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Alt tab friendly?

February 15, 2006 1:56:21 AM from GalCiv II ForumsGalCiv II Forums
So perhaps a seemingly random question, but is the game alt-tab friendly? I have a bit of a chat addiction and like to keep chatting with people even as I play games.

Anyways I remember with the basic version of civ 4, sometimes I would alt tab back in and the UI wouldn't load, prompting me to have to close the game with task manager and start it back up, something that can take a few minutes and just wasn't fun.

I know to a certain extent this is somewhat dependent on my system, but I have seen some games that just plain crash, some that mess up, and others that just don't. Soooo uh which is it?

/Really looking foward to release!
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Frogboy
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Reply #1 February 15, 2006 3:17:09 AM
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I'd play it in a window then if that's the case.  GalCiv II lets you alt-tab out but it can take awhile to get back in due to regenerating the models (all sorts of tricks used to save RAM).

But if you run it in a window, no problem.  I run in a window 99% of the time.

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Reply #2 February 15, 2006 4:36:58 AM
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I just run it in a window the same size as my desktop resolution. I can switch flawlessly in and out.
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Reply #3 February 15, 2006 6:11:10 AM
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I've yet to play any meaningful time in full-screen mode.
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Reply #4 February 15, 2006 6:14:03 AM
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Tabbing works great in the early game, but once you and everyone else expands it takes a while to get back in the game. A long while.

So, I ended up playing it in windowed mode, and it works like a charm.
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Reply #5 February 15, 2006 7:27:32 AM
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You can play in window? yes! I can watch lost on dvd on my second monitor!
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Reply #6 February 15, 2006 9:57:04 AM
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How do you play the game in a window? I am running galac civ on xp professional and would like learn how to run that in a window.
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Reply #7 February 15, 2006 10:15:35 AM
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Create a shortcut with a w parameter after it to run in a window: galciv2.exe w
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Reply #8 February 15, 2006 11:15:08 AM
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Thanks for the response, and glad I asked. I didn't know about the command for a window.
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Reply #9 February 21, 2006 6:41:44 PM
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When I make a shortcut and use w or -w after the galciv2.exe file name, it's not loading up in Windowed mode. I do have the temporary serial number while waiting for the pre-ordered retail box to arrive if that makes a difference. Can anyone help me?
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