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DOSBox integration

Purpose of DOSBox

Omega's development began in 1988 as a DOS program, and today only a few of its functionalities remain in the classic version (Omega Classic). The functionalities of Omega Classic are now contained in a separate program, which is run using the DOSBox application.

Keyboard shortcuts in DOSBox

When Omega is run in DOSBox, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

keyboard shortcut	Meaning
Ctrl+F5	saves a screen snapshot
Ctrl+Alt+F5	Starts/stops the recording of an AVI video file
Ctrl+F9	Terminates execution - do not use, may lead to data loss
Ctrl+F10	captures/releases the mouse pointer
Ctrl+F11	slows down the execution
Ctrl+F12	accelerates the execution
Alt-Enter key	switches between windowed and full-screen view

DOSBox settings

The DOSBox settings, especially regarding graphics display and performance, are described in the section on AGS settings .