MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

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MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby EstelRandir » 04 Jan 2025, 06:18

I cannot remember how to achieve this minimalistic UI. Is it a separate mod or tweaking the UI files in the data folder?

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Re: MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby raekuul » 04 Jan 2025, 13:36

1. Run in Hardware Mode (this only works in hardware mode, not software mode)
2. If that doesn't work, check the mm8.ini file, there should be a setting for it.

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Re: MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby cthscr » 04 Jan 2025, 19:16

It's UILayout=UI in GrayFace's MM8Patch. As said earlier, requires Hardware Mode so set proper compatibility for mm8.exe (most recommended - Windows XP SP3) on Windows 7 or later.

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Re: MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby EstelRandir » 04 Jan 2025, 20:35

I suspected as much, thanks. This crappy laptop I am forced to use right now is not supporting hardware mode. I even dropped in d3dx9_43.dll into the main game directory to see if that might add support. Without replacing the graphics card (which I cannot do on this laptop) I am not exactly sure how to get this laptop to support hardware mode.

Any ideas? The graphics card is an Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630. It is an integrated card, but it should be powerful enough to hardware mode a directx 8.0 game...

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Re: MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby cthscr » 04 Jan 2025, 21:15

If you tried to set Hardware Mode via mm8setup.exe (rather than regedit), set proper compat on it as well.

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Re: MM8 / Merge Minimal UI

Unread postby EstelRandir » 04 Jan 2025, 22:44

cthscr wrote: 04 Jan 2025, 21:15 If you tried to set Hardware Mode via mm8setup.exe (rather than regedit), set proper compat on it as well.
OMG, DUH! I totally forgot to check the MM8Setup. I am so used to my own computer (everything is perfectly tweaked on it). That did the trick. Thanks.


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