[Unofficial] Widescreen Development Topic + Archive

[kingjinxy]

(04-18-2020, 03:29 PM)Brandondorf9999 Wrote: I have one that scales the screen fov and corrects the UI because it contains a boolean check that adjusts the scale if it's not widescreen mode after the first check for the viewport and some interface elements like the cursor:

$The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (NTSC-U, border removal):
040543fc 38600000
0419e238 38600000
045b27ac 3faaf287
C219E298 0000000C
FC20E890 48000009
4800000C 4E800021
3C0EFA35 7C6802A6
FFA00090 C0030000
EC210032 3C60804D
60636158 7C6803A6
4E800021 EC210772
3C60804D 606357DC
7C6803A6 4E800021
4BFFFFC5 7C6802A6
C0030000 EC210024
FFA00890 00000000
C21BBDEC 00000005
7CA51C30 48000009
3F3B13B1 7C8802A6
C0040000 2C050000
40820008 ECA50024
EC040072 00000000
C21BBC7C 00000005
C03F001C 3C608005
60634AD0 7C6803A6
4E800021 2C030000
41820008 C02DBD34
60000000 00000000

$No Cutscene letterbox:
041bbd50 4e800020

(09-14-2020, 02:47 PM)SergeantStarFox Wrote: Requesting an updated 21:9 (3440x1440) Gecko/AR code for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (US-NTSC). I've been using the following Gecko code from the Gecko codes website:

21:9 Screen Ratio [CosmoCortney]
04576880 3FD00000
E0000000 80008000

It does a good job of keeping the UI unstretched, but there's still noticeable culling on the sides of the screen, and a very strange effect where the reflections on water are offset, and rendered completely incorrectly on the sides of the screen. I've attached a screenshot showing the strange water rendering.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Unfortunately, I don't have any codes for a better 21:9 experience, but I do want to note that 3440x1440 is not technically 21:9, but 43:18. So the modified code would be:

Code:

04576880 3ED65359
E0000000 80008000

I noticed that despite what you said, there is still some minor stretching of the GUI, so perhaps this code might fix it.

If you're so inclined, perhaps you can modify the above 4:3 code, but I can't make heads or tails of it.

Also, perhaps @Brandondorf9999 can help, as he made the code for 4:3 for me.
I asked his opinion on the various issues that the code had, but he hasn't responded for months.

I also modified a code for no HUD which had a toggle into a code that is always on:

Code:

$No HUD Always
04b7f2ec 00000000
04b7f300 00000000
e0000000 80008000

Does anyone think that it might be possible to have the HUD show up when bringing up the item (B button) and equipment (Minus Button) menus? It would also be nice to choose to show hearts, the shield meter, and the rupee counter separately (heck, why not each element of the HUD?). I know that the Pro HUD removes most things, but not everything.

[Ivan89el]

Classic NFS 19:9 (Android) ActionReplay:
Underground (Stretched HUD):
04005860 C1ADC870
043C4F30 40071c72
Underground 2:
04333be4 43b70000
04333c24 3fc00000
Most Wanted:
043DE3C0 43B70000
043DE404 3fc00000
Carbon (GameCube):
044BE4C0 43B70000
044BE504 3FC00000
Ready-made configs for mmj mmjr ishiiruka kuroi (Android) + Max performance for Snapdragon 720G: https://yadi.sk/d/kr7B4hwWuJXp5g
Don't forget to enable widescreen in the game settings, and AF16 in the emulator!
Textures PC (PC/Xbox360 Most Wanted):
UG: https://yadi.sk/d/PESAtbScyjaI_w
UG2: https://yadi.sk/d/WynN9fXrd9U3MA
MW (min 4 GB RAM): https://yadi.sk/d/EiqFN3SxsU3mKA
CB (min 4 GB RAM): https://yadi.sk/d/OTqcn8G7syGi6Q
Gameplay (Fullscreen+ Textures): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXc5arsE_XI&t

[vlbastos]

(05-30-2019, 01:55 AM)brotherofmetal Wrote: Hey all, I ran into this fix for Sunshine and it works great! All HUD/UI seems to be nice and centered, and no stretching found on my end. Now I'm trying to find a way to finalize the game via Gecko or AR that will go along with this code here to fix any effects that might need it. Heatwave is the biggest one and I've heard that certain water effects needs fixing.

