Xeon v1.0 released

**_SF_** · August 10th, 2003

Xeon is an X-Box emulator I've been working on for some time. This is the first public release.

_____ SF _____

blitza · August 10th, 2003

how far is it along?

TerrorShocked · August 10th, 2003

---------- Description:

Xeon is an X-Box emulator for the PC. Currently it supports one
commercial game, and support for more will be added in the future
along with other features.

---------- Compatibility:

Halo (NTSC version only)

---------- Requirements:

Windows XP
DirectX 9.0a
Pentium 3/Athlon XP processor

Kind of sounds fishy.... dammit the one day caustik is on vacation

**Yeloazndevil** · August 10th, 2003

_SF_ do u have any screenshots

**Kirby** · August 10th, 2003

I suppose this can only be able to just boot up the CD, not actually run it. And just the time my friend is on vacation too

|darc| · August 10th, 2003

http://www.ngemu.com/terror/xeon.jpg

I wasn't finished transfering the entire game from my Xbox to my PC, but that's what I get when I run the XBE for Halo. Props to TerrorShocked for hosting it for me.

The emulator loads up, shows that image, and the whole emulator closes and restarts to sit at the menu. Also note that it created cache folders and the halo cached files are in those folders, though I did not verify that those were in fact the actual cache files.

**_SF_** · August 10th, 2003

Here are some screenshots, the texturing bugs will be fixed in future releases:

**Kane** · August 10th, 2003

OK, could someone we know verify this? I'm loathe to put up something I don't know anything about. We've had far too many fakes for that.

TerrorShocked · August 10th, 2003

Darc is on it right now

**_SF_** · August 10th, 2003

Yeah sorry about that darc, it's still very unstable. I'll try to improve the logging options so you can see the error message. You can also try software rendering and software vertex processing to see if that helps.

RF · August 10th, 2003

Wow, gj. Again, benefit of the doubt. If it is fake,

TerrorShocked · August 10th, 2003

You plan on making it open source? That might verify a lot of doubts going around.

|darc| · August 10th, 2003

i turned on software vertex and software rendering now i get 'Error: Failed to create Direct3D device' and a restart

turned on just software vertex, and i get garble screen again

turned on just software rendering, get device error again

Andrew Hruska · August 10th, 2003

Can anyone say, TV overlay? this is obviously a fake. Anyways, i'll just wait for Halo on PC. Blow my money a game that won't work with my PC

This is just as fake as gCubix ( haven't heard of it? go to Google, type in gCubix, press I'm Feeling Lucky or go to the first page on the search. )

|darc| · August 10th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Hruska

This is just as fake as gCubix

Not really. gCubix shows that it's fake on their web site.

Andrew Hruska · August 10th, 2003

hmm.. i haven't noticed that.. unless you mean all that reading.. reading is bad for people..

**_SF_** · August 10th, 2003

Must be some kind of driver issue then with ref mode, can't help you much there. You can try this build and see if it helps. Anyway, I'll try to improve compatibility in later versions. Believe me though, it's not a fake

. Try enabling API logging in general options and see for yourself. Also, remember that Halo's loading times are really long (around 2 minutes or so on my system).

**_SF_** · August 10th, 2003

Actually, the only XDK I have is 4627. The emulator uses Halo.ini to get the locations of the functions in the code. That file was created through reverse-engineering and function signature matching in Halo's XBE file. 3911 and 4627 are actually very similar, the only differences I found were in SetPixelShader and a few Dsound functions along with some enumerations. I'll probably release a few of the source files when I get the chance to help caustik.

**moomoomoo** · August 10th, 2003

Fake I say! We were having a chat on #ngemu, and the following info has been discovered:

(JNS) simply open the exe in a hexeditor ... 90% of the stuff are 00h :-P
(JNS) and it's delphi ... not really the best choose for fast emulation :-P

This emu, on first inspection, appears to be a big pile of steaming bull****. however...

(Sonik|AFK) xeoncore.dll looks real tho
(Sonik|AFK) XInputClose.XInitDevices....ShowConfigureDialog.In itPlugin..XGetDeviceChanges(%08X).....XGetDevices( %08X)...XInitDevices
(Sonik|AFK) etc

TerrorShocked · August 10th, 2003

Hrmmm, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.... although I have a feeling I will be proven wrong.... I do think that it may be using some CXBX code. In that case you are legally obligated to make it Open Source under the GPL.... The code seems to work under only one version of the Halo XBE file... and there are a few different versions I think. Try to make it run some homebrew game.... then it may be a little more believeable.

