Windowed mode in Alpha Centauri, possible after all

[Kody]

Strange nobody every noticed this before, but you can get SMAX or SMAC in a window by opening the game twice then quiting one of those games.

Here's proof.

[Sikander]

I see you are using Firefox. I love it myself. As for window mode, I have always just used the window button, which allows me to open another application, and puts SMAC in a minimized mode on the task bar. Alt-Tabbing to another already opened application does the same thing. It isn't the same as having a less than full screen window, but I don't multi-task at home so it hasn't been an issue.

[Enigma_Nova]

That's because quitting the second game sets your display back to 16 bit (or whatever your Desktop runs)
You can run SMAX in the background normally by opening only one program and then switching to 16 bit in DISPLAY.
It also works for switching screen resolution.

/me PWND Kody

[Googlie]

Oh - CMN'ers have been doing this for years - build the scenario start game in one version, then simultaneously open another to check battle odds, try AI tactics, etc etc.

We knew that upon quitting one, the other resized to a smaller window - I just didn't realize that's what you meant by "run in a window"

- the technology-challenged Googlie -

[Commy]

Why, might I ask, would you want to play them game in a smaller window, and not play full blast with full screen? It is probably a simple reason, but even simple things just go right over me...

[Kody]

So I can type notes, talk to other players and read the instructions/forums while playing the game.

It also works for switching screen resolution.

No it doesn't, the rest of the screen is filled in black so you can't look at other programs at the same time.

[Ari Rahikkala]

Loki Entertainment Software's Linux port of SMAX supports switching between windowed (and that's a proper window, decorations, movability and all) and full-screen mode, you just need to press alt-enter. That's what I consider usable .

[Kody]

Loki Entertainment is out of business last I heard.

[Qwerty88]

I can't get mine in a window, but the windows key works great for switching programs anyways. All that realy matters is being able to change screen resolution so I can take screen shots that don't turn out all black, speaking of which, I got how you post pictures, but how do you upload them, is their something I missed?

[Enigma_Nova]

Look at the bottom of the 'post reply' screen.

I'm not sure if they take more than 500 posts to attach or not, so get spammin'!

[Qwerty88]

I found how to attach files, so do I just put the url of the attached file for the location of the image I want to embed

[Enigma_Nova]

Yeah, there's an image tag in there somewhere.
It's often better to simply upload stuff, though.

[Blake]

Originally posted by Kody
Loki Entertainment is out of business last I heard.

Indeed, however it is by no means unobtainable,
linux SMACX Iso is a fairly popular share on the eMule network

[Kody]

They wouldn't have source code would they?

I always wanted to patch the bugs in the game. Also with source code it means the windows version can be patched too.

[Enigma_Nova]

Preparing to patch SMAX?
All right, let us have 14 factions in one game.