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Windjoyvoid has RimWorld

Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:42pm

Game in windowed mode?

So I'm new here (hello!) and I was wondering if there was a way to set the game to windowed mode? This seems like the perfect game to play while doing something else but I looked through the settings and dont see the option to change from full screen.

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Slye_Fox

Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:43pm

Add -popupwindow to the launch options

Windjoyvoid has RimWorld

Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:47pm

Originally posted by Slye_Fox:
Add -popupwindow to the launch options

hmm. Doesn't seem to work. I've been googling around and saw posts online telling me a variety of things like put -windowed or windows w something something in the launch options but none of them seem to be working. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong (I go in the properties general tab)

Jigain

Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:50pm

Have you tried launching the game, go into Options, and unchecking "Fullscreen"?

Windjoyvoid has RimWorld

Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:53pm

Originally posted by Jigain:
Have you tried launching the game, go into Options, and unchecking "Fullscreen"?

faaaaaaack. I'm an absolute dumb ass lol. I swear, I was checking and re-checking the options and it seems like my brain went "nope, we do not see it"

thank you lol

EDIT: I unchecked full screen yet it is still on full screen. This is odd

Last edited by Windjoyvoid; Dec 26, 2020 @ 9:58pm

ASMR gaming has RimWorld

Dec 26, 2020 @ 10:05pm

rimworld is meant to be played in fullscreen glory

Bozobub

(Banned) Dec 26, 2020 @ 10:27pm

I regularly run RW as a 1280x960 window, with no issues. Did you remember to also lower the resolution of the window? Otherwise, it'll still fill the entire screen ^^' .

Jigain

Dec 26, 2020 @ 10:31pm

Yeah, a 1920x1080 window on a 1920x1080 screen will still take up the entire screen. Lower the resolution and you should, in theory, be fine.

Windjoyvoid has RimWorld

Dec 27, 2020 @ 7:26am

Originally posted by Bozobub:
I regularly run RW as a 1280x960 window, with no issues. Did you remember to also lower the resolution of the window? Otherwise, it'll still fill the entire screen ^^' .

Ah, that must have been the issue. It was weird because last night I was playing, thinking full-screen off option didn't work until I exited the game and saw another instance of the game open but in window mode. Dunno how that happened but it works now. Thanks yall!