Show current cycles on screen

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  • #9799
    Doomgiver
    Participant

    Hello, is there a widget or command that lets MagicDOSbox display my current amount of cycles on screen when running it at performance mode set to “cycles: max” or “automatic adjustment”?

    #9800
    admin
    Keymaster

    Hi,

    No, currently there is not this option.

    #9804
    Doomgiver
    Participant

    It would be nice if that feature could be implemented in a future update, since it would greatly help adjusting performance in custom cycles mode.

    I’m currently running MagicDOSbox on a Samsung Galaxy S21 FE snd performance is very good. I have no issues with having not enough power for running a game smoothly. In fact more the opposite is the case where I need to limit cycles in order my battery usage is reduced to the minimum I need.

    I’m running Master of Orion 2 and Panzer General on a fixed amount of 45000 cycles each and have a battery usage of 1% every 7 minutes, so 10% in about 1 hour, which is really good.

    Currently I want to run C&C Tiberian Dawn and on automatic performance adjustment mode with audio SB16 the game runs super smooth but the phone consumes quite some more battery than Master of Orion 2 and Panzer General on 45000 cycles and the phone is getting warm pretty quickly (on the former two games it isn’t getting really warm), but I have no idea in what range the cycles are running for C&C.

    #9805
    admin
    Keymaster

    Ah okay, I understand. Cycles max try to get maximum, however unlike fixed cycles are changing and adopting in runtime. You can try for example cycles=max 50% instead cycles=max 105% (maximum allowed in config is 120%, but sound may stutter);

    #9806
    Doomgiver
    Participant

    Thank you very much. Cycles=max 50% sounds promising. I have to make myself familiar with expert settings, since I havn’t used them before.

    By the way: What CPU type can you recommend for best experience? I mostly use dynamic CPU type. When (or for what phone or games) is CPU dynamic or auto better?

    #9807
    admin
    Keymaster

    It depends on game. For dos games is probably better “auto”, if they run fast enough. For example, warcraft 2 intro runs better on auto then on max. And it eats less battery. But I use almost always dynamic. Is fastest, i use auto only when game runs too fast.

    #9808
    Doomgiver
    Participant

    Thank you for the Information. I’m currently trying out CPU set to auto for Panzer General and Master of Orion 2 and compare it with dynamic.

    The difference seems small so far, but I think from my feeling CPU auto is better and consumes a bit less battery as you already noted.

    #9810
    Doomgiver
    Participant

    By the way: Is there some list of cycles simulating different processor types from the DOS era? I found the amounts of cycles regularly recommended on regular DOSBox for computer not fitting (I regularly need to set higher amounts) when playing around with cycles on Android MagicDOSbox.

    #9811
    admin
    Keymaster

    No, I have not this list…

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