Posted October 17, 2018
These instructions will tell you how to play Soldier of Fortune: Payback in widescreen with no hud.
To get widescreen working, you will need a hex editor. The wsgf was a little vague on some details, which is why I'm clarifying them here.
-Run SOF3.
-Set all options in game.
-If you want a new widescreen resolution of 1920x1080, Set the resolution in game to a resolution with four by four digits (for example, 1280x1024). If you want a widescreen resolution of something like 1280x720 (which has four by three digits), set the in game resolution to 1024x768.
-Exit the game
-Go to the Save folder (in your sof3 installation directory)
-Edit profile.dat with a hex editor (any hex editor you choose will work. As always, scan any executable file you download).
-Find the section with the resolution you set in game and type the new resolution you want over the old resolution (for example, 1920x1080). The new resolution must have the same number of digits as the resolution set in game.
-Save the edited profile.dat file with your hex editor.
If you change any in game options after this point, you will have to reset your resolution in game and re-edit profile.dat with a hex editor again.
Now, go here to download the no hud mod for SOF3 (and to read these instructions again):
http://hudfreegaming.wikia.com/wiki/Soldier_of_Fortune_Payback
Download that zip file (sof3-nohud-widescreen.zip)
-Copy the Gui2 directory from this zip file into your SOF3 installation directory. (it's just contains an xml file) It's based on the subtle hud mod I found here:
https://www.moddb.com/games/soldier-of-fortune-payback/addons/subtle-169-sp-hud
I just changed one value in the file from negative to positive to shift the hud out of view.
Start SOF3 and you can now play the game in widescreen with no hud.
Note: SOF3 has a bug where your weapon accuracy is tied to framerate. If the framerate is too high (for example, on an indoor level or if you have a newer video card), you will be unable to hit anything.
To correct this glitch, go into your video card options and set up a profile for SOF3. Enable Vsync set to 60hz for the game.
To get widescreen working, you will need a hex editor. The wsgf was a little vague on some details, which is why I'm clarifying them here.
-Run SOF3.
-Set all options in game.
-If you want a new widescreen resolution of 1920x1080, Set the resolution in game to a resolution with four by four digits (for example, 1280x1024). If you want a widescreen resolution of something like 1280x720 (which has four by three digits), set the in game resolution to 1024x768.
-Exit the game
-Go to the Save folder (in your sof3 installation directory)
-Edit profile.dat with a hex editor (any hex editor you choose will work. As always, scan any executable file you download).
-Find the section with the resolution you set in game and type the new resolution you want over the old resolution (for example, 1920x1080). The new resolution must have the same number of digits as the resolution set in game.
-Save the edited profile.dat file with your hex editor.
If you change any in game options after this point, you will have to reset your resolution in game and re-edit profile.dat with a hex editor again.
Now, go here to download the no hud mod for SOF3 (and to read these instructions again):
http://hudfreegaming.wikia.com/wiki/Soldier_of_Fortune_Payback
Download that zip file (sof3-nohud-widescreen.zip)
-Copy the Gui2 directory from this zip file into your SOF3 installation directory. (it's just contains an xml file) It's based on the subtle hud mod I found here:
https://www.moddb.com/games/soldier-of-fortune-payback/addons/subtle-169-sp-hud
I just changed one value in the file from negative to positive to shift the hud out of view.
Start SOF3 and you can now play the game in widescreen with no hud.
Note: SOF3 has a bug where your weapon accuracy is tied to framerate. If the framerate is too high (for example, on an indoor level or if you have a newer video card), you will be unable to hit anything.
To correct this glitch, go into your video card options and set up a profile for SOF3. Enable Vsync set to 60hz for the game.
