Skyrim Multi-Monitor User Interface Fix Discussion

kohan69 · Post by **kohan69** » 15 Nov 2011, 14:36

Everyone loves them some sauce code! What's it written in? C?

PS:
I really enjoy all the posts by thales100, he's like a PR spokesman for HayDeN.

Gimpylung · Post by **Gimpylung** » 15 Nov 2011, 15:05

I don't know what issues Hayden is concerned about but if its similar to the last fix but with the ability to read books, I'll be quite happy.

We can do character creation on one screen if needs be, the icons not relating correctly to the 3d map isn't a problem because fast travel still works fine and the map is still usable.

If we need to examine a 3d model like a claw or something, pressing C while the inventory item is selected still works reasonably well.

I couldn't care less about the loading screens being squished.

In your own time Hayden but don't stress too much about it needing to be perfect.

Post by **thales100** » 15 Nov 2011, 15:28

PS:
I really enjoy all the posts by thales100, he's like a PR spokesman for HayDeN.

Just trying to keep everybody updated. ;)

ugzz · Post by **ugzz** » 15 Nov 2011, 16:19

with even just the .1 hayden fix i would play with all anomolies. the only thing i care about is books. i can deal with other menus stretched, not being able to see some stuff, level tree etc. i really dont care much about that stuff. all i need is the basic menu, which .1 did, and books.

im finding my biggest downfall here is my new setup. since its 3x 19"s @ 4:3.. playing on just one of them pretty much sucks. i feel like im back in the stone ages, and it really kills the fun factor. so i pretty much just put the game on complete hold, but im getting so antsy to play! i need a way to hook up my 24" wide and still have desk space for everything.. Hrm, if that WSGF monitor stand comes out, that might do the trick :D

Helifax, if i dloaded your trainer and ran that command, would it fix the books if i was running the hayden fix?

Post by **helifax** » 15 Nov 2011, 16:49

Helifax, if i dloaded your trainer and ran that command, would it fix the books if i was running the hayden fix?

I doubt my trainer will work on that solution since many things are modified in there:) I will release shortly a version with the functional, inventory, map, talents etc and with a workaround for book reading (If I don't manage to fix it in the meanwhile) but my time is limited to evenings only:) so I hope I will manage tonight:)

kahilm · Post by **kahilm** » 15 Nov 2011, 16:50

If you ONLY care about books being fixed, HERE'S a quick solution:

You're playing on Steam, so while in-game you can press SHIFT - TAB to open the Steam overlay. From here, open the Steam web browser and simply google the name of the book you want to read. The Elder Scrolls wiki should have all the text there. :)

Baer · Post by **Baer** » 15 Nov 2011, 17:42

That's a good way to read them. What I do is just kick back to single screen mode for a short time and look at books Etc.
BTW, My map seems to be working fine but then I may be blissfully missing something that I do not know is there.

c69 · Post by **c69** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:19

I spoke with Bethesda tech support (which is good btw), and they informed me that crossfire, eyefinity, and crossfire/eyefinity will never be supported.

Yet, Elder Scolls Oblivion was rated as Gold by AMD for eyefinity support.
http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-software.aspx

Has bethesda scaled back their eyefinity support, or is this something that will be addressed in the future?

matrices · Post by **matrices** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:24

I agree on the book thing. I think of it as going to the library in game - exit, go single screen, restart, read books while eating and drinking in real life.

For me the map is more of an issue. Without the 3D terrain corresponding to icons, and most important, without a working map marker (for some reason it's way off where you place your mouse), you can't plot your way, which IMO is a big part of exploration. Finding or navigating around mountains and streams, etc.

Post by **thales100** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:24

Has bethesda scaled back their eyefinity support, or is this something that will be addressed in the future?

Scaled back, fortunately the next version of HaYDeN's fix will make Skyrim 100% enjoyable on eyefinity/surround.

matrices · Post by **matrices** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:26

Normal playing in 3D Vision ended for me with a random crash every 5 to 30 minutes. Switching back from desktop to 3D mode led to a "out of memory error" or taking screenshots made CTD happen even faster. Since patching with "Large Adress Aware", it is all gone. I had 0 crashes since then and I played for hours. Thanks a lot for that hint.

++

Same exact thing happened for me. As a nice side effect, I can now take screenshots without any hitching in-game, which has never happened for me in any game.

Post by **thales100** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:27

++

Same exact thing happened for me. As a nice side effect, I can now take screenshots without any hitching in-game, which has never happened for me in any game.

+++ ;)

matrices · Post by **matrices** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:29

I will release this evening (is 10 am in the morning here) a fix that allows you to play the game in fullscreen with map, talent, inventory fixed.
Only reading books will need a workaround....I am still trying to look into that to see why is happening what is happening.

This is awesome you are awesome.

