ca you stop pausing when tabbed out?

zombieosaka
zombieosaka Posts: 1 Arc User
edited September 2012 in Support Desk
I did some searching, and I can't find any info on this.

When you play the game in windowed mode, and you tab out, say to a web browser.

Let's say you wanted to look something up or w/e.

But the game stops updating when you're tabbed out.

It looks paused, and you don't see what's happening.

Is there a way to fix this? I'd like to be able to watch my pet's hp while I tab out.

So I can respond to friends on (insert messenger program here) without tabbing back every few seconds to check the game.
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  • darthpanda16
    darthpanda16 Posts: 9,471 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    The game does not visually update when not the active window, so says a GM I just asked. b:victory
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  • SylenThunder - Twilight Temple
    SylenThunder - Twilight Temple Posts: 7,908
    edited April 2012
    It also reduces the speed of your actions by 50%. Sat you're autopathing at 3.0, minimize the window and you're autopathing at 1.5
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  • Aurores - Heavens Tear
    Aurores - Heavens Tear Posts: 360 Arc User
    edited April 2012
    Here's what you do, assuming you have windows 7 but it may also work on older versions:

    While the windowed client is active, hover your mouse over to the start menu. Click it several times (at least 3) then click anywhere on the desktop except the windowed client. The game will now visually update even while the window is inactive. Now you can browse the web or whatever and occasionally hover our mouse over to the client icon in the taskbar to see whats happening ingame if you're running windows 7 and have aero peek enabled (I think vista does the same, can't remember).

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  • katanasword
    katanasword Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited September 2012
    Thanks Aurores - Heavens Tear! That was very helpful!

    Sucks that every time you go back in game you have to press the start menu like 3 times as you mentioned...

    Does no one else know of any way to just trick the game into thinking its active?
  • SylenThunder - Twilight Temple
    SylenThunder - Twilight Temple Posts: 7,908
    edited September 2012
    katanasword wrote: »
    Thanks Aurores - Heavens Tear! That was very helpful!

    Sucks that every time you go back in game you have to press the start menu like 3 times as you mentioned...

    Does no one else know of any way to just trick the game into thinking its active?

    1. You necroed a thread.

    2. It would be a violation of the ToS.

    3. Yes, but read number 2. (If you're smart enough, you can find it by putting some effort into the search.)
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  • krisnda
    krisnda Posts: 4,655 Community Moderator
    edited September 2012
    Closed for necro.
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