Re: Dinotopia file not opened?

Posted on 2008-11-03, 18:53

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by ripsaw8080

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Can't find files, can't write config files, all files marked as read-only... I'm going to go ahead and ask: are you mounting your CD as the C: drive and attempting to run the game directly from it? You should mount a folder on your hard disk as the C: drive, your CD as the D: drive, and then * …

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Re: Kaboom Qbasic 3d-engine running slowly

Posted on 2008-11-02, 23:16

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by ripsaw8080

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Dynamic core with max cycles improves it quite a bit compared to normal core, but it's still a bit pokey; and it seems to process keys from a buffer, contributing to the "laggy" feel. Runs pretty well in the NTVDM with VDMSound, at least on XP it does... dunno about Vista.

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Re: How do I adjust the CD audio volume level?

Posted on 2008-11-02, 19:29

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by ripsaw8080

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Next version might provide similar capabilities for real cdroms, too. That would be convenient. Windows can have separate mixer inputs for digital and analog CD audio connections; I guess depending on your sound card and drivers... would they be treated separately, or both set the same according to …

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Re: How do I adjust the CD audio volume level?

Posted on 2008-11-02, 07:40

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by ripsaw8080

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DOSBox can only control the volume of CD images mounted with IMGMOUNT. You won't see the cdaudio volume listed by the mixer until you mount an image. If you MOUNT a CD device external to DOSBox (such as a real optical drive or virtual device like Daemon Tools), you'll have to adjust the volume with …

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Re: Running old viruses in DOSBOX [not recommended, dangerous]

Posted on 2008-10-30, 18:15

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by ripsaw8080

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If you really want to experiment with this kind of thing using DOSBox, I would recommend using a debug build and booting MS-DOS from a HD image. The debugger in DOSBox is mostly invisible to programs running inside DOSBox, and won't interfere with them like some debuggers running within the …

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Re: MPU-401 playback problem with Cakewalk 3.0 sequencer

Posted on 2008-10-29, 18:20

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by ripsaw8080

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Your code example seems familiar... see my code example 4 posts above this one, heh... but you should use an = in place of that second == 😉

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Re: MPU-401 playback problem with Cakewalk 3.0 sequencer

Posted on 2008-10-29, 15:22

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by ripsaw8080

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Currently only way to re-enable it is "clear play counters" and "clear play map" (or 0xff reset and whole sequence of commands). Obviously cakewalk isn't doing any of this between two playbacks. I think you missed the bit I wrote about how Cakewalk *is* doing a 0xB8 (clear play counters) at the …

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Re: MPU-401 playback problem with Cakewalk 3.0 sequencer

Posted on 2008-10-29, 10:32

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by ripsaw8080

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I looked into it a bit, and Cakewalk is indeed writing a lot of 0xE0 (set tempo) to the data port. The logic of it seems to be that once an 0xFC is in the conductor buffer, the only way to write something else in there is when a command request sets cond_req=true, but command requests don't happen …

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Re: MPU-401 playback problem with Cakewalk 3.0 sequencer

Posted on 2008-10-28, 11:06

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by ripsaw8080

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Srecko, There might be a bit of an issue with your patch. I have a long-ish MIDI song file that changes tempo frequently (i.e. it has a tempo map in it). I noticed that although the tempos are used on the first play through in Cakewalk, they are ignored on subsequent plays. I'm guessing that …

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Re: No/odd sfx in Wing Commander: Privateer...

Posted on 2008-10-27, 12:29

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by ripsaw8080

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KiwiStalk wrote: I didn't realize I was being "stupid" and such... I thought it was a good thing to give a program more memory than it would need. Good example of why some increased user awareness would be helpful, however it is accomplished. 😉

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Re: No/odd sfx in Wing Commander: Privateer...

Posted on 2008-10-27, 01:43

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by ripsaw8080

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Perhaps you'll provide examples of the existing cautionary notices on some of the setting descriptions. # cycles -- Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. # Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. # rate -- Mixer sample rate, setting any devices …

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Re: No/odd sfx in Wing Commander: Privateer...

Posted on 2008-10-26, 23:44

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by ripsaw8080

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Perhaps you'll volunteer to remove the existing cautionary notices on some of the setting descriptions, then, if they bother you so much. People will look at the readme, post in these forums, or troubleshoot in some other way, only AFTER making the mistake. The idea is to prevent a frequent mistake …

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Re: No/odd sfx in Wing Commander: Privateer...

Posted on 2008-10-26, 23:22

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by ripsaw8080

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# memsize -- Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes. # More than 16 rarely improves performance, and can cause problems. Some default settings should be left alone more than others, and a simple sentence like this could prevent people from following the misconception that "more must be better", …

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Re: No/odd sfx in Wing Commander: Privateer...

Posted on 2008-10-26, 14:29

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by ripsaw8080

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When you have problems, one of the first things you should always try is using a default conf file. I was able to cause sfx to stop working on my installation of this game by setting memsize=64 (as you have it), so setting it to the default of 16 should fix your problem. Maybe it would be a good …

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Re: What's this game?

Posted on 2008-10-25, 20:16

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by ripsaw8080

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Don't know that specific game, but from the description you might also like Rescue Rover made by id Software before they were driving Italian sports cars. Lots of deflecting laser beams with angled mirrors that can be slid around... just don't fry poor Rover (or yourself). http://www.mobygames.com/ …

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Re: Set cycles to specific xt/at/386/486/586 speed.

Posted on 2008-10-25, 19:50

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by ripsaw8080

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I experimented with using the classic Dhrystone and Whetstone synthetic CPU benchmarks to approximate cycles settings for DOSBox. Trying to adust cycles in DOSBox so the benchmarks matched historical records of old machines (I used a PC @4.77mhz) resulted in cycles that seemed too fast by almost …

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Re: Closing DOSBox.

Posted on 2008-10-25, 13:06

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by ripsaw8080

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You're right, it does work that way in the specific case where the last command in a batch file transfers processing to another batch file. However, if you ever want to continue processing additional commands in any given batch file after running a sub-batch, you must add the CALL.

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Re: Closing DOSBox.

Posted on 2008-10-25, 11:55

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by ripsaw8080

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Yes. You would have to call it in order to return back to the exit in the top level batch file. Happy now?

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Re: ''' sıɥʇ ǝʞıן ǝdʎʇ oʇ ʍoɥ uɹɐǝן oʇ ʇuɐʍ noʎ ɟı

Posted on 2008-10-25, 08:11

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by ripsaw8080

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˙sʎɐʍǝpıs ǝuoƃ sɐɥ sʇuoɟ uʍop-ǝpısdn ʇnoqɐ pɐǝɹɥʇ ɹnoʎ 'xɐɯıuıɯ

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Re: Closing DOSBox.

Posted on 2008-10-25, 07:51

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by ripsaw8080

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You stated that "gn" was another batch file; apparently it is a program, because you would have to call it if it were a batch file.

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