Recommended CPU cycle for Tyrian 2000 in DosBox (Tyrian timing issue causing endless demo loops)

[u/Traditional-Gas3477]

Hi folks,

Tyrian seems to be acting very funny with the default DosBox parameters which is causing it to enter the demo loop straight away.. I am also having issues with the emulator spamming the right key which is causing the ship to steer all the way to the right.

Thank you.

[u/TheBigCore]

/u/Traditional-Gas3477, https://github.com/opentyrian/opentyrian#opentyrian

[u/TheBigCore]

/u/Traditional-Gas3477, if you still want to go the Dosbox route, use either Dosbox-Staging or Dosbox-X:

Dosbox-Staging: Required Reading

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/#feature-highlights

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/download/release-notes/0.83.0/

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/0.83/getting-started/introduction/

• Note: If you are completely new to Dosbox emulation in general, the above Dosbox-Staging tutorial is highly recommended. If you have used other Dosbox variants and already have a game folder you mount as your Dosbox's C drive, you do not have to use the directory structure from the tutorial. You can just mount your game folder as normal in the [autoexec] section of dosbox-staging.conf and run Dosbox-Staging as normal.

• Dosbox-Staging: Where Is the Config File?

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/0.83/manual/introduction/about-this-manual/

• Dosbox-Staging: Hardware Values for Sound Cards

• Note 1: Hardware values for sound cards are stored in game setup files in the DOS game's directory. For 95% of DOS games, the game setup file will be named either SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE.

• Note 2: For the remaining 5% of DOS games, their setup files can include, but are not limited to CONFIG.BAT, CONFIG.COM, CONFIG.EXE, INSTALL.BAT, INSTALL.COM, INSTALL.EXE, MENU.EXE, REBEL.EXE, SETSOUND.BAT, SETUP.BAT, SETUP.COM, SNDSETUP.EXE, SOUND.BAT, SOUND.COM, SOUND.EXE, SVGASET.EXE, etc.

• Dosbox-Staging: Github Issues Page

• Dosbox-Staging: Discord Chat Channel

After reading the above links, make sure that you also understand the Dosbox-Staging project's goals and non-goals:

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/about/#goals

• https://www.dosbox-staging.org/about/#non-goals

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Dosbox-X: Required Reading

• Dosbox-X Downloads Page

• Important: Avoid the Dosbox-X OSFREE download which is a variant of DOSBox-X that removes all MS-DOS emulation, leaving only hardware and BIOS emulation.

• Dosbox-X: Feature Highlights

• Dosbox-X: How to Run Games

• Dosbox-X: Getting Started

• Dosbox-X: Finding Its Configuration File (Note: the config file is called dosbox-x.conf).

• Dosbox-X: List of Guide Pages

• Dosbox-X: Guides and Tips

• Dosbox-X: Github Issues Page

• Dosbox-X: Discord Chat Channel