game is dimming monitor
Hi, i just brought the complete Edition and after some hours suddenly the game seem to dim my monitor for whatever reason. it only happens if i do not play in fullscreen mode but i play on my big ...
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Hi @VolpinaLadra - I wonder if it's a setting on the tv or your computer? I would check both to see if you have any power saving settings or nighttime display settings set. I know my Windows had something in the display settings that would dim the monitor in low light. I think it was meant for "eye saving" - I did not like the effect!
There are also some custom filters in SimCity game settings that will change the look & feel of the game. Maybe you accidentally enabled one of those?
thanks, but i have done this. both TV and Windows has been switched off, there is no energy saving on or anything and it only does it in this game.
i havent used any filters in the game either.There are 2 different settings in Windows to check. One is in display settings & the other is the power saver settings. If you've checked both, be sure you have the newest updated drivers for your graphics card.
If you have Intel HD graphics control panel, it may be overriding your Windows settings. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/70157-enable-disable-adaptive-brightness-windows-10-a.html#option4
There are some posts out there saying that Windows version 1809 seems to have issues with keeping the adaptive display settings off. If you have the latest driver for your graphics card, you can try rolling back to an earlier version.
I know if I have SimCity running, but not actively using keyboard or mouse, the OS doesn't interpret the simulation as "running". I think this is what is causing your display issues, not the game itself. If none of these options help, you may have better luck searching for solutions in Windows or the manufacturer of your tv for answers. I hope you can find the issue and get back to Happy Building!
it happens while i actively using the game keyboad and all. it also now starts as soon as i am in the game menue, before loading my game. and it never happens outside the game not even when i am doing nothing. i have set the setting "energy saving" on "switching off the monitor after 30 minutes" ... no dimming. there is also no adaptive brightness option in my windows. and i definitively switched it off on my TV because i found it annoying as soon as i saw it once.
it also only happens when i am not playing on fullscreen mode in native resolution in the game. if i am playing on the resolution my monitor is set, the games stays bright. so i changing resolution in game changes the behavior. i just cant play on the reslution of my monitor because the game has no adjustable text size and i cant read anything on 1920x 1080,
