WHD NTSC Option ???

silkworm · 08 December 2004, 01:20

a question about whd and the ntsc tooltype, if anyone can help

how come some games don't goto ntsc using the command, yet if i force ntsc before i start the loader it will be in 60hz when loaded, does the slave have to have this option in it or something ? also some games allow it to work but don't even work with ntsc so whats that all about ?
its not a big problem its just a pain when you have to restart to get to the right mode. cos you forget which need to switch and which do it automaticaly if you get what i mean.

just wondered if anyone knows why

TjLaZer · 08 December 2004, 04:06

Some games do not run in NTSC, they need PAL. Sucks big time. As some are not even full screen in PAL. (Chaos Engine AGA)

Wepl · 08 December 2004, 17:33

the tooltypes NTSC and PAL makes WHDLoad to initialize the gfx hardware to the choosen videomode. not more and not less.
that this videomode persists for the whole lifetime of the running game depends on the fact that the game does not change it byself. some games (not properly fixed) may do this and the whdload tooltype will be without effect.

the other point is, if the game works properly with a changed videomode. various games are not designed to run fine in PAL and NTSC. e.g. wrong speed in sound and gfx or complete lookups.
some games are also locked (checking current mode) to a videomode to prevent distrubution between europe and north amerika.

08 December 2004, 01:20	#1
silkworm Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 221	WHD NTSC Option ??? a question about whd and the ntsc tooltype, if anyone can help how come some games don't goto ntsc using the command, yet if i force ntsc before i start the loader it will be in 60hz when loaded, does the slave have to have this option in it or something ? also some games allow it to work but don't even work with ntsc so whats that all about ? its not a big problem its just a pain when you have to restart to get to the right mode. cos you forget which need to switch and which do it automaticaly if you get what i mean. just wondered if anyone knows why

08 December 2004, 17:33	#3
Wepl Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 873	the tooltypes NTSC and PAL makes WHDLoad to initialize the gfx hardware to the choosen videomode. not more and not less. that this videomode persists for the whole lifetime of the running game depends on the fact that the game does not change it byself. some games (not properly fixed) may do this and the whdload tooltype will be without effect. the other point is, if the game works properly with a changed videomode. various games are not designed to run fine in PAL and NTSC. e.g. wrong speed in sound and gfx or complete lookups. some games are also locked (checking current mode) to a videomode to prevent distrubution between europe and north amerika. Last edited by Wepl; 11 December 2004 at 11:26.

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08 December 2004, 04:06	#2
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,927	Some games do not run in NTSC, they need PAL. Sucks big time. As some are not even full screen in PAL. (Chaos Engine AGA)

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