Dungeon Siege 2 Camera Fix

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Introduction

These files are for widescreen resolutions with aspect ratios of 16:10, 15:9, and 16:9 and surround-gaming resolutions like 3840x1024.

The widescreen FOV files will change your Dungeon Siege II maps so you see more horizontal viewing area when using your widescreen resolution. The surround files change the camera zoom, camera angle, fog and world load radius (frustrum) to accomodate the extremely extended field of view. Using the surround files will reduce game performance quite heavily, but if you're using surround gaming equipment (ex. TripleHead2Go) then your system is up to it.

You can download the surround files here.

You can download the widescreen (16:10, 15:9, and 16:9) files here.

Surround Files

Dungeon Siege 2 Installation

1. Copy the th2g-ds2.ds2res file from this archive into the 'resource\'-folder of your DS2 installation (e.g. C:\Games\Dungeon Siege 2\Resources )
2. Copy (NOT move) the World.ds2map file from the 'maps\'-folder of your DS2 installation (e.g. C:\Games\Dungeon Siege 2\Resources\World.ds2map) into your 'resource\'-folder.
3. Rename the copied World.ds2map file to World.ds2res

Broken World Expansion Installation

1. Patch the basis game first, using above method
2. Copy the th2g-brokenworld.ds2res file from this archive into the 'resource\'-folder of your DS2-Broken World installation (e.g. C:\Games\Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World\Resources)

Widescreen FOV Files

Installation

1. Place the Dungeon Siege II ".ds2res" file in the "*Root Dungeon Siege II Game Directory*\Resources" folder. Make sure to use the correct file for your aspect ratio.
2. If you have Broken World place the Broken World ".ds2res" file in the "*Root Broken World Game Directory*\resources" folder.
3. Go to "*Root Dungeon Siege II Game Directory*\maps" folder and copy "World.ds2map" to the "*Root Dungeon Siege II Game Directory*\Resources" folder. Rename the extension on the "World.ds2map" file so it is "World.ds2res".

Playing Dungeon Siege 2 with a Custom Resolution

1. Navigate to the proper directory
   1. For Dungeon Siege II go to "Documents and Settings\*User Name*\My Documents\My Games\Dungeon Siege 2" and open "DungeonSiege2.ini" with a text editor.
   2. # For the Broken World expansion go to "Documents and Settings\*User Name*\My Documents\My Games\Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World" and repeat the above process using the file "DungeonSiege2BrokenWorld.ini".
   3. Search for...
2. width = ****
   height = ****
3. Change "****" to your desired widescreen resolution.

Screenshots

Surround Files

Dungeon Siege 2 in Surround with Camera Hack

Dungeon Siege 2: Broken World in Surround with Camera Hack

Widescreen FOV Files

1600x1200

1920x1200

1920x1080

Acknowlegements

The surround files were created by Arotto with thanks to KillerGremal from dungeonsiege.planet-multiplayer.de for pointers.

The widescreen FOV files were created by dissecting the TripleHead camera fix created by Arotto. A big thanks to Arotto and all who helped create the Dungeon Siege 2 Camera Fix for surround resolutions.

Links

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5842
http://dungeonsiege.planet-multiplayer.de/forum/thread.php?s=&id=8525