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Just resinstalled WITP, clean install, fresh install of Windows 11, and I get all the text boxes shadowed in pink and white text. Which is about impossible to read. Installed the Beta 27 update.

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Try adding -altFont to the switches.

Nikel wrote: Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:24 pm Try adding -altFont to the switches.

Alt font just changes the text from a serif text to a sans-serif text that is easier to read. It is likely that the OP has not read up on switches at all. -deepColour is the one most useful to fix graphic issues.

The pink background may happen when a particular font is absent from the windows font folder, not only in this game but also in other programs.

-deepColour may also fix it, or so was said in other similar threads.

My bad - it's the US spelling -deepColor. Don't include the 'u'

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Ok can save the world playing WITP e over the years but fine-- what is a switch and how do I add the words everyone suggested below?

Appreciate the help. We never had to do this to the old SPI monster games of the 1970s. But then some of those games I could probably still be trying to finish!

bullwinklemoose57 wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 7:17 pm what is a switch and how do I add the words everyone suggested below?

Switches are text commands that change how your game display fires up. You will want to right click to edit the properties tab on the “Quick Start” shortcut to the game (located in your Start Menu folder for War in the Pacific: Admiral’s Edition). Do not edit the default desktop link, which points to an “autorun.exe” as that won’t work. You have to use the Quick Start link which points directly to the game executable. You’ll want to add these to the end of the “Target” field to get them to work. For example, when you are done your target field could look like this:

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

The target field where you need to add the switches looks like this:



You'll find a read-me in your main directory that contains a number of "switches" to try.

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -fd -altFont -cpu2 -multiaudio -dd_sw -deepColor -px2560 -py1600

Ok this seems to have worked--solved the PINK, the font did change to easier to read and it also was full screen--small--but full screen. Will see if the font is in windows folder next. Maybe that got deleted last major update.

WOW there is some latency on occasion. I do have a powerful new laptop with sep video card.

I changed the dash in front of everything to the same one and added a space. Not sure if that is correct.

Now I hope it works the second time tomorrow.

The 27 update does add alot of fixes to the start up--easy to see the work that went into this antique game. Always appreciate those who are working on this.

Is there an space between - and altFont?

Also you may check if Lucida sans unicode is included in the fonts folder of Windows?

wd has no - so you may remove it if you want full screen.

Here's my string with some switches you have not looked at yet:

"C:\Matrix Games\War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition\War in the Pacific Admiral Edition.exe" -altFont -archive -dd_sw -deepColor -px1680 -py1050 -w -fixedArt -skipVideo -multiaudio -SingleCpuOrders -cpu3

The -archive switch saves the reports generated by a turn in your game folder. If you do not save them they will be overwritten each time you run a turn. Some utilities like Tracker need that pool of reports to be able to compile trend reports.

The -dd_sw switch is to direct draw data from software or something like that. IIRC, it is needed for some hardware setups and might be an essential one for laptops.
The -fixedArt switch stops the rotating airplane view when examining aircraft stats - it's only cool for a day or so and then it's a distraction
The -skipVideo stops the standard video from loading on starting the game - saves time.
The -multiaudio tells the game your hardware can handle more than one audio thread at a time, so you get stereo sound in your earphones or speakers.
-SingleCpuOrders is only necessary if you have a CPU that does not do multithreading - a really old one!
- cpu3 tells my computer to play the game on that cpu thread. The rationale (given by a techie) is that Windows hogs cpu1 and other utilities like anti-virus might use cpu2, so to be sure the game is not interrupted I use cpu3.
There is also a switch called -noFire (not sure of the exact syntax but that looks right). That switch stops the animation of fire during naval combat sequences. Personally, I find it useful to see the fire level from my hits on the enemy so that my estimate of their damage is more accurate. That can affect your post-battle decisions about whether to try and hunt an enemy cripple or run away from his superior remaining force.
Hope this helps.

The -dd_sw switch is what worked for me.

Thanks to the fabled people here
I had the pink curse, just kept trying the various switch
Combos found on these forums

And fixed!