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here is my desktop icon target window if that helps<br/>
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"C:\Program Files (x86)\12noon Display Changer\dc.exe" -width=800 -height=600 /c "c:\Matrix Games\John Tiller's Campaign Series\autorun.exe"<br/>
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just replace ...

hi thanks for the responses guys, and casebier thanks for the link - that seems like just what I'd like to use. Download it but having a little trouble figuring it out.

I'll do some searching and hopefully figure it out!

<t> Sorry to hear that, but thanks for the response. <br/>
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Reinstalled after a long time to check out the new patches and it's almost impossible to see anything if I play at my native res. <br/>
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I wonder how other people with 1920-1200 or 1980x1080 play? Just change the desktop ...

Hi,had the same exact question as the OP, so figured might as well resurrect this thread rather than starting a new one.

Is it a possibility? Is it something already available in the newly released middle east series?

Thanks!

<t> Disabling directdraw worked as advertised, game is very responsive now (almost too responsive, moving the map around with mouse cursor if you're zoomed in can get pretty exciting!)<br/>
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Thanks for the help, looking forward to an update to the game that takes care of it internally.<br ...

thanks guys, I'll try the disabling DirectDraw trick when I get home from work tonight and post back with the results.

<t> hi harley, thanks for writing back -<br/>
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I did have 'show night' set to off, what I meant by not knowing what good it would do was that I had barely started a game so I wasn't sure it was 'in effect' yet.<br/>
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I mean, all I have done so far literary is install the game, start ...

<t> hi all - <br/>
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I'm having very bad performance with the game - sluggish side-to-side/up-down map movements, at least 1, sometimes 2 seconds going by after each mouse click before the 'click' is registered; zooming in and out of the map has a long delay as well. <br/>
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I read the ...

<t> hi andrew -<br/>
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just gave it a shot, turned off all the sound, video and music options. played through a game without a lock up (unfortunately, it doesn't happen with any consistency so don't think that says anything, really). <br/>
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going to turn the sound back on and leave the ...

<t> that's ok, thanks andrew - and yep, I had those covered.<br/>
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&nbsp;&nbsp; Just played through a couple of games, alt tabbing out every minute or so. Temps never moved more than 1 or 2 degrees (was around 58c most of the time), and there were no lock ups. <br/>
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&nbsp;so if it is ...

<r> Hi Andrew -<br/>
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I've already tried setting "threaded optimization" to OFF and disabling the AA and AF.&nbsp; It's on page one of this post, you had already recommended I do that and I responded that I had&nbsp; no luck. (I think you just must have missed seeing those postings). And yes ...

<r> hi andrew -<br/>
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not sure either about any special insights, just know that's what tech support wrote me. Are you writing "Developer" because you know they aren't in contact with the developer? <br/>
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Here's the entire text of the response (and I've already tried the suggestions ...

<t> hi andrew -<br/>
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Ok, I'll post once in a while to keep anyone who might be interested updated, that's a good point. <br/>
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Not sure what you mean by "those settings" fixing lock-ups, if you mean turning on or off aa/af I've already tried that and either way (on, off, application ...

<r> Hi Andrew, <br/>
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Thanks for responding. I'm pretty sure the settings on my card are "normal", at least as far as I can tell. The card is an EVGA 8800gt, might be an 'overclocked edition' but I haven't personally overclocked the card. <br/>
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&nbsp;I've heard back from tech support ...

<t> Just got another lock up, naturally I had forgotten after the first couple of minutes to keep alt/tabbing out and checking on the graphics card temp so I don't know if overheating was the cause... temp wasn't high when I checked, but about 8 or 9 minutes had gone by before the screen froze up on ...

<t> well, I played a couple more games through, highest reading I got was 58C. <br/>
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&nbsp;no lock ups yet, which is strange since it was locking up so consistently before with this game. Besides having the hardware monitor running I haven't done anything different, so I don't know what to ...

<t> hi again andrew -<br/>
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just a quick post to say my game is displaying the version # of the beta. I've tried playing a game with cpuid hardware monitor active, then alt-tabbing out of the game every minute or so to see what the temps are up to. <br/>
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So far 53C was the highest ...

<t> hi andrew - <br/>
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I'll double check to make sure the beta patch installed correctly tonight when I get home from work.&nbsp; <br/>
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&nbsp;As far as the hardware monitor, I have that program - I had it up and running when playing this game, but the game locks up the computer on me ...

<t> hi andrew -<br/>
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no luck, unfortunately.&nbsp; just froze on me again, about 6 minutes or so into a battle - same deal, had to do a hard reset of the computer. <br/>
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&nbsp;any other ideas? do you think this is the overheating graphic card thing other people had been reporting ...

hi andrew -

well maybe turning 'threaded optimization' off will do it then! would be great news - won't know till I get a chance to play a few more games, but hopefully that's the fix. I'll post back when I have a chance to check it out.

thanks.