Overview
How to play SPF2 with custom resolution, and prevent “access violation” errors.
Run SpellForce 2 in compatibility mode
In order to prevent random crashes to desktop (access violation), the game needs to run in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.
Go to your SPF2 installation folder (SteamSteamAppscommonSpellforce 2 Gold Edition) and find spellforce2.exe, right click on it, Properties/Compatibility tab, then select run in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.
Be sure you install DirectX 9, you can find it in SPF2 directory.
It’s no necessary, but you will need to run Steam with admin rights, if not Steam ingame overlay won’t launch.
You can also check this guide by durham77 if your game doesn’t start:
[link]Play with custom resolutions
Source: Widescreen Gaming Forum[www.wsgf.org]
Browse to your DocumentsSpellForce2 folder and open config.xml with notepad or any text editor.
Find the following strings: screenheight=”XX” screenwidth=”XX” and set them to your desired resolution, for example:
Start the game, then bring the console by pressing Ctrl + ] and type:
UI:SetCameraFOV(0.94) for 16:10 resolutions (1680×1050)
UI:SetCameraFOV(1.080) for 16:9 resolutions (1920×1080)
To set different FOV values and find the one that best suits your resolution, just increase or decrease the last two digits (1.0XX)
