Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Does anyone know how to run Descent 3 in windowed mode?
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ALT+ENTER doesn't do it. Add the -w option to your command line parameters in the Launcher's Setup window. Read the FAQ for how it works.
Merlin: ALT+TAB works on some computers and crashes on others. It depends a lot on which graphics driver you're using. ALT+TAB in Glide is a guaranteed crash, whereas it often works in OpenGL.
Merlin: ALT+TAB works on some computers and crashes on others. It depends a lot on which graphics driver you're using. ALT+TAB in Glide is a guaranteed crash, whereas it often works in OpenGL.
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It's okay, Bubbalou... Xam and I are laughing all the way to the bank. There's more games every day ported to Linux, and I'm not ever going back. If I want Windows games, I'll get an X-box. I don't like risking my computer to viruses just so I can play Mechwarrior.
On topic, if you run "MAIN.EXE" with switches "-launched -windowed" it should work, there's a whole section on this at the D3 FAQ site.
http://www.descent-3.com/faq/
When I ran D3 in Windows, I found that when I alt-tabbed the game, it would shrink okay, but to restore it you couldn't click on it in the taskbar, only alt-tab would bring it back correctly. Very weird.
On topic, if you run "MAIN.EXE" with switches "-launched -windowed" it should work, there's a whole section on this at the D3 FAQ site.
http://www.descent-3.com/faq/
When I ran D3 in Windows, I found that when I alt-tabbed the game, it would shrink okay, but to restore it you couldn't click on it in the taskbar, only alt-tab would bring it back correctly. Very weird.
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Proof that even people "smart" enough to run linux can still be morons. Do you really think linux is more secure then windows? Wait till linux is popular enough to become a hacker and virus target, it is likely more full of holes then windows. And if you got a lot of viruses in windows it means you were careless as a user, no amount of antivirus software can protect a computer from a stupid user.FunkyStickman wrote:It's okay, Bubbalou... Xam and I are laughing all the way to the bank. There's more games every day ported to Linux, and I'm not ever going back. If I want Windows games, I'll get an X-box. I don't like risking my computer to viruses just so I can play Mechwarrior.
Actually, only one virus has been successfully made for Linux, and you have to click yes to install it and stuff. Linux has been running servers for years, and the Windows ones get hacked way more. The only time Linux servers really get hacked is when the admin does something dumb.Krom wrote:Proof that even people "smart" enough to run linux can still be morons. Do you really think linux is more secure then windows? Wait till linux is popular enough to become a hacker and virus target, it is likely more full of holes then windows. And if you got a lot of viruses in windows it means you were careless as a user, no amount of antivirus software can protect a computer from a stupid user.FunkyStickman wrote:It's okay, Bubbalou... Xam and I are laughing all the way to the bank. There's more games every day ported to Linux, and I'm not ever going back. If I want Windows games, I'll get an X-box. I don't like risking my computer to viruses just so I can play Mechwarrior.
I'll check the windowed thing tonight!
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
I tried Alt-Tab, that only shrinks it to the task bar, not in windowed form. Alt-Enter doesn't seem to work either.
I tried launched the main.exe with -launched -windowed command lines, no luck there either. Full screen only.
I plan to record some video on Descent 3, but my program needs it in Windowed mode and I can't seem to get the damn game into that. Any help?
I tried launched the main.exe with -launched -windowed command lines, no luck there either. Full screen only.
I plan to record some video on Descent 3, but my program needs it in Windowed mode and I can't seem to get the damn game into that. Any help?
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Get a new recording program.
I think windowed mode is a pipe dream.... D3 just wasn't built for it.
I think windowed mode is a pipe dream.... D3 just wasn't built for it.
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Use FRAPS
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Looks like Linux has few more than just one Virus or Malware to contend with. Not to mention that unprotected Linux servers are causing havac with the UPNP bugs
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Snakso-A - 64-bit Linux webserver rootkit
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
IIRC a few years back there was a method to get D3 to run in a window, however it required a program that ran like a wrapper and/or used code injection to work and was pretty buggy.
An alternate method would be to install windows XP inside a virtualbox virtual machine, turn on 3D acceleration support and run D3 inside it. D3 will still think it is running full screen, but that only applies for the guest OS inside the virtual machine, at the host OS level you can run the virtual machine in a window and get the desired result.
An alternate method would be to install windows XP inside a virtualbox virtual machine, turn on 3D acceleration support and run D3 inside it. D3 will still think it is running full screen, but that only applies for the guest OS inside the virtual machine, at the host OS level you can run the virtual machine in a window and get the desired result.
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
It's funny this got necro'd, I was looking at this very thread about a week ago, because I want to run some D1, D2, and D3 (and Retrovirus, and WoW, and whatever else I play) over Twitch.tv with my new computer. The problem was I had no way to broadcast D3 because all the recording tools I had couldn't do D3.
That brought me to this thread. However, I quickly abandoned the idea of D3 in a window and ended up downloading the XFire client, which can broadcast Descent 3 to Twitch. Encoding performance on my current computer is terrible... but my current computer is terrible in general, so I'm hoping the new computer will improve encoding.
That brought me to this thread. However, I quickly abandoned the idea of D3 in a window and ended up downloading the XFire client, which can broadcast Descent 3 to Twitch. Encoding performance on my current computer is terrible... but my current computer is terrible in general, so I'm hoping the new computer will improve encoding.
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
I thought about doing this, but didn't think D3 would perform well under a VM. Has anyone tried this with any measure of success?Krom wrote:An alternate method would be to install windows XP inside a virtualbox virtual machine, turn on 3D acceleration support and run D3 inside it. D3 will still think it is running full screen, but that only applies for the guest OS inside the virtual machine, at the host OS level you can run the virtual machine in a window and get the desired result.
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
The question is if D3 will work in a VM at all (and how to get your input devices working right). As long as it runs, performance should be a non-issue because D3 is ultimately a 1999 game and doesn't demand much.
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Some hypervisors can redirect devices to the VM at the USB level - if it supports that you can probably get it to work with a joystick. Mouse is theoretically a bit easier as long as the VM can grab the mouse. Things can sometimes still be screwy with VMs though, but it's probably the best shot short of finding a video capture device that can handle D3's brand of fullscreen.
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Okay, so recording my D3 levels is a pipe-dream, got it
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
No, I'd just get FRAPs.DarkFlameWolf wrote:Okay, so recording my D3 levels is a pipe-dream, got it
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
x2 to FRAPS. It works with D3 with zero issues.
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
I seem to have a better workout dodging your stupidity than attempting to grasp the weight of your intelligence.
Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
New computer's in, and decided to test Xfire with Descent 3. It seemed to do alright. There are some bugs with the website, though, where the audio doesn't always play, especially if you try to seek ahead of where it's preloaded.
http://www.twitch.tv/roncli/b/370364936
http://www.twitch.tv/roncli/b/370364936
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
I thought it was just " descent 3 --windowed "
worked for me just fine, at least the Linux version.
worked for me just fine, at least the Linux version.
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Re: Descent 3 windowed mode, anyone know how?
Comically it is the windows version that doesn't support windowing.