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Squall-Leonhart · March 28th, 2006

yeah, i already have the Feb Redist, which has all the files, that one was missing for some reason... odd.

reinstalling fixed it

**Spacy** · March 29th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by warstoke

ive been having another small problem with it forgetting the controler config i use a usb game pad and almost every time i start it up i have to reconfigure it.
on the issue with the directx dlls
http://www.threelights.de/index.php?..._dll_files.php
has them all in 1 installer

Hi. I jsut tried that game pad bug out. [Logitech RumblePad 2].
Everythign works fine if you keep your game pad plugged. But if you disconnect it and start VBA, VBA will automaticly reset the devices's configuration because it can not find the correspondant device.

Maybe it would be better to just ignore the [at this moment] wrong settings and keep the button config, so it will still be usable when you reconnect your game pad and start VBA.

I will definitely have alook at it as soon as I have more spare time from school.

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warstoke · March 29th, 2006

well i dont unplug my controller but it could have something to do with it being a peice of junk Gamer's Factory usb controller the company isnt even around any more lol but dang if sam goodies dosnt have about 10 of each of their products

**Spacy** · April 2nd, 2006

Hi guys. Lately I have been dealing a bit with wxWidgets. wxWidgets is comparable to Microsoft's MFC, but it is platform independant and easier to develop (imo). I am really thinking of rewriting the VBA GUI to use wxWidgets, because I could make the whole code look cleaner and make it easier for new developers to add things. Moreover it should not be too hard to use the normal VBA emulation cores (GB/GBA), because they are coded GUI-independant. So, what do you think? For me it would be a great incentive to create something on my own, and besides, I could get deeper into platform-independant development. Afaik, VBA could then be easily ported to Mac, Linux and maybe even to embeded devices if the wxWidgets developers work on that.

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Squall-Leonhart · April 3rd, 2006

if its easier to work on in the future then sure, its a good idea, that will mean it will be easier to add features and fix bugs etc wouldn't it?

**Forgotten** · April 5th, 2006

I remember looking at wxWidgets, but it didn't seem like it would perform well. If you ever used the GTK version of VBA, you proably know that it is kinda of slow. Nothing really beats DirectDraw/OpenGL/Direct3D on Windows at least or SDL on the other systems.

If you can make wxWidgets and SDL work together or if they really have a direct buffer input, you might have a chance of having reasonable performance.

Squall-Leonhart · April 5th, 2006

hmm.. well the current performance of this version of the emulator isn't to good.. so maybe its best to sort out that first?

suanyuan · April 5th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spacy

Hi guys. Lately I have been dealing a bit with wxWidgets. wxWidgets is comparable to Microsoft's MFC, but it is platform independant and easier to develop (imo). I am really thinking of rewriting the VBA GUI to use wxWidgets, because I could make the whole code look cleaner and make it easier for new developers to add things. Moreover it should not be too hard to use the normal VBA emulation cores (GB/GBA), because they are coded GUI-independant. So, what do you think? For me it would be a great incentive to create something on my own, and besides, I could get deeper into platform-independant development. Afaik, VBA could then be easily ported to Mac, Linux and maybe even to embeded devices if the wxWidgets developers work on that.

The other idea is to seprate the GUI from emulation core as a stand alone front end.

Let GUI front end handles GUI stuff then pass the setting information to VBA core by setting file or setting xml or even with command line parameters.

The greatest emulator MAME works very well by this way.

**Forgotten** · April 6th, 2006

Someone is more than welcome to find a way to improve performance. If you want correct emulation, that's what PokemonHacker did. If you don't mind bugs, just use version 1.7.2 but not everything will work.

JKKDARK · April 6th, 2006

which things does not works???

**Spacy** · April 6th, 2006

@Forgotten:
IMO, game compatibility goes first. We can not enjoy fast emulation if the game actually is not playable because of bugs.

Well, on the other hand, we can not play games at 50% speed, but I guess this is only a problem on older CPUs.

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Squall-Leonhart · April 7th, 2006

my cpu is a 2000+ @ 1667mhz.

1.7.2 worked fine on my Duron1100, this version barely runs on it. and its using the exact same settings and looks exactly the same.

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Cyberfreak · April 8th, 2006

You know that you should make it so it supports gameshark sp cause thats the one that is supported on there web site. They don't support the old gba one anymore.

