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Problems with the screen resolution

Started by Reckall, August 06, 2019, 01:20:29 PM

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Reckall

I have WWII-E v.11 installed on Windows 7 running on a MacBook Pro via WMVare Fusion.

The screen resolution, thanks to the Retina Display, is 1440x900. However, when I launch WWII-E I get an error message: the screen must be set at a minimum of 1024x768.

I'm running other games on the same setup and resolution (like TOAW4 or John Tiller's Panzer Campaigns) and they work just fine. I never had the problem I'm encountering here.

Suggestions?

schwerpt

Interesting.  My games do not send a message like that.  We regularly run the games at higher resolutions than that.
Can you tell what software displayed that message?

Thanks,
Ron
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Reckall

The software displaying that error is WW II in Europe version 11. I solved the problem by upping the screen resolution to 1920x1200. Now the program runs normally.

Remember that I'm running it on a MacBook Pro with Retina display, under a Windows 7 emulator. I think that it is a problem of scaling. Maybe at 1440x900 the program "believes" that Windows is running under a much lower resolution (lower that the minimum requirement of 1024x768), whereas at 1920x1200 the minimum requisite is satisfied.

Anyway, I solved the problem and I'm fine. I hope that my experience will help other people playing the game under a Windows emulator.

schwerpt

Now it makes sense to me.  There is a minimum resolution needed.  Not often triggered, so I forgot about it. 
Glad you figured it out, and shared with others.

Thanks,
Ron
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