appiah4 wrote on 2024-03-15, 08:23:MyName wrote on 2024-03-08, 13:30:You're just confusing facts with opinions.
You are just confusing your opinions with facts.
Talking about opinions causes a gag reflex in healthy people. I don't think we have anything to talk about. Muted
gameflorist wrote on 2024-03-15, 17:08:hey mikesk8, i think i was able to fix the hanging notes problem with MIDI on macOS. here are updated packages: […]
mikesk8 wrote on 2024-03-07, 16:01:gameflorist wrote on 2024-03-07, 12:21:It should be working. Dune Dynasty has MIDI support. So if a Roland SC-55 is the MIDI-device of your mac, it should use that. However, i just tried MIDI-output on a mac, and i encountered some problems with hanging notes.
Alternatively you can use rcblanke's pre-recorded Sc-55 sountrack (see here).
Thank you for the answer. My goal is to use a real SC55 as this is the most fun way 😉 I am going to check it out the next week once my new USB MIDI cable arrives and report back.
Do you know the root cause of the hanging notes you mentioned? Did you use the actual device? Which USB MIDI cable did you use?hey mikesk8, i think i was able to fix the hanging notes problem with MIDI on macOS. here are updated packages:
let me know if you have any problems!
Thanks a lot! I have just started testing and got stuck 😉 The Dune II via Dosbox Staging works fully ok with Roland SC55 (via Coremidi). However, in Dune Dynasty I cannot get any music from my Roland. I have checked all the settings, but always the music plays via computer speakers and not via Roland SC55 (connected to Mac via Roland Midi-USB interface).
Do you maybe know what I need to put in CFG file?
mikesk8 wrote on 2024-03-17, 14:21:Thanks a lot! I have just started testing and got stuck 😉 The Dune II via Dosbox Staging works fully ok with Roland SC55 (via Coremidi). However, in Dune Dynasty I cannot get any music from my Roland. I have checked all the settings, but always the music plays via computer speakers and not via Roland SC55 (connected to Mac via Roland Midi-USB interface).
Do you maybe know what I need to put in CFG file?
unfortunately i don't think there are any config options, that could help you here. i don't know much about MIDI on macOS, but it seems there are 2 interfaces regarding MIDI on mac: Core Audio and Core Midi. both are supported by Dosbox, but Dune Dynasty only supports Core Audio, and not Core Midi. maybe there is a way to tell Core Audio to use an external MIDI device instead of the built-in by default (e.g. by setting a default audio device)? but maybe Core Midi is required to do that, in which case i believe there is unfortunately no way to accomplish with Dynasty, what you are trying to do.
gameflorist wrote on 2024-03-19, 20:24:mikesk8 wrote on 2024-03-17, 14:21:Thanks a lot! I have just started testing and got stuck 😉 The Dune II via Dosbox Staging works fully ok with Roland SC55 (via Coremidi). However, in Dune Dynasty I cannot get any music from my Roland. I have checked all the settings, but always the music plays via computer speakers and not via Roland SC55 (connected to Mac via Roland Midi-USB interface).
Do you maybe know what I need to put in CFG file?
unfortunately i don't think there are any config options, that could help you here. i don't know much about MIDI on macOS, but it seems there are 2 interfaces regarding MIDI on mac: Core Audio and Core Midi. both are supported by Dosbox, but Dune Dynasty only supports Core Audio, and not Core Midi. maybe there is a way to tell Core Audio to use an external MIDI device instead of the built-in by default (e.g. by setting a default audio device)? but maybe Core Midi is required to do that, in which case i believe there is unfortunately no way to accomplish with Dynasty, what you are trying to do.
Thank you for your answer. I think coremidi is required to communicate with external devices, at least this is my understanding. It is a pity its not supported 🙁 Maybe somebody in the future will be able to create a patch as a pull request.
mikesk8 wrote on 2024-03-19, 21:00:Thank you for your answer. I think coremidi is required to communicate with external devices, at least this is my understanding. It is a pity its not supported 🙁 Maybe somebody in the future will be able to create a patch as a pull request.
Thanks for clarification! I'd definitely be glad to merge a pull request.
Funny - i just wanted to direct you to the OpenDUNE project and saw just now, that you've opened a discussion there. The project saw some recent activity. Maybe they will implement it. Since Dune Dynasty is a fork of OpenDUNE i might be able to port it.
gameflorist wrote on 2024-03-19, 21:47:mikesk8 wrote on 2024-03-19, 21:00:Thank you for your answer. I think coremidi is required to communicate with external devices, at least this is my understanding. It is a pity its not supported 🙁 Maybe somebody in the future will be able to create a patch as a pull request.
Thanks for clarification! I'd definitely be glad to merge a pull request.
