Running Steam games in windowed mode

tibetanpunk · 01-05-2010, 02:11 AM

I want to run World of Goo in windowed mode, but the game does not have the option to do this.

Can I put in a command line in the launcher to achieve this?

What would I enter if I wanted the game to run in a 1152x864 window?

Cheers!

AxoZombie · 01-05-2010, 02:21 AM

try this:

Press alt and enter together

tibetanpunk · 01-05-2010, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AxoZombie

try this:

Press alt and enter together

+ rep

Nice one, alt enter worked once I was in-game, though the resolution is 800x600 it seems.

Marcio_xD · 01-05-2010, 02:38 AM

Go to:
Steam folder\Steam\steamapps\common\world of goo\properties
Open config.txt and change the resolution there, don't mind the sign painter alert.

tibetanpunk · 01-05-2010, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcio_xD

Go to:
Steam folder\Steam\steamapps\common\world of goo\properties
Open config.txt and change the resolution there, don't mind the sign painter alert.

Quote:

Haha...That is pretty funny

Cheers again, +rep for your also.

Arctic Ice · 01-05-2010, 04:25 AM

I have no idea if this works for games other than Valve's but who knows:

Right click game - Properties - Launch Option (in the first window)

Input: '-sw' and '-noborder' without the quotes, one space between the two.

See if that does anything

Nekomancer · 01-05-2010, 04:28 AM

These are Source commands and normally don't work in games that don't use the engine.

AxoZombie · 01-05-2010, 04:47 AM

yep, only commands for source engine. . .

u can find all source commands here:

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...d_Line_Options

Arctic Ice · 01-05-2010, 04:52 AM

A shame... Oh well.

Nekomancer · 01-05-2010, 04:53 AM

Yeah. It would be great to do that with every game.

smegforbrain · 01-06-2011, 07:13 PM

Just discovered one of the games I picked up during the holiday sale will only play in fullscreen. And, even though it is only a few years old, it has a terrible maximum resolution. End result? The rest of my open programs, even when minimized, get re-sized windows as a parting gift when exiting the game. Blah.

It's awful to not allow games in windowed mode. Heck, I can force the issue with even older titles that use DOSBox anyways, so why is Steam being so limiting?

01-05-2010, 02:11 AM	#1
tibetanpunk Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 6708 Posts: 4,685	Running Steam games in windowed mode I want to run World of Goo in windowed mode, but the game does not have the option to do this. Can I put in a command line in the launcher to achieve this? What would I enter if I wanted the game to run in a 1152x864 window? Cheers!

01-05-2010, 02:21 AM	#2
AxoZombie Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 136 Posts: 850	try this: Press alt and enter together Last edited by AxoZombie: 01-05-2010 at 02:25 AM.

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01-05-2010, 02:38 AM	#4
Marcio_xD Join Date: Jan 2007 Reputation: 11 Posts: 220	Go to: Steam folder\Steam\steamapps\common\world of goo\properties Open config.txt and change the resolution there, don't mind the sign painter alert.

01-05-2010, 04:25 AM	#6
Arctic Ice Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 1307 Posts: 5,917	I have no idea if this works for games other than Valve's but who knows: Right click game - Properties - Launch Option (in the first window) Input: '-sw' and '-noborder' without the quotes, one space between the two. See if that does anything

01-05-2010, 04:28 AM	#7
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,159	These are Source commands and normally don't work in games that don't use the engine.

01-05-2010, 04:47 AM	#8
AxoZombie Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 136 Posts: 850	yep, only commands for source engine. . . u can find all source commands here: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...d_Line_Options

01-05-2010, 04:52 AM	#9
Arctic Ice Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 1307 Posts: 5,917	A shame... Oh well.

01-05-2010, 04:53 AM	#10
Nekomancer Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 2386 Posts: 15,159	Yeah. It would be great to do that with every game.

01-06-2011, 07:13 PM	#11
smegforbrain Join Date: Jan 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 16	Just discovered one of the games I picked up during the holiday sale will only play in fullscreen. And, even though it is only a few years old, it has a terrible maximum resolution. End result? The rest of my open programs, even when minimized, get re-sized windows as a parting gift when exiting the game. Blah. It's awful to not allow games in windowed mode. Heck, I can force the issue with even older titles that use DOSBox anyways, so why is Steam being so limiting?