Guide to set a custom resolution in Shaiya

It's really easy.

1-Find your Shaiya folder.

2-In that folder you need to open the file named CONFIG.INI with a word processor like notepad or wordpad. Make a backup copy before editing in case you mess something up, if so, just delete the messed up file and replace with your backup.

3-You then look at the top and you'll easilly see the resolution configuration(SIZE_X=.... and SIZE_Y=.... where x is width and y is height).

4-Change the numbers to your needs.

5-Save your changes and close the file.

6-Start the game, voilà!

(on older computers this could drop the framerate and maybe make it unplayable if the max resolution for your monitor is too high for your videocard)

IMPORTANT: Do not go over your monitors max resolution, and do not input settings you do not know about, the game already gives some good resolution choices if you're not familiar with editing anything.

This is how it looks for me as an example:


---»The UI problem is minor since you can move most pannels around the interface and when you log back in it's still like you left it. The only thing that doesnt adjust is the bottom XP and Goddess blessing bar and thats not really a problem, it actually frees some space. You could also edit the placement of the pannels in the config.ini file but that would be pointless since you can do it while the game is loaded. (edit: To play with the pannels in the costum resolution you need to add a line at the bottom of the CONFIG.INI file, it should look like this [INTERFACE_....X....] where the ....(4dots) are your resolution in x and y respectively, example for my 1680x1050 resolution would be [INTERFACE_1680X1050] )

---»For font size, there is no setting for it in the CONFIG.ini file, so we can't do anything about it, sorry. You can make the chat window bigger by editing the
CHAT_SIZE0=
CHAT_SIZE1=
lines in the different resolutions but always make sure to keep a backup of the original file in case you mess it up. I advise you guys to stay under 16 for the chat size and only edit it if you play in resolutions over 1024x768.

---»For better readability of the chat, click on the little bubble on the bottom left of it and put a mark in the OOC square, it will make the chat easier to see.

These are examples of the different chat box sizes, first is normal


second is
CHAT_SIZE0=14
CHAT_SIZE1=12


and third is what I use,
CHAT_SIZE0=10
CHAT_SIZE1=10


You can also see the checkmark in the OoC box at the bottom in case you didnt know what I meant.

I hope this helps some of you.

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