Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-07-07, 15:09

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I wonder if some enhancements are still possible, like on the sound engine part. It seems that still the engine can only handle 1 PCM sound at a time. Is it possible to improve on this? Or maybe add Gravis Ultrasound support which can mix 32 sound channels at the same time? Handling more than 1 PCM …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-06-15, 12:17

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Do you think you can make this add-on (easily) compatible with your mod? :thinking_face: As Gmlb256 has stated, it is out of scope for wolfdosmpu's intended purpose. It would usually have to be the other way around -- source-changing mod authors will need to build their mod on top of wolfdosmpu …

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Re: List of popular DOS games and their optimal sound system

Posted on 2022-05-17, 09:50

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in Marvin \ Sound

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There's also the minor snag that some games don't seem to have "optimal" sound solutions in the quality sense. For example, The Lost Vikings is perhaps recommended with a fully programmable MT-32 for sound effects (and SC-55 in MT-32 emulation mode sounds pretty bad). But its MT-32 music doesn't …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-12, 21:41

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Okay, fixed it as you suggested! Version 1.51 is now available on github ! Threw in some very minor fixes too. Changelog: Removed the half-second delay before the play screen starts rendering in fullscreen mode. This was due to the game trying to fade in the play screen's UI elements, which do not …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-12, 06:35

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A little feedback: In fullscreen during a game session there is no visible fade-in effect when entering the main menu (or pressing certain function keys) then returning into the game, making it look like there is a small delay. I've been meaning to ask about this. The code by default fades in just …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-11, 22:00

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Okay, I've released version 1.50 on github ! As earlier mentioned, this new release now supports fullscreen mode! Just head to Change View and resize the window all the way up until the whole screen is black (including the instructions' background), then press Enter and then Y to the warning message …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-11, 12:57

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maybe you could include it but keep off by default and allow these extra features to be enabled by command line? You mean include the fullscreen option (without status) on the MPU-only version but make it hidden? I mean, it's already technically included AND off by default (because you have to …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-11, 11:11

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I ran into a snag with this... I've technically got it working now on both MPU-only and modern versions, but the problem is that there's no easy way to look at your status (health, ammo, etc.) in the MPU-only version. On the modern version, I added the status bar stats (except score, who needs that …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-09, 09:35

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Yes. Here is an archived snapshot of the site that I was talking about: https://web.archive.org/web/20061005161644/http://www.chaos-software.de.vu:80/ Thanks for this! I'll see what I can do to integrate this stuff in the next version. Would you like this available with the MPU-only version as well …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-08, 16:26

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Um... I'm back with yet another update. Sorry for the inconvenience. :) Version 1.49 is now available on github ! The big thing in this release is... fixed the engine's support for maximum view size, AKA "borderless" view! 1.png Note that game logic determinism is slightly different on this view …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2022-05-05, 08:16

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HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY, WOLFENSTEIN 3-D! To celebrate the occasion, version 1.48 of wolfdosmpu is now up on github ! (Yes, I'm back for now, wee!) The big new feature is true savegame compatibility with the original WOLF3D.EXE and SPEAR.EXE! In case you have old savegames from the 90's, these will …

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Re: General MIDI at emulator level

Posted on 2021-12-15, 22:40

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The first Sound Blaster was originally developed as a competitor for the AdLib card. Creative did this by using the exact same FM synthesizer chip (Yamaha OPL2) that was on the AdLib to achieve backward compatibility, then added their own digitized sound processor (PCM) to one-up the AdLib, but that …

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Re: but how do i make windowresolution=800x600 output=opengl to a command line ?

Posted on 2021-12-15, 15:09

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The -c option technically runs a DOS command. It doesn't *actually* set a config option. The only reason "-c scaler=hq2x" actually works when appended on the DOSBox startup command line is because DOSBox, for some reason or another, can interpret a DOS command of the format X=Y as a config-setting …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-29, 19:33

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What version of wolfdosmpu do you use for the GOG Versions of Wolf3d and Spear of Destiny? For Wolfenstein 3-D full, check the logos that appear on your unmodified game's startup screen. If the right logo says "Apogee", use WOLF3DRW or WOLF3DRM. Otherwise, use WOLF3DCW or WOLF3DCM. Minor update: …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-28, 07:25

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Yes the attached version works how I'd expect it to thankyou! Okay, finalized the release! Version 1.47 is officially up. Also surreptitiously threw in a few more bugfixes in there: Really fixed first-sample dropping on Sound Blaster this time (I hope) -- it seems to be caused by a driver problem …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-27, 14:36

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badmojo wrote on 2021-11-27, 07:08: Is anyone else finding that? Just a quick check tho: badmojo, can you verify that the sound works as you expect on this version, before I make a release? (you only need to test one of the EXEs -- I don't know which one you normally use)

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-27, 11:53

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Something I've noticed because I was testing something related is that the stereo separation of this exe (I'm using WOLF3DCW.EXE) is a lot less pronounced that the original WOLF3D.EXE. I can still hear it but sounds that should be totally on my right for example, still play out of the left speaker. …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-25, 13:09

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Version 1.46 is up. Not as many improvements as in previous versions, but you might want to update nonetheless. It's in github as usual. :) Changelog: Implemented a sounding queueing scheme where a sound effect may only override a currently-playing one when the latter has played for a minimum …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-20, 10:42

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Great work! I'll test this some more when I get the chance. Will my old save games break with the updated version? Old wolfdosmpu savegames should work fine since I made it a point to preserve compatibility since version 1.32 (i.e., as long as the filename is SAVEGM_n.xxx). Anything before that …

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Re: wolfmidi+wolfdosmpu - Wolf3D/SoD music in General MIDI (fully-automatic converter) + WOLF3D.EXE with MPU-401 support

Posted on 2021-11-20, 08:55

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Update: I still haven't had time to fix the bug above, but I successfully made a savegame that starts out with the player coordinates already set to where the bug happens, so I can look closely into it later. I also found out that all released versions of Wolf3D had it, all the way back to shareware …

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