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Theseus is offline Theseus
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I set up a new Samsung 19" LCD yesterday, replacing a Dell 19" CRT.

I'm running at 1280x1024, but when I launch Civ3, it seems to kick my desktop and apps back to 1024x768.

I thought I had put a line in the INI file way back when that would force a match in resolutions... is there something I am doing wrong or have forgotten?

(BTW, the new monitor is fantastic, and a screaming bargain at appr. $325 incl. delivery! )
Shogun Gunner is offline Shogun Gunner
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My laptop does the same thing and I had resigned myself to the apparent inevitablity of it all. I also have the .ini entry you speak of.

If there's a solution to this, I'm also interested.
aoerana is offline aoerana
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I found this
What resolution does Civ3 run in?
Is it the ini change your speaking of?
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KeepRes=1

It should work just fine. I know it does for me, just checked (no, I do not have a LCD monitor, and mine is only 17', but it can go 1280x1024).

The "Video Mode" option does not seem to work, though. It did almost what you describe: forced Civ3 (and the Windows desktop while the game ran) to go 1024x768.
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I never noticed.

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Theseus did you ever get this to work for you on the new flat panel?
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Yes... I must have done a re-install at some point and forgotten to add KeepRes=1 to the INI file. Works just great.
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I recently reinstalled too, and have not been able to get KeepRes=1 to work. My screen still end up in 1024x768. I can get it to switch to 870X640
If it makes a difference, I only reinstalled civ3 with last patch. (due to conquest cd being scratched

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Solved problem by simply buying a new Princeton 19" LCD flat screen monitor

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Alex is offline Alex
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that is a thing of beauty...

I understand that LCD monitors are good for games like Civ, but I've read somewhere that they're not good for fast action games, like FPSs.
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Yes, apparently the response time can be an issue. I believe this particular model is ~ 15 ms response time. It worked okay with my IL2 Sturmovik figher simulation.

The larger screen does help with seeing more real estate in Civ3. I still miss the multi-zoom of Civ2.
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