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Anonymous
13 years ago
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How to get SimCity on second or third monitor?

I have no problems with the game so far, except for that I am forced to play it on my main (first) monitor. My setup is as followed, from left to right: Monitor 3: 2560x1440 Monitor 1: 1200x1920 (...
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    JayViperTV
    13 years ago

    Well, I know of a way that will put the game in basically a Borderless Window mode.

    Set the game itself to windowed mode.

    Download the free program ShiftWindow. (I use this to cast the game) http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/

    On ShiftWindow, when you start SimCity, go to "Grab Window," choose SimCity. Then choose the monitor. Then click "TRIGGER |> " remember, SimCity must be running for it to see the game. And it must be in Windowed Mode as well.

    Now it'll be on the monitor you want it to be on. And ShiftWindow takes almost no resources.

    Hope this helps!

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Anonymous
12 years ago

OK I'm using a MacBook Pro just a couple months old and an LG second monitor (Simcity 4).  In system preferences, arraingement tab do as it suggests in the second tip: drag the menu bar to the second monitor (in the little box the dialog offers).  Presto, the external/second monitor become 'prime'.  The dock follows along so close out from the system preferences and launch the game.  Didn't need to reset any display settings from within the game.  Return to system preferences/display and arraingement tab, drag the menu bar back to restore the system to normal.

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