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Post subject: Now accepting PCem for DOS games! More DOS games TASable.
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Posts: 11251
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We allow libTAS to run PCem as a DOS machine emulator. Only TASVideos releases of PCem are allowed. Such releases are marked st to indicate single-threading - modification required for determinism, not available in the original PCem. libTAS is needed because PCem doesn't have any TAS tools. The setup required may be non-trivial, but game support is overwhelming, because PCem emulates much more hardware than JPC-RR does. See the relevant section of the Movie Rules: http://tasvideos.org/MovieRules.html#Dos libTAS specific rules also fully apply: http://tasvideos.org/MovieRules.html#LibtasMovies Guide on TASing DOS games in PCem+libTAS: http://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources/PCem/DOS.html Huge thanks to people who helped making this possible: keylie, slamo, Dacicus, Nach, and fsvgm777!
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
Post subject: Site Rewrite: Feedback and Testing Wanted!
Memory
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We have been working on a complete rewrite/redesign of TASVideos and are now ready to open it to public feedback/testing. A demo of the site can be found at https://tasvideos.mistflux.net/. Details can be found in the thread.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: Call for new encoders!
fsvgm777
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Joined: 5/28/2009
Posts: 1180
Location: Luxembourg
A fair amount of publications, both current and obsolete, are lacking a YouTube encode. In order to preserve our history on YouTube, I am calling for new encoders! If you have some CPU power to spare (and you're going to need it), feel free to choose any publication from the above list, upload your YouTube encode to your own YouTube channel as well as to a file sharing service (e.g. MEGA). Should you require any assistance, you can ask me (either via forum PM or Discord DM). For starters, here are the encoder guidelines. And here's a comprehensive publication manual. It also contains links to the current encoding package as well as the required stuff. Don't forget to make your own encoder logo. Note: If you wish to do downloadable encodes as well, there are published movies that can be re-encoded so that they meet our current standards. If your contributions prove to be valuable for the site, you may be promoted to the Encoder rank.
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Post subject: Bizhawk 2.6.3 released!
Memory
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Bizhawk 2.6.3 has been released! This version contains updates to the Gambatte core amongst other fixes. See the full release notes here: http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/ReleaseHistory.html#Bizhawk263
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: New Standard Goal: Forgoes Major Skip Glitch
Memory
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Posts: 1762
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We now accept a new goal to Standard: Forgoes Major Skip Glitch. Runs that avoid large skips can be considered for publication to Standard assuming they are otherwise fastest completion. Details can be found in the movie rules. Suggestions for revisiting rejected runs can be done in this thread.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: New Demo Site URL
Memory
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There is now a new URL for the demo of the rewritten TASVideos. It can be found at https://demo.tasvideos.org/ Discussion can still be done in this thread.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: BizHawk 2.7 Released!
Noxxa
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Joined: 8/14/2009
Posts: 4083
Location: The Netherlands
BizHawk 2.7 has been released! This release includes a new core - melonDS for Nintendo DS, Lua support for Linux, as well as other core updates. See the full release notes here: http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html#Bizhawk27
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
Post subject: New Site Launching January 1st!
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
After years of work and months of public testing, we are finally ready to go live with the TASvideos rewrite! The new site will be launching on January 1st, at 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC. Transition time should take around 2-3 hours, during which the site will be down. The site can be previewed and tested at https://staging.tasvideos.org, though it may be down frequently as we get closer to the go-live date. Please continue to test it as much as you can while it's up, though! Keep in mind that this staging site is strictly for testing, and is not meant to serve as an active replacement yet. Data can and will be overwritten while we test things, so don't put anything meant to be persistent on there. Post your feedback and bug reports in the rewrite discussion thread and the Github repository.
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You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Noxxa
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Posts: 4083
Location: The Netherlands
It is a new year yet again, which means it is time again to nominate your favorite TASes and TASers of the past year! Registered members can nominate their favorite TASes and TASers of various systems and categories here.
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
Post subject: Hello and welcome to the NEW TASVideos
Memory
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Posts: 1762
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TASVideos has just undergone a major overhaul. It now has new features such as https, dark mode, mobile friendly design and others. Expect some bugs for the near future and report them to https://github.com/TASVideos/tasvideos. Additional topics will probably be made in the near future for discussion of features and other things.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Noxxa
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Posts: 4083
Location: The Netherlands
It is time to vote for your favorite movie of 2021 to win the TAS of the Year award! Registered members can place their votes for any or all of the 10 candidates here. Voting will close on January 21st 2022, 23:59 UTC.
http://www.youtube.com/Noxxa <dwangoAC> This is a TAS (...). Not suitable for all audiences. May cause undesirable side-effects. May contain emulator abuse. Emulator may be abusive. This product contains glitches known to the state of California to cause egg defects. <Masterjun> I'm just a guy arranging bits in a sequence which could potentially amuse other people looking at these bits <adelikat> In Oregon Trail, I sacrificed my own family to save time. In Star trek, I killed helpless comrades in escape pods to save time. Here, I kill my allies to save time. I think I need help.
