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Posted: 2/18/2016 4:40 PM
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Samsara
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fsvgm777 has gotten it to sync, but as a whole it's still going to be a problem. Please be patient, everyone.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/18/2016 4:41 AM
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TASeditor wrote:
feos: Updating branch, then saving immidiately after it seems to do some nasty things. The progress bar goes really fast when saving, I'm not sure if it is the same, as it happened to me on v1.11.3, all input files files in the tasproj gone. Since then I look at the progress bar when saving.
Is that what causes that bug to happen? I've had it happen to me pretty frequently as well but I could never tell what caused it, even when trying to manually reproduce it.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/16/2016 5:52 AM
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Less enemy health, less refights, and no random element popping up on stages? Sounds like a clear choice for Easy to me.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/15/2016 2:28 AM
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We don't accept runs that get early "bad ends" and whatnot, since it's not technically finishing the entire game. In general, always go for the best ending, or at the very least the one that comes after experiencing the most amount of content within the game.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/13/2016 12:24 AM
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Yeah, I'd be switching to Blue for an improvement run. Just wanted to see how Red handled, because damn if I don't love that graceful slide. The improvement will also have a lot more work put into optimizing movement and boss fights and such: Normally I'd at least have the run I'm improving open alongside along with a number of values, but this was just a personal interest check so I didn't bother with the light research. But yeah, Gunstar needs the most love possible. Sometimes I wonder if anything can be done with the original Genesis TAS... But that's a story for a different day. Or TASer. Probably a different TASer. EDIT: User movie #28903289443097871 Further testing with Blue, haven't started planning ahead yet. Most of the improvement over the published run is on the first screen.
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You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/12/2016 4:33 AM
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GUNSTAR. Link to video User movie #28848621944006843 Damn this is fun to run. This is just a quick test, but I may attempt a full improvement to the published run in the future if I'm still having this much fun with it.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/8/2016 11:16 PM
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Temp encoding this as we speak. I liked the run quite a bit! I wasn't familiar with the game (in fact, I had it confused with Jet Force Gemini at first...), but it works really well for a TAS. Voting Yes. EDIT: Temp encode is up! HD still processing, but it's watchable right now. Link to video
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/8/2016 9:39 PM
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PikachuMan wrote:
It's possible to do sub 44 min.
Then this shouldn't have been submitted.
I would improve stage 2 if I were you.
I... already did? By half a second over your run. I'm not continuing with an improvement, by the way.
Major luck manipulation.
Yes, as I said, you can manipulate the trajectory of the balls. If you knew about it already, why wasn't it used in the run?
Stage 1 is the most optimal.
That's less than 1% of the run...
30 fps movement because of limitations of the gameboy.
...Yep. Indeed.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/8/2016 8:36 PM
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If someone wants to make a GIM run, please do so, post it here for people to watch and study. Who knows, maybe you'll find a way to make it work on console, or maybe you'll find some insane new strat useful in a different category? As of right now, the GIM route on N64 would not be accepted here, and GIM on Virtual Console would... Well, who knows at this point? A run not being accepted/published on the site shouldn't stop anyone from making said run in the first place, though, and no one should discourage anyone else from making those runs for the same reason.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/8/2016 5:23 AM
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Welp, question 1 right off the bat: Why (J) over (U)? I'll temp encode this too I guess okay. Here: Link to video EDIT: User movie #28761844779977989 I feel like not enough thought was put into the routing: This basic attempt is 40 frames faster after the first 3 stages, with improvements on the latter two. EDIT2: Stages 4 and 5 are improvable as well... Well, then.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/7/2016 10:29 PM
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Update: Mothrayas has gotten the verification file to sync fully, but was unable to get the actual submission to sync. I took another stab at it myself and got the verification file to sync up to the baby fight... but then Dolphin crashed. We're still working on it, but it may take a while before we can completely confirm whether or not it's syncable. Apologies for the long wait, everyone.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/6/2016 11:37 PM
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Just posting here to remind myself to actually update the guide with individual codec links instead of the codec pack I had recommended in the past. Eventually the guilt will overtake me and I'll provide the proper updates.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/6/2016 10:42 PM
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Speaking from experience (I tried TASing this when the First 500 thread was first posted) I can safely say that yeah, it's definitely a pain, which makes this even more impressive to me. Haven't had the chance to watch it yet (apart from the turbo-speed sync check of the updated file), but I'm sure it'll be a treat to watch.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/6/2016 7:52 PM
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Related reminder: [2174] NES Double Dare by goofydylan8 in 06:26.48 Encode: Link to video EDIT: Oh yeah, voting Yes because I have a huge soft spot for unplayable NES games and I was genuinely entertained by the run.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/6/2016 8:35 AM
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Dimon12321 wrote:
Alternatively, there is a low-quality encode by WebNations.
WebNations has never encoded anything in his life, he just steals our encodes and uploads them for his personal gain. If any YouTube links are missing, it is because they are not hosted on the official channel as of yet. The encoders and publishers are working on it when they're not working on the movies on the Workbench.
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Posted: 2/6/2016 7:45 AM
Post subject: Re: #5005: tormented's NES Double Dare in 06:23.74
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TASVideoAgent wrote:
Ends California drought
BUT WHY AM I STILL DYING
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/5/2016 11:48 PM
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Samsara
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Hey hey, down to sub-20! Sub-10 by the end of the year seems very much doable. Hell, might even be possible to take them all out if we get some more people working.
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You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/5/2016 7:33 PM
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Samsara
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The closest you can get to a rewind system while recording a movie is by using TAStudio.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/5/2016 5:12 AM
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Samsara
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Man, all that effort paid off. Yes vote, great work!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/5/2016 2:24 AM
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Samsara
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Not to mention that BizHawk's N64 support is merely a port of Mupen, since N64 emulation is just horrible and complex in general, so if there's nothing being done to fix the bugs, that's the fault of the original Mupen coders and not the BizHawk devs...
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/4/2016 6:42 PM
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Rewind's disabled when TASing due to instability. Use save states for that.
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warmCabin wrote:
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Posted: 2/4/2016 5:35 PM
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User movie #28683048471852959 I bit the bullet, learned how to TAS on openMSX, and made a dirty test TAS of Level 1. 30 frames saved mostly just from movement optimization, which in a corridor-heavy game such as this, means that there's probably a lot more time that can be saved all throughout.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/3/2016 4:16 PM
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Amaraticando wrote:
farondk: Can you reproduce this on Higan, lsnes or BizHawk?
From what I remember, it's always just been a bug regarding inaccurate emulation. He was playing on ZSNES, and I remember running into the same bug myself years and years ago while playing on ZSNES. It could possibly be related to this: http://board.zsnes.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9809 So yeah, it can't be reproduced on console or more accurate emulators like Higan.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/3/2016 4:45 AM
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Samsara
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Hype run, absolutely voting Yes. There's a tiny problem in that the file ends before the credits: If you provide a new file that does reach the credits, I can replace it.
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You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 2/2/2016 2:39 PM
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Samsara
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Fog wrote:
for Samsara, it desyncs around 26000 frames in when trying to suck up a green ghost.
Switching to 32-bit Dolphin got a little farther for me, between frames 31000-32000 at Ghost Dad. Luigi gets him down to about 20 HP, stops sucking, then stares at bookshelves for a while. Otherwise, yeah, still unable to sync the verification file fully.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
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