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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:

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.

Project2DFX is a set of plugins for GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA IV (including EFLC) that adds a LOD corona effect to the game map. The result is that the game's low-detail "LOD world" — the simplified geometry used for distant scenery — looks noticeably better at distance. It is distributed through ThirteenAG's GitHub warp zone, the same hub that hosts the Widescreen Fixes Pack and Fusion Fix, but it is a separate project with a different purpose.

What Project2DFX actually changes

GTA games render distant parts of the map with low-detail models to save performance. At night or in dim conditions, those distant models can look flat and lifeless compared to the fully rendered world up close. Project2DFX adds corona effects — the glowing light sprites you see around street lamps, signs, and other light sources — to that LOD layer.

The practical effect is a more continuous-looking world: distant streets, buildings, and landmarks keep their light points instead of fading into a dull silhouette. It does not add new geometry, textures, or gameplay content; it changes how existing distant scenery is lit.

Supported games

Each title uses its own plugin build, so the files are not interchangeable between games. Install the version that matches the specific GTA title you are modding.

How it relates to the other fixes on the same site

The warp zone groups several unrelated GTA projects together, which can make them look like one package:

• Widescreen Fixes Pack — adjusts resolution and aspect ratio handling so widescreen displays work correctly.
• Fusion Fix — a separate fix set for GTA IV: The Complete Edition.
• Project2DFX — the LOD corona plugin described here.

They solve different problems and are installed independently. Wanting better distant lighting does not require the widescreen or Fusion Fix components, and vice versa.

Before you install

• Confirm the plugin matches your exact GTA title and version — a San Andreas build will not work on GTA IV.
• Check whether you are running the original release or a re-release/Complete Edition, since the correct files can differ.
• Expect the change to be visual only: no new missions, vehicles, or map areas.

If your goal is a more convincing distant skyline and street lighting in one of the supported GTA games, Project2DFX is the component that addresses that specifically.

A widescreen fixes pack is a collection of plugins or patches that correct the way an older PC game renders at widescreen and other non-4:3 resolutions. It matters when a game was built for a 4:3 monitor and either stretches the image, crops the field of view, or misplaces the HUD when you run it at 16:9 or wider. The Widescreen Fixes Pack hosted on the Warp zone of ThirteenAG's Github is a concrete example: it groups plugins that "make or improve widescreen resolutions support in PC games," and it includes a dedicated Fusion Fix for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition.

Why older PC games break at widescreen

Games from the 4:3 era often hard-code assumptions about the display. When you force a wider resolution, one or more of these happens:

• Stretching — the whole frame is scaled horizontally, so circles become ovals and characters look wider than intended.
• Wrong aspect ratio — the game renders a 4:3 image and letterboxes or pillarboxes it, wasting screen space.
• Cut-off or misplaced HUD — health bars, minimaps, and subtitles are positioned for 4:3 and drift off-screen or overlap.
• Broken FMV and menus — pre-rendered cutscenes and UI screens keep their original framing while gameplay widens.
• Field-of-view problems — the horizontal FOV doesn't grow with the resolution, so you see less of the world, not more.

A fixes pack targets these specific behaviors rather than just changing the output resolution.

What a fixes pack actually changes

The fixes are applied through plugins, patches, or mod installers that hook into the game at runtime or modify its files. In practice they adjust:

• Aspect ratio handling so the rendered image matches your monitor instead of being stretched.
• HUD and UI anchoring so elements stay in the correct screen positions at any width.
• FOV scaling so a wider screen shows more of the scene.
• Cutscene and menu framing so non-gameplay screens don't break.

Because these are code-level corrections, they're usually distributed as plugin files (often .asi plugins on this kind of project) that load alongside the game, rather than as simple config edits.

The Widescreen Fixes Pack and Fusion Fix as examples

The page describes the project as "Plugins to make or improve widescreen resolutions support in PC games," and lists two relevant entries:

The same source also lists Project2DFX, "a set of plugins for GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas and GTA IV (EFLC) which adds LOD corona effect to a game map, making LOD-world look a lot better." That's a visual improvement rather than a widescreen correction, but it shows the kind of plugin-based tooling distributed on the same site. GTA One Liners is a separate collection of dialogue gifs and is not a widescreen fix.

Compatibility considerations before you install

• Game version — fixes are typically written for specific builds; a patch or re-release can break them.
• Target resolution — confirm the fix supports the resolution and aspect ratio you actually run.
• Dependencies — plugin loaders or script hooks may be required for the fixes to load at all.
• Other mods — two mods editing the same HUD or rendering code can conflict.

