How to run Drakensang fullscreen on Widnows 10

IMPORTANT: THIS METHOD DOES NOT WORK FOR "THE RIVER OF TIME". Use "fullscreenizer" (google it) if you want to fix "River of Time"

Do this to run fullscreen:

Go in Steam, Drakensang, proprieties, set launch options; and there write:

-d3d9 -windowed

Launch the game from STEAM LIBRARY by pressing play. Then go in-game, go to options and set resolution at the maximum possible. Restart the game; now you have a window as big as your screen.

When you arrive at the main menu, press ALT+ENTER; the window will become fullscreen, but still work.

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In case the above doesn't work, try these alternative codes instead. Input them in the same way in launch options as described above. ONE at a time not both!

THIS ONE:

-d3d9 -windowed -novideo

OR THIS ONE:

-d3d9 -novideo

This optional fix was suggested by Naomha

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Read description, that's all you want to know.

[Kisskills]

Found another way to fix it

download d3d9.zip from here: https://github.com/ThirteenAG/d3d9-wrapper/releases/tag/d3d9-wrapper-v1.58

extract it to the game folder, open d3d9.ini and set:

ForceWindowedMode = 1

ForceWindowStyle = 1

Save changes

As a bonus you can also limit fps there since the game doesn't have one

[Tamaster]

@Naomha

I updated the guide with your suggestion and credited it.

I also fixed some grammar because back then my English was garbage.

Thanks.

[naomha]

I know this is an old thread but you can also add this code if it isn't working on Win10 or Win11. Be AWARE that THIS will generate a WINDOW if you're running a widescreen monitor or 4k monitor.

-d3d9-windowed-novideo


You can also try

-d3d9-novideo

[Peacemaker2005]

This is old, but still usefull. Thank you

[ArcZeroRed]

This game is not running on my system I have the minimum requirements but the first cutscene when you launch the game is black screen plus when I get to the menu and try to click play or options or anything to change the settings it kicks me out of the game no matter what I press or click steam needs to fix the launcher version for this game when you download this game from the main website it works perfectly fine but I want to play it on steam please contact steam so we can get this game launcher fixed for Windows

[balearadu]

For me it just minimizes when I press alt-enter.

[Groing-1972]

Funcionou perfeitamente, muito obrigado...

[Da!mon™]

I tried the solution and it somewhat worked - the game randomly crashed with either a memory allocation error or some other.
I then tested the app "Borderless Gaming" version 9.5.6 which can be easily found via google.
The app reduces game crashes to a minimum - only when the screen saver starts, the game will crash. other than that it runs fine.

[RabbitsPC]

Do I have this in the correct place? I get passed the two logos then it's a black screen and eventually shuts down.
On the "Launch" Application icon, where the name of it is, I changed it from "launch" to "launch -d3d9 -windowed" (I've also tried with no space after the "launch") and I still can't go any further. I have Windows 10 and 64-bit.

[Historiador]

Thank you