Perfect geometry. No stretching. The world of Hong Kong will finally fill your peripheral vision. Part 3: The Manual HEX Edit (For Advanced Users) If you are wary of downloading third-party executables, or if the automatic patcher fails (e.g., a new Steam update broke it), you can perform a manual HEX edit. You will need a HEX editor (like HxD – free and safe).
When you force a custom resolution via your GPU or the game’s .ini files, the game calculates the FOV based on the vertical height. In 16:9, this is fine. But at 21:9, the horizontal width is 33% wider. Since the game doesn't recalculate the horizontal FOV, it just takes the 16:9 image and tries to stretch it. The result is a zoomed-in, claustrophobic feeling, or a distorted mess. sleeping dogs ultrawide fix
Now go clean up the streets of Hong Kong—in glorious 21:9. Perfect geometry
Out of the box, Sleeping Dogs does not support ultrawide resolutions. If you set your resolution to 3440x1440 or 2560x1080, the game responds by doing one of two things: either it stretches the 16:9 image horizontally (making everyone look like a sumo wrestler), or it renders the game in 16:9 with black pillarboxes on the left and right sides of your expensive monitor. Part 3: The Manual HEX Edit (For Advanced