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Posted: 9/23/2008 6:17 PM
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alden
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Well this is what prompted my question about savestates before :) It's saving a savestate every frame. It's strange, it ran really smoothly for a while but now it's always sort of choppy for me. I'm going to play around with it. Thanks again for the iup intro.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/23/2008 4:17 PM
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Yeah that drawbox was there to hide flickering in SM, you can probably take it out. And yes, now that you mention it some of that did look like Python indentation ;) You don't *have* to do it any particular way, it's just nice to have consistent visual clues. Have fun!
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/23/2008 8:25 AM
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Hi dwangoac, nice first script! If you don't want to use your personal webspace, you can use http://lua.pastey.net/ to post Lua scripts. My first comment about your code would use of indentation to ease readability. I hope you don't mind, but I reformatted and posted your code here: http://lua.pastey.net/96606-1v09 It looks good on the whole though, and works well. Keep posting stuff for us! :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/23/2008 8:10 AM
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alden wrote:
This should be fun!
I made a sort of proof of concept script that allows for rewinding -- it's very hoggy though and makes the emulator slow sometimes for me: http://aldentas.googlepages.com/rewindgui.lua What makes the GUI nice is that arbitrary rewinding will now work on replaying movies -- a big feature missing from watching runs with emulator files right now. qFox or anyone else smart, feel free to point out anything silly I've done :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/22/2008 7:22 PM
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Well if you get a cheap one, prepare for it to break... I have a basic NetGear one that's worked fine for me, hardly ever have to reset it. LinkSys ones have worked well for me as well, but I've hear bad things about both these brands from other people so maybe it's luck of the draw :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/22/2008 7:17 PM
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Sweet -- looks like tk for tcl/python -- ie simple :) This should be fun! Thanks.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/22/2008 5:49 PM
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qFox wrote:
Also, have you found the iup capabilities of Lua yet Xkeeper? That allows you to spawn new windows, create a GUI and I think even a canvas to paint on.
Can you point me in the right direction? That sounds, um, awesome.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/22/2008 7:13 AM
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Wow Xkeeper, you should post that script. What game is that?
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/21/2008 7:34 PM
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That's like asking if you like milk chocolate or dark chocolate better -- they can both be so good!
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/20/2008 4:48 AM
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A question about Lua... when I load an "anonymous" savestate it says something like "State snlua100 loaded" Is there a file associated with this "snlua100"?
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/20/2008 4:46 AM
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Edit: gah, wrong forum. But cheers again for this great emulator -- I just keep finding new cool stuff like the lag counter, and it ASKING ME TO SAVE MY MEMORY WATCHES which I stupidly lost so many times before :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/19/2008 9:45 PM
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Voted yes... it was over before I realized it :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/19/2008 8:37 PM
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Gunty: http://tasvideos.org/TASSnapshot.html Yummy goodness.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/19/2008 5:30 PM
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stickyman05 was kind enough to encode a drawing for me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVpMIhWD5Y It's sped up about 30 times :)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/19/2008 4:08 AM
Post subject: Double posting and egotism
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I made another one http://tasvideos.org/Alden/Exhibitions/AVGN.html
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/19/2008 4:05 AM
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Pff it's been going downhill since MM2. Rush, my ass. Edit: Oh, and your movies rock FractalFusion!
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/17/2008 1:34 AM
Post subject: I'm putting on my formal avatar...
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Aqfaq: I love it too. I think "Genesis Games Without Water" would be a funny, random thing to list. I feel a bit slow that I didn't get the water thing though :) arkiandruski: I think I fixed the missing game. Also, I'm glad you pointed out one of the more obvious games for me... Oooh, look, fancy: http://tasvideos.org/Alden/Exhibitions/SkippedGames.html
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 9:40 PM
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That's why I don't want to use the existing tag system :) It's subjective so I don't plan on shoving it down anyone's throat.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 9:30 PM
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22% is actually pretty low... for example, Mega Man has ~55% frames with no input (though I counted "by hand" so maybe bkDJ can confirm ^_^)
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 9:23 PM
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Hmm, Monopoly would be a good one for that too :) and Vegas Stakes Here's another one people probably won't like: movies that look very fast -- some sonic game, biker mice from mars, sparkster... hmm
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 9:07 PM
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Edit: referring to Boss's comments... No argument from over here, as long as judges remain open to considering new goals (which I'm not worrying about) And I'll repeat my comment about un-useful discourse (not directed at this thread for the most part), though there's really no way to control that beyond me haranguing people about it.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 8:19 PM
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Baxter wrote:
This is true for people who don't care about whether or not their movie will be published. If one does really care, it can be misleading to encourage him too much to work on a possibly very long project that's likely to be rejected. I don't think there is anything wrong with people giving their opinion about it. You might be right that something "might turn out great"... but for this someone can always post wips... and someone who really thinks their idea is great (even though it's arbitrary) would definately be willing to make a wip. If the reaction to such a wip however is also negative, the only reason why one should continue working on it is really not caring about whether or not it's gonna be published.
All true. I'm not even sure I'm disagreeing with you -- just trying to stress that I think people trying new things is desirable, and that curt knee-jerk comments like "This is stupid" don't really serve any purpose.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 7:52 PM
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Baxter wrote:
... I think the recent OoT is a good example. The rules are quite arbitrary... but a new any% run will pretty much skip everything, and a 100% run will have lots and lots of extra boring stuff (probably).
And if I recall correctly, the author was hesitant to even consider submitting it. Had he not been so interested in just doing it, it might never have been considered. And you can see I thought pretty much the same as you regarding the LoZ run -- it probably wouldn't add much -- but maybe it would be interesting... I guess it comes down to encouraging people to ignore criticism and make movies that they themselves like.
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 7:27 PM
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CtrlAltDestroy wrote:
I think we should just keep doing what we've been doing: players submit movies, and if they are liked, regardless of the arbitrary rules imposed, we vote on them and publish them, and if not, we throw them out.
It's just unfortunate that the prevailing attitude is against using said arbitrary rules, which seems to discourage people from even attempting to make movies with unique goals. Oh, and Ramzi pretty much suggested a run like this for LoZ the other day: http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7237
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
Posted: 9/16/2008 4:38 PM
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Take that back Ferret! U R WRONG Derakon: Those are pretty on the nose, thank you! eternaljwh: Thanks for finding that for me, I knew it was somewhere obvious. Some of the categories are kind of interesting, like Contains speed/entertainment tradeoffs (22) and One player controls two characters (35), but most are too broad (Takes damage to save time (309)) or too specific (Does not use a restart sequence (1)) to be interesting as lists in themselves (though the tags are descriptive and useful for describing the movies individually). I'm going to throw on the two Link's Adventure glitch runs and Wizards and Warriors reuse levels (maybe), so I have so far: King's Bounty (the epitome of this "genre") A Link to the Past Pokemon Green and Yellow Mario 64 Might and Magic "Warped" Arkanoid "Glitched" Legend of Zelda 2 "Any%" Metroid Monopoly "Warp glitch" Rygar Link's Adventure glitch runs Wizards and Warriors reuse levels Edit: Duh, A Boy and His Blob
I make a comic with no image files and you should read it. While there is a lower class, I am in it, and while there is a criminal element I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. -Eugene Debs
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