Widescreen and resolution fix for Commandos 2 and CSF

[ss666]

Widescreen resolution Fix for Commandos 2 and CSF
It's posted at this site:
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Master_Games_List_-_C


1024x768 (4:3)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5815/comm21024x768.jpg

1440x900 (16:10)
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7457/comm21440x900.jpg
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[herbert3000]

Thank you ss666 and BooTx.

I tried to set the Commandos 3 resolution to 1280*800 - and failed.
At least I managed to set it to 1024*768. Here are the instructions:

Open commandos3.exe with a HexEditor. Search for these strings:

20 03 00 00 B9 58 02 00 00
C2 04 00 B8 20 03
C2 04 00 B8 58 02
00 00 C3 B8 20 03
00 00 C3 B8 58 02
90 90 90 B8 20 03
90 90 90 B8 58 02
00 EB 13 BA 20 03
44 24 04 B9 58 02

And replace all 20 03's with 00 04 and replace 58 02's with 00 03

Save it and play Commandos!


note the graphical glitches (buttons, knapsack)

[qazx12]

Thanks, works for me

Finally can play Commandos 3 in 1024 hehe

Do you have any ideas about those graphical glitches (buttons, knapsack)?

[qazx12]

Don't change it:
90 90 90 B8 20 03
90 90 90 B8 58 02
because it fuckes the menu resolution:P

Try to replace 20 03 with 00 05 and 58 02 with 00 03 - you will have 1280x768 resolution that works fine, and also glitches like on your screenshot.

[E'ven]

Very nice to be able to play C2 at higher resolutions, thanks ss666.

[herbert3000]

@qazx12: I fixed some graphical glitches with this file:

http://sites.google.com/site/belcommandos/Home/INTERFAZ.MSB
(resolution = 1024*768)

[BooTx]

First off I'd like to thank herbert for pointing me in the right direction with the INTERFAZ.MSB file (and the guys at Commandos HQ for providing one). I now nearly have a fully functional high res / widescreen hack for Commandos 3.



As you can see I've got the basic interface working correctly, but unfortunately I've run into a few small issues and I've pretty much run out of ideas. So I thought I'd call on you guys to help since you're a lot more knowledgeable than I when it comes to Commandos 3 (I actually don't even own the game--I'm working completely off the demo).



The first issue is the title screen at the beginning of the missions. The words themselves stretch to the center horizontally which is nice, but not vertically (it's still centered for 600 pixels vertically). And more bothersome is the red background which only stretches to the default 800 pixels.

Ideally I'd like for the title to center itself both horizontally and vertically, and I'd like for the red background to either do the same, or be removed completely, since it's a bit of an eyesore as-is.



And next we have these two issues. The objectives box should be aligned all the way to the right side of the screen, but it remains in its default location.

And then there's the tips box, which you can tell is a bit of a mess. On the one hand, the box itself seems to have centered itself perfectly with the new resolution. I can't say the same for "HELP" and "CLOSE" (and its button). Needless to say, those need to be moved to the correct location inside the tips box.

I have spent hours in the INTERFAZ file and I just can't find anything that corresponds to these issues. Perhaps another file needs to be edited. Perhaps the executable needs to be edited further.

Also, I have no means of playing the game in multiplayer since the demo is single player only, so eventually somebody else will have to test it out and report back what, if anything, needs to be fixed.

Now, on with the fix.

I should note that this will not work with the Steam version because it's encrypted with copy protection. You'll need the retail version. You may be able to use the retail executable with Steam, however.

You will need a hex editor such as Be.HexEditor. Open your Commandos 3 executable with it (feel free to back it up first) and search for the following strings (you don't have to search for the entire thing, just the first few bytes to make sure you're at the right location).

