Introductions, and multiple monitors

[KermMartian]

Hi, everyone! I normally like to do this in an Introduce Yourself thread to avoid cluttering the forum, but I didn't spot one. I'm a lifelong train fan who started playing Train Simulator about a year ago now, and have been having a great deal of fun with it. My day job is a postdoc in computer science, so I have a ridiculous number of monitors attached to my computer, which works out well for playing TS2015/TS2016. I figured I'd join you ladies and gents for two reasons: I'm curious to explore more routes and rolling stock for the game beyond what's available on Steam, and my love of trains and TS2016 actually intersects with some research I'm doing in school on reconstructing virtual models of the real world. I'm looking forward to exploring everything going on around here and meeting you guys. See you around!

[buzz456]

Welcome to our little world.

[ZekTheKid]

Welcome to our little world.

Errm, little?

No IMO this world of ours is pretty big.

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

Welcome to our little world.

Errm, little?

No IMO this world of ours is pretty big.

Existence is Finite

[Chacal]

Welcome, and thanks for this article about using multiple monitors, I'll try that.
I noticed you're poking values into PlayerProfiles.bin directly using XVI32 (ah, memories).
No need to do it this way. You can process the bin file with Railworks\serz.exe, this will create a xml file, part of which is what you seek:

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         <ScreenResX d:type="sInt32">1920</ScreenResX>
         <ScreenResY d:type="sInt32">1080</ScreenResY>
         <FullScreen d:type="sInt32">1</FullScreen>


You can edit the file and process it again with serz.exe.

Even better, using the almost-free RWTools utility, you can just open the file, make changes, and save them. It will automatically use serz.exe. The whole thing takes about 30 seconds.

[KermMartian]

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!

Welcome, and thanks for this article about using multiple monitors, I'll try that.
I noticed you're poking values into PlayerProfiles.bin directly using XVI32 (ah, memories).
No need to do it this way. You can process the bin file with Railworks\serz.exe, this will create a xml file, part of which is what you seek:

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         <ScreenResX d:type="sInt32">1920</ScreenResX>
         <ScreenResY d:type="sInt32">1080</ScreenResY>
         <FullScreen d:type="sInt32">1</FullScreen>


You can edit the file and process it again with serz.exe.

Even better, using the almost-free RWTools utility, you can just open the file, make changes, and save them. It will automatically use serz.exe. The whole thing takes about 30 seconds.

That's a great tip, thank you. I actually delved into the BIN format and ended up writing my own XML <-> BIN converter for fun, but for some reason I never made the connection between my early exploration of how to change the windowed resolution and that binary format. Thanks!

[Derek]

Welcome and enjoy!

This place is made great by the people that use this forum, a wonderful place to chat and share.
I keep my head down low but I scout beyond the wall from Dovetail Castle, shhhh, don't tell them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6jYoagXmZE

[imnew]

Welcome! Best place in town.

[KermMartian]

Thanks for the kind words, all!

Welcome and enjoy!

This place is made great by the people that use this forum, a wonderful place to chat and share.
I keep my head down low but I scout beyond the wall from Dovetail Castle, shhhh, don't tell them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6jYoagXmZE

Heh, thanks, Derek. I love that you continue to support and even participate in the community. Cheers. :)