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First post, by Good_Punk

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I've recently went back to play Wacky Wheels, but oh my that frame-rate gives me a headache.
Is there any mod, remaster or some magic that increases the frame-rate maybe? (And no I'm not talking about that modern 3D remake 😅)

Reply 1 of 6, by feda

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Try it in DOSBox and crank up the cycles.

Reply 2 of 6, by Jo22

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I think the same. Try fixed cycles, maybe. "Auto" uses higher cycles for Protected-Mode stuff, I vaguely remember. Like Windows 3. 1 or DOS games using DOS4GW.
Skunny Kart or Whacky Wheels are Real-Mode, though. Maybe with 32-Bit i386 instructions mixed in.

Try typing cycles=fixed 9000 at DOSBox prompt. Or any higher value
- Just don't overdo, or else the CPU goes down to its knees. 😉

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Reply 3 of 6, by konc

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I think that's not what Good_Punk ask guys. The frame rate is locked to a quite low value so once you reach that you can't go smoother regardless of dosbox cycles or real hardware power.

Reply 5 of 6, by feda

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konc wrote on 2023-05-27, 13:17:

I think that's not what Good_Punk ask guys. The frame rate is locked to a quite low value so once you reach that you can't go smoother regardless of dosbox cycles or real hardware power.

Well, that's a different story. OP didn't mention this.

Reply 6 of 6, by Good_Punk

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Yeah, sorry for not clarifying this in the first place, my bad. 😅
The game is "meant" to run so slow, it's not down to any performance issues.