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 The code below should help you set up PlayStation 1 era visuals and should be commented enough. The code below should help you set up PlayStation 1 era visuals and should be commented enough.
  
 +===== The Goal =====
 +
 +To implement the technique of rendering at a lower resolution and then scaling up to 720x480 in MonoGame, you can use the RenderTarget2D class.
 +
 +Here's a step-by-step guide:
 +
 +  * **Create a Render Target:** Define a render target with your desired lower resolution (e.g., 640x480).
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 +  * **Render Your Scene:** Draw your game scene to the render target.
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 +  * **Scale and Draw to Back Buffer:** Draw the render target to the back buffer with scaling to fit the 720x480 resolution.
 ===== Fields ===== ===== Fields =====
  
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 // Set up the viewport and scaling matrix // Set up the viewport and scaling matrix
-var viewport = new Viewport(0, 0, 720, 480); // ! 
 var scaleMatrix = Matrix.CreateScale(scaleX, scaleY, 1.0f); // ! var scaleMatrix = Matrix.CreateScale(scaleX, scaleY, 1.0f); // !
  
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 } }
 </code> </code>
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 +===== Closing Remarks =====
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 +To perform full screen switches I came across an issue which I had resolved just about, let me know on the community discord if I should add that here.
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code_snippets/psx_scaling.1729537171.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024/10/21 18:59 by mrvalentine