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  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    That ended with Windows XP...full screen and GVONavi

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  • schro69schro69 Posts: 37Member Beginner
    Ok. I think this will work. I have an old 52 inch TV hooked up to my video card via HDMI and my monitor via DVI. I put the project mode to extend in Windows, and just drag GVONavi over to the TV. I changed the resolution settings to the highest windowed resolution I could and launch the game. Once I get to the login screen, I launch ShiftWindow and tell it to make UWO Fullscreen. I only had time to test for 2 minutes, but so far it's working. Once I get my 2nd monitor out of my storage unit, I can use it instead of the TV. Please ignore the mess lol; we have guests over and this is kinda the guest room as well.image
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  • captzealcaptzeal Posts: 9Member Beginner
    I had problems with my GVONavi working since I got windows 10. Thanks to a person in world chat who suggested right clicking on desktop -> Display settings -> "Scale and layout" - Change the size of texts, apps, and other items... from 125% to 100% it has worked great for me :D I am posting this in case someone else has the same problem out there. 
  • SpooklesSpookles Posts: 287Member Intermediate
    image

    Ultrawides are pretty neat for this
    schro69
  • JibiDehJibiDeh Posts: 5Member Beginner
    I still like this older one for charting sea regions because it has the coordinate grids:

    http://unchartedwaters.wikia.com/wiki/File:Uwomap.png

    I've often wished there was a way to drop pins on the GVONavi maps to help with keeping track of all those waypoints when charting sea regions.
  • JibiDehJibiDeh Posts: 5Member Beginner
    I still prefer this older one for charting sea regions, because it has coordinate grids:

    https://mapshack.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/lionofnorth_navi.png

    Wouldn't it be great if you could drop pins on the GVONavi map while charting. It's so fiddly trying to remember where a point is and making sure you're heading towards it.
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  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    @JibiDeh

    You can drop pins on the map. 

    1. Hold the shift key down and click the coordinates you want to save, this will create a yellow line market from your location to the point you want to save..

    2. For multiple guidelines thereafter, hold down the Ctrl+Shift and click on the 2nd location on the map.

    3. to erase all yellow lines, right click on the map to get a drop-down menu, select UNK8, and the lines will be erased.

    4. To erase all white traveled lines, right click and select Reset.

    Hope this helps.
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  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    Correction: "yellow line marker"

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  • purplepiratepurplepirate Posts: 994Member Intermediate
    oh wow, that map doesn't even have St. Petersburg on it lol
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  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    @purplepirate

    The map I posted above does and has ALL the new landings as well.

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  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    GVONavi Full File with Updated Map

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  • purplepiratepurplepirate Posts: 994Member Intermediate
    i saw that one when you first posted it. i just found it funny to see such an old map :)
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  • WesDoobnerWesDoobner Posts: 761Member Intermediate
    I've been using this for a couple of weeks now, and it is super awesome, not just because you can see how fast you're going, but it really helps you set up a straight line course on long voyages so you can get your speed up to the max and stay there as long as possible.
    May the winds blow you well
  • schro69schro69 Posts: 37Member Beginner
    You rock WalkerDePlank1!!!

    One note though:

    1. Hold the shift key down and click the coordinates you want to save, this will create a yellow line market from your location to the point you want to save.. (actually have to double click while shift is held down I noticed)
    “The danger of venturing into uncharted waters is not nearly as dangerous as staying on shore, waiting for your boat to come in.” - Charles F. Glassman
  • WalkerDePlank1WalkerDePlank1 Posts: 215Member Trainee
    @schro69 

    Yes, it is a double-click...as is most anything on computers unless its a button to press. Chalk it off to me not taking off my puter nerd hat, haha.

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  • OwvinIIOwvinII Posts: 139Member Trainee
    I actually never used GVO since I began playing UWO back in 2013, and played UWO pretty fine without it. Sure that meant less efficient sailing routes, but then again, some player pirates take advantage of the efficient trade routes used by GVO-Navi-using traders.
    Culvern
  • WesDoobnerWesDoobner Posts: 761Member Intermediate
    I never thought it would be that helpful until I tried it - it's like the surveying skill boosted to a million times better.
    WalkerDePlank1
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  • CulvernCulvern Posts: 646Member Intermediate
    I have tried gvonavi, but also have only been able to use it while UWO is windowed and at a lower resolution as someone before mentioned. So I just don't use it because it bothered me.
    I definitely see the advantage of using it though.
  • WesDoobnerWesDoobner Posts: 761Member Intermediate
    I always play UWO in windowed mode (with a 22 inch monitor the window covers all but a couple of inches on the left side and bottom, with the correct settings), and the navi window can be reduced to a very small window off the the side, even the same size as the survey pane if you want it that small.
    May the winds blow you well
  • Phoenix1492Phoenix1492 Posts: 38Member Beginner
    Genius!!!


    Never know about the yellow marker tip.


    Charting at sea has suddenly become more appealing :-)


    Many Thanks WalkerDePlank on sharing that nugget.
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