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King's Quest VI - Display Issue

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First post, by astroraptor

Posted on 2008-08-10, 15:41

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I have the display output set to ddraw using version 0.72. What happens is every scene change, the entire screen is black and it only displays whenever Prince Alexander moves onto scene or if I bring down the menu. Now, the only way to fix it is to minimize the game and bring it back up again. So I'd have to do this each and every time I change scenes. Is there a way to rectify this? I also tried different display output settings in dosbox.conf.

Reply 1 of 9, by eL_PuSHeR

Posted on 2008-08-10, 17:19

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Tried any other output method other than ddraw?

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Reply 2 of 9, by collector

Posted on 2008-08-10, 17:34

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Are you running Win3x in DOSBox to play this? This is what happens when you play the Windows version with more than 256 colors.

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Reply 3 of 9, by astroraptor

Posted on 2008-08-10, 17:36

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Yes, running in Windows 3.1. I cannot play it in DOS as the mouse does not move properly making it impossible to play the game.

Reply 4 of 9, by collector

Posted on 2008-08-10, 19:02

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Lower your colors to 256.

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Reply 5 of 9, by astroraptor

Posted on 2008-08-10, 19:30

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I thought DOSbox only rendered in true colour. Good to know I can do that.

Reply 6 of 9, by collector

Posted on 2008-08-10, 20:52

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In Windows 3x

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Reply 7 of 9, by astroraptor

Posted on 2008-08-10, 20:55

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I can't, I get a black screen if I try.

Reply 8 of 9, by wd

Posted on 2008-08-10, 21:38

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Then you didn't install it correctly. Follow the guide thead closely.

Reply 9 of 9, by astroraptor

Posted on 2008-08-10, 23:17

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I changed to 256 colour, exit out of Windows and DOSBox and tried again and it worked. All is well, thanks for the help! 😀

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