Funny - i just wanted to direct you to the OpenDUNE project and saw just now, that you've opened a discussion there. The project saw some recent activity. Maybe they will implement it. Since Dune Dynasty is a fork of OpenDUNE i might be able to port it.
Yes, indeed 😉 I have no dev skills to do this by myself, but maybe there is somebody knowing how and willing to implement it.
I want to include an optional anhancement in the next version, that raises the fog uncover radius of units to make reconnaissance of the map less tedious.
I'd like to get some feedback on what the wishes are regarding this.
The current ranges are:
Bear in mind, that uncovering of units also activates the enemy.
I don't want to overdo it. Currently I'm thinking about just increasing Quads and Trikes to 5, to cement their role as scouts and give them a purpose in later missions.
What are your opinions?
Sonic tank having less range than launcher and deviator kinda makes no sense to me but I dont remember what it was like in the original game..
appiah4 wrote on 2024-04-20, 09:01:Sonic tank having less range than launcher and deviator kinda makes no sense to me but I dont remember what it was like in the original game..
The numbers i posted should reflect the original ones, as i don't think these were ever changed in OpenDune and Dynasty.
One could argue, that contrary to the sonic tank, the launchers become quite useless in close combat. That additional range helps mitigate that a bit.
appiah4 wrote on 2024-04-20, 09:01:Sonic tank having less range than launcher and deviator kinda makes no sense to me but I dont remember what it was like in the original game..
Note that this is the sight range (i. e. the radius of the circle around the unit that gets revealed when it is stationary), not the actual weapon range.
Sonic Tank's weapon range is 8, while Deviator has 7 and Launcher has 9.
github says "Runs natively on modern machines (OpenGL or Direct3D)" does this mean it only runs with later versions, DX11/opengl3.0+? or will it still work on old hardware DX9/opengl2.0?
DudeFace wrote on 2024-04-25, 01:01:github says "Runs natively on modern machines (OpenGL or Direct3D)" does this mean it only runs with later versions, DX11/opengl3.0+? or will it still work on old hardware DX9/opengl2.0?
I don't really know that, to be honest.
gameflorist wrote on 2024-04-25, 07:58:DudeFace wrote on 2024-04-25, 01:01:github says "Runs natively on modern machines (OpenGL or Direct3D)" does this mean it only runs with later versions, DX11/opengl3.0+? or will it still work on old hardware DX9/opengl2.0?
I don't really know that, to be honest.
i'll give it a go on a couple of things when i've got some time, if i have any luck i'll report back. i know dune legacy 0.96 works on a GF fx5200 on xp, but the 0.97 had some issue i forget what,.
DudeFace wrote on 2024-04-25, 16:19:gameflorist wrote on 2024-04-25, 07:58:DudeFace wrote on 2024-04-25, 01:01:github says "Runs natively on modern machines (OpenGL or Direct3D)" does this mean it only runs with later versions, DX11/opengl3.0+? or will it still work on old hardware DX9/opengl2.0?
I don't really know that, to be honest.
i'll give it a go on a couple of things when i've got some time, if i have any luck i'll report back.
Very cool, thanks a lot! Let me know of the results, so i can update the readme with the info!
Hey everyone!
I've just released Dune Dynasty v1.6.3. You can get it at the github releases page.
Here are the changes:
Have fun, and let me know of any problems you encounter!
That is awesome!
For some reason I unfortunately can't get it to work in windows though. I can only get to the step where I am to set up the dune pak-files. After that the game ends immediately without any window being shown or any visible error message. I can get an older version (1.5.7) to work through wine (and PlayOnLinux) in Linux (but not Windows itself), but not any newer version than that. Luckily there is a flatpak version on the way to Linux. Right? 😀
Anyone know why I can't get the Windows version to work? Or any advice on troubleshooting? I've tried with different compatibility modes and running the executable via the command prompt to fetch some error message, but with no luck... Any dependencies that I need to have installed?
And by "windows" I mean Windows 11.
taonaut wrote on 2024-06-09, 16:13:That is awesome! For some reason I unfortunately can't get it to work in windows though. I can only get to the step where I am t […]
That is awesome!
For some reason I unfortunately can't get it to work in windows though. I can only get to the step where I am to set up the dune pak-files. After that the game ends immediately without any window being shown or any visible error message. I can get an older version (1.5.7) to work through wine (and PlayOnLinux) in Linux (but not Windows itself), but not any newer version than that. Luckily there is a flatpak version on the way to Linux. Right? 😀
Anyone know why I can't get the Windows version to work? Or any advice on troubleshooting? I've tried with different compatibility modes and running the executable via the command prompt to fetch some error message, but with no luck... Any dependencies that I need to have installed?
And by "windows" I mean Windows 11.
