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Re: [Mac] Mojave - Cursor & Display Resolution Problems

@weinertwein - Just want to confirm; if you run in windowed mode at 1920 x 1080, the mouse cursor works correctly, but if you run in full-screen mode, it does not? 

Try clearing the full-screen checkbox, and then put a check in the setting for "borderless window". This should run SimCity at 1920 x 1080, but in full-screen windowed mode. Should mimic a full-screen, but allow for easier window switching and keep the alternate display settings in the game.

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  • giantswallowtai's avatar
    giantswallowtai
    7 years ago

    I am having this problem on my iMac too - since updating to Mojave 10.14.4. I managed to get into settings & uncheck full screen mode & change resolution & now it works but in a window in the middle of my screen that cannot be resized.

    I also do not see anywhere to select borderless window.

  • 12345iseeu's avatar
    12345iseeu
    7 years ago

    10.14.4 (18E226)

    I am also having this issue on my Imac 5k. Tech support never figured it out, and suggested reinstalling everything, that did not work. this is a bug for EA. From the main window to get to the settings i had to go half way across the screen to find the right invisible button spot.

    EA Please fix. and while your at it its been six years you could update the game with an addon package to allow expanded world areas and different road types.

  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    @giantswallowtail wrote:

    I am having this problem on my iMac too - since updating to Mojave 10.14.4. I managed to get into settings & uncheck full screen mode & change resolution & now it works but in a window in the middle of my screen that cannot be resized.

    I also do not see anywhere to select borderless window.


    @giantswallowtail @12345iseeu - Try this:

    Start in windowed mode following the instructions I gave here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/SimCity-2013/Cursor-less-accurate-on-macOS-10-14-4/m-p/7751336#M127459

    Launch SimCity and go to the Settings menu (upper right three dots) and set resolution to 1920 x 1080. (If you have UHD monitor, you may see higher settings available, but SimCity doesn't play very well with them and will revert it anyway)

    Still in the settings menu, make sure "full screen" checkbox is cleared; that will make the "Borderless Window" checkbox available, so that you can check it. Here's a screenshot:

    Click "Okay" and launch SimCity. Let us know it this helps with your problem. 

  • giantswallowtai's avatar
    giantswallowtai
    7 years ago

    Thank you for your help. I followed the steps. See screenshots. The Borderless Window checkbox did not appear. As long as Fullscreen is unchecked, the cursor alignment is fine, but now the game plays in a window in the middle of the screen. Not terrible, but not what it was. Hard to scroll.

  • BlackjackWidow's avatar
    BlackjackWidow
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    @giantswallowtail - thanks for the screenshot. Must be a Mac / PC difference, I guess? 

    Other options- change the resolution to 1920 x 1080 in the settings and possibly resize the window by dragging the frame. I am not st my computer to test this, but for PC, the key combo is alt-enter to go to full screen windowed mode. I don't know if Mac would use the same, or command-enter?

    Another option, if your display supports HD resolution, would be to try forcing it in the command line options. So, after the-w put a space and then -r:1024x768

    Would look like this:

    -w -r:1024x768

    You can change the resolution, just use the format "-r:XXXXxYYY"

    That little screen in the middle is not ideal - sure hope we can get a good workaround 

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