High DPI Scaling

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High DPI

High DPI (Dots per Inch) means that a monitor has a relatively high screen resolution for its physical size. This can result in texts and elements being too small to read.

High DPI scaling in Windows

In Windows you can make everything bigger by using scaling.

  • Right click on your desktop
  • Select Display settings
  • Change 100% to the recommended

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High DPI scaling for Exilent in Windows

EXE version:

  • Right click on the launcher shorcut and select Open file location
  • Right click on the exe and select Properties
  • Select Compatibility tab
  • Click Change high DPI settings
  • Select Override high DPI scaling behaviour
  • Select System (Enhanced) in the dropdown

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JAR version:

  • Open up Task Manager
  • Find the Java process of the client (high CPU usage, using around 300 MB memory)
  • Right click the process and select Open file location
  • Do the same for this file as with the EXE version described earlier