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archimedean / schleichfahrt way too slow?

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First post, by mablung

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hey folks,
i really kinda freaked out when DosBox .65 finally supported Archimedean Dynasty (v1.20). Actually, i just bought it (new, for 1 EUR =) just to see all the vids i missed 10 years ago.
But it's almost unplayable. Can't get over some 10fps in combat, even with all ingame-options set to lowest cpu-usage. tried Gulikoza's CVS as well, but no noticable effect.
I've to admit that i'm not a Dosbox-Expert.
So, has anybody of you some advice how to set up D-Fend properly to get the max out of my Athlon 2700 / Win2k system?

Reply 1 of 4, by wd

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Guess you already tried core=dynamic along with cycles=auto?
If yes and it's still slow wait for the next dosbox release.

Reply 2 of 4, by mablung

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Guess you already tried core=dynamic along with cycles=auto?

okay, set core=dynamic, and actually it improved speed, but just a very little bit. are there other settings which tend to be useful?

anybody here playing a.d.? at which fps?

Reply 3 of 4, by wd

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As said wait for the next version, should be faster then.
Moe might have some fps comparison.

Reply 4 of 4, by `Moe`

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Well, the latest CVS version in combination with a well-optimized configuration file should be barely sufficient for play at medium quality settings (maximum screen size, no gouraud shading/perspective correction/transparency effects). Read the README and the guides forum for tips on how to optimize. You will definitely have to invest an hour or two in optimizing the configuration file.

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