Using 2 monitors

You have a choice of setting up the monitors as either spanned or separate.

If they are separate you can set the resolution for each monitor separately (for example you might set each monitor at 1024x768); if they are spanned you would specify s single resolution which would cover both monitors (for example, 2048x768 would be the equivalent of the previous example).

To use it with the game you would use the spanned method, then edit the Prefs.ini file to set the games resolution to the desktop resolution.

To be honest the game is not worth running in spanned method. Every major screen opens up in the middle of the two and becomes rediculous to read etc. Shame really as spanned monitors really do the game justice.
I tend to shut down one of mine and run the game on the other, or i use one for internet and the other for the game in windowed mode.

i use one for internet and the other for the game in windowed mode.

IMHO this is the best way to run the game. I've just recently got a 2nd monitor. So far I haven't bothered to install the Galactopedia because it's not practical to use while playing the game. Now I think the using Galacopedia or keeping up with the forums while playing are just two useful things I can now do.

I used to run GCII at 2560 x 1024 across two monitors. All the menus pretty much were split, but in the right spots to read everything. The main view was fantastic, that's why I'm considering hooking it back up that way. To avoid noticeable slowdown in this setup, have to turn AA off, but otherwise runs ok on my older machine. I recommend you try it. If you don't like it, it's no problem to switch back. Just make sure your desktop is the same resolution and horizontal span setup to avoid problems.

I've just recently got a 2nd monitor.

Shouldn't that be, 'gotten'?

Shouldn't that be, 'gotten'?

Not totally sure here. MS Word (not necessarily the best authority) accepts both as proper grammar.

My tendency would be to go with G.W. Swicord's opinion.

Looking this up a bit, I find that "gotten" is the past participle of the verb "got". Looking up past participle I get the following which does seem to agree somewhat with your suggested usage.

past participle n. A verb form indicating past or completed action or time that is used as a verbal adjective in phrases such as baked beans and finished work and with auxiliaries to form the passive voice or perfect and pluperfect tenses in constructions such as "She had baked the beans" and "The work was finished". Also called perfect participle.

Of course this leads down a very deep rat hole when you start looking into the pluperfect tense in conjunction with passive voice forms.

The freedictionary.com lists the following. Once you get done wading through this, let me know what you think and I'll use either term you prefer.   

get (gt) v. got (gt), got•ten (gtn) or got, get•ting, gets v.tr. 1. a. To come into possession or use of; receive: got a cat for her birthday. b. To meet with or incur: got nothing but trouble for her efforts. 2. a. To go after and obtain: got a book at the library; got breakfast in town. b. To go after and bring: Get me a pillow. c. To purchase; buy: get groceries. 3. a. To acquire as a result of action or effort: He got his information from the Internet. You can't get water out of a stone. b. To earn: got high marks in math. c. To accomplish or attain as a result of military action. 4. To obtain by concession or request: couldn't get the time off; got permission to go. 5. a. To arrive at; reach: When did you get home? b. To reach and board; catch: She got her plane two minutes before takeoff. 6. To succeed in communicating with, as by telephone: can't get me at the office until nine. 7. To become affected with (an illness, for example) by infection or exposure; catch: get the flu; got the mumps. 8. a. To be subjected to; undergo: got a severe concussion. b. To receive as retribution or punishment: got six years in prison for tax fraud. c. To sustain a stated injury to: got my arm broken. 9. a. To gain or have understanding of: Do you get this question? b. To learn (a poem, for example) by heart; memorize. c. To find or reach by calculating: get a total; can't get the answer. d. To perceive by hearing: I didn't get your name when we were introduced. 10. To procreate; beget. 11. a. To cause to become or be in a specified state or condition: got the children tired and cross; got the shirt clean. b. To make ready; prepare: get lunch for a crowd. c. To cause to come or go: got the car through traffic. d. To cause to move or leave: Get me out of here! 12. To cause to undertake or perform; prevail on: got the guide to give us the complete tour. 13. a. To take, especially by force; seize: The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant. b. Informal To overcome or destroy: The ice storm got the rose bushes. c. To evoke an emotional response or reaction in: Romantic music really gets me. d. To annoy or irritate: What got me was his utter lack of initiative. e. To present a difficult problem to; puzzle. f. To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong. g. Informal To hit or strike: She got him on the chin. The bullet got him in the arm. 14. Baseball To put out. 15. To begin or start. Used with the present participle: I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline. 16. a. To have current possession of. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: We've got plenty of cash. b. Nonstandard To have current possession of. Used in the past tense form with the meaning of the present: They got a nice house in town. c. To have as an obligation. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present: I have got to leave early. You've got to do the dishes. d. Nonstandard To have as an obligation. Used in the past tense with the meaning of the present: I got to git me a huntin' dog. v.intr. 1. a. To become or grow to be: eventually got well. b. To be successful in coming or going: When will we get to Dallas? 2. To be able or permitted: never got to see Europe; finally got to work at home. 3. a. To be successful in becoming: get free of a drug problem. b. Used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary: got stung by a bee. c. To become drawn in, entangled, or involved: got into debt; get into a hassle. 4. Informal To depart immediately: yelled at the dog to get. 5. To work for gain or profit; make money: puts all his energy into getting and spending.

Once you get done wading through this, let me know what you think and I'll use either term you prefer.

Now I've got a headache.

Or, would it be gotten?

No, I think 'got' in this case.

