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Post by boomboomf22 on Oct 21, 2020 10:06:12 GMT -6
Very well written! I am quite enjoying your AAR
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Post by boomboomf22 on Jun 23, 2019 5:53:29 GMT -6
I agree with your quest for Moar Dakka. I've never tried such large secondaries, but I shall endeavor to in my next game.
I do have a personal like for semidread designs as they are often built with heavy compromises that force you to design carefully.
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 30, 2019 10:23:46 GMT -6
I suspect it isn't, as you could do it in RTW1. I believe it is to represent some of the early 2nd line battleship style Armored Cruisers conceptually floated at the time.
I believe they have the restriction of 4 11/12 inch guns and 22kts or 3 11/13 and 23kts before the game considers them an early BC
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 27, 2019 11:43:51 GMT -6
I found the possible bug in windows 7, seems it is a windows installation issue. Basically what you select as 100% text size is actually 125% text size due to a windows 7 install bug. So what you see as 125% text size is probably about 156% text size?
However there are two issues:
1. The solution requires you to edit the registry, which is not beginner friendly and can seriously mess stuff up (it is perfectly safe as long as you do not stray from the path laid out in the solution). 2. You learned to live with that bug, and fixing stuff will of course change stuff.
At your own risk:
superuser.com/questions/162692/windows-7-incorrect-scaling
There is still the possibility to upgrade to windows 10, which has much fewer issues in general.
But that requires some tricks now, if you do not want to pay for the upgrade (completely legal and provided by microsoft itself, just not advertised and actively supported anymore).
And since you are not very well versed in the field, perhaps someone with more knowledge in that area can do it for you?
Good luck
So I used this method, and it WORKS!!!! Huzzah. Just means I will have to go down to 100% font to play RTW2 and back up to 125% for normal ops
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 21, 2019 15:20:49 GMT -6
Of course if rule the waves would use TrueType fonts instead of bitmapped fonts, you (and others with this issue) would not experience it with rule the waves. Thank you for the potential solution you posted above, I will ask a computer savvy friend of mine about it. I don't really want to upgrade to windows 10, both because I don't particularly like the way the ui is played out (I tried it when it released but reverted to windows 7.) And I have a couple games that won't run of windows 10. Thanks anyway
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 20, 2019 16:28:00 GMT -6
Sadly I downloaded a windows resize tool and all it does is bugger up the button positions even worse and stretch the windows out when I try to resize. Hm, strange.
All I can say is, that something magnifies your windows and texts to about 125% on the screenshots you provided.
DPI scaling, windows text scaling, another software, but certainly something.
Hope you find the issue
I will keep trying, but I basically don't have clue 1 about these things. I'm not really great with computers.
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 20, 2019 11:00:42 GMT -6
boomboomf22 You could try a "windows resize enable" tool as a stop gap workaround. I have not used one recently, but that should allow you to manually increase the size of a window (eg the ship design window) even though that is disabled by default. There were even some tools that allowed to you auto resize every time you open that window. But it has been a long time and I m not sure how it works with rtw and which programs are recommendable. Another possibility could be that some laptop software/bloatware is responsible for the scaling beyond the windows 7 settings. Sadly I downloaded a windows resize tool and all it does is bugger up the button positions even worse and stretch the windows out when I try to resize.
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 17, 2019 17:27:58 GMT -6
Sadly, all turning my resolution down to 1600 by 900 and 100% size achieves is to make my computers resolution look like utter ass. real unfortunate cause I was stoked for this game. And the other suggestion: "open the file 'preferences' in your RTW2 DEMO folder with Notepad (or equivalent) and search for the line: 'WideDesignScreen=0' change the 0 to 1 and that should solve the issue." Well I tried it (before making the other suggested changes) and as far as I can tell it did nada. (I did turn the setting back before trying the other suggestion) edit: Just tried 1920 by 1080 with 100% and changing WideDesignScreen to 1 and that doesn't work either Attachments:
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 17, 2019 15:30:22 GMT -6
So unfortunately I am having the same (or a similar) issue to the OP. However turning text and scaling down to 100% or up to 150% does not solve the issue. This is especially unfortunate because it cuts off the extra tabs in the design screen which is kinda important. Had a similar issue in RTW1 where it cut off the very bottom couple mm of the design screen and also cut off a inch(ish) of the ship info panel in battles.
I really want to buy this game, but if it is unplayable with the demo then I probably won't risk it.
I am running at 1920 by 1080 (recommended) on a Windows 7 system on a 15.5 inch laptop screen.
I did post this in the other thread, but I think most people assume it was a response, not someone having a variance of the same issue.
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 17, 2019 14:18:00 GMT -6
So unfortunately I am having the same (or a similar) issue to the OP. However turning text and scaling down to 100% or up to 150% does not solve the issue. This is especially unfortunate because it cuts off the extra tabs in the design screen which is kinda important. Had a similar issue in RTW1 where it cut off the very bottom couple mm of the design screen and also cut off a inch(ish) of the ship info panel in battles.
I really want to buy this game, but if it is unplayable with the demo then I probably won't risk it.
I am running at 1920 by 1080 (recommended) on a Windows 7 system on a 15.5 inch laptop screen.
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Tutorial?
May 14, 2019 16:43:23 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by boomboomf22 on May 14, 2019 16:43:23 GMT -6
I find the manual to be of most use with regards to unfamiliar terminology. I suspect the manual for the second will likely be similar and also recommend buying the second instead of the first when it comes out.
If the second ends up as good as the first (a outcome I suspect will be highly likely) then it has a definite stamp of recommendation from me.
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 2, 2019 6:53:38 GMT -6
Perhaps mathematically, but I have always found 14s to be a better choice, even if you have to go with less of them, than 13s if available. 14s just seem to have much better longevity.
Edit: I see there was a response already. I meant the post above the one above this one
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Post by boomboomf22 on May 1, 2019 16:42:40 GMT -6
I'll add an additional caviat to the above, which is that unless the gun quality spread is a full 2 (ie 1 to -1) it is almost always beneficial to take 14s over 13s due to the shell damage and gun range.
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Post by boomboomf22 on Apr 11, 2019 20:16:51 GMT -6
I have to say this is really, really cool! Awesome project! I'mma second this
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Post by boomboomf22 on Mar 28, 2019 9:58:36 GMT -6
Jeebus, why does your local yard read as 60,000 size possible!?!?
Anyway seems a decent and compact design, tho I am leery of the 2.5" secondary armor myself.
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