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Shadow of the Beast freezes on end
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I'm trying to complete Beast, but everytime I finish the last boss the game freezes. I tested the ROM in both WinFellow and WinUAE - same result. The version I'm using (from emuparadise) was patched by The Band and granted I am using the "Unlimited energy" cheat, which might be causing this. I have tried to tinker with various settings, but nothing really helped. Any clue what might be causing this? |
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Might be worth trying with an un-cracked IPF image instead?
Not all cracked versions of games work perfectly in my limited experience. The original had a unlimited lives cheat built in if that helps. |
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I know I'm gonna be that guy, but please don't refer to floppy disk images as "ROMs" - they're not. ROM has a specific use case.
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I love The Band intro on this game. Amazing music.
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I have to agree with dlfrsilver; this set is 100% completable:
... Shadow of the Beast (1989)(Psygnosis)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Band][t +2 Band].adf [CRC: F0AE521C] ... Shadow of the Beast (1989)(Psygnosis)(Disk 2 of 2)[cr Band][t +2 Band].adf [CRC: 499E7F01] @iaval; can you zip up the .ADFs you're using and then check the CRCs? |
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...for my own sanity, thought I'd test this tonight in WinUAE v4.0.1.
Unfortunately you are correct, instead of loading the final image, the game stops here after killing the giant: ![]() I'm positive this set has been verified on a real Amiga; it's also the set that GameBase Amiga uses ![]() Anyway, guess it's time to test with the .IPFs... but not tonight. Last edited by DamienD; 13 September 2018 at 01:45. |
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Well, looks like I won't be testing the .IPFs then as the "cheat" is bogus as per this thread: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=43902
...I'm not good enough to complete the game without unlimited energy ![]() Guess the only option left is to try the WHDLoad version, luckily it has an "unlimited energy trainer" i.e: <F1> toggle on / off. |
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Ok, here is a self booting / bare-bones .HDF of the WHDLoad version.
It should definitely be 100% but do please test iaval. Just use a standard A1200 configuration ![]() *** note *** no KS ROMs or .RTB files were used, included or harmed in this process so it's safe to upload to EAB... |
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Forgot to mention, if any coder / cracker wants to see what's wrong with / fix the .ADF set:
... Shadow of the Beast (1989)(Psygnosis)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Band][t +2 Band].adf [CRC: F0AE521C] ... Shadow of the Beast (1989)(Psygnosis)(Disk 2 of 2)[cr Band][t +2 Band].adf [CRC: 499E7F01] Here's a save state starting from the last graveyard level... Last edited by DamienD; 29 September 2018 at 15:10. |
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@DamienD
Sorry for late reply, daily job prevents me from engaging in other activities. Yep, that's exactly the problem I was getting. Strangely enough the lines that appear just below the center cloud might hint something. In playthrough videos on YT, there's no such artifact. And I had that occur only on WinUAE, not WinFellow. |
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Please, try this save state.
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The YT video I watched in order to help me finish the game would have probbaly been from the WHDLoad version as I don't remember seeing any disk change screens. Thank you ross, I'll have to wait until I get home... can you possibly fix the .ADFs though? ![]() |
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Heya ross,
Managed to quickly test this save state and indeed it works perfectly ![]() ![]() ...so can you fix the .ADFs when you have the chance my friend? ![]() |
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Sure
![]() But downloading Band crack I've just noticed this alternative version: "Shadow of the Beast (1989)(Psygnosis)(Disk 1 of 2)[cr Band][t +3 Band].zip" . In intro is said "100% version". Maybe is really a 100% version, we need a beta tester ![]() Or there is a reason to prefer the other version? |
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I've always used [cr Band][t +2 Band] as it was supposed to be the verified / working set. |
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Oh, the other thing I forgot to mention is that when in the graveyard section, this is loaded from Disk 2 so... not sure if a different Disk 1 will correct this to be honest...
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Just tested it in WinUAE. Apart from performance issues, the game is 100% finish-able. Thanks for the link |
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