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Main Game and Application Examples

terrymacdonald edited this page Apr 10, 2022 · 10 revisions

This page will list all the main games and applications and how to start them and monitor them successfully. It will be the consolidated list of settings that people have found to work successfully.

Monitoring an alternative executable

DisplayMagician tries REALLY hard to figure out the game executable to monitor your games when they start, and it does a pretty good job. But sometimes the game launcher starts a game that in turn launches another main game executable. When this happens, DisplayMagician fails to detect that your game has exited when you close it.

But have no fear! This is exactly what the 'Monitor different executable' option is for. Simply click on the 'Choose' button, and select the actual executable that you really want to monitor. How do I find what the different executable is to monitor, I hear you ask. We'll you can do it like this:

  • Press 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' to show the menu
  • Click on 'Task Manager'
  • Task manager will load. Click on the 'Details' tab
  • Scroll through looking for a running process with a Description the same name as your game. Look at the memory size being used. A main game executable will typically use hundreds of MB of memory, or even GBs of memory when running.
  • Right-click on that running process, and select 'Open file location'
  • Windows Explorer will open, highlighting the very file you need to add into the 'Monitor different executable' option.

Assetto Corsa

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Assetto Corsa
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Assetto Corsa Competizione

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Assetto Corsa Competizione
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: Choose 'AC2-Win64-Shipping.exe' within the steamapps\common\Assetto Corsa Competizione\AC2\Binaries\Win64 library folder

Automobilista 2

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Automobilista 2
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: Choose 'AMS2AVX.exe' within the steamapps\common\Automobilista 2 library folder

BeamNG.drive

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout Triple Screen (3 x Individual Screens)

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: BeamNG.drive
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Dirt Rally 2.0

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Dirt Rally 2.0
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout Triple Screen (3 x Individual Screens)

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Euro Truck Simulator 2
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

F1 2019

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: F1 2019
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Forza Horizon 4

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Forza Horizon 4
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

GRID 2

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Grid 2
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: Choose 'grid2_avx.exe' within the "steamapps\common\grid 2" library folder

Horizon Chase Turbo

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Horizon Chase Turbo
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Forza Horizon 4

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Forza Horizon 4
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

KartKraft

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: KartKraft
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

NASCAR Heat 5

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: NASCAR Heat 5
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Project Cars 2

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Project Cars 2
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

RaceRoom Racing Experience

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout Triple Screen (3 x Individual Screens)

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: RaceRoom Racing Experience
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

rFactor 2

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout Triple Screen (3 x Individual Screens)

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: rFactor 2
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Richard Burns Rally

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Richard Burns Rally
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None

Wreckfest

Choose Display Profile

  • Triple Display Layout NVIDIA Surround / AMD Eyfinity

Choose Game to start

  • Launch a Game installed in Steam, Origin, Uplay, Epic or GOG: Selected
  • Selected Game: Wreckfest
  • Pass arguments to Game: Unselected
  • Arguments: None
  • Game Priority: Normal
  • Max wait (secs): 20
  • Monitor different executable: None