Getting COH to boot up in a small window
By
Aggelakis,
Posted on: 2012-03-29 14:54 in Player Questions
I don't think there is a way.
You can set the settings for each instance of the game after they boot up to the login screen, but I don't think it will like two instances with separate graphics settings.
Also, if you are trying to dual-box this way because your system can't handle them both at full resolution then it is best to abandon the idea of dual-boxing until you get a hardware upgrade that can handle it.
the reason I do it that was is so I can have a full screen of the first instance on my main monitor and the second one on the 2nd monitor smaller so i can see my yahoo and gadgets. my system runs both just fine, I was just hoping to not have to resize the 2nd instance each time
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If you play in Windowed Mode you can resize the window that way.|
Originally Posted by Skeeve1962
Hey All,
I am running 2 CoH instances at once on my PC. what I am wanting to do is somehow have one icon to boot up normally and the other to open up in a smaller game window. Is there a way to put something in the short cut to do that ? Ive looked but havent seen anything. thanks in advance |
Also, you can use "/maxinactivefps 5" (without the quotes) on either instance, this way which ever one is in the background will not be using your full CPU/Graphics Card power.
It really helps improve performance.
I hope that helps!
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Why didn't I think of that?|
Originally Posted by SolarSentai
If you play in Windowed Mode you can resize the window that way.
Also, you can use "/maxinactivefps 5" (without the quotes) on either instance, this way which ever one is in the background will not be using your full CPU/Graphics Card power. It really helps improve performance. I hope that helps! |
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Create a new shortcut to cityofheroes.exe within your City installation. Use this shortcut for the extra, little window only.
In your shortcut, outside of the quotation marks, add a space, then "-screen X Y" (without the quotation marks) at the end of the target. Like so, using my installation path as an example:
"C:\Games\City\cityofheroes.exe" -screen 800 600
You can also do this within the Launcher but it will cause *ALL* instances open up that way.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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AWESOME! thats what I was hoping for. thanks a lot!
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Originally Posted by Aggelakis
Create a new shortcut to cityofheroes.exe within your City installation. Use this shortcut for the extra, little window only.
In your shortcut, outside of the quotation marks, add a space, then "-screen X Y" (without the quotation marks) at the end of the target. Like so, using my installation path as an example: "C:\Games\City\cityofheroes.exe" -screen 800 600 You can also do this within the Launcher but it will cause *ALL* instances open up that way. |
My installation does not allow me to do that. When I try to use the shortcut, it says I must run it through the NCsoft launcher instead. Is there a way around that?
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You have to have a shortcut call the CoH exe file up. I think.|
Originally Posted by Kailure
My installation does not allow me to do that. When I try to use the shortcut, it says I must run it through the NCsoft launcher instead. Is there a way around that?
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Try exactly what Aggelakis posted.
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The post of mine you quoted mentions that had I used a shortcut.|
Originally Posted by T_Immortalus
You have to have a shortcut call the CoH exe file up. I think.
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Hope this clears it up.
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Go into the launcher, right click the game and there should be a "create shortcut" option after which you should be able to customize to the listed specs. I say this realizing you had already created a shortcut, but did not specify whether you followed these steps or created it on your own manually(drag/drop/make shortcut).
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Originally Posted by Kailure
My installation does not allow me to do that. When I try to use the shortcut, it says I must run it through the NCsoft launcher instead. Is there a way around that?
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I did make the shortcut manually last time.
The target for the launcher-created shortcut looks like this for me:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes
I tried adding to the end of it so that it looks like this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes -screen 800 600
A black window of the correct dimensions shows up during the blue [Loading...] bar
And when I close that dialog, the game opens in the resolution that I normally play at.
Do I have the shortcut's target set correctly?
Huh... interesting... looks like that fashion doesn't work anymore. I am poking around trying to find a way to make a small window with one shortcut and a normal window with the standard launcher shortcut. I'll be back tomorrow sometime with my results if no one posts before then.
In the meantime you can alter the properties in the Launcher window by right-clicking City and selecting properties. Then put the following in the "extra command line parameters" box:
-screen 800 600 -fullscreen 0
You'll have to add/remove that each time you want to open a different sized window than the last time you opened one, unless I can find a way around it with a shortcut. Like I said, I'll be back tomorrow with my results.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
I don't know why Dink thinks she's not as sexy as Jay was. In 5 posts she's already upstaged his entire career.
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I just did some testing and have atleast confirmed some basics.|
Originally Posted by Kailure
The target for the launcher-created shortcut looks like this for me:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes I tried adding to the end of it so that it looks like this: "C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes -screen 800 600 A black window of the correct dimensions shows up during the blue [Loading...] bar |
Firstly, launcher game tags use the -GameTag format while the shortcuts use the /GameTag format. This is why you got that wierd error.
I tested the launcher properties and found that the -fullscreen 0 didn't seem to do anything as the game would load in an 800x600 window automatically. I attempted to use -windowed 1 and that gave a similar error that the -screen tag in the shortcut did earlier.
A ray of hope!
Try this on your shortcut:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\NCSoft\Launcher\NCLauncher.exe" /LaunchGame=CityOfHeroes /screen 800 600
An odd note, Windows XP shortcuts don't require the quotations in the shortcut paths that you list here. Infact, I get an error when I tried it. Hopefully this solves your issue and gives us a better idea as to how to solve this stuff. Maybe an updated guide to the launcher shortcuts is in order?
Hey All,
I am running 2 CoH instances at once on my PC. what I am wanting to do is somehow have one icon to boot up normally and the other to open up in a smaller game window. Is there a way to put something in the short cut to do that ? Ive looked but havent seen anything. thanks in advance