Dosbox Staging Replacer for GOG Galaxy

A utility that replaces GOG Galaxy’s bundled DOSBox with DOSBox Staging, providing enhanced visual, input, and performance improvements for classic DOS games.

This tool automates:

• Scanning installed GOG Galaxy DOSBox games
• Backing up game configuration files and database entries
• Modifying launch parameters to use DOSBox Staging
• Adjusting .conf files for compatibility

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Documentation

• How it works
  High-level architecture overview, class diagrams, and flow breakdown

• How to contribute
  Branch policy and coding standards

• How to Use
  File backup strategy and how to roll back changes

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Features

• 🧠 Automatically detects DOSBox-based games in GOG Galaxy
• 💾 Creates .bak backups of your config files and launch tasks
• 🚀 Updates GOG database to point to DOSBox Staging
• 🛠 Supports customizable overrides via configuration editing
• 🧩 Modular C++ architecture with clear service separation

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Status

• Stable for internal use
• Tested against GOG Galaxy on Windows
• Linux/macOS supported for utility building and cross-path analysis

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Related Links

• DOSBox Staging
• sqlite3 C/C++ API
• argparse for C++

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