No special dependencies should be required.
Here are some things i can think of:
Development of flatpak version was started by user Dracks, but i don't have any info when it will be available.
What problem are you having exactly with the linux package? Check the readme section on special instructions regarding the dependencies on linux!
gameflorist wrote on 2024-06-09, 18:08:No special dependencies should be required. […]
taonaut wrote on 2024-06-09, 16:13:That is awesome! For some reason I unfortunately can't get it to work in windows though. I can only get to the step where I am t […]
That is awesome!
For some reason I unfortunately can't get it to work in windows though. I can only get to the step where I am to set up the dune pak-files. After that the game ends immediately without any window being shown or any visible error message. I can get an older version (1.5.7) to work through wine (and PlayOnLinux) in Linux (but not Windows itself), but not any newer version than that. Luckily there is a flatpak version on the way to Linux. Right? 😀
Anyone know why I can't get the Windows version to work? Or any advice on troubleshooting? I've tried with different compatibility modes and running the executable via the command prompt to fetch some error message, but with no luck... Any dependencies that I need to have installed?
And by "windows" I mean Windows 11.No special dependencies should be required.
Here are some things i can think of:
- Maybe there is a problem with the PAK files. The EU v1.07 release of Dune II is needed. It would be strange, that 1.5.7 works on Linux with the same data files, but it is worth a shot.
- Take a look at the output.log and error.log files situated in the same location as your config (see here). Maybe you can find some clue there.
- Try deleting any existing config file.
- Try setting "driver=opengl" to "driver=direct3d" in the config-file.
Development of flatpak version was started by user Dracks, but i don't have any info when it will be available.
What problem are you having exactly with the linux package? Check the readme section on special instructions regarding the dependencies on linux!
Hi, and thank you!
Yes, it turned out to be that I had used the wrong version of Dune 2. I guess I didn't really read that part of the instructions and assumed that my version (Us 1.00) would work as it has with Dune Legacy and Dune the Maker.
Now it works both in Windows and in Linux if I use Wine/Lutris!
Of course it would be nice to make it work natively in Linux, but the install instructions was not working out of the box for my Fedora installation. If you know some other forum/way I can contact you I can give more details, but I guess it wouldn't be so appreciated to talk non dos/windows details in this forum.
Btw, with this version I can't change to the custom campaigns (they do exist in the campaign directory), as I did before or by clicking "the arrows next to the "The Building of a Dynasty" subtitle in the main menu to switch between campaigns." as the website states. But that's no big deal as I haven't finished the standard campaign yet.
One more thing: Have you considered using Ctrl-mousescroll for zoom in/out instead of just mousescroll, and have only using the scroll wheel instead scroll up and down the screen/map? For me that would be much more intuitive, but that's just my two cents 😀
Thanks
you can scroll map with right mouse button by dragging map
taonaut wrote on 2024-06-20, 13:50:Hi, and thank you! Yes, it turned out to be that I had used the wrong version of Dune 2. I guess I didn't really read that part […]
Hi, and thank you!
Yes, it turned out to be that I had used the wrong version of Dune 2. I guess I didn't really read that part of the instructions and assumed that my version (Us 1.00) would work as it has with Dune Legacy and Dune the Maker.
Now it works both in Windows and in Linux if I use Wine/Lutris!
Of course it would be nice to make it work natively in Linux, but the install instructions was not working out of the box for my Fedora installation. If you know some other forum/way I can contact you I can give more details, but I guess it wouldn't be so appreciated to talk non dos/windows details in this forum.Btw, with this version I can't change to the custom campaigns (they do exist in the campaign directory), as I did before or by clicking "the arrows next to the "The Building of a Dynasty" subtitle in the main menu to switch between campaigns." as the website states. But that's no big deal as I haven't finished the standard campaign yet.
One more thing: Have you considered using Ctrl-mousescroll for zoom in/out instead of just mousescroll, and have only using the scroll wheel instead scroll up and down the screen/map? For me that would be much more intuitive, but that's just my two cents 😀Thanks
good to hear, you got it to work!
the discussion board is open on github: https://github.com/gameflorist/dunedynasty/discussions
regarding campaigns: they should definitely work. the files need to be placed in the already existing subfolders. so e.g. for MrFlibble's Alternate Scenarios you have to place SCENARIO.PAK inside <your_dune_dynasty_folder>\campaign\mfas\ folder next to the already existing META.INI.
regarding controls: yeah, everyone has their own wishes here. though i've never heard about scrolling the map up/down via mousewheel. is there any modern RTS using this control scheme? the current scheme should be pretty much like C&C Remastered - so definitely a widely used control scheme, that could be considered current standard. but it's quite impossible to make everyone happy in this regard. and i have no plans to add a custom keybinding functionality.