Post subject: Everyone Needs To Log In
adelikat
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Emulator Coder, Expert player, Site Developer, Site Owner (3581)
Joined: 11/3/2004
Posts: 4736
Location: Tennessee
When moving to the new code base, we were able to copy over user passwords. However, the old password storage was not secure. If you log in to the new system, it will upgrade that storage to something safer. The idea was to allow a seamless upgrade as users could log in right away. However, I do not want to keep insecurely stored password for any longer than necessary. On January 23rd, I will remove old style passwords. - If you log in before this date, your password will automatically "upgrade" (It is still recommended you also update your password) - If you fail to log in before this date, you will need to use the forgot password workflow in order to be able to log in again (which will include setting your password)
It's hard to look this good. My TAS projects
adelikat
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Joined: 11/3/2004
Posts: 4736
Location: Tennessee
Reminder that if you currently have an account on the site and have not logged in since the start of the new year, to please do so. All legacy passwords from before the rewrite will be reset on January 23rd at approximately 4PM UTC. You will need to perform a password reset to login after that point.
It's hard to look this good. My TAS projects
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Joined: 2/26/2020
Posts: 691
Location: California
BizHawk 2.8 has been released! This release includes 5 new cores - Nymashock for PSX, SameBoy for GB/C, Emu83 for TI83, Ares64 (split into two experimental N64 cores). 2 cores are also coming out from experimental status - MSXHawk for MSX and BSNESv115+ for SNES. All of these new cores feature Linux ports, helping bring Linux to near feature parity (PSX and N64 previously having no Linux cores). This release also sees DSi support added to melonDS. Many more bug fixes and core updates are included. See the full release notes here: http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html#Bizhawk28 Binaries: https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/releases/tag/2.8
Post subject: DSi and 3DS Now Supported!
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
Fans of Nintendo developed handheld systems that utilize two separate screens can now rest easier, as TASvideos has officially added support for DSi submissions through BizHawk and 3DS submissions through Citra! If you encounter any issues, please report them to the TASvideos GitHub: https://github.com/TASVideos/tasvideos Downloads: BizHawk 2.8: https://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory#Bizhawk28 Citra: https://citra-emu.org
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Post subject: Downtime on March 5th 9:00PM UTC
Memory
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Posts: 1762
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The site will go down on March 5th at around 9PM UTC due to upgrades. It is expected to be down for no more than an hour.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: Mupen64 is accepted for submissions again!
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Joined: 2/26/2020
Posts: 691
Location: California
Years ago, Mupen64-rr movies were disallowed from submissions, due to unreliable video dumping. Years later, A fork has been made, which among other things, fixed various issues with video dumping, with another fork by us further fixing video dumping issues. With these fixes, Mupen64 movies are now re-accepted for submissions! More info can be found in this thread: https://tasvideos.org/Forum/Topics/23131
Post subject: libTAS 1.4.3 Released!
adelikat
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Posts: 4736
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libTAS 1.4.3 Released, more info here
It's hard to look this good. My TAS projects
Post subject: Flash TASes are now accepted!
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
The recent release of libTAS 1.4.3 significantly improved support for Ruffle, a Flash Player emulator in active development. Since then, several full TASes were made of Flash games using Ruffle running in libTAS with confirmed sync for multiple users, proving that it is a reliable and stable TASing workflow. Because of this, we are now officially supporting and accepting Flash submissions! For those of you interested in creating and submitting Flash TASes, our Resource page for Ruffle contains highly important information that you need to know: https://tasvideos.org/EmulatorResources/Ruffle You can get libTAS 1.4.3 here: https://github.com/clementgallet/libTAS/releases/tag/v1.4.3 Ruffle nightly builds are located here: https://github.com/ruffle-rs/ruffle/releases Also, check out our first Flash submission: #7368: rythin's Flash Meat Boy in 02:51.10
TASvideos Admin and acting Senior Judge 💙 | Cohost
warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Post subject: Call for new Staff and Other Contributors
Memory
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Joined: 3/20/2014
Posts: 1762
Location: Dumpster
We are putting out a permanent call for new staff members and other forms of contributors. In particular, we are looking for new judges, publishers, encoders, editors, and developers. One can read the thread or the wiki page for more information.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
Post subject: Reviewers - A new way to contribute!
