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Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:37 pm
by ScottGridley
Hi all,
Just curious if there's anyone else playing on a surface? I have the surface pro 3 that I travel with. would love to play on the road, but controls are rough without a middle mouse button. Any tips welcome!

Thanks,
sg

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:21 pm
by YohanTM2
I use an external wireless mouse and it works perfectly

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:22 pm
by jayedgar
Working fine for me on a Surface Pro 4 w/8g memory. No visual glitches that I see in a number of hex games due to surface's unusual screen size and resolution.

Game has crashed a few times over a dozen plays, but always correctly reloaded at start of turn. So no big deal.

About the only real problem i have is being no good at it! I'm amazed at the other commenter who says its way too easy using all the hardest settings. I guess that's why I'm not a general. Oh, and looking up and seeing i've been up waaay too late for "just another turn".


RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:01 pm
by wesy
I'm also running it at this very moment on my Surface Pro 4 via docking station with external mouse/monitor. It also works detached from the docking station as well and haven't noted any issues.

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:58 pm
by ScottGridley
Thanks all -
I took Yohan's suggestion and started using a USB mouse. Looking for a good BT alternative to the MS Mouse so I can keep my USB port free for other things.

Best,
sg

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 3:21 pm
by n0kn0k
ORIGINAL: ScottGridley

Hi all,
Just curious if there's anyone else playing on a surface? I have the surface pro 3 that I travel with. would love to play on the road, but controls are rough without a middle mouse button. Any tips welcome!

Thanks,
sg

Do you have the keyboard with it? Use + and - to zoom.

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:28 pm
by HeinzHarald
I'm on a Surface Pro 4 as well, works fine using the type cover for keyboard and mouse. It's not perfect, but using a touchpad for gaming never is. I use + and - for the mid zoom level.

I haven't done so yet for this game but I do have a portable keyboard (and plenty of wireless mice) that I sometimes use for gaming when I want to have the screen at a different angle from the rest (depends on where/how I want to sit).

RE: Tips for playing on a surface pro?

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:11 pm
by ScottGridley
I do have a keyboard, but I was trying to use it as a tablet. The pen/stylus helps a bit but not perfect. Guess the keyboard/mouse combo is going to be the best.

THANKS ALL!
sg