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Hello,

I have installed WPO on my computer which runs windows 11 and has a high DPI screen. Unfortunately all the text has a pink background (see screenshot). I have followed the instructions of post 22714 and tried several settings in the program (compatibility etc) and in the shortcut.
BTW there is the same problem in WITP-AE and the trick to solve the issue is the parameter "-dd_sw" in the shortcut. The same has no effect here.
Any help?

Regards.

Stefano

It happens because the font being used by the game is not installed on your computer.

Not sure what font it is.

In WitP-AE there is an -altFont switch that enables alternate in-game font (Lucida Sans Unicode).

I think the switch is also available for this game.

Thank you for the quick reply.

Anyway the command "-altFont" does not have effects in the shortcut command and I have the font Lucinda installed on my computer.
Any idea about which font is used?

Strange. In this thread it is said it works. I have not the game, so cannot check by myself.

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/view ... t#p1462939

No way. The very same string has no effect on me.

Are you using the hyphen or the minus? Should be:

-altFont

The string is correct. I also tried to reinstall the program, just to be sure all setups were run with admin rights, but nothing changed.
In the meanwhile, I installed the game on another PC, running Windows 10 and it works!!
There should be something wrong with Windows 11. However keep in mind that WITP-AE runs correctly.

S

Addendum.

I have made some further investigation with WITP-AE.

The pink color is related to the flag "-dd_sw" (Direct Draw via software) and not to "-altFont" (alternate in game font - Lucinda Sans Unicode):

• '"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -deepColor -dd_sw -skipVideo' -> works

• '"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -deepColor -altFont -skipVideo ' -> gives a pink background in WITP-AE too.

PS: without "-deepColor " the program doesn't even launch.

Greetings from the future. I just purchased this on Win 11 and I also have the pink background issue. I also had it with WITP AE but the switches fixes the issue but for WPO the switches in this thread don't work.
Has there been any breakthrough on this since the 2023 posts?

Delaware wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 am Greetings from the future. I just purchased this on Win 11 and I also have the pink background issue. I also had it with WITP AE but the switches fixes the issue but for WPO the switches in this thread don't work.
Has there been any breakthrough on this since the 2023 posts?

Hi Delaware! What worked for me was the following switches:

-deepColor -dd_sw -skipVideo

RedwoodForest wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:12 pm

Delaware wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 am Greetings from the future. I just purchased this on Win 11 and I also have the pink background issue. I also had it with WITP AE but the switches fixes the issue but for WPO the switches in this thread don't work.
Has there been any breakthrough on this since the 2023 posts?

Hi Delaware! What worked for me was the following switches:

-deepColor -dd_sw -skipVideo

THANKS! I appreciate it but it still is a no go on my new system. I am positive the issue is it's a Snapdragon X based laptop with a Qualcomm Adreno graphics chip. I installed it on my old Surface Laptop 1 with the Intel chip on a X86 based system and it ran fine with the switches you posted.

Delaware wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:11 pm

RedwoodForest wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 9:12 pm

Delaware wrote: Wed Jan 07, 2026 3:05 am Greetings from the future. I just purchased this on Win 11 and I also have the pink background issue. I also had it with WITP AE but the switches fixes the issue but for WPO the switches in this thread don't work.
Has there been any breakthrough on this since the 2023 posts?

Hi Delaware! What worked for me was the following switches:

-deepColor -dd_sw -skipVideo

THANKS! I appreciate it but it still is a no go on my new system. I am positive the issue is it's a Snapdragon X based laptop with a Qualcomm Adreno graphics chip. I installed it on my old Surface Laptop 1 with the Intel chip on a X86 based system and it ran fine with the switches you posted.

Glad to hear it is working! Hopefully it works for anyone else who stumbles across this fantastic and compelling, if ancient, wargame.