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Digiegg
09-26-2003, 06:34 AM
So I was trying to play StarCraft Broodwar today and dang it... the other monitor tries to catch up with it's low bit coloring and it makes the game slow. everytime i do something, the other monitor stuff blinks like crazy. and when I try to scroll somewhere it goes back to the windows screen...
ahhh someone help me
CgFX
09-26-2003, 07:45 AM
Try clicking option 2.
Digiegg
09-26-2003, 09:05 AM
eh option 2?
CgFX
09-26-2003, 03:49 PM
Sorry, just busting your chops a bit. You were vague and gave no needed information (not even which graphics card) so I thought I would do the same.

:-)
Valkyrien
09-26-2003, 04:38 PM
simple: don't span starcraft (or any games for that matter) across both monitors;)
CgFX
09-26-2003, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by Valkyrien
simple: don't span starcraft (or any games for that matter) across both monitors;)
That isn't true.

Full screen games won't span. When they open a fullscreen mode from the Windows mode list it will only be on one monitor. If it is a windowed application, then there is no reason why it can't run on a true spanned desktop (one framebuffer scanned out to two monitors).

Some more details on his HW, software config, and what mode starcraft is trying to run would be helpful. I can't believe starcraft is smart enough to include the entire mode list or modes that are beyond what they are expecting with thier 2D heads up display/GUI elements.
Invader Zim
09-26-2003, 05:29 PM
Why don't you just disable your 2nd monitor when you play starcraft ?
Digiegg
09-26-2003, 07:15 PM
pen 3.0 ghz, 5900 ultra.
using StarCraft: Broodwar...
running under Windows XP
Wanderer
09-27-2003, 04:50 AM
Sounds like you're using Dual View. I've been using Nview's span and aside from some minor annoyances, I've run into fewer problems like yours. I have Starcraft and it's never caused a problem cause the second monitor automatically shuts itself down when the game starts up.
Valkyrien
09-27-2003, 08:43 PM
windowed games? you lost me...;)
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