Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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zannibear
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Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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Been trying for half an hour to find a way to get the windowed version of the game to change from the default resolution, and nothing I have done works. It's worked for my friend who was trying to change it, and I've used the exact settings they've used, and still won't work!

Current command line switch:
"F:\Games\War in the Pacific\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -cpu4 -wd -pxf1680 -pyf1050 -deepColor -dd_sw -multiaudio -altFont -skipVideo -archive
I've tried running it both as admin and not, I've run it in Windows Vista compatibility mode, I've tried -px -py and -pxf and -pxy, I've tried with the only command line being -wd -pxf1680 -pyf1050, I've tried using SeaBee. I am loading the game fully and launching a scenario to test each time.

I am able to set the game to fullscreen and change the aspect ratio there, but it won't change for windowed, and I'd like to use windowed mode so that I can alt-tab without the clunkiness of fullscreen alt-tabbing.

I'm on windows 10.

Anyone have anything else I could try to fix this? I've exhausted every possible fix I could find.
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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zannibear wrote: Fri Nov 24, 2023 9:38 pm Been trying for half an hour to find a way to get the windowed version of the game to change from the default, and nothing I have done works. It's worked for my friend who was trying to change it, and I've used the exact settings they've used, and still won't work!

Current command line switch:
"F:\Games\War in the Pacific\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -cpu4 -wd -pxf1680 -pyf1050 -deepColor -dd_sw -multiaudio -altFont -skipVideo -archive
I've tried running it both as admin and not, I've run it in Windows Vista compatibility mode, I've tried -px -py and -pxf and -pxy, I've tried with the only command line being -wd -pxf1680 -pyf1050, I've tried using SeaBee. I am loading the game fully and launching a scenario to test each time.

I am able to set the game to fullscreen and change the aspect ratio there, but it won't change for windowed, and I'd like to use windowed mode so that I can alt-tab without the clunkiness of fullscreen alt-tabbing.

I'm on windows 10.

Anyone have anything else I could try to fix this? I've exhausted every possible fix I could find.
This is for my computer that I place on my chest. So it is a chest top and not a lap top computer . . .
"C:\WITPAE beta testing\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -SingleCpuStart -cpu2 -wd -pxf1366 -pyf768 -deepColor -dd_sw -altFont -archive
It may not be the best but it works for me. I just use the "window" key to go do other things.
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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Found the fix, I wasn't updated because I didn't know about the extra patch downloads. Works now.
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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What's -wd? it should be -w for windowed.
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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Chris21wen wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:56 am What's -wd? it should be -w for windowed.
For some reason when they made the switches they combined Windowed Mode (w) with Daily Saves (d).
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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BBfanboy wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:58 am
Chris21wen wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 6:56 am What's -wd? it should be -w for windowed.
For some reason when they made the switches they combined Windowed Mode (w) with Daily Saves (d).
I remember now. Don't use daily saves.
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Re: Windowed Resolution Won't Change

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Also, remember to use the dash "-" instead of the minus "-" sign from the numeric keyboard!
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