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Windows 8/7/Vista dosbox settings -- see inside if you have issues

By Ibitato

Imrpvements over built in dosbox settings included with the game
Also improves compatibility with w8/w7

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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5 May, 2014 @ 7:18am

6 May, 2014 @ 8:46am

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Guide Index

Overview

Objectives

dosbox.conf

to redefine key bindings

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Objectives

we change soutput to ddraw so it works better on modern systems
we change the render to a better quality one
we correct aspect ratio sowe get a 4:3 screen with better looks
we modify sound settings so we avoid micro cuts and improve sound and music a lot
How to change key bindings on game without any weird stuff

dosbox.conf

[sdl] fullscreen=true output=ddraw fulldouble = true fullresolution=1366x768 [cpu] cycles=auto [render] frameskip=0 aspect=true scaler=hq3x [dosbox] language= machine=svga_s3 [sblaster] snd_channels 8 snd_musicdevice 8 snd_sfxdevice 3 snd_sbport 544 snd_sbirq 7 snd_sbdma 1 snd_mport 816 [autoexec] mount c "game" c:\ dark.exe exit

to redefine key bindings

lets say you want to fire with shift instead of control

IN GAME, Press control + f1
click on control with the mouse
click on add with the mouse
press shift key on keyboard
click on save
click on exit
done , key rebinded

25 Comments

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Ibitato [author] 24 Feb, 2022 @ 1:28pm

you are welcome !

Tiva 23 Feb, 2022 @ 3:38am

Thank you so much for this.

With my luck I found this when I just finished the game! I was too busy looking for an Ultrasound set up (couldn't get that working, sadly...)
I did give it a quick try anyways and the graphics are significantly smoother, so much easier to play!
I saved the settings, for the next time I play through (because it is going to happen, most definitely :))

Ibitato [author] 3 Apr, 2020 @ 4:26am

you are welcome !!!

YSDGAMEBOY77 2 Apr, 2020 @ 9:57am

Thank you so much for this. I was using Dark XL until I implemented your fix for the original steam Dosbox version. Look Dark XL looks great but its far from complete and Im unsure if it will ever get finished, hope the creator is ok cause he went silent. Also XL has a lot of bugs and glitches like Nar Shadda crash....oh and cinematics have glitches like no music and for a first time player of the game like myself it is really not ideal for a first playthrough. So thank you for this at least now I can experience the game as it was truly meant to be. Thank you thank you again!

RED PYRO STANDO USER 14 Jun, 2015 @ 5:33pm

for save locations: http://steamproxy.com/app/32400/discussions/0/618463446161183124/

RED PYRO STANDO USER 14 Jun, 2015 @ 5:32pm

or go here: http://steamproxy.com/app/32400/discussions/0/810938810730516335/

ThatOnePlayer 24 May, 2015 @ 2:01am

@tazamiga - It sounds like you may be having the same issue with dosbox as I had with all my old ddraw-needy applications. This post regarding Win8/8.1 fps caps [www.blitzbasic.com] while in full screen helped solve that problem. The 2nd option is what I used. The modified ddraw.dll is basically just dropped into the folder of the application in question. I now have 60fps in fullscreen for games/apps like Kega Fusion, Blasterball 2, Bookworm, and a few others.

DISCLAIMER: I have not yet attempted playing any dosbox games, but your comment caught my eye because it looked like a problem I was having for ages. If modifying the .conf file as the op demonstrates somehow creates a ddraw.dll file in the folder, I do not recommend replacing it with the one I linked you to.

Sidewinder314 21 Feb, 2015 @ 11:19pm

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The graphics were really bothering me!

Ibitato [author] 18 Feb, 2015 @ 9:39pm

sigosi
better image quality
hq3x scales image as well as normal2x

Sigoshi 18 Feb, 2015 @ 5:48pm

I like it, but what does the hq3x scaler provide that normal2x doesnt?

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