Multi monitor support

[sweetie]

I sure hope in a future update microprose adds the ability of being able to take that mini map window pull it off one monitor and then full size it on another monitor so it can just stay up without detracting from the 3D visual screen all the time. That would be a wonderful quality of life edition.

[Max Pavo]

agree

[Bazza]

I don't get why this isn't an option in more games, especially games like this. The only one I can remember that did this was Supreme Commander, made the game better.

[Speed.NYC]

just wrote the same thing in the very next thread.

[Daywalker1986]

Originally posted by Speed.NYC:

just wrote the same thing in the very next thread.

And Developers answered in multiple threads, they are working on it, but according to them, it#s not so easy to do with Unity.

[tirt]

cmano cam use multi monitor.
I hope this game can in the future.

[Midcon 113]

Originally posted by Daywalker1986:

Originally posted by Speed.NYC:

just wrote the same thing in the very next thread.

And Developers answered in multiple threads, they are working on it, but according to them, it#s not so easy to do with Unity.

Why does Unity have problems with multi-monitor support? It's 2024, almost 2025, and Unity is one of the leading game engines out there. You'd think they'd have figured it out by now. I don't fault the devs for using Unity but...c'mon man, this should be baked into every game like this now. Multi-monitor support has got to have enough of a following to justify the development time. To be clear this is a (constructive) criticism of Unity, not the Devs. If Unity makes it difficult, that's not their fault. Unity should make it easy, that's all. Triassic/Microprose - I hope it makes it into the game eventually. In the meantime - love the game already!!

[JamesF0790]

Originally posted by Midcon 113:

Originally posted by Daywalker1986:

And Developers answered in multiple threads, they are working on it, but according to them, it#s not so easy to do with Unity.

Why does Unity have problems with multi-monitor support? It's 2024, almost 2025, and Unity is one of the leading game engines out there. You'd think they'd have figured it out by now. I don't fault the devs for using Unity but...c'mon man, this should be baked into every game like this now. Multi-monitor support has got to have enough of a following to justify the development time. To be clear this is a (constructive) criticism of Unity, not the Devs. If Unity makes it difficult, that's not their fault. Unity should make it easy, that's all. Triassic/Microprose - I hope it makes it into the game eventually. In the meantime - love the game already!!

Unfortunately I'm not sure there is the demand for it. Don't get me wrong. I REALLY want it in this, I have multiple monitors and while, I'd wage, a fair few people also have multiple monitors. I also suspect most of them use one for games etc.

[mmm...pie]

+1 in support of multi-monitor
it's ideally suited to to SEA POWER

[[NcK]MasterShake|CM]

The uh, help section of the console suggests they are well in the progress of making it multi monitor. It will detect and list monitors but for the life of me I can't get enable_second_monitor to do anything... Perhaps it's just a place holder. But it's there, in the code... so it's definitely something being worked on.

[Carda NL]

I hope the devs will be able to implement this. Another game (Tower 3D) has an icon ontop of a window (map for example) to make it into a standard Windows window and that window can be dragged to any screen. I would love the map on my second screen as well !

[Lancer VI]

Supreme Commander had this functionality years ago and still does. I play it till this day. Would love to see it here.

[COREL80]

Originally posted by Max Pavo:

agree

+1000000000000000

[CunningKiller]

+1 for multi-monitor support. Command Modern Operations supports this and it makes the game so much more enjoyable and brings a greater ease of play and management of the battlefield.

[SSG Beard [506 IR]]

I use a 75" 4K TV. It makes Sea Power kinda epic. Plenty of room for the extra windows needed for map, encyclopedia, etc too. Second hand 4k tv's are quite cheap too.

[󠀡Dibelabbes]

Just discovered this game, ready to buy it after a review on Youtube. Watching the video, I thought this was perfect for my tablet-as-a-second-screen setup. Discovering that this isn't supported honestly took some of the FOMO away for getting this game early.

Originally posted by SSG Beard 506 IR:

I use a 75" 4K TV. It makes Sea Power kinda epic. Plenty of room for the extra windows needed for map, encyclopedia, etc too. Second hand 4k tv's are quite cheap too.

A) Nobody buys a 75" TV for a single game.

B) I don't want to replace my great OLED TV with some bigger second hand LCD TV.

C) As someone sitting in front of a 48" 4K OLED on the desk I got a lot of space, but windows overlapping the 3D view still feel like the clutter your screen in contrast to just having those (especially the tactical view on a different screen), like a tablet (which can be used as second screens.