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+Remap all textures with a white texture (Direct3D only). + |
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+Show graphics in wireframe mode. This option works with Direct3D and OpenGL programs, but not with DirectDraw programs. + |
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+DISABLEFOGGING + |
+Disables the fogging effect (Direct3D only). + |
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+Forcefully invokes the Direct3D "Clean" method on the target surface every time the "BeginScene" method is invoked. Most games already do this, but some omit it because there were no undesired effects on the computers that were in use at the time. Running these games in windowed mode on modern platforms may show trails of previous frames. This flag cleans up graphical artifacts from old frames, resolving this issue. + |
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+Forces the program to declare its compatibility with AERO desktop mode by invoking the DirectDraw SetAppCompatData call, suppressing the switch from AERO to standard desktop mode. Useful for Windows Vista to Windows 8. + |
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Optimize for AERO mode + |
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+Optimizes operations for the AERO environment. All stretching and color conversion operations are made on system memory surfaces, and then the final blit to screen doesn't break the AERO mode. + |
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+Hooks DirectSound to avoid hardware exclusive access, allowing debugging, tracing, and future expansions. + |
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+HOOKSMACKW32 + |
+Hooks Smackw32 to avoid tight looping, allowing debugging, tracing, and future expansions. When this flag is active, the SmackOpen call activates a thread that ensures that all frames are refreshed to the screen (similar to the "Auto Primary Surface Blit" option in DirectDraw Surface Handling). + |
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Simulate BW monitor
BLACKWHITE
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Activate a tweak in the palette handling that causes all colors to be replaced with the corresponding grayscale color. It works only on 8BPP palettized games or while emulating 16BPP on a 32BPP desktop.
Set 16BPP RGB565 encoding
USERGB565
+USERGB565
By default, DxWnd emulates 16BPP color with RGB555 encoding. The option forces RGB565. This option only impacts the video in emulation mode and with 16BPP color depth.
Lock Sys Colors
LOCKSYSCOLORS
+LOCKSYSCOLORS
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+Suppresses the SetSysColors API that changes the colors of system elements, such as window borders and panel backgrounds. Some fullscreen games change these colors when they start and revert them when they exit, which is unnoticeable when these games run in fullscreen mode but very noticeable when they are run in a window. The only known game that needs this option is Western Front.
Lock reserved palette entries
???
+LOCKRESERVEDPALETTE
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+This option simulates a lock on the system palette entries (usually 20 colors, corresponding to 0-9 and 246-255 in the 8-bit, 256-color palette entries), preventing DirectDraw calls from updating these values.
Disable setting gamma ramp
DISABLEGAMMARAMP
+DISABLEGAMMARAMP
Prevents the API from altering the default gamma ramp, making the screen lighter or darker. Since the API affects the whole screen, this flag is mainly useful to prevent a game's gamma settings from affecting your entire desktop.
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+Clears any forced cursor visibility settings. + |
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+Forces hiding the hardware cursor. + |
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+DirectDraw applications have much better performance if they can operate on system memory rather than video memory, particularly when reading surface memory. Since the virtual primary surface has to be read before it can be transferred to the actual primary surface, it's best to use system memory offscreen surfaces whenever possible. Unfortunately, some programs request hardware acceleration functions that are only available for video surfaces. This flag forces the virtual primary surface to be created in system memory, sacrificing performance for compatibility. + |
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No backbuffer SYSTEMMEMORY + |
+NOSYSMEMBACKBUF + |
+Similar to the NOSYSMEMPRIMARY flag, but applied to the backbuffer surface. It's rare to need both of these flags, and which one to use depends on where the application performs the accelerated functions. + |
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Lock/Unlock Pitch Fix + |
+FIXPITCH + |
+Some programs ignore the pitch value returned by the DirectDrawSurface::Lock method and fill the graphics buffer according to an incorrect predetermined pitch value. This discrepancy is caused when DxWnd creates virtual surfaces with varying pitch values that may not correspond to the original values when creating the surface on a different memory type (system memory and video memory). When this is happening to a hooked program, some elements may appear diagonally skewed. Note how the left border of the text widget in the figure below goes down and to the right rather than straight down, distorting the contained text as well. This flag resolves the issue by copying the graphic scan lines to the proper memory offset. +
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Width not power of 2 fix + |
+POWER2WIDTH + |
+Some programs produce texture surfaces of odd sizes, which are generally not supported but can be detected when the textures have an incorrect aspect ratio. This flag resolves the issue by copying the graphic scan lines to the proper memory offset. The most notable example of this issue is in Midtown Madness. + |
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Fix ddraw refcount + |
+FIXREFCOUNTER + |
+Decrement the reference counter of some objects to properly track all of DxWnd's service objects. + |
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+RETURNNULLREF + |
+Always return a 0 reference counter when a surface or DirectDraw session is released. + |
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Suppress overlay capability + |
+SUPPRESSOVERLAY + |
+Prevents the game from detecting any hardware overlay capability. Hardware overlay is very efficient, but not very flexible. If you run a program with hardware overlay in a window, you may be able to reposition and resize the window, but the blitted surface (the content of the window) doesn't move or change. This flag makes programs ignore hardware overlay capability so that you can move or stretch the window with expected results. The most notable example of this issue is in Moto Racer 2. + |
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Set minimal caps + |
+MINIMALCAPS + |
+Simulates minimal hardware capabilities similar to what's available by the VirtualPC or VMWare emulators. Some older games may not support advanced features, in which case this flag can improve the rendering process and eliminate some artifacts. + |
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Deinterlace movies + |
+DEINTERLACE + |
+Interlaced movies on old games would improve their frame rate by only showing the odd horizontal lines of the video, leaving even lines black. The black lines weren't very noticeable on old monitors, but the effect becomes more pronounced on modern computers. This flag detects interlaced movies and interpolates the lines above and below each black line to approximate a full video, improving the video quality at the cost of some extra CPU usage. + |
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Set ZBufferBitDepths capability + |
+SETZBUFFERBITDEPTHS + |
+The dwZBufferBitDepths is an obsolete field in the DirectDraw surface descriptor. It is no longer set and should be ignored, but some old programs rely on the value of this field and may crash if the field is empty (contains the null value). This flag copies the value returned by the GetCaps method and places it into the dwZBufferBitDepths field. The most notable example of this issue is in Mech Commander 2. + |
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Limit ddraw interface + |
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+Instead of using a specific version of DirectDraw, some programs simply request the most recent version available on the machine. Using a version of DirectDraw that is significantly newer than what was available when the game was developed may have poor results. This option hides newer versions of DirectDraw from the hooked program, basically allowing you to manually specify which version of DirectDraw the program should use. Choose a maximum DirectDraw version from the drop-down menu located near this option. + |
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+Hides the desktop taskbar while running a hooked application. + |
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+Shows the desktop taskbar while running a hooked application. + |
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+Some games don't properly check whether the hardware can properly manage textures whose sizes are not a power of 2 (e.g. 16, 32, 64, 128 bits). If textures of a different size are processed by hardware without this capability, you get diagonal effects on the rendered image. The option fixes this problem. + |
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Clean ZBUFFER @0.0 fix + |
+ZBUFFER0CLEAN + |
+Some games don't properly clear the zeta buffer between frames, producing incorrect surface z-ordering and other issues. This flag fixes this problem. + |
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Clean ZBUFFER @1.0 fix + |
+ZBUFFERCLEAN + |
+Some games don't properly clear the zeta buffer between frames, producing incorrect surface z-ordering and other issues. This flag fixes this problem. It is similar to ZBUFFER0CLEAN, but it works in different contexts. + |
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Suppress D3D8/9 Reset + |
+NOD3DRESET + |
+Do not perform the D3D reset operation. + |
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Suppress d3d9 extensions + |
+SUPPRESSD3DEXT + |
+D3d9.dll comes in different versions depending on the platform: on older windows releases it exports the Direct3DCreate API, while in more recent versions there are many further exported calls. This flag suppresses the additional entries. + |
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Auto primary surface refresh
AUTOREFRESH
+AUTOREFRESH
Some badly programmed games (namely the "Cossaks" series) don't follow the specification to blit changes on screen, they just get the primary surface memory address and keep writing there. The option forces a periodic blitting of the primary surface on screen even if the game doesn't request it. You want a second example? It has not been easy to find, but "Crush! Deluxe" suffers the same problem.
