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    tatsu
    last edited by 29 Nov 2020, 22:52

    the point of UI-festival the way I see it is only if you have two screens of different resolutions.

    if your two screens are of the same resolution UI-Party is the one for you.

    How to setup FAF on linux

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      arma473
      last edited by 29 Nov 2020, 23:21

      one is landscape, the other one is portrait. So it probably just won't work for me. I'm doing okay without fake fullscreen so I guess i will just stick with that. Thanks for your help though.

      Is there a way to get any kind of optimization without fake fullscreen? Can I use AHK to prioritize the thread, without fake fullscreen?

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        Sir-Prize
        last edited by 30 Nov 2020, 08:34

        Is there a benefit to doing it the way outlined in the OP over using an app like Game Companion?

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          tatsu
          last edited by 30 Nov 2020, 09:12

          well yes,

          1. this is more optimized, lower consumption of resources than Game companion and
          2. this allows to execute our optimization of FA itself.

          How to setup FAF on linux

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            tatsu @arma473
            last edited by 30 Nov 2020, 09:14

            @arma473 well that's where you would need UI-Festival.

            anyways it's up to you

            How to setup FAF on linux

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              Sir-Prize
              last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 02:01

              @tatsu said in [Guide] : fake-fullscreen and optimisation:

              There are multiple versions of the script depending on your monitor setup, and whether you just want the windowed fullscreen, the optimization, or both.

              This makes it seem like you shouldn't need fake fullscreen for the optimisation. As it is, I couldn't get the fake fullscreen to work this way for some reason (probably user error) so I will just switch back to what I was doing before I guess.

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                arma473
                last edited by 1 Dec 2020, 02:36

                Just so no one has to look for it, from the prior thread, here is the script given if you want to use AHK for optimization, without using it for Fake Fullscreen. There are other examples of scripts people used in the prior thread (https://forums.faforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9778)

                #NoEnv
                SendMode Input
                SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
                #Persistent
                
                procName := "ForgedAlliance.exe"
                SetTimer, CheckProc, 2000
                Return
                
                
                CheckProc:
                    If (!ProcessExist(procName))
                        Return
                
                    WinGet Style, Style, % "ahk_exe " procName
                    If (Style & 0xC40000)
                    {
                Run, %comspec% /c process -a forgedalliance.exe 111111111110    ;remember to edit this to fit you thread count!!
                Run, %comspec% /c process -p forgedalliance.exe high
                    }
                    Return
                
                ProcessExist(exeName)
                {
                   Process, Exist, %exeName%
                   return ERRORLEVEL
                }
                
                return
                

                (And remember to edit the thread count where the comment in the code indicates, e.g. 1110 for 4 logical cores, 11111110 for 8 cores)

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                  RikuTengu
                  last edited by 23 Dec 2020, 21:05

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                    tatsu
                    last edited by tatsu 24 Dec 2020, 16:04

                    yeah I had that too.

                    check the spacing.

                    it's space sensitive for where it begins and ends the loops.
                    mine looks like this :

                    1ed264e8-1055-4573-9393-24cda1998ab7-image.png

                    How to setup FAF on linux

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                      SpikeyNoob Global Moderator
                      last edited by 30 Mar 2021, 15:38

                      Can the fake full screen / multi monitor thing be done on linux?

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                        tatsu @SpikeyNoob
                        last edited by 30 Mar 2021, 16:43

                        @SpikeyNoob said in [Guide] : fake-fullscreen and optimisation:

                        Can the fake full screen / multi monitor thing be done on linux?

                        no.

                        I don't think so.

                        I gave up but if you find a way let me know!

                        look here : https://forum.faforever.com/topic/123/guide-fake-fullscreen-and-optimisation/2

                        what’s the Linux step by step

                        How to setup FAF on linux

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                          SpikeyNoob Global Moderator
                          last edited by 31 Mar 2021, 14:29

                          ok worth a shot ig. Ill let u know if I ever figure it out.

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                            IO_Nox
                            last edited by Deribus 17 Jun 2021, 14:50

                            Made anower variant of AHK script.
                            Using Win 10, AutoHotkey, Steam version of game and Downlord's FAF Client.
                            For some reason Steam runs "SupremeCommander.exe", FAF Client runs "ForgedAlliance.exe".

                            I made some manipulations to make AHK script

                            • stop or pause by itself if game haven't started after 2 minutes or right after script done all things,

                            • do things only once on each game start,

                            • do nothing then nothing is needed and also

                            • run singleplayer from descktop shortcut made by Steam,

                            • run multyplayer from descktop shortcut for Downlord's FAF Client.