Squall-Leonhart · April 10th, 2006

thats a good idea... improving the way the cheat box looks as well as descriptive info would be awesome.. i always used to put the code in the wrong part and have to enter it again.

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Cyberfreak · April 11th, 2006

The cheat box should be able to connect to the cheat web sites for easy access to cheat.

For exp the softwear that comes with most cheat devices makes it so you can easly load cheats from the web site to the softwear and be able to transfer it to your cheat device though the cable link.

You kinda get what I am saying it would make it easyer to transfer codes from the web site to the cheat device meaning no endless time typing or copy or paste codes into the cheat box.

Squall-Leonhart · April 12th, 2006

no i don't agree.. that would actually make it more likely that a random virus could be downloaded.

but, someone should create a database that contains all the cheats, sort of like PJ64 has.

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**Spacy** · April 14th, 2006

Since pokemonhacker seems to be offline for a while (does anyone know what's going on with him?), I changed my plans a bit. I will continue to release WIP versions until someone fixes the 1.8 core, because I do not want to release a buggy version

Regarding the issue with new game shark codes:
I could have a look at adding the new code format, but only if someone can give me some informations about the new format.

Online cheat database: too much work (just for cheating o.o")

wxWidgets: I changed my opinion, it is better to get the MFC thing stable, then I will care about other platforms.

By the way, I am selling my second PC just to get money to buy me a new one (some people need cars, I need computers

). The new thing will definitely use an AMD (anagram: MAD xD) Athlon 64 or Opteron with at least 1MB L2 Cache. Moreover it will have PCI-Express and be extremely silent. (Just what a developer needs

). But don't worry, I won't ask for money here, although it would be a nice imagination.

And finaly, the files, a nice backup if my computer breaks occasionally (this word is as hard to spell as miscalleneous

)

Code:

Change Log:

S1.7.7 WIP (Visual Studio 2005):
- Migrated project and code to Visual Studio 2005
    - needed to make some code stricter
    - native manifest integration
- Added speed configuration table
- Added flash size option to emu tab
- Fixed: Window size was reset after closing the options dialog
- Fixed: speedupToggle will now be saved
- Removed several setting menus
- Code cleanup
- Minor issues

The exe is built with SSE(1) support, so your CPU must support this, but about every CPU since about 1999 supports it. I will not lose a word about MMX

Here's the All-In-One package: (1,77MB)
http://mitglied.lycos.de/spacy51/vba..._2006_04_14.7z

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tomotachi · April 15th, 2006

final fantasy 4 advence is lagging ...... fix again

RockmanForte · April 15th, 2006

Good job! I know it have more bugs but good job. Keep up the good works. This emulator need to continously update.

Keep up!

Squall-Leonhart · April 17th, 2006

..feels slower ...

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April 14th, 2006	#77 (permalink)
Spacy GBA emulator developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 392	New WIP Since pokemonhacker seems to be offline for a while (does anyone know what's going on with him?), I changed my plans a bit. I will continue to release WIP versions until someone fixes the 1.8 core, because I do not want to release a buggy version Regarding the issue with new game shark codes: I could have a look at adding the new code format, but only if someone can give me some informations about the new format. Online cheat database: too much work (just for cheating o.o") wxWidgets: I changed my opinion, it is better to get the MFC thing stable, then I will care about other platforms. By the way, I am selling my second PC just to get money to buy me a new one (some people need cars, I need computers ). The new thing will definitely use an AMD (anagram: MAD xD) Athlon 64 or Opteron with at least 1MB L2 Cache. Moreover it will have PCI-Express and be extremely silent. (Just what a developer needs ). But don't worry, I won't ask for money here, although it would be a nice imagination. And finaly, the files, a nice backup if my computer breaks occasionally (this word is as hard to spell as miscalleneous ) Code: Change Log: S1.7.7 WIP (Visual Studio 2005): - Migrated project and code to Visual Studio 2005 - needed to make some code stricter - native manifest integration - Added speed configuration table - Added flash size option to emu tab - Fixed: Window size was reset after closing the options dialog - Fixed: speedupToggle will now be saved - Removed several setting menus - Code cleanup - Minor issues The exe is built with SSE(1) support, so your CPU must support this, but about every CPU since about 1999 supports it. I will not lose a word about MMX Here's the All-In-One package: (1,77MB) http://mitglied.lycos.de/spacy51/vba..._2006_04_14.7z __________________