Although, "I have" sort of makes it past tense.

Unless the headache is not finished building in strength yet, then it would be present

Oh heck.
Never mind.

Say it however you think best.

Got
Gotten

Maybe I should just get over it.
Once that is accomplished, I will have gotten over it and we can put all this behind us.

Once you get done wading through this, let me know what you think and I'll use either term you prefer.

Now I've got a headache.

Or, would it be gotten?

No, I think 'got' in this case.

Although, "I have" sort of makes it past tense.

Unless the headache is not finished building in strength yet, then it would be present

Oh heck.
Never mind.

Say it however you think best.

Got
Gotten

Maybe I should just get over it.
Once that is accomplished, I will have gotten over it and we can put all this behind us.

  

I guess that told him

Now back on topic please people   

Although, "I have" sort of makes it past tense.

Like I said I'm not really sure. I was a bit surprised about the number of items under such a simple word as "got". Then to add the past participle form of "gotten" makes it even more complex. Actually the English have eliminated the otherwise archaic "gotten" form except in terms such as "ill gotten gains", while it's retained in "American" usage. Usually it's the other way around.

However, I do know about the future pluperfect tense. It's one of my favorites that I use pretty much anytime that I can. The future pluperfect talks about something that will have been done sometime in the future. Something like a future past tense.

This was the tense I usually used with my teachers when describing my homework. For example, "My assignment will have been done by Monday". Of course, on Monday I had to think of some other excuse but that's a different story.   

Whatever sounds right - that's the way to do it.

This language is entirely too complicated.

Could it be...

Satan?


Yes, I do believe so.

English/American is the Devil's work, as well as his playground.

Guys whilst this is a riveting conversation i am wondering what the hell this has to do with the topic posted?? If you really want to discuss the English language kindly bugger off and do it in your own thread and not hijack this topic of conversation!

Many thanks and a Merry Christmas to you both.

The OP has already been seriously (and adequately) answered, Drengin, by both you and I, and a couple others including Mumblefratz.

So now it has taken a twist and a turn. So what?

Oh, and Merry Christmas to you as well, Drengin.
I hope you have a nice one.

Now I've got a headache.

Well, more of a hoot-ache . This here thread was right funny after the OP's business got handled.

1) I love a good digression, but appreciate how much of a pain they can be in threaded discussions. This one seems safe enough.

2) Descending into the subtleties of verb tenses is hard for so-called pros, so don't sweat it if it made your head spin. English doesn't help here, what with our propensity for homonyms and other esoteric spelling practices and the modern love of contractions.

3) Here's my best attempt at plain language about "have got" vs. "have gotten:" The first usage describes a current condition that's dependent on some form of possession (demonic or otherwise), e.g. "I've got a secret." The second describes prior acquisition or change of status ("I've gotten a new house" vs. "I've gotten fired").

Re the complex defs for a "simple" word like get, well, small ain't always simple. IIRC, the OED def for the word "it" is several *pages* long!

Re the complex defs for a "simple" word like get, well, small ain't always simple. IIRC, the OED def for the word "it" is several *pages* long!

Risking the wrath of Drengin (by the way what exactly is "bugger off"), look up the definition of "the" sometime, and Clinton's question about the meaining of the word "is" is also a non trivial question.   

Thanks for the reply, I think that I got it .

This here thread was right funny after the OP's business got handled.

Air you be Southron by birth, 'r air you be Southron by wishin'?

@Mumble, I'm pretty sure that "bugger off" is a version of "go frak yourself" that involves one's butt. I sure notice it a lot in recent Brit TV, so maybe it's milder. But they're also much less scared of nude people, dunno.

@WhoStoleMyNickName, I'm a native Floridian with family branches in several other Southron states, some of which date back well before the War of Northern Aggression.

p.s. Don't y'all get flustered at "nasty redneck" talk--I have a pseduo-pedagogical habit of using alternative names for conflicts, mostly on account of worrying about the consequences of victors writing history books. Plus the scene in DC right now makes me more sympathetic to secessionists than I've yet been.

War of Northern Aggression.

  

"bugger off" is a version of "go frak yourself" that involves one's butt. I sure notice it a lot in recent Brit TV, so maybe it's milder.

I know and I'm pretty sure it's a bit milder in Brit speak. Even if it isn't, it's not that big a deal, as we discussed once before it's all in the intent and I know the intent wasn't malicious. I'm just kind of gently ragging back at Drengin (aka JJ, DG and a myriad number of other names that I'm probably not aware of).

as we discussed once before it's all in the intent

Och, Mumble's a kindly bugger, innee then?

Mumble's a kindly bugger

Kindly *old* bugger.   

Don't y'all get flustered at "nasty redneck" talk--I have a pseduo-pedagogical habit of using alternative names for conflicts

I won't. Mostly on account of I don't have a clue as to what yer a talkin' 'bout!

(talks to son)

Ohh! Yer a teacher. That don't bother me none. Why, I looks on 'em as being almost like regular folk.

My brother was a bugger. He liked to collect lightin' bugs.

OK. I'll stop now.

Yes, the game works with two monitors just fine. Just so long as your video card/drivers are supported. (Legitimate post to avoid moderator's wraith)

Shouldn't that be, 'gotten'?

Correct.

Really guys come on this is 6th grade English here.   

It's "I have (just recently) gotten" the present perfect tense
or "I (just recently) got" present tense