Hi everyone, I think this is a very important topic and it is discussed among new people who join the game, the resolution is very poor and affects people who want to play in full screen mode not in windowed and have no choice but to choose the second option. Playing in full screen with the current resolutions causes the screen to become shrunk with black parts on the sides and this interferes with today's modern experience. I think that making an improved resolution does not harm the game experience in general but on the contrary, improves it and gives new players a more modern experience. Some of us, unlike me, didn't play the game when we were little and would like to experience the game, but the resolution gets in the way. For them, it's like playing an old video game that was burned onto a disc. (not just them tho) In general, I think it is possible to make the interface modern and preserve the special and irreplaceable experience of nostalgia. It might be hard to do, I don't know, but I think it's an important cornerstone in keeping the game alive for many more years, and that there will always be new players. My honest opinion: I think mapleroyals is the best private server out there right now, but in contrast other servers (whose names I won't mention) have a better resolution option and the game feels more smooth and modern, and people join (right now) other servers precisely because of this reason. (one of them just got 50 new players in last 2 weeks) On the other hand, making FULL HD quality, or a resolution above 1366x768 is not suitable at all for gameplay. I think the 1366x768 resolution is a sweet spot for today's era. I believe that it is possible to make the experience modern and preserve the nostalgia in the way it deserves.
No one is against adding new resolutions, the main problem is the redrawing of the background to fit the new resolution such as the mentioned 1366x768 (along with adjusting the UI to fit) Due to the amount of effort needed, it's very unlikely we will get 1366x768 Note: the redrawing of backgrounds would need to include future content as well You may read more about the 1024x768 discussion here https://royals.ms/forum/threads/1024x768-resolution-preview-discussion.144465/
(answering here) Oh I see but well, maybe the effort is worth it. Or else, other servers have already done this, maybe we can offer to buy it with donations from people who support it
As Dave mentioned the amount of work for this is very high. We have no plans to add more resolutions at the moment. Nevertheless thanks for your feedback!
i use windows rezise ! https://royals.ms/forum/threads/how-to-play-mapleroyals-in-a-bigger-client-size.146299/ check this !
What if changing to 16:9 is not the default client res, and its just an additional config edit that you have to go out of your way for? Then the backgrounds can be left alone, and the empty space would be black? Won't look great in some places, but it'd be nice to have as a legit but "unofficial" feature.
What? The background would remain the same, but the actual client would be larger. The point would be to have 16:9 so you can full screen without stretching/ black bars.