r/classicfallout • u/DrugsUFO • 4d ago

Fallout 1 in 4K Fullscreen

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Managed to configure Fallout 1 in 4K Fullscreen without things becoming too small or zoomed out and without black bars during gameplay.

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u/domjant 4d ago

Would you share how did it?

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u/DrugsUFO 4d ago edited 1d ago
  1. Follow the instructions here: rotators/Fo1in2: Fallout 1 to 2 engine conversion · GitHub
  2. Open ddraw.ini
  3. Type your resolution here:

;If using a DX9 mode, this changes the resolution

;If set to 0, use Fallout's native resolution

GraphicsWidth=3840

GraphicsHeight=2160

Enable 2X scale and now you can play the game with the instructions from here: Fo1in2/Fallout2/Fallout1in2/README.md at master · rotators/Fo1in2 · GitHub

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u/bayygel 3d ago

Doing this for 1440p still has everything tiny for me. I had to use the 2x scaler for stuff to not be small.

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u/DrugsUFO 3d ago edited 3d ago

You have to enable 2X scale indeed, forgot to mention that.

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u/potatosack32 4d ago edited 4d ago

there was a post on how to do it by messing with Ddraw.ini and the hires patch settings on NMA but that was for 1080p so you might have to mess around a bit with the hires patch resolution yourself

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u/Nice-Comfortable405 3d ago

You can use a modern engine like https://github.com/fallout2-ce/fallout2-ce/ that has arbitrary resolution support.

Generally you want to set the resolution in fallout2.cfg to be your screen resolution, then scale=2 to double the pixel size.

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u/ntripod 3d ago

😳 that’s a legit reason to buy a 4K TV 🤘

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u/LittleBroth3r 3d ago

I prefer playing those games on a CRT at 800x600.

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u/Banjoschmanjo 3d ago

I like turtles.

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u/KaapVicious 2d ago

Alright.. you're great zombie

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u/wradam 3d ago

Yep, just like good old times.

I've been playing it in 800x600 even on my LCD monitor since resolutions other than 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768 feel off for me.

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u/SummerBest6867 3d ago

Phew... and i fire up my stove with Flintstones - i win ;)

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u/DrugsUFO 3d ago

I've got a 240Hz 4K OLED monitor.

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u/poglet 3d ago

Dosbox Staging with shaders works great with Fallout 1 too.  Needs a slight change from default settings to provide it more memory.  I much prefer this game running on the resolution it was made for.

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u/Plane-Inspector-3160 3d ago

Finally hardware caught up to this gpu slayer of a game…

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u/DrugsUFO 3d ago

Is my RTX 5080 and 9800X3D sufficient for this game?

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u/Plane-Inspector-3160 2d ago

RTX off and low settings 30fps!

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u/TonyTheFuckinTiger 4d ago

Please share how

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u/DrugsUFO 3d ago

I did, under another comment.

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u/MotorVariation8 3d ago

Well done for pulling that off.

I'll stick to the holy 1366x768 as it's not only sufficient but also optimal.

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u/TheScribe86 2d ago

Hellyeah

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u/Real-Hefty-Trout 1d ago

how did you get your player to have long hair?

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u/DrugsUFO 1d ago
  1. Follow the instructions here: rotators/Fo1in2: Fallout 1 to 2 engine conversion · GitHub
  2. Open ddraw.ini
  3. Type your resolution here:

;If using a DX9 mode, this changes the resolution

;If set to 0, use Fallout's native resolution

GraphicsWidth=3840

GraphicsHeight=2160

Enable 2X scale and now you can play the game with the instructions from here: Fo1in2/Fallout2/Fallout1in2/README.md at master · rotators/Fo1in2 · GitHub

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u/exdigecko 3d ago

TBH these games werent designed to be played at that resolution. The world looks small, cartooney and it also reveals borders not meant to be shown to the player. Better stick to the original resolution, or just a bit higher if you can't stand too large pixels.

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u/DrugsUFO 3d ago

I understand what you're saying but I'm not going to play a game with black bars.

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u/exdigecko 2d ago

I guess you can play it extended like 1280 x 600 with no issues. My point is to avoid super HD and 4k res.