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{{--}} Slightly buggy, can get messy to use, no longer supported. | {{--}} Slightly buggy, can get messy to use, no longer supported. | ||
− | ==[http://www.autohotkey.com/download/ AutoHotKey]== | + | ====[http://www.autohotkey.com/download/ AutoHotKey]==== |
{{ii}} AutoHotKey L or Basic is required for the following scripts. | {{ii}} AutoHotKey L or Basic is required for the following scripts. | ||
{{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotKey as a cheat. | {{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotKey as a cheat. | ||
− | ====[http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17306/how-to-force-maximized-fullscreen-mode-in-any-game/17307#17307 Stack Exchange]==== | + | =====[http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17306/how-to-force-maximized-fullscreen-mode-in-any-game/17307#17307 Stack Exchange]===== |
{{ii}} This script appears to be the earliest implementation of this method from February 2011. | {{ii}} This script appears to be the earliest implementation of this method from February 2011. | ||
− | ====[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=24 Skyrim Nexus]==== | + | =====[http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=24 Skyrim Nexus]===== |
− | ====Fullscreen script==== | + | =====Fullscreen script===== |
{{ii}} This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with the F12 key | {{ii}} This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with the F12 key | ||
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− | ====Fullscreen toggle script==== | + | =====Fullscreen toggle script===== |
{{ii}} This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode. | {{ii}} 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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return | return | ||
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− | ====Multiple monitors script==== | + | =====Multiple monitors script===== |
The script can be altered to have the window appear anywhere instead of on your primary monitor. The key is this line: | The script can be altered to have the window appear anywhere instead of on your primary monitor. The key is this line: | ||
WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight | WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight | ||
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Note that the screen size should be entered manually instead of '''A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight''' in case your monitors have different resolutions. If you're not sure what the coordinates of the upper left of your screen are, Windows 7 Screen Resolution control panel will tell you when dragging the displays around. | Note that the screen size should be entered manually instead of '''A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight''' in case your monitors have different resolutions. If you're not sure what the coordinates of the upper left of your screen are, Windows 7 Screen Resolution control panel will tell you when dragging the displays around. | ||
− | ====Script file==== | + | =====Script file===== |
To make this into an AutoHotkey script file: | To make this into an AutoHotkey script file: | ||
* In Windows Explorer, File -> New -> AutoHotkey Script | * In Windows Explorer, File -> New -> AutoHotkey Script |
Revision as of 16:16, 6 March 2014
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
Key points
- Fast, seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with no performance costs.
- Eliminates screen tearing.
- AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
- Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on multi-monitor setups.
Linux
- Most Linux windows managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.
Windows
Methods
Borderless gaming
- Open source and simple to use application.
- Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor. A manual toggle is also avaiable.
Windowed borderless gaming
- Customizable position axis and resolution size.
- Slightly buggy, can get messy to use, no longer supported.
AutoHotKey
- AutoHotKey L or Basic is required for the following scripts.
- Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotKey as a cheat.
Stack Exchange
- This script appears to be the earliest implementation of this method from February 2011.
Skyrim Nexus
Fullscreen script
- This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with the F12 key
F12:: WinGet, WindowID, ID, A WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID% WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight return
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.
F12:: WinGet, TempWindowID, ID, A If (WindowID != TempWindowID) { WindowID:=TempWindowID WindowState:=0 } If (WindowState != 1) { WinGetPos, WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight, ahk_id %WindowID% WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID% WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight ; Hide Windows Task Bar and Start Button. (Remove the following two lines if you don't want that behaviour) WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinHide Start ahk_class Button } Else { WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID% WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight ; Show the task bar again WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinShow Start ahk_class Button } WindowState:=!WindowState return
Multiple monitors script
The script can be altered to have the window appear anywhere instead of on your primary monitor. The key is this line:
WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
0, 0 are the coordinates of the upper left corner of the window. You can change these to the coordinates of the upper left corner of another monitor. When multiple monitors are present Windows concatenates them all into one virtual desktop. For example, if both of your monitors are 1600x1200 and they are arranged side by side, your virtual desktop is 3200x1200. In this case to have the window appear on your right (secondary) monitor you'd have to change the code to this:
WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 1600, 0, 1600, 1200
Note that the screen size should be entered manually instead of A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight in case your monitors have different resolutions. If you're not sure what the coordinates of the upper left of your screen are, Windows 7 Screen Resolution control panel will tell you when dragging the displays around.
Script file
To make this into an AutoHotkey script file:
- In Windows Explorer, File -> New -> AutoHotkey Script
- Open the newly created file in a text editing program
- Append the code to the end of the file
- Save the file and run it
Background Process Won't Close
Appears to keep the Fallout: New Vegas game process running in the background even if the game has been closed. The game can be shut down properly by going into the task manager to kill the task FalloutNV.exe
.
ShiftWindow
This utility was originally developed by grismar for the EVE Online community. ShiftWindow sets the size and position of any windowed game so that the borders are forced off the screen, giving the appearance of a fullscreen window.
- Set a game to display at your display's native resolution and in windowed mode.
- Run ShiftWindow, and trigger it to resize the game window so that the borders overflow off the screen.
A step by step guide to making any game run in borderless fullscreen windowed is available on Shiny Hacks.
Issues
- Incompatible with a number of games that do not allow for their window title bar to be forced off the screen.
- May result in Windows' taskbar displaying over the game window.
- Tweak for this issue is available called DisableTaskbarOnTop, which allows the game to display over the Taskbar.
- Selecting automatic hide in the taskbar options may also fix this.
i3 tiling wm
With i3, simply start the game in windowed mode. Then, move it to a new virtual desktop with the key combo: <shift>-<windows>-<x>, where x is the number of a VT currently unused. After that, switch to the VT using <windows>-<x>, and put the game window into fullscreen mode by pressing <windows>-<f>.
Force Windowed Mode
These utilities can be used to force windowed mode in games that do not usually support it:
- DxWnd
- D3DWindower
- In order to use the program, the Height, Width and DLL (
D3dHook.dll
, included in the download) must be filled in.[1] - D3DWindower must be run with administrator rights.
- 3DAnalyze