Elma Windowed mode
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Elma Windowed mode
ok so i did some search, spent atleast 15sec on it and didnt find anything usefull. so is there any patch or something to run elma in windowed mode?
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Re: Elma Windowed mode
d3dwindower
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D3dwindower decreases max fps to 60, but is nice to spy irc while playing. Also, the editor is impsy to use (because of cursor position) unless you pin the window to top left corner.
then again i don't know anything
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
maybe easier not to think abouut alöl things thought than not things thought ... or something..=?
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tested long time ago, tested again, UseDDrawEmulate=1 in hook.ini gives 800 fps for my systemLousku wrote:D3dwindower decreases max fps to 60, but is nice to spy irc while playing. Also, the editor is impsy to use (because of cursor position) unless you pin the window to top left corner.
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I got only 4 checkboxes checked. Those are
- DirectX1-7(DDraw)
- DDraw Color Emulator (UseDDrawColorEmulate=1)
- DDraw Color Converter (UseDDrawColorConvert=1)
- DDraw Primary Blt (UseDDrawPrimaryBlt=1)
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Alternatively you can run virtual machine in window and elma in full screen mode. You can grab different windows xp images with outdated internet explores here. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/de ... x?id=11575 It will use a lot of resources. You may need to play with priorities both on vm and native windows to get good performance. Remember those images expire after some time.
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Re: Elma Windowed mode
Hello,
I tried many times but never got D3D Windower to work, so no windowed elma for me. I am generally okay with that, but now I want to do some screen capturing and I refuse to deal with 1000s of annoying .pcx files from the in-game export.
So back to D3D windower: Although I think I am close, it still doesn't work. I followed a tip to delete ddraw.dll from elma folder but I still get the following error:
Once I start up elma from D3D windower, the small "grey" square that indicates elma is starting appears in top left corner. Then a nice and promising looking window appears that is all "elma grey". I get a loading cursor symbol and after 3 secs or so the window closes and I am back in D3D windower.
Has anyone ever had & fixed that problem? Would be happy to get a tip!
Thanks
I tried many times but never got D3D Windower to work, so no windowed elma for me. I am generally okay with that, but now I want to do some screen capturing and I refuse to deal with 1000s of annoying .pcx files from the in-game export.
So back to D3D windower: Although I think I am close, it still doesn't work. I followed a tip to delete ddraw.dll from elma folder but I still get the following error:
Once I start up elma from D3D windower, the small "grey" square that indicates elma is starting appears in top left corner. Then a nice and promising looking window appears that is all "elma grey". I get a loading cursor symbol and after 3 secs or so the window closes and I am back in D3D windower.
Has anyone ever had & fixed that problem? Would be happy to get a tip!
Thanks
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Re: Elma Windowed mode
I don't have a solution for your specific problem (works for me in win 10 without ddraw), but wanted to mention that using d3dwindower doesn't rid you of 1000's of pcx's. It's the same export. The point of using it, is that it records way faster. Alternatively have you tried a screen capturer like obs? (That works for me as well, with ddraw).
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Every Elma is different, hard to tell 100% working tips :Sinsane guy wrote: ↑6 Apr 2020, 14:07 Has anyone ever had & fixed that problem? Would be happy to get a tip!
Thanks
Yesterday, while i was trying to help to ILKKA with D3Dwindower, realized that a clean EOL install (elmaonline.net/help/download) and a clean D3Dwindower install can fix issues. (although he had internal error, not the grey square problem)
Also (although nowadays it's usually auto-updated) check if newest graphics card drivers are installed.
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Thanks for the tips!
edit: OBS is the solution to all my problems! thanks so much!! https://obsproject.com/
I was under the impression that screen recorders do not work when running full screen elma. Thats why I wanted windowed. I'm gonna give obs a try!Kopaka wrote: ↑6 Apr 2020, 17:29 I don't have a solution for your specific problem (works for me in win 10 without ddraw), but wanted to mention that using d3dwindower doesn't rid you of 1000's of pcx's. It's the same export. The point of using it, is that it records way faster. Alternatively have you tried a screen capturer like obs? (That works for me as well, with ddraw).
edit: OBS is the solution to all my problems! thanks so much!! https://obsproject.com/
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Re: Elma Windowed mode
For the record, screen recording in Nvidia's GeForce Experience works great with elma for my, and iirc for others too.
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