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− | {{ii}} Set the desired game to run in a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode first before | + | {{ii}} Set the desired game to run in a [[Glossary:Windowed|Windowed]] mode first before setting it to run in a borderless mode. |
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{{++}} Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a very little loss in performance. | {{++}} Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a very little loss in performance. | ||
{{++}} Eliminates screen tearing on Windows due to V-Sync being applied over any windows by default.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b367a457.aspx Double Buffered Graphics | MSDN ]</ref> | {{++}} Eliminates screen tearing on Windows due to V-Sync being applied over any windows by default.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b367a457.aspx Double Buffered Graphics | MSDN ]</ref> |
Revision as of 03:08, 24 December 2015
Graphics and video
Resolutions
Video settings
- Field of view (FOV)
- Windowed / borderless fullscreen
- Anisotropic filtering (AF)
- Anti-aliasing (AA)
- High-fidelity upscaling
- Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Frame rate (FPS)
- High dynamic range (HDR)
- Ray tracing (RT)
- Color blind mode
Hardware
For a list of games, see List of games that support borderless fullscreen windowed.
Key points
- Set the desired game to run in a Windowed mode first before setting it to run in a borderless mode.
- Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a very little loss in performance.
- Eliminates screen tearing on Windows due to V-Sync being applied over any windows by default.[1]
- AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.[2]
Basic Instructions
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Windows
Borderless Gaming
- Open source and simple to use application.
- Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.
- Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
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Manually setting a game to a borderless window
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GeDoSaTo
- GeDoSaTo and Borderless Gaming can be used together.
- Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
- Slightly unintuitive interface.
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AutoHotkey
- Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
Saving and running AutoHotkey scripts
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Fullscreen Toggle Script
- This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing F12.
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Fullscreen toggle script
- This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode.
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Multiple monitors script
- Someone needs to check whenever this explanation for the script is correct or if 0, 0, and A_ScreenWidth/Height mean that the script automatically detects the user's resolution.
- This is a snippet from the Fullscreen toggle script.
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Linux
- Most Linux window managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.
Another tip that exclusively works on Linux is running your game in a separate X server instance. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using Ctrl+Alt+F7 and Ctrl+Alt+F8 (buttons may differ, may be F1 through F12) and it increases performance and stability. To do this, edit the launch options for your game on Steam as follows:
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Improved tiling windows manager
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Engines
Source
- Games built on the Source engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument
-windowed -noborder
to the main executable.[3]
Unity
- Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument
-popupwindow
to the main executable.[4]
Windows troubleshooting
Game crashes on startup
- Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.
Window constantly resizes itself
- After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself, while keeping the borderless application open.