Forced windowed fullscreen and no resolution options

[Iconoclast]

If you were hoping to play on lower res for performance reasons you're out of luck.
You can't just play in 1080p. It's max res only (+ DLSS upscale).
If you don't have a card that supports DLSS or an older card in general, it's over.
PC port confirmed for total low fps blunder for anyone without a 40-series until they patch in these basic graphics options.

[LordRocketST]

not true, I have 1050 and a 2K Monitor and even though I would to play at 1080p for performance reasons, I've been playing just fine at 1444p or 2K, at 30fps with the lowest been 22 fps. you know why, cuz even though my laptop it's not best out there, it's components are evenly distributed to make for resonable enough computer, to play a current gen game, I don't a potato and try to run a current gen game.

[Iconoclast]

Originally posted by LordRocketST:

not true, I have 1050 and a 2K Monitor and even though I would to play at 1080p for performance reasons, I've been playing just fine at 1444p or 2K, at 30fps with the lowest been 22 fps. you know why, cuz even though my laptop it's not best out there, it's components are evenly distributed to make for resonable enough computer, to play a current gen game, I don't a potato and try to run a current gen game.

This is the dumbest post I've ever read.
You say 'not true' and then literally just reinforce every point I made harder than I did.
You have a 1050 laptop and you're getting 20-30 fps because you're forced to play in 2k without DLSS, and yet somehow you twist this into a weird flex/snark about "I don't try to run a current gen game on a potato", like that's what I'm doing.
Well, spoilers: you're the one on a potato, you're just so brain damaged you think 25 fps is OK.
You wouldn't have this problem if you could play in custom resolution exclusive fullscreen, settings which EVERY PC game should have.

[Mogsworth]

Originally posted by Iconoclast:

If you were hoping to play on lower res for performance reasons you're out of luck.
You can't just play in 1080p. It's max res only (+ DLSS upscale).
If you don't have a card that supports DLSS or an older card in general, it's over.
PC port confirmed for total low fps blunder for anyone without a 40-series until they patch in these basic graphics options.

The Full screen issue is a bugaboo for me too - especially given my OLED has issues with G-Sync and tearing in some borderless full-screen games (including this one).

However, I have to correct a few points you made:

1.) If you select Windowed mode (in the current build of Hogwarts Legacy), you can select your native display resolution - then hit ALT+ENTER to Fullscreen.

2.) Ignoring that. When you select scaling options (especially DLSS or FSR) - depending on which mode you choose (Quality, Balanced, Performance, etc) there is a grayed out area in the menu that changes - showing the internal resolution it is rendering from is visible and effected by the quality modes.

Meaning you can use the scaling modes to manipulate the internal resolution too.

*So while it is not the simple Fullscreen mode that should be present (which I hope they add soon) - you can still fairly easily change your native resolution floor if you want performance, for the time being.

Though I still 100% agree it is stupid that your only two options are basically windowed mode or borderless 'fullscreen' windowed modes.

I am sure someone else will mention a ini file parameter or something too.

[PanicOregon281]

Originally posted by Rocket Rooster:

Originally posted by Iconoclast:

If you were hoping to play on lower res for performance reasons you're out of luck.
You can't just play in 1080p. It's max res only (+ DLSS upscale).
If you don't have a card that supports DLSS or an older card in general, it's over.
PC port confirmed for total low fps blunder for anyone without a 40-series until they patch in these basic graphics options.

The Full screen issue is a bugaboo for me too - especially given my OLED has issues with G-Sync and tearing in some borderless full-screen games (including this one).

However, I have to correct a few points you made:

1.) If you select Windowed mode (in the current build of Hogwarts Legacy), you can select your native display resolution - then hit ALT+ENTER to Fullscreen.

2.) Ignoring that. When you select scaling options (especially DLSS or FSR) - depending on which mode you choose (Quality, Balanced, Performance, etc) there is a grayed out area in the menu that changes - showing the internal resolution it is rendering from is visible and effected by the quality modes.

Meaning you can use the scaling modes to manipulate the internal resolution too.

*So while it is not the simple Fullscreen mode that should be present (which I hope they add soon) - you can still fairly easily change your native resolution floor if you want performance, for the time being.

Though I still 100% agree it is stupid that your only two options are basically windowed mode or borderless 'fullscreen' windowed modes.

I am sure someone else will mention a ini file parameter or something too.

An INI edit cannot force the resolution, already tried. The game immediately tries to go to the "Native Resolution" it see's through the Windows API which can be tricked by setting your actual Desktop Resolution to your desired Resolution.
It's quite annoying.

[Smashman79]

This may be a rather annoying workaround, but you can change your windows settings to your desired in-game resolution whenever you want to play, and then change it back when you're done. This only works if your monitor upscales the image to fit the display, however.

[GooeyCinnabon]

Originally posted by Iconoclast:

If you were hoping to play on lower res for performance reasons you're out of luck.
You can't just play in 1080p. It's max res only (+ DLSS upscale).
If you don't have a card that supports DLSS or an older card in general, it's over.
PC port confirmed for total low fps blunder for anyone without a 40-series until they patch in these basic graphics options.

So what I'm supposed to just play at 44fps at all lowest settings in 4k because this company was to lazy to actually make a full screen mode 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️ ridiculous just bought the game for $37 just to lagfest

[PanicOregon281]

Originally posted by TH3KW1SPYQU33F:

Originally posted by Iconoclast:

If you were hoping to play on lower res for performance reasons you're out of luck.
You can't just play in 1080p. It's max res only (+ DLSS upscale).
If you don't have a card that supports DLSS or an older card in general, it's over.
PC port confirmed for total low fps blunder for anyone without a 40-series until they patch in these basic graphics options.

So what I'm supposed to just play at 44fps at all lowest settings in 4k because this company was to lazy to actually make a full screen mode 🙄🤦🏼‍♂️ ridiculous just bought the game for $37 just to lagfest

Man that's an oof. I got semi around the issue by setting my desktop resolution to the desired one.

Just got to be careful not to move any icons on the desktop at some point before setting the resolution back when you're done. otherwise the icons will get scrambled/reset.