Window Screen Mode! - Please Tell Me Its Possible!`

Mr. Special ED · 09-20-2002, 04:41 PM

I hate playing in full screen mode. Especially between load times when I want to do some browsing online. There has go to be some way to slip into window mode on this game. If not it SERIOUSLY needs to be implimented.

When I think about it - there are SO many things left out of this thing that boggles my mind.

Mr. Special ED · 09-20-2002, 09:39 PM

Does noone have an answer?

CJMello63 · 09-20-2002, 09:40 PM

Hit Alt/Tab.

Coulter · 09-20-2002, 09:46 PM

No there is not a way to run in windowed mode, it uses Direct-X dedicated mode in order to get as much speed as possible.

-J

Swedish Chef · 09-20-2002, 11:52 PM

Once you've started the game, that's it. I've tried a number of combinations and perhaps the only one that works (sporadicaly) is hitting CTL-ALT-DEL ... in XP of course.. Won't reboot yer system but bring up the task manager. Once you do that though it's nearly impossible to get back to the game.

Chef

Raven · 09-21-2002, 12:02 AM

Thats how I do it

Just use another pc - I am sure you have some dinosaur laying around collecting dust, router your broadband connection - and add just enough to that pc to surf

I am lucky - I got a bunch of pc's that can play BF 1942 - and it's nice to have RL friends over to solo in private server

L8r

Shotgundj · 09-21-2002, 12:12 AM

Not quite sure what this is all about! but all i know is that i see the game for ps2. I hope that this rumor is a true one because i would like to have Battlefield on the home cosole. Just hope that you can play it online with the new ps2 online adpater thing!

Mr. Special ED · 09-21-2002, 03:47 AM

Ok those last two posts threw me completely for a loop.

What the hell are u talking about?

ZenMastaT · 09-21-2002, 03:52 AM

Irregardless of the last two posts, the answer to your question would seem to be "no" You cannot play in window mode, but if you really want to, I think you can Alt-Tab out, and fool around, youd just have to keep checking back to see if the game had loaded.

Swedish Chef · 09-21-2002, 04:40 AM

Uhhh.. Zen Masta... hate to burst your bubble but you cannot ALT-TAB out of BF while it's running. Try as you might you won't get out. Only real way to get out, if you're running Win2K or XP, is to CTL-ALT-DEL to bring up the task manager (and that doesn't seem to always work either).

Chef

Tinker · 09-21-2002, 05:06 AM

Use Notepad or Wordpad to edit the VideoDefault.con file in
the Settings folder and change the line:

renderer.setFullScreen 1

to

renderer.setFullScreen 0

It will then start in windowed mode.

Pickle_Puss · 09-21-2002, 05:23 AM

I seem to remember an interview with DICE where they made it quite clear that they were makin sure ALT TAB didnt work to keep framerates up or summat. They probably tried the same thing with CTRL + ALT + DELETE, although that can probably override the game. As for PS2, i dont think so, but i think for Xbox, but pc multiplay is still way better. The internet on that thing will be sketchy at best.

blinderbomber · 09-21-2002, 07:22 PM

I can alt-tab out of Bf, I do it all the time

Swedish Chef · 09-21-2002, 08:07 PM

During gameplay?

xcorporalx · 09-21-2002, 08:14 PM

yah chef, i do it all the time too, while playing....though sometimes it takes a 5-10 second delay to work.

urseus · 09-21-2002, 08:26 PM

You wouldnt be able to use your computer very well. Someone posted how much resources it used, something like 90 percent.

By the time you opened a website or something, the map will have loaded.

blinderbomber · 09-22-2002, 02:47 AM

The first 16 seconds or so of being out of BF suck, but then winXP reclaims some ram adn I can do most anything.

Gen. Chaos · 09-22-2002, 07:25 AM

How slow is your computer if you have time to actually do any real surfing?

urseus · 09-24-2002, 02:42 AM

How nerdy are you that you actually use the term "surfing" :P

Swedish Chef · 09-24-2002, 02:45 AM

What do you call it? webbing? cruising? viewing? hehe

09-20-2002, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr. Special ED Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cave #23, Afghanistan Posts: 93	Window Screen Mode! - Please Tell Me Its Possible!` I hate playing in full screen mode. Especially between load times when I want to do some browsing online. There has go to be some way to slip into window mode on this game. If not it SERIOUSLY needs to be implimented. When I think about it - there are SO many things left out of this thing that boggles my mind.