Address (line) 00164bc0
20 03 00 00 c3 b8 00 04 00 00 c3 b8 00 05 00 00 c3 c4 4b 56 00 ca 4b 56 00 d0 4b 56 00 d6 4b 56 00 90 90 90 90 8b 49 48 b8 e0 01 00 00 83 f9 03 77 1e ff 24 8d lc 4c 56 00 b8 e0 01 00 00 c3 b8 58 02

Address (line) 00164c60
20 03 00 00 eb 0c ba 00 04 00 00 eb 05 ba 00 05 00 00 83 f8 03 b9 e0 01 00 00 77 3f ff 24 85 e4 4c 56 00 8b 44 24 04 b9 e0 01 00 00 89 10 89 48 04 c2 04 00 8b 44 24 04 b9 58 02

20 03 and 58 02 represent the resolution 800x600. Change those numbers to the following:

1024x600 - Replace 20 03 with 00 04 and replace 58 02 with 58 02
1280x720 - Replace 20 03 with 00 05 and replace 58 02 with D0 02
1280x800 - Replace 20 03 with 00 05 and replace 58 02 with 20 03
1366x768 - Replace 20 03 with 56 05 and replace 58 02 with 00 03
1440x900 - Replace 20 03 with A0 05 and replace 58 02 with 84 03
1680x1050 - Replace 20 03 with 90 06 and replace 58 02 with 1A 04
1920x1080 - Replace 20 03 with 80 07 and replace 58 02 with 38 04
1920x1200 - Replace 20 03 with 80 07 and replace 58 02 with B0 04

At the moment I've only tested 1280x720 and 1440x900 and apart from a somewhat minor graphical glitch on the exterior of the moving train level (though it may not be so minor at really high resolutions--you'll see what I'm talking about), they seem to work fine. As you've noted, other 5:4 and 4:3 resolutions work as well. I have no idea how well this fix works on other levels in the full game.

After you're done, save the file. Now we have to fix the interface, which will require an extracted and decrypted INTERFAZ.MSB file.

I've created and zipped up files for 1280x720, 1280x800, 1366x768, 1440x900, 1680x1050, 1920x1080, and 1920x1200. Download, extract the one you want, and rename it INTERFAZ.MSB. Then place it in the Data\INTERFAZ\ directory.

Alternatively, you can make your own for whatever resolution you want by following these instructions:

[sick]

Have you tried to edit the .grl files? The files you need to edit are in the INTERFAZ folder if I'm not mistaken. You can edit them with the Commandos developing toolkit:

http://files.cnblogs.com/Rex/CommDevToolkit.rar
http://files.cnblogs.com/Rex/CommDevToolkitSrc.rar

Hope this helps!

[BooTx]

It did help, thank you. So far I've been able to find the red title background (it was in the "INTENDENCIA" folder). Unfortunately though, every effort I've made to stretch / remake the images in higher resolutions has led to the game crashing before the level loads.

I'm not entirely certain what's causing it, but I feel that it may be because the GRL size is almost twice as large for the 1280x720 files, and the game for whatever reason can't handle it (maybe the programmers set aside a specific amount of memory for it...maybe it just doesn't like the higher resolution). Regardless of how simple I make the images, I just can not get the final GRL file size down.

I was however able to just black out all of the images so the background doesn't appear at all. It's not what I'd prefer, but it's better than nothing.



I still haven't figured out how to align the title vertically, and I also still need to figure out how to move the objectives box and the tips box. I'll keep looking.

Here's the blacked out title background file, if anyone is interested (it goes in Data\INTENDENCIA\).

[BooTx]

Whoops I forgot to fix a section in the zipped up interface files. I fixed them and re-uploaded so it should work now.

[herbert3000]

Thanks a lot. Works perfectly.
Finally I can play C3 @ 1280x800

[Bee]

I registered just to say thanks for all this information. I gave up playing C3 not long after I got it because the resolution was just too low and that combined with no weapon hot keys just turned me off the game.

I dug it out of the dust today and googled resolution fixes and came across this thread. I'm now enjoying C3 for the first time, and in 1280x800 it looks good. Works great!

Thanks,
Bee