≥TH14: Don't crash if the selected fullscreen resolution exceeds the maximum screen resolution
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
This problem comes up very regularly in the #support channel on Discord, due to common laptop resolutions like 1366×768 or similar being smaller than the recommended 1280×960 resolution.
Could be solved in a number of ways that are better than crashing:
• Still running the game in 1280×960, but downscaling the rendered image to match the maximum resolution.
• Switching down to 960×720 or even 640×480 as necessary. (This is what windowed mode does.)
• Or just simply showing a clear error message.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing fullscreen launch on a 1366×768 or smaller display and trace how the selected 1280×960 resolution is handled. Compare the available approaches in the issue, then verify that an oversized fullscreen selection no longer crashes and instead scales, falls back, or reports a clear error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100