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Screen Resolution
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 10:56 pm
by innerlander
Hi, I have just bought a new monitor for my Wargaming. Now, when I start up "War in the Pacific", I get a message telling me I need a better screen resolution (1920x1080). Could someone - wiser than me - please tell me how to adjust the screen resolution of my monitor from the "War in the Pacific" program itself. Any help would be greatly appreciated, honestly. I love this game.
Thanks in advance, innerlander
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:33 pm
by RangerJoe
Look up the thread that deals with the switches for the game. It explains it there.
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 12:02 am
by geofflambert
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RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:08 am
by innerlander
Hi again, thanks for the two quick replies. I think the problem lies with me - I am a 73 year old, and NOT a computer whiz. I appreciate your replies, but, I honestly don't know how to implement them. Too Technical for an old war vet. Is there a simpler way to change the screen resolution? Thanks again for the help you gave, innerlander
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:07 am
by geofflambert
You will need to learn this in order to take full advantage of the game. The "-archive" switch is essential for some functionality. I'm twice your age in gorn years so don't get smart with me, young whippersnapper. Normally you would want to have a shortcut on your desktop to click on whenever you wanted to fire up the game.

RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:14 am
by geofflambert
Next, right click on the shortcut you created and click on "Properties". There you will enter your path (in quotations) and add whatever switches you want. Use the path I use that you see in my previous post as a guide. You can use all the same switches I use and you probably won't go wrong. Simply hit Enter when you're done.

RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:23 am
by geofflambert
None of this is any harder than creating that very nice avatar of yours and posting it to your profile.
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:29 am
by geofflambert
Look at just how clumsy and stupid I am, and I can do this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVCarQr_Z2s
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 6:48 am
by Zorch
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:39 am
by btd64
Whose a good gorn, you're a good gorn. [:D]....GP
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:40 am
by cantona2
-cpu3 -deepColor -px2560 -py1440 -dd_sw -altFont -skipVideo -archive -w
These are my switches on a 4K 28 inch monitor
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 3:11 pm
by Bearcat2
The desktop shortcut has to be from the .exe file in the game directory. The desktop shortcut the game puts in is for the game menu and modifying that will not work.
Ex: my game is located on the C: drive
C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition"
I then find the .exe file in that directory
War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.exe
Right click on War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.exe - then click "get shortcut"
A new file will appear:
War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.exe -shortcut
Move: War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition.exe -shortcut
to desktop [cut-paste]
Now you have shortcut on your desktop:
rightclick on that; a new screen appears, at bottom is Properties
right click on properties
a new screen will appear:
modify the: TARGET is should appear something like this "C:\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe"
now add -deepColor -x1920 -y1080 to that line:
line should now look like "C:\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -deepColor -x1920 -y1080
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:28 am
by innerlander
Hi again, thanks for all the help! It now works!Can't thank you all enough - very grateful. innerlander
RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:28 am
by Ian R
ORIGINAL: innerlander
Hi again, thanks for all the help! It now works!Can't thank you all enough - very grateful. innerlander
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RE: Screen Resolution
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:09 pm
by rustysi
And say farewell to your loved one.[:D]