Cant start the game when I set it on fullscreen and restart

[Stephen_Hawqinz]

First of all: WHY doesnt this game start in fullscreen mode, like almost every game does? I cant seem to figure out the point of it not starting in fullscreen so if anyone knows, please enlighten this sad soul of mine. Sad? Yes. Because I FINALLY could afford to buy BoS which I have yearned for since day one. I even bought a joystick JUST for this game. Well, the joke is on me apparently because the game doesnt work.

 

As I mentioned, the game doesnt start in fullscreen. Be that as it may but I discovered (since the ol´alt+enter trick didnt work) that you could change it to fullscreen in settings. So I click on "Fullscreen" and the game tells me to restart for the changes to be applied. So thats what I did and now it doesnt start at all. INSTANT crash. First I get a D3D ERROR box saying Fullscreen mode is not available DXGI_STATUS_OCCLUDED and then the usual ".. has stopped working bla bla". I HAVE searched the forum but cant seem to find any solution and the only time this problem is mentioned it is in connection with HTC VIVE VR, which I dont use.

 

Please help or I will have to return this game and be stuck with a joystick I can neither return and get my money back nor use because Im not interested in any other flight simulator.

 

My setup is

Windows 8.1

 

Intel® Core i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz

8gb RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750

 

Enclosed is a CrashDUmp and screenshot.

 

Thank you for your time

 

 

Il-2.exe.5792.zip

[Dakpilot]

What is wrong with using borderless windowed? do you have any reason for needing to run full screen, you cannot physically see the difference and it negates the need for Vsync

 

Is it possible the change back to windowed in the startup.cfg file found in Data folder, change in notepad

 

[KEY = graphics]

adapter = 0

bloom_enable = 0

desktop_center = 1

detail_rt_res = 4096

fps_counter = 0

fps_limit = 0

full_height = 1080

full_width = 1920

fullscreen = 0

gamma = 1.00000

grass_distance = 300.00000

hdr_enable = 0

land_tex_lods = 3

mgpu_compatible = 0

multisampling = 0

or_enable = 0

or_ipd = 1.00000

or_lens_offs = 1.00000

preset = 3

ssao_enable = 1

vsync = 0

win_height = 2160

win_width = 3840

 

This is the reason, waiting for Nvidia to release updated driver for DX11,  posted in IMPORTANT NOTES for patch 2.06

 

2. Please note that nVidia profile for the game is for DirectX 9, so there may be issues in full screen mode and/or while using GeForce experience utility. If you encounter graphics issues in full screen mode, please try switching ot windowed mode and/or turning off GeForce experience until this profile is updated.

 

Read the new patch 2.06 notes for possible other info

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/12826-game-updates/?do=findComment&comment=423096

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[Stephen_Hawqinz]

What is wrong with using borderless windowed? do you have any reason for needing to run full screen, you cannot physically see the difference and it negates the need for Vsync

 

Is it possible the change back to windowed in the startup.cfg file found in Data folder, change in notepad

 

[KEY = graphics]

adapter = 0

bloom_enable = 0

desktop_center = 1

detail_rt_res = 4096

fps_counter = 0

fps_limit = 0

full_height = 1080

full_width = 1920

fullscreen = 0

gamma = 1.00000

grass_distance = 300.00000

hdr_enable = 0

land_tex_lods = 3

mgpu_compatible = 0

multisampling = 0

or_enable = 0

or_ipd = 1.00000

or_lens_offs = 1.00000

preset = 3

ssao_enable = 1

vsync = 0

win_height = 2160

win_width = 3840

 

This is the reason, waiting for Nvidia to release updated driver for DX11,  posted in IMPORTANT NOTES for patch 2.06

 

2. Please note that nVidia profile for the game is for DirectX 9, so there may be issues in full screen mode and/or while using GeForce experience utility. If you encounter graphics issues in full screen mode, please try switching ot windowed mode and/or turning off GeForce experience until this profile is updated.

