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[Dreepa]

1. Run game in fullscreen
2. ALT+TAB out of the game
3. TAB back into the game
4. Press SHIFT

-> Notice the steam overlay being shown

Expected behavior:
Only SHIFT+TAB activates steam overlay

[Jonathan8883]

Confirmed. Only occurs one time after alt-tab.

[Tesunie]

Dreepa, on 09 July 2018 - 04:12 AM, said:

1. Run game in fullscreen
2. ALT+TAB out of the game
3. TAB back into the game
4. Press SHIFT

-> Notice the steam overlay being shown

Expected behavior:
Only SHIFT+TAB activates steam overlay

My Girlfriend loaded the stand alone portal just because of this issue. The Overlay kept popping up and we didn't know how to get it to stop, so the Steam version became unplayable.

Sounds more like an issue with Steam than MW:O, but I don't know.


Also, this isn't a "Mechwarrior Academy" bug... so wrong forum section. (I don't believe they have a bug report forum anymore...)

[draiocht]

Bug reports should be reported directly via email to technical@mwomercs.com.

[D V Devnull]

Dreepa, on 09 July 2018 - 04:12 AM, said:

1. Run game in fullscreen
2. ALT+TAB out of the game
3. TAB back into the game
4. Press SHIFT

-> Notice the steam overlay being shown

Expected behavior:
Only SHIFT+TAB activates steam overlay

Jonathan8883, on 09 July 2018 - 04:36 AM, said:

Confirmed. Only occurs one time after alt-tab.

Tesunie, on 09 July 2018 - 08:09 AM, said:

My Girlfriend loaded the stand alone portal just because of this issue. The Overlay kept popping up and we didn't know how to get it to stop, so the Steam version became unplayable.

Sounds more like an issue with Steam than MW:O, but I don't know.


Also, this isn't a "Mechwarrior Academy" bug... so wrong forum section. (I don't believe they have a bug report forum anymore...)

Hello, all... CryEngine v3, which MWO runs on, has major built-in issues with 'Alt-Tab'ing. You should instead do the following when you need to switch apps and MWO is focused...

• Press 'Alt-Enter' if you're in FullScreen
  
• If applicable because your mouse is locked into MWO for some reason, press 'Escape' to call up the menu which allows releasing your mouse
  
• Click outside the MWO Client, which also applies before your mouse can somehow lock due to a "Loading" Screen
  
• Do anything else you wish

...and this comes with a fair warning. If MWO has gone into a "Loading" Screen, and your mouse is locked in that manner, then NEVER attempt to 'Alt-Tab' your way out. Doing so yanks the mouse way too hard when MWO simply does NOT handle it, and will more often than not cause a crash ultimately. Also, if you attempt to directly 'Alt-Tab' out of FullScreen, you run a risk of a near-instant crash because CryEngine v3 is incapable of handling a simultaneous App Switch & Resolution Change, which happen to cause it to get unstable.

~Mr. D. V. "Sorry for the Bad News, but all I have is Truth..." Devnull

[The6thMessenger]

Not really a MWO issue. It's really a steam issue.

[D V Devnull]

The6thMessenger, on 09 July 2018 - 02:55 PM, said:

Not really a MWO issue. It's really a steam issue.

This happens with more than just MWO on Steam?

~D. V. "I know MWO's got problems... but there's more to this?" Devnull

[Daggett]

Try running MWO in full window mode instead of fullscreen. Solves lots of problems when alt-tabbing while also speeding up the whole process significantly.

I alt-tab frequently and everywhere even during all sorts of loading screens. Never had a crash or buggy behaviour while in full-window mode.

True fullscreen is a thing of the past in my opinion, i use full/borderless window in all games where possible since i alt-tab a lot. The 1-2 FPS difference in performance is only important on the highest competitive levels, most players won't recognize it.

[Horseman]

Tesunie, on 09 July 2018 - 08:09 AM, said:

My Girlfriend loaded the stand alone portal just because of this issue. The Overlay kept popping up and we didn't know how to get it to stop, so the Steam version became unplayable.

You can disable the overlay entirely - right-click the game in your Steam library, choose "properties" and uncheck the box next to "Enable Steam Overlay while in-game".

[Tesunie]

Horseman, on 10 July 2018 - 07:16 AM, said:

You can disable the overlay entirely - right-click the game in your Steam library, choose "properties" and uncheck the box next to "Enable Steam Overlay while in-game".

Thanks. I'll let her know then. I didn't know because I don't use the Steam version and thus never had the problem.

[Throe]

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Edited by Throe, 09 November 2018 - 12:14 PM.

[Horseman]

Tesunie, on 10 July 2018 - 07:18 AM, said:

Thanks. I'll let her know then. I didn't know because I don't use the Steam version and thus never had the problem.

FWIW, the overlay also introduces a slight performance hit when enabled.The only real downside is not being able to use Steam Wallet to buy MC.

[Nightbird]

Always run MWO in Full Window mode, never Fullscreen. There's lots of other bugs this avoids too, like you can alt-tab whenever without crashing.

[Athom83]

This is a Steam bug. It isn't the only game I've notice this happen in.

[draiocht]

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