W.C.A.T. - WC1 DOS Overhaul Mod [Beta v0.8 R4 Released]

My config specifies:
Code: 
cpu_cycles           = 32000
cpu_cycles_protected = auto
According to the release notes auto means cpu_cycles controls everything, which is what's needed here. If those are the settings being used (with 60000 instead), then either the documentation is wrong or there may be a bug in staging...

If people are having issues with staging I do include a config for DOSBox-X too; which I prefer personally, but doesn't have some of the visual effects.
 
Beats me.. I do have cpu_cycles set to 60000 and cpu_cycles_protected set to auto. I tried setting cpu_cycles_protected to also 60000 for jokes but didn't make a difference. Must be some kind of bug in the binary release of linux 82.2?

I generally prefer staging and this is the only time I have ever hit this situation...
 
Bizarre! But good to know - thanks for that! It definitely sounds like a bug, but I'll have to replicate it and do some testing before I can file a bug report - if anyone else is up for that go for it. :D

I'm not doing anything complicated to launch Wing Commander - the launcher completely closes and DOS handles launching into WC via batch file shenanigans. DOSBox (as opposed to something like PCem/86box) is more of a DOS simulator than a full PC emulator though, so weird behaviour like this is understandable... I guess they might never have tested a batch file launching a 32-bit program then a 16-bit one... I guess? I especially have no idea why it would only(?) be under Linux.
 
Amazing! Playing on bare metal, Pentium 90. I'm selecting MT-32 sound but I also have an SB16 in the system. The MT-32 routes to line-in on the SB16 for mixing with other audio sources, but this launcher appears to mute line-in and cd-in on the SB16 when it starts in MT-32 mode. Can this be disabled or made optional?

On bootup, I run mixerset to restore my saved mixer settings, which include line-in and cd-in at 100% volume. The MT-32 is attached to line-in. When running this excellent mod, I see the LCD on the MT-32 do its thing, but there is no sound because the launcher seems to have muted line-in. This is confirmed by mixerset when I exit WC back to DOS. It shows line-in and cd-in to 0% volume.
 
conzyor34 said:
this launcher appears to mute line-in and cd-in on the SB16
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A quick workaround for the current version is to run set BLASTER= to clear your BLASTER variable before running WCAT; that'll prevent the launcher from initialising the SB16 DSP and resetting the mixer. I've fixed it for the next version, which hopefully isn't too far off!
 
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