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There's no need for an "autoexec.bat". Use the Autoexec section in dosbox.conf
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26-07-2005, 03:34 PM | #32 | ||
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I have an AMD 3200+, 1gig Ram, Radeon 9800XT 256MB... So you'd think games would run decent on the default settings..but they don't..and I don't really know how to set em..and..I use D-Fend.
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26-07-2005, 04:48 PM | #33 | ||
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The key reference to keep track of in this is that DOSBox emulate a lot of stuff. So, basically, when you turn DOSBox on it emulates everything a 486 machine used in the days without exception. Since emulating require a lot of CPU ressources, this is why we just can't really emulate higher than a "good 486". And even then, you still need a good machine to raise the cycles high enough to get to a "good 486". This is why I always recommend at least 1gigahertz if you want to use DOSBox. Now, for the games which doesn't run "decently" on DOSBox... Recently I bought Conquest of the New World and it came with the full box and manual etc. When I tryied to play it with DOSBox, it worked... But not good enough to really be enjoyable. The cinematics are very choppy and the game is very slow, even at max cycles my computer can throw. The reason is very simply tough; if you look at my box, it says the game can be run on a 486... But Pentium is heavily recommended! As I remember playing Conquest of the New World both on a good 486 and a Pentium back in the old days... I can tell you that the emulation of DOSBox is rather perfectly accurate, tough uninteresting... |
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You can make a 733mhz play crusader: no remorse with sound just fine k:
The default settings even on an uber computer can't play many games like this. |
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31-07-2005, 11:10 AM | #36 | ||
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yes there is. you just have to create a configuration file for dosbox as descriped in the documentation.
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Maybe dosbox should have more editing options. Like some emulators have a "small speed up in mdecs" perhaps something like that?
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06-08-2005, 04:04 PM | #38 | ||
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Now unpinned to keep the forum clean.
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06-08-2005, 08:36 PM | #39 | ||
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What about the problem where the sound gets choppy when you raise the cycles to get the game run more smooth?
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That's not a problem, is a direct effect of your computer running out of resources. When you go too high in cycle for your computer then the game will begin to slow up instead of running faster and if you keep doing it then you'll get the very same problems that you might encounter from running a game with too low cycles.
Stutering sound and jumpy mouse are both common problems associated with too low/too high cycles. |
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