Why Won't Powerstrip Work?

Fl4THeAd

Whenever I accidently alt+tab or get IMed when I'm playing Ns, the screen gamma is either way too bright or way too dark when I re-open it. Normally I could just use powerstrip to fix the gamma, but for some odd reason It won't work in Ns. I can only guess it has something to do with the way they coded it since it works in every other application. Is there some reason they did this? It's really just plain annoying and the only way I can fix it is exiting out of the game.

Or is there any way to get powerstrip to work with Ns?

Any help would be appreciated.

douchebagatron

your lucky, on some maps even if i hit escape i resets my gamma to an unplayable dark. i suggest just not to alt-tab.

Fl4THeAd

Yeah, that really doesn't solve anything though. I have the gmail notifier, and whenever I get a new message, it pops up a little thing and then it scrolls back down. And whenever that happens there gos my gamma. The popup itself is not annoying at all, but the gamma is just unbearable.

Sky

um, turn the pop-ups off while you're playing? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Hydra

There is a little utility in your NS directory called like, resetgamma.exe. That usually solves my problems.

douchebagatron

can you run that program from the console somehow?

Innocuous

PowerStrip never worked for me in NS for some reason. NS has always given me gamma problems.
I just settled with in game brightness and adjusting my monitor settings.

Fl4THeAd

Is there anyway to fix the gamma without quitting the game?

a_civilian

<!--QuoteBegin-Hydra+Jan 10 2005, 10:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Hydra @ Jan 10 2005, 10:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->There is a little utility in your NS directory called like, resetgamma.exe. That usually solves my problems.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That works for problems with ingame gamma? I've only found it effective at solving problems with Windows gamma caused by NS, which I don't believe I've seen since 1.04.

Drummer

resetgamma.exe is for whren NS has crashed and the gamma settings are stuck. look in your video card settings, cause i can alt+tab out of ns and go back in just fine, my gamma doesnt go crazy

Jak

This may be useless advice, but for alt tabbing at least, I found that ensuring NS and Windows run in the same resolution, refresh rate and colour depth made it much smoother to tab to IRC etc.

JayK

Uzguz

<!--QuoteBegin-Jak+Jan 11 2005, 09:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jak @ Jan 11 2005, 09:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This may be useless advice, but for alt tabbing at least, I found that ensuring NS and Windows run in the same resolution, refresh rate and colour depth made it much smoother to tab to IRC etc.

JayK <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Well, you'd expect so, since it has to switch display modes otherwise.

RandomEngy

<!--QuoteBegin-Jak+Jan 11 2005, 11:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jak @ Jan 11 2005, 11:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> This may be useless advice, but for alt tabbing at least, I found that ensuring NS and Windows run in the same resolution, refresh rate and colour depth made it much smoother to tab to IRC etc.

JayK <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That never really occurred to me. Man, it starts up and quits a lot faster now.

zil

Whenever i alt+tab out i get sudden fps drops from that time afterwards. The game feels a lot more choppy etc. My advice, dont alt+tab out, steam just doesnt like it.

EPcreep

if my game is to bright i just press escape twice and it fixes itself

2_of_Eight

I think there's a simple console command for gamma. Try "gamma" "or "sv_gamma" or something.

a_civilian

<!--QuoteBegin-2 of Eight+Jan 11 2005, 02:36 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (2 of Eight @ Jan 11 2005, 02:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I think there's a simple console command for gamma. Try "gamma" "or "sv_gamma" or something.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The command is gamma. Sv_ always precedes a server-side variable (though a server-side variable is not always preceded by sv_), so it wouldn't precede this command.

Regardless, though, gamma defaults at 2.5 or so, and its maximum is 3, so its use is very limited.

Wither

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/bt/bug_view_page.php?bug_id=0000483' target='_blank'>Click</a>.

Login is guest/guest. My monitor is uber dark and I have issues seeing in hera MS.

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