switch VIDEO to SYSTEM on fail
VIDEOTOSYSTEMMEM
+VIDEOTOSYSTEMMEM
When this option is set and a CreateSurface fails because of video memory shortage, DxWnd backs this up by creating the surface on memory. Oddly enough, some games expect to notice this by themselves and work correctly only when the option is NOT set.
Suppress DX common errors
SUPPRESSDXERRORS
+SUPPRESSDXERRORS
Some games running in windowed mode generate sporadic errors that wouldn't prevent the game to work, but terminate the application. This option makes directx methods return OK condition in such common cases.
Make Backbuf attachable
BACKBUFATTACH
+BACKBUFATTACH
Alters the size specification of the created backbuffer so that it copes with the actual primary surface, so that it may be attachable to a ZBUFFER surface. It makes “Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX” playable.
Blit from Backbuffer
BLITFROMBACKBUFFER
+BLITFROMBACKBUFFER
Some games (the Sims, the only one so far....) read graphic data from the primary surface. When the game runs windowed, the approximation introduced in a scaled window brings cumulative error that appear as a progressive "smearing" effect. In this case, it might be better to read the data from the backbuffer surface that is not scaled, even if in such a way you get other troubles when scrolling (see it by yourself...). The only reasonable alternative: write game code in a better way, in my opinion!
Suppress clipper
SUPPRESSCLIPPING
+SUPPRESSCLIPPING
DxWnd sets clipping on the primary surface. If the game does it as way, there might be interferences. As a matter of fact, setting this flag is the only way to make "Pax Imperia Eminent Domain" working correctly.
Force clipper
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+FORCECLIPPER
Forces mouse clipping inside the main window client area. This is very useful if a fullscreen game doesn't provide for cursor clipping and there is horizontal or vertical scrolling.
Palette update don't blit
NOPALETTEUPDATE
+NOPALETTEUPDATE
Avoid executing a plit operation in case of palette update. This could be used to fix conflicts between GDI and ddraw palette updates.
Don't fix the Pixel Format
NOPIXELFORMAT
+NOPIXELFORMAT
Do not try to fix the surface pixel format.
By default set no ALPHACHANNEL
NOALPHACHANNEL
+NOALPHACHANNEL
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+By default, DirectDraw surfaces are created with alpha channel capability. This flag changes the default to create surfaces without alpha channel capability.
Auto Primary Surface Blit
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+AUTOREFRESH
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+Some games ignore DirectDraw specifications, updating the memory address returned by the first DirectDrawSurface::Lock operation, avoiding the need to Unlock and Lock on every frame (the original version of Cossacks does this). On modern systems, these games display a black screen even though the image is refreshed on the virtual surfaces. This flag periodically refreshes the display while processing the Windows message queue, forcing the game to blit each updated frame to the screen.
Forced mode
???
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+Same as Auto Primary Surface Blit, but uses a dedicated thread to manage situations where the game doesn't process the message queue (e.g., during intro movies).
Set texture pixel format
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+TEXTUREFORMAT
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+Applies the virtual pixel format to texture surfaces that don't have an explicit DDSD_PIXELFORMAT attribute.
Suppress Release on backbuffer
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+SUPPRESSRELEASE
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+This flag ensures that the DirectDraw backbuffer surface - a critical resource - will not be released in emulated modes, even if explicitly requested.
Flip emulation
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+FLIPEMULATION
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+Enabled by default, this flag remaps the DirectDraw Flip method which isn't supported on windowed primary surfaces to a corresponding Blt (blit) operation.
Compensate Flip emulation
NOFLIPEMULATION
+NOFLIPEMULATION
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+By default, the Flip operation doesn't take into account the existing background. In several cases (mostly involving mouse cursor movement), this simplified method leaves trails on the screen. This option switches to a slower but more accurate method of Flip emulation that resolves this issue.
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Hook dinput
HOOKDI
+HOOKDI
Hooks DirectInput libraries, making sure that the DirectInput modes are appropriate for a non fullscreen program and enabling all other flags in the same group.
Hook dinput8
HOOKDI8
+HOOKDI8
Hooks DirectInput8 libraries, making sure that the DirectInput8 modes are appropriate for a non fullscreen program and enabling all other flags in the same group.
Unacquire devices on focus lost
UNACQUIRE
+UNACQUIRE
Unacquire DirectInput/DirectInput8 devices when they lose focus and acquire them back when they regain focus. This option should be set if the program using DirectInput libraries keeps listening to mouse input even when the program's window is inactive, or when it keeps ignoring mouse input even when the program's window becomes active once again.
Emulate mouse relative movement
EMULATERELMOUSE
+EMULATERELMOUSE
Emulates the DirectInput detection of relative mouse position by keeping the mouse at the center of the window and looking for movements. It should be used whenever the native DirectInput mechanism doesn't work properly.