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
Have you ever thought "I want to be a Judge, but I don't think I have the qualifications or the time commitment to do it"? The new Reviewer role might be perfect for you! Reviewers make up a trusted panel of experienced community members, working alongside Judges to curate what content makes it onto TASvideos. They are not able to directly process submissions like Judges. Instead, their role is to streamline the overall judging process by providing first pass reviews of workbench submissions. Examples of what Reviewers can do include verifying that input files sync and checking for any obvious mistakes in routing and optimization. They are also given a much bigger voice in discussions over difficult judgements and possible changes to our submission rules. For more information on the role, there's an in-depth writeup on the Judging wiki page. If you'd like to be a Reviewer, please contact Samsara, and then expect to wait for several hours because she's really bad at both sleeping and checking site DMs.
TASvideos Admin and acting Senior Judge 💙 | Cohost
warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
As of today, submissions that rely on premade saves are universally acceptable and publishable as standard publications! Prior to this announcement, SRAM-anchored submissions were required to be entertaining enough to make it to Moons, and this is now no longer the case. The following changes are now in effect: SRAM will be allowed in standard publications.
  • Runs that utilize SRAM are separate branches that do not compete with or obsolete runs from power-on.
  • Verification movies are a hard requirement, and will now be included with publications. Arrangements can be made for submissions where a verification movie is impossible, however.
The following SRAM-anchored branches will be acceptable as standard publications:
  • Unlockable modes, characters, and difficulties that cannot be unlocked through in-game codes.
  • New Game +, including minor things like cutscene/text skipping.
  • Heavily glitched runs that rely on premade SRAM, i.e "save glitch" and "game end glitch" runs that are otherwise impossible to perform without a premade save.
  • DLC missions and equivalents such as E-Reader, as long as verification is possible in some legally hostable form.
Further changes may come in the future as well. For more information on how this change was presented and discussed, see this thread. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the Ask a Judge thread, or contact Samsara via PM or Discord!
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warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Post subject: MAME can now be TASed through libTAS
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libTAS is able to run MAME quite well, and we accept movie submissions made that way! We made a guide that should help you set it up: Wiki: EmulatorResources/MAME For movie submissions, general libTAS rules apply, and we have some MAME specific rules too. MAME emulates a lot of different systems, most notably Arcade machines, and their TASing is the primary goal here. But if a non-Arcade system is emulated well, without obvious problems, and we don't have an approved rerecording emulator for it, we're allowing that too! Just note that those systems will need a bit of review (and movie parser support).
Warning: When making decisions, I try to collect as much data as possible before actually deciding. I try to abstract away and see the principles behind real world events and people's opinions. I try to generalize them and turn into something clear and reusable. I hate depending on unpredictable and having to make lottery guesses. Any problem can be solved by systems thinking and acting.
Post subject: Urgent Call for Judges and Reviewers!
Samsara
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Joined: 11/13/2006
Posts: 2792
Location: Northern California
Submission volume has been record-breakingly high, which is absolutely fantastic! I love it! The only issue is that it's overwhelming our current Judge team, and we're in need of more to help maintain the heavily increased flow.
  • You should have experience with high-level TAS optimization. Having published runs is highly recommended!
  • You should be an active and supportive member of the community. Judging isn't all looking at submissions, it's being a helpful guide for the community as well!
  • Joining our Discord Server is a requirement to be able to keep up with staff conversations.
  • Those interested in being Judges will be trained and advised in the Reviewer role first.
For more detailed information, please read the Wiki: Judging page. If you're interested, please contact me as soon as possible!
TASvideos Admin and acting Senior Judge 💙 | Cohost
warmCabin wrote:
You shouldn't need a degree in computer science to get into this hobby.
Post subject: Record for most submissions in a single year broken
Memory
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Posts: 1762
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For the longest time, the record for most submissions in a single year was 540 submissions set in 2004, when the site first opened its doors to submission. For years since, the numbers consistently dwindled. This year however, we bucked that trend and have hit 541 submissions and counting. This is completely unexpected levels of growth. It is great to see the efforts put into improving the site have truly paid off. Thank you to everyone who uses our site, it is greatly appreciated.
[16:36:31] <Mothrayas> I have to say this argument about robot drug usage is a lot more fun than whatever else we have been doing in the past two+ hours
[16:08:10] <BenLubar> a TAS is just the limit of a segmented speedrun as the segment length approaches zero
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