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Posted: 7/15/2015 4:51 PM
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Samsara
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Samsara wrote:
The first thing I'll be doing upon its release is verifying that completing the game is possible with no problems. After that, I'll begin the TAS proper.
As a wise, orange soda loving man once said: "Aw, here it goes!" I may not actually get around to doing this until August or September, but it's definitely happening now that BizHawk 1.11.0 is released. Life is good. Let's make this happen.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/15/2015 1:47 PM
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grassini wrote:
emulator?voting yes anyway but isn't that deprecated?
As far as I'm aware, only Snes9x 1.43 is completely deprecated and not accepted by the site anymore. The Emulator Resources page is in dire need of an update.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/15/2015 2:01 AM
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Checking in nearly a month later! I'd have a WIP but I ended up finding a pretty substantial improvement and now I have to resync pretty much half of what I completed I'm lazy. Also that "improvement" ended up making the facehugger fight about 200 frames longer, cancelling out not just the improvement itself but the entire rest of my savings. ...On the plus side, I don't have to redo the entire movie anymore! On the minus side, I still had to redo the facehugger fight. On the plus side, the facehugger fight actually looks good in this version! I'm around 2.5 seconds faster than Diman in comparable areas up through Stage 3. I'm going for the two secret stages and the "best" ending in this run, so this run will be ultimately be a few minutes slower than the published run... But 99% of the published run's route will be in this one. I think maybe 2 rooms in Stage 7 are omitted, and one of them is a direct copy of a room in Stage 3. So there's that. I'll try to have this out by the end of the month, by which I mean I'll procrastinate until the 30th and then finish it all and submit it on the 31st. Then maybe I can get back to other, more interesting projects! EDIT: On second thought, I'll probably have this submitted tomorrow. Maybe later tonight, but most likely tomorrow. Actually most likely still on the 31st because all the rest of the stuff I have to do is about 3-4 minutes of trying to make this game entertaining and that's about as fun as it sounds.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/14/2015 1:39 PM
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Warp wrote:
Do you honestly think that he would have minded? Do you honestly think that he would have felt insulted at the idea of people discussing video games in memory of his passing? Are you completely seriously saying that mentioning one particular video game is "as disrespectful as one could get"? I don't think it's me who is insulting his memory, and his love for video games.
Are you really so narcissistic that you have to defend the fact that you, specifically, came into this thread just to talk about yourself? A great man has tragically passed, and all of your posts have been "Look at my blog! I played the Talos Principle, what a great game! You know, I love video games, I've been playing them all my life..." I'm sure he'd just be pleased as punch to learn that someone out there is selfish enough to use his passing as nothing but an excuse to talk about themselves for a bit. It doesn't matter that Iwata loved video games. That doesn't magically give you or anyone else the right to try to turn this thread to themselves. I mean, at the very least, can you try to connect the conversation to Iwata? "Video games" in general is too tenuous of a connection to really defend. He was the CEO of friggin' Nintendo, you have an entire company's worth of games to talk about in here. There's a small place in this thread for talking about your own experiences, certainly, but that doesn't mean it's a dumping ground for anything video game related. If you haven't caught my subtlety, then let me just be blunt: Find a different thread to talk about this. Start one if you have to! If you're really so inspired to talk about video games, you have a near-infinite amount of places to do it! This is just not one of them.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/14/2015 12:51 AM
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Warp wrote:
Do you really think that discussing video games is disrespectful to his memory?
Turning a celebration of a wonderful man into "Hey, did you guys know I bought The Talos Principle!?" is about as disrespectful as one could get without outright insulting Satoru Iwata himself. Talk about that game all you want anywhere else. This isn't - and won't ever be - the place for it.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/13/2015 9:39 PM
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I tend to listen to music based on what I'm working on. So, well... Link to video
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/13/2015 7:49 PM
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henke37 wrote:
He is now a legend.
Correction: He always was a legend.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/13/2015 4:07 AM
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Samsara
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GoombaHeart wrote:
Thanks, I am a bit concerned about collabs if everyone else uses Mupen. Do you any thoughts on that?
Well, I mean, you don't have to join collaborations... Most of the people submitting to this site will be using BizHawk, anyway. I guess it wouldn't hurt too much to pick up Mupen if you plan on collaborating with people a lot, since SM64 is one of the few games that works well in Mupen... But, I think the key thing about BizHawk is that learning it now will be far more beneficial if you decide to continue TASing N64 games in the future. Mupen hasn't changed for nearly a decade and won't ever change in the future. BizHawk will continue to get better and better with each passing day, especially if more people start using it, making feature requests and reporting bugs and working with the devs... So I guess my advice is to just stick with BizHawk and only use Mupen for those aforementioned collabs, if at all. If you're going to branch out into anything that isn't SM64, then absolutely stick with BizHawk and don't even bother touching Mupen.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/12/2015 2:08 PM
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Samsara
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In my mind, you're already skipping unnecessary rooms with warp glitches, so it makes sense to skip unnecessary bosses as well. The next WIP is going to be insane with the Giant Bat soul... I can't wait to see it!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/11/2015 6:04 PM
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RGamma wrote:
Do you want to buy my Orgone chamber now?
