EDIT: I found it (a text file I checked gave me a clue). Leaving it here for others. In the game directory (not the DosBox sub-directory) are configuration files. Also, there is a standard DosBox shortcut to run the game in that folder. By dropping in my preferred DosBox version as a separate folder with a different name, I was then able to make a copy of the shortcut and alter it to point to that directory and its exe instead of the original. Then just run the game with that shortcut. Or, now that I know where the config settings are, I can mess around with them if I need to change them.

Original Post below:
I installed an old game (Realms of Arkania) and would prefer to use a DosBox version with save states for easier character creation. However, the installation doesn't seem to include a standard DosBox configuration file, and instead has a Gog executable fulfilling that role.

So...how can I figure out what configuration settings are being used? Alternatively (although I doubt this is possible) is there any way to point the configurator app at a different version of DosBox and hope it sends it the right settings?

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Keep in mind, many of the GOG Dosbox configs are kind of worthless for actual modern Dosbox versions for two reasons:
1) Wrong encoding. GOG for some reason decided that Codepage 437 was the format of choice instead of UTF-8.

2. Many options are not exposed in their configs or they chose odd settings which either don't help performance or do nothing.