Changing Refresh Rate?

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Is there a variable to change the display refresh rate in ZDoom? Right now my monitor is having to flicker to another refresh rate when I load the port. My current desktop refresh rate is 85Hz.

Thanks!

[Biff]

Not that I know of. You're probably playing zdoom at a different resolution than your desktop setting, and your display driver is using a different refresh rate for the zdoom resolution. You can probably adjust driver or video card settings to control the refresh rate.

[Lamneth]

Set the resolution to that of your desktop. (I play at it and don't have that problem) Also try turning on Vertical Sync.

[Rex Of Nex]

That might work- Oh, and I am new here.

[Nash]

Just to add to what Lamneth suggested; try turning on vertical sync from within ZDoom by opening the console and typing vid_vsync 1.

I always have this turned on because I find it annoying that ZDoom renders at 900 FPS all the time.

[Lamneth]

No point in even having 900 FPS when your monitor can only show it at whatever its refresh rate/response time is.

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Thank you all for your replies!

Right now my desktop screen res is @ 1920x1200. And I also play ZDoom @ 1920x1200. I also have vertical synchronization enabled but the refresh rate ZDoom goes by I believe isn't my desktop's refresh rate (Which is 85Hz).

I believe remembering I had an older monitor that maxed out @ 1600x1200 with a 60Hz refresh rate. I remember switching from ZDoom and back to my desktop without my monitor having to change settings or "flicker".

I'm thinking ZDoom runs the refresh rate @ 60Hz? But then when I run Vsync, my capped fps is 85, same as my monitor's desktop refresh rate.

I know it's different code and engine stuff, but in Quake4 and all the other games like quake3 and such, I set my display refresh to the desktop's refresh rate and I'm able to switch windows without the flickering IF the game has the same res as my destkop.

[randi]

ZDoom just lets DirectDraw/3D use whatever refresh rate it wants. If you're capping at 85 Hz with vsync on, then your refresh rate is 85 Hz.

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Why does my monitor have to flicker every time I load ZDoom when the res is the same as the desktop res?

[LogicDeLuxe]

Why does my monitor have to flicker every time I load ZDoom when the res is the same as the desktop res?

I assume, your desktop is not set to 8bpp. Your drivers most probably are set to different refresh rates for different color depth.

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Oh yeah! Why didn't I think of that before? Must of forgot.