Filed Under: Games
Fix Strange Mouse/Display Problems at 120+ DPI
So yeah, after banging my head against the wall trying to get Red Faction Guerrilla working on my HTPC (which was then disassembled out of frustration) I found out how to finally fix it.
Seems Red Faction is coded like a game from 1998 (Starcraft) and is one of only two games I have EVER had not work on my PC. Long story short in compatibility (under properties) you have to select “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings” to get it to work – otherwise you’ll have one of the following problems:
- Display blinks black repeatedly, never loads
- Sounds are COMPLETELY messed up (way loud, or distorted)
- Moving the mouse will spin you around in a circle
- Moving the mouse wheel will turn your character
Starcraft is also somewhat affected. DPI at 120 or higher will cause the minimap to no longer let you click in certain areas.
Glad they took the extra months to make sure Red Faction Guerrilla worked at 120+ DPI. This trick should work in both XP and Vista (and 7)
WoW: Where to Find the New Raptor Pets
Darting Hatchling
Dart (Rare – Dustwallow Marsh)
Deviate Hatchling
Deviate Guardian and/or Deviate Ravager (Elites – Wailing Caverns)
Gundrak Hatchling
Gundrak Raptors?
Leaping Hatchling
Takk the Leaper (Rare – The Barrens)
Obsidian Hatchling
Sold by Breanni (Dalaran)
Razzashi Hatchling
Razzashi Raptor (Elites – Zul’Gurub)
Razormaw Hatchling
Razormaw Matriarch (Rare – The Wetlands)
Ravasaur Hatchling
Ravasaur Matriarch (Rare – Un’Goro Crater)
Diablo 2: Rush to 90
When you want to test out a new build, or just get a new character to around level 90 as fast as possible, there are really only two ways!
You could either:
Have a high level of Enchant cast on you by a Sorceress and solo your way through full (eight player) games
or
Rush yourself (kinda)!
Diablo 2: Glitch Rushing
So, I play a lot of Diablo 2 – and one thing that pretty much everyone does nowadays is called the “glitch rush” (bug rush, brush, grush, etc). Since you cannot enter the Worldstone Chamber without killing the Ancients in Act 5, and since you can’t kill the Ancients until Level 20 (normal), Level 40 (nightmare) or Level 60 (hell); you can’t complete a difficulty without actually getting those level targets first. The glitch rush gets you around this restriction (as of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction Patch 1.12)
Fix Strange Mouse/Display Problems at 120+ DPI
So yeah, after banging my head against the wall trying to get Red Faction Guerrilla working on my HTPC (which was then disassembled out of frustration) I found out how to finally fix it.
Seems Red Faction is coded like a game from 1998 (Starcraft) and is one of only two games I have EVER had not work on my PC. Long story short in compatibility (under properties) you have to select “Disable display scaling on high DPI settings” to get it to work – otherwise you’ll have one of the following problems:
- Display blinks black repeatedly, never loads
- Sounds are COMPLETELY messed up (way loud, or distorted)
- Moving the mouse will spin you around in a circle
- Moving the mouse wheel will turn your character
Starcraft is also somewhat affected. DPI at 120 or higher will cause the minimap to no longer let you click in certain areas.
Glad they took the extra months to make sure Red Faction Guerrilla worked at 120+ DPI. This trick should work in both XP and Vista (and 7)
WoW: Where to Find the New Raptor Pets
| Darting Hatchling | Dart (Rare – Dustwallow Marsh) |
| Deviate Hatchling | Deviate Guardian and/or Deviate Ravager (Elites – Wailing Caverns) |
| Gundrak Hatchling | Gundrak Raptors? |
| Leaping Hatchling | Takk the Leaper (Rare – The Barrens) |
| Obsidian Hatchling | Sold by Breanni (Dalaran) |
| Razzashi Hatchling | Razzashi Raptor (Elites – Zul’Gurub) |
| Razormaw Hatchling | Razormaw Matriarch (Rare – The Wetlands) |
| Ravasaur Hatchling | Ravasaur Matriarch (Rare – Un’Goro Crater) |
Diablo 2: Rush to 90
When you want to test out a new build, or just get a new character to around level 90 as fast as possible, there are really only two ways!
You could either:
Have a high level of Enchant cast on you by a Sorceress and solo your way through full (eight player) games
or
Rush yourself (kinda)!
Diablo 2: Glitch Rushing
So, I play a lot of Diablo 2 – and one thing that pretty much everyone does nowadays is called the “glitch rush” (bug rush, brush, grush, etc). Since you cannot enter the Worldstone Chamber without killing the Ancients in Act 5, and since you can’t kill the Ancients until Level 20 (normal), Level 40 (nightmare) or Level 60 (hell); you can’t complete a difficulty without actually getting those level targets first. The glitch rush gets you around this restriction (as of Diablo 2: Lord of Destruction Patch 1.12)