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I'm seeking help to modify GOG game specific DOSBox scripts (Shortcuts built for Windows) for use on an Apple Silicon Mac.

I haven't gotten very far. I can get DOSBox-x to launch properly from the command line and pass it arguments to load the GOG "*.conf" files, but it hasn't worked and I'm a bit stuck.

I would like to use DOSBox-x as it is a native Arm application while DOSBox for Mac is an x86 "universal" binary that runs poorly.

Any advice?
Post edited February 08, 2025 by Specfire42
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john.bosso: I'm seeking help to modify GOG game specific DOSBox scripts (Shortcuts built for Windows) for use on an Apple Silicon Mac.

I haven't gotten very far. I can get DOSBox-x to launch properly from the command line and pass it arguments to load the GOG "*.conf" files, but it hasn't worked and I'm a bit stuck.

I would like to use DOSBox-x as it is a native Arm application while DOSBox for Mac is an x86 "universal" binary that runs poorly.

Any advice?
https://www.dosbox-staging.org/
https://boxer.thec0de.com/
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john.bosso: I'm seeking help to modify GOG game specific DOSBox scripts (Shortcuts built for Windows) for use on an Apple Silicon Mac.

I haven't gotten very far. I can get DOSBox-x to launch properly from the command line and pass it arguments to load the GOG "*.conf" files, but it hasn't worked and I'm a bit stuck.

I would like to use DOSBox-x as it is a native Arm application while DOSBox for Mac is an x86 "universal" binary that runs poorly.

Any advice?
https://www.dosbox-staging.org/#feature-highlights

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

https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions#where-is-the-config-file

Dosbox-Staging Discord chat channel

Note that with both Dosbox-X and Dosbox-Staging, .conf files that were originally made for the original Dosbox will not always work properly because X and Staging have their own configuration settings as well.

It's ultimately a much better idea to use the config files that come with X and Staging instead, then manually change the relevant settings that you need.
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john.bosso: I'm seeking help to modify GOG game specific DOSBox scripts (Shortcuts built for Windows) for use on an Apple Silicon Mac.

I haven't gotten very far. I can get DOSBox-x to launch properly from the command line and pass it arguments to load the GOG "*.conf" files, but it hasn't worked and I'm a bit stuck.

I would like to use DOSBox-x as it is a native Arm application while DOSBox for Mac is an x86 "universal" binary that runs poorly.

Any advice?
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TheBigCore: https://www.dosbox-staging.org/#feature-highlights

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

https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions#where-is-the-config-file

Dosbox-Staging Discord chat channel

Note that with both Dosbox-X and Dosbox-Staging, .conf files that were originally made for the original Dosbox will not always work properly because X and Staging have their own configuration settings as well.

It's ultimately a much better idea to use the config files that come with X and Staging instead, then manually change the relevant settings that you need.
Thanks to all so far.

I now have both DOSBox-x and DOSBox Staging installed and I can get the game to start using both, however, the conf files that GOG built have a ton of settings to enable the full game and I can't figure out how to load those conf files in either DOSBox version.

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

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

https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions#where-is-the-config-file

Dosbox-Staging Discord chat channel

Note that with both Dosbox-X and Dosbox-Staging, .conf files that were originally made for the original Dosbox will not always work properly because X and Staging have their own configuration settings as well.

It's ultimately a much better idea to use the config files that come with X and Staging instead, then manually change the relevant settings that you need.
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Specfire42: Thanks to all so far.

I now have both DOSBox-x and DOSBox Staging installed and I can get the game to start using both, however, the conf files that GOG built have a ton of settings to enable the full game and I can't figure out how to load those conf files in either DOSBox version.

Thanks.
To load .conf files, do the following:

1. Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7 - How to Open Command Prompt / CMD

2. In the new command prompt window, use the cd command to change to your Dosbox-X or Staging directory.

3. Type dosbox-x.exe -conf filename.conf and press Enter. (or dosbox.exe for Dosbox-Staging)

Replace filename.conf with the name of your specific conf file. Place your conf file in the same directory as the dosbox-x or staging executable.
Post edited February 09, 2025 by TheBigCore