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I could really do with more game screen space! Is it reasonable to assume that everyone has at least 1080p?

Thanks, Jim.

The most popular resolution according to Steam with 67.32% of users is 1920 x 1080. Second place at 10.49% is 2560 x 1440. With some advanced math and taking into account those with even greater resolutions we have over 85% of Steam users who can use 1080p.

The 3rd most popular resolution with 5.89% of users is 1366 x 768. This will most likely be those who have the lower end laptops with naff integrated GPU's.

There is a lot more than just picking a resolution ( scaling / aspect ratio ) but to keep things simple then personally I'd say there's nothing wrong with having 1080p as a resolution to target.

I am part of the 5.89%

Quote from: grindalf on June 23, 2022, 12:21:31
I am part of the 5.89%

Does it have a naff integrated GPU?

How interesting! It could be depending on the resolution and have detail level adjustments.

assuming that data from laptops that use 1366

Quote from: JBR on June 23, 2022, 00:03:54
Is it reasonable to assume that everyone has at least 1080p?

I don't have it on all my machines (including the one I'm using to write this post), but I know that I'm in minority.

Hi, I've decided to go for 1080p.

A bit like Doom used to adjust the borders and keeps the ratio.

What it means is I initially create a 1920 x 1080 pixmap and the player can then resize it real time during play. (probably only at the start - so they get 60Hz)


        G_W% = A_Screens_X:Int[num%]
G_H% = A_Screens_Y:Int[num%]

Screen_Pixmap:TPixmap = ResizePixmap( Screen_Pixmap:TPixmap, G_W, G_H ) ' resize pixmap


I initially set Global Screen_Pixmap = create( 1920,1080)

Is it ok to resize an existing pixmap or is it going to cause memory leaks?

Thanks again, Jim.