It would be if it were something that he could easily fix. I've already discussed this with Fanjita and he's mentioned a way to detect the EBOOT loader. The way I'm fixing it is more reliable and straightforward than what he would have to do to fix it.ector wrote:Wouldn't it be better to politely ask Fanjita if he could add a fix to the loader? :)
rRootage for PSP v1.5
I'm running out of reasons not to upgrade.mrbrown wrote:rRootage for PSP v1.5: rRootage now works on 2.0 PSPs under EBOOT loader!. Thanks to all of the 2.0 users who helped me track down this issue, including jimparis, dot_blank, Nic, and dem1980.
I noticed in version 1.4 that there is no difference in the ships movement speed with the laser on or off. Was this a fix to something that was broken in previous versions?
The game looks great, any way to get fullscreen, and have the info show up as an overlay between "levels" and on the pause menu?
There were no changes in v1.4 that would've affected gameplay. Can you better describe what you're seeing (game mode, level, steps to reproduce, etc.)?Seek wrote:I noticed in version 1.4 that there is no difference in the ships movement speed with the laser on or off. Was this a fix to something that was broken in previous versions?
The framerate is still an issue when tons of bullets are onscreen, and getting the game drawing faster is next on the TODO list.
Do you mean "tate" mode? That's planned, as well as a normal 4:3 aspect ratio. I can't see the 16:9 mode being stretched any more horizonally, wouldn't that distort things too much?Seek wrote:The game looks great, any way to get fullscreen, and have the info show up as an overlay between "levels" and on the pause menu?
It seems the only mode where there is a speed difference is Normal mode. I haven't played the original version of the game so I'm not certain if the other play modes have specifically different speeds for the ship when toggleing laser off and on.mrbrown wrote:There were no changes in v1.4 that would've affected gameplay. Can you better describe what you're seeing (game mode, level, steps to reproduce, etc.)?
tate mode is a little different then what I'm refering to. While stretching the current game to a 16:9 A/R would make for too much distortion, expanding the actual playing field may make for a bit of a different challenge. Enlarging the playing field may be to much for the PSP, but if it were possible, it would make better use of the PSP's screen.mrbrown wrote:Do you mean "tate" mode? That's planned, as well as a normal 4:3 aspect ratio. I can't see the 16:9 mode being stretched any more horizonally, wouldn't that distort things too much?
First things first though; the frame rate issue in the higher levels should be addressed. Larger playspace = more 'bullets' on screen at a time = more slow down.
Great work so far !!
The gameplay is no different than the original version. WYSIWYG.Seek wrote:It seems the only mode where there is a speed difference is Normal mode. I haven't played the original version of the game so I'm not certain if the other play modes have specifically different speeds for the ship when toggleing laser off and on.
The game is already in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the playfield has already been expanded both vertically and horizontally to accomodate this. Technically, you won't be playing with the same challenges of the original version until I implement the 4:3 aspect ratio. IOW, having the game in 16:9 makes the game easier than it should be.Seek wrote:tate mode is a little different then what I'm refering to. While stretching the current game to a 16:9 A/R would make for too much distortion, expanding the actual playing field may make for a bit of a different challenge. Enlarging the playing field may be to much for the PSP, but if it were possible, it would make better use of the PSP's screen.
The number of bullets are fixed, even in the random levels. The size of the playfield has no affect on the framerate.Seek wrote:First things first though; the frame rate issue in the higher levels should be addressed. Larger playspace = more 'bullets' on screen at a time = more slow down.
Played the original for a bit, the speed in different modes is the same as your port.mrbrown wrote:The gameplay is no different than the original version. WYSIWYG
A 16:9 aspect ratio on the playing field would make the game much easier; especially if the number of bullets is fixed. If the number of bullets on screen somehow grew with the size of the playing field though, I think it'd make for an interesting challenge, though it would be departing from the original games structure.mrbrown wrote:The game is already in a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the playfield has already been expanded both vertically and horizontally to accomodate this. Technically, you won't be playing with the same challenges of the original version until I implement the 4:3 aspect ratio. IOW, having the game in 16:9 makes the game easier than it should be.
The number of bullets are fixed, even in the random levels. The size of the playfield has no affect on the framerate.
After doing some thinking and talking with the fellas on #pspdev I've decided to drop 16:9 as a playfield hack and implement 4:3. The display and playfield are now exactly the same as the original game. It was a mistake for me to ever hack up the playfield in the first place.
I may at some point add an option to switch to 16:9 stretched for people who want to play that way. But it won't be like the original hack, instead the screen will just be stretched horizontally.
The best option for people wanting most of the screen will be tate mode, the details of which are still being worked out.
I may at some point add an option to switch to 16:9 stretched for people who want to play that way. But it won't be like the original hack, instead the screen will just be stretched horizontally.
The best option for people wanting most of the screen will be tate mode, the details of which are still being worked out.
-
lookitsrobss
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2006 1:11 pm
