Ya know, I really wish you could load a replay on the fly while watching an earlier version of it if the newer one is simply longer. Holding fast forward for almost 30 mins to catch up to where I left off sux :(
Other than that, awesome run so far.
Make a savestate, load new movie, load state. It should (hopefully) end up continuing from that state. (Don't forget to open the movie file as read-only!)
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
Would it be possible to use the pausing only to affect the victory sequence? If so, that is the only place I suggest it be used. Using it in the middle of a battle detracts from the entertainment value for me. Maybe use it for a couple of frames at a time if it will allow you to gain an advantage, but don't just spam it.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
Yes vote. My favorite part was the haunted-type music playing while the castle was transformed back into Mario's castle. I KNEW Wario was the good guy this whole time!
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
Minor work is still being done, as I'm still getting requests for Lua scripts to be made. I just don't think there will be much progress for a while.
If anyone does decide to pick it up for whatever reason and needs the scripts, PM me. The code isn't exactly good quality, but it gets the job done. Also, if you do Lua and want the scripts because you can do a better job, also PM me. More efficient scripts should save time in making the TAS.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
So just because he disagrees with your opinion you disregard his entire argument?
Anyways, I did enjoy this run. The sounds were a bit annoying, but survivable seeing as how the movie isn't very long. Yes vote.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
I pray that is sarcasm. That thing once auto-deleted my data structures homework, insisting it was a virus. Didn't even ask for confirmation.
That'll teach me to ever run a new laptop with full bloatware ever again.
It also doesn't let you whitelist anything, for example my CS 367 homework directory. Apperantly Ollydbg is (or was) malicious according to McAfee.
Raiscan wrote:
Viruses hide themselves in task manager. They can easily name their exe svchost.exe or something, and they don't all use excessive amounts of CPU.
Or just use DLL injection and skip the new process thing altogether, except for the second or so it takes to inject. Who's gonna notice iexplore.exe or firefox.exe taking up another meg of RAM?
As for what I use, Spybot S&D and Ad-aware. Every couple weeks I run a Hi-Jack This! scan.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
i dont think anyone has replicated the glitch
current: About to post a WIP so that all you guys have something to do this weekend while you're eating a meal in front of your computer.
Fixed for ya!
How about any of the fine April Fool's runs that were just submitted?
Should have some new scripts done by the end of the weekend, but I have homework to complete first.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
The run doesn't strike me as really well-optimized, where it seems a lot of corners are taken wider than necessary.
I also noticed this. I think on the corners it's faster to just take the wider movement due to running, because turning in this game is pretty slow (you can only do 180-degree turns quickly).
Edit: Continuing to watch, a lot of these corners do seem to be taken a little bit wide. I think the movement can be optimized further.
mklip2001 wrote:
Also, at one point about 11 minutes in (I think), you get caught by a vine which seems to have no purpose (though maybe I don't know the game well enough).
It's faster to be hit by this vine than it is to push a nearby object over the hole. The SDA speedruns also get hit by the vine.
mklip2001 wrote:
Also, you pick up acid rounds early on but never use them since you only fight with the knife: could you have avoided these rounds?
If you're talking about the acid rounds Barry gives you when you reach the upper level from that one door on the right side of the entry room, you can't avoid them to my knowledge.
I haven't finished watching this yet, I'll edit this as I continue to watch.
Around 12:40 or so on the box pushing segment, the movement looks a bit unoptimized to me. Would it be possible to do 180-degree turns closer to the box before pushing it? Also you ran for a few seconds on the second box before pushing it, I'm pretty sure it can be done faster.
You missed a knife swing on Plant 42.
Why did you run all the way around on the giant spider? The acid it spits helps damage the wall, and you may be able to dodge and cut faster than making it glitch and just cutting at the wall. Also, you manually turned to cut the web. A 180-degree turn then a small right turn would be faster.
When pushing the statue off the boulder room, you stop pushing for a second, run into it for a second, then push again a little bit. Why?
The tyrant fight doesn't look good, to me. You say you needed to swing and miss with the knife to avoid being hit, but then you get hit later in the fight. Also, you miss a second swing later in the fight.
If possible, could you save that first-aid spray you used near the beginning for here when you're in Danger status? I think you move slightly slower while in Danger.
I think your movement here near the end of the run is better than your movement at the beginning of the run. You take the corners a lot better here.
Also, I agree with the others that a non-knife only run would be better.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
An all-relics/bosses run would probably be interesting. To keep the fights worth watching I'd say it should also be a naked (no equipment besides relics) run. Otherwise the bossfights rapidly devolve into spamming the Alucard Shield spell.
That is something I'd love to see.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
I'm not dead! Apologies for not having any updates in over 6 months. My coursework simply took up the majority of my time last semester, leaving me no time to work on the TAS.
My workload is significantly lighter this semester (with the exception of one class), so expect an update soon.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
Several bugs fixed (my files didn't save before uploading yesterday for some reason). All scripts should now pause after they finish. Download links are same as above.
As for the scripts, it's just like the brute force bot I wrote except automated. Wait a certain amount of frames, hit a button, check a memory address, and repeat until the desired result is achieved.
Edit:
Changed the scripts around a bit. Now each one has a value, iterations_before_resave. Every X iterations, the state will resave with the current state (after waiting). If all goes well, it should be a LOT faster since it won't be waiting as long for each iteration.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
hope you haven't forgot about the opening the ps1 lid trick, you might be able to use it to stop bosses attacking you or use it if you want to wait for the best possible attack hit luck
I don't think that's legal here. I'm pretty certain that's like a crooked cart trick for the n64, which isn't allowed here either.
antd, if you need help with Lua scripting I'll try to learn it and help out.
adelikat wrote:
It started off fairly tame, but as more balls entered the picture it sure got a lot more entertaining.
