Problem Solved! Was: NFS:Underground 2 / 6800U / Unable to go above 1024x768

[Odeen]

The solution:
I noticed that I could decrease the resolution from 1024x768 to 800x600, to 640x480 and then increase it stepwise. But trying to increase from 1024x768 to the next "step" up gave me a screen blink and 1024x768 again.

A friend of mine with a 9800 Pro documented that he could access 1280x960 and 1600x1200 after 1024x768. So the video modes were there.

So, in a fit of inspiration, I decided to check the available resolutions in the control panel.. I had 1024x768, I had 1184x852, I had 1280x1024... but no 1280x960. The game couldn't just skip 1280x960, so it tried jumping to a mode the video drivers didn't explicitly support.. and failed. By failing to achieve 1280x960, I couldn't skip past it to 1600x1200.

Solution: I forced 1280x960 as a custom resolution. NFS:U2 can now access it, since it exists, and I can skip past 1280x960 to get to 1600x1200.

So, if your NFS can't go past 1024x768, it's because you're missing 1280x960. Pass it on.

Hey guys!

I usually post a few answers in these forums rather than questions, but this has me stumped. I am running a reference 6800 Ultra, with 75.90 Extreme-G drivers, on an Asus P4C800-E motherboard. Chipset drivers are installed, all other games can run at 1600x1200 with no performance problems and no crashes.

However, NFS:Underground 2 has been stuck at 1024x768 with either the older 66.93's, or the new beta drivers. If I try to change the resolution from 1024x768, it will change to 800x600 and 640x480 back and forth with no problem, but if I click the "right" arrow from 1024x768 graphics mode, the screen flashes and stays at 1024x768.

Are there any graphics driver or game settings that I'm missing? I have a 1600x1200 monitor, so I'd rather run 16x12 with no aa/af and get ultra-sharp graphics than 1024x768 with anti-aliasing, etc..

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[BlackPear1]

Have you installed the patch 1.2? One item in the official description is "Increase performance on NVIDIA 6800 series cards running on high resolution." Probably worth a try if you haven't done so already.

 

[Odeen]

I had the problem both with versions 1.1 and 1.2, with official and unofficial Forceware drivers, and even with two separate Windows installs and two different 6800's (a 6800GT and the current 6800U)

I'm seriously stumped..

 

[BlackPear1]

That's a real puzzle. I've been able to select any res on my 6800 since installation, before and after patching. Seems like you've eliminated the drivers and cards and Win installs. There can't be much left besides the application itself. I hope that a solution will surface.

 

[quattro1]

Install your monitor inf. Maybe NFSU2 doesn't know what resolutions your monitor can do so it does not list high resolutions.

 

[Duvie]

I have NFSU2 and I haven't installed the patch...cause I cant use the no cd crack....so I am using the unpatched version and I run at 1280x1024 no issues....I have the 6800NU and 75.90s....

 

[Odeen]

Problem solved! I was missing 1280x960 as a valid resolution in Windows, so the game couldn't make the jump from 1024x768 to 1280x960.

 

[BlackPear1]

Good find - glad you got everything working properly, and thanks for reporting the fix.