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Relyk

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[40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« on: December 29, 2009, 11:55:38 am »
I've never been able to run DF in windowed mode, and the newest version has been no exception. I finally had enough and decided to ask for help. I'm running Vista 64bit which probably has a lot to do with the problem. My DF isn't modded or anything, and I've updated my video drivers to the latest version.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 01:19:22 pm »
What error message does Windows display?  Is there anything in DF's errorlog.txt?

Also, have you tried tweaking the PRINT_MODE parameter in /data/init/init.txt?  That's new to 40d16, and some video cards are picky about which setting you use.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 01:40:47 pm »
Nothing in DF's errorlog, and windows just displays "dwarfort.exe has stopped working"
How would I go about messing with PRINT_MODE?
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 01:47:51 pm »
Quote from: Footkerchief on December 29, 2009, 01:19:22 pm
/data/init/init.txt

Just open this file, scroll down to PRINT_MODE and it tells you everything.

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These settings can have a significant impact on frame rate, especially for people that have slow frame rates on the title screen.  Available modes are STANDARD, PARTIAL:<number>, ACCUM_BUFFER, FRAME_BUFFER and VBO.  The number after PARTIAL refers to how many frames it will redo a printed tile before skipping it, so you might try increasing it a bit if you have flickering when PARTIAL is set.  Please note that any of these combinations might cause frame rates to drop significantly or cause unpleasant side effects like flickering.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 02:11:36 pm »
No luck, tried all the options, and a bunch of different numbers with the PARTIAL option.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2010, 10:51:10 am »
An ATI Radeon 4850.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2010, 03:07:35 pm »
It appears that the Vista theme itself is responsible for the crashing. When I set it to Windows Classic it works just fine windowed. Thanks for the help!
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Re: [40d16] Crashing when trying to start windowed mode.
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2010, 03:10:34 pm »
Quote from: Relyk on January 10, 2010, 03:07:35 pm
It appears that the Vista theme itself is responsible for the crashing. When I set it to Windows Classic it works just fine windowed. Thanks for the help!

That's friggin bizarre.  Well, glad you figured it out...
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