forward, support for Eyefinity and Surround with menu options?

 

Is there a way Hayden can get access to the 2.0 SVN or does any of the current development team take issue with that?

 

I'm just asking because I would love to play in Surround with a proper centered HUD. It would be excellent.

[Bikerdude]

Ask Springheel for perms, can't see it being an issue though.

[Tr00pertj]

It would be close to perfect in 4k res on one display. I can`t stand the bedazzles so I got One 120 Hz 1080p Display and stuck with it. Of cause I`m using two displays but only one when gaming ...MMMMM. Post some more vids But zoom or focus on just the displays when recording, I don`t want to see you playing the game If I cant Play it Grrrrrr.

 

Very Cool..... I think it appears better in portrait mode (thinner bezels) and better view Range IMHO.

[Lux]

After a while my mind has become accustomed to the bezels and I don't really even see them or pay any attention to them anymore.

 

With that being said though, these look pretty sweet and I'm sure similar monitors will be emerging in the future, hopefully in the 1920x1200 or QHD varieties.

[Lux]

Ask Springheel for perms, can't see it being an issue though.

 

Thanks, Bikerdude.

[jaxa]

The unwritten question here: who will be the first to TDM at 11520x2160?

[Tr00pertj]

The unwritten question here: who will be the first to TDM at 11520x2160?

 

Jaxa how many eyes does one need to see that far\much? You`d have to be 50 feet away but I would if I could afford tripple 2160p displays and they could take at least 60Hz input signal and of course the quad sli\crossfire setup required could be kept cool enough:) hahaha.

I look forward to seeing a video of this sooner or later it`s going to happen i think, just a matter of time.

[jaxa]

I stood in front of a 4K TV yesterday and I was impressed (it was playing some Sony content to show off the capability). The way I see it, if a display is close to your face then you want a superior resolution. So computer monitors, tablets, Oculus Rift, etc. need 4K more than a TV does, unless the TV is absolutely gigantic.

 

I've never owned or used a 3 monitor set up, and from the videos or multi-monitor setups I've seen, I've been bothered by the bezels. If you don't see them anymore, I guess your brain is filtering them out after a while, which is pretty neat. But I'll stick to single screen / widescreen. Can't wait for cheap 4K displays and standard high-resolution laptops though.

 

Hey, check this out:

 

Intel's optimistic roadmap: http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/Intel-Roadmap-to-4K,0101-333879-0-2-3-1-png-.html

Beyond 8K: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20130517020340_True_Stereo_3D_Will_Require_330MP_3_3GP_Resolutions_Says_Developer_of_8K_Video_Format.html

Probably unrelated: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Quantum/see_a_photon.html

[Lux]

The 2 later links you posted are fascinating. 330MP @60fps... gawd we can't wait for that day. GFX card that does that will run TDM @ eleventy billion fps.

[Bikerdude]

Well I finally remembered I needed to test this on my GTX670 and no dice, TDM does not want to display the custom resolution, instead it gets stuck at 1280*720 and stretches accross all 3 screens... errg!

[nbohr1more]

Please your Darkmod.cfg Biker

[Bikerdude]

Did you mean post my config?

 

My system:

 

Win 8

GTX670 w/314.22 driver

3x 1680*1050 (5040*1050 w/bezel correction)

 

My darkmod.config:

seta r_mode "-1"

seta r_aspectRatio "1"

seta r_customWidth "5040"

seta r_customHeight "1050"

set com_videoram "2048"

set com_allowConsole "1"

 

If we get this working, I have to update the WSGF article for the Darkmod. Posted over on the WSGF forum asking if anyone else has got it working on an nVidia based setup and then I saw a link to our wiki article

 

- http://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Resolutions

[nbohr1more]

what is your fovRatio ?

 

http://wiki.thedarkm...tle=Resolutions

 

should be seta r_fovRatio=4.801

 

(Don't use aspect ratio... set it to 0 )

Edited February 12, 2014 by nbohr1more

[Bikerdude]

what is your fovRatio ? should be seta r_fovRatio=4.801

Gonna try that now.

[Bikerdude]

Well good news, I was able to get it working but changing the "seta r_fovRatio"

 

I've tested most of the available 2d surround resolutions available above 3840*800 as i figured players would have moitos capable of doing 1280*800 atleast.

[Bikerdude]

Posted some vids of tri-display game play for your viewing pleasure

 

- http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/12267-the-darkmod-on-amd-eyefinity-nvidia-surround/