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  3. Posted

    From that I guess you mean "Higher pitch" rather than "faster"?

     

    Try hard coding your code to init the jag in PAL mode instead (I guess it's an actual PAL jag you have set to 60Hz?).  Internally a PAL jag will look like a PAL jag even if you flip the refresh to 60Hz I'd imagine.  So your code will always detect it as a PAL jag. (I've not tested this so could be wrong, but I imagine that is what's happening)

  4. Posted

    You have said that they sound faster but also that they sound the same?  Sorry I am a bit confused by this.  Do you mean they are of a higher pitch or the module plays faster?

    There should be no difference in pitch (assuming your code to detect PAL/NTSC is correct, and even then really slight).  There is possibly a slight bugette in the modinit routine that only sets up the mod interval to 50Hz for one system type (PAL/NTSC do have slightly different physical clocks, but the difference should be very very slight), of course if you are just using a 50/60Hz switch on a jag this could cause timing errors in the modplayer as the system clock speed won't be changed, so things may sounds a little off, both Pitch and timing.

  5. Posted

    I *think* there may be some issues with the ELF build, I haven't had time to dig into it further so it is hanging around as an issue I am afraid.  Might be worth you using the relocatable version which I think SwapD0 has been doing?

     

    I use RMAC & RLN exclusively to build things, the actual memory locations for those are also in the u235se-rel.inc include file if that's of help for you? (at the end of the file after all the equates).

  6. Posted

    Latest release (0.24) of the U-235 SoundEngine just uploaded to our site.  There are some breaking changes in this release so PLEASE read the changelog before trying to use, they are only minor but without them it won't work.

     

    Big improvements in bus access and sound quality in this release too, so I highly recommend it.  And thanks to feedback from CJ an annoying bug that would intermittently kill off module playback when changing modules has been resolved!

     

    Full Update here

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  9. Posted

    I am sure plenty of people know this already, but just to say it again:

     

    It doesn't matter HOW you make your game, what tools you use, what language you use etc, as long as the game is fun and people enjoy it, THAT is all that matters.

     

    As for assembly, it's not the ultimate in programming languages or mad skills, it's just another language.  Anyone claiming to write something new from scratch that has any complexity in 4 days of a new language I'd suggest is talking through their hats, quite probably it's more likely they are transcoding by hand previous work already written.  Of course anyone blowing smoke up their own arse constantly, trying to gatekeep something like coding whilst producing pretty much bugger all ever only compounds this.

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  10. Posted

    15 minutes ago, Gummy Bear said:

    Oh God no...

    Why won't this thread stay dead? 😪

    Because quite simply... the jag is a "What if.." thread necromancer!  It is what it is truly capable of.. resurrection of pointless threads that should have died years ago :D

     

    A box of evil evil fumes! tormenting us forever!! :D

    • Haha 3

  14. Posted

    GPU follows the same trend, modern GPUs have a LOT of cores, it makes sense.  Why try to do more of your workload with the same worker going faster, when you could have n times as many workers doing the same load for less?  Much like 9 women cannot give birth to a baby in 1 month, 9 women could birth 9 babies in 9 months, one could not.

    The biggest threat (as I see it) to consoles these days are the streaming gaming services (PSNow / Stadia) that keep trying to make a go of it.  Once comms tech hits that sweet spot a lot of casual gaming will go over to them.  Those who are REALLY into their games will likely stick with PC/Consoles, but if the revenue follows the larger market then titles and support for those consoles will dwindle in favour of the greener pastures, (which is probably going to suck for the smaller devs too).  That *may* be the death of consoles, or at least mainstream ones.

    Modern consoles are just simplified PCs anyway, cheaper to produce, easier to develop on etc. 

  15. Posted

    29 minutes ago, 42bs said:

    You should make an "unboxing" video 🙂

    You think any of us could wait long enough to open the box carefully and setup video equipment? :D

    It mostly resembles someone really hungry trying to eat cardboard to get to the tasty centre :D :D not a pretty sight :D

    • Haha 3

  16. Posted

    On 6/20/2019 at 9:11 PM, JagChris said:

     

    I never hear these things when I'm sharing source codes, sound engines etc.

     

    This would be covered by the word "Primarily" obviously forums can be great for sharing things with the community that you have found.  But that's not what you are doing, you are distributing versions of software.  As I am not aware of you sharing "sound engines" I take that as a dig in regard to my Sound Engine thread on here where I post when a new release occurs?  If so you will note I don't include the release in the post, but a URL to where you can download it, and all other versions.

