What Is the Widescreen Fixes Pack and Which PC Games Does It Support?
The Widescreen Fixes Pack is a collection of plugins that add or improve widescreen resolution support in PC games. It targets games that were built for 4:3 displays and never received official widescreen patches, correcting the stretched or cropped presentation you get when running them at modern resolutions. The pack is distributed through the Warp zone of ThirteenAG's Github, and the games most clearly associated with it are the Grand Theft Auto titles — GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA IV (including Episodes from Liberty City).
What the pack actually fixes
Older PC games often hard-code assumptions about a 4:3 aspect ratio. When you force a wider resolution, the results vary by game but typically fall into a few categories:
- Stretched image — the whole frame is horizontally scaled to fill the screen, so circles become ovals and characters look wider than intended.
- Stretched or misaligned HUD — the 3D world may render correctly while the health bars, minimap, and menus stretch or sit in the wrong place.
- Black bars or letterboxing — the game refuses to use the full width of the display.
- Incorrect field of view — a wider aspect ratio without a matching FOV adjustment crops the top and bottom of the view or distorts perspective.
The pack addresses these by patching the game's rendering and interface code at runtime, so the 3D view uses the correct aspect ratio and the HUD elements are repositioned or rescaled to match.
Which games are supported
The source material ties the Widescreen Fixes Pack directly to the GTA series:
| Game | Notes |
|---|---|
| GTA III | Covered by the pack |
| GTA Vice City | Covered by the pack |
| GTA San Andreas | Covered by the pack |
| GTA IV / EFLC | Covered, alongside a separate Fusion Fix |
The page also lists related projects that serve different purposes, which is worth understanding so you install the right thing:
- Fusion Fix — a separate fix for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition. It is not the same as the widescreen pack, though both target GTA IV.
- Project2DFX — a set of plugins for GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA IV (EFLC) that adds a LOD corona effect to the game map, making the distant "LOD world" look better. This is a visual enhancement, not a widescreen fix.
- GTA One Liners — a collection of GIFs made from dialogue across the GTA titles. Unrelated to display fixes.
If your goal is specifically widescreen support, the Widescreen Fixes Pack is the relevant download; Fusion Fix and Project2DFX are companions you may add for other improvements.
How to get it
The pack is obtained from the Warp zone of ThirteenAG's Github, the same source that hosts the related projects above. Because these are community plugins rather than official patches, treat the source page as the authoritative place to check the current file list and any per-game instructions before installing. Installation specifics differ by game, so follow the notes that accompany each plugin rather than assuming a single universal procedure.
Choosing what to install
- If a game looks stretched or its HUD is misplaced at your monitor's native resolution, start with the Widescreen Fixes Pack for that title.
- If you are playing GTA IV: The Complete Edition and want broader fixes beyond aspect ratio, look at Fusion Fix as well.
- If the distant scenery looks flat or empty and you want richer LOD detail, that is Project2DFX's job, not the widescreen pack's.
The three solve different problems, and the source page presents them as distinct entries — so match the tool to the symptom rather than installing everything at once.