Adjusting screen size.

[ajshn]

Due to having two monitors, i don't play the sims in fullscreen mode. I am posting here wondering if there is a way to make my game take up the entire screen, without rendering my other monitor useless. This is how my game looks right now:
If i make the screen size bigger, its gets too big for the monitor and the in game text looks all weird. Is there anyway to change this?

[MrsFlynn]

Hi Ajshn,

Have you tried putting a check mark in the Enable Fullscreen box?

Go to Options (...) Select the monitor tab, which is the Graphics Settings and look under Screen Settings.

MrsFlynn

[ajshn]

If i enable fullscreen mode i cannot use my second monitor.

[KhaineGB]

What do you actually need the second monitor for while playing anyway?

I have 2 on my desktop and I just run the game in full screen, then alt+tab if I need to use the other monitor.

[ajshn]

Multitasking, I normally have a video open while playing, or i'm reading something on a webpage. I just don't like sitting there waiting while a sim sleeps, goes to work/school, or just doing something that doesn't require my to tell them what to do.

[KhaineGB]

That's what speed 3 or 4 is for. Slap that on and it's usually over in pretty much no time at all.

Besides, I can use my second monitor to watch video's while playing Sims 3 full-screen. I just have to pause, alt+tab to the monitor to select a new video when it's done, and then go back to the game.

That works absolutely fine.

Also, to answer the question, no there isn't a way to fix it. You either have to have 2 monitors of the same resolution and stretch the game across both (a lot of people with high-end rigs use 3 monitor setups in this manner), or run the game in a window, without it filling the screen like your screenshot shows... or run it full-screen.

When playing on my desktop, I use my primary monitor at 1920x1080 and the secondary at 1600x900 and either use it to look up tips (which requires pausing and then alt+tab), or watching netflix.