CW 1.08c on Mac -- Fullscreen problems

subcritical · 10-07-17, 05:49 PM

Hi,

Anyone else running this on a mac? If so let me know if your having the same issues. Not sure anyone but the dev can help, but here are a couple of issues I'm having.

1. First, great game. I'm really loving it. This is an issue because I'm spending too much time! The next ones are real issues, but I didn't want to come across as negative on the game!

2. On loading the game, 9 times out of 10 the game loads to the main screen, but then goes to another desktop or program. I need to command-TAB to the game to start running it. This may be due to me running multiple spaces (or desktops) using the mission control app.

3. The dock and the menu bar are still active, so the game does not appear to be truly full screen. In case a dev reads this, I don't know how you have ported the game, but in X-Code you could do the following on the window Open event;
self.LiveResize = False
self.MenuBarVisible = false
self.FullScreen = true

4. This is somewhat related to 3. Since the dock is put in some sort of auto-hide mode when the game launches, the dock opens up whenever you hover near the bottom of the screen. This is right where I have my hud displays. Also, when I exit the game I need to go into Settings > Dock and a) enable Automatically hide and show the dock, then b) disable Automatically hide and show the dock. This gets my dock to behave how I like it.

Thanks for listening. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix which doesn't involve me buying a PC

or using bootcamp

I'd like to hear it.

-sub

Julhelm · 10-08-17, 02:31 AM

Is this on a macbook or something similar?

subcritical · 10-08-17, 10:39 AM

Its on a late 2014 iMac.

Aktungbby · 10-08-17, 11:06 AM

subcritical!

subcritical · 10-08-17, 12:10 PM

Ok, here is a small movie of what I'm talking about.

FYI. in this movie the shifting to another desktop does not occur (issue 2) and the autohide of the dock on program close also does not appear (issue 4). I don't know why it was happening before. If it starts to re-occur I'll get a movie of it. Most important is to not have the dock appear immediately after I hear 'Torpedo in the water!'

Also, in the video I actually went into the mission in order for you to see the dock cover the hud's. The same behavior exists through all screens/menus.

Julhelm · 10-08-17, 02:24 PM

I'm guessing we would have to build the mac version with these xcode settings you posted.

Killerfish Games · 10-09-17, 03:00 AM

What is your screen resolution? The aspect ratio looks weird and is giving you those vertical borders.

You could try loading the game, go to Options/Video, then go to the resolution and click Apply. This will re-calculate the screen size and might fix those side bar issues.

Also when doing this, be sure Full Screen is on to see if this impacts the dock bar and menu bar.

If anything breaks horribly, you can delete your options.txt file and reload.
Library/Application Support/unity.Killerfish Games.Cold Waters/options.txt

subcritical · 10-09-17, 06:13 AM

5120-by-2880. If I select 2560x1440 those borders go away. In game it is no issue.

The borders are also not always white as in the video. When issue 2 and 4 crop up they turn red. BTW, issue 2 and 4 popped up again. I don't have time to get a video of it now, but later today i'll create one and post it.

subcritical · 10-09-17, 06:27 AM

Ok, found some time this morning. Here is the video;
.

It appears the borders are going away after I select 2560x1440, but on a restart the border reappears, although it is about 1/3 the size of the border at full resolution. In the video I went to the video selection and simply hit Apply and the borders went away.

While screen recording I was not able to show the desktop switcher, but when my screen goes to the blank desktop, this is the behavior that requires a Command-Tab to get back to Cold Waters.

Edit: Fixed link

Killerfish Games · 10-12-17, 06:58 PM

If you open options.txt, what is the screen resolution?
If it is not 5120x2880, change it to that and see if it now always defaults to your native resolution on start up.

subcritical · 10-13-17, 05:51 AM

hmmm.. I can't seem to find an options.txt file. Is it supposed to be in the 'default' folder under 'streaming assets'?

-Pv- · 10-13-17, 11:46 AM

In Windows it's in the User's AppData. Have no idea where Linux would put it.

Suggest you use the Terminal and some kind of command like "find" or "whereis" to bypass the limitations of the desktop GUI.
If you are using a Windows emulator: open CMD in administrator mode "dir drive\path\filename"

-Pv-

subcritical · 10-13-17, 02:07 PM

I've already used finder to do the search with no hits. But you are correct. Since apps are seen as packages in finder I probably need to run the find command in terminal to get a more complete search.

subcritical · 10-13-17, 05:52 PM

Found it! (/Users/john/Library/Application Support/unity.Killerfish Games.Cold Waters/options.txt). Though the resolution was already listed correctly.

The borders are really not that big of deal to me. One interesting note. When the borders appear after in campaign mode, the campaign map shows up in the white zones on the left and right of the screen (instead of the white).