                            Lets start from Steam descktop sortcut:
                            Just right click game shortcut , go to Properties and change URL (I had steam://rungameid/9420, we will start it in script) and insert full file path to your script, Save. Old URL insert into script.
                            To check it, simply open sortcut in any notepad you have. You will see somethig like that:
                            File "Supreme Commander Forged Alliance.url":

                            [{000214A0-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
                            Prop3=19,9
                            [InternetShortcut]
                            IDList=
                            IconIndex=0
                            URL=file:///D:/Program%20Files/FAF%20borderleess%20fullscreen%20window.ahk
                            IconFile=D:\Steam\steam\games\540979be595a41206b56a2e427c29dce1c212ad2.ico
                            HotKey=0
                            

                            Note: just Ctrl+C -> Ctrl+V full file path, Windows will add "file:///...%20..." staff by itself if done in Properties.

                            Next is doing the same for FAF Client:
                            Right click this time Downlord's FAF Client sortcut (it is standard *.lnk, no url staff) go to Properties and change Object path from "D:\Program Files\Downlord's FAF Client\downlords-faf-client.exe" to "D:\Program Files\Downlord's FAF Client\FAF borderleess.ahk". Old Object run in script.

                            So, it is time for scripts!

                            Scrip file "FAF borderleess fullscreen window.ahk" in "D:/Program Files/" directory for singleplayer:

                            #NoEnv
                            SendMode Input
                            SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
                            #Persistent
                            
                            Run, steam://rungameid/9420
                            procName := "SupremeCommander.exe"
                            
                            Process, Wait, %procName%, 120 ; Waits for process to start, no more then 120 seconds
                            NewPID := ErrorLevel
                            if not NewPID
                            {
                                MsgBox The specified process did not appear.
                                ExitApp ; Stop this script
                            }
                            
                            SetTimer, CheckProc, 2000
                            return
                            
                            CheckProc:
                                if (!ProcessExist(procName))
                                    return
                                 
                                WinGet Style, Style, % "ahk_exe " procName
                                if (Style & 0xC40000)
                                {
                                    WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, % "ahk_exe " procName ; remove the titlebar and border(s)
                                    WinMove, % "ahk_exe " procName , , 0, 0, 1920, 1080 ; move the window to 0,0 and resize it to fit across 1 or 2 monitors.
                                    WinMaximize, % "ahk_exe " procName
                                    WinRestore, % "ahk_exe " procName
                            
                                    ; set High priority and cores affinity 
                                    Process, Priority, %procName%, H
                                    ProcessHandle := DllCall("OpenProcess", "UInt", 0x1F0FFF, "Int", false, "UInt", NewPID)
                                    DllCall("SetProcessAffinityMask", "UInt", ProcessHandle, "UInt", 14 ) ; 1110x2 = 14x10 CPU 0 unchecked, CPU 1-3 checked
                                    DllCall("CloseHandle", "UInt", ProcessHandle)
                            
                                    ExitApp  ; Stop this script
                                }
                            return
                            
                            ProcessExist(exeName)
                            {
                               Process, Exist, %exeName%
                               return !!ERRORLEVEL
                            }
                            return
                            

                            This one starts before singleplayer, calls Steam to run the game, waits for game, does borderleess fullscreen and optimisation and stops right after that. No script running while you are playing.

                            Scrip file "FAF borderleess.ahk" in "D:\Program Files\Downlord's FAF Client" directory for multyplayer:

                            #NoEnv
                            SendMode Input
                            SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
                            #Persistent
                            
                            Run, downlords-faf-client.exe
                            
                            procName := "ForgedAlliance.exe"
                            procNameClient := "downlords-faf-client.exe"
                            
                            Process, Wait, %procNameClient%, 120 ; Waits for process to start, no more then 120 seconds
                            NewPID := ErrorLevel
                            if not NewPID
                            {
                                MsgBox The specified process did not appear.
                                ExitApp ; Stop this script
                            }
                            
                            SetTimer, CheckProc, 2000
                            
                            ; Stop then FAF Client stoped
                            Process, WaitClose, %procNameClient%
                            ExitApp
                            
                            CheckProc:
                                if (!ProcessExist(procName))
                                    return
                            