Possibly. Given the choice between staying here Orgone, I'd choose gone.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/11/2015 6:00 PM
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nfq wrote:
Having studied psychology and Sigmund Freud, it makes sense though that they show us their CGI balls, because it's a way of trying to cover up the truth that they have no real balls.
Ah, Freud. That explains why this post sounds like it was made on copious amounts of cocaine.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/10/2015 1:20 PM
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Plush wrote:
I won't bother answering if you keep shitposting lol
Yo if I'd been following that logic I don't think I ever would've answered any of your posts since you joined the forums.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/10/2015 1:12 PM
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Plush wrote:
If you have a bad PC, you should be wise enough to choose mupen64 over Biz on the games that allow both emulators.
Haha, good one. You could make it big in the comedy scene with jokes like that.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/10/2015 1:02 PM
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Plush wrote:
You think 4 plugins is good? lololo
You think Mupen is good? lololo
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/9/2015 7:50 PM
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Samsara
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Sonicpacker, I apologize for making that snide reference to you in the OoT thread and that very oblique sorta-reference to you earlier in this thread. I honestly didn't mean it too negatively, but I will admit it's hard for me to refer to you in a positive way. You win. I'll stay out of your business from now on. No more fullscale arguments or subtle references or anything in-between.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/9/2015 11:41 AM
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Plush wrote:
But yeah since Biz is (WAY) more accurate than mupen, I guess we're using Biz time. I'm just hoping someone knows how to transfer inputs from m64 to biz file (bk2 iirc)
Excellent. Now if only a certain other person in this subforum could follow your example and switch to Bizhawk... I think you can use Bizhawk to convert the m64 file to bk2, but you'd still have to resync it manually after that. I can say that in my experience resyncing an old run to a Bizhawk bk2, I've only ever had to add in and delete frames everywhere due to lag changes, but I'm not sure if that'll work with a more complex game/console. It might just be easier to start a new bk2 rather than trying to salvage the m64.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/9/2015 7:54 AM
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Kurabupengin wrote:
Yeah, but I'm currently focused on other stuff, so I canoot help for the moment.
Was that intentional or the most apt typo of all time? I'm tempted to take a look at this game, myself. I feel like there are still some improvements to be made.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 9:15 PM
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MoronicTAS wrote:
Im not complaining about mupen :)
MoronicTAS wrote:
We spliced it because it was impossible to record in in one go. We had to do a few TAS files? Because it desynced very often. And yes, some savestates were wrong as you noticed, but none of these change anything in the gameplay. It's also a few seconds slower.
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Posted: 7/8/2015 9:02 PM
Post subject: Re: #4756: nitrogenesis's DS You Have to Burn the Rope in 00:26.06
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TASVideoAgent wrote:
Mothrayas: fucks sake
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 8:16 PM
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Spikestuff wrote:
Unless you're a masochist. (Someone who enjoys pain/tedious work)
(pain/tedious work/using Mupen)
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 7:28 PM
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Preposterous Undulations, the really technical term for BLJs.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 4:10 PM
Post subject: Re: 0 Star TASes
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ALAKTORN wrote:
Any% has been done to death and without a new route it won’t improve by anything but a few frames and look virtually the same as the last 4+ any% runs.
This quote's hilarious in retrospect. Amazing find, TMK! This is the biggest thing since the 30 star door skip. I can't wait to see what ridiculous glitch you find next!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 2:33 PM
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Samsara
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DaeMord wrote:
Hey, so we have managed to discover/develop a ton of new glitches for this game, that should all being well work on PC and PSx, would love to see a TAS of this game done with any of the new stuff, anybody interested in such a task, Appologese for the thread necro resurection.
Any links to these new glitches? Also, thread necroing is totally fine here. Appropriate even, if I'm remembering this game correctly.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 11:03 AM
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Samsara
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Ah, I see. Yeah, I was thinking about it from the same perspective as one would splice a realtime run.
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Posted: 7/8/2015 10:58 AM
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Yashichi wrote:
what
Post of the year Also wait why would you even splice a TAS in the first place? I get splicing realtime runs, but what is there to gain from splicing together a TAS? Am I missing something here?
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