Is there a way to play in Windowed Mode?

[MarsTheeFer]

I bet the answer is obvious, but is there any way? I don't like the resolution when it's fullscreen.

[Kaosubaloo]

alt+enter

[MarsTheeFer]

k thank you!

[Reives]

Also for the record, using the Windows built-in Magnifier program could help make it bigger in windowed mode. Pressing start/windows key and "+" should start it up. c:

[MarsTheeFer]

Lol thanks!

[Whitequill Riclo]

I know this thread is a little old, but
@Reives: why doesn't To the Moon, have a propor options menu, resoluion and window settings?

[Thunderbird]

It doesn't have those, because the game is built with the RPG Maker Engine, which doesn't provide those.So why this old engine?
Remember that Kan does most of the work on his own and the RPG Maker engine is suited for one-man projects. Furthermore he isn't that much of a programmer (although scripting in RPG Maker can be very complicated, too)
It would be nice if there would be a hack for the rpg maker engine to enable better options, but I guess that would also have some legal problems.

[Whitequill Riclo]

I've never used the RPG Maker engine so I didn't know. Thank you for your answer.

[Aurinko]

So is there a way to start the game in windowed mode?

I'm on Linux and all I get is a black screen that doesn't receive input.

[Sturmlilie]

Originally posted by Cyrus:

So is there a way to start the game in windowed mode?

I'm on Linux and all I get is a black screen that doesn't receive input.

You can toggle fullscreen at any time using Alt+Enter. In the game directory, there is a file named "mkxp.conf" which has an entry that you can change to false for it to always start in windowed mode.

Does nothing happen when you start the game, or can you at least hear background music playing?

[Aurinko]

Thanks for the swift response.

Originally posted by Ancu:

You can toggle fullscreen at any time using Alt+Enter.

Wouldn't help me as the game window doesn't exist - the black screen is all over my X and none of my keystrokes or any other input get received by the game process.

Originally posted by Ancu:

In the game directory, there is a file named "mkxp.conf" which has an entry that you can change to false for it to always start in windowed mode.

Cheers. I get a game window now, but also "Error opening OpenAL device." After clicking the message away the game shuts down.

Originally posted by Ancu:

Does nothing happen when you start the game, or can you at least hear background music playing?

I don't think so. This is most probably a problem with the sub-par Intel integrated GPU opensource drivers. I get the same behavior in games that use an SDL2 flag to enforce desktop resolution when creating a fullscreen window.

[Sturmlilie]

Cyrus, are you per chance on a Intel/Nvidia Optimus setup?

[Aurinko]

Originally posted by Ancu:

Cyrus, are you per chance on a Intel/Nvidia Optimus setup?

Intel integrated GPU chipset GS45 with GMA 4500MHD graphic controller, using xf86-video-intel opensource driver version 2.21.15.

It's no secret that the drivers are crap. I have many games that I'm unable to play in fullscreen mode, but run fine windowed.

I have installed OpenAL and don't know what's up with *that* error.

[Sturmlilie]

I *suspect* that OpenAL might by trying to open the wrong default audio output and failing.

In the game folder, there are two folders "lib" (32bit) and "lib64" (64bit) (open the one that corresponds to your arch), where you will find the file "libopenal.so.1". Can you rename that file to something else (like adding ".bak" to the end), and see if that changes something?

[Aurinko]

That removed the error, but if I launch the game from Steam, there is no sound.

When I execute the 32bit binary from cmdline, the game launches and sound works.

Same with 64bit binary, with lib64/libopenal.so.1 left as it is; launches without errors, sound working, from cmdline.

I can play the game now. If you need something else tested, I'd be happy to help.

Cheers.

[Sturmlilie]

Cool, well at least you can play the game at all now, that's good! Sorry for the inconveniences..