This game focuses more on the story telling the role playing part of rpg than fighting. Note that you can run the widescreen patch again and change these. I had an intense, passionate, lifechanging experience with planescape torment in 1999 it seriously blew my mind and made me reconsider my expectations for a career as a 19year old back then, i started to ponder the chance of making such aweinspiring games myself. Too much charm of the original was discovering the exotic world and it makes perfect sense, that the nameless one, waking up an amnesiac, has no background knowledge. It allows you to play in much higher, widescreen resolutions that modern monitors support. Torment is a roleplaying video game developed by black isle studios and published by interplay entertainment. Applying the official patch after installing this fix pack can overwrite some of these files. This is a complete stepbystep guide to installing, patching and improving planescape. While challenging, i have to think there was a lot of excitement getting to be involved with. Only use this patch with the 4 cd version of the game, do not use with the 2 cd version, which is already patched. There are several recommended mods containing bug fixes, widescreen support, restoration of cut content content and tweaks to.
Planescape torment installation and modding hardforum. Torment still stands tall as a landmark masterpiece that can continue to age gracefully, now on your. Allows play at previously unsupported resolutions, like those of widescreen monitors and works in windows xp and windows vista. I have the eizo ev2730q monitor, which is a monitor with the resolution 1920x1920. Then edit the i file that is in the torment directory where you installed the game to. Widescreen patch is an unofficial fix for baldurs gate, created by bigg. Unfortunately, this resolution is not supported by pst. Torment is set in the planescape universe and tells the dark and provocative tale of the nameless one, an immortal searching for his identity.
Note that only the resolution is changed the font size. I like to to appreciate the art in the ie games the maps, character sprites, that kind of thing. Sorcerers place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Be sure to change to one of the supported resolution using the widescreen mod first before you run the ui mod.
If you have the gog version then you can skip this next part, if not then you must complete step 2. If you have to rerun the widescreen patch, you will have to restart your game. Were introducing a new regular feature here on dtoid for all of you pc gamers. Its obvious that some, if not most, modern widescreen monitors has some sort of a miracle button that can change aspect. Try installing the game and then copy paste the files in the cds to a folder inside the game folder and then put the alias folder headers in the i file to where you copied the files to. Planescape torment pc game trainer cheat playfix nocd.
While challenging, i have to think there was a lot of excitement getting to be involved with such a project. If it doesnt, then you need to redo the steps above. Widescreenresolution mod for planescape, baldurs gate etc. Ee please give us resolution options beamdog forums. Since we didnt have the source assets for the original ui screens and the existing pst ui simply could not support being scaled up to fit current generation monitors, we decided the best option available for a widescreen release of pst was to rebuild it from scratch using similar texturing and sculpting techniques used at the time of the original game, and then rerender those images. Torment is a topdown rpg made by black isle studios closed in 2003 and released in 1999. However, the enhanced edition has only really enhanced the price and little else. Mar 25, 2015 theres no shortage of really good rpg games on the pc, from the post apocalyptic future of fallout to the vast dungeons and countrysides of the elder scrolls series, theres enough hours to wile away exploring fantasy realms to fill up several lifetimes. Not both which seems extremely odd it goes out and checks i for fullscreen. Torment on the pc, a gamefaqs message board topic titled widescreen mod issues. Planescape torment is a cult classic and is considered by many to have the best story in any video game ever made. Torment is a singleplayer fantasy roleplaying video game developed for microsoft windows by black isle studios. An isometric rpg using biowares infinity engine, planescape. I was looking for some fans patches and was pleasantly surprised to find planescape.
