[Smax UI Bug?] demand withdrawal bug

[wolkenwand]

this bug doesn't affect the gameplay just the matter of of convenient. in this game i play using spartan, everytime i demand withdrawal from deirdre using right click in commlink the diplomacy screen height is buggy, its stretch across the screen. so i only see the option but can't see the conversation / what she want.

note: to trigger this bug first contact deirdre normally, then when she ask for friendship say no and close the communication. after that right click on deirdre's name in commlink and choose demand withdrawal option.

 

[Petek]

See attached thumbnail for what I see when following your instructions. This appears to be normal. I see from another post that you know about the directdraw=0 command. What happens if you change it to directdraw=1? I'm not suggesting that as a permanent change, just wondering what effect it has. Also, what is your native screen resolution?

 

[wolkenwand]

this is the picture i take from directdraw=0, when i use directdraw=1 the result is same ( i can't take pict with this old resolution becuse the graphic is only displaying black color when i paste the printscreen). i see on your attachment your pict resolution is more wide than me ( i play using laptop maximum resolution is 1280x800 ) maybe that is why your diplomacy screen look normal? have you tried using directdraw=1 petek? maybe this demand withdrawal screen is looked normal only when viewed using screen resolution that wider than 1280x800

 

[Petek]

I have a widescreen monitor, so my resolution is set to 1920x1080. See if this suggestion helps: Remove the directdraw command and replace it with

Video Mode=1024

That should force the game to run at 1024x768.

 

[wolkenwand]

See if this suggestion helps: Remove the directdraw command and replace it with

Video Mode=1024

That should force the game to run at 1024x768.

if i'm not mistaken directdraw=1 is same with using 1024x800, because the game can follow screen resolution up to 1024 with directdraw enabled. And i'm already using video mode=1024 to see the different but the diplomacy screen is still the same, only the option is visible but not the conversation. i try using three resolution ( 1280, 1024, and 800 ) and see that diplomacy screen size is never change regardless what resolution the game use (just like the game's menu bar), judging by your screen shot i think the demand withdrawal screen is visible / normal only in 1920x1080 but not in lower resolution. I hope this is not caused by some of my game file is corrupted.

If you don't mind petek you can confirm this by playing the game with 1024 resolution or using directdraw=1 and see the conversation screen when demanding withdrawal is still normal or not.

 

[Petek]

I set directdraw=1 and video mode=1024. In both cases I saw the same problem that you described. I also powered up my old system, which runs at a resolution of 1280x1024 and whose monitor is not widescreen. I got the same result: With directdraw=0, the demand withdrawal screen is normal, but is truncated with directdraw=1 or video mode=1024.

This appears to be a genuine display bug. To me it seems to be related to the height of the display, not the width. Can you increase the height of your display?

 

[wolkenwand]

Can you increase the height of your display?

no, i think i can't increase my display height.
well like i say in the first post this bug doesn't affect the gameplay and i think for now the only solution for this bug is using widescreen.
thank you petek for your help.