PixelSearch/PixelGetColor not working

[DrunkenDonkey]

Hey guys, I just found that under Windows 7 beta 1 x64 both functions don't work in a game, but work fine on the desktop. Any ideas? They both work on the same game in XP 32

[Aceguy]

Not working, in what sense.? try adding a debug code to your script,

consolewrite()

if not, post the code you have

[DrunkenDonkey]

Here is a simple snipped:

func color($x,$y)

$clr=PixelGetColor($x, $y)

If Not @error Then

consolewrite("Pixel color at (" & $x & "," & $y & ") is " & Hex($clr,6) & @CRLF)

EndIf

EndFunc

On XP32 it works both on desktop and the game, on windows 7 the desktop is okay, game does not rise an error, but the output is simply "Pixel color at (100,100) is 000000" and stays the same no matter if I change coords. Sometimes gets stuck into some other value, light gray, but neve anything sane

[Drew]

I had a very simliar issue not too long ago. If your game is ran in a window, rather than fullscreen, this will cause problems if you are trying to use the Opt for client-coords; because Pixel Search searchs the screens coordinates.

However there is a relatively easy way I managed to get around this, and only search the "wanted" coordinates throughout the client side only.

Lmk if this is the case and I'll elaborate.

[DrunkenDonkey]

No, game is fullscreen sadly, I have tried:

Opt("CaretCoordMode", 2) ;1=absolute, 0=relative, 2=client

Opt("PixelCoordMode", 2) ;1=absolute, 0=relative, 2=client

to every possible option and still got 0000000 as color. I have downloaded AutoHotkey and tested his similar function which have 3 possible ways to operate, all 3 returned 0 too. It looks windows 7's directx is doing something bad. I have heard that it supports 10-bit colors, maybe that's the reason? I guess only some of the developers can answer

[dgarrett8]

I had the same problem with directx in quake3. I fixed the problem basically by fixing the screen size of the game. Although it's minimized, you really can't tell the difference. Try using your program while it's minimized.

[DrunkenDonkey]

Thanks man, that was it, went to window mode and everything is working