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Posted December 15, 2012
I have just started playing Ultima Underworld. The game starts in full screen mode and it doesn't seem to want me to go into windowed mode. Sometimes I like windowed mode.

I am thinking I will just download the windows version then stick it in boxer but I was wondering if anyone could direct me to a file in the package that could perhaps be edited to allow it to go into windowed mode.

thanks!
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Posted December 15, 2012
Since Boxer is a Mac port of DosBox (I think?) I'm assuming the game folder will contain a file called something like [filename].conf. That should be the DosBox configuration file, and you can tweak all sorts of settings in there, including fullscreen options.
Post edited December 15, 2012 by Wishbone
Posted December 15, 2012
Command + F
Posted December 15, 2012
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mxh178: Command + F
Nope, tried that, just does a little beep and stays in full screen mode
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Wishbone: Since Boxer is a Mac port of DosBox (I think?) I'm assuming the game folder will contain a file called something like [filename].conf. That should be the DosBox configuration file, and you can tweak all sorts of settings in there, including fullscreen options.
hmm.... there are a heap (including Tie Fighter, I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream) but no Ultima Underworld...
Post edited December 15, 2012 by htown1980
Posted December 15, 2012
All the DOS games I've played from GOG use OSX's native fullscreen mode for fullscreen. What version of OSX do you have?
Posted December 15, 2012
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Wishbone: Since Boxer is a Mac port of DosBox (I think?) I'm assuming the game folder will contain a file called something like [filename].conf. That should be the DosBox configuration file, and you can tweak all sorts of settings in there, including fullscreen options.
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htown1980: hmm.... there are a heap (including Tie Fighter, I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream) but no Ultima Underworld...
I'm sorry, why does your Ultima Underworld folder contain configuration files for TIE Fighter and I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream?
Posted December 15, 2012
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mxh178: All the DOS games I've played from GOG use OSX's native fullscreen mode for fullscreen. What version of OSX do you have?
10.7.4 apparently
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htown1980: hmm.... there are a heap (including Tie Fighter, I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream) but no Ultima Underworld...
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Wishbone: I'm sorry, why does your Ultima Underworld folder contain configuration files for TIE Fighter and I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream?
I would like to say because those games are coming soon to gog, but that is probably unlikely. I am guessing they just stuck a bunch of random conf files in the package.
Post edited December 15, 2012 by htown1980
Posted December 15, 2012
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Wishbone: I'm sorry, why does your Ultima Underworld folder contain configuration files for TIE Fighter and I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream?
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htown1980: I would like to say because those games are coming soon to gog, but that is probably unlikely. I am guessing they just stuck a bunch of random conf files in the package.
Uhm, are you being serious, or are you just yanking my chain?
Posted December 15, 2012
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htown1980: I would like to say because those games are coming soon to gog, but that is probably unlikely. I am guessing they just stuck a bunch of random conf files in the package.
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Wishbone: Uhm, are you being serious, or are you just yanking my chain?
nope. seriously. There are about 30 files. some generic like 386 or 486 or pentium then there's ultimo 7, turrican 2, need for speed, earth siege and a few others. I'm not sure too much can be read into it...
Posted December 15, 2012
well i can't figure it out.

i thought i found the right config file "DOSBox Prefences.conf". then i added this in:

fullscreen=false
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=1024x768
windowresolution=1024x768
output=opengl
hwscale=2.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
usescancodes=true

nothing change. still full screen still can't get it into windowed mode. and the windows version doesn't have a proper exe file so i don't know how to get that to work in boxer either. sighs.

any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Posted December 15, 2012
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htown1980: nothing change. still full screen still can't get it into windowed mode. and the windows version doesn't have a proper exe file so i don't know how to get that to work in boxer either. sighs.

any other suggestions would be appreciated.
What key combination are you using? DOSBox fullscreen is Option+Enter, as with Alt+Enter on Windows, unless something has changed.
Post edited December 15, 2012 by Arkose
Posted December 15, 2012
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htown1980: nothing change. still full screen still can't get it into windowed mode. and the windows version doesn't have a proper exe file so i don't know how to get that to work in boxer either. sighs.

any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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Arkose: What key combination are you using? DOSBox fullscreen is Option+Enter, as with Alt+Enter on Windows, unless something has changed.
I'm using boxer but I have tried command f and alt enter and heaps of other key combinations. Maybe it's just not possible.
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