Super Motherload

Super Motherload

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High DPI Monitor Fix
By Segev
A fix for the game being off-center and too big on high DPI monitors.
   
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Overview
Super Motherload is an old game and doesn't correctly declare that it is actually high DPI aware in the executable manifest, so it gets scaled by the operating system, appearing off center and too big on high DPI monitors.
Automated Fix
Assuming that Steam and the game are installed in the default location.

Download the following: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/segevfiner/c43e84d4e3b91cde4e51e237979bba72/raw/1372bb254f104f60b82320d87dee8a384652cf9b/super_motherload_high_dpi_fix.reg (Right click -> Save Link As...)

And then double click the downloaded file, and import it into your registry. Feel free to verify the contents of the file before doing so.
Manual Fix
  1. Right click the game -> Manage -> Browse local files

  2. Right click either "supermotherloadGL.exe" or "supermotherloadD3D11.exe", depending on if you play with OpenGL or DirectX (Selected in the launcher).

  3. Select "Compatibility" & Select "Change high DPI settings"

  4. Enable "High DPI scaling override" & select "Application.
3 Comments
TheSordishMan54 2 Nov, 2024 @ 8:34pm 
Worked like real charm, many thanks mate.
Dukeinator 16 Jul, 2024 @ 12:43am 
Thanks, manual method worked great on Windows 11.
neil901 1 Oct, 2023 @ 12:31pm 
Fantastic, this solved the issue of the game being totally off-center on my 2560x1440p monitor