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Windowed mode? - 8/28/2007 10:23:05 PM   
Doobious


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/28/2007 11:27:55 PM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/28/2007 11:34:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		How ? Didn't find any screen res/windowed mode options ...

EDIT : huh, sorry, found it...

< Message edited by PDiFolco -- 8/29/2007 12:24:10 AM >

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 1:54:34 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: PDiFolco

How ? Didn't find any screen res/windowed mode options ...

EDIT : huh, sorry, found it...


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 3:22:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		BTW, is that me or is the game a real hog when windowed ? Everything is jerky and buttons/actions take more than 1/2 second to acknowledge...
In full screen it's much more fluid.
And any chance to have better res than 800*600 ?

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 4:08:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just got used to the stretched icons in wide-screen mode.  Once you get used to it, it seems normal.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 4:52:02 PM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 5:03:38 PM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 5:24:25 PM   
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Also, game is one of the best I have purchased from Matrix in terms of its stability, especially using ALT-TAB. Most of theirs blow up.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 6:16:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have always had a problem with this game and Alt-Tab.  When I alt-tab it locks up the computers and forces me to relog.  Doesnt happen everytime but over half the time.  Anyone have any suggestions?  I just thought it was my machine but with others talking about it not sure.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 6:40:06 PM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 6:46:30 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Yohan

Also, game is one of the best I have purchased from Matrix in terms of its stability, especially using ALT-TAB. Most of theirs blow up.



Most of "theirs" I have purchased have "minimize" buttons that work perfectly with no need for the use of ALT+TAB. You must be buying from a different Matrix Games than I.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 7:44:18 PM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 7:48:02 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Vypuero

alt-tab never crashes on my PC with CEAW - it used to, but does not any more.


Same here, from 1.02 version I have not seen it.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 8:34:47 PM   
targul


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Status: offline 		Today alone alt-tab has crashed my computer eachtime I moved from game to sending it.  It was 3 for 3.  That is a little above normally.  Normally it locks up about 2 out of 3 times when I use the alt tab.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 8:41:21 PM   
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ORIGINAL: targul

Today alone alt-tab has crashed my computer eachtime I moved from game to sending it.  It was 3 for 3.  That is a little above normally.  Normally it locks up about 2 out of 3 times when I use the alt tab.


Does it happen in windowed mode or full screen mode?


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/29/2007 10:04:41 PM   
targul


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/30/2007 12:32:39 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: firepowerjohan


quote:

ORIGINAL: Vypuero

alt-tab never crashes on my PC with CEAW - it used to, but does not any more.


Same here, from 1.02 version I have not seen it.


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/30/2007 1:06:00 AM   
targul


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Status: offline 		If I place game in windowed mode it should stop the crashes?  If so let me know how to do that.

Thanks

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/30/2007 2:01:54 AM   
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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/31/2007 3:03:40 PM   
YohanTM2

 

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Maybe too may things running in background? Seriously, this is the most stable game I have ever seen.

quote:

ORIGINAL: targul

Today alone alt-tab has crashed my computer eachtime I moved from game to sending it.  It was 3 for 3.  That is a little above normally.  Normally it locks up about 2 out of 3 times when I use the alt tab.


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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/31/2007 4:12:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think you can set it up to open in windowed mode - check the text file in the root directory that has various options in it.  That can be changed I know.

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RE: Windowed mode? - 8/31/2007 4:33:37 PM   
firepowerjohan


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Status: offline 		No, windowed mode setting in the settings.txt is not available until next patch but you can manually switch to windowed mode in the options screen in the game.

Yohan said: "Seriously, this is the most stable game I have ever seen."

Thanks!
That was our plan also to make sure the game was balanced and steady already on release.

< Message edited by firepowerjohan -- 8/31/2007 5:25:13 PM >

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