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Changing resolution? - 4/13/2010 5:59:22 PM

Wiz33

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I did not find anything in the option menu for changing the game's res or running in Windowed mode. Is it possible? I uses a 24" 1920x1200 screen and at native res the fonts are a bit small for these old eyes. Is it possible to run at 1680x1050 or something lower? TIA

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/13/2010 7:00:44 PM

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Game actually runs in a window with no borders or controls. It uses the res setting of your screen. To use a lower res you have to change your screen setting.

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/13/2010 7:48:40 PM

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Thanks. I should have done a search before posting. It would be really nice to be able to run this in a window as I multitask a lot.

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/13/2010 8:15:45 PM

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Alt-tabbing works fine. Multi away.

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/14/2010 12:15:45 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Wiz33

Thanks. I should have done a search before posting. It would be really nice to be able to run this in a window as I multitask a lot.

So do I, working on the Planets overhaul or the Ship mods I'm doing while playing the game or rather let the game play for me and intervene now and then.

Alt-tabbing works like a charm.

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/14/2010 1:37:45 AM

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Yup not problems with alt-tabbing so far. The only problem I have is the music cuts out for some wierd reason. Other than that no problems at all. If anything running with a window boarder would make everything a bit smaller and then you would really have a hard time with the fonts.

I believe the minimum setting the game plays at is 1280X720 or something like that.

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RE: Changing resolution? - 4/14/2010 1:52:09 PM

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I tried setting my resolution to less then my native, hoping that would make the text more readable. The text is bigger, but still suffers from a kind of antialiasing problem. I have seen screenshots of the game, though, where that problem is not apparent, the text is clear and easy to read.

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