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Guinness Aug 17, 2022 @ 9:53am
not fullscreen
someone can help me,when i open the game it lunch but not fullscreen,only in the left corner of my laptop,i changed the graphics but the same,it doesn't work,pls help me guys
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Pim Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:00pm 
I have same problem. I have my tv connected to my laptop but the game has very small window, not only that but it apparently no longer allows me to switch to my tv now, since it constant changes the resolution back to 720p on monitor 1(laptop screen) and i can only get it back to my tv if i disable fullscreen.. And even if i managed to make it go to my tv and turn on full screen the game's window will be very small.
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Roadkill Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:01pm 
Try to put this on your exe target or steam launch options -set r_fullscreen -1
I also play this on laptop and my game wouldn't even launch before this.
Last edited by Roadkill; Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:02pm
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MASTAN Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:08pm 
Most common problem is that Doom 3(original/BFG) fails to run in fullscreen when display can't handle 60 Hz video mode, happens with many old TVs. There are several ways to solve it including aforementioned r_fullscreen -1.
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Pim Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:11pm 
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Most common problem is that Doom 3(original/BFG) fails to run in fullscreen when display can't handle 60 Hz video mode, happens with many old TVs. There are several ways to solve it including aforementioned r_fullscreen -1.
That's not the problem since i have a LG oled tv with maximum 120hz support and still have the small window issue.
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MASTAN Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:21pm 
Is your TV's DPI set to 100% or to higher value? Set to 100% if it's not.
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Roadkill Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:35pm 
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Most common problem is that Doom 3(original/BFG) fails to run in fullscreen when display can't handle 60 Hz video mode, happens with many old TVs. There are several ways to solve it including aforementioned r_fullscreen -1.

My laptop screen is 144hz and yet I can't launch the game without the fullscreen -1 command.
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MASTAN Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:43pm 
Originally posted by Roadkill:
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Most common problem is that Doom 3(original/BFG) fails to run in fullscreen when display can't handle 60 Hz video mode, happens with many old TVs. There are several ways to solve it including aforementioned r_fullscreen -1.

My laptop screen is 144hz and yet I can't launch the game without the fullscreen -1 command.
Do you have 60 Hz or 120 Hz refresh rates available for your screen? If not Doom 3 BFG won't run even if screen can do higher.
Original Doom 3 can use only 60 Hz mode.

r_fullscreen -1 and all other solutions are about forcing game to run in borderless fullscreen windowed mode instead of exclusive fullscreen. Game engine will still run at either 60 or 120 fps.
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Roadkill Aug 17, 2022 @ 12:50pm 
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Originally posted by Roadkill:

My laptop screen is 144hz and yet I can't launch the game without the fullscreen -1 command.
Do you have 60 Hz or 120 Hz refresh rates available for your screen? If not Doom 3 BFG won't run even if screen can do higher.
Original Doom 3 can use only 60 Hz mode.

r_fullscreen -1 and all other solutions are about forcing game to run in borderless fullscreen windowed mode instead of exclusive fullscreen. Game engine will still run at either 60 or 120 fps.

120hz is set in game options, but I have limited my laptop to 60.
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Ertman81 Aug 18, 2022 @ 2:28am 
Same problem here: managed to run the game after the opengl errror with r_fullscreen -1 or 0, but cannot switch resolution. Instant crash.

Windows 10 i7 RTX 2070
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MASTAN Aug 18, 2022 @ 2:46am 
You can set specific resolution right via command line arguments, see https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Doom_3:_BFG_Edition#Issues_fixed
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Roadkill Aug 18, 2022 @ 3:36am 
But game always has to be on windowed in order to play , which s ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
My res is 1920x1080, 144hz. And this game refuses to launch if I don't use the fullscreen -1 command.
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MASTAN Aug 18, 2022 @ 3:49am 
Originally posted by Roadkill:
But game always has to be on windowed in order to play , which s ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
My res is 1920x1080, 144hz. And this game refuses to launch if I don't use the fullscreen -1 command.
Besides r_fullscreen -1 also set width and height to your resolution, see the link above. r_windowHeight and r_windowWidth.
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Ertman81 Aug 18, 2022 @ 5:05am 
+set r_fullscreen -1 +set r_windowHeight "1080" +set r_windowWidth "1920" +set r_windowY "0" +set r_windowX "0"

with the Steam launcher options did the trick for me.

Thx MASTAN
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Pim Aug 18, 2022 @ 5:51am 
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Is your TV's DPI set to 100% or to higher value? Set to 100% if it's not.
DPI was set to 300%(automatically) setting it to 100 fixed the small window issue.

This game doens't like anything higher than 100% apparently.
Last edited by Pim; Aug 18, 2022 @ 5:52am
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Roadkill Aug 18, 2022 @ 1:18pm 
Originally posted by Pim:
Originally posted by MASTAN:
Is your TV's DPI set to 100% or to higher value? Set to 100% if it's not.
DPI was set to 300%(automatically) setting it to 100 fixed the small window issue.

This game doens't like anything higher than 100% apparently.

Where to find DPI settings on laptop?
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