Neverwinter Nights works on 16:9 using 856x480p and 1920x1080i. At intermediate resolutions (960, etc) the screen scrolls up and down as windows desktop does. Apparently the game doesn't lock the resolution.

To get widescreen working, one needs to edit X:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\nwn.ini like this:

[Display Options]
Width=856
Height=480
BitsPerPixels=32
RefreshRate=60
SafeMovie=1

[Video Options]
Enable VSync=1

RefreshRate must be set to whatever one uses in Powerstrip, normally 60 (I'm using ATI's HDTV adapter).

The SafeMovie option is important, because without it, in-game movies don't work (you end up with a blank screen while audio plays).

Notes: The intro movies do not play in widescreen, but the rest of the game works fine. I recommend using 856 rather than 1920, and relying on 4x antialiasing to improve the image quality. There is no noticeable stretching in 16:9 widescreen.

Note: One or more widescreen video clips and/or screenshots of this title are available in our LIBRARY.

I have a Sony KF-42WE610 (16:9) with a nVidia 6600. DVI to DVI connections with a HDTV out from the card. The picture looks great, however, I have a problem with the overscanning compensation. I used nVidia tools to get the screen to fit within the available TV realestate for the desktop. However, when I launch NWN it apparently doesn't use those settings. No matter what resolution I use, the screen overflows the visibile screen. I tried your settings to no avail. I'm using 1280x720. Anybody have similar issues?

- B