This look normal?

my r3 cant play on a resolution that can fill the screen.. is it because the 1080p?

on a 1200p lcd at home and my old macbook it had no problem 1600x1200. i just hate that its really a 12" view

warcraft 3 frozen throne. old game but looks horrid on my r3

 

Its your resolution - Might be a way to force it to go higher, not sure.

 

isnt a higher option i think its 1280x800 or something

 

Isn't there a way to force custom resolutions in the older WoW games? I swear I saw a forum on writing custom lines/commands to force resolutions that weren't originally supported.

 

I just tried EVERY single reoion option and i still get 2.5 inch borders on either side of the screen.

 

This isn't my guide so credit goes to the original author Fredrik Olsson.

"Here is a guide to setup War3 in Widescreen for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP:

1) Make sure the resolution you want to run is supported by your graphics drivers.
If you can select a resolution in your Operating System, then it is supported. If the resolution doesn't exist, read our guide on how to configure custom resolutions in windows.

2) Backup your registry, in case something goes wrong.
START > Run > regedit > file > export

3) Change Warcraft 3's resolution manually.
START > run > regedit

While in the Windows Registry Editor (regedit), locate:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Blizzard Entertainment > Warcraft III > Video

4) Make below change in decimal format:
(Right click > Change > select "decimal" > fill in new value)
resheight = 1600
reswidth = 900

Replace width & height with whatever resolution you wanna play in, examples:
Common TV screen resolutions
1280x720 16:9 Widescreen
1365x768 16:9 Widescreen
1920x1080 16:9 Widescreen
19" monitors:
1600x900 16:9 Widescreen
1680x1050 16:10 Widescreen
20"-24" monitors:
1920x1200 16:10 Widescreen
1920x1080 16:9 Widescreen
30" monitors
2560x1600 16:10 Widescreen
4:3 monitors:
1600x1200 4:3
Smaller resolutions for better framerate
852x480 16:9 Widescreen
1440x900 16:10 Widescreen
320x240 4:3 Aspect ratio"

 

This might be like the Broodwar glitch/wacko screen color (it inverts colors) when played in Vista or win7. To solve it, you would right click your desktop, and open the resolution tab, and leave that window open. Then you start up SC and then voila it mysteriously works. Try it for WC3. Otherwise, it might just be something wrong with WC3 and compatibility on Windows7. Try googling, cuz it might not just be yours.

 

no i can run it on mine fine. i still play wc3, and if u installed it correctly, then do what dangerclose said about going into regedit and plugging the numbers in yourself, thats what i did, and it works

 

Will this work for Broodwar too? I'm curious lolz.

 

very cool thx guys.. but where do i find reg edit?

 

no idea, i mean theoretically it should since its the same construction more or less as wc3...

click start > search for "run" > in the line, type as one word: regedit

then follow these instructions:

 

amazing will try when i get home thank you guys very much!

 

works brilliant !! slight stretch but wow im so happy !

 

Remember, once you change the value in the registry, DO NOT try to change it again under Video setting. It will still show the minimum resolution (640x480) but just let it be like that.

 

Crisgon DotA Toolkit - Advanced Toolkit for Warcraft 3 DotA | Dota-Utilities

Here dude, This is a application to change support the resolution you want easily. Plus, you get some tools for warcraft 3.

 

For SC and expansion, kill explorer.exe and then run SC, and then reload explorer after your done playing. I have made a batch file that does this for me.

@echo off
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
start (what ever program you want) (FULL path) ie. c:\program files(x86)\Blizzard\Starcraft\SC.EXE or whatever its called..
start explorer.exe

Call the batch SC.bat or whatever you want and your good to go. Only problem is, the volume control being digital and controlled by Windows, make sure you have a little volume ON before you run this.. If too loud, control it in game after..

This batch is off the top of my head. I'll check it once my kids are off, but if it works, great. if not, I'll get the batch on the lappy. kids are on it now and good luck getting them off.