scrolling

[Fastheinz]

I have been having trouble scrolling the screen. In some positions even using the arrow keys do not work as they should. It seems to be most prevalent in the North and East of the map. Anyone else had this problem?

[Hobbes]

I have been having trouble scrolling the screen. In some positions even using the arrow keys do not work as they should. It seems to be most prevalent in the North and East of the map. Anyone else had this problem?

Hi Fas, do you realise that not all the map is loaded in to speed up the scrolling? You will only be able to scroll around the area that the campaign is using and not the entire map unless you tick the option to load the entire map from the front menu screen.

You can tailor the scroll speed to your own preference by editing the
general.opt file in the settings folder.
I use :-

ScrollAmount = 100
ScrollDelay = 0
ScrollIncrease = 0

Cheers, Chris

[Rafiki]

Does this stop you from viewing parts of the active game area? Some scenarios restrict how much you can scroll outside the active area for that particular scenario.

Edit: Dang! Beaten by Hobbes, who even had a longer & better post than me

[Syt]

I think in some campaigns you can enter provinces but not scroll the map enough to see it fully on screen (I forget the scenario that I noticed this in).

In any case, you can select in the System settings that the whole map is loaded/viewable.

[Pocus]

Be sure to have 2 gigs under XP or 3+ under Vista in this case!

[Fastheinz]

Thanks for advice, it seems to happen in Jena when you try to scroll to the NE at Brest-Livotsk. The unit cycle (R) will get me to the Russian Army there but scrolling doesnt seem to get me there.

I have AMD 3000, w/1.5 g ram so pre-caching may not work.

I am having to much fun to worry about this, just mentioning my problem for the programmers.

[Adlertag]

I think in some campaigns you can enter provinces but not scroll the map enough to see it fully on screen (I forget the scenario that I noticed this in).

In any case, you can select in the System settings that the whole map is loaded/viewable.

Sometimes you can also click on the mini-map to access "scrolling-forbidden" areas, at least I tried it but it's not maybe a real clue...

[Adam Parker]

Be sure to have 2 gigs under XP or 3+ under Vista in this case!

Philippe quite seriously can you help me understand this as to be honest I gave up maths long ago!!

How does caching work with RAM and how will having more RAM help a game such as this?

Also am I right that with the 32bit Vista, even if I have 4Mb RAM, the system will only be able to use 3? Will this affect caching the whole Nap map and your future games as they get "bigger"?

Cheers
Adam.

[Primasprit]

How does caching work with RAM and how will having more RAM help a game such as this?.

More RAM (and caching techniques) help to reduce hard disc access and speed the game up, as the HDD is very slow compared to the RAM. So if there is any stuttering while scrolling the map, it is because the data is loaded from the HDD.

[Primasprit]

Hi Syt!

I think in some campaigns you can enter provinces but not scroll the map enough to see it fully on screen (I forget the scenario that I noticed this in).

If you notice it again, don't hesitate to report in which scenario it occurs and it will be fixed.

Cheers
Norbert

[Pocus]

Philippe quite seriously can you help me understand this as to be honest I gave up maths long ago!!

How does caching work with RAM and how will having more RAM help a game such as this?

Also am I right that with the 32bit Vista, even if I have 4Mb RAM, the system will only be able to use 3? Will this affect caching the whole Nap map and your future games as they get "bigger"?

Cheers
Adam.

The more the merrier For Napoleon, 2 gigas under XP or 3 gigas under Vista is sufficient to load the entire map into memory.

[Syt]

Hi Syt!


If you notice it again, don't hesitate to report in which scenario it occurs and it will be fixed.

Cheers
Norbert

This just in from the 1806 Jena/Auerstedt scenario. It's furthest north/east I can scroll.

[Fastheinz]

my bad it was austerlitz, still a great game

[Pocus]

For 1806 we will allow further scrolling, you have someone to fetch in Memel