Slitherine

Happycat wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:12 am..My laptop is a 15 inch screen which is fine for the game map and units, but the briefing fonts and other fonts such as unit info, sub-menus etc. are way to small for my old eyes..

PoorOldSpike wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:19 amJust splash out on a 27" monitor, plug your laptop into it and that's a bingo..

Happycat wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:12 am..My laptop is a 15 inch screen which is fine for the game map and units..

PoorOldSpike wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:14 pm

Happycat wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:12 am..My laptop is a 15 inch screen which is fine for the game map and units..

Wow, if laptops can play PC2 I might get one to take on holiday or wherever..
What brand and model number is yours?

PoorOldSpike wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:14 pm

Happycat wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:12 am..My laptop is a 15 inch screen which is fine for the game map and units..

Wow, if laptops can play PC2 I might get one to take on holiday or wherever..
What brand and model number is yours?

Retributarr wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 6:08 pm

PoorOldSpike wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 4:14 pm

Happycat wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:12 am..My laptop is a 15 inch screen which is fine for the game map and units..

Wow, if laptops can play PC2 I might get one to take on holiday or wherever..
What brand and model number is yours?

Whoaaa!!!... before we get too-far here, yes!... I am playing PzC2 on a lap-top... however... its not the best game-plan to attempt doing so... unless you get a lap-top that is specifically developed for playing 'High-End-Games'. I have never needed to get such a Computer/Laptop before... and I can only guess that some laptop lines like... [Not sure of the exact names here] Alienware?, Ironman... that's all that comes to mind this instant. I would have to go Online to see what else can be rooted-out.

Yes!... my 11-Year-Old "TOSHIBA/Qosmio" laptop does play "PzC2", but it has some limitations which I will now document for you.

(1.) "Heat-Issues":
I had to put a cooling-fan unit under my Computer for this game as well as for some others... and as well above that Cooling-Fan and underneath the Computer... I also rigged-up a situation where I had a centimeter to a centimeter and a half "Spacing" between the Fan and the Computer... to maximize cooling.

(2.) To protect the 'Lap-Top' as much as I reasonably could... I also limit my 'Game-Duration-Turns' to one at a time... then return to 'Desktop' and then wait 2-3 minutes... before I restart the Game... to give the Computer additional time to further-cool.

Even-So!... this effort of mine may or may not work out in the end?... we shall see!.

(3.) "Game-Scenario-Limitations":
I have not been able to play for example... the latter stages of the 'Barbarossa-Campaign'... in the latter stages... such as 2 or 3 Scenarios past the "Stalingrad-Scenario". At this point... I can still do the Unit-Setup... and readily move my Mouse around... but!... when I try to start the Game... it just freezes/locks-up?.

The same goes for the single-scenario... "FallWIESS"... it will not run after I do the 'Set-Up'.

fluffybunnyuk... advised me that 15DDR? [I don't know the specific memory]... is required for this... if you can understand it...
QOS I7-2670QM 17.3 FHD 3D LCD 1.5TB/8G Qosmio X770-03K, 17.3 FHD 3D LCD, Intel Core i7-2670QM, 1.5TB(2x740GB 5400), 4GB+4GB DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M 1.5GB, 802.11 bgn, BD-RE, 1.3M

she further stated that...
"Its enough VRAM at 1.5gb to load all the campaign maps, but just 0.5GB short of the large scenario maps. I'd be surprised if you got 15fps from it. I'd expect maybe 11-12fps from that spec. [Ret: I had no-issues with Frame-Rate-at all]
Since its a laptop i'd expect the GPU to be running flat out just to provide lag when you move the map around. Laptop GPUs dont tend to be well enough ventilated unless its a highend one for gaming.
My bet is on overheat lockup due to a combo of insufficent power to run anywhere near 30fps, and inadequate cooling. Laptops generally arnt designed to be thrashed at 100% for very long".

So!... that's what your dealing with... unless someone comes up with a better solution?.

Retributarr wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 1:00 am "I See That I Can't See!":

Yeah!... I've been there... I have 'Harped/Complained' on this very-issue several times, but... what I get is 'a-No-Never-Mind' response.

