run sh3 in separate window

humesdog · 12-06-05, 11:23 PM

Is there a way to run the game in a separate window, one I could view while performing other tasks in windows?

P_Funk · 12-06-05, 11:56 PM

Would you be able to perform other tasks while playing this game? I mean this thing is a system hog. Not sure you'd get good performance outof anything, including SH3 if you try and multitask.

Der Teddy Bar · 12-07-05, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by humesdog

Is there a way to run the game in a separate window, one I could view while performing other tasks in windows?

Tick the window option and off you go. This of course makes it less than full screen, which I prefer and have been doing since day one.

I can surf the net, work on the Not Your Grand Mothers Ship Damage Mod etc.

Marcus · 12-07-05, 03:06 AM

Errrr........ where would that tickmark be situated?

JScones · 12-07-05, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Der Teddy Bar

I can surf the net, work on the Not Your Grand Mothers Ship Damage Mod etc.

Surf the 'net?!?! Gee, if I tried that with SH3 running...

I have to run EndItAll or start with a selective startup first to get SH3 going smoothly.

Of course, your main reason for running in a Window is to ensure your patrol log is kept right up to date as you sail, isn't it?

Catfish · 12-07-05, 04:30 AM

Hello,
no problem here, i'm running SH3 and hit Ctrl + Esc to switch to the desktop, where i can surf the internet and e.g. post msgs here

I even have Word and some minor progs running, i do not run SH3 in window mode though ... and the game simply stops until switching back to it.
AMD 3000+, ATI radeon 9600, 756 Mb Ram here.
Greetings,
Catfish

Der Teddy Bar · 12-07-05, 08:26 AM

LOL I am currently playing SHIII (i.e. running tests), and I also have open, Netscape, SHIII mission editor (for testing mod) Outlook, explorer, excel, word and adobe photo paint all on two monitors.

To change it to windows mode...
Option... Video Settings... untick full screen...

I love the way it keeps playing when not the active window.

humesdog · 12-07-05, 09:20 AM

Exactly what I was looking for Der Teddy Bear. Danke schoen! Although may boss may not want to thank you

John Pancoast · 12-07-05, 02:09 PM

Yep, being doing the window trick myself, while doing other things on the pc.

Sh3 runs just fine this way.

capt-jones · 12-07-05, 04:00 PM

if you press the windows key the game will still run in the background and will revert back too full screen

yeah i been playin this way for a long l-o-n-g time i bet the die-hards will hate me for it

but it kills the boredom when in you are in max time compression sailing from base to objectives it even drops back to normal time when you get a sighting

im normaly surfing the net or ebay at that time :rotfl:

Curval · 12-07-05, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by capt-jones

im normaly surfing the net or ebay at that time

Translation: He is surfing porn.

Frenchie · 12-07-05, 05:24 PM

Out in the Atlantic in a small metal can full of blokes no wonder he's looking at pron!

Frenchie

capt-jones · 12-07-05, 06:49 PM

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Translation: He is surfing porn.

and that aswell

:rotfl: i just found a cracking DVD on ebay "DAS LEATHER BOOT"

Curval · 12-07-05, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capt-jones

Quote:

Translation: He is surfing porn.

and that aswell

:rotfl: i just found a cracking DVD on ebay "DAS LEATHER BOOT"

LOL...

humesdog · 12-08-05, 10:45 AM

Just had my first fatality while running the game like this. There I was sailing brazenly on the surface during the day, working on some billing, when suddenly a liberator drops a bomb that liberates my boat's insides from the outside. Too bad there's no sound when the game isn't the active window.

12-06-05, 11:23 PM	#1
humesdog Seaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 40 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	run sh3 in separate window Is there a way to run the game in a separate window, one I could view while performing other tasks in windows?

12-06-05, 11:56 PM	#2
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	Would you be able to perform other tasks while playing this game? I mean this thing is a system hog. Not sure you'd get good performance outof anything, including SH3 if you try and multitask. __________________

12-07-05, 03:06 AM	#4
Marcus Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 46 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Errrr........ where would that tickmark be situated?

12-07-05, 04:30 AM	#6
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, no problem here, i'm running SH3 and hit Ctrl + Esc to switch to the desktop, where i can surf the internet and e.g. post msgs here I even have Word and some minor progs running, i do not run SH3 in window mode though ... and the game simply stops until switching back to it. AMD 3000+, ATI radeon 9600, 756 Mb Ram here. Greetings, Catfish

12-07-05, 08:26 AM	#7
Der Teddy Bar Blade Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,388 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL I am currently playing SHIII (i.e. running tests), and I also have open, Netscape, SHIII mission editor (for testing mod) Outlook, explorer, excel, word and adobe photo paint all on two monitors. To change it to windows mode... Option... Video Settings... untick full screen... I love the way it keeps playing when not the active window.

12-07-05, 09:20 AM	#8
humesdog Seaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 40 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Exactly what I was looking for Der Teddy Bear. Danke schoen! Although may boss may not want to thank you

12-07-05, 02:09 PM	#9
John Pancoast Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Minnysoda Posts: 3,211 Downloads: 501 Uploads: 4	Yep, being doing the window trick myself, while doing other things on the pc. Sh3 runs just fine this way.

12-07-05, 04:00 PM	#10
capt-jones Helmsman Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 109 Downloads: 328 Uploads: 0	if you press the windows key the game will still run in the background and will revert back too full screen yeah i been playin this way for a long l-o-n-g time i bet the die-hards will hate me for it but it kills the boredom when in you are in max time compression sailing from base to objectives it even drops back to normal time when you get a sighting im normaly surfing the net or ebay at that time :rotfl:

12-07-05, 05:24 PM	#12
Frenchie Watch Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 21 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Out in the Atlantic in a small metal can full of blokes no wonder he's looking at pron! Frenchie

12-08-05, 10:45 AM	#15
humesdog Seaman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 40 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Just had my first fatality while running the game like this. There I was sailing brazenly on the surface during the day, working on some billing, when suddenly a liberator drops a bomb that liberates my boat's insides from the outside. Too bad there's no sound when the game isn't the active window.