XIII

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1 Game Information
2 Widescreen Support
- 2.1 Method
- 2.2 Screen change
3 Surround Gaming support
4 Known Issues
5 Condensed detailed report
6 WSGF links
7 External links

Game Information

By: Ubisoft
Genre: FPS
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Players: 1, plus 2-8 in multiplayer
Version: This information is based on the retail version, with the 1.03 patch installed.

XIII is an FPS developed and published by Ubisoft. Closely based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name, and featuring an extremely stylized comic book look and feel, you play as a man with superhuman combat skills and some limited ESP, as well as amnesia and a tattoo on his shoulder that says "XIII," and must discover your identity and past, while simulaneously being hunted by the FBI as a suspect assassin and by a group of contract killers for reasons unknown.

Widescreen Support

Method

Note: It is extremely preferable to set the widescreen resolution before starting your first game. Otherwiese...

Warning: This solution requires you to lose all of your profiles and saved games. The file that stores your personal FOV settings is compiled and only readable with a hex editor. If anyone wants to try to figure out how to edit the FOV settings in the file, the file is located in <gamedir>\save, and it is the name of your profile with the .pro extension. I've tried to figure it out myself, but the FOV is an eight digit floating point number, and I have no clue how that gets translated to hex.

The solution:
First, go to <gamedir>\save, and delete everything. Do not back up anything, just lose it all. Now go to <gamedir>\system. Right click on the file DefUser.ini, right click, properties, make sure "Read-only" is unchecked. Now edit it, and find these lines:
DesiredFOV=85.000000
DefaultFOV=85.000000
Change them to set your FOV. I recommend 95 for 16:10 displays and 100 for 16:9 displays.

Now save and close, and edit xiii.ini. Find these lines:
FullscreenViewportX=1024
FullscreenViewportY=768
Change them to set your resolution.

Now launch the game, and create a profile. Your FOV settings will be applied.

Screen change

Hor +

1024x768, FOV=85

1280x800, FOV=95

Surround Gaming support

None known.

Known Issues

Condensed detailed report

MGL Classification	Hor +
Widescreen method	.ini
Resolution support	Partial (tested up to 1280x800)
Singleplayer anomalies	None
Multiplayer support	Full
Aspect ratio support	Full
HUD stretch	No stretch
Cut-scenes	FMVs and rendered cut-scenes
FMV correction	Stretch
Rendered cut-scene correction	Hor +
Calculated grade	B