Future Wars - WHDload game speed

XimeR · 28 March 2012, 15:33

Is there a tooltype option to slow this game down to normal speed, as it seeps to play a lot faster than if it was loaded from floppy. When I get to the 'map room' I can't enter the code into the door keypad as the ceiling comes down far too quickly than it would normally.

Any help is appreciated.

Old Fool · 28 March 2012, 15:50

Future Wars floppy version is also unplayable fast with A1200.

Same with Loom. Is there slowdown also for this game? Freezes every time with WHDLoad and same problem with the floppy version...

XimeR · 28 March 2012, 21:06

I don't have any speed issues with the floppy versions at all. They play perfectly for me. it's just the WHDload version that seems to play faster.

Retro-Nerd · 28 March 2012, 21:15

Do you use the slave v4.0? Tried the NoCache tooltype?

Bamiga2002 · 28 March 2012, 21:15

Try ExpChip-tooltype, it should slow the game down.

XimeR · 28 March 2012, 21:33

hhmmm, nope, didn't seem to make any difference at all.

XimeR · 28 March 2012, 22:20

I'm an idiot, I forgot to add the switch. I can confirm that ExpChip tooltype has fixed the problem and the game plays perfectly

Bamiga2002 · 29 March 2012, 14:45

Glad it made the game workin' for you

. With "ExpChip" I was able to play Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom with reasonable speed also. It was a lightning whip-fest before that on my setup

.

Old Fool · 29 March 2012, 17:18

Tested WHD Loom kick1.3 instead of 3.1 - works like a charm!

XimeR · 05 October 2022, 15:37

Hello, I'm trying to get this working again 10 years later but still having problems with the ToolTypes.

As you can see from my previous post, I managed to slow down Future Wars using the ExpChip ToolType, and I mentioned a switch.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by XimeR

I'm an idiot, I forgot to add the switch. I can confirm that ExpChip tooltype has fixed the problem and the game plays perfectly

I have no idea now what that switch was.

What exactly do I need to type in the ToolTypes to get this to work correctly?

Cheers.

jotd · 05 October 2022, 15:48

you just need to type

EXPCHIP

but that's not a proper solution. For instance, on an emulator, this won't work, you'll have to reduce cpu speed instead. On some boards that have a fast chipmem access this may not be enough.

Most games that go too fast can be regulated properly. But it means some work with the whdload slave but that's already been done a lot of times (Magic Pockets, Populous...).

XimeR · 05 October 2022, 15:54

Hmmm, I managed to get it to slow down with Win UAE previously. It's not working now though. I wonder what 'switch' I was talking about.

jotd · 05 October 2022, 16:16

winuae: use cpu and slow it down with scaler. Just annoying to have to do that depending on the game. whdload fixes should take speed into account.

28 March 2012, 15:33	#1
XimeR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warrington, UK Age: 47 Posts: 116	Future Wars - WHDload game speed Is there a tooltype option to slow this game down to normal speed, as it seeps to play a lot faster than if it was loaded from floppy. When I get to the 'map room' I can't enter the code into the door keypad as the ceiling comes down far too quickly than it would normally. Any help is appreciated.

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28 March 2012, 15:50	#2
Old Fool Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampere Age: 40 Posts: 600	Future Wars floppy version is also unplayable fast with A1200. Same with Loom. Is there slowdown also for this game? Freezes every time with WHDLoad and same problem with the floppy version...

28 March 2012, 21:06	#3
XimeR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warrington, UK Age: 47 Posts: 116	I don't have any speed issues with the floppy versions at all. They play perfectly for me. it's just the WHDload version that seems to play faster.

28 March 2012, 21:15	#4
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Do you use the slave v4.0? Tried the NoCache tooltype?

28 March 2012, 21:15	#5
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Try ExpChip-tooltype, it should slow the game down.

28 March 2012, 21:33	#6
XimeR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warrington, UK Age: 47 Posts: 116	hhmmm, nope, didn't seem to make any difference at all.

28 March 2012, 22:20	#7
XimeR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warrington, UK Age: 47 Posts: 116	I'm an idiot, I forgot to add the switch. I can confirm that ExpChip tooltype has fixed the problem and the game plays perfectly

29 March 2012, 14:45	#8
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Glad it made the game workin' for you . With "ExpChip" I was able to play Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom with reasonable speed also. It was a lightning whip-fest before that on my setup .

29 March 2012, 17:18	#9
Old Fool Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampere Age: 40 Posts: 600	Tested WHD Loom kick1.3 instead of 3.1 - works like a charm!

05 October 2022, 15:48	#11
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,161	you just need to type EXPCHIP but that's not a proper solution. For instance, on an emulator, this won't work, you'll have to reduce cpu speed instead. On some boards that have a fast chipmem access this may not be enough. Most games that go too fast can be regulated properly. But it means some work with the whdload slave but that's already been done a lot of times (Magic Pockets, Populous...).

05 October 2022, 15:54	#12
XimeR Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Warrington, UK Age: 47 Posts: 116	Hmmm, I managed to get it to slow down with Win UAE previously. It's not working now though. I wonder what 'switch' I was talking about.

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05 October 2022, 16:16	#13
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,161	winuae: use cpu and slow it down with scaler. Just annoying to have to do that depending on the game. whdload fixes should take speed into account.