issues with the game

[MonkehMaster]

ill start off by saying i just bought the game as i seen someone playing it and found it interesting.

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Questions:
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some of these will end up being issues or suggestions after i get answers or figure them out.

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1) why doesnt this game have a borderless windowed option?

2) why does this game have 3 exe's?

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ill ask more as i play.

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Suggestions:
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ill add more as i play.

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Issues:
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1) changing fullscreen or windowed makes the game crash?

2) 3 exe's for this game? and after it crashes leaves 1 exe running? and restarting steam doesnt close it, only ending it in taskmanager stops the game from running?

3) random white screens that dont allow clicking of the game.

4) game screws up my "asus gpu tweak 2" osd (graphics info), leaving it not displaying any info and having weird glitches and graphical lines across the game?

5) not sure why or what causes it, but the mouse icon seems to drift on its own at random times, only time i noticed it so far was when i was doing something on my second monitor while the game was running.

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ill add more as i play.

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ill add my pc specs for reference on issues/bugs/ect.., as well its a copy paste so it has more info than needed but i dont feel like editing it.

i will also add, i update everything on a weekly basis (windows and all drivers), its clean from dust (tons of dust filters), optimized fully, zero issues, doesnt over heat, have all runtimes/ect.., as well as anything else i forgot to add, so there is no answers about pushing blame on the pc.

this pc runs no anti-virus, windows defender is shut off, just incase someone claims them as an issue.

𝔾𝔸𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾/𝕊𝕋ℝ𝔼𝔸𝕄 ℙℂ(𝕊) 𝕊ℙ𝔼ℂ𝕊:
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𝔾𝔸𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℙℂ 𝕄𝔸𝕀ℕ 𝕊ℙ𝔼ℂ𝕊:

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𝕆𝕊:

win 7 pro 64bit

ℂℙ𝕌:

i7 6850k 6 core @4.0ghz (no overclock)

𝔾ℙ𝕌:

asus rog strix 1080 8GB ddr5x vram (no overclock)

ℝ𝔸𝕄:

64GB ram g-skill trident z ddr4 3000mhz (8x8GB) (no overclock)

𝕊𝕊𝔻(𝕊)/ℍ𝔻𝔻(𝕊):

1TB samsung 960 pro nvme m.2 ssd (OS)

250GB samsung 860 evo msata (paging file)

1TB samsung 850 pro 2.5 ssd (games)

western digital 4TB gold (storage)

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𝕆𝕋ℍ𝔼ℝ ℍ𝔸ℝ𝔻𝕎𝔸ℝ𝔼:

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ℂ𝔸ℙ𝕋𝕌ℝ𝔼 ℂ𝔸ℝ𝔻:

ELAGTO HD60 PRO (PCIE)

𝕎𝔼𝔹ℂ𝔸𝕄/ℂ𝔸𝕄𝔼ℝ𝔸:

SONY Handycam CX405 HDR-CX405/ WITH CAM KIT

𝕄𝕆ℕ𝕀𝕋𝕆ℝ(𝕊):

55IN HISENSE FLATSCREEN SMART TV / 30/60HZ @4K

50IN HISENSE FLATSCREEN SMART TV / 60HZ @1080P

𝕄𝕆𝔹𝕆:

ASUS ROG STRIX X99 GAMING LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99

ℙ𝕊𝕌:

HXi Series™ HX1000i High-Performance ATX Power Supply — 1000 Watt 80 Plus® PLATINUM Certified PSU/ Fully Modular

ℂ𝕆𝕆𝕃𝕀ℕ𝔾:

MasterAir Maker 8 High-end CPU air cooler (3d vapor chamber)

(9x) -NOCTUA NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM, 140mm PWM,AAO Frame Technology and SSO2 Bearing Fans

𝕂𝔼𝕐𝔹𝕆𝔸ℝ𝔻/𝕄𝕆𝕌𝕊𝔼/ℍ𝔼𝔸𝔻𝕊𝔼𝕋:

G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Cherry MX Red with Gaming Keycaps

G.SKILL RIPJAWS MX780 USB Wired RGB Laser Gaming Mouse

HyperX Cloud Stereo Gaming Headset for PC / PS4 / Mac / Mobile - Black

ℂ𝔻/𝔻𝕍𝔻 ℝ𝕆𝕄:

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

ℂ𝔸𝕊𝔼:

Rosewill B2-SPIRIT ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case

𝕌ℙ𝕊:

APC BX1500M Back-UPS Pro 1500 VA 900 Watts 10 Outlets Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

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𝕆𝕋ℍ𝔼ℝ 𝔸ℂℂ:

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(x1) ROG Front Base Dual-Bay Gaming Panel 4 inch LCD (overclocking, temps, speeds, etc..)

