EDIT: OK, so I saved 4 frames in the Prologue, but those frames were eventually lost through loading screens in the beginning of Chapter 1, so I ended up saving 0 frames total. Well, the Prologue looks a little different now, but anyway, this means I can continue working on Chapter 1!
I've been tasked with this encode, and I'm a bit confused about the ending. I got the run to sync and what I see in my emulator matches http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgv2BWJ8oP0 but after the movie ends you're just dropped back at the map screen. Is there no "the end" with credits for this submission? That would match http://tasvideos.org/1479M.html but I just want to be sure before I encode.
Remember all those password screens at the end of every stage? Well, if credits were shown, the input file would have to be extended to exit the password screen at the end. If input were to end earlier, the credits must be skipped. Sorry.
Did you also record with dual-core off and idle skipping off? Those settings can also cause desyncs.
P.S. Also, This is full-screen game, which means I can't check RAM with Cheat Engine while making TAS. I wonder if there's solution about this, too.
New WIP. Sorry, no cabin fight yet. I will probably redo everything in Chapter 2-2, but the route will still be the same. I was told I need to equip a hand grenade for the cabin fight so I will do that when using the crest on the church. Link to video
I wonder if there are any gets left.
:P
pretty sure the game ends when you kill all 1.2 billion of the red communists
I found a faster way to accelerate! But... Strangely enough, not only did this resulted in horrible luck involving enemy placement, it also caused unexplained lag of ~13 frames in some of the rooms in chapter 3. For the mentioned reasons, I've decided not to implement that trick, which saved around 11 frames, into the run so far.
Holy crap, over half the movie is now waiting for the demo. Still an epic glitched movie. Given the save abuse, I'd say this qualifies as a glitched category, and opens room for an any% run. This should however, obsolete the current movie.
Our goal should be to have as good as possible a TAS for every game, as even the most boring games will have somebody who played it at one time and wonder how fast it can be done, and the games may turn out to only look boring for people who aren't familiar with them.
Here's an idea: add a tier between starred and non-starred. It would include pretty much every movie where most people say "whoa, that's crazy". Tuck everything else away, not so buried as gruefood delight but not as prominent as the awesomer movies.We could call everything else something like "Archives".
I agree 100% that bad game choice shouldn't be a reason for rejection. The idea of an archive of the current best run of as many games as possible appeals greatly. Stars etc guide those seeking entertainment just fine.
goofydylan8 and amaurea, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts and completely agree with everything you've both said. To be honest, I skimmed this thread except for those few posts, so I'm sorry if I didn't mention others who agree. Anyway, count me in for accepting all games as "publishable". We have a rating system. Let's start using it effectively.
Not that there are other legitimate reasons to reject movies. I said in the first post that I agreed with the rule choice on all of the other "Bad game choice" rules page. You apparently chose to ignore that portion of the argument.
EDIT: This is almost exactly the definition of the phrase Straw Man argument.
I agree 100% that bad game choice shouldn't be a reason for rejection. The idea of an archive of the current best run of as many games as possible appeals greatly. Stars etc guide those seeking entertainment just fine.
I CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE A GOOD MOVIE OUT OF EVERY PORT OF THE MOST POPULAR MOVIES WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Seriously. I suggest starting with Mega Man - The Wily Wars
Our goal should be to have as good as possible a TAS for every game, as even the most boring games will have somebody who played it at one time and wonder how fast it can be done, and the games may turn out to only look boring for people who aren't familiar with them.
I had an earlier version of this and after you ran the software, the games showed up. Now i have to search for the games?
