twin moniter problem after patch

[Ed Hunter]

Hi Guys

done a search and could not find what i need so i hope one of you could help

 

i managed with lots of help to get the shkval and abris to be displayed on a second screen to the right of the main cockpit one. i saved the files out to the desktop and patched the game and put the files back in and the image is just the cocpit but scrunched up to a 3" band down the right of the main screen what have i done wrong or need to do to get it back?

thanks

Stu

 

my lua is

 

Description = '2MonitorTest'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 1440;

y = 0;

width = 1680;

height = 1050;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 16/10;

}

}

 

Shkval =

{

x = 3840;

y = 400;

width = 720;

height = 450;

}

 

ABRIS =

{

x = 3120;

y = 0;

width = 720;

height = 900;

}

[Panzertard]

You got the very "famous" thread here: Can't use both monitors

There's some very good explanations & diagrams there - I think even a XLS spreadsheet that allows you to calculate everything.

 

I dont have 2 monitors, so I cant really tell you whats wrong with your config - but you can study that thread a bit :)

[Cezar11]

I had the same issue.... what it turned out to be is that the "phantom" monitor is no longer there... so the center screen does not start at x=1280 ( for a 1280x1024 res ).. but instead at x=0.. then you base your right screen off of that... i.e. abris is x=1280 so to use your lua file..

 

 

Description = '2MonitorTest'

Viewports =

{

Center =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 1680;

height = 1050;

viewDx = 0;

viewDy = 0;

aspect = 16/10;

}

}

 

Shkval =

{

x = 1440;

y = 400;

width = 720;

height = 450;

}

 

ABRIS =

{

x = 2160;

y = 0;

width = 720;

height = 900;

}

 

 

 

so your full width in the options.lua is now 3120.... ( i.e. 0 + 1680 + 720 + 720 )

 

 

and you have to go back and actually edit your options.lua file again.. the patch resets it.....

Edited August 18, 2009 by Cezar11

[Ed Hunter]

 

so your full width in the options.lua is now 3120.... ( i.e. 0 + 1680 + 720 + 720 )

 

 

and you have to go back and actually edit your options.lua file again.. the patch resets it.....

 

 

thanks

But i can not rember editing the options lua can i ask what i need to do if you can help

 

options =

{

["views"] =

{

["cockpit"] =

{

["mirrors"] = true,

["reflections"] = false,

["avionics"] = 1,

["russianHud"] = false,

}, -- end of ["cockpit"]

}, -- end of ["views"]

["difficulty"] =

{

["padlock"] = true,

["easyRadar"] = false,

["enemies"] = true,

["setGlobal"] = true,

["immortal"] = false,

["geffect"] = "realistic",

["permitCrash"] = true,

["easyFlight"] = true,

["tips"] = true,

["radio"] = true,

["fuel"] = false,

["hud"] = false,

["aftSwitching"] = false,

["cockpitLanguage"] = "english",

["units"] = "imperial",

["externalViews"] = true,

["altTrimmingMethod"] = true,

["myPlane"] = true,

["iconsTheme"] = "nato",

["map"] = true,

["weapons"] = false,

["allies"] = true,

["labels"] = true,

}, -- end of ["difficulty"]

["audio"] =

{

["wind"] = 100,

["radio"] = 100,

["musicEn"] = false,

["engines"] = 100,

["soundEn"] = true,

["effects"] = 100,

["music"] = 0,

["radioSpeech"] = true,

["warnings"] = 100,

["volume"] = 100,

["inCockpit"] = 100,

["mech"] = 100,

["subtitles"] = true,

["gui"] = 50,

}, -- end of ["audio"]

["graphics"] =

{

["multiMonitorSetup"] = "2monitortest2",

["color"] = "32",

["heatBlr"] = 0,

["scenes"] = "medium",

["water"] = 2,

["fullScreen"] = true,

["visibRange"] = "Medium",

["aspect"] = 1.6,

["textures"] = 1,

["shadows"] = 2,

["display_mode"] =

{

["avi"] =

{

["bpp"] = 32,

["resolution"] = "640x480",

["full_screen"] = false,

["aspect"] = 1.333333333,

["height"] = 480,

["width"] = 640,

}, -- end of ["avi"]