09-20-2002, 09:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
CJMello63 Major Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Raynham, MA Posts: 3,803	Hit Alt/Tab. __________________

09-21-2002, 12:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Raven Private Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 44	Get another pc Thats how I do it Just use another pc - I am sure you have some dinosaur laying around collecting dust, router your broadband connection - and add just enough to that pc to surf I am lucky - I got a bunch of pc's that can play BF 1942 - and it's nice to have RL friends over to solo in private server L8r

09-21-2002, 12:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Shotgundj Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	Battlefield for the ps2 RUMORS Not quite sure what this is all about! but all i know is that i see the game for ps2. I hope that this rumor is a true one because i would like to have Battlefield on the home cosole. Just hope that you can play it online with the new ps2 online adpater thing!

09-21-2002, 05:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tinker Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	Run in a window? Use Notepad or Wordpad to edit the VideoDefault.con file in the Settings folder and change the line: renderer.setFullScreen 1 to renderer.setFullScreen 0 It will then start in windowed mode.

09-20-2002, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Special ED Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cave #23, Afghanistan Posts: 93	Does noone have an answer?

09-20-2002, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coulter Private 1st Class Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 119	No there is not a way to run in windowed mode, it uses Direct-X dedicated mode in order to get as much speed as possible. -J

09-20-2002, 11:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Swedish Chef First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,637	Once you've started the game, that's it. I've tried a number of combinations and perhaps the only one that works (sporadicaly) is hitting CTL-ALT-DEL ... in XP of course.. Won't reboot yer system but bring up the task manager. Once you do that though it's nearly impossible to get back to the game. Chef

09-21-2002, 03:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mr. Special ED Private Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cave #23, Afghanistan Posts: 93	Ok those last two posts threw me completely for a loop. What the hell are u talking about?

09-21-2002, 03:52 AM	#9 (permalink)
ZenMastaT Private Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 90	Irregardless of the last two posts, the answer to your question would seem to be "no" You cannot play in window mode, but if you really want to, I think you can Alt-Tab out, and fool around, youd just have to keep checking back to see if the game had loaded.

09-21-2002, 04:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
Swedish Chef First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,637	Uhhh.. Zen Masta... hate to burst your bubble but you cannot ALT-TAB out of BF while it's running. Try as you might you won't get out. Only real way to get out, if you're running Win2K or XP, is to CTL-ALT-DEL to bring up the task manager (and that doesn't seem to always work either). Chef

09-21-2002, 05:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
Pickle_Puss Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 1,053	I seem to remember an interview with DICE where they made it quite clear that they were makin sure ALT TAB didnt work to keep framerates up or summat. They probably tried the same thing with CTRL + ALT + DELETE, although that can probably override the game. As for PS2, i dont think so, but i think for Xbox, but pc multiplay is still way better. The internet on that thing will be sketchy at best.

09-21-2002, 07:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
blinderbomber Private Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 14	I can alt-tab out of Bf, I do it all the time

09-21-2002, 08:07 PM	#14 (permalink)
Swedish Chef First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,637	During gameplay?

09-21-2002, 08:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
xcorporalx Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 360	yah chef, i do it all the time too, while playing....though sometimes it takes a 5-10 second delay to work. __________________ xcorporalx

09-21-2002, 08:26 PM	#16 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	You wouldnt be able to use your computer very well. Someone posted how much resources it used, something like 90 percent. By the time you opened a website or something, the map will have loaded. __________________

09-22-2002, 02:47 AM	#17 (permalink)
blinderbomber Private Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 14	The first 16 seconds or so of being out of BF suck, but then winXP reclaims some ram adn I can do most anything.

09-22-2002, 07:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gen. Chaos Master Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 511	How slow is your computer if you have time to actually do any real surfing?

09-24-2002, 02:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	How nerdy are you that you actually use the term "surfing" :P __________________

09-24-2002, 02:45 AM	#20 (permalink)
Swedish Chef First Lieutenant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,637	What do you call it? webbing? cruising? viewing? hehe