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New Computer - Weird Graphics

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Ur-Quan
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New Computer - Weird Graphics

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I played BG2 on my oldie and it still has a very special place in my mind, being the king of RPGs as we know them. I recently decided I should play it some more, maybe try some of the melee classes.

Well, I couldn't. :(

I installed both games(SoA and ToB), installed the Gibberlings 3 fix pack, then installed a wide screen mod. Nothing changed.

When I start the game, my menus are weird, and I can see no text.

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Post by Ur-Quan »

Solution found, posting here to help other people with same trouble:

If you get text blurred like that, the problem is in your DPI settings, that may come with a high quality mouse driver, or a similar thing. Well the solution, at least on windows 7 is in compatibility mode. I toggled it around until I found the right option. Right click - Properties - Compatibility - Settings - Check "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings", problem solved.

Hope this helps someone.
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Post by Dante2377 »

I didn't see it in your list, but you should apply the official TOB patch before any mods or fixpacks. Just FYI.
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Post by Ur-Quan »

Installed it, but forgot to note it. It's not the problem in that.
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