Intangible · Post by **Intangible** » 15 Nov 2011, 19:54

[quote]Hey all,

Using Hayden's .1 fix having a small issue. Any loot that is picked up, the text is cut off on the left hand side. This also happens with any menu items, anything near the left side is not being transferred to the left monitor.

I'm a new eyefinity user so I'm not sure what's normal and/or if there is something wrong with my setup? Or is this one of the issues Hayden is looking into?

Thanks!

Are you using bezel compensation ?

Yea. Am I doing it wrong?

c69 · Post by **c69** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:10

For those who have eyefinity working (minus any menu fixes), what drivers are you running?

I get 3-5fps with eyefinity when I disable my crossfire and put details on low. Should be getting much more than that. I have seen videos of eyefinity working well, so it must be my drivers. I am on ccc 11.10 and drivers dated 10/12/11.

ShadowSoldier89 · Post by **ShadowSoldier89** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:14

so as someone who just recently joined the 3x monitor club and was thoroughly enjoying incredible Dirt 3 gameplay only to be quickly disappointed by DA2s wonky HUD that was at least playable followed then BF3 which seemed incredible until I kept shooting my teammates then skyrim...

so after stumbling upon this board I'm excited to see a group dedicated to multimonitor support and cant wait to see these fixes released as I've already put 38 hours into skyrim on 1 measly monitor

gonna be sad if you guys can put out a fix faster than AMD can fix crossfire though...need both at this point

so thanks for the work thats going into this

wt73 · Post by **wt73** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:21

For those who have eyefinity working (minus any menu fixes), what drivers are you running?

I get 3-5fps with eyefinity when I disable my crossfire and put details on low. Should be getting much more than that. I have seen videos of eyefinity working well, so it must be my drivers. I am on ccc 11.10 and drivers dated 10/12/11.

I am using an HD 5870 @6000 x 1080 (so HaYDens fix is set @ 2000) with 11.10 driver, ultra settings with all distances reduced to 75%, AA off, AF x16 and fov @75 - the only issue that remains is the Book reading. I have a 4th monitor for Elder scrolls Wiki to read books, etc. My FPS is 35 average, which is entirely enjoyable to play.
I even rolled the driver back to 11.9 at the beginning of this whole eyefinity 'fix' situation to make sure that my issues were not driver-related. Use Revo uninstaller and COMPLETELY remove CCC and driver then re-install if you think it may be driver.

Post by **thales100** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:22

Yea. Am I doing it wrong?

No, im just trying to find out whats the problem. Some players have reported issues when running bezel compensation.

so after stumbling upon this board I'm excited to see a group dedicated to multimonitor support and cant wait to see these fixes released as I've already put 38 hours into skyrim on 1 measly monitor

gonna be sad if you guys can put out a fix faster than AMD can fix crossfire though...need both at this point

so thanks for the work thats going into this

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c69 · Post by **c69** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:32

[quote]For those who have eyefinity working (minus any menu fixes), what drivers are you running?

I get 3-5fps with eyefinity when I disable my crossfire and put details on low. Should be getting much more than that. I have seen videos of eyefinity working well, so it must be my drivers. I am on ccc 11.10 and drivers dated 10/12/11.

I am using an HD 5870 @6000 x 1080 (so HaYDens fix is set @ 2000) with 11.10 driver, ultra settings with all distances reduced to 75%, AA off, AF x16 and fov @75 - the only issue that remains is the Book reading. I have a 4th monitor for Elder scrolls Wiki to read books, etc. My FPS is 35 average, which is entirely enjoyable to play.
I even rolled the driver back to 11.9 at the beginning of this whole eyefinity 'fix' situation to make sure that my issues were not driver-related. Use Revo uninstaller and COMPLETELY remove CCC and driver then re-install if you think it may be driver.

Are you on 64bit win7?

fortismilites · Post by **fortismilites** » 15 Nov 2011, 20:50

I have it running on 64-bit win just find, 11.10 CCC, AA 2x Anistropic Filtering 4x, Ultra everything, view distances on Max, resolution is 5760x1080 so Im not sure why your getting 5 fps

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Skyrim Multi-Monitor User Interface Fix Discussion

Everyone loves them some

I don't know what issues

kohan69 wrote: PS: I really

with even just the .1 hayden

ugzz wrote:Helifax, if i

If you ONLY care about books

That's a good way to read

I spoke with Bethesda tech

I agree on the book thing. I

c69 wrote:Has bethesda scaled

Sheeplovsky wrote:Normal

matrices wrote:++Same exact

helifax wrote:I will release

thales100 wrote:Intangible

For those who have eyefinity

so as someone who just

c69 wrote:For those who have

Intangible wrote:Yea. Am I

wt73 wrote:c69 wrote:For

I have it running on 64-bit

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