Games in Window Mode?

TheSwede · 12 May 2009 at 19:22

Can you run any games in window mode or just some? And if you can, how do you do it since on the games I been playing there seem to be no options to run it in window mode..

Any advice and suggestions is, as always, greatly appreciated!

furnace · 12 May 2009 at 19:34

Transport Tycoon (OpenTTD) and Sim City come to mind

Wyrdo · 12 May 2009 at 19:36

Alt + Enter will usually put a game into windowed mode if it's able.

TheSwede · 12 May 2009 at 19:52

Wyrdo said:
Alt + Enter will usually put a game into windowed mode if it's able.

Thank you! Will try this next time I play.

FrenchTart · 12 May 2009 at 19:55

Most games can be played in windowed mode, though sometimes you'll have to go through a bit of hassle to get them working in it.

iviv · 12 May 2009 at 20:06

If alt+enter doesn't, some games have the -window tag on the command line which forces windowed mode. Warcraft 3 comes to mind.

TheSwede · 12 May 2009 at 20:17

Wyrdo said:
Alt + Enter will usually put a game into windowed mode if it's able.

Ok, just tried that quickly and it wont work in either Ages of Empires III or Imperium Romanum, which are the two I am playing at the moment..

Aekeron said:
Most games can be played in windowed mode, though sometimes you'll have to go through a bit of hassle to get them working in it.

Would you by any chance happen to know how to make the two games above to be played in Windows mode.. or maybe direct me to some place where I can read about how to do it?!?

Thansk for your advice so far guys, greatly appreciated!

Edit:

iviv said:
If alt+enter doesn't, some games have the -window tag on the command line which forces windowed mode. Warcraft 3 comes to mind.

uhmm what command line would that be?!?

iviv · 12 May 2009 at 20:33

Sorry, edit the shortcut. For example, for WC3 I have:

"C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe" -windowed

As the target. Though when I want something running windowed that doesn't natively support it as an option, google often helps.

Apparently AoE3 has windowed mode as an option (see here under settings).
And for Imperiam Romanum, a google search revealed this solution.

TheSwede · 12 May 2009 at 21:09

iviv said:
Sorry, edit the shortcut. For example, for WC3 I have:

"C:\Program Files\Warcraft III\Frozen Throne.exe" -windowed

As the target. Though when I want something running windowed that doesn't natively support it as an option, google often helps.

Apparently AoE3 has windowed mode as an option (see here under settings).
And for Imperiam Romanum, a google search revealed this solution.

Thanks iviv, totally missed the windowed option in AoE III!

Got it working onw though, thank you very much!

As to the IR solution, going to have a look into that one and see if I can sort it out..

Once again, thank you very much for your help!

warnea1984 · 12 May 2009 at 21:12

Fallout 3 has an option to be windowed. It was the only way I could stop the game crashing every 15 minutes.

Dunks · 12 May 2009 at 21:56

EVE Online

MrGrumpy · 12 May 2009 at 23:02

I play WoW in windowed mode, means I can run at a lower res for my not so snappy laptop.