Space Hulk problem - Page 5

jotd · 15 June 2022, 19:27

thanks, I'm going to have a look.

Leatherface · 15 June 2022, 19:34

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Right I think I know what the issue is.

Space Hulk is saving the game in memory, but its not actually then writing it to disk.

I have no idea when the appropriate time for it to write it to disk should be, but if Jeff is going to continue with this, I think he is going to have to force the game to do a save.

Unless he knows where to patch, my suggestion would be the first time SQUADINF.NN3 is loaded is to do a checksum on the 150bytes in the loaded file.

Then every time the game loads up a STORY_X.YN2 (X being the Deathwing campaign number), check if the checksum has changed (which it likely will at this point), and then resave the SQUADINF.NN3 file again, that way the progress will actually be saved, and next time you load up it should work.

I don't know how that file is being modified and saved yet the FILELOG shows no record of it being written back.

One other way to check, is run SNOOPDOS (the program) before you run the game in wHDLoad, when you exit with the quit key, any cached files WHDLOAd wants to save, SNOOPDOS will show you onscreen.

What do you think ? SNOOPDOS :

https://i64.servimg.com/u/f64/12/68/25/54/01110.jpg

Galahad/FLT · 15 June 2022, 19:42

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Originally Posted by Leatherface

What do you think ? SNOOPDOS :

https://i64.servimg.com/u/f64/12/68/25/54/01110.jpg

Well quite clearly WHDLOad is saving the file on exit, and its still the correct size.

SQUADINF.NN3 is the only file that is saved in the game, the game puts 0 into register D0 when it wants to load a file, and 1 into D0 when it wants to save a file.

I'm guessing the FILELOG won't show the file as saved when PRELOAD is used, but I would suspect FILELOG will show it when PRELOAD isn't used.

Leatherface · 15 June 2022, 20:25

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Well quite clearly WHDLOad is saving the file on exit, and its still the correct size.

SQUADINF.NN3 is the only file that is saved in the game, the game puts 0 into register D0 when it wants to load a file, and 1 into D0 when it wants to save a file.

I'm guessing the FILELOG won't show the file as saved when PRELOAD is used, but I would suspect FILELOG will show it when PRELOAD isn't used.

Filelog without Preload :

https://i64.servimg.com/u/f64/12/68/25/54/01012.jpg

I'm taking a break, I'm a little pissed off with all these tries

Hope it can help.

jotd · 15 June 2022, 20:57

FILELOG logs everything even if PRELOAD is used.

Galahad/FLT · 15 June 2022, 21:00

Be better if he uploaded the FILELOG, that only looks like the start of it.

Leatherface · 15 June 2022, 21:12

Never !!!!

Galahad/FLT · 15 June 2022, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Leatherface

Never !!!!

As I suspected, Entry 41 has the WRITE for SQUADINF.NN3

jotd · 16 June 2022, 10:05

Another good news, I fixed the graphical glitches and the slave runs with fastmem, so the game should be much faster on real machines.

Leatherface · 16 June 2022, 12:26

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Originally Posted by jotd

Another good news, I fixed the graphical glitches and the slave runs with fastmem, so the game should be much faster on real machines.

Rhaaaaaa! Where to download please? Need to try !

jotd · 16 June 2022, 14:09

I hope to find the save issue and release the full version at the end of the week

Leatherface · 16 June 2022, 17:17

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Originally Posted by jotd

I hope to find the save issue and release the full version at the end of the week

JOTD President !

jotd · 16 June 2022, 17:51

I'm afraid that the elections are already over

Leatherface · 16 June 2022, 20:01

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Originally Posted by jotd

I'm afraid that the elections are already over

Don't worry, a putsch ! You're the right hand of the Emperor !

jotd · 17 June 2022, 00:02

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Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Well quite clearly WHDLOad is saving the file on exit, and its still the correct size.

SQUADINF.NN3 is the only file that is saved in the game, the game puts 0 into register D0 when it wants to load a file, and 1 into D0 when it wants to save a file.

I'm guessing the FILELOG won't show the file as saved when PRELOAD is used, but I would suspect FILELOG will show it when PRELOAD isn't used.

strange: the game saves to this file but nothing is recorded. It still has the same contents as at startup or so it seems. The tutorial always resumes at mission 1 for instance.

It's like save option doesn't work like at all... Going to test that on disk images / floppy.

Leatherface · 17 June 2022, 21:37

IMPORTANT :

I can save with SpaceCrusade&TheVoyageBeyond_v2.2_1535 but not with SpaceCrusade&TheVoyageBeyond_v3.0_1535 ! Several tries and the 2.2 has no problem for saving !

The problem is here and maybe the same problem with Space Hulk.

New install has a problem with saves

Leatherface · 19 June 2022, 11:59

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Originally Posted by jotd

Another good news, I fixed the graphical glitches and the slave runs with fastmem, so the game should be much faster on real machines.

Can you share? Can save with savestate on any emulator.
Will wait another version in the future with internal saves for my real A1200.

jotd · 19 June 2022, 16:39

whdliad page will have the release very soon

Leatherface · 19 June 2022, 19:42

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Originally Posted by jotd

whdliad page will have the release very soon

Thank you !

Leatherface · 20 June 2022, 07:17

With the new install :

Saves : OK
No more glitches on walls.

Thanks JOTD, after all these years my dream come true !

17 June 2022, 21:37	#96
Leatherface Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lille / France Age: 53 Posts: 54	IMPORTANT : I can save with SpaceCrusade&TheVoyageBeyond_v2.2_1535 but not with SpaceCrusade&TheVoyageBeyond_v3.0_1535 ! Several tries and the 2.2 has no problem for saving ! The problem is here and maybe the same problem with Space Hulk. New install has a problem with saves Last edited by Leatherface; 17 June 2022 at 22:45.

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15 June 2022, 19:27	#81
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,303	thanks, I'm going to have a look.

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jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,303	FILELOG logs everything even if PRELOAD is used.

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Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,014	Be better if he uploaded the FILELOG, that only looks like the start of it.

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jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,303	Another good news, I fixed the graphical glitches and the slave runs with fastmem, so the game should be much faster on real machines.

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jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,303	I hope to find the save issue and release the full version at the end of the week

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Leatherface Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lille / France Age: 53 Posts: 54	With the new install : Saves : OK No more glitches on walls. Thanks JOTD, after all these years my dream come true !

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