CD version

DRG · #1 January 28th, 2008, 05:11 PM

Well, I think you'll find more things in the CD version to like as well

Thanks again

Don

Zipuli · #2 February 27th, 2008, 10:08 AM

Received this week MBT and WW2 on CDs, and got to say good stuff, especially with the resolutions and OPFireFilter (exactly what I wished for since SP1). Printed manuals were not bad either!

Zip

DRG · #3 February 27th, 2008, 11:43 AM

Thank you for supporting our ongoing efforts. We do appreciate it

Don

Pats · #4 March 2nd, 2008, 11:30 AM

Received this week MBT on CD.
Now I run into some "not so neat" results.
If I run the game on my 22" wide screen (1680x1050) in 1600x1280 or 1280x1024 in full screen mode, the menus/icons on the side are so small... everything else looks fantastic! So I run it on 1152x864, still much better then in 800x600.
In windowed mode the 1600x1280 or 1280x1024 are out off shape completly and again 1152x864 works.

Mobhack · #5 March 2nd, 2008, 02:18 PM

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Pats said:
Received this week MBT on CD.
Now I run into some "not so neat" results.
If I run the game on my 22" wide screen (1680x1050) in 1600x1280 or 1280x1024 in full screen mode, the menus/icons on the side are so small... everything else looks fantastic! So I run it on 1152x864, still much better then in 800x600.
In windowed mode the 1600x1280 or 1280x1024 are out off shape completly and again 1152x864 works.

1) full screen mode
of course the icons will be small - you have more screen real estate to cover, but they will be the original size in pixels

2) Windowed mode
"Out of shape completely" means what, precisely??

Do you mean that it is just a little small for you to see?.

If you are having "stretch" problems, then the fact that you have a wide screen monitor may be the clue - these things usually have something in the control panel for the monitor that turns wide-screen mode on or off. Usually for switching between normal programmes/games etc and video playback. Try finding that switch perhaps?.

Cheers
Andy

Wdll · #6 March 2nd, 2008, 02:48 PM

Pats what I do (24" 1920x1200) is set the game fullscreen and 1600x1200. It still stretches of course, but it is not that much of a trouble after a few hours.
It is sad that the game does not support widescreen resolutions, but don't forget how old this engine really is.

DRG · #7 March 2nd, 2008, 02:59 PM

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Wdll said:
Pats what I do (24" 1920x1200) is set the game fullscreen and 1600x1200. It still stretches of course, but it is not that much of a trouble after a few hours.
It is sad that the game does not support widescreen resolutions, but don't forget how old this engine really is.

I have NO problem running the game on a widescreen monitor and neither does Andy. I really do NOT understand why people insist on running the game full screen. That was only left in to accomodate old operating systems.

Don

DRG · #8 March 2nd, 2008, 02:54 PM

Also, what display setting do you normally use on that computer ? My normal screen resolution is 1152x862 and that's what I play the game at in Windowed mode as well becasue that's what's comfortable for me. My daughters machine has a 20" wide screen monitor and when I run the game on that machine in tests her monitor resolution is 1440x900 and I have no problem running the game in windowed mode at 1600x1280. The menus/icons on the right side are not the least bit too small for me

Keep in mind we have set up this game so it can run those screens at 640x480 all the way up to 1600x1280. We cannot know what is "comfortable" to each player but we do provide the choice

Don

Pats · #9 March 3rd, 2008, 04:54 PM

never had or have problems in fullscreen....

Mobhack · #10 March 3rd, 2008, 06:46 PM

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Pats said:
never had or have problems in fullscreen....

Your problems were in Windowed mode.

Did you read the text in the big red message box, in the "Running WinSPMBT" section at the very front of the Game Guide, starting

Quote:

"NOTE!

Before attempting to play the game in WINDOWED MODE first.."??

My guess - you may have "auto hide" set for your task bar and/or have moved the task bar to a non-default position on the desktop (like at the side)- if so, return it to default windows settings as advised in the Game Guide.

Cheers
Andy