Posted December 07, 2020
i just wanted to post it here so that if someone encounters a similar problem s/he can benefit from my solution:
My setup:
Windows 10
Dual Monitors
- 1920 x 1200 (secondary)
- 1920 x 1080 (primary)
Problem:
Starting the game leads to a black screen and after a few seconds the game minimizes itself.
Attempts to focus the window again (click on the game in the taskbar) only lead to black screen and secondary monitor flickering for a few seconds and then minimizing the game again.
Solution A:
- Disable the primary screen in windows-settings
- edit the config file ("C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\HandyGames\com.hg.townsmen.rebuilt\savegames\game_config") and set the "correct" resolution for the secondary (now the only) monitor. Just deleting the file did not help me somehow.
- start the game
- change the display settings to windowed
- maximize the window
Solution B:
- edit the config file ("C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\HandyGames\com.hg.townsmen.rebuilt\savegames\game_config") and add the line `windowMode = 3`
Bug still persisting:
this is just a workaround, the game STILL does not work neither in fullscreen nor in borderless window mode on my primary window.
My setup:
Windows 10
Dual Monitors
- 1920 x 1200 (secondary)
- 1920 x 1080 (primary)
Problem:
Starting the game leads to a black screen and after a few seconds the game minimizes itself.
Attempts to focus the window again (click on the game in the taskbar) only lead to black screen and secondary monitor flickering for a few seconds and then minimizing the game again.
Solution A:
- Disable the primary screen in windows-settings
- edit the config file ("C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\HandyGames\com.hg.townsmen.rebuilt\savegames\game_config") and set the "correct" resolution for the secondary (now the only) monitor. Just deleting the file did not help me somehow.
- start the game
- change the display settings to windowed
- maximize the window
Solution B:
- edit the config file ("C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Local\HandyGames\com.hg.townsmen.rebuilt\savegames\game_config") and add the line `windowMode = 3`
Bug still persisting:
this is just a workaround, the game STILL does not work neither in fullscreen nor in borderless window mode on my primary window.