WASM -> BotF for Browsers?

[Benman2785]

Hi,

how much of the source code is known or reversed so that we can create a version for Webservers?
i would LOVE to play "my" BotF in my browser

[thunderchero]

Hi,

how much of the source code is known or reversed so that we can create a version for Webservers?
i would LOVE to play "my" BotF in my browser

probably not enough, but why can't the webserver run the original exe in a browser?

[Benman2785]

well, not sure if i can use dosbox emulator to do that -> will try it
also this is a high security risk

but a .wasm has the benefit that its calculated locally in the browser -> all the server does is providing the data and your home-pc runs it
also: it works on (nearly) all os -> you can play it on MacOS / Linux / Android

what i want for BotFweb is something like this: https://hoffmeister.li/diablo_web_simple/ (here Diablo 1)

[Benman2785]

maybe i found a way: js-dos supports dosbox-x -> in dosbox-x i can run Win95 or Win98SE -> there i can run BotF = all in my browser xD
will test this soon

[Benman2785]

IT WORKS!!!
yet only 800x600 and is kinda slow -> but it works!!!
EDIT: i improved performance -> using js-dos v8 and Ryzen 7 5800X3D i get ~120k cycles -> game is like 95% fluid and combat is a little laggy -> yet it works

how i did it:
1. install Win95A on an hdd.img (160mb would be enough -> i used 256mb), set it to 800x600@16bit
2. install DCOM95; DirectX 6.1; DOSBox-X Mouse Integration; S3 Driver v2.11.03 (latest for Win95)
3. use (Vanilla) BotF (800x600) -> put it into .jsdos root-folder
4. apply "lower_CPU.patch" & "remove unneeded rendering calculations.patch" -> this gives like 10-15% more performance
5. here my dosbox.conf cpu settings:

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[video]
machine=svga_s3
vmemsize=8
vsync=false
fullscreen=true
vesa modelist width limit=0
vesa modelist height limit=0

[cpu]
fpu=true
cputype=pentium_iii_prefetch
core=dynamic
pageing=true
apmbios=true
apmversion=1.2
a20=true
protected_mode=true
cycles=auto 150000 95% limit 300000
integration device=true

6. here my load script for js-dos (

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    Dos(document.getElementById("dos"), {
        url: "/js-dos/games/BotF.jsdos",
	backend: "dosboxX",
	backendLocked: true,
	workerThread: true,
	noCursor: true,
	FullScreen: true,
        theme: "dark",
        noCloud: true,
        mouseSensitivity: 0.42,
        imageRendering: "smooth",
        renderAspect: "Fit",
        autoStart: true,
    });

7. play and enjoy
8. we can save the games locally in the browser (left upper corner) -> do want you want to do -> klick save -> wait for confirmation -> shut down Windows

[Benman2785]

BotF vanilla (german) (275mb)
https://hoffmeister.li/js-dos/BotF.html

BotF modded (the way i play it - german) (280mb)
https://hoffmeister.li/js-dos/BotF_mod.html

[Bahamut2703]

Genial Idee @Benman2785 !. Ich werde es auch mal Ausprobieren . Gruß Bahamut2703

[Benman2785]

danke - bin super froh dass ich nun einige gute Game überall spielen kann

[Bahamut2703]

Hey everyone, a new project, the BOTF MOD by Benman2785, starts on December 26, 2025. Is it possible to play BOTF in a web browser? We'll find out. Here's a preview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ODix8BA0o&t=63s

Here's the Playlist Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbqGU5G ... X23g-LXEN4

Bahamut2703