The weekend modders guide will take a game, usually an older one. You wake in the middle of a mortuary with a splitting headache and no memory of who or what you are. Its obvious that some, if not most, modern widescreen monitors has some sort of a miracle button that can change aspect ratio from 16. It has a classic combat system with tons of great spells, an immersive and wellwritten plot, a one of a kind setting, and of. Set in a more traditional dungeons and dragons style setting, you play the role of the nameless one, an immortal warrior on a quest to find out the truth behind his immortality. If you have the four cd version of torment, make sure you have the official 1. Apr 19, 2017 console cheats go into your my documents folder if you are on a mac this will be called documents in it open the appropriate folder for the game you are playing for instance planescape. Torment at a higher resolution, making the game look a whole lot better, especially on flatscreen monitors. Gog and 2 cd disc copies will already have this installed. Copy the folders off of the cds to your system locally.
Fix and enhance graphics, fix bugs and install errors and more with our. I just tried 1280x800 and it looks beautiful on 24 lcd. May 01, 2016 widescreen patch is an unofficial fix for baldurs gate, created by bigg. Please let us specify what resolution we render the game at, independent of window and desktop resolution. Tyler wilde provides context and commentary followed by the full, original text of our planescape. Apr 28, 2008 with the recent talks of best of threads, i have dug up my planescape. Contrary to what the name suggests, this mod doesnt only work for widescreen monitors, it allows for any resolution greater than 800x600. Bugs hey, i just installed the gog version of pst, and i installed the widescreen mod, but when i go into the game the the main title screen is a tiny box in the corner with black lines going through it, how do i fix this. This game is optimized for tablets and not recommended for phones with screen sizes under 7 inches. Torment to run it at your monitors native resolution, with tons of.
With the recent talks of best of threads, i have dug up my planescape. Crt monitors to sharp modern displays, but for some reason pstee. But when i run the game all it has done is move the viewable area. Try installing the game and then copy paste the files in the cds to a folder inside the game folder and then put the alias folder headers in the torment. Widescreenresolution mod for planescape, baldurs gate. Download and install this to fix the game slowdown bug and some others. I, too, would like to change the games display resolution, if at all possible. Torment is yet another fantastic addition to the catalogue. I recently completed it, and im here to tell you that the hype is justifiedthis is an incredible game. When the new window opens, choose to install component widescreen mod even if your monitor is not widescreen by typing i and pressing enter. Download biggs widescreen mod it doesnt matter whether you actually have a widescreen monitor or not. Torment will continue to be a classic a titan standing tall in the history of rpgs. Unofficial english widescreen mod, version 1 1mb list of changes. It has a classic combat system with tons of great spells, an immersive and wellwritten plot, a.
Those dreams of gamemaking never materialized, but pst left its mark. I got the game on sale from gog on sale and started installing the requiredrecommended mods. Including increasing the game resolution, playing in widescreen, installing the best mods, fixing bugs, readding deleted missions, and running on modern operating systems like windows 8, 7, xp and vista. For instance, on a 1080p monitor you might enter 1920. Biggs widescreen mod this mod allows the game to run in higher screen. Heart of winter and icewind dale ii to be played at previously unsupported resolutions, like those of widescreen monitors. Torment small ui with with biggs widescreen and ghostdogs ui mods. Nothing really exciting happening, just feeling out the incredible mods. Torment we gave a 93% in the us edition of pc gamer back in march 2000.
There are several recommended mods containing bug fixes, widescreen support, restoration of cut content content and tweaks to some of the more annoying aspects of the game such as the hitpoints per level being constant instead of completely random. That way, those of us with multiple monitors dont have our desktop composition screwed up on the secondary monitor by a fullscreen game changing our desktop resolution. The project is currently an open beta, and only some. Torment is undeniably a rich, unique game thatll leave the. Torment players take on the role of the nameless one, a creature who wakes up one day with no memory or even any idea of who or what he is. Thanks to the user community, various patches have been released to fix incompatibility problems.
15 1328 418 482 157 412 1560 435 825 1603 1075 319 1002 601 659 817 801 243 643 394 529 928 719 1477 978 1459 435 649 1069 1012 196 1298 1101 1465 344 273 1233