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Old 03-12-21, 06:40 PM   #3
themrwho
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Originally Posted by propbeanie View Post
"It's not nice to fool with Microsoft!!!"
The issue has more to do with the game's programming paradigm. When it was written (Windows XP, and 32-bit)...<snip>
Nice video And yes, I understand this game is from a different age... With the current system resources, our computers of course can handle a SH4 and many extra tasks at the same time. While you explained the background of why it is implemented the way it is this thread is all about modifying the existing software to change its behaviour which may or may not succeed, eventually. I am happy to keep at it though, at least for now.

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Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan View Post
Which is why I recommended, seeing of using another computer (be it laptop or another desktop, if you have a big enough desk to handle 2 desktops on it...
Yup, that is the current "solution" and frankly it does work - can't argue with that.
If a software workaround can be found, I will be happy to reduce the total computer count by one - if one cannot be found, I will continue as is.
I have invested some time on this issue, and there is at least one more method I would like to try.

I will share the results here in case it benefits anyone else.

Meanwhile, this thread stays open, waiting for that miracle in case someone knows a way to implement this somehow

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Originally Posted by 3catcircus View Post
What is the 1-pixel-less hack?
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...92&postcount=9


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Originally Posted by propbeanie View Post
<snip>Your current technique apparently minimizes these "issues", but it still might just be a roll of the dice before you get the CO2 not clearing, or the cloud of steam following your boat about the seas of the world, or anyone of a varied sort of maladies yet to be encountered.<snip>
You may be right in assuming that "the issues (such as CO2 bug) will eventually hit you" however I have had zero issues so far. I get that it would be pointless to say "I *feel* I will never have issues" but what I can say today is "zero obvious issues occurred so far" (that I am aware of).

Which makes me think: am I not having the issues due to the fullscreen borderless window approach I have taken? Are you using fullscreen or are you using 1-pixel-less (as described in the linked post above)?
If you have not tried the 1-pixel-less method yet, perhaps give it a try as I have been saying it seems to be perfect.

Last edited by themrwho; 03-12-21 at 06:58 PM. Reason: add response to propbeanie about real fullscreen vs borderless fullscreen-ish
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