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Very Slow Intro in a Game

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First post, by DrLarrye

Posted on 2014-03-22, 23:53

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I have a game called Ants that works fine by itself, except no sound. When I open it in DOSBox I have sound and the game plays fine, but the intro is very slow. (2 screens that would appear instantly, and disappear just as quickly as soon as a key was pressed, now take a full 10 seconds to fade in and the same to fade out) I tried playing with the speed settings, but that did no good. I want to make it clear that the game plays fine no matter how I open it. Has anybody had an issue like this?

Reply 1 of 3, by truth_deleted

Posted on 2014-03-23, 00:33

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Game not listed on dosbox compatibility list. The only "Ants" game listed at Mobygames is Ants for Windows.

Reply 2 of 3, by leileilol

Posted on 2014-03-23, 01:34

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Sounds like the typical 'Fullscreen Surface mode on Nvidia palette slowness' problem. Either change output mode in config or just play it in a window.

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Reply 3 of 3, by DrLarrye

Posted on 2014-03-23, 19:31

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The way you have "Fullscreen Surface mode on Nvidia palette slowness" in quotes it would seem this a known, if not common problem. I would like to know more about it, but a search only brings up this thread. Do you know where I can learn more about it?

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