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  • in reply to: Play games larger than 2GB in Win95…? #10609
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    Keymaster

    You’re right, I was referring to the “OG” Win95 version, that was commonly used with DOSBox. Patches for +2GB hdd sizes have been around for many years now, though I can’t tell how feasible it would be for Magic Dosbox. 🤷‍♂️

    in reply to: Benchmark #10534
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    Keymaster

    Thanks, added to the list. 🙂

    in reply to: Numpad mapping for Ecstatica? #10507
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    Keymaster

    Glad your got it working. 🙂👍
    And no, you’re not thick. It’s just the sheer amount of options in this app that can be quite overwhelming sometimes.
    It simply grew bigger and bigger over the year. 😉

    in reply to: Numpad mapping for Ecstatica? #10504
    Al ex
    Keymaster

    Should be doable with the mapper in Voodoo control options. 🙂

    in reply to: Help with screen size #10499
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    Keymaster

    Yes, it’s not included with regular DOSBox. You can download it from Github, https://github.com/Defacto2/dosbox-toolkit/blob/c1d27a4932bcc82647ef8f885e2294205d9ea21e/VirtualHD/UTILS/FREEDOS/MODE.COM

    Simply put it into your virtual root drive (the folder specified as drive C: in Dosbox settings), and it should work.

    in reply to: Help with screen size #10497
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    Keymaster

    Interesting question. Just a shot in the dark, but you could try the “mode co40” command at the DOSBox command prompt, or alternatively, set machine=cga in expert settings. Both should drastically increase the font size.

    Fyi, mode.com is part of the FreeDOS package, and needs to be downloaded seperately. It basically does the same as CGA (40×25 text mode), but for all color modes.

    in reply to: Crusader – No Remorse #10493
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    Wtf 8 years!? 🤣🤣🤣
    I wonder what the issue was. Maybe screen resolution or aspect ratio? I created that profile back then on a Galaxy Note 4, and have been using it on several other phones.
    Weird, but glad you got it working. And after all, hacky solutions are usually the most fun. 😉

    in reply to: Crusader – No Remorse #10490
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    Keymaster

    I don’t think it’s an actual crash, it’s simply the [autoexec] section in expert settings pointing to the wrong directory. Adjust the path after “mount c” to where your dos games are stored, and it should work.
    You can delete the “exit” command, or comment it out with a #, so Dosbox won’t exit automatically. I just put it there for convenience, so I drop back to the main menu when I quit the game.

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    Any widget should work for any game, only the control scheme won’t make any sense in most cases. 😉
    I’ve forwarded your issue, as this sounds like a bug to me. I just re-tested on my device, and the profile is working fine, which shoud rule out a version conflict (the profile is rather old by now).

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    That’s pretty weird. Just to make sure, you have un-checked the “Expert commands” option at the bottom, right? Because otherwise, it will override any other settings you’ve made.

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    No problem, you certainly aren’t a nuisance. 😉
    You don’t have to put the mgc into the game directory. It’s basically just a renamed zip file containing all the necessary files. You simply tap the + icon in Magic Dosbox, navigate to the file, and import it.
    Try this profile, I re-exported it for testing without expert settings. It’s working fine on my device: https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArpMRx04ZUDUmdRzXtpJ6Ct3_0rDYg

    And if course, you should be using a legit version of the game, not an abandonware download, as these tend to be broken to some degree. 🙂

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    I think that in my profile, I’m using expert settings with an “exit” command at the end. So when the profile can’t find the game exe (which it most likely can’t, because my paths are different than yours), it will quit right out of the emulator again. Try unchecking expert settings, and pick your game.exe (or ultima6.exe, if you want to watch the into) from the UI. Hope this helps. 🙂

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    Could be possible. I’ve tested the game, basic game profile, no expert settings. Just picked the exe file, launched the game, and it worked fine. So it’s definitely doable. 👍

    Al ex
    Keymaster

    The cycles=max setting in Dosbox can act up in rare cases. If I use it in Screamer 2 for example, I’m forever stuck at the loading screen. It doesn’t seem to pick up speed for reason, and stay at its slowest setting.
    So maybe it’ll help if you try a fixed cycle setting, like cycles=5000.
    I’ll see if I can get my hands on it for some testing.

    in reply to: Unable to run Street Rod due to the loading issue #10433
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    Keymaster

    Hey, no problem. It’s always good if an issue can be sorted out so easily. Broken downloads shouldn’t be a thing we’d have to worry about anymore, it’s not my first bugfixing step either. 🙂

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