Subj : Re: Buccaneer
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Tue Mar 18 2025 19:07:43

On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:50:00 +0000
"MIKE POWELL" (21:1/175) <MIKE.POWELL@f175.n1.z21.fidonet> wrote:
> │ I tried running Buccaneer under DosEMU2 but it's slow drawing the
> │ screen, like 1200 baud. I asked Digitam Man about it and I guess he
> │ thinks it's just slow, but I wonder if there's something else going
> on. │ I don't see any way of configuring the baud rate so I'm
> thinking it's │ stuck at 1200 internally, somehow.
> └─[NR=>All]  
>  
> I had that problem initially, too.  IIRC, the fix was to add these
> SET OUTBUFF commands to the BAT file calling the door:
>  
> :GAME
> E:
> SET OUTBUFF=ON
> CD\DOORS\BUCNEER
> TOUCH BUCK.PID
> BUCK210 /K28 /B /N
> SET OUTBUFF=OFF
> DEL BUCK.PID
> goto end
>  
> This worked under both dosemu and now dosbox-x.  I don't know about
> dosemu2. 
> I don't remember what those command line switches do but they may
> also help. 
> The game plays well at a "normal" speed but with one caveat -- if the
> crew is considering mutiny, for example, messages like that flash by
> so quickly you might not see them until it is too late.  For some
> reason, in the game code, those messages must have been set to happen
> more quickly than any others.
>  
> Also FYI, as Buccaneer is not multi-node, I added the TOUCH/DEL
> BUCK.PID logic.  The BAT file will bypass calling the door if the PID
> file is present.
>        
> Hope that helps.
>  
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Thanks Mike,
I've not played the game but maybe it's something that can be found by
debuggin the output routine and see if there is a pause loop or
something in there. A bit beyond me right now but might be an
interesting experience.
Synchronet has an option to configure the door as single or multiuser
so I don't need to worry about the pid file.
Thanks,
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