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Re: Do ROBLOX Games Run Better in Fullscreen?

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bunder567 is online. bunder567
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14 Nov 2017 06:05 PM
Do ROBLOX Games Work Better in Fullscreen? Or do they run better in desktop mode?


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beetlebowl is online. beetlebowl
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14 Nov 2017 06:27 PM
the roblox program runs off of the roblox player, the game engine pretty much, so roblox is not a browser based game, so It would make sense if they ran the same on both
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Sinthis is not online. Sinthis
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14 Nov 2017 06:30 PM
roblox doesn't do true fullscreen, you're just changing the resolution when you switch between windowed and fullscreen.


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dans59 is not online. dans59
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14 Nov 2017 07:42 PM
answer: no








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The_Skunk is not online. The_Skunk
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14 Nov 2017 08:52 PM
depends actually, some different eras of graphical hardware prefer fullscreen over windowed, its easier for a GPU to run a single application's graphical requirements on the whole screen than have say, a game over a web browser with a bit of the desktop visible

mainly older graphics chipsets have this problem, newer hardware is fine with splitting tasks up, but if youre running something pre 2012-ish then theres a chance the older drivers may not like windowed applications

the lower resolution can help, but fullscreen may perform better
really just try running roblox in both windowed, fullscreen and a small window and see which performs best for you
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dans59 is not online. dans59
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14 Nov 2017 11:24 PM
@skunk, when an application runs in fullscreen mode, it runs in "exclusive mode". That means it has full and direct control over the screen output.

but when it runs in window fullscreen (in what roblox has for their "fullscreen option), it needs to send its output to the window manager (windows explorer) which then manages where on the screen that output is drawn. this takes some additional performance. the performance penalty, however, is greatly reduced in newer version of windows.


furthermore, since roblox runs windowed-fullscreen for users that enable that option, there is no noticeable performance gain (in theory) with fullscreen window and the default window option.
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dans59 is not online. dans59
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14 Nov 2017 11:25 PM
thats why i said "short answer: no"


cuz i was too lazy to explain the entire thing, but ended up explaining it anyway. smh -_-
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