Hi! I didn't know that, I thoughts it's on auto-detect all time. Thanks for the tip! ^^

Btw, you can try installing an NEC V30. It should give 5 FPS, I think.
The upgrade itself is simple, but maybe you need to take care of using the right BIOS version, not sure.
I think there are tutorials/videos on how to upgrade an M24.

You can also avoid filling. That should cause more FPS. The switch is listed at the bottom.

First thing I did when I got the machine working was I ordered v30, but it still haven't arrived.
I don't think it will make the game playable though. I think I'll try with my 486sx 🤔

Kekkula wrote on 2025-05-24, 12:03:

First thing I did when I got the machine working was I ordered v30, but it still haven't arrived.
I don't think it will make the game playable though. I think I'll try with my 486sx 🤔

8086 -> V30 speed increase is like 12%, so don't expect miracles...

Though it may help with 3D routines a tiny bit, due to the way they work, how they run.
Similar to how the 68010 helped here (it had a tiny buffer which helped with code loops).
The 8086 had to calculate a addresses and jumps through ALU, had no dedicated unit for it.
Such calculations might be easier to V30, not sure.
The V-series has INS and OUTS commands for string operations, which can improve performance a lot.
- Provided that software makes use of it.

Unfortunately, I don’t know much about the The Colony engine.
Except that it pioneered colour graphics on Macintosh, sort of.
Does it support any FPU, for example? 🤷‍♂️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1XENlUUOhA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k3qrt76Ddk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laqTN5xobVE

Edit: I've tried the game on my 4,77 MH XT with V20 CPU and VGA card (and 8087).
It was at around 2 FPS, I think. In EGA graphics mode (640x350 16c).
Given that the M24 runs at about twice the speed and has 16-Bit memory, it might end up running even better with a V30 processor.
I don’t know how quick the M24 graphics bord is, though.

The DOS version of the game “Attack of the PETSCII Robots” apparently got a new, proper Hercules mode, recently.
It can be seen in action in this ”The 8-Bit Guy” video on the Hercules Graphics Cards: https://youtu.be/hblpFQ2ObCg?si=9IYH6Vcp0BJN0jo7&t=546
The games' original Hercules implementation, i.e. the one using hurriedly integrated CGA emulation, was actually by me, but this new version with customized artwork is clearly a lot more sophisticated.