nullDC Suggestion

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

ok...so i love the emu...its one of the best DC emus that I've come across...but i would like to Suggest a "save state" function to be implemented, this would help alot with games that cant detect the memory cards and it would be very useful in other games if you want to save in the middle of a level....i dont know if it can be done....but it would be very cool if it can

also i think that this has come up before....but also implementing a fps limiter would be a godsend!

PsyMan · April 5th, 2007

Speed (FPS) limiter is already implemented in the AICA plugin...

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

yes i know about the buffer size thing...but i mean limit to a specific fps eg. 45 or 30

but that is just a minor thing....what i really want is the "save state" thingy

**drkIIRaziel** · April 5th, 2007

Save states are not likely to be implemented in the near future.

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

drkIIRaziel why wouldent they be implemented in the near future?....I'm not saying next release....but somewere down the line perhaps...the whole reason i wanted save states is to maybe get around the Spawn in the demons hand memory card detection error, but it would benefit everybody

i know making save states will prob be hard and will be alot of work to do...but it would be a good thing to have

PsyMan · April 5th, 2007

It's far more easy to fix the memory card problems than to implement save states. Plus, save states ruin the experience most of the time. There are no Dreamcast games that don't have saving and if they don't allow you to save often there must be a good reason.

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

lol..true....i suppose fixing the prob with the memory cards not being detected would be easier...but how is the question

PsyMan · April 5th, 2007

It would have been "fixed" even before the release if there was enough time. The problem is actually game dependent. It happens on a real dreamcast too. nullDC emulates the dreamcast memory card (the GUI says "VMU" but this is actually wrong), not the VMU and some games cannot save on a simple memory card, they require a VMU.

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

is there a way to fix this problem....if so can i do it or must i wait for a new version to come out that hopefully fixes this problem?

PsyMan · April 5th, 2007

Nothing except waiting...

B3tty_sa · April 5th, 2007

i had a feeling that you were going to say that....

S.T.@.R.S · April 6th, 2007

I didn't feel like making a new thread so I wanna ask a question. will there be any nice background picture for the next release ?

April 5th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	nullDC Suggestion ok...so i love the emu...its one of the best DC emus that I've come across...but i would like to Suggest a "save state" function to be implemented, this would help alot with games that cant detect the memory cards and it would be very useful in other games if you want to save in the middle of a level....i dont know if it can be done....but it would be very cool if it can also i think that this has come up before....but also implementing a fps limiter would be a godsend!

April 5th, 2007	#2 (permalink)
PsyMan Just another wacko ;) Join Date: May 2004 Location: In a weird room :\ Posts: 427	Speed (FPS) limiter is already implemented in the AICA plugin... __________________ I'm not insane. YOU are insane... You are all insane! Last edited by drkIIRaziel; April 5th, 2007 at 09:49.

April 5th, 2007	#6 (permalink)
PsyMan Just another wacko ;) Join Date: May 2004 Location: In a weird room :\ Posts: 427	It's far more easy to fix the memory card problems than to implement save states. Plus, save states ruin the experience most of the time. There are no Dreamcast games that don't have saving and if they don't allow you to save often there must be a good reason. __________________ I'm not insane. YOU are insane... You are all insane! Last edited by PsyMan; April 6th, 2007 at 02:22. Reason: Someone deleted his post...

April 5th, 2007	#8 (permalink)
PsyMan Just another wacko ;) Join Date: May 2004 Location: In a weird room :\ Posts: 427	It would have been "fixed" even before the release if there was enough time. The problem is actually game dependent. It happens on a real dreamcast too. nullDC emulates the dreamcast memory card (the GUI says "VMU" but this is actually wrong), not the VMU and some games cannot save on a simple memory card, they require a VMU. __________________ I'm not insane. YOU are insane... You are all insane!

April 5th, 2007	#10 (permalink)
PsyMan Just another wacko ;) Join Date: May 2004 Location: In a weird room :\ Posts: 427	Nothing except waiting... __________________ I'm not insane. YOU are insane... You are all insane!

April 5th, 2007	#3 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	yes i know about the buffer size thing...but i mean limit to a specific fps eg. 45 or 30 but that is just a minor thing....what i really want is the "save state" thingy

April 5th, 2007	#4 (permalink)
drkIIRaziel Emu author Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Athens,Greece Posts: 466	Save states are not likely to be implemented in the near future.

April 5th, 2007	#5 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	drkIIRaziel why wouldent they be implemented in the near future?....I'm not saying next release....but somewere down the line perhaps...the whole reason i wanted save states is to maybe get around the Spawn in the demons hand memory card detection error, but it would benefit everybody i know making save states will prob be hard and will be alot of work to do...but it would be a good thing to have

April 5th, 2007	#7 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	lol..true....i suppose fixing the prob with the memory cards not being detected would be easier...but how is the question

April 5th, 2007	#9 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	is there a way to fix this problem....if so can i do it or must i wait for a new version to come out that hopefully fixes this problem?

April 5th, 2007	#11 (permalink)
B3tty_sa Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 25	i had a feeling that you were going to say that....

April 6th, 2007	#12 (permalink)
S.T.@.R.S Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raccoon City Posts: 271	another suggestion I didn't feel like making a new thread so I wanna ask a question. will there be any nice background picture for the next release ? __________________ Northwood Intel P4 2.8 GHZ; 500MB RAM; MSI nVidia GeForce 5500FX

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