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Whenever I restore a saved game the zoom setting that I prefer is "lost." This also seems to happen when certain status messages are displayed during the course of a turn.
Can anybody tell me how to set my preferred zoom setting so that it "sticks" permanently?
Thanks.
-David
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
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While I agree that it's a "minor bother"--it's a constant, nagging, minor bother.
I play on a 19-inch monitor, starting from 1024x768 resolution (if that makes a difference), and I zoom out twice ("xx") to see more context.
-David
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."
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gwillybj
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Eurytion Mining Colony: 165°C dayside, 165°F nightside
Mar 2001
time: 00:13
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Wanna really bugger your eyes? Try Ctrl+Z  I have a 14" monitor and it just about makes me cross-eyed  I think I'd throw up if I saw it on a 17"  Actually, because of my poor eyesight, I use Shift+Z (standard zoom in) most of the time, but Shift+X (standard zoom out) when I need to see more. If I've been pod-popping and lose track of a field of pods (from losing my poppers to worms  ), I X-out so I can find where to send the next poppers, but then Shift-Z back in for the regular stuff. Eventually I hope to have a larger monitor (and a faster processor, and a better video card, etc., etc.  ), but a full desk and an empty wallet prevent that 
[This message has been edited by gwillybj (edited March 18, 2001).]
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Lord Maxwell
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Uppsala - Sweden
Dec 1999
time: 05:13
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You can set a "DirectDraw=0" option in the ini file so that you don't get a screen resize upon running the game. (I have my monitor set for a measly 1280*1024, but at no directdraw and standard zoom out I can see all of a tiny map, and individual units are still distinguishable.)
Even before finding out about this I played with standard zoom out once my empire expanded beyond one screen. (Unless I have a science park somewhere, even with a voodoo 3 card, 256Mb memory, a P3-550 (old I know) and the low res caviars my computer still croaks when trying to scroll a large science park. Esp if there are more units in the vicinity.) My gf's comp with a geforce2 card, 256Mb memory and a athlon 1200 processor and low res caviars still slows down when scrolling said energy park. Someone really fubared the 3d programming.
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knowhow2
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of the World
Feb 2001
time: 06:13
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quote:
Originally posted by gwillybj on 03-17-2001 12:17 PM
Wanna really bugger your eyes? Try Ctrl+Z I have a 14" monitor and it just about makes me cross-eyed I think I'd throw up if I saw it on a 17" Actually, because of my poor eyesight, I use Shift+Z (standard zoom in) most of the time, but Shift+X (standard zoom out) when I need to see more. If I've been pod-popping and lose track of a field of pods (from losing my poppers to worms ), I X-out so I can find where to send the next poppers, but then Shift-Z back in for the regular stuff. Eventually I hope to have a larger monitor (and a faster processor, and a better video card, etc., etc. ), but a full desk and an empty wallet prevent that
[This message has been edited by gwillybj (edited March 18, 2001).]
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someone discovered the joy of smiley faces.... 
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Lord Maxwell, thank you for your tip re: "DirectDraw=0"! That resulted in exactly the setting that I was looking for!
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