Re: CVS Builds (every 2nd day)

Posted on 2004-02-05, 21:49

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by Alkarion

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I have the same problem with SDL_Net, i.e. checking SDL/SDL_net.h usability... no checking SDL/SDL_net.h presence... no checking for SDL/SDL_net.h... no checking for SDLNet_Init in -lSDL_net... yes configure: WARNING: Can't find SDL_net, internal modem disabled is displayed while running ./configure …

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Re: Virtual Modem

Posted on 2004-02-05, 16:57

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by Alkarion

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Thank you, that was quick. It's really embarassing that I don't know enough C++ to implement such an easy conversion. Used to program in Pascal back in the early 90's.

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Re: Virtual Modem

Posted on 2004-02-05, 16:29

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by Alkarion

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Ok, so I finally understand. It wasn't coded with games in mind and then the way it handles the phone numbers makes sense. But wouldn't it be great to be able to use it with games, i.e. make the virtual modem interpret strings of numbers as IP-numbers with dots in between. And as far as I can see, …

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Re: Virtual Modem

Posted on 2004-02-05, 14:52

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by Alkarion

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I'm sorry but I don't completely understand your answer. dosbox takes of the last part. and parses the string as typed to sdl_netresolvehost. So with dots. Does that mean dots have to be supplied by the user entering the number or that they are automatically inserted? I guess you meant "passes" …

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Re: Virtual Modem

Posted on 2004-02-05, 14:03

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by Alkarion

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I thought it was certain that a number would be interpreted as IP with dots in between. Otherwise the whole thing would make no sense since dots normally can't be entered in the phone number dialog. It would be nice if someone knowing the virtual modem code could comment on this.

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Virtual Modem

Posted on 2004-02-04, 09:24

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by Alkarion

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I tested the virtual Modem with Dosbox 0.61 with several games and so far I had no success. I set up a local network with two computers which are able to ping each other. Command and Conquer won't recognize the modem at all and Tyrian tells me I have no UART, probably hardware-near programming. The …

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Re: DOSBox and Xargon

Posted on 2004-01-22, 11:37

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by Alkarion

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I experienced the same problem in Prince of Persia 2 some time ago. If I remember it correctly the ctrl-key didn't work anymore after some time.

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Re: New Win32 binary released

Posted on 2004-01-20, 15:49

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by Alkarion

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Ultima Underworld sounds much better now, I could hardly make out any differences to the original. Wing Commander 1 still poses some problems, especially during the Origin FX trailer. More detailed testing results later.

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Re: Using Mt32 emulator with VDMSSound - bad sound

Posted on 2004-01-15, 06:41

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by Alkarion

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These are great news. I hope the resolved volume problem will affect Wing Commander 1 also.

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Re: clicking sounds in dosbox release

Posted on 2004-01-08, 18:22

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by Alkarion

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If sound is choppy, increasing frame skip ( Ctrl-F8 ) may help. You can also lower the CPU cycles but this will of course slow down the game.

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Re: 2003-8-12 Release

Posted on 2003-12-17, 15:31

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by Alkarion

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Canadacow, I think you should add Wing Commander 1&2 to the list of reference games for your emulator. First, they have a great Soundtrack (listen to Prince Thrakath theme in the WC 2 intro, it was reused as easter egg in Ultima 7) and second they are the two titles I know of which gave the emulator …

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Re: MT-32 emulator available again!

Posted on 2003-12-16, 11:24

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by Alkarion

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Many thanks for the quick help. The point was taking the last stable SDL version (1.2.6) from the official SDL page. No libraries other than sdl_net.dll were needed, though. Btw, this is absolutely fantastic. The new Roland emulation sounds so much better. I've listened to Prince of Persia 1 and 2 ( …

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Re: MT-32 emulator available again!

Posted on 2003-12-16, 06:57

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by Alkarion

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I can't start Roland Dosbox because it says it needs SDL_NET.dll and if I supply the file it won't start.

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EMS VCPI support

Posted on 2003-12-10, 13:33

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by Alkarion

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I would like to know if this is currently being worked on or if it has a rather low priority on the to-do-list.

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Re: Wing Commander 2

Posted on 2003-11-25, 18:56

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by Alkarion

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You might need these files, too. They belong in the GAMEDAT directory.

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Wing Commander 2

Posted on 2003-11-25, 18:48

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by Alkarion

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I know you developers have more important things to do, but I thought since Wing Commander 2 should not use any unsupported features - in fact it is based on the code of Wing Commander 1 - someone might look into this. As some may know, it is impossible to get into the game without a savegame …

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Re: Geek test

Posted on 2003-11-05, 16:33

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by Alkarion

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19.7...%, seems like my geekiness has declined recently. But i did qoute yoda more than once!

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Re: GUS and MT32 support.

Posted on 2003-11-05, 16:02

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by Alkarion

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If now support for VCPI was implemented in Dosbox, we could use Megaem to make the GUS emulate the MT-32. Now that would be a fine workaround considering the state of the Roland affair.

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Re: We've Been SLAPPed

Posted on 2003-10-15, 05:27

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by Alkarion

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Canadcow, I can understand that all this makes you want to drop the emulation project. I was and still am very enthusiastic about this project, perhaps I didn't make that clear enough in my posts. And I am still convinced that we should try to get Roland to let you finish your emulator. After all, …

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Re: Final version

Posted on 2003-10-10, 18:06

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by Alkarion

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I just wanted to add some details to my post above. The low-volume melody I was referring to occurs in the briefing room and -in case you want to play that much - when the "returning to the carrier"-tune plays. I also just tried Wing Commander 2 and the music is totally screwed up there. Everything …

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