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Screensaver can activate while game is running.
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Description

The screensaver can activate while the game is running. This is not standard behavior when it comes to most PC games, and I feel it should be changed.

One reason I feel it should be changed is that there will be certain situations (such as lying in wait for an ambush) where you are not active for extended periods of time, and a screensaver switching on can result in some pretty bad performance issues or negative experiences within the game (say you click to get rid of the screensaver, and it shoots your buddy in the face).

Details

Legacy ID
246878551
Severity
Tweak
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Engine
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Launch Arma 3.
  1. Wait.
Additional Information

I also worry that auto-idle hibernation and other options may be active while the game is running as well. Those should also probably be disabled as standard for most PC games.

Event Timeline

Moleculor edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Mar 7 2013, 2:28 AM
Moleculor edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
Moleculor set Category to Engine.
Moleculor set Reproducibility to Always.
Moleculor set Severity to Tweak.
Moleculor set Resolution to Open.
Moleculor set Legacy ID to 246878551.May 7 2016, 11:16 AM
Moleculor added a subscriber: Moleculor.

Arma 3 Alpha v0.5.102571

Ezcoo added a subscriber: Ezcoo.May 7 2016, 11:16 AM
Ezcoo added a comment.Mar 7 2013, 4:31 AM

Good catch. Voted up.

Khan added a subscriber: Khan.May 7 2016, 11:16 AM
Khan added a comment.May 7 2013, 11:16 AM

This issue was processed by our team and will be looked into. We thank you for your feedback.

Please keep the issue monitored to see when it is fixed.

I had my monitor power off while using a gamepad for flying, so it does effect other Windows power saving functions.

In my case, after screen is back on, game resolution drops, to something like 1024x768 and menu is not clickable.