How to find and install these fixes

1. Go to the project page (the Warp zone of ThirteenAG's Github) and locate the Widescreen Fixes Pack or the specific Fusion Fix entry.
2. Read the entry for the game you're fixing to confirm it matches your version.
3. Download the plugin files and any stated dependencies.
4. Place the files where the game loads plugins, following the project's own instructions.
5. Launch the game, set your widescreen resolution, and check the HUD, FOV, and cutscenes for correct framing.

If the image is still stretched or the HUD is still off after installing, the usual causes are a version mismatch, a missing dependency, or a conflicting mod — re-check those before assuming the fix doesn't work.

The Widescreen Fixes Pack is a collection of plugins that add or improve widescreen resolution support in PC games, hosted on ThirteenAG's GitHub "Warp zone." It targets the specific problems that appear when you run an older game at a modern widescreen resolution — most commonly a stretched HUD, an incorrect field of view, and a wrong aspect ratio. It is one of several tools on the same site, alongside Fusion Fix for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition and Project2DFX, which adds a LOD corona effect to the maps of GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas, and GTA IV (EFLC).

What the pack is

The site describes the project simply as "plugins to make or improve widescreen resolutions support in PC games." In practice, that means the pack is not a single game patch but a set of per-game plugins. Each plugin hooks into a specific game and corrects the way that game handles non-4:3 resolutions.

This matters because many older PC games were built around 4:3 displays. When you force a 16:9 or wider resolution, the game may render the 3D world correctly but stretch the interface, or it may keep the interface correct while cropping or distorting the view.

What it actually fixes

The problems the pack addresses fall into a few recurring categories:

• Stretched HUD and UI. Menus, health bars, subtitles, and minimaps drawn for a 4:3 frame get horizontally stretched when the game is displayed at 16:9. The fix repositions or rescales these elements for the wider frame.
• Incorrect aspect ratio. The game may letterbox, pillarbox, or distort the image because it assumes a 4:3 output. The fix tells the game the real aspect ratio so geometry and camera behave correctly.
• Field of view (FOV). A wider screen at the same vertical FOV shows more horizontally, which can look wrong or reveal cut-off geometry. Widescreen fixes typically adjust FOV so the wider view looks natural.
• Resolution handling. Some games cap the selectable resolution or fail to apply a widescreen mode at all. The plugins extend or correct that handling.

Because the pack is per-game, the exact set of fixes depends on which plugin you install. Not every game has the same problems, and not every plugin fixes the same list.

How to install and apply a fix

The general workflow is consistent across the supported games, though exact file names and folders differ per title:

1. Identify your game and version. Confirm the exact title and edition, since plugins are built for specific executables. For example, Fusion Fix is specifically for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition.
2. Download the matching plugin from the project's GitHub page.
3. Place the plugin files in the game's install directory, next to the game executable, following the instructions included with that specific plugin.
4. Launch the game and set your resolution in the in-game or config settings.
5. Check the result (see below).

The site itself does not document a single universal install path, so treat the per-plugin readme as the authority for file placement and any required dependencies.

How to verify the fixes are working

After launching, check these visible signals:

• The HUD elements (health, ammo, minimap, subtitles) are not horizontally stretched.
• The image fills the screen without unwanted black bars, unless the game intentionally letterboxes.
• The camera and FOV look natural rather than zoomed or fisheye.
• The resolution you selected is actually applied, not silently reverted.

If any of these fail, the usual causes are a mismatched game version, files placed in the wrong folder, or another mod overwriting the same files.

Common issues

• Wrong game version. A plugin built for one edition may not work on another. Match the edition exactly.
• Conflicting mods. Two mods editing the same files can cancel each other out. Install one at a time and test.
• Config not saved. Some games store resolution in a config file that must be edited directly or set to read-only after changes.
• No visible change. If nothing changes, the plugin likely isn't loading — recheck the install location.

How it relates to Fusion Fix and Project2DFX

These are separate tools on the same site, not components of the Widescreen Fixes Pack:

So if your goal is widescreen support, the Widescreen Fixes Pack is the relevant project. Fusion Fix and Project2DFX solve different problems — one is a GTA IV-specific fix, the other improves distant map detail — and you would use them alongside, not instead of, a widescreen fix when a game needs both.