IL-2 BoM Screen Resolutiion

[Mannawar]

I just installed BoM and can't wait to fly, BUT I can't!  Problem :  The setup image (with the plane in the hanger) is so big, that it cuts out part of the entire image.  The setup menus on the right hand side aren't visible, so I can't set the screen resolution.  There is no menu, nothing to set up, so I can't get started AT ALL!

I have a 28" flat screen set at default -  3840x2160.  If I set it any lower, even more of the image is lost.  Even when I set the resolution to the screen's highest setting - 4096x2160, that's not enough to change anything. I looked in the game's file folders to see if I could find anything there to help, but I didn't see anything obvious.  I am new to this, so what am I missing??

Cheers folks

 

[Voidhunger]

You can set up your game resolution in the game launcher.

 

There is il2.exe and launcher.exe in the game directory. Start the launcher

Edited July 25, 2017 by Voidhunger

[TG-55Panthercules]

Suggest you open up the startup.cfg file (in notepad or any text editor) and look for the highlighted lines below:

 

[KEY = graphics]

      3dhud = 0

      adapter = 0

      bloom_enable = 0

      desktop_center = 1

      detail_rt_res = 4096

      fps_counter = 1

      fps_limit = 144

      full_height = 1080

      full_width = 1920

      fullscreen = 0

      gamma = 1.00000

      grass_distance = 300.00000

      hdr_enable = 0

      land_anisotropy = 1

      land_tex_lods = 3

      mgpu_compatible = 0

      mirrors = 3

      multisampling = 2

      or_enable = 0

      or_ipd = 1.00000

      or_lens_offs = 1.00000

      post_sharpen = 1

      preset = 3

      rescale_target = 1.00000

      ssao_enable = 0

      vsync = 0

      win_height = 1080

      win_width = 1920

 

 

Try setting those entries in the red lines to your monitor's native resolution.  Also set the blue line to = 0 as shown above, if it isn't already. Save it back down, then start the game and see if that helps.

 

Good luck!

Edited July 25, 2017 by TG-55Panthercules

[216th_Jordan]

It is a bug. Try what Panthercules has suggested above. Setting fullscreen might help though. You need a bit of trial and error here. Did you set your screenresolution in the launcher? Because when I did I got the problem as you mention.

[Jade_Monkey]

Yes perhaps full screen (Alt+Enter) does the trick.

[=TBAS=Sshadow14]

Please make sure this section is as follows and 3d hud is not turned on..

[KEY = graphics]
       3dhud = 0

I was recently messing with trying to force VR style hud in 2d mode and this happens when game is in VR mode on normal screen you are so zoomed into menu you can only see 1/3 of the screen or so..

 

[Mannawar]

Thanks to you all for taking the time to offer your help.

Panthercules, you nailed it!!  I appreciate your assistance, and it was simple to do.

 

Into the skies go I!

[TG-55Panthercules]

Glad you got it working - there's way too much cool stuff in here to be stuck sitting at the menu screen