How to properly change the game resolution? (2024)

Hello,

When I created a VN project through Ren'Py, I chose the 1280x720 resolution. As a consequence, the gui.init line in gui.rpy looks like this :

gui.init(1280, 720)

However, I realized that it would be better to switch the resolution to 1920x1080 and couldn't find the option to change it in Ren'Py itself, so I edited the above line to :

gui.init(1920, 1080)

The issue is that while some of the screens successfully increased their resolution, others - such as the main menus - stayed exactly the same. The end result is this
The problem still occurs even if I add

define config.screen_width = 1920define config.screen_height = 1080

to options.rpy

Is there a specific option/menu that I missed somewhere in Ren'Py or a simple way to apply the resolution change to all the game's GUI elements, or will I have to edit every single GUI value in the config files?
Thanks in advance.

Supporting creators since 2004
(When was the last time you backed up your game?)

"Do good work." - Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom
Software > Drama • https://www.patreon.com/renpytom

I forced the GUI regeneration (through the Change/Update GUI option) as you advised, and also deleted Persistent data.

The result is not quite perfect yet. While some elements have changed in size, some others are still misplaced :
https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/11/48/49/65/resolu12.png
https://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/11/48/49/65/resolu11.png

This is more a problem with positioning and not images themselves. There a lot more problems than it is visible now (text width and positioning in textbox, for example)

Now you need to go through all of gui.rpy and change all values (for items positions, width and height of elements, etc.). Just go over each value, determine what it means and think if its value is sensible for new resolution.

< < insert Rick Cook quote here > >

Damn, that sounds like a real pain. =O

I haven't really started working on the project and merely fiddled with the editor to get started.
Therefore, should I delete the project and regenerate it instead?

Damn it, somehow my renpy project started at 1280 x 720 instead of the 1920 x 1080 that I could've swore I selected. That selection menu is confusing.

How can I fix this? Do I have to transfer all my work to a new renpy project? It won't let me create a new Renpy project with the same Project name though.

There's always a problem. The problems never end. It's a continuous stream of never ending problems. I wonder when I'll be able to actually start making the game.

How are you supposed to pick 1920x1080 resolution? No matter what I do, Ren'py launcher refuses to make the game 1920x1080 resolution. It always makes it 1280x720

I hit the down arrow, it highlighted 1920x1080, then I hit enter?

It keeps making the new project at 1280x720.

Renpy version: renpy-7.4.5