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

Posted on 2021-11-18, 14:43

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by ericvids

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Your right on both issues. thanks for explaining the ^. I tried it with the original and it did occur and i think your right that it occurs more often in the mod build. I can try to catch a screen shot of it. Okay... I actually just discovered something funny on the original EXE (and it happens …

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

Posted on 2021-11-18, 03:17

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by ericvids

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sounds great on my YMF754 Toshiba Tecra 8200. Only a couple observations i had while playing. 1. There seems to be half a 0 following the last valid digit on the completion stats. I think you mean the ^ mark, which indicates that there are more kills/secrets/treasures on the level but they are …

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

Posted on 2021-11-16, 17:37

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by ericvids

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Just a quick note, guys, Version 1.44 is up. As usual, head over to github for the EXEs. Fixed some major bugs -- you will definitely want to upgrade to this. :) Changelog: Corrected a couple of crashing and corruption cases in the classic code. You should now be able to play Spear of Destiny from …

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

Posted on 2021-11-05, 16:17

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by ericvids

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I would like to include an option for your MIDI+Automap version in the pack and wanted to get your approval to include it? I can have my update script from github pull directly from your repo to get the latest and greatest. Wow, I'd be honored! Sure, I'd be happy to have wolfdosmpu in there! (Now I …

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

Posted on 2021-11-04, 14:18

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by ericvids

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More great improvements, I'm loving this! Apologies if this has been asked already and / or is offensive given the crux of this whole project is MIDI, but is it possible to switch back to FM? I see in the menu that music can be switch off but there will be times when I'm in the mood for good old …

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

Posted on 2021-11-04, 03:33

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by ericvids

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Might you be looking to implement more (modern) features, one feature came to mind watching your gameplay video (loved the PC speaker sounds btw :smiley:): an optional additional screen size that gets rid of the big borders around the screen. I don't really know if this is at all feasible though, …

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

Posted on 2021-11-03, 07:29

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by ericvids

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Thank you BraveToaster and badmojo for the kind words and feedback! To thank you for your support, I've release a NEW version of wolfdosmpu! Version 1.43 is now available at github . Modern-controls changes: Automap now makes doors glow if they have not been opened (more accurately, "haven't been …

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

Posted on 2021-10-29, 13:25

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by ericvids

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Update: Version 1.42 is out! You can grab the new EXE files from: https://github.com/ericvids/wolfdosmpu/releases Major changes: Now detects whether proper data files have been provided for the EXE used. The game won't crash or hang your PC unexpectedly anymore in case you provide the wrong data …

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Re: Roland SC-55 help

Posted on 2021-10-28, 04:47

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by ericvids

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Another thing that flew over my head to mention is with some MIDIs the SC55 isn't choosing the correct instruments or effects. Yup, it's a bad USB-MIDI cable; it's probably got one bit shorted out, or its firmware just doesn't handle some midi messages properly (especially System-Exclusive messages …

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Re: Roland SC-55 help

Posted on 2021-10-28, 02:42

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by ericvids

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in Marvin \ Sound

If a MIDI file stutters when played via a MIDI DIN connector but not through VirtualMIDISynth, it's either the MIDI cable is operating at a slower speed than normal, or the MIDI file itself is not timed properly for communication overhead. If you're talking about the Build engine game Fate, the test …

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

Posted on 2021-10-26, 09:50

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by ericvids

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Tried Covox, and works perfectly. As well as SB Direct Mode. So direct mode is enabled only if BLASTER variable contains only port address A220 and no DMA specified. Once DMA (D1) is present it uses it. Right? Yup, DMA is used as soon as you put in the D option in the BLASTER var. Technically you …

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

Posted on 2021-10-26, 08:50

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by ericvids

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Oh, sorry you spent so much time because of my stupidity. I have different versions on different laptops. I have a covox and will be able to test it later during today. And please don't change the names. i think we got used to them, and changing will lead even more confusion. No worries! I'm …

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

Posted on 2021-10-25, 20:45

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by ericvids

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Digital sound is working now, as well as adlib music (did not copy MIDI folder yet). Cool! But the game crashes sometimes now with this message (mostly after I kill someboby) IMG_3259.jpg Edit. Also noticed that Wolf3d detects the card as Sound Blaster now (it was detected as Adlib before) I wasn'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 2021-10-25, 11:47

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by ericvids

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Hi, ericvids! Amazing response timing! :D I've tried the executable, and as looks like mine is a registerd version as it was all messed up. But I could still test the sound. I've tried it on two cards that have ES1688 chip so 100% SB compatible both set to port 220. BLASTER=A220. One card is seen …

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

Posted on 2021-10-25, 10:12

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by ericvids

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Just in case you need more ideas. :) You could make the owners of rarish PCMCIA sound cards happy by adding Sound Blaster Direct mode for digital sound (instead of DMA trasfer or instead of Disney Sound Source). It's a really simple routine. FastDoom already has it. Here is a short discussion …

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

Posted on 2021-10-23, 19:51

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by ericvids

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I think that it would be interesting to do a similar treatment for these Wolf3D based games now that I mentioned them. :) I'm no artist though, so adding floor/ceiling textures is currently out of my league. :P Anyway, I've been eating my own dogfood lately and found a couple more issues with …

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

Posted on 2021-10-18, 02:40

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by ericvids

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Sorry for the double post, doing a new release: Version 1.39 is out, addressing the concerns above! - added music volume control (for the use case as described above) - put tab function options in a separate menu - various fixes to automap: pushwall and bonus locations are marked on the map after …

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

Posted on 2021-10-16, 23:19

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by ericvids

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Heh, this reminds me of another enemy AI bug where they won't attack the player if they are stuck on the doorway and the player very near to it while making sure that the enemy can't see the player. This allows the player to kill the enemy with the knife undisturbed except dogs. :D Oooh, I got 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 2021-10-15, 18:10

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by ericvids

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... and more period correct weapons, such as the Kar98k, MP40 and maybe even Panzerfaust 😃. Ehehehe... I don't think I can make THAT kind of mod. ;) I'm improving this mainly for the guys who want to play the original on DOS with period-correct MIDI modules. ;) I've been playing my own work for the …

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

Posted on 2021-10-11, 01:08

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by ericvids

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The fireball behavior is an interesting one, for some reason T_Projectile routine was used as an "action" routine instead of being a "think" routine like the others projectiles such as the rocket and syringe. The original behavior depended on framerate and in faster computers it was very easy to …

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