Executable dimensions not matching Unity IDE dimensions

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#1

I have just completed my Laser Defender section of the course, and when I compile it as a Windows executable I am having a problem. The space to the left and right of the “game” has the background color of the canvas, and I can move my ship in it. Other game elements such as the particle effects and enemies can as well.

I looked on the forums, and people have had similar problems, some with oddities in text placement which I am not having. Others suggested an Asset from the Unity store, which although free, doesn’t help me understand what is going on.

I have set my three game screens to 9:16, and all the canvases to 1080 x 1920. I get the exact behavior I want in the Unity IDE, and the canvas items in my Windows builds are where I would expect them.

Can anyone point me to a resource that will help me and, more importantly, explain the “why” behind it? Thanks in advance!

#2

Hi,

Our game was designed for a fixed aspect ratio. 1080 x 1920 means that your game screen is 1920 pixels high. What is the resolution of your sceen?

Make sure that a fixed resolution which matches the aspect ratio was set in File > Build Settings > Player Settings.

Maybe you will have to delete the PlayerPrefs before building.

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#3

I had played around with the File > Build Settings > Player > Resolution and Presentation settings a bunch before posting.

I believe that I could get it working if I forced it to be a non-resizable windowed application (although I haven’t tried), but that seems to be quite limiting.

If you tell me that in real-life applications you have to program in limits of movement and vision outside the desired screen area, then I understand that. It just seems that it would be the sort of thing that Unity would do with the right options.

#4

Try that. Our game is not responsive. For this reason, you are not limiting anything in this respect.

If you wanted to have a more flexible game, you would have to write a custom solution that rearranges the elements in your game screen to achieve pleasant results. Unity does not automatically rearrange anything for you.

#5

Thank you! Just needed to hear that :slight_smile:

#6

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