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Author Topic: Help needed with Streaming: Technical issues.  (Read 1274 times)

mnjiman

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Help needed with Streaming: Technical issues.
« on: December 05, 2013, 02:22:54 pm »
Hello all. I am attempting to setup a Stream for Dwarf Fortress, however I am running into issues.

I am using Open Broadcast and doing it through Twitch. I am at a point that I have a Global Source added for Window Capture. The best I have gotten so far is just a image of the start screen of Dwarf Fortress. I can see my mouse move around and hear the music, but thats it. When I actually go into the game and play, it doesnt move away from the start screen. My upload rate isn't an issue because it is 9mb according to speedtest, but I set it to 1mb due to data cap restrictions. I have played with the settings a bit with Aero, resolutions, and what not. I checked and I do have 256x codec as well. I am really at a loss.

Thanks to anyone who can help. I know it can be done because I have seen a ton of streams. I have no clue what I am doing wrong.
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I was thinking more along the lines of this legendary champion, all clad in dented and dinged up steel plate, his blood-drenched axe slung over his back, a notch in the handle for every enemy that saw the swing of that blade as the last sight they ever saw, a battered shield strapped over his arm... and a fluffy, pink stuffed hippo hidden discretely in his breastplate.

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Re: Help needed with Streaming: Technical issues.
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2013, 02:34:11 pm »
Hello! Something you might consider is that OBS won't show the game on the wondow unless you have it selected. If you are viewing the stream on the same machine for the game, then you might be clicking from the game window to the screen window to see how things are working out and then seeing it stuck on the title screen because OBS will only show the window if it's the active one.

My suggestion is to try and use a laptop to monitor your stream and seeing if that helps your situation at all. Other then that, I'm not sure what it could be, I'm not exactly an expert, sadly. :s
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