     

    Of course we could look at all other software houses, I guess loads of them distribute patches and updates via the medium of a long forum post thread.. Hmmm nope, doesn't look like it.

     

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  17. Posted

    30 minutes ago, JagChris said:

    OSX, 64bit... Not that big an operation. I got requests for these so I figured I'd post these here for anyone else who needs them. Win32 Convenience build means just that. Maybe not the ideal build, just a convenient one to reach a wider audience. 

     

    In the interest of saving space I will look into deleting all but the last couple builds. But altogether the builds are dwarfed by the FFL sources that got posted up a few months ago.

    So if someone wants one of those specific historical builds how would they then go about getting it? After trawling through this 5 page thread, to either find it or find you have deleted it.??

     

    You are not getting how much more complex you are making things, and yes, sometimes you do want a specific downrev version of a tool due to particular features/bugs that are present in it, latest isn't always the greatest.  Forums are for discussions primarily not software distribution.

     

    A nicer solution would be a nice single website with current version for each specific platform targetted, as well as a link to a page containing all previous builds so someone can grab a specific version if they so wish.  This is how pretty much everyone does it.

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  18. Posted

    16 hours ago, JagChris said:

    I do this by request as some people are more VS oriented and are not set up to compile these themselves. As for 'as soon as they happen and bug fixes i may miss' this is for convenience. Those who want more militant updates can check for themselves. 

    How does that prevent them from following a link to a download page with all the versions they might need?  You uploaded the Win32 version, what about Win64, OSX, Linux (32/64), BSD etc etc

    If you are compiling these yourself and producing these binaries it would be more efficient to put them on a single page and link to that, let people get what they need from there.  Also easy to bookmark and saves scrolling through a forum looking for files!

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  19. Posted

    To save on Alberts costs, and generally be more useful.  Would it not be better to post links to the official download page rather than a random selected binary that will only be of use to some people who are interested in this?  Links to the official download pages will help people find them and download appropriate version as well as potentially seeing important updates and bug fixes that you may miss, or as soon as they happen etc.

     

    Rather than filling up AA with random binaries from a third parties project?

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  20. Posted

    Just to confirm its micro SD not miniSD right? Seen both brought up but pretty sure mini is dead. I only own one and it's in a full size SD adapter for my 5200 flash cart (that's what they included free with it).

     

    OOPS! Sorry my bad, yes it is Micro.. I was just being dense! Sorry for the confusion

  22. Posted

    But why??? ;)

     

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    All antagonising aside.. I am VERY fortunate to be able to try and break one of these for SainT.

     

    Build quality is phenomenal! the finish on the shell is just really nice, and the precision is bang on! mini-SD Card is flush with the top of the shell, and the whole thing feels so much better built than official Jaguar carts.

     

    Just a damn shame all my miniSD cards are hiding from me! typical.. I'm sure Amazon can get one to me so I can play tomorrow though.

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  24. Posted

    People are happy to pay for something that is well thought out and well made.

    I can see why this would confuse you.

     

     

    Having played on one of these controllers I would have to say hand on heart if anything he is understating the quality of the product here.

     

    They are VERY well made, very well packaged and presented and IMHO look and feel like a factory produced official part (except for looking cooler than other genuine Atari Jag parts :D)

     

    Mr Bear is also a pleasure to deal with and a jolly nice chap to boot.

     

    Just my 2p

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  25. Posted

    Yes, and yes. I can provide a tool to sign a rom for a given key which would be decrypted on the microcontroller and run. So it should be pretty secure -- certainly possible to hack (as with anything), but its a lot trickier than just having a plain ROM and asking people not to share.

     

    The key can be found either by connecting the cart over USB or I can make it visible from the Jaguar as a alphanumeric string.

     

    Might be handy to provide or make available the encryption code used, so people can build it into their webshops etc. Be nice to say buy a ROM from AA or somewhere, bang in your flash ID, and the store automatically generates your encrypted ROM for use on the Flash Cart.

     

    Obviously ideally want some way that naughty people cannot then just buy a ROM themselves, decode it with their key and release the unlocked ROM.

     

    It's a shame that the Jaguar scene seems to attract people wanting to profit from others hard work and fan's interests in the system :(

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