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MESHUGGAH wrote:
QEMU also defines this translationing as the core feature (for emulation purposes):
"QEMU is a [..] processor emulator using dynamic translation to achieve good emulation speed".
QEMU calls his dynamic translation backend as TCG --> Tiny Code Generator.
(linky for QEMU wiki)
That's code translation, not translation of API calls. Full on emulation is still happening for them, they just optimize the code n a special way to run faster. In translayers, nothing is emulated at all.
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Great graphics, fantastic music, very slow paced monster levels, way too boring shmup levels, the movie itself is well played. I failed to enjoy most of it, but the parts that I did enjoy were nice. I think it should be in Moons, but I can't really vote Yes...
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As you guys already know, Hourglass and libTAS are technically-not-an-emulator's. The same is known about Wine.
We have at least 3 such programs, and PC TASing apparently fully depends on this approach, so it will be getting more and more attention. Because after Hourglass's death, Linux TASing (with or without Wine) is our only hope.
But there is one problem. We can't constantly hear regular people call such tools emulators, and constantly yell at them that it's technically-not-an-emulator!!!!!!!1. We need to come up with some simple name that will stick, while also being accurate.
As we know, the very word "emulator" was made up semi-arbitrarily. Then it completely changed its meaning, and now it stuck as software simulation of hardware device logic.
Well I guess it's time to semi-arbitrarily invent a new word! We have some definitive words to base on, and they are pretty accurate and are approved by the authors of those programs.
Wine's actual self definition is that it's an API translation layer:
Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.
The same was said by ais523 about TAS frameworks using the same principles. So I shortened it to just "translayer". And so far, people I asked seem to like the word.
If anyone has better ideas, or just concerns, please post! Maybe we'll come up with a better word. But the plan in any case is to start enforcing this new term so it eventually becomes the standard.
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I never asked to stop arguing. Keep arguing as long as you have points to make, each of them will be duly considered. Just drop this particular accusation, that's all.
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mtvf1 wrote:
Great, I'm waiting for this movie been published. You guys find a new way to use double standart and accept DK3.
Stop your useless infinite accusations. We already established that you fail to comprehend actual explanations. You just don't care and want to use any reason to pretend we're doing something wrong. But you can't, because we have valid reasons you somehow repeatedly miss. There is no double standard, stop repeating that.mtvf1 wrote:
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jlun2 wrote:
Now that this is apparently accepted to the site, I wonder would it be allowed to obsolete some movies done on Windows with the Linux ports (if exists)?
As always, only if the ports are deliberately and vastly similar.
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I'll see if Masterjun feels like improving even more, and if you will come up with yet more improvements.
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21:20:05 <Masterjun> feos: saved 110 frames in 1-2
21:20:14 <Masterjun> that's almost 2 seconds wow
21:20:17 <EZGames69> What game?
21:20:39 <Masterjun> I'm TASing Metal Force Zook Man Edition
21:22:32 <EZGames69> Link to what the game looks like?
21:24:45 <Masterjun> 🚶 -> 🏁
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Well you mentioned you're still working on opengl, so when you have problems with it again, just know that you don't have to struggle with them alone.
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r57shell has some knowledge of opengl. I saw you questions on IRC, and he shared some ideas, but I couldn't catch you there live. He's occasionally on IRC, but you can try forum PM too.
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Note that for future purposes, testing this workflow is still encouraged.
It means when it works stably in libtas, it may be allowed, so just do tests and report bugs.
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What I'm asking is, if that glitch is applied to the old movie, will it work and save time? At least a single frame?
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So what is even the type of gameplay that's been improved? ThunderAxe31 said this game has no randomness, and you imply that as far as gameplay physics are concerned, it's just a resync. So what is it then? ACE setup itself?
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You mean it's impossible to improve the old SML2 run using VBA v24?
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15:38:58 <Quibus> ah, so Mothrayas and EZGames69 are brothers
15:39:01 <Quibus> it seems
15:39:07 <Mothrayas> Quibus: we're not
15:39:15 <Quibus> oh, cousins?
15:39:20 <Mothrayas> not related
15:39:30 <Quibus> but same last name
15:39:32 <Quibus> ?
15:39:39 <Mothrayas> I don't know what his last name is
15:39:44 <Quibus> or is EZGames69 2 people...
15:39:57 <Quibus> Author's real name: Colin & Wout van Poppel
15:39:57 <Quibus> Author's nickname: EZGames69 & Mothrayas
15:40:03 <MESHUGGAHTAS> lol
15:40:17 <Mothrayas> Quibus: Colin LastNameNotProvided & Wout van Poppel
15:40:20 <MESHUGGAHTAS> first of all Mothrayas is a dog (Woof von Puppy but in dutch)
15:40:25 <Quibus> ahhhhhhh
15:40:28 <MESHUGGAHTAS> second EZGames69 is a script writtne by Masterjun
15:40:34 <MESHUGGAHTAS> please don't spread false informations
15:40:55 <Quibus> OK, that was a bit ambiguous :-)
15:41:14 <Mothrayas> yeah, I can see how you could read it that way lol
15:43:56 <-- Mothrayas has quit
15:44:56 <Quibus> ragequit!
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feos wrote:
We can't use a real world image for it, even if we clean it up. The extra image must be generated from scratch, so we don't depend on real world CDs.
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So what's NK's plan with this submission? We can't use a real world image for it, even if we clean it up. The extra image must be generated from scratch, so we don't depend on real world CDs.
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Where do I say linking it elsewhere is banned?
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Да, круто конечно. Весело видать тасить на двиге в котором даже знание всех условий не помогает :D
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WST wrote:
Я лишь знаю, что это возможно, потому что один раз это со мной приключилось, но так как я тратил многие тысячи циклов перезаписи на попытки воспроизвести этот трюк в серьёзных проектах, я на него забил.
Так а зачем уповать на удачу? Если запись этого трюка есть, просто бегаешь по форуму и всех просишь раздебажить. Вот если записи нету, там да, сложно.
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