Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: H2V: Setting up a Custom Resolution
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I read on another forum that you can set up a custom resolution. My laptop has a 19 inch screen, and to my surprise 1440x900 is not supported.
But when I tried to setup the custom resolution, it appears to not be working. So maybe you guys can figure out where I went wrong.

You have to modify your shortcut path. Here is my shortcut example.
"C:\Games\Halo 2\startup.exe" -vidmode xxxx,xxx,xx
Change the "X's" to your desired resolution, for example.
"C:\Games\Halo 2\startup.exe" -vidmode 1440,900,60

But this is not working. I also tried it with halo2.exe with no success.


  • 05.25.2007 12:16 AM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

That only works on Halo 1. Very sad. Halo 2 only has 4 different command line parameters, novsync, windowed, monitor, and nosound. I don't understand why they left vsync out of the ingame menu lol, and I don't understand why there aren't more options! Not being able to have a custom resolution is really annoying. I have a widescreen monitor, but Halo 2's only widescreen resolutions are too big and give me insane unplayable lag, so I have to play with a stretched screen :(

EDIT: First person to figure out how to get custom resolutions wins a cookie.

[Edited on 05.25.2007 12:31 AM PDT]

  • 05.25.2007 12:29 AM PDT
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anyone tried editing the registry entry for the game?

try this:
go to start -> run
type in 'regedit' and hit enter
in the registry go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Halo2\Video Settings

in there you can see a ScreenresX and ScreenResY option

theres also different things you can change in there, like aspectratio and hudsize

i havent tried it out myself, but its worth a shot.

  • 05.25.2007 1:26 AM PDT
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I tried it. Did no appear to work. Tried it in the menu's and even went ingame. When going to settings, it reset the registry to 1024x768.

  • 05.25.2007 9:03 AM PDT
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Hired Gun obviously does not know how PC games work.

  • 05.25.2007 10:38 AM PDT
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If Halo2vista.net was the site, and the person was Crest. That was me. I recommended that for people to try. I haven't messed with it yet,

  • 05.25.2007 11:56 AM PDT
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Yep, that was the site.
Hopefully we get some more support in a patch.

  • 05.25.2007 12:24 PM PDT