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Zool2 bad tearing

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First post, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-12, 03:10

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Is there a solution to bad tearing in Zool2 MSDOS in a window?
Already tried double buffer, Direct3D etc.

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Reply 1 of 10, by Dominus

Posted on 2019-11-12, 08:06

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Please test with lock stock DOSBox or keep your questions in the Dosbox-x thread. Dosbox-x is already so far forked from lock stock Dosbox, that it makes no sense to ask in the general forum.

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Reply 2 of 10, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:06

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It's exactly the same on stock DOSBox or any other fork..

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Reply 3 of 10, by Dominus

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:13

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Good, then that's sorted out 😉
Can you provide a picture of how it is supposed to look. I don't see the tearing

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Reply 4 of 10, by Qbix

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:17

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just above the status line at the bottom, I think

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Reply 5 of 10, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:19

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Yes, usually appears in the bottom part but can be also a bit higher (always under half screen). You can reproduce it easily and no special config are required...

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Reply 6 of 10, by Qbix

Posted on 2019-11-12, 09:23

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try machine is vgaonly in the configuration file

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Reply 7 of 10, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-12, 15:33

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Qbix wrote:
try machine is vgaonly in the configuration file

What do you mean? My cfg: https://hastebin.com/afoqohinan.makefile
Zool2 is 1MB, and is easy to test: it always had this bad tearing when running at decent speed (cycles 12000, or it will play in slow-motion) on modern displays...

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Reply 8 of 10, by Qbix

Posted on 2019-11-12, 15:36

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replace vga_s3 with vgaonly on the line that starts with machine

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Reply 9 of 10, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-12, 15:53

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Won't change. Please can you test it? I'm sure is not a user custom config dependent bug...
Maybe it was the same on real 386/486 though...

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Reply 10 of 10, by rolloLG

Posted on 2019-11-15, 16:04

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Bad tearing visible also from a random youtube video:

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