So you need a home macro set, in this case we'll use 1 as our home row macro: Though I say its extended macros its really 2 macros still however if properly used you only hit the same macro buttons twice in rapid succession. Still get the same performance as with Win7.There is a wide array of applications for this command, anywhere from changing to your macros for garuda after desummoning your last pet to extending your gear swap macros length, for now lets focus on how one might accomplish extending a macro.
I have used and older Nvidia driver (347.25) as well as the most recent (355.60) for my GTX770, While I've seen no gaming performance improvement, I have seen no loss in performance either.
Well, duh! ) in Win10.ĮDIT: 18 Apr 16- Not the problem it was before the 1511 update Message to the effect the game has to close, after you quit a game. Games are also more prone to crash when launching or closing ( just a redundant error (leaving black bars on the sides), the DPI issue was fixed with the 1511 update.
The Windows knows all approach is not helpful.ĮDIT: 18 Apr16 - While a lot of people are still unhappy about the way Win10 does the screen scalingĪnd does not allow them to run games using a 4:3 aspect ratio resolution in full screen Play in full wide screen when using a low resolution, as could be done on Win7.
When the scaling was done via Nvidia/AMD drivers in Win7 there was no such (rarely) problem.Also, while I prefer a 4:3 aspect ratio when playing games with a 4:3 resolution, others are unhappy they can't That use a resolution that is native to 4:3 aspect ratio in Full Screen as there was with earlier Win10 versions ] Version 1703, so there is no problem running games [EDIT Dec '17 - Screen scaling returned to graphics card control panel with To counter this you need to use Compatibility option - Override High DPI Scaling Behavior.Note that Windows will force this option on many games that don't need it, while missing those that do. Update 1709 brought back an issue with older games not fitting the screen correctly. The majority of popular games from these bad old days of DRM do have noCD fixes available.
Of the DRM blocking on another thread) that came with problematic DRM, I did reinstall Col McRea 05,Īs with Win7, the game did install on Win10, but would not run without using a noCD fix/hack. While I have not reinstalled all games (and got no response when I asked if games were not installing because Some DRM from '04-'06 is not compatible with any 64bit OS. Steam will accept the disk based key for. There is a limited number of GFWL games that Moved Bats-AC activation to Steam, but have to download the whole bleedingdamn game from Steam.Īt least it's the GOTY ed. I tried repairing (ended up reinstalling)īecause the game would not connect to GFWL and saves could not be made. More to do with the recent Nvidia drivers ? ]ĭisk based version would not transfer the save games to Win10.
The only problem with Hidden and Dangerous 2 now is it will only run in a Window, but this may be Had issues when using a high DPI desktop setting.
The 1511 update was helpful with a lot of games that I got all of these games running after this post. (Munch's Oddysee can be coaxed into running, but it's fickle). The first of the series - Abe's Oddysee, and last - Strangers Wrath both run Steam that I thought were running, are not - Oddworld: Munchs Oddysee, and [EDIT: I forgot that Hidden and Dangerous 2 will not run on Win10, and I've just found that two games from Mostly just redoing a games graphics settings, as can happen I've looked closely at a number of games, and have at least loaded a save for a quick run from aroundġ00 of the games that had been installed on Win7 before the Win10 upgrade. Civ3 (2001) maybe, maybe not, but Sim City4 (2003) should be OK, on Win10. If not, yeah! XP is the surest thing for retro. There may be fixes for most, if not all of them. There were a lot of threads aboutĪOEII in particular. The games in the OP I believe had plenty of issue on Win7 64bit as well. Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On or Off. Verifying that Legacy Components & Direct Play are enabled in Two enduring issues with Win10 and disk based games (focus of OP) are. Those updates have affected gaming issues in different ways.Īnyone having issues with old games would do better to start a new thread Four new version updates haveīeen released since the OP (1511, 1607, 1703, 1709). [EDIT: Dec '17 - This thread would have been closed long ago on most forums.