Testing Branch Updated to Version 4.6.3 (Resolution Menu Update)
[h3]Video Options Menu[/h3]
In this update, the Video Options Menu has been improved. It now shows you a list of resolutions supported by the monitor to choose from. Previously, it had just a few options, all of them 1280 pixels wide, due to the poorly optimized UI system I had in place. Now that the UI is independent of screen resolution, it will accept any resolution that the monitor supports, as long as it is above 1280 x 720.
You can still set a custom resolution, as before, and have the standard choices between full screen and windowed mode. There is a known problem which effects computers using DPI scaling. If you try to set the game to window mode, it may think your monitor's resolution is smaller that it actually is, as it will be scaling the window up as required by the DPI scaling.
I have a fix for this, but for now you can right click on the Star_Explorers.exe file, select "properties," go to the "Compatibility" tab, and check "Disable display scaling on high DPI setting" to avoid this problem for now.
[h3]Interactive Tutorial[/h3]
This is the next thing that will be improved. I will be adding an optional tutorial that will take players through the first mission. This will involve small pop up text boxes with specific instructions on what to do and how to do it. Later, I may add voice-over to each of these text boxes.
In this update, the Video Options Menu has been improved. It now shows you a list of resolutions supported by the monitor to choose from. Previously, it had just a few options, all of them 1280 pixels wide, due to the poorly optimized UI system I had in place. Now that the UI is independent of screen resolution, it will accept any resolution that the monitor supports, as long as it is above 1280 x 720.
You can still set a custom resolution, as before, and have the standard choices between full screen and windowed mode. There is a known problem which effects computers using DPI scaling. If you try to set the game to window mode, it may think your monitor's resolution is smaller that it actually is, as it will be scaling the window up as required by the DPI scaling.
I have a fix for this, but for now you can right click on the Star_Explorers.exe file, select "properties," go to the "Compatibility" tab, and check "Disable display scaling on high DPI setting" to avoid this problem for now.
[h3]Interactive Tutorial[/h3]
This is the next thing that will be improved. I will be adding an optional tutorial that will take players through the first mission. This will involve small pop up text boxes with specific instructions on what to do and how to do it. Later, I may add voice-over to each of these text boxes.