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    Dosbox Games Running at low Resolutions (Tiny Game Screen)

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      cerealspiller
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      Hello! I'm have great success getting some of my old dos games working on my Retropie through Dosbox. I hit a snag when I tried running Settlers 1 (Serf City: Life is Feudal). When the game starts, it's displayed in a very small resolution (320x240 maybe?) at the center of the screen.

      Here's my config file I use to launch the game:

      output=opengl
      fullresolution=0x0
      
      [joystick]
      timed=false
      
      [autoexec]
      # Lines in this section will be run at startup.
      # You can put your MOUNT lines here.
      
      mount c "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcdos/Settlers"
      c:
      serf.exe
      

      I've tried a few other options other than the fullresolution and output settings, but nothing as worked so far. When i search for solutions online, most of the fixes are for PC's or aren't relevant to my situation. Has anyone else come across this before? How do I run this game at a larger resolution?

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        A Former User
        last edited by A Former User

        I believe these are the lines you need to look at.
        In this file --> dosbox-SVN.conf

        Found here --> /opt/retropie/configs/pc

        fullresolution=
        aspect=
        scaler=

        Use your monitor's native resolution for the first option.
        Use aspect=true, if you want the correct aspect ratio - after scaling. False, if you want it stretched to fill your monitor.
        scaler=XXXX - XXXX=your scaler of choice...none, normal2x, normal3x, advmame2x,....etc... Use this to scale the image.

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