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    Any way to fix bad movement in Dos Box?

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    Post by 3D_game Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:14 pm

    I'm trying to record a custom level in DOS Box. I made it originally for older computers which didn't require this program to run. But there are some pushwalls that must move back 3 spaces to work properly (there may be prizes behind the second space). It sometimes goes back three spaces, but since I'm recording, I don't want to save first or hope it will work when it doesn't work.

    There's also a problem in E3M09, the Adolf Hitler level. The fireballs that the ghosts make move almost as fast as I can! On the older computers, the fireballs move very slowly; so slowly that I laugh at them. I remember watching a Youtube video that explained why this happened, but I can't remember how it works. It's probably out of my watch history anyway.

    One last problem. The demo makes the gameplay less smooth. This happens all the time in DOS Box. Is there a way to fix it without slowing down the game?

    Thank you!
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    Post by Andy Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:14 pm

    If your custom levels are running with an unaltered EXE, try using Wolf4SDL instead. No DosBox needed anymore.

    You can get vanilla EXEs from the ChaosEdit software site, but they will have 2-space pushwall movement.

    Here's my latest Wolf4SDL EXE: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7126339/Wolf4SDL1.7e_exe.zip

    Just add all the .WL6 files to this and you're good to go. This will run native to Windows 98/XP/Vista/7, and will not run in DosBox.

    Just don't ask me how to make a video... Embarassed

    Can't wait to see your custom levels. Will you release them for us to play too?

    Hope this helps,
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    Post by 3D_game Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:02 pm

    I'm working on a lot of different level packs. One of the five is an altered .exe file. I don't plan on releasing them, due to the fact that I have taken several years to get about 40 maps in. That means if I ever finish, I still need about 260 more maps to make. And at that rate, people my age now may not know what Wolfenstein 3d is! I haven't even played the 1980s Wolfenstein before.

    I've already made some levels for an alternative Rise of the Triad. You can see them on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6KKHQv7ceg Map E1A1.
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    Post by Andy Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:14 am

    If you're altering EXE files, you can force three-space pushwall movement by changing the following in WL_ACT1.C:

    In MovePWalls, change the 256 to 384:
    Code:
            //
            // see if it should be pushed farther
            //
            if (pwallstate>=384)           
            {
                //
                // the block has been pushed two tiles


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