So!... to make my-life easier... I have implemented 2-different actions.

(1.) I have found that the.. "Windows-Magnifier" application/tool in my Windows Operating System is a great-big-help!. Once I have located it in my Windows Operating System I proceeded to set It up by making/having a short-cut of the "Magnifier' tool Icon pinned to my start-bar... for quick-easy-accessibility.

(2.) I have also acquired a-Long "DMI-Cable" so that I plugged one end of it into my 'Lap-Top'... and the other end of the "DMI-Cable" into my 'Huge-SAMSUNG"-LCD T.V. Monitor.

Thanks...yes, the LCD idea is great. And I do use the magnifier now too, which helps. These young programmers don't care about my 70 year old eyesight


Even by using my 'SAMSUNG LCD TV'... the print size is still sometimes somewhat difficult to manage!, but I am stil able to get by with this as usually I do have to access my "MAGNIFIER" Tool Accessory... to make difficult to see or read items much more manageable.

At this point... I don't have too-much trouble with reading the 'Fine-Print' anymore.

I hope this helps!.

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PoorOldSpike wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:32 pm Happycat quote- It's a gaming laptop by Asus...it is the fastest computer I've ever owned, although I know there are many better and faster ones out there.

Retributarr quote- I am playing PzC2 on a lap-top... however... its not the best game-plan to attempt doing so... unless you get a lap-top that is specifically developed for playing 'High-End-Games'.
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Thanks guys, so it seems my best bet is to only buy a super-duper laptop capable of high-end gaming..
PS- why do you play on a laptop anyway? Why not on a big desktop PC?

Happycat quote- It's a gaming laptop by Asus...it is the fastest computer I've ever owned, although I know there are many better and faster ones out there.

Retributarr quote- I am playing PzC2 on a lap-top... however... its not the best game-plan to attempt doing so... unless you get a lap-top that is specifically developed for playing 'High-End-Games'.
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Thanks guys, so it seems my best bet is to only buy a super-duper laptop capable of high-end gaming..
PS- why do you play on a laptop anyway? Why not on a big desktop PC?

Patrick Ward wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:45 pm

Happycat quote- It's a gaming laptop by Asus...it is the fastest computer I've ever owned, although I know there are many better and faster ones out there.

Retributarr quote- I am playing PzC2 on a lap-top... however... its not the best game-plan to attempt doing so... unless you get a lap-top that is specifically developed for playing 'High-End-Games'.
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Thanks guys, so it seems my best bet is to only buy a super-duper laptop capable of high-end gaming..
PS- why do you play on a laptop anyway? Why not on a big desktop PC?

Everyone has their preferences, which is fine. My son's got a decent 17" i7 Asus RoG thats a couple of years old now. On paper its much better than my 10yr old desktop used for the PzC and FoG graphics. But in practice it doesn't have near the oompf because its a laptop. I've never built one so can't claim to have any understanding but it seems to me that lower power draw, for smaller laptop specific components, and thermal issues will always result in a poorer system (comparatively). So you probably have to pay over the odds for a decent laptop compared to an equivalent PC. But thenmost people don't buy laptops for their power.

As for the OP, someone with more technical knowledge of Unreals type tools would have to give you a definative answer but from my own experience it's one side of the engine that is really poor. We've had to jump through hoops just to get some font variation in and AFAIK, blanket changes to text is not something we can currently do since we have a number of fixed sized panels. Increasing font size would break them. WE might address them in the future, but redesigning the UI is not high on the list of priorities. I hope that doesn't classify as a " a-No-Never-Mind' " response.

Pat

Patrick Ward wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:45 pm

blanket changes to text is not something we can currently do since we have a number of fixed sized panels. Increasing font size would break them. WE might address them in the future, but redesigning the UI is not high on the list of priorities. I hope that doesn't classify as a " a-No-Never-Mind' " response.

Pat

"Thank-You!" very much for the reason behind the 'Text-Size' issue!. It is really good to see that there are continuing efforts to make improvement's... when they can be reasonably attended to.