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Once you move DxWnd in the system tray with File > Move to tray and until the program is terminated, an icon will be visible in the system tray. Right-clicking on the icon, you get a subset of the DxWnd commands, plus the Show command that shows the DxWnd window again. The Show command is the menu default, so you can also activate it by double-clicking on the DxWnd tray icon.
+Once you move DxWnd in the system tray with File > Move to tray and until the program is terminated, an icon will be visible in the system tray. Right-clicking on the icon, you get a subset of the DxWnd commands, plus the Show command that shows the DxWnd window again. The Show command is the menu default, so you can also activate it by double-clicking on the DxWnd tray icon.
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FAKEVERSION
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Causes the program to detect the chosen Windows release. Notice: this is not the same thing as the compatibility setting of the Windows properties panel, which also adjusts the system's behavior to emulate the chosen platform.
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+The normal mode, where the primary surface is stretch-blitted to the window surface. + |
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+Activates a simplified filter that scales each pixel twice, interpolating the colors of adjacent pixels. The default window size is double the resolution of the virtual screen. If you choose a different size, the surface is scaled to fit into the client area, but this noticeably slows down the blit operation. + |
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+Activates a bilinear filter to scale the DirectDraw primary surface to the window client area. When this is used with GDI games, it activates GDI internal filtering for better scaling. + |
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+Enables debug mode. This option can also be modified with a configuration file (see Configuration file). + |
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Check for Admin rights + |
+Tells DxWnd to autodetect its own administrator permissions at startup and propose a self-elevation if missing. This option can also be modified with a configuration file (see Configuration file). + |
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-Introduces a configurable delay between screen refresh operations, so that the FPS is limited accordingly. + | Introduces a configurable delay between screen refresh operations, so that the FPS is limited accordingly. |
Skip + | Skip |
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-Introduces no delay in the screen operations, but skips several screen updates so that the actual FPS value is limited without the program noticing it. + | Introduces no delay in the screen operations, but skips several screen updates so that the actual FPS value is limited without the program noticing it. |
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-??? + | Sets the delay time, expressed in milliseconds, for both the "Limit" (LIMITFPS) and "Skip" (SKIPFPS) options. To be noted that the FPS is related to the delay by the formula FPS = 1000/Delay or, the other way around, Delay = 1000/FPS. So if, for example, you desire an FPS not greater than 50, the corresponding value to get this effect is Delay = 20msec. Note that a greater delay means a slower frame rate. + | Sets the delay time, expressed in milliseconds, for both the "Limit" (LIMITFPS) and "Skip" (SKIPFPS) options. To be noted that the FPS is related to the delay by the formula FPS = 1000/Delay or, the other way around, Delay = 1000/FPS. So if, for example, you desire an FPS not greater than 50, the corresponding value to get this effect is Delay = 20msec. Note that a greater delay means a slower frame rate. |
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-??? + | DxWnd can display an FPS counter based on the number of screen updates per second. This counter is accurate for applications that update the entire screen, but produces wildly exaggerated figures when a program makes frequent updates to small sections of the screen, such as counters, icons, or other tiny elements. This flag tells DxWnd to ignore screen updates that affect less than one quarter of the screen, producing a more realistic FPS figure. |
Show FPS on title + | Show FPS on title |
-SHOWFPS + | SHOWFPS |
-When checked, the FPS counter is appended to the window title. + | When checked, the FPS counter is appended to the window title. |
Show FPS overlay + | Show FPS overlay |
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-When checked, the FPS counter is drawn as an overlay of the program client area, in a corner of the screen and periodically and randomly moved to other cornes to avoid accidentally overlap an important screen region. + | When checked, the FPS counter is drawn as an overlay of the program client area, in a corner of the screen and periodically and randomly moved to other cornes to avoid accidentally overlap an important screen region. |
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Time slow + |
+Slows down the hooked program. See Time Slider and Special Keys. + |
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Clip toggle + |
+Toggles the clipping region ON and OFF so that you can exit the game area and control other tasks or move/resize your game window. See Special Keys. + |
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+Toggles logging ON/OFF. Since painting operations can be quite verbose, toggling the log can be a useful trick to get information about a specific program's activity without having to browse tons of log lines. See Special Keys. + |
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+Toggle the FPS display ON and OFF. See Special Keys. + |
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+Toggles between fullscreen mode and windowed mode. + |
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Time fast + |
+Speeds up the hooked program. See Time Slider and Special Keys. + |
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+This key is the well known quit command for any task. If the application doesn't react quickly enough to your command, you can set the “Intercept Alt-F4 key” option to cause DxWnd to immediately quit the program. See Special Keys. + |
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+Forces a surface repaint. Some old games didn't even consider the possibility of a task overriding the game area, so they don't repaint when they should. This is a technical detail, but if your game screen gets dirty, try this key to fix it. See Special Keys. + |
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+Captures an image of the current screen in the hooked program and saves it to your computer's clipboard. + |
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No GDI handling
GDINONE
+GDINONE
Disables video-related GDI/user32 API hooking.
Scaled GDI calls
HOOKGDI
+HOOKGDI
Scales GDI API coordinates to fit the window stretching.
Emulated Device Context
EMULATEDC
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Handle an emulated GDI device context.
Share ddraw and GDI DC
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+Shares the window DC (device context) with the DirectDraw primary surface DC. These contexts can have very different interactions in fullscreen and windowed modes. In windowed mode, what usually happens is that one DC layer overlaps the other and produces flickering. This option merges the graphic content of GDI on top of the primary surface of DirectDraw.
Remap Client Rect
CLIENTREMAPPING
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Enabled by default. Makes DxWnd remap the window client coordinates so that the program receives the same values as if the program was running in fullscreen mode.
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-GDIEMULATEDC
-Use the ddraw primary surface device context for GDI operations.
-Scale font parameters
FIXTEXTOUT
+FIXTEXTOUT
Tries to scale font parameters to fit the window stretching.
Suppress FillRect
???
+NOFILLRECT
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+It is quite common for a fullscreen program to start its activities by clearing the desktop through a FillRect of the whole desktop area. Though this operation is usually intercepted and redirected to the windowed area, if it fails this flag bypasses that FillRect call.
Reuse emulated DC
???
+REUSEEMULATEDDC
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+In GDIEMULATEDC mode, the emulated surface is created and destroyed at each frame blit. This flag recycles that DC for subsequent frames, improving performance but sometimes producing side effects.
Fix clipper area in shared DC
???
+FIXCLIPPERAREA
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+In SHAREDDC mode, this flag tries to compensate for clipping problems between the program window and other windows on the desktop. It is not currently fully implemented, so it is discouraged for now.
Syncronize GDI to ddraw palette
???
