16:9 Now Available on Experimental Branch
A 16:9 aspect ratio version of the game is now available on the Experimental branch.
Opt-in via [Steam Library > MaD2 > Properties > Betas > Experimental].
Since the game was built from the ground up in 800x600 (4:3), and then updated for years after that in the same resolution and aspect ratio, various features were built specifically for that resolution.
Bad practice, for sure, but those features have now been tweaked to work better in a more traditional 16:9 aspect ratio.
What's still not quite traditional is the base resolution, which currently stands at 1066x600 (16:9), so as not to affect the vertical resolution which would cause further issues (that I'll be looking into next.)
Note that all content created in the game is saved in absolute coordinates, so if you create content in 16:9, and load it in 4:3 it will spawn off-screen.
Other than that, the horizontal resolution bump shouldn't affect most things by far, but please report any issues you may encounter following the instructions in the Bug Reports thread.
TL;DR: The game is now wider.
Opt-in via [Steam Library > MaD2 > Properties > Betas > Experimental].
Since the game was built from the ground up in 800x600 (4:3), and then updated for years after that in the same resolution and aspect ratio, various features were built specifically for that resolution.
Bad practice, for sure, but those features have now been tweaked to work better in a more traditional 16:9 aspect ratio.
What's still not quite traditional is the base resolution, which currently stands at 1066x600 (16:9), so as not to affect the vertical resolution which would cause further issues (that I'll be looking into next.)
Note that all content created in the game is saved in absolute coordinates, so if you create content in 16:9, and load it in 4:3 it will spawn off-screen.
Other than that, the horizontal resolution bump shouldn't affect most things by far, but please report any issues you may encounter following the instructions in the Bug Reports thread.
TL;DR: The game is now wider.