[Need Help] How can I "zoom out"? (show 32 pixel as 16)

[salmjak]

So here's the deal: I want to make a game where 32x32 sprites appear as 16x16 sprites (2x zoom out or ½ scale)

I've been searching in google and on the forums where most topics speak of window resolution vs. frame resolution, window object, viewport object, etc but I can't get anything to work :S The logic for me would be making a 400x300 window resolution and a 800x600 frame resolution and then fit the frame into the window, but I can't seem to get that working.

Thanks in advance for any help!

EDIT: Like, how do I keep the same aspect ratio with 32x32 pixels as when using 16x16 pixels?

[N64Mario]

Odd question, but couldn't you resize the sprites in the frame?

In some of my games I just window resized. But it sounds like you're trying to keep the window size the same, but resize the graphics only. Unless I misinterpreted this.

[salmjak]

Well, since I stack many of them next to eachother they just look weird when I resize them (gap inbetween them)

Your interpretation is correct, unless I'm approaching the problem the wrong way.

When I made a program for android in "andengine" I doubled the camera resolution while doubling the sprites size. The result was much more detailed graphics.

Like, if I use a 512x512 sprite now it will take up a quarter of the screen no matter what I do <---- This is the problem.

EDIT: "Ultimate Fullscreen" extension seems to do the trick, but I wouldn't want my game to be in fullscreen :/

EDIT 2: Never mind! Found the "apply fullscreen settings to window mode" so now it's working as I want it to

[GamesterX23]

Zoom Pixel Shader and Sub App object. This limits you to Windows only (I know nothing about the HTML5 zoom feature - perhaps someone else could help with that.)

Multimedia Fusion ONLY renders a screen area that is equal to your applications resolution.

To accomplish this, you should make your main application 800x600 and make your Sub-App 400x300. Run the Main App in the Sub-App and create a system to zoom in/out using the zoom shader. Because your main app is 800x600, Multimedia Fusion is rendering a 800x600 area, but you are only seeing 400x300 since you are running that app as a sub-app inside of a smaller window.