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[Bug] Can't alt-tab

By hoogamaphone on May 22, 2009 12:25:19 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

Lately I can't alt-tab from the game. It doesn't let me.

 

Has anyone else noticed this?

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ntropy
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May 22, 2009 6:56:04 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

Yes, sometimes it doesn't work. Then only Ctrl+Alt+Del will get you out.

But Alt-tab isn't wise, because you are likely to get an exception, about 50% of the time.

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May 22, 2009 10:27:58 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

I can alt-tab but I lose textures on models when I come back into the game. My Video Card is an nvidia 8800gts on Vista 64-bit.

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kryo
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May 22, 2009 10:38:13 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

If you need to alt-tab frequently, it's a good idea with pretty much any game to use windowed mode.

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May 22, 2009 1:01:37 PM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

Ctrl-Esc works fine for me. (except for the occasional crash)

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May 22, 2009 1:20:20 PM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

So if u dont play in windowed mode prepare for alot of crashes. WOooHooo!

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May 31, 2009 12:38:47 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

Quoting kryo,
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If you need to alt-tab frequently, it's a good idea with pretty much any game to use windowed mode.

Alt-tabbing frequently isn't the bug; alt-tabbing occasionally can cause crashes. I mean, alt-tabbing in most games on slower computers can cause slowness, sure. But this isn't a performance issue, it's a "I essentially take a 50/50 chance every time I alt-tab to see if my game crashes" issue.

And windowed mode is, at best, yet another workaround. Should I also mention that windowed mode rules out scrolling with the mouse?

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muusbolla
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May 31, 2009 2:03:32 AM from Demigod Forums Demigod Forums

I can only alt-tab if there is another taskbar window open in the background. Otherwise I have to use ctrl-alt-del.

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