Open juicetoon opened 4 years ago
DrMerlin
commented
4 years ago It worked for me insofar as it added WS resolutions to the launcher. But the game wouldn't start from the launcher at that point. :( I had to revert to the original launcher (without the WS resolutions) to get the game to start.
eduonlinebr
commented
3 years ago It didn't work for me either. The file matrix32.exe loads and close in about 2 seconds, without starting the game. If I remove the files, the game works again, But there's other mod for the game that I was able to make it works, nevertheless it doesn't got the 3440x1440 resolution that I use at home.
francescosalvi
commented
2 years ago the trick for me was to patch the game to v1.52 (https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/528-enter-the-matrix/), after that the options launcher displayed all the resolutions (including nvidia's super resolutions!)
ThirteenAG
commented
2 years ago Hm, yeah, I usually work on latest available versions, so unpatched ones weren't even tested. If they are drastically different, then widescreen fix won't work.
CodingPigFromTheBushes
commented
1 year ago Hm, yeah, I usually work on latest available versions, so unpatched ones weren't even tested. If they are drastically different, then widescreen fix won't work.
What almost no one seems to know, is that Atari released a updated 2004 or 2005 version of the game under the Best of Atari label. This build of the game has a higher version than 1.52 and fixes some of the PC versions issues such as FPS dropping without LOD on. But it also added some new minigames. The launcher looks completely different too and the exe of the game is of course also different and has a 2004 timestamp. 1.52 came out in 2003.
Sadly this updated stuff was newer released in a patch and is only available when you install a 2004 or 2005 CD/DVD copy of the game. Also seems like this version has no copy protection but could also be Win10 disabling it...
Sadly your widescreen fix doesn't work with this build of the game. Any chance for support? Can send you the game copy in question but should also be on Archive.org.
mmillar-bolis
commented
7 months ago I can confirm what @CodingPigFromTheBushes has observed; there are at least two game revisions that are newer than Patch 1.52.
| Patch 1.52 | Matrix.exe | MatrixOptions.exe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6,724 KB | 492 KB |
| Build Date | 2003-05-15 | 2003-05-09 |
| MD5 | 05FD157BC6D12B7063489D9EE1FBC7AC |
5672B44723B8A0013A6B971A34720637 |
| SHA1 | 84AC51E5C5D789B49392A222072FD60990D15310 |
447533846F6410C6BC011FD6AECE911E4A9E43A9 |
| DVD-ROM Edition | Matrix.exe | MatrixOptions.exe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6,763 KB | 492 KB |
| Build Date | 2003-09-19 | 2003-09-04 |
| MD5 | DC0130293BB8D34D0F3F949141DE6FAF |
E59D4017DEC8BAB23644D8FF591EE42F |
| SHA1 | 00FF74E49AF7C3A77CDAA497C7A6661C13248BD7 |
C7FB44D58F336C948FD29EA734C59CE6358AF609 |
| 2004 Edition | Matrix.exe | MatrixOptions.exe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 8,888 KB | 492 KB |
| Build Date | 2004-01-12 | 2003-09-04 |
| MD5 | 368C2478EB144D5428FA99DB859CE385 |
E59D4017DEC8BAB23644D8FF591EE42F |
| SHA1 | DFCCB72865AFBA22F670DB866BA6528096BB0572 |
C7FB44D58F336C948FD29EA734C59CE6358AF609 |
The DVD-ROM edition appears to fix the LoD performance bug and introduces a new launcher that is also carried over into the 2004 Edition. The 2004 Edition includes two extra mini-games (the only other platform to receive these was the PS2 Greatest Hits version).
I can't vouch for the lack of copy-protection, however. In my attempts to run these, both versions appear to require a play disc and will refuse to launch without it. The only way around this soft requirement is to use the DEViANCE No-CD executable that has become the standard, but this will downgrade the game to 1.52.
In either case, this widescreen fix does not appear to be compatible with either the later DVD-ROM Edition, nor the 2004 Edition.
Don't think I've done anything wrong, but I aint getting the option for widescreen resolutions in MatrixOptions.exe