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March 28th, 2006	#61 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	yeah, i already have the Feb Redist, which has all the files, that one was missing for some reason... odd. reinstalling fixed it

March 29th, 2006	#63 (permalink)
warstoke Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 30	well i dont unplug my controller but it could have something to do with it being a peice of junk Gamer's Factory usb controller the company isnt even around any more lol but dang if sam goodies dosnt have about 10 of each of their products

April 2nd, 2006	#64 (permalink)
Spacy GBA emulator developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 392	Hi guys. Lately I have been dealing a bit with wxWidgets. wxWidgets is comparable to Microsoft's MFC, but it is platform independant and easier to develop (imo). I am really thinking of rewriting the VBA GUI to use wxWidgets, because I could make the whole code look cleaner and make it easier for new developers to add things. Moreover it should not be too hard to use the normal VBA emulation cores (GB/GBA), because they are coded GUI-independant. So, what do you think? For me it would be a great incentive to create something on my own, and besides, I could get deeper into platform-independant development. Afaik, VBA could then be easily ported to Mac, Linux and maybe even to embeded devices if the wxWidgets developers work on that. __________________

April 3rd, 2006	#65 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	if its easier to work on in the future then sure, its a good idea, that will mean it will be easier to add features and fix bugs etc wouldn't it?

April 5th, 2006	#66 (permalink)
Forgotten Emu author Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 483	I remember looking at wxWidgets, but it didn't seem like it would perform well. If you ever used the GTK version of VBA, you proably know that it is kinda of slow. Nothing really beats DirectDraw/OpenGL/Direct3D on Windows at least or SDL on the other systems. If you can make wxWidgets and SDL work together or if they really have a direct buffer input, you might have a chance of having reasonable performance.

April 5th, 2006	#67 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	hmm.. well the current performance of this version of the emulator isn't to good.. so maybe its best to sort out that first?

April 6th, 2006	#69 (permalink)
Forgotten Emu author Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 483	Someone is more than welcome to find a way to improve performance. If you want correct emulation, that's what PokemonHacker did. If you don't mind bugs, just use version 1.7.2 but not everything will work.

April 6th, 2006	#70 (permalink)
JKKDARK Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 6,349	which things does not works???

April 6th, 2006	#71 (permalink)
Spacy GBA emulator developer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 392	@Forgotten: IMO, game compatibility goes first. We can not enjoy fast emulation if the game actually is not playable because of bugs. Well, on the other hand, we can not play games at 50% speed, but I guess this is only a problem on older CPUs. __________________

April 7th, 2006	#72 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	my cpu is a 2000+ @ 1667mhz. 1.7.2 worked fine on my Duron1100, this version barely runs on it. and its using the exact same settings and looks exactly the same. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

April 8th, 2006	#73 (permalink)
Cyberfreak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Airzona Posts: 11	You know that you should make it so it supports gameshark sp cause thats the one that is supported on there web site. They don't support the old gba one anymore.

April 10th, 2006	#74 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	thats a good idea... improving the way the cheat box looks as well as descriptive info would be awesome.. i always used to put the code in the wrong part and have to enter it again. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

April 11th, 2006	#75 (permalink)
Cyberfreak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Airzona Posts: 11	The cheat box should be able to connect to the cheat web sites for easy access to cheat. For exp the softwear that comes with most cheat devices makes it so you can easly load cheats from the web site to the softwear and be able to transfer it to your cheat device though the cable link. You kinda get what I am saying it would make it easyer to transfer codes from the web site to the cheat device meaning no endless time typing or copy or paste codes into the cheat box.

April 12th, 2006	#76 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	no i don't agree.. that would actually make it more likely that a random virus could be downloaded. but, someone should create a database that contains all the cheats, sort of like PJ64 has. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

April 15th, 2006	#78 (permalink)
tomotachi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CHINA Posts: 8	final fantasy 4 advence is lagging ...... fix again

April 15th, 2006	#79 (permalink)
RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 5,098	Good job! I know it have more bugs but good job. Keep up the good works. This emulator need to continously update. Keep up!

April 17th, 2006	#80 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,850	..feels slower ... __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.