The Longest Journey

The Longest Journey

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Useful tip for windowed mode on modern systems
By ☆ミemploi-chan
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Posted on Steam forums by kjrubberducky

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You can't change resolution or aspect ratio, but you can put it into windowed mode.

1) Find your Steam directory in your Program Files(sometimes it's right under C:\), then go Steam > steamapps > common > the longest journey, and click on "configure."

2) Change any option and click OK, and it will create a preferences file. You can change the option back by entering the configure menu again.

3) Now, go to your Windows Start menu, and click "Run." Type in "%APPDATA%\The Longest Journey" minus the quotes.

4) Edit the Preferences.ini file with notepad. Under the [DirectX] heading, type "bool_StartFullscreen=0" minus quotes, and save your changes.

This will run The Longest Journey in a small window in the top left of your screen. I've tried repositioning the window, but I get a lot of error messages when I do, so it's probably safer to leave it there.

Also, if you encounter any graphical glitches, it is because the game is too old for your video card. To run in software mode, add the lines "bool_IsDoubleBuffer=0" and "bool_UseHardware=0" minus quotes. This is a fix for most common graphical errors.

Now go, enjoy your tiny little screen. =)
16 Comments
Johnny 22 Dec, 2023 @ 9:24pm 
https://tljhd.github.io/ A few steps but it'll get the game running in a somewhat "HD" mode on modern systems.
☆ミemploi-chan  [author] 14 Nov, 2022 @ 11:50am 
Should "bool_StartFullscreen=1" help? Hmmm
gutter boy 27 Aug, 2022 @ 7:22pm 
Nice now how would i undo this so it's back to fullscreen? lol
IceTeaz 18 Sep, 2018 @ 6:01pm 
Thanks :tgrin:
Katphood 25 Mar, 2018 @ 12:55pm 
Worked flawlesly. Thanks! :2017stickycrab:
echak2 4 Jan, 2017 @ 8:12pm 
f.e- Same thing happens to me. Just press y on your keyboard.
f.e 1 Jan, 2017 @ 1:12pm 
Playing game okay but unable to quit. Pop up with yes/no choice is just blank.
gradientinterstices 3 Mar, 2016 @ 6:58pm 
Ok, so I've been playing this game for about 5 hours. One day when I went to play it again, it was confined to a very small area in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I can']t seem to figure out how to get it to switch back to the default display mode. Any suggestions?
koirokid 9 Nov, 2015 @ 1:42pm 
The problem started in Chapter 5 of TLJ. The game stops, the screen goes black but audio keeps going and a I get the following message for a "Restore called on C:\TLJ\Source\game\DX_Module\surface.cpp 512. Can anyone help.
MoogleCat 9 Nov, 2015 @ 12:05pm 
Hi! I changed stuff in the configure window too, but still no preferences file... I tried twice. Where should it appear? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place...