Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

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by ripsaw8080

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7F20 wrote on Yesterday, 01:41: Strange, one would think a simple command like that would be on the wiki. Hmm, perhaps the file named README that is distributed with DOSBox holds the information...

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Re: Running Nox on retro machine

Posted on 2021-04-11, 12:41

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by ripsaw8080

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Nox use 3d acceleration. I was under the impression it is 2D (ddraw). Nox does not behave well on my Windows 10 system unless I run it in a window with DxWnd, so maybe GOG has done something to their copy... Have you used dgvoodoo 2? Nope. There is a patch by Peixoto for Nox. I haven't tried it, …

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Re: Running Nox on retro machine

Posted on 2021-04-10, 20:50

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by ripsaw8080

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Nox does not behave well on my Windows 10 system unless I run it in a window with DxWnd, so maybe GOG has done something to their copy...

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-04-08, 18:58

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A Vision864 (86C864) driver does seem unlikely to use acceleration features found only on the Trio 64 (86C764), and a Trio 64V+ (86C765) driver would probably not use them as well. However, the S3 emulation in DOSBox claims to be 86C764, and my comment about draw command 3 is in reference to the S3 …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-04-08, 08:54

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I haven't seen any Windows 3.x games that use the COLOR_CMP feature, at least not yet. Related to DOSBox's emulation of S3 hardware acceleration, in various Win3 dialogs an "Unhandled draw command 3" log message occurs, which according to the Trio 64 spec is "poly fill solid". The absence of support …

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Re: Microsoft Adventure in D-Fend Reloaded

Posted on 2021-04-05, 14:15

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by ripsaw8080

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If you seek advice on how to use D-Fend then perhaps try asking in D-Fend Reloaded (DOSBox frontend)

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Re: Microsoft Adventure in D-Fend Reloaded

Posted on 2021-04-05, 03:06

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by ripsaw8080

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I believe that game is a booter, so try to BOOT the image instead of trying to mount it.

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Re: img to iso

Posted on 2021-04-05, 02:20

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There are no open issues for Win 3.x in SVN, and it is working for me. The keyboard and repeating keys (seems to be what is referred to as not working, but not sure) are working within Win 3.x itself, games, and apps. I suggest an SVN build from the ECE site, as the EmuCR builds are known to be …

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Re: DCK(Doom Construction Kit) 3.62 registered seg faults dosbox on app load.

Posted on 2021-04-02, 20:18

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by ripsaw8080

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The program is working for me with default settings in DOSBox 0.74-3 and SVN. It starts up and appears to function correctly; however, I am using Windows builds. Perhaps the video options for Tseng 3000, 4000, and Paradise will work if DOSBox is set to the matching machine type, but the VESA option …

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Re: DOSBox Feature Request Thread

Posted on 2021-04-01, 05:36

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by ripsaw8080

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As mentioned in the thread you linked, the machine=vgaonly setting will display the palette switch correctly; however, it will not help capturing.

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Re: Udoiana Raunes in search for Indiana Jones 4/Raunes 3

Posted on 2021-03-31, 00:43

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by ripsaw8080

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The game actually does switch to the verb on the clicked button, but then quickly reverts back to "walk". The problem can be prevented by running the game with the command: LOADFIX -20 RAUNES3

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Re: VGA write mode 3 issues?

Posted on 2021-03-28, 06:11

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by ripsaw8080

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I notice that the rotate on write mode 3 isn't casted to byte as it is on write mode 0, but I don't know if it matters in the context of your code.

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Re: Falcon AT - mouse in dosbox is uncontrollably sensitive

Posted on 2021-03-26, 14:47

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Ah, I see, a compilation disc. So, does less than 3000 cycles help with the mouse control? Have you tried the machine=ega setting?

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Re: Falcon AT - mouse in dosbox is uncontrollably sensitive

Posted on 2021-03-26, 11:35

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Falcon A.T. (aka Falcon 2) from 1988 seems a bit old for a CD-ROM version... are you sure you don't mean Falcon 3 from 1991? In any case, the other side of the sensitivity equation could be cycles, so perhaps some amount of fixed cycles helps. If it really is the 1988 game then you will likely need …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-24, 07:15

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A solution for Mickey's Space Adventure, and similarly afflicted games, with machine=pcjr in official source is to use a LOADFIX -88 command. It allocates the memory below the PCjr's video memory window, forcing the program image to load above the window. I fail to see how that fixes the game. …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-24, 06:17

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A solution for Mickey's Space Adventure, and similarly afflicted games, with machine=pcjr in official source is to use a LOADFIX -88 command. It allocates the memory below the PCjr's video memory window, forcing the program image to load above the window.

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-24, 05:53

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when tandy boots, its bios sets it to ALWAYS be -16kb because there are no bios settings, it can never change on bootup, it is always -16kb from top of real memory. According to the BIOS code, it seems that 16 kB is NOT subtracted if an EGA or VGA card is installed, which does make some sense. …

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Re: DOSBox-X branch

Posted on 2021-03-23, 16:36

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Some observations I made years ago with Tandy 1000 BIOS and Tandy DOS 3.30 in PCEm: When configured for 640 kB of memory: the word at 40h:13h (memory size) is 270h (624 kB), the word at 40h:15h (true memory size) is 280h (640 kB), and these memory values do not vary as the result of video mode …

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Re: Hammer of the Gods (1994) - Does not detect NetBios

Posted on 2021-03-23, 01:14

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by ripsaw8080

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Before the game checks NETBIOS it checks for a network, a seemingly unusual extra step. It is actually the network check that fails, so the error message about NETBIOS is misleading. The attached workaround program will satisfy the network check; just run it in DOSBox before starting the game. A …

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Re: Old games that had CD Audio tracks?

Posted on 2021-03-20, 20:03

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by ripsaw8080

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xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-03-20, 14:32: X-COM : Apocalypse. CD audio tracks? No. Digital music? Yes.

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