Screen display

Mataf · 08-29-08, 12:51 PM

Hi there, I don't know why and I haven't seen any question about SH3 display, but when I play even in 1600X1200, my game is in the middle of the screen like using half of my screen and I can't get a full screen display

Can any body tell me what to do to ajust that?

mcf1 · 08-29-08, 12:56 PM

Haven't encountered a similar problem before
I've got these to offer, don't know if they'll do

1.Try hitting alt+enter while playing (EDIT: not sure about this one, works for some games to switch to window/fullscreen mode)
2. Try to adjust it with the buttons on your monitor

Mataf · 08-29-08, 03:52 PM

Hi mcf1.
Thank you for the idea. I did it but it still doesn't work.

I still have my game using half of the screen display

Someone else with and other idea?
Thank you for your help

Von Manteuffel · 08-29-08, 04:22 PM

All I can think of is that it must be your screen scaling. For example, if you have an NVidea card and a screen running at a high resolution, you need to "tell" the card through the NVidea Control Panel to use NVidea scaling when you're running a program with a resolution lower than your system's native one. SH3 runs lower than 1600 x 1200. So to get full screen display you have to adjust your system to give you full screen by scaling. If you use scaling with fixed aspect ratio, or don't scale you'll get the partial display.

Mataf · 08-29-08, 06:09 PM

Von Manteuffel YOU GOT IT!!!

Thanks a lot for your help!

I just fixed it.
I was playing like that for years with a 20'' screen but I got bored... I'm rediscovering SH3 with GWX 2.1 and all the good things done by all these good people.

I'm going to bed now its allready one AM and I think I will have a very good night!

Thanks again for your help

nirwana · 08-30-08, 03:56 AM

Wow u played this way for years ?! I never would be so patience

. If i wouldnt be able to fix it within a day i go shopping for new hardware.

Von Manteuffel · 08-30-08, 05:59 AM

@ Mataf - My pleasure. The only slight drawback is that the scaling stretches the image to fit your screen, so you may have to tolerate slightly elliptical dials.

Mataf · 08-30-08, 12:34 PM

It doesn' matter. It's still much better now than before and everything looks allright for me in 1600X1200 definition.
I don't have to burn my eyes out of my head anymore to guess a prey flag colors or to detect a ship 10 km away in the dark ocean night!

By the way, I just did my first mission with the new display (started again in 1939) and i sunk the Hood, among some others!!

Her escort was blind and deaf and never detected me...

That means that in my campain, she will never fight against the Bismark!

I wanted to be sure to get her...

So many targets and no more torpedoes available..

With four hits, she did'nt explose...

It's incredible how a so big ship can leave so few traces...

mcf1 · 08-30-08, 12:43 PM

@ Mataf
Great pics you got there

P.S By the way the Hood will meet her fate against Bismarc.
And I think that if you get lucky, you maybe meet her again before may '41

Mataf · 08-31-08, 11:29 AM

Thank you mcf1.

So we may meet again in cold waters... Would be nice... for me!!

mcf1 · 08-31-08, 11:34 AM

Yeah, definitely good for you

Good hunting.

08-29-08, 12:51 PM	#1
Mataf Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France (Alsace) Posts: 22 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Screen display Hi there, I don't know why and I haven't seen any question about SH3 display, but when I play even in 1600X1200, my game is in the middle of the screen like using half of my screen and I can't get a full screen display Can any body tell me what to do to ajust that? __________________

08-29-08, 03:52 PM	#3
Mataf Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France (Alsace) Posts: 22 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Hi mcf1. Thank you for the idea. I did it but it still doesn't work. I still have my game using half of the screen display Someone else with and other idea? Thank you for your help __________________

08-29-08, 06:09 PM	#5
Mataf Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France (Alsace) Posts: 22 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Von Manteuffel YOU GOT IT!!! Thanks a lot for your help! I just fixed it. I was playing like that for years with a 20'' screen but I got bored... I'm rediscovering SH3 with GWX 2.1 and all the good things done by all these good people. I'm going to bed now its allready one AM and I think I will have a very good night! Thanks again for your help __________________

08-30-08, 12:34 PM	#8
Mataf Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France (Alsace) Posts: 22 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	It doesn' matter. It's still much better now than before and everything looks allright for me in 1600X1200 definition. I don't have to burn my eyes out of my head anymore to guess a prey flag colors or to detect a ship 10 km away in the dark ocean night! By the way, I just did my first mission with the new display (started again in 1939) and i sunk the Hood, among some others!! Her escort was blind and deaf and never detected me... That means that in my campain, she will never fight against the Bismark! I wanted to be sure to get her... So many targets and no more torpedoes available.. With four hits, she did'nt explose... It's incredible how a so big ship can leave so few traces... __________________

08-31-08, 11:29 AM	#10
Mataf Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: France (Alsace) Posts: 22 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thank you mcf1. So we may meet again in cold waters... Would be nice... for me!! __________________

08-29-08, 12:56 PM	#2
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Haven't encountered a similar problem before I've got these to offer, don't know if they'll do 1.Try hitting alt+enter while playing (EDIT: not sure about this one, works for some games to switch to window/fullscreen mode) 2. Try to adjust it with the buttons on your monitor

08-29-08, 04:22 PM	#4
Von Manteuffel Commander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 411 Uploads: 0	All I can think of is that it must be your screen scaling. For example, if you have an NVidea card and a screen running at a high resolution, you need to "tell" the card through the NVidea Control Panel to use NVidea scaling when you're running a program with a resolution lower than your system's native one. SH3 runs lower than 1600 x 1200. So to get full screen display you have to adjust your system to give you full screen by scaling. If you use scaling with fixed aspect ratio, or don't scale you'll get the partial display.

08-30-08, 03:56 AM	#6
nirwana Sonar Guy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 380 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Wow u played this way for years ?! I never would be so patience . If i wouldnt be able to fix it within a day i go shopping for new hardware.

08-30-08, 05:59 AM	#7
Von Manteuffel Commander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 473 Downloads: 411 Uploads: 0	@ Mataf - My pleasure. The only slight drawback is that the scaling stretches the image to fit your screen, so you may have to tolerate slightly elliptical dials.

08-30-08, 12:43 PM	#9
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	@ Mataf Great pics you got there P.S By the way the Hood will meet her fate against Bismarc. And I think that if you get lucky, you maybe meet her again before may '41

08-31-08, 11:34 AM	#11
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yeah, definitely good for you Good hunting.