Re: Disabling the DWM8AND16BITMITIGATION layer

Posted on 2023-08-31, 21:03

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by UCyborg

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No idea about DxWnd, might have its own tricks that may avoid Windows' mitigation, but without knowing further technical details, that shim's basic function seems to be simply making 16-bit and 8-bit color modes available and making them appear correctly in supposedly 32bpp only environment as …

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Re: Vogonians , how do you deal with fatigue?

Posted on 2023-08-31, 19:17

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by UCyborg

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I think it would help if one didn't have to do 8-16/9-5 routine (or worse) every work day, for months, for years, with very few leave days in-between. But I guess that's not a problem for workaholics.

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Counter-Strike 1.6 in a web browser

Posted on 2023-08-31, 19:13

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by UCyborg

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Someone (not Valve) put the Counter-Strike in a web browser and published it online. https://play-cs.com/ Seems to work smoothly only in a Chromium-based web browser though.

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Re: Disabling the DWM8AND16BITMITIGATION layer

Posted on 2023-08-31, 19:04

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by UCyborg

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I've not seen this messing with the colors, but then I don't use the latest and greatest Windows version either (Win10 20H2) and my PC is 14 years old at this point (GPU is 9 years old though). For WON version of Half-Life, I used -32bpp command-line parameter along with my patch that also makes it …

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Re: Missing 320x240 Software Render in Half Life: Uplink and 1.0

Posted on 2023-08-06, 18:55

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by UCyborg

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OK, here's the modified hl.exe of version 1.1.0.6. hl1106_no_min_res.zip

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Re: Missing 320x240 Software Render in Half Life: Uplink and 1.0

Posted on 2023-08-05, 14:10

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by UCyborg

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hl.exe needs to be patched with OllyDbg or similar debugger. Both versions 1.1.1.0 and 1.0.1.6 at least have unique CMP EBP,190 command inside that may be found when using search (CTRL + F), the code must be modified in the way that this comparison instruction along with a jump instruction …

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Re: Missing 320x240 Software Render in Half Life: Uplink and 1.0

Posted on 2023-07-29, 15:43

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by UCyborg

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For HL retail 1.0.0.9 and 1.1.1.0 at least, resolution list for windowed mode (Software, OpenGL or Direct3D) is hardcoded. The same list is also hardcoded for fullscreen OpenGL, but for Software and D3D fullscreen, resolution list is enumerated from the system, but the resolution must pass few …

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Re: Fullscreen input lag

Posted on 2023-06-03, 08:34

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by UCyborg

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It must have been years since I last used dgVoodoo (I rarely play games these days), but I always found mouse to be more responsive running games with native, legacy D3D. I assumed back then it must be native/legacy D3D vs. modern D3D thing. Windowed mode, well, last time I used an OS without a …

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Re: Half-Life 1280x1024 in D3D

Posted on 2023-04-27, 14:32

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by UCyborg

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@ucyborg is it normal that your patched game doesn't work with audio sound? Any other version works, but yours plays no cd audio, neither through daemon tools nor directly from the CD drives. Any idea why that is? No, it's not normal and I don't know why it wouldn't work. The game normally plays …

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Re: Windows 11 has been released

Posted on 2021-10-19, 21:33

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by UCyborg

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Probably nothing of particular interest for me in Win11 at first glance. Some say it's a bit smoother than 10, but probably not too significant. I like improved paging algorithm in 10. It's irritating with Vista - 8.1 that OS happily puts inactive programs' data from RAM to disk, then there's always …

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Re: Why people still love XP

Posted on 2021-08-28, 22:22

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by UCyborg

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Didn't love XP back then and don't love it now. Or any other OS, really. I run whatever other software requires to perform optimally. I only kept XP around to test game patches on that I used to do.

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Re: Unintended FPS cap in Max Payne? (EDIT: and Hitman 2: SA)

Posted on 2021-01-22, 23:41

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by UCyborg

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Max Payne enables VSync for itself, it doesn't have an option to disable it. Windows 10 comes with crippled D3D8, which runs D3D8 games in windowed mode, so it doesn't matter what the game does, it'll always behave as if VSync is disabled. There's a hacked d3d8.dll from an older Windows 10 build …

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Re: Retro confessions. What are yours?

Posted on 2020-12-10, 18:46

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by UCyborg

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I think I damaged my motherboard's ethernet card a while ago by accidentally plugging in PS/2 keyboard while PC was on, I was tired and not thinking straight at the time. I didn't notice right away because I usually connect through phone's USB tethering function, which wirelessly connects to cable …

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Re: 8 Ball Pool @ miniclip.com - enormous memory usage

Posted on 2020-11-01, 06:42

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by UCyborg

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The game didn't seem to change (much) since the last time, but it manages to load on Chromium Edge now.

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Re: Moderator "It's not okay to bump a thread that's been dead without any new replies for 12 years."

Posted on 2020-10-07, 16:47

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by UCyborg

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I've seen a case of adding useful information to an old thread and the thread being locked shortly afterwards. Nice job, especially considering such threads had their time to get a nice spot in search engines. /s Oh, and there's the announcement at the top of the Windows sub-forum that it's meant to …

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Re: Which browser do you use?

Posted on 2020-09-19, 16:51

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by UCyborg

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Basilisk, occasionally Vivaldi.

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Re: Is anyone excited for the Nvidia 3000 series cards

Posted on 2020-09-19, 16:47

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by UCyborg

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I'm going for another 10 years with the current equipment, assuming neither me nor the equipment dies at any point until then. Well, the GPU is 6 years old since I upgraded it once since I put the computer together. The spare one in the basement is still in perfect condition, though more wasteful in …

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Re: dgVoodoo 2.7.x and related WIP versions

Posted on 2020-09-17, 16:49

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by UCyborg

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Dege, please add Direct3D 9 support to Output API. Why? D3D9 will be dump in the next future. DX9c = 16 years ago. Nvidia, AMD (and maybe Intel) drivers (9a,9b) are already broken, it's why Dege already gave us the D3D9 wrapper. If you want a D3D8to9 wrapper: https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9 So …

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Re: Half-Life 1.1.1.0 patch for dgVoodoo2 Direct3D fullscreen mode compatibility

Posted on 2020-09-14, 19:27

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by UCyborg

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I wonder if there's any interesting piece of software/demo/game out there that could be downloaded that uses separate focus and device windows. It would necessarily have to be true multi-monitor app. Check if your game was patched to 1.1.1.0 before copying those files over. sierra.inf says which one …

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Re: Half-Life 1.1.1.0 patch for dgVoodoo2 Direct3D fullscreen mode compatibility

Posted on 2020-09-13, 16:35

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by UCyborg

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in dgVoodoo General

It's possible to force menu resolution with -lw and -lh command line arguments (width and height), it just won't look pretty since it's hardcoded for 640x480, but it's functional. Half-Life's D3D renderer doesn't render underwater fog and there's an issue with some textures having some weird color …

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