Window Mode issue

[AndrewKurtz]

Anyone else having issues running PoN in windowed mode? It starts loading in the proper resolution, but when it switches to the main menu, it changes back to full-screen every time.

[Matto]

The same experience ...

[ERISS]

Same. Was the same with RUS too.
I think my old ATI graphic card was good with, or maybe new drivers are bad with AGE. Do you have an AMD or an Nvidia card?

[AndrewKurtz]

I have an nVidia card.

[ERISS]

Ok, that's for Fixed resolution without border must be ticked.
Don't use Fullscreen or Maximized window options in AGESettings, even you want it to be done:
That's your graphic card driver (if you set it) which 'll scale fullscreen your decreased resolution.
(Also, Default Windows mouse cursor could be Hardware one, but we don't see the difference in game.)
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?542016-Speeding-up-the-game-map-speed&p=12507858&viewfull=1#post12507858

[ERISS]

But it still does not work for RUS: The game prevent the driver from scaling the RUS window to fullscreen.
Edit: Ah! In PoN that's the reverse of RUS: In RUS we must have Windowed = 0 !! Who's bringing the mess?

[willgamer]

OK, is this correct...

desktop, 23" monitor @1920x1200


Screen mode: Standard (optimized)

Window Mode Fixed Resolution Borderless (use desktop resolution)

Cursor: hardware

[ERISS]

desktop, 23" monitor @1920x1200
Screen mode: Standard (optimized)
Window Mode Fixed Resolution Borderless (use desktop resolution)
Cursor: hardware

Why are you asking?: Launch the game and you'll see.
If i'm right, for PoN it should be good if you set your driver graphic card to scale the resolution up to fullscreen.
You may need to set your Windows system to 120DPI (or 144?), and use some fanmade special files (fonts, and ingame windows?).

[willgamer]

Why are you asking?

Because I value your (and others) input, of course!

Specifically, because when I do start up in different modes they all look about the same to me. This leaves two possibilities- All is well, it doesn't matter, and There might be something going on here, that I'm not seeing, that will trip me up later (i.e. deep seated computer insecurity disorder ).

Hence, my appeal for clarification.

[ERISS]

when I do start up in different modes they all look about the same to me.

Only some resolutions are ok:
Go in your Settings of Display Properties:
On bottom left, slide to see the Screen Resolutions numbers: These should be the only working ones.
Try the Pocus settings, with one of those resolutions instead, prefering 16/10 ones* for your screen.
* Use Windows calculator and divide, you must find 1.6

[willgamer]

Got'cha! Thanks!

[Pocus]

But it still does not work for RUS: The game prevent the driver from scaling the RUS window to fullscreen.
Edit: Ah! In PoN that's the reverse of RUS: In RUS we must have Windowed = 0 !! Who's bringing the mess?

PON don't use the same DirectX library and we are still sorting the 2 behaviors right now. Agesettings should have worked smootly with PON and it is no ... we will fix that though.