Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-23, 07:02
Would you mind sharing your source and/or build with us, NewRisingSun?
Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-22, 09:23
One more case for BIN / CUE, which uses WAV, is that you can quickly burn it onto disc, mount it in a virtual CD drive as well as in DOSBox. But yes, it does use more space, but IMO storage is so cheap and plenty, I wonder if it's such a big deal? As I said earlier: You have to take into …
Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-22, 08:48
I don't follow the logic behind the DOSBox being an emulator of older systems and therefore should only support older formats. I think you got we wrong here: I didn't mean to say DOSBox should only support old file formats for compressed audio. Actually, FLAC (v1.0 released 2001) is even older that …
Re: DOSBox SVN Builds
Posted on 2016-09-21, 14:50
Ant_222 wrote: Maybe Yesterplay80 should not have abridged it in the instructions for his enhanced build? Did I forget one/some? If so, I'm sorry, I just added your readme to the archive, just to make sure.
Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-20, 14:25
It is also a question of future-proofing for the next generations. Ultimately having a lossless format to listen to, transcode and sample from is the optimal way of preserving audio videogame history. There really is no reason not to support the superior format considering the ever increasing hdd …
Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-20, 06:58
Heroes 2 from GOG uses 85 kbps on the ogg tracks, nobody complained yet. :) Really? That bitrate is so low that one definitely must hear the difference (unless you're half deaf :wink:) Is it a variable bitrate? In that case, you can't always trust what is shown in it's properties because it changes …
Re: FLAC support
Posted on 2016-09-20, 06:27
To be honest, I don't see any necessity for FLAC support. I convert my games that have redbook audio to OGG files with a fixed bitrate of 320 KByte/s (GOG only uses 256 or maybe even 192 kbyte/s) and I don't hear absolutely any difference between those and the CD audio. I'm pretty sure most of us …
Re: DOSBox SVN Builds
Posted on 2016-09-19, 14:39
I downloaded his source and compared it to the source of the current SVN. Since his code is so much older, almost every (if not every) file has changed since then. The changes sum up to a diff file with over 300.000 lines! And since I'm no programmer neither I can't say for sure which changes really …
Re: Patch for pixel-perfect scaling [was:Full-screen mode]
Posted on 2016-09-19, 13:53
Ant_222 wrote: I beg your pardon. Fixed. No problem. Your fixed patch already found a home in my updated enhanced build.
Re: DOSBox SVN Builds
Posted on 2016-09-19, 13:52
Just to let you know: I updated the current enhanced build my adding the latest version (Alpha 4) of Ant_222's pixelperfect scaler patch as well as OPLx's / NewRisingSun's patch for correct frequencies with Gameblaster card emulation . To visualize the differences between the vanilla and the …
Re: Patch for pixel-perfect scaling [was:Full-screen mode]
Posted on 2016-09-19, 09:33
Hey Ant_222, I just tried to compile your Alpha 4 patch with a fresh check out of the current DOSBox SVN, but if fails with the following errors: make[3]: Entering directory `/home/ /dosbox/src/gui' g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../.. -I../../include -I/mingw/include/SDL -D_GNU_SOU RCE=1 -Dmain=SDL_main …
Re: Replacing splash screen inside DOSBox .exe or .dll file
Posted on 2016-09-15, 13:13
Btw.: Who created the logo for the splash screen? I'm using it as an icon for my enhanced DOSBox build instead of the "boxy" looking one and would like to give credit to the right author.
Re: 3dfx voodoo chip emulation is back!
Posted on 2016-09-15, 06:51
That aside, I don't quite understand how this patch works. Where's the glide2x.ovl? Would it even use openglide? The *.ovl files normally are installed with the games, they don't come from DOSBox. In most games you can find it directly in the installation directory. The patch itself doesn't need a …
Re: Patch for pixel-perfect scaling [was:Full-screen mode]
Posted on 2016-09-14, 11:48
James-F wrote: But me likey big square pixels... Most of us do, I think! 😀 Though I must admit, some of those screens look very impressive. As long as it's a feature and not mandatory, I would like to see it in DOSBox.
Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!
Posted on 2016-09-14, 09:54
PhilsComputerLab wrote: Sweet, thank you! Is it a good game? If you're a fan of arcade racing games, than absolutely! I made a video some days ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtuk5Mdy8JU
Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!
Posted on 2016-09-14, 09:45
"World Rally Fever" added to the list!
Re: Mortal Kombat 3 slow on Shao Kahn
Posted on 2016-09-14, 08:40
That is twisted beyond all reason. Why on earth would they do such a stupid thing? The music in MK2 is some of the best music ever made. Well, it's not as if the digitized music present in the home ports is that bad, or is it? Has anyone ever interfaced with the CD player through mscdex? I wonder …
Re: Heatsink and/or fan for Voodoo 3 3000
Posted on 2016-09-13, 08:56
I just ordered this thing here, I hope it will keep my Voodoo 3 3000 cool enough: 71HfEgnZygL._SL1292_.jpg It sucks the air in and blows it out at the back of the PC, so theoretically you can cool every GPU with that one without meddling with heatsinks, rubber bands and fans. I'll let you know if it …
Re: Screamer2 / 3dfx freezes ("illegal read from...")
Posted on 2016-09-12, 07:14
How did you install the game? And witch patch are you using, there were different 3Dfx patches, one for Voodoo 1 and one for Voodoo 2 chipsets. Did you try a newer version of DOSBox? The one you're using really is very, very old, there has been a lot of improvement since then!
Re: World Rally Fever - Strange phenomenon involving the "pause" command
Posted on 2016-09-10, 12:32
James-F wrote: If I press any key during the first intro screen, it will not skip to following screens. Ah, that works here, too.
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