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At the moment, I'm using D-Fend Reloaded for its ease of use. I even added the location for where the disc image is.

This is what I have in my configuration file:

[autoexec]
@echo off
SET PATH=Z:\
keyb US 437
mount C "C:\Users\MyName\D-FEND~1\VIRTUA~1\"
imgmount D "C:\Users\MyName\D-FEND~1\VIRTUA~1\BATSPIRE\CDImages\BATTLE~1.ISO" -t cdrom echo.
C:
cd\
cd \BATSPIRE
Z:\config(dotcom) -securemode > nul (Apparently, I am not authorized to post non-Elder Scrolls URL links here)
call SPIRE.BAT
exit


I've already read all there is to read on UESP about making it work. I'm out of ideas and it seems that I'm the only person in the universe who's looking to play Battlespire.

Once you get into it, battlespire's a good game.

I ran it with no problems (including music) on windows 10 under ykhwong's dosbox (search for it, I probably can't post links here).

I'll list the steps I did in case they're of use, although they follow those on uesp.net (Battlespire->Running under DOSBox) quite closely.

Create a directory, eg C:\Games, and extract the dosbox .7z file to C:\Games\Battlespire\ (so there should be, eg, a dosbox.conf file immediately under C:\Games\Battlespire).

Rip your battlespire disc to the Battlespire directory (I ripped it to .bin and .cue files).

Fetch the patch from the uesp.net page (batpat15.exe, which is a self-extracting archive).

In dosbox.conf (in C:\Games\Battlespire\), set:

fullresolution=640x480
windowresolution=1280x960
output=ddraw
memsize=63

and under the autoexec section:

mount c c:\Games\Battlespire
imgmount d c:\Games\Battlespire\Battlespire.cue -t iso -fs iso

For ease of use, I set up a link on the desktop to run:
C:\Games\Battlespire\dosbox.exe -conf C:\Games\Battlespire\dosbox.conf

Run dosbox via this link and run:

d:
install
(Install into C:\BATSPIRE,
Bypass internal video driver
Select and configure digital audio driver
Select Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or AWE32
Attempt to configure sound driver automatically
Enable captions
Disable childguard
)

Copy batpat15.exe to C:\Games\Battlespire\BATSPIRE\ and run (or right-click, run "Extract Here" with 7-Zip). (Replaces GAME.EXE and adds to GAMEDATA\)

Edit BATSPIRE\SPIRE.BAT, set:
set causeway=MAXMEM:72;PRE:40;NAME:spire.swp

Edit SPIRE.CFG, set before video line:
OBJMENSIZE 9000

Edit dosbox.conf again, and add to the end of the autoexec section:

c:
cd \BATSPIRE
spire

Now running the desktop link should run battlespire.

David

I followed all of your steps and the problem still remains, no music.