August 10th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
TerrorShocked Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 839	---------- Description: Xeon is an X-Box emulator for the PC. Currently it supports one commercial game, and support for more will be added in the future along with other features. ---------- Compatibility: Halo (NTSC version only) ---------- Requirements: Windows XP DirectX 9.0a Pentium 3/Athlon XP processor Kind of sounds fishy.... dammit the one day caustik is on vacation __________________ -- TerrorShocked.

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Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,138	Re: Xeon v1.0 released _SF_ do u have any screenshots

August 10th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,365	Re: Xeon v1.0 released I suppose this can only be able to just boot up the CD, not actually run it. And just the time my friend is on vacation too __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

August 10th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
\|darc\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 12	http://www.ngemu.com/terror/xeon.jpg I wasn't finished transfering the entire game from my Xbox to my PC, but that's what I get when I run the XBE for Halo. Props to TerrorShocked for hosting it for me. The emulator loads up, shows that image, and the whole emulator closes and restarts to sit at the menu. Also note that it created cache folders and the halo cached files are in those folders, though I did not verify that those were in fact the actual cache files. __________________ "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa Last edited by \|darc\|; August 16th, 2003 at 06:03.

August 10th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Re: Xeon v1.0 released OK, could someone we know verify this? I'm loathe to put up something I don't know anything about. We've had far too many fakes for that. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

August 10th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
blitza Banned Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 142	how far is it along?

August 10th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
TerrorShocked Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 839	Re: Xeon v1.0 released Darc is on it right now __________________ -- TerrorShocked.

August 10th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
_SF_ Emu author Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 29	Yeah sorry about that darc, it's still very unstable. I'll try to improve the logging options so you can see the error message. You can also try software rendering and software vertex processing to see if that helps.

August 10th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,562	Re: Xeon v1.0 released Wow, gj. Again, benefit of the doubt. If it is fake, __________________

August 10th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
TerrorShocked Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 839	Re: Xeon v1.0 released You plan on making it open source? That might verify a lot of doubts going around. __________________ -- TerrorShocked.

August 10th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
\|darc\| Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 12	Re: Xeon v1.0 released i turned on software vertex and software rendering now i get 'Error: Failed to create Direct3D device' and a restart turned on just software vertex, and i get garble screen again turned on just software rendering, get device error again

August 10th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	Can anyone say, TV overlay? this is obviously a fake. Anyways, i'll just wait for Halo on PC. Blow my money a game that won't work with my PC This is just as fake as gCubix ( haven't heard of it? go to Google, type in gCubix, press I'm Feeling Lucky or go to the first page on the search. )

August 10th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Andrew Hruska Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: somewhere Posts: 1,121	hmm.. i haven't noticed that.. unless you mean all that reading.. reading is bad for people..

August 10th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
_SF_ Emu author Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 29	Actually, the only XDK I have is 4627. The emulator uses Halo.ini to get the locations of the functions in the code. That file was created through reverse-engineering and function signature matching in Halo's XBE file. 3911 and 4627 are actually very similar, the only differences I found were in SetPixelShader and a few Dsound functions along with some enumerations. I'll probably release a few of the source files when I get the chance to help caustik.

August 10th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 839	Re: Xeon v1.0 released Fake I say! We were having a chat on #ngemu, and the following info has been discovered: (JNS) simply open the exe in a hexeditor ... 90% of the stuff are 00h :-P (JNS) and it's delphi ... not really the best choose for fast emulation :-P This emu, on first inspection, appears to be a big pile of steaming bull****. however... (Sonik\|AFK) xeoncore.dll looks real tho (Sonik\|AFK) XInputClose.XInitDevices....ShowConfigureDialog.In itPlugin..XGetDeviceChanges(%08X).....XGetDevices( %08X)...XInitDevices (Sonik\|AFK) etc

August 10th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
TerrorShocked Registered Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 839	Hrmmm, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.... although I have a feeling I will be proven wrong.... I do think that it may be using some CXBX code. In that case you are legally obligated to make it Open Source under the GPL.... The code seems to work under only one version of the Halo XBE file... and there are a few different versions I think. Try to make it run some homebrew game.... then it may be a little more believeable. __________________ -- TerrorShocked.

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