Win7+Vegastrike0.5.0 game load problem in fullscreen mode

[dennis24]

Hi,

the short summary of my computer is:

• System Information
  Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
  Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
  Available OS Memory: 8190MB RAM
  DirectX Version: DirectX 11
  
  Display Devices
  Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460
  Display Memory: 4062 MB
  Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
  Monitor Name: PnP-Monitor (Standard)
  Monitor Model: SMBX2450
  Driver File Version: 8.17.0012.6089 (English)
  Driver Version: 8.17.12.6089

When I try to start vegastrike 0.5.0 in full screen mode then I see only some seconds a splash screen, the Loading progress until the file Blast0050.png and then again my desktop.
The music is still playing. Also the VS icon in the task bar is visible. If I click on it the monitor jumps to a black screen and then back to the desktop.
In this situation I kill the soundserver.exe*32 and the vegastrike executable via the task manager.
If I change the color to 32bit windowed mode via the Vega Strike Setup I can start and play the game.

Do you know something about this?
What can I do to play in fullscreen mode?
Do you have any ideas to this?

Thank you and kind regards
Dennis

[pheonixstorm]

So far VS in win64 seems to be hit or miss. The latest SVN for some reason doesn't want to work and compiling a 64bit exe hasn't worked, at least for shelne who is the only one who has tried so far.

I am behind on my workload but will try to get a working win64 exe before the end of the month. If you have already check out the svn copy of vegastrike and see how that works for you. Directions on how to do that are in the wiki.

[dennis24]

Hi,

I found the reason but I have no explanation for that.

It is my Firefox.

If the Firefox is running then I can not start the game.
Then - reproducible - the game starts and stops after the loading of Blast0050.png.
If I close the - pinned to the task bar - Firefox I can return to the game and I am in the Main menu (so I can start a game).
If I do not close Firefox it is not possible to start the game in full screen mode.

Why this game runs in windowed mode with running Firefox? I do not know too.

So the solution for me is: do not start the game if Firefox is running too. Sounds strange, but that's how it is. (Klingt komisch, ist aber so.)

Regards
Dennis