Windowed mode?

0bsidi0n · January 15, 2004, 00:55

Is there any way to play in a windowed mode for C3C? I remember there was once a long time ago, but nothing more really...

vmxa1 · January 15, 2004, 02:20

AFAIK it does not allow that in CivIII,PTW or C3C. It is flat not supported. I forget the explaination, but one was post somewhere here.

MrWhereItsAt · January 15, 2004, 04:02

Originally posted by (Our Lord and Saviour

) Soren Johnson Firaxis

depends upon what you mean by windowed mode, but if you set

KeepRes=1
VideoMode=1024

and then set you moniter to 1280 (or whatever), Civ3 will stay in a (non-traditional) window. That's how I play...

These lines need to be added to the .ini file for Civ3, or PtW, or C3C, or whichever version(s) support them.

I have not tested this myself though, so I am not entirely certain WHAT it does....

Hurricane · January 15, 2004, 08:25

I think it has something to do with Civ3 using DirectX, which doesn't support windowed mode. Or something like that.

gunkulator · January 15, 2004, 10:36

I'm pretty sure DirectX programs can never be run in a window. The whole point of DirectX is to bypass a lot of the Windows overhead, including the window manager, to talk to the video driver faster.

Alex · January 15, 2004, 11:49

hm, i don't know. i've played games which use DirectX (what game doesn't use it nowadays?) and could run them in a window...

vmxa1 · January 15, 2004, 13:33

I don't think it is Direct X, it is probably direct draw. Some games using direct X, such as Might and Magic VI will run in a true window.

smellymummy · January 17, 2004, 00:59

KeepRes=1
VideoMode=1280

in the conquest ini makes the game run nearly like windowed mode for me

MrWhereItsAt · January 17, 2004, 07:06

smellymummy - I read Soren's post (and quoted it above!)but I have not tried this yet (and am unable to right now). What exactly does this do?

Sarxis · January 17, 2004, 16:34

Do you really need windowed mode? Alt-Tabbing works nice for me, no hangups at all.

0bsidi0n · January 17, 2004, 18:19

I don't know why, but alt tab doesn't work for me in civ3. Another gift from Big Brother Bill at the ministry of love.

PS

Thanks guys, I'll get back on whether it works...

vmxa1 · January 17, 2004, 18:48

Use the Windows buton to get to the desktop in XP or Win98.

smellymummy · January 18, 2004, 19:49

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
smellymummy - I read Soren's post (and quoted it above!)but I have not tried this yet (and am unable to right now). What exactly does this do?

it keeps the background resolution the same as your desktop (keepres) and forces the game map to be in a certain resolution (videomode). civ3 is then fixed there like a window you can't move. so instead of the monitor refreshing on alt tabs, it doesnt, and you can have a smaller window over civ3.