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I use two monitors and I'd like to use monitor 2 and not my primary monitor 1. The only way I've been able to move the Star Trek display is to minimize the screen and move it to monitor 2. When I move it I get a message that tells me there is a performance hit and how to turn off the message. I also cannot move my cursor out of the Start Trek screen to the other monitor like can on any other application.

Does anyone have any suggestions or setup hints that will allow me this flexability? Thanx
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    diatom wrote: »
    I use two monitors and I'd like to use monitor 2 and not my primary monitor 1. The only way I've been able to move the Star Trek display is to minimize the screen and move it to monitor 2. When I move it I get a message that tells me there is a performance hit and how to turn off the message. I also cannot move my cursor out of the Start Trek screen to the other monitor like can on any other application.

    Does anyone have any suggestions or setup hints that will allow me this flexability? Thanx

    I'd suggest just playing it in a window... not fullscreen... not maximized.... about the only way in Windows it seems easy to multitask with it and not have to completely hide it to do so.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    After the latest update after the server came back up I was able to launch the program in my secondary monitor and the cursur moves between screens. :)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    everytime i try playing with 2 screens active my PC shuts down after a few minutes ...
    if i disable one screen everything runs normal
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    it would be cool if the game hade a dual monitor option (like in star trek armada it was fully dual moniotor)
    the other monitor could be uesed for a lot of thing ingame
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    @yonk i think your having a heating problem thats why it SHUTS DOWN
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Yonk wrote: »
    everytime i try playing with 2 screens active my PC shuts down after a few minutes ...
    if i disable one screen everything runs normal
    This is not normal, and probably means your video card isn't up to the task or you need to add some cooling to your system.

    I run STO with a dual monitor display on a regular basis and am able to move back and forth between the two monitors without issue. Even after hours of playing.

    To the OP, the best way to run the game is Windows-Maximized. In the graphics setting. That way you can move between monitors without any problem. You can even minimize STO and be able to use both monitors for other things if you need to. Of course if you don't do anything in STO for 15 minutes you will automatically be logged off from the game for inactivity.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    When I try to play with both monitors active, the game consistently minimizes to the Task Bar. This is even with the game running at Full Screen so as to restrict the mouse cursor to the game screen. But, it doesn't seem to work.

    I kind of like to do some monitoring of temperatures and performance with apps e.g. GPU-Z, CPUID Hardware Monitor, and even CPU-Z open on the 2nd screen.

    But, as long as it keeps minimizing the game, I can't keep the 2nd screen active.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited April 2010
    I agree. I would love to have full dual monitor support. Think how handy it would be to have your regular HUD on your Primary monitor and whatever else you want open (Character page/powers list/whatever).
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