[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth] - Windowed Mode brightness issues

[deanff]

Enabling windowed mode is a god-send as it prevents the game from crashing when alt-tabbing.
Unfortunately, it sets the brightness to 200%, and the in-game brightness menu ceases to function.

FULLSCREEN: https://i.imgur.com/gzowi2P.jpeg
WINDOWED: https://i.imgur.com/qevv4Rh.png

Tested with the latest stable release of dxwrapper on retail edition (same as Steam, I believe) and GOG version.
Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out - and thank you for your efforts on this project.

[elishacloud]

That is probably a Gamma issue. Gamma in Direct3D9 and older does not work in Windowed mode, even fullscreen windowed mode.

[elishacloud]

I could use either a shader or Windows gamma. A shader will take longer. Using Windows gamma will affect the whole screen not just the game window.

[deanff]

It looks like just the game world is affected.
https://i.imgur.com/69LIBPD.png
https://i.imgur.com/D2fLQDl.png

[elishacloud]

Ok, try this update. I recommend using the FullscreenWindowMode: dxwrapper.zip

[deanff]

No luck, unfortunately.

Below is what I tested:
FIles copied as is: alt-tab crash
+FullscreenWindowMode: alt-tab crash
+EnableWindowMode: alt-tab crash
-Dd7to9: alt-tab crash
renamed ddraw.dll to d3d9.dll: alt-tab crash
+EnableD3d9Wrapper: same gamma as before. brightness menu has no effect.

Let me know if I've made a mistake somewhere here.

[elishacloud]

It is weird that it crashing in Alt+Tab when using windowed mode. That should not be because in windowed mode the device is never lost. Maybe the game uses a combination of DirectDraw and Direct3D9? In that case you need to disable dd7to9.

Here is an updated one where I moved the gamma feature to the Direct3D9 wrapper. Try this one: dxwrapper.zip

[deanff]

Hi Elisha,
Gamma is the same as before, but now the brightness menu works. :)
It crashed when alt-tabbing, so I turned on EnableWindowMode.

[elishacloud]

Gamma is the same as before, but now the brightness menu works. :)

Which gamma are you referring to that does not work?

It crashed when alt-tabbing, so I turned on EnableWindowMode.

Is this a bug in the game? Does it crash without dxwrapper when you do alt+tab? My Direct3D9 wrapper just returns the calls directly from Direct3D9, so it should not have any issues here.

[deanff]

Hi Elisha,
Yeah, the alt-tab crash is a known bug with this game. Your wrapper's Windowed Mode resolves it.
Only problem is gamma for the game world is twice as bright as it should be.