Posted: 2/16/2016 12:09 AM
Post subject: How to TAS Mega Man Unlimited?
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Omuk
Joined: 2/15/2016
Posts: 2
Hey. I'm new to TASing anything that isn't a game on Dolphin. If I wanted to TAS Mega Man Unlimited, how would I go about that? I tried hourglass, but when I hit "start recording" the game just opens and then closes for seemingly no reason. No error message or anything pops up. Any input helps a ton. Thanks! EDIT: I decided I should provide a GIF of what happens when I hit start recording. Here. https://i.gyazo.com/49638893a14b4a54fcfc9d570332f292.gif PS: I know this is more suited for the newbie corner category of the forum, but I'm not getting any help there. I'm guessing General is more commonly viewed.
Posted: 2/16/2016 3:45 AM
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BigBoct
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Actually, you'd probably get even better results in the Hourglass forum. http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=61
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Posted: 2/16/2016 9:32 PM
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FractalFusion
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Hourglass doesn't support every PC game. Furthermore, I can't determine any way of knowing whether any given game will work with it, other than trying all the various options. Furthermore, even if it did work and you were able to use it to make a TAS, there is no guarantee that anybody else will be able to play it back correctly. In short, Hourglass is terrible. Don't use it.
Posted: 2/17/2016 6:48 PM
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Omuk
Joined: 2/15/2016
Posts: 2
FractalFusion wrote:
Hourglass doesn't support every PC game. Furthermore, I can't determine any way of knowing whether any given game will work with it, other than trying all the various options. Furthermore, even if it did work and you were able to use it to make a TAS, there is no guarantee that anybody else will be able to play it back correctly. In short, Hourglass is terrible. Don't use it.
So what should I use then? All I need is a TAS program that supports keyboard inputs. I saw a Portal TAS on youtube so I think it's possible, right?
Posted: 2/17/2016 7:07 PM
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scrimpeh
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Omuk wrote:
FractalFusion wrote:
Hourglass doesn't support every PC game. Furthermore, I can't determine any way of knowing whether any given game will work with it, other than trying all the various options. Furthermore, even if it did work and you were able to use it to make a TAS, there is no guarantee that anybody else will be able to play it back correctly. In short, Hourglass is terrible. Don't use it.
So what should I use then? All I need is a TAS program that supports keyboard inputs. I saw a Portal TAS on youtube so I think it's possible, right?
Portal TASes use the Source Engine's internal demo tools to playback and record input. For the time being, your best bet is Hourglass. Either you're lucky and it works, or you're not and it doesn't.