                                WinGet Style, Style, % "ahk_exe " procName
                                if (Style & 0xC40000)
                                {
                                    WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, % "ahk_exe " procName ; remove the titlebar and border(s)
                                    WinMove, % "ahk_exe " procName , , 0, 0, 1920, 1080 ; move the window to 0,0 and resize it to fit across 1 or 2 monitors.
                                    WinMaximize, % "ahk_exe " procName
                                    WinRestore, % "ahk_exe " procName
                            
                                    ; set High priority and cores affinity 
                                    Process, Priority, %procName%, H
                                    NewPID := ErrorLevel
                                    ProcessHandle := DllCall("OpenProcess", "UInt", 0x1F0FFF, "Int", false, "UInt", NewPID)
                                    DllCall("SetProcessAffinityMask", "UInt", ProcessHandle, "UInt", 14 ) ; 1110x2 = 14x10 CPU 0 unchecked, CPU 1-3 checked
                                    DllCall("CloseHandle", "UInt", ProcessHandle)
                            
                                    Process, WaitClose, %procName%
                                }
                            return
                            
                            ProcessExist(exeName)
                            {
                               Process, Exist, %exeName%
                               return !!ERRORLEVEL
                            }
                            return
                            

                            This starts before FAF Client and waits for FAF Client to run the game. Script is checking for game in loop every 2 seconds. On every game start it does borderleess fullscreen and optimisation BUT does NOT stop after that. Script pauses the loop while you are playing, but is still running while doing nothing. Then the game is over script will resume the loop to catch your next game start. Once you stops FAF Client, sript will stop automaticully.

                            Now :

                            • sortcurts will run AHK scripts,

                            • scripts will run game in Steam or run FAF Client,

                            • scripts do nothing while you are in game

                            • you don't need to stop scripts and

                            • you can hide script file anywhere (well, for FAF Client better keep it in client's dir, maybe becase of ' in directory name).

                            • Oh, and you need only AutoHotkey for this to work.

                            If all worked fine you will see in task manager high priority and unchecked first core (CPU 0) affinity for game process, "fake fullscreen mode" in game and no Alt+Tab issues.

                            Note:
                            In case your taskbar don't want to hide at all (rarely happens when very actively using other soft at game start, so I don't fix it) you may add hotkey or auto hiding like this:

                            Process, Wait, %procName%, 120
                            NewPID := ErrorLevel
                            if not NewPID
                            {
                                MsgBox The specified process did not appear.
                                ExitApp
                            }
                            ; hide taskbar on process start
                            HideShowTaskbar(true)
                            
                            ; here do anythig like SetTimer, CheckProc, 2000
                            
                            Process, WaitClose, %procName%
                            ; show taskbar on process stop and stop this script
                            HideShowTaskbar(false)
                            ExitApp
                            
                            ; set action to true to hide or false to show Taskbar
                            HideShowTaskbar(action) {
                               static ABM_SETSTATE := 0xA, ABS_AUTOHIDE := 0x1, ABS_ALWAYSONTOP := 0x2
                               VarSetCapacity(APPBARDATA, size := 2*A_PtrSize + 2*4 + 16 + A_PtrSize, 0)
                               NumPut(size, APPBARDATA), NumPut(WinExist("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd"), APPBARDATA, A_PtrSize)
                               NumPut(action ? ABS_AUTOHIDE : ABS_ALWAYSONTOP, APPBARDATA, size - A_PtrSize)
                               DllCall("Shell32\SHAppBarMessage", UInt, ABM_SETSTATE, Ptr, &APPBARDATA)
                            }
                            
                            taskBarIsHidden = false
                            ; ["ctrl" + "win" + "z"] hotkey to toggle taskbar
                            ; this should be in the end of the script, nothing else worked otherwise...
                            ^#z:: HideShowTaskbar(taskBarIsHidden := taskBarIsHidden = true ? false : true)
                            
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                              tatsu
                              last edited by 19 Jun 2021, 07:53

                              wow well done @IO_Nox !

                              How to setup FAF on linux

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                                IO_Nox @tatsu
                                last edited by 19 Jun 2021, 12:51

                                @tatsu

                                Not that well it seems)
                                Thanks for you comment I reread post and found one significant error:
                                It seem I Copy-pasted not the latest version, multipleer script neend one extra line to make it pause the loop
                                " Process, WaitClose, %procName%" in the end of "if" section. Without this line script do not pause the loop...

