Re: Dune II HD port at last!

Posted on 2023-11-24, 15:51

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I noticed the Windows OS system requirements were raised in this new release. Under Windows XP it won't run. Allegro 5.2 causes this with one NT6 call, among other things. But for such an OS the previous releases are a fallback. Ah, didn't notice that. Thanks for the info! I don't think keeping XP …

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Re: Tillamook 266MHz and working L2 cache?

Posted on 2023-11-23, 16:21

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I have BF2 wired to a solder jumper on my interposer and currently I configured it at HIGH (VCC3). This is correct for higher multipliers 4x and above, not? Multipliers switching mechanism for Mobile Pentium MMX BF0/1/2: 243571-002.pdf page 17 and 18. BF1 uses a different wiring compared to BF0/2. …

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Re: VOGONS github

Posted on 2023-11-20, 16:31

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I decided to work closely on restoring the original behavior in 1oom, combining it with the fixes from my fork. In order not to interfere with people testing the game, I started posting conservative test releases focusing on overall quality. Latest pre-release: https://github.com/1oom-fork/1oom/ …

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Re: Dune II HD port at last!

Posted on 2023-11-20, 16:21

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just wondering why you don't allow uncovering the map as an option You mean having the whole map uncovered from the beginning? Well, having to unveil the map is a quasi standard gameplay mechanic for this RTS genre. Also, I don't want to change gameplay too much. I could look into adding it as an …

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2023-11-17, 16:30

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I am getting the messages of course. Appreciate the interest in fixing and improving the adlib driver. But in order to post constructive replies about it, I would have to dive into this adlib driver matter, and more so then I did 9 years ago. Yes I also used Duke Nukem 3D source code as a reference. …

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2023-11-11, 21:28

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MrFlibble wrote on 2023-11-11, 20:07: And it worked just fine 😀 Good to read that! I should have some tools, notes and soundbanks, from the time I was doing the initial conversion.

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2023-11-11, 19:13

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Another noobish question on my part: I've been playing around with different GENMIDI versions from historical Freed∞m releases, and also learned of the DMXOPL project. However, loading the various versions of GENMIDI does not seem to affect the sound of OPL3 music in MBF 2.04. Am I to understand …

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Re: Some games run laggy on 66 MHZ FSB

Posted on 2023-11-11, 17:28

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darry wrote on 2023-11-10, 20:25: @gerwin Could a faulty PLL possibly cause something like this ? Never heard of that being an issue, and we have too little information anyways. I suppose it is up to the topic starter to decide how to proceed.

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Re: Some games run laggy on 66 MHZ FSB

Posted on 2023-11-10, 18:26

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Maybe you can find some board photos where the PLL is identifiable. I tried, but either the pictures are not sharp, or the chip is obscured by an AGP bracket or card. I do see brand logo "ICS". EDIT1: Manual says "ICS 9248DF-39" EDIT2: Datasheet is available on the net. Lowest PCI clock it can have …

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Re: Yamaha XG emulation at last

Posted on 2023-11-10, 18:17

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There were a few Mame commits around the MU50 code in the past week. So yesterday I build a new SVN version. But the main things that sounded broken, still sound broken. So we will have to be patient.

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Re: Some games run laggy on 66 MHZ FSB

Posted on 2023-11-10, 18:03

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darry wrote on 2023-11-10, 18:00: If I am correct in the above deduction, wrongly set or dysfunctional DIP switches 1 or 2 could massively curtail PCI bus performance. Yes I understood that. But I would still rather see the PLL type code and then the Datasheet for it.

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2023-11-10, 17:58

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One other thing I have recently changed is how Allegro MIDI code handles pan. By default it would put the channels around listener, which in principle creates a nice "sound stage" effect if you are there to listen to the tunes. In case of OPL3 handles stereo sound, however, this sounds a bit too …

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Re: Some games run laggy on 66 MHZ FSB

Posted on 2023-11-10, 17:47

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I have the Gigabyte ga-6vxc7-4x-p board. yeah but why do som egames run than better on a lower cpu at 66 fsb than with a faster on 66fsb Are you switching CPU now? Please rephrase. DIP switches 1 and 2 on that block should be the ones setting the PCI divider and both should be set to ON to get a …

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Re: Some games run laggy on 66 MHZ FSB

Posted on 2023-11-08, 18:43

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ok, but i mean a game like sega rally, which is made for P1 processors shall manage this, those cpus ran also on 66 FSB. it depends on game, most are fine but there are some games which do not like the settings. i mean NFS3 for example runs fine. I think the PCI should not be affected by the FSB …

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Re: Ion Fury - A new Build Engine game

Posted on 2023-11-07, 02:02

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Boroda1 wrote on 2023-11-05, 06:42: So, i've published on nexus and moddb eduke32 mod for Ion Fury: Aftershock on Windows XP 32 bits Thanks for the binaries and the explanation. This is an interesting quick method to get it running. Works fine on my end.

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Re: Blood Source Port on XP?

Posted on 2023-11-03, 16:52

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Here is an archived package of NBlood version 12587 / 2021-10, thus one month newer. This works as-is on Windows XP, and is AFAIK the last version to do so, without resorting to kernel-ex tricks. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604192925/https://lerppu.net/wannabethesis/nblood/20211015-12587/ …

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Re: Doom 'MBF' for DOS, Maintenance release 2.04

Posted on 2023-11-03, 16:44

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Have been re-reading some of the relevant parts of the thread after @T-Squared mentioned these Adlib-related discrepancies and @gerwin responded, and also actually checked the code in ADLIB.C in ALLEG30B, and am wondering if one could achieve replacing the "stock" Allegro driver with code from …

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Re: Blood Source Port on XP?

Posted on 2023-11-02, 23:27

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Here is an archived package of NBlood version 12587 / 2021-10, thus one month newer. This works as-is on Windows XP, and is AFAIK the last version to do so, without resorting to kernel-ex tricks. https://web.archive.org/web/20230604192925/https://lerppu.net/wannabethesis/nblood/20211015-12587/nblood …

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Re: Blood Source Port on XP?

Posted on 2023-11-02, 19:42

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I don't believe gerwin has a Blood backport but just in case you have interest in other games (keep in mind some of these were tested on much newer hardware) : http://www.gb-homepage.nl/ I have no attachment to that game, which limits the effort I want to put into it. But I did look around today, …

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Re: A very strange Yamaha XG YMF744B-R sound card

Posted on 2023-10-31, 02:36

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With all due respect to Clint and Phil, they don't have the expertise, or equipment, to authenticate silicon as legit or not. This topic https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=48133 Has identification tips in section "1.9. Fake "Yamahas"" I'm talking about x-ray analysis. Real methods. Is there …

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