Posted May 10, 2017
I'm playing my GOG library mostly on two devices: an old EeePC netbook (WinXP) and 2015's Chuwi VI8 tablet (Atom Z 3735F, Win10).
Last month I left my tablet on the shelf for a couple of weeks and during that time its Win10 OS was updated on schedule to notorious Creators Update (1703). And then last week I took it to my new work to play during breaks (I'm working at night and sometimes my duties are over by the middle of shift, so I have a perfect opportunity and a lot of time to play some classic TBSies and other favourite games on my workplace while waiting for the morning).
But, to my disappointment, I've stumbed upon very irritating graphical artefact that I've never experienced before and now it recurs in most, if not any game installed on my tablet (I've tried Warlords Battlecry 1-3, HoMM 1-4, Seven Kingdoms 1-2, Age of Wonders 1-2, Battle Realms, Arcanum, Fallout Tactics, Cossacks, Dungeon Keeper 1-2, Disciples 1-2 among others).: after the launching of the game, a portion of screen (about 1/3-1/5 of its size, I guess it depends on the game's native resolution) on the right side of it is still displaying Win10's desktop (in some older games, like first HoMM, this portion is covered in black). I can interact with game elements placed in that "transparent" area (like clicking on Exit button in HoMM 3 and Warlords Battlecry 1) but I simply cannot see them.
But, suprisingly, introductory movie of Cossacks still runs in full screen without that artifact (but the game still has it). And when I was trying various graphic modes in configuration app of Master of Orion 2, I managed to launch that game without that artifact with OpelGL mode enabled.
Also, if I try to launch any game in portrait mode of tablet, any Windows game is crashing instantly ("unsupported graphic mode" or another similar technical message will appear) and any Dosbox game is running normally (but in portrait mode, of course) without aforementioned screen problem, yet Dosbox launcher will crash after exit. Screen lock option simply can't help.
The artefact appears no matter if I run game from Galaxy or from game's directory/shortcut on desktop. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? Is there any way to fix it?
(And no, taking my netbook to my work is not an option, sadly :D.)
Last month I left my tablet on the shelf for a couple of weeks and during that time its Win10 OS was updated on schedule to notorious Creators Update (1703). And then last week I took it to my new work to play during breaks (I'm working at night and sometimes my duties are over by the middle of shift, so I have a perfect opportunity and a lot of time to play some classic TBSies and other favourite games on my workplace while waiting for the morning).
But, to my disappointment, I've stumbed upon very irritating graphical artefact that I've never experienced before and now it recurs in most, if not any game installed on my tablet (I've tried Warlords Battlecry 1-3, HoMM 1-4, Seven Kingdoms 1-2, Age of Wonders 1-2, Battle Realms, Arcanum, Fallout Tactics, Cossacks, Dungeon Keeper 1-2, Disciples 1-2 among others).: after the launching of the game, a portion of screen (about 1/3-1/5 of its size, I guess it depends on the game's native resolution) on the right side of it is still displaying Win10's desktop (in some older games, like first HoMM, this portion is covered in black). I can interact with game elements placed in that "transparent" area (like clicking on Exit button in HoMM 3 and Warlords Battlecry 1) but I simply cannot see them.
But, suprisingly, introductory movie of Cossacks still runs in full screen without that artifact (but the game still has it). And when I was trying various graphic modes in configuration app of Master of Orion 2, I managed to launch that game without that artifact with OpelGL mode enabled.
Also, if I try to launch any game in portrait mode of tablet, any Windows game is crashing instantly ("unsupported graphic mode" or another similar technical message will appear) and any Dosbox game is running normally (but in portrait mode, of course) without aforementioned screen problem, yet Dosbox launcher will crash after exit. Screen lock option simply can't help.
The artefact appears no matter if I run game from Galaxy or from game's directory/shortcut on desktop. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? Is there any way to fix it?
(And no, taking my netbook to my work is not an option, sadly :D.)
Post edited May 11, 2017 by DremPSB
