FBA-XXX compile help

[Agozer]

2) The sound in the game with these new decrypted files sounds like hell.  Lots of static, and misqued sounds...girl voices for men, etc.  Kindof funny, but the original crcs roms I'm using, sound a lot better!.

Yeah, kinda ironic, don't you think?

[djohng]

The VMM issue is seperate to the mslug4nd problem. In fact I got so sick of the sound glitching every so often in big games when using any compile based on 09-01-2004 that I'm now using the 06-04-2004 release and just adding the features/drivers that I want to it. samsh5sp works just as nicely on this version as do all the most up-to-date rom dumps that I have. The only difference I've found is that to get the transparencies from 512Kb S roms in games like SvC Chaos, the rom data has to be in memory order whereas 09-01 required it to be in rom order, that's it so far as I can tell. IMO this version is a far better base to work on.

 

Manto should never have changed the VMM code in the 08-02 release. It was much better as it was.

Unfortunately for my boXcade cabinet that I'm using, it has an x-arcade development board inside. The newer source code of fbaxxx has the controls fixed, versus the other older versions...that's my main driver for using the newer source...

 

A quick/dirty way to implement the newer drivers in the old versions of source is to pull the d_neogeo.cpp file and the driverlist.h file. This will give you the newer neogeo games.

 

I have modified some of the other neogeo files to fix issues with the mslug games...you'll have to test your games to verify if you have issues or not. The other "debug" games were added via the driverlist.h file and selecting "include" for their respective sources in the resource window.

 

I've just finished another new release. Links are:

 

http://www.thraxen.com/emu1/fba092104_djohng.rar

http://www.thraxen.com/emu1/fba092104_src.rar

 

Since the latest fbaxxx.xbe is working fairly well for me...I'm going to start work on updating the MAMEoX084.3 src to the latest MAME087 that was released earlier today. I think more people will enjoy testing some of the newer games...thoughts?

 

-djohng

[sammaz]

thanx djohng....im going to try it on my cab and ill report asap....

 

your awesome for taking on the mameox update....try not to change much in the UI as i think its complex...but if you can add a 2nd screenshots folder thats all i could ask for....

 

 

thanx

[Prican25]

woah, didn't expect the mame ox news buts thats damn good to hear goodluck with that (i read it isn't easy from the mame ox forum a few months back) and thx for the update on fba-xxx as i will try it out in a few before i head to bed

[sammaz]

should i use the ips patch on the regular official 9-01-04 default.xbe?

 

or mamesets default.xbe from 9-01-04?

 

got a link to a good ips patcher?

Edited September 22, 2004 by sammaz

[+ T +]

djohng, if a custom MAMEoX is your next project, would you consider re-implementing the older Midway drivers that were changed after version 0.72 so that we can once again play the Mortal Kombat games at a decent speed?

[sammaz]

the DCS hack i almost forgot!!!!

 

that would rox so many midway games

 

btw DHJOHNG....nice FBAxxx!!!!

 

its going to be my official cab emu...but now i am clrmaming all banned sets to your dats....can you get all the kof2003's or kof2004EX hack working?

Edited September 22, 2004 by sammaz

[Prican25]

sammaz not all kof2003's are working even on fba for pc so keep waiting on that along with other stuff like mslug5 original.

 

btw, the dcs hack was before mame 72 as 71 was the last to have it.

[djohng]

djohng, if a custom MAMEoX is your next project, would you consider re-implementing the older Midway drivers that were changed after version 0.72 so that we can once again play the Mortal Kombat games at a decent speed?

+T+

 

The point of updating the code is not to go backwards with older source. I understand a number of people want the DCS hack for Midway games, but if you want the MW games then I would recommend going back to version 071.3

I keep this DCS version on my cab, just for that reason and the newer version for the other games.

 

I may look into additional drivers for the new version...ie Midway DCS Hack Driver...and then the regular updated one just to compare speeds...I'll have to look at the older source and see if I can locate the exact code. NO PROMISES!

 

As I have said in my previous posts, I'm making these updated versions for my boXcade cab, and not for the masses...if you can capitalize on my work...GREAT...I'm happy to share.

 

-djohng

[+ T +]

I understand what you're saying but I think we should keep in mind that the purpose of MAMEoX is simply the playing of arcade games on the Xbox whereas the purpose of MAME is to emulate arcade hardware as accurately as possible no-matter the performance cost to low-spec systems. There may come a time at some point in the future when just blindly updating to the latest core will actually cause MAMEoX to slip to the point where the Xbox struggles to run anything at all at a decent speed. Then the only way forward for the project will be backwards as developers begin to look at which drivers were the most Xbox friendly. The ultimate goal being, not just an Xbox version of MAME, but an 'Xbox optimized' version of MAME.

 

Just my thoughts.

[zero5]

lets hope there 1 can be done

[GLiTcH]

should i use the ips patch on the regular official 9-01-04 default.xbe?

 

or mamesets default.xbe from 9-01-04?

 

got a link to a good ips patcher?

default xbe or mamexbe?

which file is needed to patch?

[djohng]

should i use the ips patch on the regular official 9-01-04 default.xbe?

 

or mamesets default.xbe from 9-01-04?

 

got a link to a good ips patcher?

default xbe or mamexbe?

which file is needed to patch?

Read the included "readme.txt" file in the download.

[GLiTcH]

should i use the ips patch on the regular official 9-01-04 default.xbe?

 

or mamesets default.xbe from 9-01-04?

 

got a link to a good ips patcher?

default xbe or mamexbe?

which file is needed to patch?

Read the included "readme.txt" file in the download.

well to anyone that didnt d/l the patch n want to know if its the default or mame xbe:

 

-Use 9/1/04 official fbaxxx mame release to utilize patch.

 

there you go..

[Prican25]

djohng, i was wondering you could possiblly add a few others that aren't in 8-02 source

like decrypted jockey gp, mslug 4 plus, fatal fury special alternate and some others i can't remeber at the moment heh.

 

another thing, theres a way to make jockey gp playable (2 player only) and can be found here: http://www.freepgs.com/iq_132/pages/games.html (big thx to IQ_132)

 

also i for one haven't tried the kof 2003 hack (2004 one) and when i was searching for the rom its seems the ones i found only have one p rom thats 7mb and not the 3 thats listed in the dat. at the most its just the 3 roms joined but just wondering if the driver can be updated to use just the 1 p rom instead.