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                                  IO_Nox
                                  last edited by 19 Jun 2021, 13:50

                                  One more error fix: in "NewPID" remain procces ID of FAF Client, not the game, so process affinity was set for FAF Client, not for game 😕
                                  Fixed by adding "NewPID := ErrorLevel" after setting high priority:

                                  ; set High priority and cores affinity 
                                          Process, Priority, %procName%, H
                                          NewPID := ErrorLevel
                                          ProcessHandle := DllCall("OpenProcess", "UInt", 0x1F0FFF, "Int", false, "UInt", NewPID)
                                          DllCall("SetProcessAffinityMask", "UInt", ProcessHandle, "UInt", 14 ) ; 1110x2 = 14x10 CPU 0 unchecked, CPU 1-3 checked
                                          DllCall("CloseHandle", "UInt", ProcessHandle)
                                          
                                          Process, WaitClose, %procName%
                                      }
                                  

                                  Hope it was last one...

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                                    tatsu
                                    last edited by 19 Jun 2021, 15:11

                                    whenever I'm back on windows I'll give it a spin and I'll let you know!

                                    How to setup FAF on linux

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                                      MostLostNoob @IO_Nox
                                      last edited by 26 Aug 2021, 11:23

                                      @io_nox Thanks for the script revision (also thanks to @tatsu for the original). I do have a couple questions.

                                      1. How would I revise the line for changing the affinity for 16 logical processors?

                                      2. To use this for the LOUD mod which uses the exe from the base SCFA install (Steam for me) but points to its own init file for loading, would I just need to replace "steam://rungameid/9420" in the script with the contents of the Target of the LOUD desktop shortcut ("F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" /log "..\logs\Loud.log" /init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua")?

                                      Any help you can provide is appreciated.

                                      Thanks.

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                                        tatsu @MostLostNoob
                                        last edited by 27 Aug 2021, 07:46

                                        @mostlostnoob

                                        1. well I type 1s and I count to 15 with every 1 and then I type a 0 :

                                        1111111111111110

                                        do you mean with the IO_Nox method? no idea. maybe it does it automatically with his code?

                                        1. Again I don't know what script you're talking about. if it's mine then you just need to detect whatever exe so the name would be "SupremeCommander.exe"

                                        How to setup FAF on linux

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                                          IO_Nox @MostLostNoob
                                          last edited by 27 Aug 2021, 14:57

                                          affinity for 16 logical processors

                                          as @tatsu said 15 ones and last zero may work, by on my 4 threads in win 10 number 1110 have not worked and 14 worked well. So you can try 1111111111111110 and if it is not working here some counting systems math staf:

                                          • for me 4 threads, so - 1110 in binary is 0 * 2^0 + 1 * 2^1 + 1 * 2^2 + 1 * 2^3 = 0 * 1 + 1 * 2 + 1 * 4 + 1 * 8 = 14 in decimal (normaly used in live)
                                          • for your 16 threads: 1111111111111110 binary is 65534 in decimal (from some random converter in goole search first page) 3a022b3d-6273-410f-b842-9eb21f045a27-image.png
                                            so you will have:
                                          DllCall("SetProcessAffinityMask", "UInt", ProcessHandle, "UInt", 65534 )
                                          

                                          It works like you are setting yes/no flags for each CPU: 0 to disable and 1 to anable, and combines result in 1 number. Flag f for CPU-N will be f * 2^N and sum of all flags is your number. Why fist CPU-0 is always last right? It's because in numbers power order is reverted - similar way 65534 in decimal is 4 * 10^0 + 3 * 10^1 + 5 * 10^2 + 5 * 10^3 + 6 * 10^4

                                          replace "steam://rungameid/9420" in the script with the contents of the Target of the LOUD desktop shortcut ("F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" /log "..\logs\Loud.log" /init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua")?

                                          Should work I think, thecnicaly it is just link or path to executable file. Where is no tricky symbols in path ""F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe"
                                          but I don't know if " /log "..\logs\Loud.log" /init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua"" additional part will work properly but usually it should work.

                                          Based on this https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Run.htm#Remarks
                                          and this
                                          https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/9603-run-exe-with-parameters/

                                          Try somethig like

                                          Run, "F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" /log "..\logs\Loud.log" /init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua"
                                          

                                          or

                                          Run, "F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" log "..\logs\Loud.log"  init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua"
                                          

                                          or

                                          Run %ComSpec% /c ""F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Supreme Commander Forged Alliance\bin\SupremeCommander.exe" /log "..\logs\Loud.log" /init "..\LOUD\bin\LoudDataPath.lua""
                                          

                                          or anover variation.

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