Posted: 5/3/2011 4:34 PM
Post subject: First Samurai
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Behemoth
Joined: 5/3/2011
Posts: 17
Location: England
Hi everyone ! I'm knew to this Forum but I have browsed it a couple of times. Some may know me from M2K2. Some time ago last year I decided to make a TAS of this game. At first I was just going to make it a real-time TAS to use the most optimal route and optimal play to use as a benchmark for a possible console run from me at some point. While I was at it, I decided to give frame advance a shot. I eventually became hooked, and trying to optimize it to perfection. The game is short with only 5 levels. I managed to get to the end of level 4 on the TAS but then realized I could have been a couple seconds faster by this point. So I restarted it, with me able to finish it just a few days ago. I really don't think the game has much in the way of glitches, if there were I'm sure they wouldn't be helpful, but that could just be my noobish ignorance talking. I'm not good at discovering stuff like that. The run doesn't use any glitches, just frame precise play all the way through, with what I deem best routes through much testing, lot's of taking damage to save time, no death abuse, as doing so would waste too much time, even on the least linear level (level 3). I used over 8000 re-records. It's not that much comparably to most TAS's. But for this game as it's so short, it's a fair bit. I was constantly pressing those damn load states. I used 5 savestates. The smv. was recorded from reset, which upon me reading the submission rules just yesterday, is not allowed for submission. One last embarrassing problem. Where's the attach icon so post the smv here ?
Posted: 5/3/2011 5:53 PM
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Derakon
Joined: 7/2/2007
Posts: 3960
There's no attachment support, but you can upload your smv file to Microstorage and post the resulting link here. Welcome to TASVideos!
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Posted: 5/3/2011 6:12 PM
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Behemoth
Joined: 5/3/2011
Posts: 17
Location: England
Ok thanks ! I hope I done this correctly. Strange how it states it was recorded from save state ? http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/1834069994/First%20Samurai%20TAS.smv
Posted: 5/4/2011 2:21 PM
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Comicalflop
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Unless you absolutely know for certain you started from power on, then it could be you recorded from a savestate without knowing it. microstorage reads the heading of the .smv, so it won't make any mistakes like that. If you want a full run that starts from power on, you'll need to make a brand new .smv that starts from power on (you select that option when making the new file) and proceed optimally up until where your finished .smv begins, then use hex editing (you're basically going to be inserting the beginning of the game up until where you started with your old run.) if that doesn't work, you'll need to redo the entire run, if you're planning to submit it here.
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Posted: 5/4/2011 3:03 PM
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Behemoth
Joined: 5/3/2011
Posts: 17
Location: England
I see. Well during about half way through the TAS It was an idea to maybe submit it if it was all good to go. But yeah it was recorded from reset which is one of the two options there: 'record from now' and 'record from reset'. It was only until after I finished the TAS where I checked the submission rules and found it's the wrong way to do it. I certainly won't be doing this TAS again, but apart from this it's still a 'TAS' and most people can get some enjoyment from it, so I'll just leave it here I guess. If ever I decide to do a TAS of a future game I'll know now what to do.
Posted: 5/4/2011 3:54 PM
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Lil_Gecko
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There you go, from Reset : http://dehacked.2y.net/microstorage.php/info/1658059153/First%20Samurai%20TAS.smv
Posted: 5/4/2011 4:29 PM
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Behemoth
Joined: 5/3/2011
Posts: 17
Location: England
Shit I must have recorded from a save-state that I put right at the start of my original 'crap' TAS. Can't believe I must have forgot doing that. I guess I mixed up the method of recording between my 'crap' TAS and this one. As the original was definitely from a reset. But thanks for doing that I shall download it !!