+SYNCPALETTE
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+Makes DirectDraw palette emulation aware of palette changes made through GDI calls.
Suppress Win common errors
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+NOWINERRORS
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+Makes system libraries return success in all cases where the error could depend on the windowed environment, but can be safely ignored. Currently, it only suppresses errors in the DestroyWindow user32 call.
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+HOOKGOGLIBS + |
+Games distributed by GOG (gog.com) sometimes apply compatibility patches by changing the name and compatibility behavior of some system DLLs and routing system calls here. This flag causes DxWnd to hook these custom libraries instead of the system equivalent. Only use this flag on certain GOG games. + |
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Bypass GOG libs + |
+BYPASSGOGLIBS + |
+The purpose of this flag is similar to that of HOOKGOGLIBS. It is sometimes a better solution to avoid rerouting the system calls to custom DLLs and instead map them to system DLLs. This flag breaks GOG's system call rerouting. Only use this flag on certain GOG games. + |
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Do not notify on task switch
UNNOTIFY
+UNNOTIFY
Inhibits the task switch notification message that may hurt some games not designed to handle it properly
+Inhibits the task switch notification message that may hurt some games not designed to handle it properly
No banner
NOBANNER
+NOBANNER
Well, DxWnd celebrates itself a little by showing a very short splash screen at the beginning. If you're not happy with this, checking this flag will disable the show.
+Well, DxWnd celebrates itself a little by showing a very short splash screen at the beginning. If you're not happy with this, checking this flag will disable the show.
Run in window
WINDOWIZE
+WINDOWIZE
Checked by default, tells DxWnd to try to run the program in windowized mode, that is the essential reason why DxWnd exists. But if not checked DxWnd still performs all other functions not related to the screen size, such as time stretching, compatibility options and so forth.
+Checked by default, tells DxWnd to try to run the program in windowed mode, as that is the essential reason why DxWnd exists. If not checked, DxWnd still performs all other functions not related to the screen size, such as time stretching, compatibility options, and so forth.
Optimize CPU
SAVELOAD
+SAVELOAD
Optimizes the CPU load, but only for ddraw operations (DirectX1 to DirectX7)
+Optimizes the CPU load, but only for DirectDraw operations (DirectX1 to DirectX7).
Ask confirmation on window close
???
+CONFIRMONCLOSE
Asks you for confirmation when you close the window.
+Asks you for confirmation when you close the window.
Terminate on window close
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+TERMINATEONCLOSE
Immediately terminates the application when you close the window.
+Immediately terminates the application when you close the window.
Acquire admin caps
???
+NEEDADMINCAPS
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+Hooking the game requires running DxWnd as an administrator. If you set this flag and run DxWnd without administrator privileges, running a game from the DxWnd interface will show a dialog box prompting you to elevate the permissions level. When you confirm this, DxWnd will automatically terminate and restart itself. If you don't see its window anymore, look beneath other windows, as it may lose its Z-order when it restarts.
Fullscreen only
???
+FULLSCREENONLY
Forces applications to run in fullscreen mode only.
+Forces applications to run in fullscreen mode only.
+Show hints
+SHOWHINTS
+This option activates message boxes that contain information about what DxWnd finds in a program's executable. It can't tell you exactly how to configure that program's hook, but can be helpful in determining which settings you may need to adjust.
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+If this flag is not set, DxWnd ignores the task - see gray icon + |
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+DxWnd's hooking logic may not notice some DLLs. In these fortunately rare cases, you can fix the issue by entering one or more module names to be added to DxWnd's search algorithm. + |
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Hot patch (obfuscated IAT) + |
+HOTPATCH + |
+The original DxWnd used IAT patching to redirect API calls to the altered routines. This method has its advantages, but fails when not all API are reached because they are located in unconnected dlls, referenced by ordinal number or referenced by programs with obfuscated IAT. IAT obfuscation is a sophisticated but common enough technique to make hacker's life harder: for instance, the game executable of Doom III has an obfuscated IAT. +Checking this flag cause DxWnd to use an alternate patching technique, that is the "hot patching" that creates a detour assembly code right at the beginning of the API implementation. Once done EVERY SINGLE CALL gets intercepted no matter from where the call is made, but it isn't always possible to apply this technique. Luckily, in the vast majority of cases, they both work. + |
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Use DLL injection + |
+STARTDEBUG + |
+The basic hook thecnique intercepts the first window creation event. At that time, the program may have done unwanted actions already, such as changing video mode or detecting bad conditions or crashing. Checking this flag cause the DxWnd logic to be "injected" right at the beginning of the task execution, making DxWnd able to intercepts all events. The drawback is that this only works when the task is activated from the DxWnd interface – see red icon. Another drawback is that the injection process resembles pretty much of an activation from a debugger, increasing the chances for game protections to intercept this situation and stop the program. + |
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Hook child WindowProc + |
+HOOKCHILDWIN + |
+By default, DxWnd intercepts the WindowProc routine of the main window, and this is enough for its purposes. In some cases, though, this is not enough and this flag tells DxWnd to intercept and redirect the WindowProc routines of all child windows as well. + |
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Hook all DLLs + |
+HOOKDLLS + |
+The original DxWnd behaviour was limited to search & hook calls made by the main program directly. Checking this flag cause DxWnd to recurse in all non-system DLLs address space to hook calls there. It's necessary in all cases where the graphic engine is not directly coded in the program, but it's implemented in a separated engine DLL. + |
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Widechar program vs. ANSI + |
+ANSIWIDE + |
+DxWnd uses ANSI versions of several system calls by default. This flag tells DxWnd to use the corresponding WIDECHAR version instead. + |
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+ This area allows you to assign hot keys to minimize the window, restore it, and kill the process. These functions are accessed by holding down Alt, Ctrl, and Shift, and then pressing the chosen function key (F1 through F12).
+ +Fix buffered I/O after Win98
BUFFEREDIOFIX
+BUFFEREDIOFIX
Windows 98 was the last platform to support asynchronous disk I/O from devices such as CD-ROMs. This flag suppresses requests for asynchronous mode, avoiding errors from this operation.
Set CDROM Drive Type
CDROMDRIVETYPE
+CDROMDRIVETYPE
Simulates each disk device to appear as a CDROM type. This allows you to copy the content of some CDs onto a hard disk and override the disk type controls that form some very basic copy protection schemes.
Hide empty CDROM drives
HIDECDROMEMPTY
+HIDECDROMEMPTY
Some old games didn't handle the possibility of having multiple CDROM devices and simply look for the game in the first available CDROM. If you have physical and virtual CDROM devices in your system, it may become complicated to insert a physical CD on a virtual device (or vice versa). This flag removes any CDROM devices that don't mount a CD from the list of available devices, so that you can simply unmount all disks except for the desired one.