 

Read the new patch 2.06 notes for possible other info

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/12826-game-updates/?do=findComment&comment=423096

 

Cheers Dakpilot

Thank you for your reply. It didnt work to change from 0 to 1 in the setup file. Same thing happened when I did that, crash and same error message. I DID actually read the update notes but apparently I didnt "get it" about nVidia and DX. Now, as to why I want fullscreen is because it kills the experience to have to watch my desktop in the background, plus I like to see a bigger picture. The question now is if I should return it or keep it and hope that this problem is fixed rather quick (or fixed at all)? Its a tough choice. Any way, thank you again and take care.

[Dakpilot]

If your game resolution is the same as your native monitor resolution which normally is your desktop resolution, windowed mode has exactly the same look as full screen

 

There is no border or desktop visible.

 

What is your monitor native (max) resolution

 

What is your desktop resolution and what resolution are you launching the game in?

 

are you able to launch the game in windowed mode Fullscreen =0

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[MajorZero]

I have the same issues but i have an HD7850

Edited January 2, 2017 by markitali

[Amarok]

I have the same issues but i have an Geforce GTX TITAN with newest driver 376.33.

If I start over IL-2.exe run it normal.

Any ideas?

[Stephen_Hawqinz]

If your game resolution is the same as your native monitor resolution which normally is your desktop resolution, windowed mode has exactly the same look as full screen

 

There is no border or desktop visible.

 

What is your monitor native (max) resolution

 

What is your desktop resolution and what resolution are you launching the game in?

 

are you able to launch the game in windowed mode Fullscreen =0

 

Cheers Dakpilot

My monitor is actually my TV. I dont know the resolution but it says 1080i 60 GHZ when I start it. Im so sorry for being so technologically deficient and inconvinient, but I cant keep up with the technical aspects of a PC anymore. Any way, my desktop resolution is 1768x992 (1920x1080 is recommended but a bit of the desktop goes outside and off screen in that resolution). While I was writing this, I tried altering the resolution to 1768x992 in the startup file, that didnt work, but hey, how stupid am I? Of course I should change the resolution IN GAME. I did and I choose 1920x1080 and low and behold, it got to "Fullscreen" as in windowed but no borders. The only problem with that is the same issue as with 1920x1080 setting on my desktop. That is a bit of the picture goes "off screen". But beggars cant be chosers and I doubt that the bits of the picture missing will affect the game too much. Probably not at all. So, now I can keep the game, practice and maybe one day fly with other people online. If I dare to. Not every great pilot/gamer (such as yourself) are as kind and understanding/helpful as you Dakpilot. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I REALLY appreciate it. If I can do something for you in the future, let me know. Thank you again. You are a really nice and helpful guy. All the best //Stefan of Sweden 

[Dakpilot]

There should be some settings in TV menu for aspect ratio to set to 'just scan' or 'dot by dot' also you want to be set to 1080P rather than 1080i

 

this should allow you to have Desktop and game at 1920 x 1080 without losing any screen area

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[Stephen_Hawqinz]

There should be some settings in TV menu for aspect ratio to set to 'just scan' or 'dot by dot' also you want to be set to 1080P rather than 1080i

 

this should allow you to have Desktop and game at 1920 x 1080 without losing any screen area

 

Cheers Dakpilot

Thank you again Dakpilot! I will fiddle a bit with the TV and see what magic (or chaos) I might pull off, Cheers (or Skål in swedish)

[Beazil]

Your TV may have a section for "overscan" that can be turned off. Also make sure your Nvidia drivers are set to full aspect. It's one of the options in your Nvidia control panel. Not at my pic or I would try 5th give you better instruction. Good luck.

[FlyingH]

Is your "startup.cfg" set to "read only"? Or is your game installed into "programs folder"? Those 2 things can be the reason you can´t change to fullscreen! (You may also need to run the program as "administrator")

[ACEDavidCavanagh]

Hey Stephen Hawqinz  have the same problem .Unable to play the game any bigger than 1280 +720. I wont be buying the new map and planes Kuban till they fix it. But I wrote to tell you I too used to use a TV as a monitor and found that if I set the 60hrz to 61 in the graphic card controls it fixed the going of the edge of the screen problem.