Basically I've been planning a play through of this game on my 48:9 setup (never beat it or got far). Are there any such codes that will just fix any broken effects on 48:9? Up-scaling to 4k textures simply does not defeat the terrible pixely heatwave and such.

Anything would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again for the awesome work so far!!!

To fix the low resolution in the effects you mentioned (underwater and heatwave), simply enable "Graphics\Enhancements\Scaled EFB Copy". Beware: goo will get jaggy (it's not as ugly as those low res effects, and you can use hires textures to make it look better).

Don't forget that enabling "Graphics\Hacks\GPU Texture Decoding" disables "Graphics\Enhancements\Arbitrary Mipmap Detection", so don't enable it.

Also, specifically for Super Mario Sunshine, "Hacks\Skip EFB Access from CPU" breaks the sun, and "Hacks\Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" breaks the goos, so you probably won't want those too.

[vlbastos]

The widescreen codes for "Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time (NTSC-U Rev 1)" (GPTE41) from the database archive are not working.
Edit 1: in Dolphin 5.0-13298 for Android (Snapdragon 865).

Edit 2: this code is working:

Quote:[Gecko]
$16:9
043C8D10 3F066666
044EC05C 3F180000
044EC7EC 3F180000

[dante3732]

Please create widescreen patch for prince of persia rival sword ntsc.

[jeffdaboy]

hi would it be possible to create a hack for wii sports resort PAL? im trying to play it in the vr version of dolphin and its playable just really annoying with all the out of screen objects vanishing

[ZeptoBST]

Would it be possible to have a widescreen hack for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

Have been searching endlessly to no avail.


I found that the PS2 version has one, but cannot find one for GCN.



I have tried to understand the process of creating a patch, but I'm not having luck finding any values for this game.

[kingjinxy]

(05-08-2017, 08:46 AM)gamemasterplc Wrote: 16:9 Code The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker NTSC-U:
043F7D68 C2D55555
043F7D6C 443AAAAA
043B9A08 3FA3D70A
042CD51C 38600280
042CD534 38600000
0404F000 60000000
0404F304 60000000
0404F62C 60000000
04205CC8 3860FFB9
041FB994 C0228068
04205A0C 380002B8
041F1028 C042B55C
041F1024 C0228068
041F1038 C042B55C
041F1034 C0228068
041F9B98 C0228068
041F9BB0 C0228068
041F9B80 C0228068
041F9BD4 C0228068
04203FC4 4BFF8300
041FC2C4 3CA042D5
041FC2C8 90A4000C
041FC2CC 3CA06E6D
041FC2D0 48007CF8
041FC2C0 48000020
043FCFA4 42D55555
041F6F0C C3E2D2A4
041F4798 C3E2D2A4
041F32AC C3E2D2A4
041F7A9C C062D2A4
Align HUD

Generally speaking, how do you manage to move HUD elements around with Gecko codes or hide them entirely? Is it just too specific to a game to expand the idea to others? I want to be able to move Skyward Sword's HUD elements.

[SergeantStarFox]

So it's looking like some of the primary contributors to generating codes for widescreen formats are no longer active on the forum.

I'm interested in learning how to create and modify Gecko/AR codes and contribute to the archive, but there doesn't seem to be a good guide out there on how to figure out which addresses correspond to aspect ratio/culling. Is there anyone who's still active on the forum that can point me in the right direction?

[iwubcode]

(02-11-2021, 09:05 AM)SergeantStarFox Wrote: So it's looking like some of the primary contributors to generating codes for widescreen formats are no longer active on the forum.

I'm interested in learning how to create and modify Gecko/AR codes and contribute to the archive, but there doesn't seem to be a good guide out there on how to figure out which addresses correspond to aspect ratio/culling. Is there anyone who's still active on the forum that can point me in the right direction?

Personally, long term, I'd like to see the community focus more on anti-culling codes. That is more future proof solution (ex: would work for VR) and then you can use Free Look's field-of-view capability to match whatever screen size you own. Admittedly it's not as user friendly right now (you have to manually set the fov every play session) but I hope to fix that in the near future.

As far as how to create those codes, I imagine the process is similar to other reverse engineering efforts. Looking at symbols of a game, or looking at the raw memory and looking for changes. For the latter, I really like Stephen Chapman's videos, though I have only done one attempt of making a free look camera for another game in an emulator (and I gave up because "saving" the offsets was a pain...)

Sorry I can't be more help. Good luck!