John

10-07-17, 05:49 PM	#1
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	CW 1.08c on Mac -- Fullscreen problems Hi, Anyone else running this on a mac? If so let me know if your having the same issues. Not sure anyone but the dev can help, but here are a couple of issues I'm having. 1. First, great game. I'm really loving it. This is an issue because I'm spending too much time! The next ones are real issues, but I didn't want to come across as negative on the game! 2. On loading the game, 9 times out of 10 the game loads to the main screen, but then goes to another desktop or program. I need to command-TAB to the game to start running it. This may be due to me running multiple spaces (or desktops) using the mission control app. 3. The dock and the menu bar are still active, so the game does not appear to be truly full screen. In case a dev reads this, I don't know how you have ported the game, but in X-Code you could do the following on the window Open event; self.LiveResize = False self.MenuBarVisible = false self.FullScreen = true 4. This is somewhat related to 3. Since the dock is put in some sort of auto-hide mode when the game launches, the dock opens up whenever you hover near the bottom of the screen. This is right where I have my hud displays. Also, when I exit the game I need to go into Settings > Dock and a) enable Automatically hide and show the dock, then b) disable Automatically hide and show the dock. This gets my dock to behave how I like it. Thanks for listening. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix which doesn't involve me buying a PC or using bootcamp I'd like to hear it. -sub

10-08-17, 11:06 AM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,997 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! subcritical! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

10-09-17, 03:00 AM	#7
Killerfish Games Cold Waters Developer Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 274 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What is your screen resolution? The aspect ratio looks weird and is giving you those vertical borders. You could try loading the game, go to Options/Video, then go to the resolution and click Apply. This will re-calculate the screen size and might fix those side bar issues. Also when doing this, be sure Full Screen is on to see if this impacts the dock bar and menu bar. If anything breaks horribly, you can delete your options.txt file and reload. Library/Application Support/unity.Killerfish Games.Cold Waters/options.txt __________________ Visit Killerfish Games for more info and ongoing discussion.

10-09-17, 06:27 AM	#9
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Ok, found some time this morning. Here is the video; . It appears the borders are going away after I select 2560x1440, but on a restart the border reappears, although it is about 1/3 the size of the border at full resolution. In the video I went to the video selection and simply hit Apply and the borders went away. While screen recording I was not able to show the desktop switcher, but when my screen goes to the blank desktop, this is the behavior that requires a Command-Tab to get back to Cold Waters. Edit: Fixed link Last edited by subcritical; 10-09-17 at 05:42 PM.

10-12-17, 06:58 PM	#10
Killerfish Games Cold Waters Developer Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 274 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you open options.txt, what is the screen resolution? If it is not 5120x2880, change it to that and see if it now always defaults to your native resolution on start up. __________________ Visit Killerfish Games for more info and ongoing discussion.

10-08-17, 02:31 AM	#2
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	Is this on a macbook or something similar?

10-08-17, 10:39 AM	#3
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Its on a late 2014 iMac.

10-08-17, 12:10 PM	#5
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Ok, here is a small movie of what I'm talking about. FYI. in this movie the shifting to another desktop does not occur (issue 2) and the autohide of the dock on program close also does not appear (issue 4). I don't know why it was happening before. If it starts to re-occur I'll get a movie of it. Most important is to not have the dock appear immediately after I hear 'Torpedo in the water!' Also, in the video I actually went into the mission in order for you to see the dock cover the hud's. The same behavior exists through all screens/menus.

10-08-17, 02:24 PM	#6
Julhelm Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Icy North Posts: 693 Downloads: 189 Uploads: 0	I'm guessing we would have to build the mac version with these xcode settings you posted.

10-09-17, 06:13 AM	#8
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	5120-by-2880. If I select 2560x1440 those borders go away. In game it is no issue. The borders are also not always white as in the video. When issue 2 and 4 crop up they turn red. BTW, issue 2 and 4 popped up again. I don't have time to get a video of it now, but later today i'll create one and post it.

10-13-17, 05:51 AM	#11
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	hmmm.. I can't seem to find an options.txt file. Is it supposed to be in the 'default' folder under 'streaming assets'?

10-13-17, 11:46 AM	#12
-Pv- The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,434 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	In Windows it's in the User's AppData. Have no idea where Linux would put it. Suggest you use the Terminal and some kind of command like "find" or "whereis" to bypass the limitations of the desktop GUI. If you are using a Windows emulator: open CMD in administrator mode "dir drive\path\filename" -Pv- Last edited by -Pv-; 10-13-17 at 12:52 PM.

10-13-17, 02:07 PM	#13
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I've already used finder to do the search with no hits. But you are correct. Since apps are seen as packages in finder I probably need to run the find command in terminal to get a more complete search.

10-13-17, 05:52 PM	#14
subcritical Watch Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Right here Posts: 26 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Found it! (/Users/john/Library/Application Support/unity.Killerfish Games.Cold Waters/options.txt). Though the resolution was already listed correctly. The borders are really not that big of deal to me. One interesting note. When the borders appear after in campaign mode, the campaign map shows up in the white zones on the left and right of the screen (instead of the white). John