Post subject: Slow down speed; FAQ too vague!
Joined: 3/26/2008
Posts: 3
I've recently gotten into TAS videos, and already had a version of Visual Boy Advance (1.8 or 1.9), so I figured I could see what fun I could have slowing down a game. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any controls or options to do so. I checked this site's FAQ, which wasn't very helpful ("+ to speed up, - to slow down" didn't even WORK). Searching for more resources online (and even consulting the original VBA FAQ), I got zilch. My final hope? To annoy the hardened veterans of this very forum until they'd spill the beans on slowing down the speed of a VBA game. I am very sorry for acting like a noob, but I can't think of anyone else who can help me anymore apart from the guys who are able to do this kind of thing, AKA the TASVideos forum members. Thank you.
Splack.
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I would suggest getting one of the versions here just to be sure. Those should all have - and = (not the ones on the numpad, the ones up by backspace) as the default speed controls. Good luck!
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As alden said, first of all download the latest version of VBA unless you haven't, there is a possibility that the version you have is outdated. After that, you can check what buttons control the speed in version 19.3 under "Tools" -> "Customize common hotkeys" and then scroll down to the bottom of the list to find SpeedIncrease and SpeedDecrease. Now you can assign whatever button you'd like to them, if + and - doesn't work.
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It should be noted that the official version of VBA won't work for making a TAS. The version at the site that alden linked has been modified to add new features for TASing.
Joined: 3/26/2008
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Thanks very much for the links, but AGAIN I have a problem. I can't run the program with some sort of dll file that it didn't even include! Is there a resource for the dll somewhere?
Splack.
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Location: Alberta, Canada
I suggest trying google.
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Download VBA here - Thread wrote:
NOTE: This version requires certain DLLs to run. You can try downloading them here ( http://xouboudou.free.fr/gba/vba-dll.zip ), or go to http://www.dll-files.com/ and download whichever DLL files it says you're missing when you try to open the program.
Joined: 3/26/2008
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Thanks! the program runs perfectly!
Splack.