Time to enlighten a newcomer.

Buzzbomb · #1 February 8th, 2004, 05:13 PM

Ok, Guess ill expand on them by the numbers so i dont confuse everyone and myself.

1. This graphical glitch happens the first time I create a server then alt-tab out and start my client up and then go back to the server to set it to quick host and go back to the game. Im not alternating back and forth at all after I set up the game.

2. Thanks for the Info, guess I missed that somewhere.

3. Ahh ok I thought it had to do with gold for some reason to, glad it works that way.

4.Ok every time the panic spell cast and the white flashes appear over my guys I just had to cringe. Magic kinda unpredictable in this game but to be honest I think its all this randomness I like, however frustrating it may be sometimes.

5. Ok I guess my gods just been to busy trying to rule the world that I never checked that he could go to the deathmatch arena. Ive seen a prophet arena champion of a friend of mine get so nasty the AI was freaking out and he just impaled about 3 Gods/Pretenders on it to try and kill said prophet.

6. Ok sounds good, guess I cant have reasearchers researching and ready to meet invaders in the field at the same time.

Thanks for the answers,
BB

[ February 08, 2004, 15:15: Message edited by: Buzzbomb ]

ceremony · #2 February 8th, 2004, 05:39 PM

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Originally posted by Buzzbomb:
1. This graphical glitch happens the first time I create a server then alt-tab out and start my client up and then go back to the server to set it to quick host and go back to the game. Im not alternating back and forth at all after I set up the game.

Alt-tabbing can cause this to happen. My advice: launch the server, hit Alt-Enter to put it in a window, and then launch the second game normally. Also put that in a window. Now you can switch between the two in the taskbar and not have the graphical corruption.

Gandalf Parker · #3 February 8th, 2004, 06:26 PM

Window helps the graphic thing.

OR not left-clicking the game to get it back. If you alt-tab out then you shoud right-click and choose "restore" to get back. It seems to do a much better job for some reason.

A province is a large area. In the US think of it as a "county". So defenders are in the castle and patrollers are out in the county.

[ February 08, 2004, 16:27: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

Scott Hebert · #4 February 8th, 2004, 07:31 PM

Regarding Admin value and gold production, I was under the impression (having read it somewhere) that a Fort added (Admin/2)% to the gold income of a province. Is this not the case?

Bayushi Tasogare

Osium · #5 February 8th, 2004, 08:49 PM

You can also make two shortcuts for your server client and your host client.

In properties set your target as...

"C:\whereveryouinstalled\dominions2\dom2.exe" -window

This will start the game in windowed. You can now resize your play window to make it psuedo fullscreen ;p

No more relics when you alt-tab to read irc or whatever ;p

Norfleet · #6 February 8th, 2004, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by Buzzbomb:
1. Does anyone else suffer from the wierd graphical glitch when they host a MP game? My empire banners on the main map turn to letters or wierd litte graphics that look like screenshots of the sky and clouds.

I know this glitch. It's caused reliably anytime you ALT-TAB on some screens: In particular, the multiplayer server screen with the flags, the "pick races to be in your game" screen, sometimes the Dominion scales selection screen, and a few others. Other screens, such as the main game screen, are safe, but these screens frequently produce that sky, clouds, and letters effect.

Gandalf Parker · #7 February 8th, 2004, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:

quote:
Originally posted by Buzzbomb:
1. Does anyone else suffer from the wierd graphical glitch when they host a MP game? My empire banners on the main map turn to letters or wierd litte graphics that look like screenshots of the sky and clouds.

I know this glitch. It's caused reliably anytime you ALT-TAB on some screens: In particular, the multiplayer server screen with the flags, the "pick races to be in your game" screen, sometimes the Dominion scales selection screen, and a few others. Other screens, such as the main game screen, are safe, but these screens frequently produce that sky, clouds, and letters effect.

Its not actually caused by ALT-TAB. Its caused by the method used in getting back. Left-clicking the game on the systray causes it. Using the "restore" on the right-click menu doesnt.