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Widescreen & Multiplayer for Contract J.A.C.K ----------------------------------------------- - Supports monitor aspect ratio 16:9, 16:10 and resolution up to 1920x1080. - change Field of View FOV 95 / FOV 110. - Fix by Spawn for Multiplayer / Dedicated server for playing online (GameSpy.dll file) - Fix by B.Vorontsov for comfortable play on Windows 10 (d3d8.dll file) - Fix "Catastrophic failure" error for Windows 10 **************************** WARNING! After setting a new resolution using WideScreenFix_CJ Do not open the Display menu in the game! Otherwise, geometric distortions will occur and you will have to restart the game. **************************** Installation. -------------- 1. Before installing, upgrade the game Contract J.A.C.K. up to version 1.1. 2. Install the latest Official DirectX version (June 2010) https://www.download3k.com/Install-DirectX-Redistributable.html 3. In the properties of the game shortcut, specify compatibility with Windows XP SP3 and specify the launch from the Administrator: ContractJACK Shortcut -> Right Mouse Button -> Properties -> Compatibility -> Run the program in compatibility mode with Windows XP SP3 -> Run the program as Administrator 4. Run WideScreenFix_CJ.exe, Select FOV, select the aspect ratio and resolution of your display. The widescreen patch WideScreenFix_CJ will be automatically installed into your game on the way from the Registry. NOTE If the automatic installation of WideScreenFix_CJ.exe does not work, then copy all files from the "Files_for_Manual_installation" folder to the game folder. Then follow the instructions "Self-installation WideScreenFix_CJ" (see at the end of the text). 5. Adjusting mouse parameters For smooth play and accurate shooting (see picture): Settings -> Controls -> Mouse -> Mouse sensitivity -> minimum Settings -> Controls -> Mouse -> Mouse Smoothing -> Maximum 6. How to play over the Internet and how to create a game server read in the "Fix Multiplayer" folder 7. How to install stable FPS for the display on Windows 10 read in the "Fix for Windows 10" folder 8. How to fix the error "Catastrophic failure" for Windows 10 read in the "Fix Catastrophic failure error" folder Unistall ---------- Reinstall WideScreenFix_CJ in Restore to Default mode. Known BUGS & SOLUTIONS ------------------------- Unzip and read file "readme_WideScreenCJ.txt" Original here https://www.moddb.com/games/contract-jack/downloads/widescreen-support-for-contract-jack