First post, by lukeman3000
Edit: Figured out the problem. Doxbox seems to not play nicely with G-Sync. I have a G-Sync monitor and have it enabled. On a whim, I disabled it and the problem was resolved. That said, does anyone know what the underlying issue might be and how to correct it so that I don't have to manually disabled G-Sync every time I want to play a game in Dosbox?
Furthermore, what should my Nvidia control panel settings be for Dosbox? Here's what they look like now:
I originally noticed this problem while playing Space Quest IV but it has manifested in other games such as King's Quest IV and […]
I originally noticed this problem while playing Space Quest IV but it has manifested in other games such as King's Quest IV and Quest for Glory II. While playing, if I move the mouse cursor the game and the game's audio will stutter. An example can be seen here:
https://youtu.be/k11fjOJLO1g?t=28
I am running Dosbox 0.74 on the following machine:
Windows 10 64-bit
Titan X Pascal
256 GB SSD
8 GB DDR3 RAM
Razer Deathadder Chroma mouse
Razer Blackwidow Chroma keyboardDosbox conf file:
# This DOSBox configuration file was automatically created by D-Fend Reloaded.
# Changes made to this file will NOT be transfered to D-Rend Reloaded profiles list.
# D-Fend Reloaded will delete this file from temp directory on program close.
# Command line used when starting DOSBox:
# -CONF "C:\Users\lmill\AppData\Local\Temp\Space Quest IV - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers.conf" -NOCONSOLE
# Config file for profile "Space Quest IV - Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers"
[sdl]
fullscreen=true
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=1920x1080
windowresolution=1024x768
output=overlay
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
usescancodes=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=L:\Games\D-Fend Reloaded\mapper.map
[dosbox]
machine=svga_s3
captures=L:\Games\D-Fend Reloaded\Capture\Sierra41\
memsize=16
[render]
frameskip=0
aspect=true
scaler=normal3x
[cpu]
core=normal
cputype=auto
cycles=fixed 10000
cycleup=10
cycledown=20
[mixer]
nosound=false
rate=44100
blocksize=1024
prebuffer=10
[midi]
mpu401=intelligent
mididevice=default
midiconfig=
[sblaster]
sbtype=sb16
sbbase=220
irq=7
dma=1
hdma=5
sbmixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=44100
oplemu=default
[gus]
gus=false
gusrate=44100
gusbase=240
gusirq=5
gusdma=1
ultradir=C:\ULTRASND
[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=44100
tandy=auto
tandyrate=44100
disney=true
[dos]
xms=true
ems=true
umb=true
keyboardlayout=US
[joystick]
joysticktype=none
timed=true
autofire=false
swap34=false
buttonwrap=false
[serial]
serial1=dummy
serial2=dummy
serial3=disabled
serial4=disabled
[autoexec]
@echo off
SET PATH=Z:\
keyb US 437
mount C "L:\Games\D-FEND~1\VIRTUA~1\"
echo.
C:
cd\
cd \GAMES\SQ4
Z:\config.com -securemode > nul
SIERRA.EXE
exit