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+Does not change the video color mode. + |
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8 BPP + |
+Some games act as if you had switched the video mode to 8BPP before starting the game, making 8BPP emulation useless. This option tells the game that the desktop setting is in 8BPP mode already. + |
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16 BPP + |
+Same as above, but declaring a 16BPP setting. + |
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24 BPP + |
+Same as above, but declaring a 24BPP setting. + |
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32 BPP + |
+Same as above, but declaring a 32BPP setting. + |
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From release 2.02.22 onward, you can export and import single settings to separate configuration files, allowing you to share working game configurations by sharing these files only.
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Enable hot keys
ENABLEHOTKEYS
+ENABLEHOTKEYS
DxWnd can set some special keys (e.g. Alt, Fn) to trigger special actions, storing the key association in the DxWnd.ini file. This flag enables hot key definitions. If unchecked, all hot keys are disabled for this program.
Intercept Alt-F4 key
HANDLEALTF4
+HANDLEALTF4
Intercepts the Alt-F4 key in the message processing loop to immediately terminate the program, avoiding any programmed exit procedure (cinematics, save state warnings, ads...). Only has an effect if the game is doing the message processing loop.
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Sets the DxWnd hot keys mapping (see Special keys). The format is as follows:
<function>=0x<keycode>
+<function>=0x<keycode>
The available values represent the hex key code and range from 0x70 (Alt-F1) to 0x7C (Alt-F12).
+The available values represent the hex key code and range from 0x70 (Alt-F1) to 0x7C (Alt-F12).
These are the available hot keys:
timetoggle + | timetoggle |
Toggle time stretching. |
altf4 + | altf4 |
Terminate the program, such as by typing Alt-F4. |
timeslow + | timeslow |
Decrease time speed. |
timefast + | timefast |
Increase time speed. |
cliptoggle + | cliptoggle |
Toggle cursor clipping. |
refresh + | refresh |
Refresh the screen. |
logtoggle + | logtoggle |
Toggle logging. |
fpstoggle + | fpstoggle |
Show or hide the FPS. |
plocktoggle + | plocktoggle |
Lock or unlock the window position. |
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Sets the DxWnd GUI language. The format is as follows:
+lang=<specification> + |
+Sets the DxWnd GUI language with a selector for the localization DLL. "default" will load the embedded English text. "automatic" will load the language pack corresponding to the system locale. Any "XYZ" string will load the corresponding "Resources_XYZ.dll" language port. Currently unsupported (available translation packages are no longer up to date). lang=<specification> -The following languages are supported: +For older versions, the following languages are supported:
When you set a lang=<specification> specification, DxWnd looks for and loads the resources in the Resources_<specification>.dll file, so anyone can build and use a custom language pack. +When you set a lang=<specification> specification, DxWnd looks for and loads the resources in the Resources_<specification>.dll file, so anyone can build and use a custom language pack. lang=default disables resource loading, and the program will use the default and built-in English pack. +lang=default disables resource loading, and the program will use the default and built-in English pack. +lang=automatic makes DxWnd search for the current UI language and try to map it to the available language packs. If no corresponding pack is available, it switches to the default (English) behavior. +This setting is always overridden by a /lang=<specification> command line argument. + |
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debug=<mode> + |
+Boolean, defaulting to false. debug=1 activates the configuration debug tab. Warning: debug options, when set, are kept even if debug is cleared and the debug is no longer visible. + |
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multiprocesshook=<mode> + |
+Boolean, defaulting to false. multiprocesshook=1 allows multiple programs to run simultaneously on different windows. Beware that not all programs can work this way and it's likely to cause problems with resources that can't be shared, such as the mouse. + |
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checkadmin=<mode> + |
+Boolean, defaulting to false. checkadmin=1 causes DxWnd to autodetect its own administrator permissions at startup and propose a self-elevation if missing. + |
+
lang=automatic makes DxWnd search for the current UI language and try to map it to the available language packs. If no corresponding pack is available, it switches to the default (English) behavior.
This setting is always overridden by a /lang=<specification> command line argument.
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Handles dxwnd.log logs.
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+ Remap MCI coordinates + |
+REMAPMCI + |
+Finds and scales the movie coordinates that may be embedded in the MciSendString command string. It may fix movie sizes when they are played using the MciSendString winmm call. + |
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No movies + |
+NOMOVIES + |
+Skips movies whenever possible - that is, when performed through explicit movie handling calls. + |
+
Stretch ActiveMovie window + |
+STRETCHMOVIES + |
+Several window classes are devoted to playing multimedia. This flag detects the known multimedia windows and stretches their size to cover the full main window area. + |
+
Fix movies color depth + |
+FIXMOVIECOLOR + |
+Fixes the color depth of VFW (Video For Windows) movies by forcing their value to the color depth of the virtual desktop. + |
+
Bypass MCI calls + |
+BYPASSMCI + |
+Several games perform MCI operations (e.g. to check for a CD-ROM) that are not essential and may cause errors. This flag bypasses MCI calls when possible and returns a positive result. + |
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+ Top + |
+Moves the selected entry to the top of the list. + |
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Up + |
+Moves the selected entry upwards one step. + |
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Down + |
+Moves the selected entry downwards one step. + |
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Bottom + |
+Moves the selected entry to the bottom of the list. + |
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This area allows you to record some notes or comments for this hooked program, such as options you might use, configuration settings, or child processes.
+If you save a configuration with any text in the Notes, the Main tab will add an icon with an appearance of an exclamation mark in a speech bubble to the far right of the Launch field:
+
Hook OpenGL
HOOKOPENGL
+HOOKOPENGL
Enables OpenGL API hooking.
Force Hook
FORCEHOOKOPENGL
+FORCEHOOKOPENGL
Experimental – probably unnecessary
+Experimental – probably unnecessary.
Fix glPixelZoom args
???
+FIXPIXELZOOM
???
+Scales the xfactor and yfactor parameters of the glPixelZoom OpenGL call. Use this flag if the OpenGL screen is not properly scaled to fit the main window.
Custom OpenGL library
???
+By default, DxWnd detects OpenGL APIs within the standard OpenGL32.dll library. This field allows you to set a different filename for any custom OpenGL implementation that may refer to a different library name.
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+ This command shows a window that displays the 256 colors in the current emulated palette, refreshing them once per second:
+
The following flags have an effect only when the "run in window" option is selected (with the WINDOWIZE flag).
+The following flags have an effect only when the "run in window" option is selected (with the WINDOWIZE flag).
