Author Topic: Golden Axe Remake Update (with Widescreen _and_ 320x240 resolution support) (Read 37076 times)

utunnels · « **on:** January 28, 2008, 04:15:43 pm »

The pak file: http://www.mediafire.com/?4gx2jop9thx

The devbuild this version used: http://lavalit.com:8080/index.php?topic=963

Game play is not changed much:

Use attack2 to cast magic, special button is used by block and escape move.

Edited by CE: Changed the thread's title to reflect that your new version actually is a full update to your previous release of Golden Axe Remake.

utunnels · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2008, 05:14:23 pm »

Fixed version uploaded.

CE · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2008, 05:30:28 pm »

Wow, now I can finally test this on Dreamcast. Awesome work, mate

CE · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2008, 01:32:48 am »

I tested it and it crashed at the beginning of the second stage. I am currently checking some options to get it to work.

After some modifications I got pretty far in the game (but then I ran out of continues ^^ ) so I think I can get it to work...

I will keep you updated.

utunnels · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2008, 01:37:51 am »

2nd stage?

What is the problem? Because I don't have that problem and have already played it for several times.

CE · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2008, 01:46:44 am »

Quote from: utunnels on January 29, 2008, 01:37:51 am

I don't have that problem and have already played it for several times.

I mean on Dreamcast

utunnels · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2008, 02:46:14 am »

I see.

Do reboot if you switch between video modes, but dc doesn't have that by now.

CE · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:19:58 am »

So, I got it to work from start to finish in Forced mode by kicking out the NPC characters.

- Odd thing is that there seem to be at least 4-5 Mbytes less RAM than expected. That means when I cut down everything to way below 11 MBytes, the game runs. If I pre-load everything in models.txt (takes about 13 Mbytes), the Dreamcast won't even load the title screen.

In Automatic mode, even the 11 Mbyte version won't get past the loading screen for level 2....

utunnels · « **Reply #8 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:29:49 am »

That might because file cache or buffer will use memory while loading and also script itself.
So there might be a memory usage peak during loading, but I'm not sure.

Pherhaps if we make use of those unused video ram for cache purpose it will be improved.

bigmenace · « **Reply #9 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:36:57 am »

Utunnels I downloaded your mod and put pak in psp and it crashes instantly. Doesn't even go a second in loading screen. I'm wondering did you use shadowgfx on your characters? I think I have the newest build, but in another mod it kept shutting down because it wasn't recognizing shadowgfx or the light command correctly.

utunnels · « **Reply #10 on:** February 02, 2008, 08:50:28 am »

If it can't recognize gfxshadow, it is an old build because gfxshadow is there for a long time.

Check engine center for the newest topic and see if there's a newer one.

CE · « **Reply #11 on:** February 03, 2008, 09:01:28 pm »

Quote from: DCEvoCE on January 29, 2008, 01:32:48 am

I tested it and it crashed at the beginning of the second stage. I am currently checking some options to get it to work.

I found the source of the problem: it's the palettes. When I comment out the palettes, I can run the full original game from start to finish in Automatic mode. With palettes it crashes at the beginning of the second stage.

- I think it deletes backgrounds and panels from RAM, but not the alternate color versions.

utunnels · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2008, 02:24:36 pm »

Palettes are big, if you a alpha blending table use 64k memory, if the level has 8 pelettes and each of them has 2 blending tables, it is exactly 1mb. If you
So most of my levels use more than 1mb only for palettes.

The second stage uses 17 palettes, so it uses more than 2mb for palettes.

palette data/bgs2/fiend/pals/dawn1.act 0 1 0 0 0 1

You can remove the last 1 to cut the memory usage down by half, it is for fire magic's transparency effect.

And you can also remove the previous 1, it is for shadow transparency, so this game can run stable on dc.

If you like you can use blendfx 0 0 0 0 0 0 to disable all default alpha effects, so the memory usage will be cut by 128kb.

bigmenace · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2008, 08:02:06 am »

Wow Utunnels, just wow! I'm highly impressed by this mod! You have everything downpacked, it plays just like the original! I know this had totake some time and it shows. I just think its so amazing how you can make games like this now with bor.

You did an excellent job bringing this to the bor scene. Thanks for the advice on the psp thing, somehow I had the newest build for windows, but an older version o the psp

. Lol I like that you can pick up the giants and throw them.

I can' wait to see your next project Utunnels, keep up the great work.

utunnels · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2008, 11:53:42 am »

Thanks Bigmenace. I have not got a new modding plan. lol

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BTW, I tested in with 16mb ram and filecache on windows, it seems the second stage uses exactly 16mb and I can get it run in automatic mode, but see the picture below, it is a close call.

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