What’s your preferred monitor resolution for WitP:AE?

[Sovjetski]

How do I change resolution in this game ? :S

[PaxMondo]

I'm on a 25" needing to go to a 29" to be able to see hex boundaries. I better put a 32" on 'layaway' while I'm at it ... not too far behind that 29" ....
[:D]

[InfiniteMonkey]

ORIGINAL: Sovjetski

How do I change resolution in this game ? :S

Change your shortcut's target:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf1080 -pyf1080 -altFont -dd_sw

the -pxf and -pyf allow non-standard resolutions, just change the numbers to what you want. Make sure you are patched though. I spent about a day trying to get those to work only to discover the version that you download when you buy is VERY old and has to be patched before any of those switches work.

[Sovjetski]

" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf1080 -pyf1080 -altFont -dd_sw

thx alot!

[overkill01]

ORIGINAL: InfiniteMonkey

Change your shortcut's target:
the -pxf and -pyf allow non-standard resolutions,

My Savior, thank you !!

[patrickl]

I still think scaling option in the Intel Graphic on your pc will determine whether your can get stretched full screen. Usually the mid price 1980 x 1080 resolution pc will have this option. Those 1080 x 760 ones in cheaper pcs won't have this option .

[witpqs]

1920 x 1018 on a 1920 x 1080 monitor, in windowed mode. The shortcut is also set to run the game window "Maximized" so it goes to the top of the screen automatically when started.

The game then takes up the entire width of the screen and almost all of the height. It leaves just enough room at the bottom for the Windows Taskbar, allowing me to switch back and forth between AE and various other applications just by clicking on their icons.

For me, this is the easiest way to process orders because I can so easily switch to Tracker, Intel Monkey, text editor, spreadsheet, etc. It also makes it a snap to write an AAR in a text editor (for later pasting in the forum) while doing orders.

[offenseman]

witpqs- could you please give me your switches? I just tried that and ended up with a smallish, non-adjustable, square window.

[InfiniteMonkey]

ORIGINAL: offenseman

witpqs- could you please give me your switches? I just tried that and ended up with a smallish, non-adjustable, square window.

WitP:AE is not dynamically resizable. You set the size you want it to be in the -pxf1080 -pyf1080 switches and that is the size it opens at. In order to change size, you have to quit the app, change the sizes, and restart the app.

"-pxf1080" sets the width (x) to 1080 pixels. To make it as witpqs describes, you would use -pxf1920 in place of -pxf1080 in the switches I listed.

"-pyf1080" sets the height (y) to 1080 pixels. To make it as witpqs describes, you would use -pyf1018 in place of -pyf1080 in the switches I listed.

So change your shortcut's target:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf1920 -pyf1018 -altFont -dd_sw

I actually have several shortcuts that vary the size of the window. When I am taking screenshots, or doing a lot of writing where I do not want to see a massive witp window, I run in 1080 x 1080. My big screen (on a 4k display) is this:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf3000 -pyf1500 -altFont -dd_sw

If I want to run in portrait mode:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf1080 -pyf1400 -altFont -dd_sw

etc.
etc.

Pick the resolutions you want and fill in the numbers. Also, in windowed mode, get used to using "Win-plus", "Win-minus" and "Win-Esc" keys to use Windows Magnifier to magnify the area around the cursor. The "win" key is between the Ctrl and Alt. If you hold it and press the plus key, it starts magnifier (or if magnifier is already started it increases magnification). If you hold the Win key and press the Esc key, it cancels magnifier. This gives you the best of both worlds: Lots of map to see plus the ability to magnify areas that are harder to see. Example screenshot of magnifier in actions:

[InfiniteMonkey]

Here it is after I press Win-+ several times:

[InfiniteMonkey]

Finally, you can set the increment magnification per step (each time you press the Win-+ hot key) and the size of the magnified area with the options menu from the magnifier window:

[witpqs]

Infinite Monkey covered my switches well. If you still have problems with it not working then look at your shortcut.

[cdcool]

ORIGINAL: InfiniteMonkey

ORIGINAL: cdcool

I have a 4k monitor, that's a strange resolution. is that full screen or windowed?

I have a 4k monitor, that's a strange resolution. is that full screen or windowed?

Windowed. WitP:AE uses an old DirectX version that cannot handle the full 3840 x 2160 of a 4k display. 3k by 1500 is about as big as I have gotten it to go without display bugs. It gives me space to see manuals, spreadsheets, etc. as well.

Thanks man! I'm using your 4K settings

[offenseman]

Thank you, that was a nicely in depth answer.

[cdcool]

Here is a 4K setting
DPI at 200%
1900 X 1000
Large enough to see and takes up the full screen on a 50-inch monitor.

"G:\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -skipVideo -wd –cpu2 –multiaudio -pxf1900 -pyf1000 -altFont -dd_sw"

[Jepo1501]

I didn't know you could change resolution!!!