Re: Cannot load Shadowcaster saved game, get this error screen

Posted on 2011-11-16, 04:23

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by VileR

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yeah, that's probably a corrupt savefile. Since Shadowcaster stores screenshots along with the saved game, the "lump" error string on the main dosbox window seems to indicate a problem reading that resource. I've finished the game under 0.74, so I don't think this is DOSBox-related; might be a …

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Re: Normality: Scaler not working in "3D" part

Posted on 2011-11-11, 01:48

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by VileR

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Those GOG.com screenshots (uglyscaled to 710x443, way to go guys!) definitely have some squashed-looking stuff - especially those elliptic spark-like sprites in the first and last shots, those would be circular in 4:3. no idea why d3d shaders do aspect correction even if you set it to off. Maybe …

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Re: Can dosbox be used for class?

Posted on 2011-11-10, 01:20

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by VileR

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what MS calls 'XP Mode' isn't the same as the compatibility settings you speak of. it's a virtual machine setup with a licensed copy of XP preinstalled (although it's somehow 'integrated' into your Win7 desktop, I think), so you can run pretty much everything that runs on XP natively - including 16- …

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Re: Normality: Scaler not working in "3D" part

Posted on 2011-11-09, 10:20

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by VileR

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It should be 16:10 No it shouldn't. 4:3 is the correct ratio. CRTs are 4:3 and that's what pretty much all DOS-era video modes were designed for. E.g., 320x200 is a 16:10 pixel ratio, but on original hardware, a true 320x200 video mode would be shown as 4:3 with vertically stretched pixels. That …

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Re: What kinds of dos tables are dosbox missing in order to access the internet?

Posted on 2011-11-09, 02:39

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by VileR

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Zup wrote: (he may think that internet access is made via interrupts) nope, it is in fact made via tables. My computer's sitting on a table and it gots this hole in the table that the internets cable is coming out of. True story.

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Re: 486 motherboard

Posted on 2011-11-08, 01:56

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by VileR

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The problem with eBay sellers is that they will only ship to your personal confirmed address, regardless of your assertions not to hold the seller responsible. it's worse than that. eBay itself can flat-out block you from even bidding at all, if the address in your account's details doesn't match …

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Re: Looking for an old DOS Freeware/Shareware game (Mustang?).

Posted on 2011-11-07, 23:00

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by VileR

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hahah, lovin' those Borland BGI fonts. Now where did you unearth that from??

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Re: what is your computer "plan"

Posted on 2011-11-07, 22:58

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I have sold all my XT-386 stuff, because, you can run all the stuff from a 486. haha, I wish... if only that were true. well at least you sold them to interested parties, instead of just dumping them :) it's just funny/sad reading these threads, because around here, I couldn't get my hands on a …

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Re: 486 motherboard

Posted on 2011-11-07, 22:41

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(There was this one time I tried to trade games with some ... inexperienced fellow in Pakistan who decided it would be adequate to scotch-tape some CDs directly to newspaper and drop it in the mail, but that's a different issue.) heh, I once had someone ship me a CD in a plain plastic bag inside a …

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Re: 486 motherboard

Posted on 2011-11-07, 16:11

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It's not nationalistic attitude. Shipping overseas is a bitch. But if the buyer is willing to cover the costs of international shipping - which is exactly what you commit to when you bid - then why not ship overseas? I've bought a lot of items in the past from American sellers who do ship worldwide …

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2011-10-25, 04:35

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dear gods... there are handbagsca clones numbered 1 through 5, each with a post. fucker's just asking for it. http://www.vogons.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=23901 http://www.vogons.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=23903 http://www.vogons.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=23902 …

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Re: How can I get the best possible Fullscreen resolution?

Posted on 2011-10-25, 03:39

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by VileR

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my weapon of choice; fullresolution=1280x1024 windowresolution=original output=ddraw aspect=true scaler=normal3x fullresolution is my monitor's native resolution - I get very thin black bars at the top and bottom, since the aspect-correct picture is 1280x960; in your case, change it to 1680x1050 (IF …

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Re: Spam, spam, spam

Posted on 2011-10-25, 02:45

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by VileR

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handbagsca2 - the sequel! Gulikoza and Yhkwong's latest builds not working with GOG's Rayman Forever

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Re: what was that one pie program

Posted on 2011-10-25, 02:43

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by VileR

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http://www.diskspacechart.com/index.htm ?

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Re: fullscreen lag

Posted on 2011-10-24, 05:43

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by VileR

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True - I have multiple dosbox.conf files open in my text editor, must have pasted the "possible values" from the wrong one 😁

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Re: fullscreen lag

Posted on 2011-10-24, 04:45

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by VileR

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posting your DOSBox config file and machine specs would help. I'd first try to pick a different "output=" value (surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb, openglhq, ddraw, direct3d).

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Re: Which file for text mode fontset?

Posted on 2011-10-23, 03:42

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by VileR

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you've been pointed to solutions for this problem in the past. There are utilities for creating loadable .COM fonts that you can include in DOSBox's [autoexec] section.

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Re: Dosbox dos commands why is "more" missing from dosbox command?

Posted on 2011-10-23, 03:16

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by VileR

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you could also google up a whole squad of freeware DOS text editors that double as file browsers, obviating the need for TYPE and MORE.COM. I use an external editor purely to create misc/batch files quickly from within DOSBox (since "copy con: newfile.bat" isn't supported all the way).

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Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2011-10-23, 03:07

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by VileR

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for some reason the DOS version of Volfied used to show up almost everywhere for a (very) short time back then... I remember being really drawn to playing it and trying to get better at it - only to promptly conclude that it was a rather crappy game and unfair to boot. Maybe it was the above-average …

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Re: Dumpster treasures !

Posted on 2011-10-23, 02:38

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by VileR

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Also, I'm not really a fan of early DOS stuff in B/W or CGA. I didn't know anyone who wanted anything that old, so I ended up getting rid of it. Dude... that's just wrong. :disapproving: Quite a few people would be interested in something like that. It's a working machine - even the parts could be …

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