}, -- end of ["display_mode"]

["effects"] = 3,

["lights"] = 2,

["haze"] = 1,

["terrPrld"] = "20",

["height"] = 1050,

["resolution"] = "1680x1050",

["civTraffic"] = 0,

["width"] = 1680,

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

Edited August 18, 2009 by Ed Hunter

[ruprecht]

http://www.vaaf.net/wiki2/index.php5?title=Black_Shark_MultiMonitors

 

Note that after 1.0.1 you do not need to configure a phantom or run the phantom fix exe.

[Cezar11]

not sure where it is.. i'm at work.. don't have the options.lua in front of me..

but it's almost all the way down at the bottom... where the view and resolution settings are.... there's a line that says "width=xxxx" xxxx is your resolution.... so if your monitor is 1024x768 then it should say width=1024

 

just change it to width=3120

[PlainSight]

yeah, you have to reset the resolution in options.lua, to the one you had for more monitors. Patch resets all graphical settings.

[Ed Hunter]

not sure where it is.. i'm at work.. don't have the options.lua in front of me..

but it's almost all the way down at the bottom... where the view and resolution settings are.... there's a line that says "width=xxxx" xxxx is your resolution.... so if your monitor is 1024x768 then it should say width=1024

 

just change it to width=3120

 

the origional width said 1680

changing to 3120 crashes the game

[Ed Hunter]

yeah, you have to reset the resolution in options.lua, to the one you had for more monitors. Patch resets all graphical settings.

can you show me im not that techy and last time a mate sorted it for me that fast i could not keep up with what he did :megalol:

 

do i copy the resolutions and sizes to the avi part of the lua

 

["avi"] =

{

["bpp"] = 32,

["resolution"] = "640x480",

["full_screen"] = false,

["aspect"] = 1.333333333,

["height"] = 480,

["width"] = 640,

}, -- end of ["avi"]

 

to match the display part ??

 

["effects"] = 3,

["lights"] = 2,

["haze"] = 1,

["terrPrld"] = "20",

["height"] = 1050,

["resolution"] = "1680x1050",

["civTraffic"] = 0,

["width"] = 1680,

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

 

 

 

sorry if i seam thick but i have 5 days off and want to play :) and would like both screens working

Stu

[PlainSight]

you must change:["width"] = 1680 - to whatever higher resolution you had

and ["resolution"] = "1680x1050"- with fixed width

[Ed Hunter]

you must change:["width"] = 1680 - to whatever higher resolution you had

and ["resolution"] = "1680x1050"- with fixed width

 

 

ok i changed the settings to the red values and the game crashes what am i doing wrong ?

 

["avi"] =

{

["bpp"] = 32,

["resolution"] = "640x480",

["full_screen"] = false,

["aspect"] = 1.333333333,

["height"] = 480,

["width"] = 640,

}, -- end of ["avi"]

 

to match the display part ??

 

["effects"] = 3,

["lights"] = 2,

["haze"] = 1,

["terrPrld"] = "20",

["height"] = 1050,

["resolution"] = "1680x1050", (3120x1050)

["civTraffic"] = 0,

["width"] = 1680, (to 3120)

}, -- end of ["graphics"]

} -- end of options

[JG14_Smil]

sorry if OT. Have you or anyone esle noticed any fps improvment with the phantom monitor gone while in mulit monitor in 1.01?

 

 

["color"] = "32",

["heatBlr"] = 1,

["scenes"] = "high",

["water"] = 1,

["fullScreen"] = false,

["visibRange"] = "High",

["aspect"] = 1.6, (2.97) ----> 3120/1050

 

you need to edit this aspect setting too. Note the position in the options.lua file. There are a couple labels for "aspect="... don't edit the ["avi"]

Edited August 19, 2009 by JG14_Smil

[Ed Hunter]

sorted

 

THANKS to all who helped out

let the fun and bib bangs commence

Edited August 19, 2009 by Ed Hunter