Re: Heretic in 640x480?

Posted on Yesterday, 12:22

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Apologies if the bump is no longer relevant, but I have myself just found out Legacy runs Heretic very smoothly in VESA resolutions. I was using 1.4.0 DOS build but in 1024x768 and it worked superb, I only noticed the lighting was somewhat brighter than in the original, especially noticeable at …

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Hiccup, stutter with a particular MIDI file on an X3MB

Posted on 2023-09-03, 21:01

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Have a question - why playing this MIDI (comes from rome.ro and is one of Bobby Prince Doom music drafts) with an X3MB causes a noticeable hiccup when looping, and in case of playing in DOS even results with game stutter (appreciate this last part sounds murky, but I am referring to playing this in …

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

Posted on 2023-08-14, 17:42

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While you are working at rebuilding MBF, would it hurt if Allegro MIDI_TRACKS "theoretical maximum" is bumped from 32 to 64? I am toying with such a build locally which allows me to play MIDIs in more recent WADs (such as those using Bobby Prince's original MIDI files). I also bumped DIGI_VOICES and …

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Re: Interfacing IPX networks with TCP/IP

Posted on 2023-08-08, 07:44

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Following OP's hint I was able to find a version of git that runs on my Windows 98. Have no connection to another machines to actually test how well it works, but at least it does listen on the advertized port (tested with telnet) and does pick up Doom's IPX traffic with WinPCap, so chances are it …

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2023-01-18, 16:30

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Thank you. that's awesome 😀

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Re: FastDoom. A new Doom port for DOS, optimized to be as fast as possible for 386/486 personal computers!

Posted on 2023-01-18, 15:56

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I am curious if there are video recording showcasing Hercules display support that once can watch now, e.g. on YouTube?

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

Posted on 2023-01-17, 18:59

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Ok, thanks a lot for explanation and advice. Switched to ECE for all my activities, and I must say it is actually quite smooth both mixer- (with a 4k buffer) and fluidsynth- wise. Is there a good build of DOSBox that allows for videocard emulation with enough memory to support VESA page flipping in …

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

Posted on 2023-01-07, 20:26

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Have a question - does Ctrl+4 crash MBF for anyone running it on real HW? The reason I ask is because the version of DOXBox I currently run (not using the sig rig, unfortunately) consistently crashes Tartar, MBF 2.04 and @crvs's build, and pressing Ctrl+1 - Ctrl+9 visibly slows the game down. I am …

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

Posted on 2022-12-22, 20:43

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Thanks, Gerwin. So I was "lazily" trying to take advantage of that with Bernewfie by overriding the ibk on the assumption that Hexen is a dmx-linked Doom engine-based game. 😉

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

Posted on 2022-12-22, 18:02

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Trying out how OPL music sounds, and would like your opinion, folks - https://youtu.be/eC7zaIOL9w4 Don't have access to my Yamaha cards anymore (and to be honest the 744B one never sounded right), and this sounds nothing like any of these recordings on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= …

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

Posted on 2022-12-02, 07:45

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Hexetic seems to be the first one, according to doomwiki. And it also boasts "different resolutions" and hi-color mode. But honestly, I have not tried it and have been told strange things, like that it was a valid option to play Heretic in high resolution, but not for Hexen. Wiki also says source …

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

Posted on 2022-12-01, 23:32

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I've read Mac version had more high resolution UI assets bundled, but doomwiki dismisses their quality somewhat... For now I have cleaned up a bit: centering widgets, or moving them closer to screen borders as opposed to how they were spread out "evenly" before. It would also be cool to have status …

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

Posted on 2022-11-30, 19:24

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@leileilol , you are correct there's no patch scaling in this this hack of port, so would be good to know how much pain the numbers on the inventory cause on a CRT in hi res. I've made some clean-up after the video was recorded and pushed the source code to https://gitlab.com/ludicrous_peridot/ …

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

Posted on 2022-11-28, 22:37

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So, this is not Doom, but close enough - I produced a DJGPP build of Hexen with Allegro-based system funcs (and Allegro itself) I (once again) borrowed from @gerwin's code. Was using original Hexen source code release as a basis. 640x400 is supported, but as with MBF 2.04 I expect letterboxed …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2022-08-02, 21:20

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Hey, many thanks for that! I am hearing THAT sound now. But now that I have read your explanation, would it also mean that: A. If I have a sysex xmi that I've extracted from, say, Legend of Kyrandia, it would be meaningless to prepend it to the "music" XMIs playlist for Dreamblaster as it will …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player + Munt VSTi + BassMidi VSTi

Posted on 2022-08-01, 20:32

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Sorry if I am being dense (or lazy) but is there a pointer somewhere to using a MID or SYX file to switch a Buran to MT-32 mode via MidiPlayer? I have been using the DOSMID-based solution in DOS (via MIDI port if that matters) quite happily, but with MidiPlayer when I simply put the MT32EMUL.MID …

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Re: Tie Fighter CD (original) GoG release in DOS with General MIDI

Posted on 2022-08-01, 20:12

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However this was not the first Star Wars game I was having similar issues. The other one was Dark Forces (also GoG) and for that a utility existed called DFORCEDH .EXE (or DeHacker) that among other things fixed the General MIDI infinite loop in IMUSE.EXE. Now Tie Fighter CD and Dark Forces use …

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Re: Digital DOS games (GOG, Steam...) Retro PC Compatibility Sheet: We need your input!

Posted on 2022-04-22, 08:00

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Have you tried running it in FreeDOS? I haven't as I don't have FreeDOS bootable anymore. I do have FreeDOS installation on my drive and am using programs and tools from there. When I was referring to running in Windows vs in DOS, I meant Windows 98 SE OEM booting into graphics shell vs stopping at …

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Re: Sound issues with Westwood Studios games on a G41 machine

Posted on 2022-03-03, 07:06

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May I ask if anyone has any luck with resolving this? I tried experimenting with using drivers from other Westwood games but that did not help (did not "just work" in the first place). Which other games do you recommens trying? I was using dmkit 310 for testing on the same machine successfully and …

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Re: Dreamblaster S2 - MT32 mode

Posted on 2022-02-25, 19:26

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So you should try a game that is known to use only the default instruments: I realize the list isn't of your making, but the owner really ought to remove Legend of Kyrandia, which sends an entire bank of 64 custom timbres. Most of these are indeed related to sound-effects, but that usage is pretty …

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