Keep aspect ratio |
-KEEPASPECTRATIO + | KEEPASPECTRATIO |
When the window is resized, the aspect ratio set by the window initial size is preserved (by default the 4:3 aspect ratio such as 800x600). |
Four values for the initial X, Y coordinates of the upperleft window corner and the window width and height. All values are referred to the window client area rather than the outside border. The values are used depending on the Position selection: for "X, Y" coordinates they are all used, for "Desktop center" DxWnd automatically centers the position and uses only the height and width, and in the remaining fake-fullscreen modes the height and width are used only as a reference for the desired aspect ratio when "Keep aspect ratio" (the KEEPASPECTRATIO flag) is set (if it has not been set, the height and width are ignored). + | Four values for the initial X, Y coordinates of the upperleft window corner and the window width and height. All values are referred to the window client area rather than the outside border. The values are used depending on the Position selection: for "X, Y" coordinates they are all used, for "Desktop center" DxWnd automatically centers the position and uses only the height and width, and in the remaining fake-fullscreen modes the height and width are used only as a reference for the desired aspect ratio when "Keep aspect ratio" (the KEEPASPECTRATIO flag) is set (if it has not been set, the height and width are ignored). |
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The DxWnd window position and size. Whenever you move or stretch the GUI, the new coordinates are stored here. The format is as follows:
posx=<x0>
-posy=<y0>
-sizx=<width>
-sizy=<height>
+posx=<x0> + |
+Initial x (horizontal) position of the DxWnd GUI. When DxWnd is terminated and is not in fullscreen mode, this flag is updated to store the most recent x position, to be used next time you start the program. + |
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posy=<y0> + |
+Same as posx, for the y (vertical) coordinate + |
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sizx=<width> + |
+Same as posx, but recording the window's width. The initial width is forced to a minimum of 320 pixels. + |
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sizy=<height> + |
+Same as posx, but recording the window's height. The initial height is forced to a minimum of 200 pixels. + |
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Set registry
-???
-Set path
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???
+If you save a configuration with any text in the Virtual registry, the Main tab will add an icon with an appearance of a stack of blue cubes to the immediate right of the Launch field:
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Note that 320x200 resolution is typically no longer supported, but it is not a problem to emulate it in a window, and this resolution is necessary to run some older games.
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+ Shows a window that displays the list of Windows shims applied to the selected executable path. For more information on shims, see the related Wikipedia article.
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+By default, DxWnd does not intercept the CreateProcess call and therefore does not automatically hook the program's children. To hook the program's children, use Edit > Add (see Edit) to create a new entry in the main program list for each child process. + |
+|
Suppress + |
+SUPPRESSCHILD + |
+This option bypasses calls to CreateProcess. Some games play intro movies in a child process (like binplayer.exe). You can skip these movies and avoid desktop configuration changes by activating this flag. + |
+
Extend Hook + |
+ENABLESONHOOK + |
+This option automatically hooks any created child processes with the same configuration as its parent. If the child process has a random name each time it is created (generally for the express purpose of making it harder to hook), use this option. + |
+
Extend Injection + |
+INJECTSON + |
+This option automatically hooks any created child processes with the same configuration as its parent, including DLL injection. This means that the hook is applied as soon as the process starts. + |
+
cliptoggle + | cliptoggle |
When the “Force cursor clipping” option is ON, this key toggles the clipping region ON and OFF so that you can exit the game area and control other tasks or move/resize your game window. |
refresh + | refresh |
Forces a surface repaint. Some old games didn't even consider the possibility of a task overriding the game area, so they don't repaint when they should. This is a technical detail, but if your game screen gets dirty, try this key to fix it. |
logtoggle + | logtoggle |
Toggles logging ON/OFF. Since painting operations can be quite verbose, toggling the log can be a useful trick to get information about a specific program's activity without having to browse tons of log lines. |
plocktoggle + | plocktoggle |
Toggle position locking. When the Lock win Coordinates flag is set (see Windows handling), the window can't be moved or resized. Toggle this behavior OFF, move or resize the window, and then lock the window again. |
fpstoggle + | fpstoggle |
Toggle the FPS display ON and OFF. |
timefast/timeslow + | timefast/timeslow |
Increase or decrease the time shift multiplication factor when time stretching is on. |
altf4 + | altf4 |
This key is the well known quit command for any task. If the application doesn't react quickly enough to your command, you can set the “Intercept Alt-F4 key” option to cause DxWnd to immediately quit the program. |
timetoggle + | timetoggle |
When time stretching is enabled, this key toggles the time stretching feature entirely OFF and ON. It's useful to play part of the program at a normal speed. |
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+ This command shows a status window with the following information about DxWnd and the hooked program, updated once per second:
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DxWnd version + |
+In the picture, the current one: 2.02.80. + |
+
Hook status + |
+Either IDLE, READY or RUNNING (see tray icons). + |
+
When running, shows the following additional information:
+Running + |
+The task name (see the configuration panel). + |
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Screen + |
+(width x height) colordepth, as seen by the task. + |
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FullScreen + |
+Yes/No depending whether the task has set the cooperative level to EXCLUSIVE or not. + |
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DX Version + |
+Version of the DirectDraw / Direcr3D interface currently in use (namely, the one used to create the primary surface). + |
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Logging + |
+The logging flag (either ON or OFF). + |
+
Cursor + |
+The X,Y cursor coordinates as intercepted and fixed by DxWnd. + |
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FPS + |
+Frame per second value calculated by DxWnd. + |
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+ Forces Swap Effect
+FORCESWAPEFFECT
+This experimental flag forces the selected SwapEffect mode during the CreateDevice/Reset methods. In some cases, it may improve compatibility or performance. You can choose from the following modes:
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+ CPU slow down + |
+CPUSLOWDOWN + |
+Reduces a program's CPU usage by suspending and resuming all of its threads according to the specified ratio. Since the minimum timing resolution that the system can use for this operation is 1ms, (1/1000th of a second), high ratios may make the game appear choppy. This flag doesn't suspend high-priority threads. + |
+
CPU max usage + |
+CPUMAXUSAGE + |
+Same as CPUSLOWDOWN, but operates more selectively. This flag only suspends process threads that are consuming more CPU than the selected ratio. This option can't be set at the same time as CPUSLOWDOWN. + |
+
Ratio + |
+Allows you to set a ratio for the slowdown used by the above flags. For example, a value of 2 will produce a ratio of 1:2, suspending the program for 1ms and then running it for 2ms, reducing that program's CPU usage by 33%. + |
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+ MinTexX=<value> + |
+Minimum texture width for texture processing (dump, hack). + |
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MaxTexX=<value> + |
+Maximum texture width for texture processing (dump, hack). Zero value means infinite. + |
+
MinTexY=<value> + |
+Minimum texture height for texture processing (dump, hack). + |
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MaxTexY=<value> + |
+Maximum texture height for texture processing (dump, hack). Zero value means infinite. + |
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+ These flags help modders manage game textures. In particular, they can highlight where textures should be used, extracting them as bitmaps, or replace textures with custom ones. Use the Dump flag to extract textures, or the Hack flag if you plan on using a graphics editor to create customized replacement textures.
