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hello

i hope you can help me

when i launch the game (demo) my computer marks it is running
the icon on the bottom of screen appear

but i can't play, the game is impossible to be in the screen

my computer is a windows 7


ps: sorry for my bad english, i'm french

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My version (currently alpha 0.3.1) starts, but during start process the windows open+close for maybe 10 times during a few seconds and then stays opened with logo and progress bar. When I am in windows mode, then its just opening and closing window. But fullscreen mode causes blinking whole screen with black + white colors which is very uncomfortable.
I am running on Win 7 64bit. Probably installed from executable file, dont remember.

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rayman520 wrote: when i launch the game (demo) my computer marks it is running
the icon on the bottom of screen appear

but i can't play, the game is impossible to be in the screen
Open the task manager (ctr + alt + del). Lookup Factorio in the list, right click it and choose maximize.
Arakasi wrote:My version (currently alpha 0.3.1) starts, but during start process the windows open+close for maybe 10 times during a few seconds and then stays opened with logo and progress bar. When I am in windows mode, then its just opening and closing window. But fullscreen mode causes blinking whole screen with black + white colors which is very uncomfortable.
I am running on Win 7 64bit. Probably installed from executable file, don't remember.
Hm, I have no idea what is going on there, I never seen it on any of our computers, is it working properly after it loaded up?

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Arakasi wrote:fullscreen mode causes blinking whole screen with black + white colors which is very uncomfortable.
Factorio has always done this for me, I just close my eyes until it stops blinking :)
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Arakasi wrote:My version (currently alpha 0.3.1) starts, but during start process the windows open+close for maybe 10 times during a few seconds and then stays opened with logo and progress bar. When I am in windows mode, then its just opening and closing window. But fullscreen mode causes blinking whole screen with black + white colors which is very uncomfortable.
I am running on Win 7 64bit. Probably installed from executable file, dont remember.
I am on the OSX and I have the same. I believe this is connected to some bug in our graphical library we are using (Allegro). There is a new update in the library which promises to address this issue. We will try it for the 0.5.0 release. I have hopes for this to solve the problem with blinking.

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Issue is only disturbing for me, but the game works perfectly.
So I will wait for next releases.

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kovarex wrote:
rayman520 wrote: when i launch the game (demo) my computer marks it is running
the icon on the bottom of screen appear

but i can't play, the game is impossible to be in the screen
Open the task manager (ctr + alt + del). Lookup Factorio in the list, right click it and choose maximize.
Arakasi wrote:My version (currently alpha 0.3.1) starts, but during start process the windows open+close for maybe 10 times during a few seconds and then stays opened with logo and progress bar. When I am in windows mode, then its just opening and closing window. But fullscreen mode causes blinking whole screen with black + white colors which is very uncomfortable.
I am running on Win 7 64bit. Probably installed from executable file, don't remember.
Hm, I have no idea what is going on there, I never seen it on any of our computers, is it working properly after it loaded up?
for me , i don't have "maximise" in the task manager

i try , yesterday, to modify options in the folder
i put the game in fullscreen
when i do that i have the same problem than arakasi

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edit: sorry i found it
i just shearch "maximise" in process
thx a lot

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