27 September 2021, 17:52 | #1 |
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Starglider 2 too fast with 68030
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I'm using a fully configured Amiga 1200 system with FS_UAE, with a 68030 CPU option. The game Starglider 2 works perfectly if I use a 68020 CPU, but runs umplayably fast with a 68030 CPU. It's of course possible to switch CPUs and reboot the emulated Amiga when I want to play this game, but I wonder if there's an option or a patch or something to make it work without changing CPU. I have a similar problem with another game, Nitro. I suppose there's no way to tell Whdload to emulate another CPU for that session only, since it's been designed to run on a real Amiga, right? If so, would patching the game be the only option? Thanks, Cristian |
27 September 2021, 18:55 | #2 |
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WHDload doesn't emulate anything. If you are playing the WHDload version and it is too fast you can try disabling the CPU caches for just that game by editing the tool types in the game icon and adding NoCache.
https://whdload.de/docs/en/opt.html#NoCache You can also try a different monitor mode in the WHDLoad icon tooltypes e.g. PAL (50Hz) rather than NTSC (60Hz) If it is still too fast you have no option other than to turn down the CPU emulation speed in FS_UAE or disable JIT. Last edited by alexh; 27 September 2021 at 19:01. |
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I tried adding the NoCache and NoMMU options in the game icon's tooltypes. It doesn't get better, and when I check again after running the game, the NoMMU option is still there, but the NoCache has been removed (and yes, I checked before running the game that it had been saved)... Quote:
Yes, I can do that, only I would have liked being able to run all my favourite games without having to quit UAE, change CPU type, and re-run UAE with a slow CPU, especially because load times get MUCH slower... Cristian |
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28 September 2021, 10:17 | #4 |
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Sounds odd the nocache option is the one to use. Try a different tool type?
https://whdload.de/docs/en/opt.html#ChipNoCache Try using a different method of disabling the caches? If the game does not get faster/slower with NTSC/PAL then the games engine is not frame rate (VSYNC) limited so a faster CPU will always mean a faster game. Last edited by alexh; 28 September 2021 at 10:23. |
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you can also open a mantis bug report. We've added code in the slave to slow down games before
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To add it, I click on the game icon, go to Info, then to the Tooltyped tab, then add the new tooltypes under PRELOAD, is that correct? Quote:
I don't know, that's weird because using a 68020 CPU works perfectly, at the right speed, even though the 020 is faster than the plain 68000 which the game was designed for... |
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I see you've already raised a bug on Mantis. Cool. I think you'll have to provide more details on your FS_UAE configuration. |
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