Copper Swapper Version 0.50 released

ATani · Post by **ATani** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:31 am

ATani wrote: Currently slated for 0.52:
-- new intro, pre title screen (50% Done)
-- "press start" now fades in/out on title screen (100% Done)
-- removed custom plx/tsu code, now exclusively using BZ2Texture (100% Done)

The above has been completed, I have posted 0.52 to the website for others to pick up. Note there is a license change in 0.52 now.

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:33 am

any of you guys tried it yet? I'm itching to hear comments.

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:53 am

Nah, but there are screenshots up at the homepage now.

http://www.atani-software.net/index.cgi/software-cs

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:57 am

lol - I'm the artist of this game, dude. I wanted to hear what people thought.

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:01 am

lol. I thought the pictures looked familiar

I don't have my DC so I can't try it :\

Sweater Fish · Post by **Sweater Fish** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:49 pm

I tried 0.52 and I get the same problem I described with 0.51, you didn't mention it in the changelog, but I assume you did remove the dcload disable line, right?

If so, I guess that wasn't the problem.

I assume you've been testing these binaries. How are you loading them? Just on a selfbooting disc by themselves?

I'm using an NTSC system (I don't think that's the problem, PAL games show up on my TV, but they roll a lot) and a TV not a VGA monitor. On interesting thing: usually when a game crashes in Dream Hakker, you're taken back to the Dream Hakker menu, but Copper Swapper just freezes on a black screen.

Has anyone else got it working yet? I'll try putting it in Dream Inducer or maybe selfbooting it on its own in a couple days.

...word is bondage...

ATani · Post by **ATani** » Wed May 18, 2005 10:02 pm

Sweater Fish wrote:I tried 0.52 and I get the same problem I described with 0.51, you didn't mention it in the changelog, but I assume you did remove the dcload disable line, right?

Yup in 0.52 dcload should work fine.

Sweater Fish wrote: I assume you've been testing these binaries. How are you loading them? Just on a selfbooting disc by themselves?

I only test via dc-tool. I do not have a lot of CDRs to waste on selfboot, but there are others that have had success with selfboot.

Sweater Fish wrote: On interesting thing: usually when a game crashes in Dream Hakker, you're taken back to the Dream Hakker menu, but Copper Swapper just freezes on a black screen.

I did see this behavior and I think I have it fixed, it is likely related to the VMU loading code getting into an endless loop.. I have since changed the code around and fixed remaining VMU issues, for 0.53 that is.

Mike

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Sun May 22, 2005 9:16 pm

I tried it today with DreamInducer (I created my own SBI, and yes! I finally got another DC!). Like SweaterFish, I got a black screen and it just froze there. I'm not sure what the problem. I had 1 controller plugged in with no VMU or anything else plugged into the controller.

Post by **Christuserloeser** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:11 pm

impetus wrote:any of you guys tried it yet? I'm itching to hear comments.

I can't get it to work

I've tried v051 and v052 - all I'm getting is a black screen and a CS icon on my VMU...

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:26 pm

All I got to work was 0.50, Chris. You should try that one.

Post by **Christuserloeser** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:30 pm

Where would I get that version?

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:24 pm

From here.

Post by **Christuserloeser** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:56 pm

Thank you!

I'm gonna post that link over at DCEmu Uk too

ATani · Post by **ATani** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:06 pm

Christuserloeser wrote:
impetus wrote:any of you guys tried it yet? I'm itching to hear comments.
I can't get it to work I've tried v051 and v052 - all I'm getting is a black screen and a CS icon on my VMU...

I am going to release 0.53 soon, it will have new VMU code which does not cause these hangs.

Mike

ATani · Post by **ATani** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 6:02 pm

Ok, as I said i would get 0.53 out, it is now out

Sweater Fish · Post by **Sweater Fish** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:00 am

CRIPES!!!

Copper Swapper 0.53 wrote:Assertion Failure (software failure)

Source main/vmu.cpp:95 (vmu_load_source_table)
Expression:
buf.ptr
Message:
(none)

Stack Trace:
9c0a98f4
(invalid fp)

Please report to:
atani@atani-software.net

GAME HALTED

This is getting pretty ridiculous. Why, oh why, didn't I just burn 0.50?

...word is bondage...

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:16 am

He's working on a fix. After he fixed one thing more things started giving him problems. Hopefully he can figure it out before long.

Post by **Christuserloeser** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:54 pm

Any news regarding the fix ?

ATani · Post by **ATani** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:28 am

Christuserloeser wrote:Any news regarding the fix ?

I am sure you can understand this one....

My normal day job has been hell lately and I have not spent any time whatsoever on any of my side projects at all...

That said... I do have a new version but will not be releasing it yet as there is one very large bug in it which needs to be squished first... I am waiting for input from Dan Potter on the fix as it falls into his area mostly..

On the other hand, the next release of CS will be multiplatform. I will send out DC, Linux, and Mac OS-X releases. Since I am rewriting the code from scratch existing source code will remain published but future versions may not.

As news becomes available I will post it..