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Re: Keyboard locked to game

Hi @FirewingTJ 

sorry for a maybe totally dumb question, but you wrote:

"I use the - key on the numpad to mute discord"

In SWTOR this decreases the Minimap Zoom.

Did you make sure all the keybinds you use outside of SWTOR are not used (disabled) inside of SWTOR?

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  • FirewingTJ's avatar
    FirewingTJ
    3 years ago

    I did not, but my friend uses the same key without it being unbound. so it has to be something with the installation or something on my version of the game.

  • OBS is just the example i used, it is also locking out discord and my windows hotkeys other than alt+tab. the problem for the last time, is with the game and not the other programs as they have all been checked throuroughly before coming here to post and ask.

  • I do appreciate your patience and help do not take anything I say or have said in the wrong way I am just getting frustrated.

    The thing that is bothering me the most, is even after trying to boot it in safe mode and unistall and reinstall and every single step. Every time I open the settings it has 3 options for fullscreen exclusive mode, Fullscreen (fullscreen exclusive mode), Windowed (fullscreen exclusive mode), And Windowed-Fullscreen (Fullscreen exclusive mode). Now as far as I am aware fullscreen exclusive mode means keybindings that arent part of that game wont work. there is no way to disable fullscreen exclusive mode and the problem is 100% that and not some other magical fix im going to get by booting my game from administrator mode on some other profile... the problem is in the coding of the windows... so do i find a mod to fix that and unlock the window? because booting my machine in 100 different ways that i have already done isnt gonna change the fact that it says Exclusive mode on all of them.

    Rant over... nothing directed at anyone but this stupid Exclusive mode that is the only form of the window i can have open.

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @FirewingTJ 

    press the alt + enter keys a few times to change mode 

    otherwise do the below 

    Press the [Windows] Key + [R] at the same time 

    Copy the following in to the text box and press ok 

    %localappdata%\swtor\swtor\settings

    Open the client_settings.ini file in notepad and ensure the following are displayed within 

    Fullscreen = false
    D3DFullScreen = true

    Check NativeHeight, NativeWidth, Height and Width ( all 4 ) match your monitor resolution.

    Save and close the file.
    Start the game as normal.
    Change graphic settings within the game as desired.

     

    this should be fullscreen (window) mode

    never heard of a listing of exclusive mode is that displayed in the game ?

  • This is what i see in game, all three options when highlighting say what version of Fullscreen Exclusive mode do you want... i did try changing the settings but im still coming up with the same issue

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @FirewingTJ 

    ahh didnt know that had been implemented 

    quick google 

     Right click or press and hold on the EXE file of the app or game, and click/tap on Properties.

    2 Click/tap on the Compatibility tab. (see screenshot below)

    3 Check (disable) or uncheck (enable - default) Disable fullscreen optimizations for what you want.

    4 Click/tap on OK.

    Fullscreen_optimizations_current_user.png
  • I set this option and when the launcher runs it removes the option, i watched it happen actively it shut off the checkmark as i clicked to open the launcher

  • FirewingTJ's avatar
    FirewingTJ
    3 years ago

    It also keeps disabling compatability mode when i launch it, and turns off run as administrator every time as well

  • proxos666's avatar
    proxos666
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @FirewingTJ 

    ok support confirmed they are removing these at present on launch, more so for the compatibility modes was causing no server list for some

    they are working on a hotfix so this functionality should be restored very soon, if that is causing you the issue shall see 

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