+None + |
+The default behavior. Does not apply special handling to textures. + |
+|
Highlight + |
+TEXTUREHIGHLIGHT + |
+All hooked textures are replaced with a randomly-generated solid color. This makes it easier to see texel boundaries and texture usage. + |
+
Dump + |
+TEXTUREDUMP + |
+All hooked textures that match the criteria in the Texture section of your dxwnd.ini configuration file are extracted as bitmap files and dumped into DxWnd's "texture.out" subfolder. The automatic filenames include a hash of the file's graphical content to make it easier to uniquely identify each texture. + |
+
Hack + |
+TEXTUREHACK + |
+This option replaces all hooked textures by calculating hashed filenames, looking for those names in DxWnd's "texture.in" subfolder, and using any matching textures that it finds there. + |
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+ This area allows you to set minimum and maximum widths and heights for texture processing. The format is as follows:
+Min <minimum width> x <minimum height>
+Max <maximum width> x <maximum height>
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DxWnd detects video settings when it is started, and compares them to the current value after killing a task or terminating itself. If it finds differences, it asks whether you want to restore the previous screen setting. This is quite useful to handle all the games that terminate without restoring the previous setting, as may happen when they die abnormally.
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Window + |
+See Window. + |
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Process + |
+See Process. + |
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Desktop taskbar + |
+See Desktop taskbar. + |
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Desktop color depth + |
+See Desktop color depth. + |
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Recover screen mode + |
+Restores the video mode that DxWnd detected at startup. This is useful for recovering from game crashes or other conditions that can change the desktop resolution or color depth. + |
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Clear Compatibility flags + |
+DxWnd sometimes works better if the operating system isn't attempting to run a game in any compatibility mode. This command deactivates all compatibility modes by erasing the relevant registry keys. + |
+
Block process priority class
???
+BLOCKPRIORITYCLASS
???
+Blocks a process's attempts to change its own priority class. Old fullscreen games may use this trick to get 100% CPU power dedicated to them, but on modern OSes and windowed environments this could be a bad idea, interfering with other operations and overheating the processor for no reason.
Set single core process affinity
SINGLEPROCAFFINITY
+SINGLEPROCAFFINITY
Some games are not properly synchronized to run on physically separated multiple core CPUs, or simply don't properly handle powerful CPUs. This option sets the program's core affinity so that the program is run by a single core (the first one).
+Some games are not properly synchronized to run on physically separate multiple core CPUs, or simply don't properly handle powerful CPUs. This option sets the program's core affinity so that the program is run by a single core (the first one).
Set last core affinity
USELASTCORE
+USELASTCORE
Same as SINGLEPROCAFFINITY, but picks the last CPU core.
+Same as SINGLEPROCAFFINITY, but picks the last CPU core.
Limit available resources
LIMITRESOURCES
+LIMITRESOURCES
Causes the query for available resources (RAM, hard disk space, and so on) to return a limited value: some old games can't handle a very big integer number and see it as a negative value, refusing to start.
Disable performance counter
???
+NOPERFCOUNTER
???
+Since performance metrics hardware is not mandatory on a PC, this flag disables the GetPerfCounter() performance metrics API, simulating an unsupported condition. Usually, in this condition the software should rely on other performance measurement metrics that are more conveniently manipulated by DxWnd timing hooks. It should be set when, despite the time acceleration feature, the program doesn't seem to behave according to the imposed speed ratio.
Bypass font unsupported api
FONTBYPASS
+FONTBYPASS
Some games may attempt to manage old font styles that were present by default on legacy platforms and are no longer supported. This flag simulates a success operation to let the program continue. Of course, the font will be wrong, but Windows will approximate the choice with the most similar available font.
Replace privileged opcodes
???
+REPLACEPRIVOPS
???
+Real multitasking OSes (from Windows NT onward) forbid applications from using privileged instructions that directly manipulate the hardware, like the IN opcode. Running a program with such opcodes would result in a program exception on modern systems. This option scans the program code segment at startup and replaces all detected privileged operations with NOP (no operation) instructions. Since these opcodes are often dedicated to interactions with sound hardware, the program will likely work with the possible side effect of some audio issues. Use this flag for games like Ubik.
Suppress IME
SUPPRESSIME
+SUPPRESSIME
The flag tries to suppress IME windows. This feature is not yet fully functional.
Handle exceptions
HANDLEEXCEPTIONS
+HANDLEEXCEPTIONS
Setting this flag causes DxWnd to set its own exception handler that tries (often successfully) to fix several common exceptions, such as the divide by zero exception in old games that were trying to calculate the CPU speed.
Diablo tweak
???
+DIABLOTWEAK
???
+A flag that seems to improve Blizzard's "Diablo" compatibility. It should not be used for other games and will cease to be supported as soon as a more general tweak is discovered.
Intercept Imagehlp.dll
???
+NOIMAGEHLP
???
+Intercept imagehlp.dll unsupported calls, returning a clean error condition so that the program doesn't crash. One notable game that needs this flag is The Fifth Element.
EA Sports hack
???
+EASPORTSHACK
???
+Intercept and neutralize some of the internal hooks usually set by "EA Sports" games, and possibly other titles as well.
Reserve legacy memory segments
???
+LEGACYALLOC
???
+Old 16-bit programs for Windows 95 and 98 relied on the availability of memory from address 0x4000000 to 0x8FFFFFF, even though they never explicitly allocated it. Recent OSes don't guarantee this memory availability. This flag, combined with DLL injection, reserves memory in this range when the program starts up, before that memory can be used for other purposes.
Disable Max Windowed Mode
???
+DISABLEMAXWINMODE
???
+Invoke DirectDraw SetAppCompatData(12,0) to set the DisableMaxWindowedMode.
Disable "disable Alt-Tab"
???
+DISABLEDISABLEALTTAB
???
+Disable the compatibility patches that disable the Alt-Tab key combination to avoid window switching, along with other similar key combinations. Usually, programs hooked by DxWnd can afford window switching with no impact, either by default or by setting the UNNOTIFY flag.
Win7 color fix
???
+COLORFIX
???
+As described in a DirectDraw hack, this flag fixes a color problem that Windows 7 has with 8BPP palettized modes. It only has an effect when the screen is actually set to an 8BPP color depth, which is now very rare.
