View source for Tuning Stars! to Your Display Resolution

[[Setup and Hosting|Game Setup and Hosting Topics]]

The higher your screen resolution, the better Stars! will look. However, it will run on any color VGA display.

==640 by 480 (VGA)==

This is the '''minimum required''' resolution.

1.        Use this menu command: '''View (Window Layout > Small)'''.

2.        Resize each of the windows to optimize the information you need to see at a glance.

3.        Collapse tiles in the Command pane, expanding them when needed.

4.        If the screen still seems too cramped try hiding the Toolbar using the menu item '''View (Toolbar)'''. Most of the Toolbar functions are available using shortcut keystrokes.

==800 by 600==

This is the '''minimum recommended''' resolution.

1.        Choose the menu item, '''View (Window Layout > Medium)'''. If you're using large fonts, you may find that the small window layout works better for you.

2.        Resize each of the windows to optimize the information you need to see at a glance.

3.        If the screen still seems too cramped try hiding the Toolbar using the menu command View (Toolbar). Most of the Toolbar functions are available using shortcut keystrokes.

==1024 by 768 (or better)==

For maximum playing pleasure.

⇒        Use this menu command: '''View (Window Layout > Large)'''.

⇒        If you use large fonts, you may need to specify '''View (Window Layout > Medium)'''.

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