Flickering screen

nillefix · 07-13-08, 06:37 AM

Hi,
Found my old copy of Sub Command and decided to install on my Laptop with Vista on it. Everything works great except I got some major flickering going on all screens. I got the 1.08 patch installed.

Any tips or suggestions?

Best regards/

Niclas Åberg
Stockholm, Sweden

Robsoie · 07-13-08, 07:59 AM

Maybe Vista has some problems with the executable
Have you tried to edit the properties of subcommand.exe to activate either window XP or window 98/Me compatibility mode ?

Additionally, try to run the game in windowed mode
To do this, add

Code:

-windowed

to your shortcut, doing it like this :
edit the properties of your Sub Command shortcut
At the target line, you see it end with

Code:

subcommand.exe"

Add a space and type -windowed , so it looks like this

Code:

subcommand.exe" -windowed

Now launching Sub Command with that edited shortcut will launch it in windowed mode

And important, set your desktop color to 16 bits (Sub Command windowed mode does not work on 32 bits colored desktop)

I hope it will help.

nillefix · 07-13-08, 08:15 AM

Thanks that helped

Thanks again

Nick

Frame57 · 07-13-08, 02:03 PM

Hey Nilfix let me know if you have any problems with your Vista always prompting the "speech software" to be activated. Thanks

07-13-08, 06:37 AM	#1
nillefix Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Flickering screen Hi, Found my old copy of Sub Command and decided to install on my Laptop with Vista on it. Everything works great except I got some major flickering going on all screens. I got the 1.08 patch installed. Any tips or suggestions? Best regards/ Niclas Åberg Stockholm, Sweden

07-13-08, 07:59 AM	#2
Robsoie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 130 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Maybe Vista has some problems with the executable Have you tried to edit the properties of subcommand.exe to activate either window XP or window 98/Me compatibility mode ? Additionally, try to run the game in windowed mode To do this, add Code: -windowed to your shortcut, doing it like this : edit the properties of your Sub Command shortcut At the target line, you see it end with Code: subcommand.exe" Add a space and type -windowed , so it looks like this Code: subcommand.exe" -windowed Now launching Sub Command with that edited shortcut will launch it in windowed mode And important, set your desktop color to 16 bits (Sub Command windowed mode does not work on 32 bits colored desktop) I hope it will help.

07-13-08, 08:15 AM	#3
nillefix Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks that helped Thanks again Nick

07-13-08, 02:03 PM	#4
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Hey Nilfix let me know if you have any problems with your Vista always prompting the "speech software" to be activated. Thanks