+Fix GlobalUnlock
+FIXGLOBALUNLOCK
+Fixes a reported problem of the 16-bit GlobalUnock() API's 32-bit port. In some cases, it never returns the expected value, causing game crashes or endless loops.
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+ Minimize + |
+Minimizes the currently-running hooked program to the Taskbar. + |
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Restore + |
+Restores a minimized hooked program back to a window. + |
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Close + |
+Closes the currently-running hooked program. + |
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Fix Window Frame Style
FIXWINFRAME
+FIXWINFRAME
Initializes the game window with a title bar and resizeable borders.
Prevent Win Maximize
PREVENTMAXIMIZE
+PREVENTMAXIMIZE
Some modern games don't actually go into fullscreen mode, but just make the window occupy the whole screen. This option intercepts Windows messages and user32 calls to avoid changing the window position and size to make it a fullscreen window.
Lock win coordinates
LOCKWINPOS
+LOCKWINPOS
Intercepts messages and calls that the program makes to itself to change its own window coordinates. This prevents you from changing the game window's position and size.
Lock win style
LOCKWINSTYLE
+LOCKWINSTYLE
Intercepts messages and calls that the program makes to itself to change its own windowstyle.
Recover screen mode
RECOVERSCREENMODE
+RECOVERSCREENMODE
Sets the screen mode to registry default settings. In general, DxWnd intercepts any attempt to change display settings and prevents unwanted operations, but some programs still send display settings instructions before DxWnd can possibly intercept them (e.g. before the window is created and the windows hook is invoked). In this case, changing the display settings right afterward is the only possible solution. Try this when other options don't work.
Refresh on win resize
REFRESHONRESIZE
+REFRESHONRESIZE
Any decently written Windows application should take care of refreshing the screen primary surface when resized, and most fullscreen games do it. Some don't, because they were not supposed to ever be resized. This flag is forces a refresh (useful for the game Uprising).
Fix Parent Window
FIXPARENTWIN
+FIXPARENTWIN
Typically, a game is started with an invisible program window, and then it creates a separate child window for handling the graphics. Some games use the parent window instead of the child window. In this case, the parent window becomes visible, then needs to be properly resized. This feature is currently experimental, but it seems to successfully manage several tough games, such as Solaris, SleepWalker, Sid Meier's Sim Golf, and the Worms series.
Modal Style
MODALSTYLE
+MODALSTYLE
When "Fix Window Frame Style" is set, a borderless and titleless modal style is chosen instead of the default one.
Force win resize
FORCEWINRESIZE
+FORCEWINRESIZE
Experimental (and not working very well so far): should force window resizing messages to be processed so that the window can be resized by dragging its borders.
Hide multi-monitor config
HIDEMULTIMONITOR
+HIDEMULTIMONITOR
Makes the program ignore multiple monitors in your system configuration, giving information about the primary monitor only.
Wallpaper mode
WALLPAPERMODE
+WALLPAPERMODE
Experimental – forces the program's Z-order to the lowest level so that it runs below any other task, behaving like an active wallpaper.
Fix window frame in D3D
FIXD3DFRAME
+FIXD3DFRAME
Tries to prevent D3D from rendering on the whole window surface including the window border. It activates a small trick that cause the program to render to a child modal surface within the main window borders.
Don't move D3D rendering window
NOWINDOWMOVE
+NOWINDOWMOVE
Do not try to update the window position and size on D3D rendering. In some cases, the window may be movable but the rendering area does not move with it. In this case, avoid moving the window at all. It is an experimental feature and doesn't always work.
Hide desktop background
HIDEDESKTOP
+HIDEDESKTOP
Starts the windowized program together with four black borderless windows that surround it entirely, eliminating distracting background windows and providing a more focused gaming experience. The whole idea was borrowed from "Mr. Hide": https://sourceforge.net/projects/mrhyde/
Hide Taskbar
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+Forces the Windows Taskbar to hide while a game is running.
Unlock Z-order
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+Some games repeatedly bring their window to the top of the Z-order, meaning that they insist on remaining on top of all other windows. This flag prevents the hooked game from updating its own Z-order.
Suppress main window destruction
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+Some games kill the main window before starting a new one, and DxWnd may not properly handle this behavior. This flag prevents the main window from being destroyed, resolving that issue.
Send WM_ACTIVATEAPP message
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+ACTIVATEAPP
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+Windows sends an ACTIVATEAPP message to fullscreen programs, but may not send this message to windowed programs. This flag forces Windows to send that message, resolving cases where the hooked program expects to receive such a message.
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+This global flag enables/disables all subsequent traces. If unchecked, DxWnd doesn't write any output to the logs. If checked, DxWnd writes output to the dxwnd.log file in the program's working directory, recording error messages as well as the specific messages related to other flags (see logged info). + |
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+By default, DxWnd looks for an existing log file and adds new logged messages to that file. Over time, this log file may become very large. This flag deletes the log file and creates a new one every time you open DxWnd. The deleted file is referenced by its location relative to DxWnd's working folder, so if you have multiple executables in the same folder, or if DxWnd is forced to write the log file to its own folder because it couldn't write to the specified log folder (due to permissions issues, such as a CD-ROM drive that can't be written to), this option may erase a dxwnd.log file from the wrong location. + |
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+Copies log messages to the Windows debug logging directory by calling OutputDebugString(). This allows you to access the logs from debuggers and other tools. + |
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+Adds a timestamp to the beginning of each line in a log file that measures the duration between that line and the previous one. This makes it easier to spot long operations. + |
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+Logs all significant events that DxWnd performs to run the fullscreen program in windowed mode. + |
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DirectDraw trace + |
+OUTDDRAWTRACE + |
+Logs DirectDraw operations. + |
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Direct3D trace + |
+OUTD3DTRACE + |
+Logs Direct3D operations. + |
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Win Events + |
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+Logs all Window messages intercepted in the application's queues, along with events that are generated or processed internally by the Peek/GetMessage APIs. + |
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Cursor / Mouse + |
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+Logs all cursor- or mouse-related operations. Note that some old games don't mind the possibility of concurrent use and perform many mouse/cursor operations in a short period of time. This type of log can quickly grow quite large. In this case, consider slowing down the program with the “Slow Down” flag. + |
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Import Table + |
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+Logs the Import Table as seen by DxWnd. This can be quite useful to analyze and troubleshoot uncommon executables (e.g. when copy protections are applied). + |
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Debug + |
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+Writes some more detailed information for diagnostic purposes. + |
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Registry op. + |
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+Logs registry operations. + |
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+Logs hooking operations. + |
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