Hey there, my fellow SPF'ers. I need help again 
So, I've been running the game in a 1x maximized Window mode (as the attached photo shows) for quite a while, but lately, when trying to get faster Meph/Pindle run times with my Sorc, I realized that playing the game in a non-fullscreen mode makes me Teleport more than I had to, since in Window mode I have to be careful not to click outside the Window.
Since I'm not sure what else to do besides removing the "-w" part from my D2.exe file, I've come to you for help.
I know that much of this is about "preferences", but I can't really decide "what I prefer" before I understand "what can be done", hence why I made this post. First I want to learn all the possibilities, then I can find the most comfortable settings for me (and, as I already pointed out, I want to find a non-Window mode so that I can use Teleport more efficiently).
After I removed the "-W" part, I noticed a few things, though, which I'm not sure how I can toy with:
1. The game gets two "black bars" on each side of the screen, which I guess is normal since the game is pre-widescreen era.
2. The game feels ok but I'm not sure this is the best way I can view the game screen. Should I use the 800x600 resolution in the Options menu, as I have been, or not? What should be the settings there?
3. I noticed that, when playing fullscreen, the Gold lettering for Unique items looks a LOT more like the Yellow lettering for Rares. This is annoying, but moving the contrast/gamma settings didn't really seem to do much.
4. The game runs a bit slower now. Is this "normal" or should I close all other applications (I only had ~10 internet tabs open, and not any software besides D2)? Or do something else?
I think this sums it up nicely. If you could please share your own configurations, or help me understand the specifics I got wrong, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks again
So, I've been running the game in a 1x maximized Window mode (as the attached photo shows) for quite a while, but lately, when trying to get faster Meph/Pindle run times with my Sorc, I realized that playing the game in a non-fullscreen mode makes me Teleport more than I had to, since in Window mode I have to be careful not to click outside the Window.
Since I'm not sure what else to do besides removing the "-w" part from my D2.exe file, I've come to you for help.
I know that much of this is about "preferences", but I can't really decide "what I prefer" before I understand "what can be done", hence why I made this post. First I want to learn all the possibilities, then I can find the most comfortable settings for me (and, as I already pointed out, I want to find a non-Window mode so that I can use Teleport more efficiently).
After I removed the "-W" part, I noticed a few things, though, which I'm not sure how I can toy with:
1. The game gets two "black bars" on each side of the screen, which I guess is normal since the game is pre-widescreen era.
2. The game feels ok but I'm not sure this is the best way I can view the game screen. Should I use the 800x600 resolution in the Options menu, as I have been, or not? What should be the settings there?
3. I noticed that, when playing fullscreen, the Gold lettering for Unique items looks a LOT more like the Yellow lettering for Rares. This is annoying, but moving the contrast/gamma settings didn't really seem to do much.
4. The game runs a bit slower now. Is this "normal" or should I close all other applications (I only had ~10 internet tabs open, and not any software besides D2)? Or do something else?
I think this sums it up nicely. If you could please share your own configurations, or help me understand the specifics I got wrong, I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks again
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