(x2) ASUS Fan Extension Card ( 3 sensors in ea box )

(x4) Western Digital IcePack 2.5-inch to 3.5-inch Hard Drive Heatsink Mounting Kit Frames (WDSL00)

(x1) StarTech 2.5-Inch SATA to Mini SATA SSD Adapter Enclosure (for paging file drive)

(x4) Phanteks PH-LEDKT_COMBO RGB LED Strip Combo Set of 2

(x1) Lusana Studio Chromakey Green Screen Muslin Backdrop Kit for Photo Lighting, LNG2900

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𝕔𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤/𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤/𝕨𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕤:

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CVTCSPK 2" Case speaker (just something i have always been used to having with desktops)

(x5) NA-SAVP1 Chromax Anti-Vibration Fan Mount Set - 16 Pack - Red (NA-SAVP1 red)

(x5) NA-SAVP1 Chromax Anti-Vibration Fan Mount Set - 16 Pack - Red (NA-SAVP1 red)

(x4) NA-SYC1 4 Pin Fan Power Cable Splitter 1 to 2 (2 in each box)

(x8) NA-SEC1 Accessory 4-pin Extension Cables (3 in each box)

(x1) 10-Pin USB/AC97/HD-Audio Internal Header Y Splitter Cable (50cm) (CAB038)

(x1) Corsair CP-8920152 Premium Individually Sleeved PSU Cable Kit Pro Package, Type 4 (Generation 3) (red braided)

(x6) PR-SATA3-24-LL-RD-90 24 inch Premium SATA III 6Gbps Data Cable w/ Gold Plated Locking latch - 180 Degree to 90 Degree,Red Color Net Jacket (1in each package)

(x2) EA-HDAC-10-BK 10ft. 28AWG Stranded Tinned Copper 18Gbps High Speed HDMI Cable with Ethernet w/Ferrite Cores,Black,M-M ,Ultra HDTV 4K x 2K & 3D Compatible - 4096x2160P@60Hz

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ℙ𝕆𝕎𝔼ℝ:

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dual dedicated outlets for all my electronics/pc's (separate circuits from the rest of the house).

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𝕞𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤:

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modded the case with extra filtering to help keep out dust.

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𝕃𝔼𝔽𝕋 𝕋𝕆 𝔾𝔼𝕋/𝔻𝕆:

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still need 2 more ups battery backups, 3 total, 1 for the gaming pc, 1 for the streaming pc, 1 for tv's and router, ect..

still need some lights for stream lighting.

going to end up building a streaming pc, specifically for streaming, may also use it for downloading and surfing the web, or watching youtube/twitch streams (or my own stream),

getting another 55in 4k to replace the 50in 1080p tv that will be used on the streaming pc.

buying a dual system (dual pc) case, it will house both my gaming pc hardware and the streaming pc hardware (Thermaltake Core W200 CA-1F5-00F1WN-00 Black SPCC XL-ATX Dual-System Super Tower Computer Case)

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COMING SOON....

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[Emicharr]

Idk why but ok

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by Emicharr:

Idk why but ok

what?

[Greenheart Games]

Most of these issues and questions come down to what this game is built with.
Game Dev Tycoon is written in HTML5 (for historical and technical reasons) which is the same technology websites are built with. The game essentially runs in its own web browser (called node-webkit) as a local website. Node-webit uses different processes to handle different things so that's why there are 3 nw.exe processes running, though I am not sure why one is stuck in your case. They should all close.

Web browsers cannot capture the screen of your operating system like a DirectX based game could which means that we cannot override your local resolution. We can only show the game as borderless instead.

Regarding the white-screen and other issues, this sounds a lot like display driver or display utilities incompatibilities. You can try shutting down other apps and updating your drivers. Hope this helps.

[MonkehMaster]

Originally posted by Greenheart Games:

Most of these issues and questions come down to what this game is built with.
Game Dev Tycoon is written in HTML5 (for historical and technical reasons) which is the same technology websites are built with. The game essentially runs in its own web browser (called node-webkit) as a local website. Node-webit uses different processes to handle different things so that's why there are 3 nw.exe processes running, though I am not sure why one is stuck in your case. They should all close.

Web browsers cannot capture the screen of your operating system like a DirectX based game could which means that we cannot override your local resolution. We can only show the game as borderless instead.

Regarding the white-screen and other issues, this sounds a lot like display driver or display utilities incompatibilities. You can try shutting down other apps and updating your drivers. Hope this helps.

none of my display utilities are an issue and are always updated fully, as well as my drivers (all of them including gpu are updated the instant a new driver comes out).

the only "display app" i ever have running is gpu tweak 2 and that is never going to be shut off for a game, i as well use the OSD in gpu tweak 2, to view fps and everything else i need to see to view performance of my games.

all issues i mentioned are game related, its not on my end... mouse drift, white screen, game crashing when switching fullscreen/windowed and leaving 1 exe running and has to be ended in task manager, as well graphical glitches with gpu tweak 2 OSD and not allow info capture from said OSD.

[Greenheart Games]

I totally believe that none of your display utilities or drivers are an issue for other games and I also get that the obvious conclusion is that our game is therefore at fault but sadly it's not the game but the underlying technology we use, that is not always well supported by drivers and tools. I know that makes no difference to the issues you have but it does make a huge difference to us as we can only fix the game, not the tech.

I am truly sorry for the trouble but those issues are outside of our influence.

If you do want to try to work around the problems, shutting down other apps has in the past helped. There were hundreds of people over the years with the 'white screen' issue and every single one were side effects due to antivirus, drivers or other utilities.

I know it's of little consolation but believe me that we hate to have our players inconvenienced by such issues which is (part of) why we don't use the same technology for our next game.