Split Screen Problems

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:18 pm

Im probably just doing something real stupid but ive looked through the forums and cannot find what im looking for so here goes.

All im trying to do is get 2 account one above the other and full width on one monitor, running desktop at 1024 x 768, went into options on both EQ accounts and changed them to the same, loaded up both accounts but the in game resolution where not avalible i.e. 1024 x 384 (think i got that the right way round). Have tried using tile options and about every other combination of commands i could find, restarted machine, logged in and out of WinEQ dozens of times, etc ,etc. and still cant get it to run split screen.

I have 1Gb of ram Athlon 2.4 and a 256mb nVidia graphics card, could you please let me know what im doing wrong or if you need more information.

Oh i have Subscribed to WinEQ 2.Pro RC3, and its active till Jan according to message login above forums.

Post by **Lax** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:34 pm

Well, we can all see that you are a subscriber because it says under your name

You may be having the same problem someone else is having. They say they are running 1024x768 and so does most everything else .... except for DirectX. DirectX said they were running 2048x1536. At the very bottom of the in-game resolutions is 1/2 height x 1/4 width and 1/4 height x 1/2 width. Those might work for you. If not, please tell me the two resolutions at the very bottom of the in-game resolutions list (not from the "options" button before logging in, this is in Alt+O, Display, Video Modes as I'm sure you already know).

I'm going to change how the video modes are done so that theyre based on the current monitor according to windows instead of according to DirectX, since this seems to be a problem on multiple machines

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:03 pm

Ok i have checked Direct X it says im running 1024 x 768 same as everything else, been in to EQ, i have 30 different resolutions to pick from, the last 4 being as follows:
1536 x 768
1024 x 1152
1365 x 768
1024 x 1024

Hope this helps.

Sorry didnt know it would say i was a subscriber, first time ive ever posted to a forum and had to ring a friend to find out how.

Post by **Lax** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:18 pm

Okay. I'm going to change it for next update so that it asks windows instead of DirectX and that should solve your problem for you

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:23 pm

Ok thanks for the rapid answers, any idea when the next update will be ?

Post by **Lax** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:30 pm

I'm working on a few different bugs and hopefully the update will be in the next day or two. Sorry for the delay in the meantime

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:32 pm

The next day or two!!! if only EQ itself had this kind of technical support life would be perfect.

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 8:46 am

Just downloaded the latest update, everything seems same as before, still not got the split screen resolutions. Have they been changed in this release or are you still working on it please ?

Post by **Lax** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:54 am

They are changed right this minute. Log into the game, open the in-game context menu (shift+right mouse) and select "Get System Info" and paste that info here for me

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 2:57 pm

Here you go.
WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
-----------------------------------
Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 1/2600.xpsp2_gdr.040517-1325
System Physical RAM: 595/1023MB
Page File: 1111/1694MB
Virtual Memory: 1298/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+ @ 1725MHz
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Sound: SB Live! Wave Device
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106
WinEQ: 2.00 RC4

Direct3D9:
-----------------------------------
Adapter Display Mode: 1024x768 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1024x768 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0

Direct3D8:
-----------------------------------
Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0

DirectInput8:
-----------------------------------

EverQuest:
-----------------------------------
Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
EQ Path: D:\Program Files\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Test Server: OFF Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 5 (+25 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: LOW (+0 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 312MB (BASE+29MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=FALSE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
-----------------------------------
EQ Version: eqgame.exe Oct 11 2004 15:21:50
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30

Sorry for the delay been on EQ all day, still a great program even if im to daft to get the split screen working

Post by **Lax** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:47 pm

Hmmm, very odd. The fact that it knows you are at 1024x768... I will see what I can dig up, thank you for continuing to report on the problem

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 6:27 am

Just down loaded the new patch, still no split screen resolutions, could you give me some instructions please in case im not doing it right, i dont want to waste any more of your time if its a user error ?

Post by **Lax** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:57 am

The biggest resolution in the list should be 2560x1920. The next resolution after that should be 1024x384 and the next one should be 512x768. There seems to be a problem with the final 2 resolutions in the list showing up, so where I would have expected 256x384 and 512x192, I see the "extra third width" and "extra third height" in your list. They're probably just too small to be listed by EQ.

I think you may just be overlooking the resolutions on the list, theyre near the top. Sorry for not finding the answer earlier.

smilinsam · Post by **smilinsam** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:16 am

Still not got the resolutions i was looking for but i increased my desktop resolution to maximum and now i can split screen.

Heres my log.
WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
-----------------------------------
Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 1/2600.xpsp2_gdr.040517-1325
System Physical RAM: 460/1023MB
Page File: 1248/1694MB
Virtual Memory: 1456/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2100+ @ 1725MHz
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: SB Live! Wave Device
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106
WinEQ: 2.00

Direct3D9:
-----------------------------------
Adapter Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x512 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0

Direct3D8:
-----------------------------------
Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0

DirectInput8:
-----------------------------------

EverQuest:
-----------------------------------
Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
EQ Path: D:\Program Files\EverQuest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: ON Test Server: OFF Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 5 (+25 min RAM)
Dynamic Lighting: ON (+4 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: LOW (+0 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 312MB (BASE+29MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=FALSE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
-----------------------------------
EQ Version: eqgame.exe Oct 11 2004 15:21:50
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30

Any comments would be appreciated.

Post by **Lax** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:33 am

Hmmm.. I'll check with lower resolutions. The problem is most likely that EQ will not put any in the list that have a smaller portion than 640x480.