Windowed mode

elcid · 07-13-05, 06:24 PM

Hi,

Has anyone experienced problems playing in windowed mode? I mean actually getting the game to play in windowed mode? My game just won't do it for some reason.

All the manual says is that windowed mode is helpful for playing while reading other documents, which is exactly what I want to do (tired of Alt-Tab-ing).

elcid

goldorak · 07-13-05, 06:56 PM

You have to enable 16 bit color for the desktop otherwise the game won't start in windowed mode.

Amizaur · 07-14-05, 12:08 PM

For me it works OK in a window, with 16-bit desktop. It's even more stable (in MP) because most of the crashes were while Alt-Tab'ing :-).
If I only could have game sounds active when working on another window... :hmm:

elcid · 07-14-05, 11:29 PM

ok, thanks.. i'll try it when i get home tonight.. Still at work (lunch time.. of course) but I couldn't help but check the boards hehehe

elcid

07-13-05, 06:24 PM	#1
elcid Watch Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Windowed mode Hi, Has anyone experienced problems playing in windowed mode? I mean actually getting the game to play in windowed mode? My game just won't do it for some reason. All the manual says is that windowed mode is helpful for playing while reading other documents, which is exactly what I want to do (tired of Alt-Tab-ing). elcid

07-13-05, 06:56 PM	#2
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You have to enable 16 bit color for the desktop otherwise the game won't start in windowed mode.

07-14-05, 12:08 PM	#3
Amizaur Sonar Guy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poland Posts: 398 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For me it works OK in a window, with 16-bit desktop. It's even more stable (in MP) because most of the crashes were while Alt-Tab'ing :-). If I only could have game sounds active when working on another window... :hmm:

07-14-05, 11:29 PM	#4
elcid Watch Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok, thanks.. i'll try it when i get home tonight.. Still at work (lunch time.. of course) but I couldn't help but check the boards hehehe elcid