Posted: 6/2/2016 9:44 AM
(Edited: 6/2/2016 2:15 PM)
Post subject: RealTimeStrategy game TAS on DOS/Windows platform
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Dangoo
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Hello, I am a long time lurker and admirer of TAS' and I thought I would give it a go and dip my toes a little. I would like to start working on a movie for an RTS game, any will do at the moment however from what I can gather MSDOS and WindowsOS emulation is a bit finicky especially with stuff revolving around mouse control? I don't mind which RTS I start with but I wanted to stay clear from any console ports as they tend to be the inferior versions. Warcraft Orcs and Humans would be a game I would like to start on, but I don't mind trying a more accessible game if there are big limitations. Could anyone please give me some insight on how the re-recording emulators are at the moment for these type of games on these platforms? I see a few threads scattered about but they seems to be very old. My second choice would be Warcraft III but I think I would need to play this through the battle.net client? would this be an issue with a Windows emulator? p.s. I am on Arch Linux if that helps or not. Also, any tips and tricks would be appreciated :) Many thanks.
Posted: 6/2/2016 11:53 AM
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I have been trying to import Warcraft Orcs and Humans as a HD disc image for JPC-rr and an error message came up saying "Too much data to fit into given space. [java.io.IOException]" the ISO files for the game are 562MB combined (WAR1.mdf and WAR1.mds) do I need to do something in particular to get it to import? I have the option to either "Dismiss" or "Save stack trace" StackTrace file states: Exception trace generated on 'Thu Jun 02 12:48:22 BST 2016' by version '29f61fc by Ilari Liusvaara on 2012-03-14 20:02:41 +0200' (release 11.7). Too much data to fit into given space. [java.io.IOException] <init> of org.jpc.diskimages.TreeRawDiskImage <TreeRawDiskImage> writeImage of org.jpc.pluginsaux.ImportDiskImage$ImportTask <ImportDiskImage> warpedRun of org.jpc.pluginsaux.ImportDiskImage$ImportTask <ImportDiskImage> run of org.jpc.pluginsaux.ImportDiskImage$ImportTask <ImportDiskImage> run of java.lang.Thread <no>
Posted: 6/2/2016 1:25 PM
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Assuming by RTS you mean Real Time Speedrun (aka RTA Real Time Attack), you can probably just go use DosBox 0.74. For TASing, use JPC-rr. If you can. (I can't.)
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Posted: 6/2/2016 1:40 PM
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Dangoo
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sorry, I mean a Real Time Strategy game, like command and conquer, warcraft, age of empires, starcraft, total annihilation <3 stuff like that :)
Posted: 6/2/2016 1:45 PM
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Have you read this section? From what I can gather, increasing the amount of tracks might help.
Posted: 6/2/2016 1:47 PM
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Dangoo
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yeah, i have been going through that but the guide doesn't really tell you what to do is something breaks/doesn't work (which is understandable). I am at the bit where i need to create a disc image but apparently my file is too large????