Hi Damien, no "Set configuration" button if you set "Start in quickstart mode"
From here the assumptions in my previous message :)

I'll try but I don't think is it.

EDIT: no, is not this, I'll try Zarnal method

EDIT2: Ok, "New UAE, 128k, ROM, Indirect" + 8Mb Fast works :)

This can help Toni to fix this (if a fix is due).

Set configuration is only visible if quickstart mode is not enabled (=config is not set automatically)

Only remaining possibility is your default config. Do you have default.uae? (If yes, move it somewhere safe first). Set a500 or a1200 quickstart, save it as default.uae. Quit winuae completely. Run it again. Does it work now?

EDIT: and ROM selection is not the real reason. I have original UAE boot rom mode set.

No, I've not a default.uae anywhere.

And, like zarnal, changing Boot ROM and setting Z2 RAM (both), they make it work.
:(

EDIT: I've generated a default.uae from a Quickstart A500, same problem
EDIT2: tried New UAE (64k+F0), (EDIT: no Z2 ram) WinUAE crash and dump
EDIT3: New UAE, 128k, ROM, Direct works

So seems that only New UAE, 128k, ROM Direct or Indirect + Z2 RAM works for me

EDIT4: no, also New UAE (64k+F0) works + Z2 RAM; before, when WinUAE crashed, I forgot to set the Z2 RAM

So, summing up, I need New UAE Boot ROM and 8Mb Z2 RAM to avoid black screen or crash

Thanks ;)

Exactly. There's a problem with 2nd/3rd ball sprite in multiball with interlaced screen

As I said I already tried to degrade emulation in all possible ways, including of course cycle exact...

Cycle-exact (full) works for me..
It's not set in your savestate.

@Toni: another thing I tried to do is to activate the portable mode.
in fact it has reset everything from start (path, gui, first warning beta message..).
But the problem of the black screen for this savestate remains (only solution so far: change to New Boot ROM + Z2 RAM).

I don't know what else to do ...

What..? :confused
Must admit you're right. But using my usual cfg in signature (060 etc.) wasn't able to solve the issue even if I activated cycle-exact! All right then... I'll test it deeper and find a better degradation since it actually works with Quickstart 020EC + cycle-exact

EDIT: this also means WHD slave is probably improveable...

Yes, you're right. In this savestate only " Cycle-exact (DMA/Memory accesses) " is ticked.


For me too, with " Cycle-exact (Full) " all is ok. :)

All right, found a good customization to make it work fine even under my 060 high-end usual config in signature:

Tooltypes set for the WHD version:

ExecuteStartup=
ExecutePostDisk=uae-configuration cachesize 0 immediate_blits true cpu_speed real cycle_exact true
NoCache

GAME BUG:
This game has a bug though: if you keep pressed LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to skip intro after you hear the music, it will freeze... Needs a WHD fix.

@Toni
Is there a way to reduce heavy flickering in hi-res (F10 or multiball) BTW? Sometimes when switching from F9<->F10, the interlaced lines bounce a lot:

https://i.ibb.co/1JkyJbX/image.png

Seems a case of reversed Long frames and Short frames.
Can you save a state when it happens to you? Just for confirmation.
Then a patch is needed, WinUAE has nothing to do with it.

You can experiment by yourself: just switch with F9-F10 until you see ugly bouncing h-lines

Confirmed. Reversed frames.

Statefile not loading: needs some updates to boot rom handling, expansion stuff, etc.. After next official version. (These kinds of statefiles are never going to be fully stable anyway). Loading matching config first reduces issues.

Ball glitch: timing issue. Probably also happens in real world depending on hardware and timing and ball positions.

I must admit, when I'm using my own statefiles I always load my configuration first ;)

Is there a sw solution improving game code?

Certainly. The game code must be patched :)

Excuse me but i don't understand the issue.

Hires laced mode is interlaced normally on real standard CRT unlike LCD.

The problem is this game flickers too much abnormally. Add to it that if ross sees something "wrong" you can trust him... ;)