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Testing Branch Updated to Version 4.6.1 (Ultrawide Support)

[h3]Ultrawide Support (second attempt)[/h3]
Improvements have been made to the ultrawide monitor support. Now the helm of the ship has a new, custom overlay menu, that allows the player to enjoy ultrawide support while piloting the spaceship.



I have had a realization that I made the menus all wrong in this game. To really be able to enjoy it at all resolutions, something I am planning to fix soon, I will be creating new, size independent menus, rather than the fixed type I've been using.

These will remain the same size, regardless of the screen resolution used. I already did this for the game menus, like the options menu and such. The main issues are with the ship's helm, and the ship's computer, where scaling the menu to match the screen size causes all sorts of problems with the fonts.

Once I create a new system with scale independent menus, then I will add a proper resolution dialogue (with a list of supported resolutions to choose from) and the game will be playable at any resolution without the 1280 x 720 recommended size restriction.