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{{ii}} If the monitor's resolution is changed the profile needs to be updated accordingly. | {{ii}} If the monitor's resolution is changed the profile needs to be updated accordingly. | ||
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− | ==AutoHotkey== | + | ==[http://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey]== |
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{{ii}} The following scripts require [http://ahkscript.org AutoHotkey]. | {{ii}} The following scripts require [http://ahkscript.org AutoHotkey]. | ||
− | {{ | + | {{ii}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat. |
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− | {{Fixbox/fix| | + | {{Fixbox/fix|AutoHotkey}} |
− | # | + | # Download [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming] and install it. |
− | # Open the | + | # Go to the '''Desktop''' then {{key|Right|Click}} anywhere and select '''New''', '''AutoHotkey script'''. |
− | # | + | # Open the AutoHotkey file in a text editor. |
− | + | # Paste the desired script in the file, then close it and save any changes. | |
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===Borderless scripts=== | ===Borderless scripts=== | ||
====Fullscreen script==== | ====Fullscreen script==== | ||
− | {{ii}} This script will | + | {{ii}} This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing the {{key|F10}} key. |
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{{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}} | {{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}} | ||
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+ | {{cleanup|For AutoHotkey only. Unclear functionality, not properly tested}} | ||
====Fullscreen toggle script==== | ====Fullscreen toggle script==== | ||
{{ii}} This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing {{key|F12}} as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode. | {{ii}} This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing {{key|F12}} as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode. |
Revision as of 10:59, 25 September 2015
Graphics and video
Resolutions
Video settings
- Field of view (FOV)
- Windowed / borderless fullscreen
- Anisotropic filtering (AF)
- Anti-aliasing (AA)
- High-fidelity upscaling
- Vertical sync (Vsync)
- Frame rate (FPS)
- High dynamic range (HDR)
- Ray tracing (RT)
- Color blind mode
Hardware
For a list of games, see List of games that support borderless fullscreen windowed.
Key points
- Windowed mode is needed in the first place for games which do not natively provide a borderless mode.
- Certain games do not lock the mouse to the window, which can be problematic on multi-monitor setups. See Mouse locking.
- Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a very little loss in performance.
- Eliminates screen tearing on Windows, due to the way windows are handled.[1]
- AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.[2]
Basic Instructions
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Windows
Borderless Gaming
- Open source and simple to use application.
- Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.
- Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
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Manually setting a game to a borderless window
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GeDoSaTo
- GeDoSaTo and Borderless Gaming can be used together.
- Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
- Slightly unintuitive interface.
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AutoHotkey
- The following scripts require AutoHotkey.
- Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
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Borderless scripts
Fullscreen script
- This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing the F10 key.
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Fullscreen toggle script
- This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode.
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Multiple monitors script
- Someone needs to check whenever this explanation for the script is correct or if 0, 0, and A_ScreenWidth/Height mean that the script automatically detects the user's resolution.
- This is a snippet from the Fullscreen toggle script.
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Linux
- Most Linux windows managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.
Another tip that exclusively works on Linux is running your game in a separate X server instance. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using Ctrl+Alt+F7 and Ctrl+Alt+F8 (buttons may differ, may be F1 through F12) and it increases performance and stability. To do this, edit the launch options for your game on Steam as follows:
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Improved tiling windows manager
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Engines
Source
- Games built on the Source engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument
-windowed -noborder
to the main executable.[3]
Unity
- Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument
-popupwindow
to the main executable.[4]
Windows troubleshooting
Game crashes on startup
- Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.
Window constantly resizes itself
- After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself, while keeping the borderless application open.