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First post, by Gatekeeper

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Hello everyone,

I noticed that sometimes the screen flickers for a second, when it changes (like going from the menu into the game itself, choosing an option from the menu, or from the main map - into a specific level). This happens with DosBox 0.72

The games in question all use a game engine called "FAST" - these are:

- Pharaoh's Tomb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh%27s_Tomb)
- Arctic Adventure (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Adventure … omputer_game%29)
- The Monuments of Mars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monuments_of_Mars)

I don't have any serious problems with the games... but the flicker IS annoying. Very annoying.

I do not experience this problem in DosBox 0.71 (using the exact same configuration).

Any advice on solving the issue will be appreciated... or perhaps you can have this problem in mind, when you make version 0.73 (or whatever number it's going to be) 😉

Reply 1 of 2, by ripsaw8080

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I think I can see the flicker you're referring to, but it's not that annoying for me... maybe it's more noticeable for you with your config. Setting machine=cga in the the .conf file seems to clear it up.

Reply 2 of 2, by Gatekeeper

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Ok, I will try that... hopefully, it will be better. I had thoughts of changing the machine to "CGA", but didn't have the time to actually try it.

Thanks for the info 😏

I described the flicker as annoying because I have some issues with my eyes... and it really bugs me every time I see it... 😒