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Yeah, I wouldn't try to run proper BASIC commands on it Make sure you boot the core in mode 7 though (OSD setting)

Hello fellow Beeb aficionado!

You may want to try this unofficial build, until things get sorted out and it finds its way into the main repository:
Mind you, this build implements the capability of loading individual disk image files (instead of .MMB), but I'm not sure which DFS standard @alanswx has followed.

IMO much more beneficial would be trying to explain that the heavily exaggerated "thicc scanlines" look is a modern invention since back then nobody had PVMs nor wanted a "window blind" effect in their image. This ☝️ Best "scanlines" (or "darklines"), are the ones you don't notice! I've gathered a little col...

The core doesn't like Gamma filters for some reason

Edit: There are also some games like 'Salamander' and more, which will boot with garbled sprites, and some like 'Xadlak' which won't run at all; the core is still in beta.

I believe there's a deeper issue here which should be discussed, though it has already been brought to light at many instances before. The dude above obviously got hold of an expired key for some redundant Jotego betas, so he's reluctant to update to the newest featured releases which would require an ongoing Patreon pledge. So, who's at fault here...

Awfully sorry to be hijacking the Elk thread, but we need the latest Beeb core to be compiled in the main repo:
Most people who casually run the 'downloader' script once in a while and don't frequent the discord, won't even be aware of its existence!

@alanswx please nudge Sorg; he must have forgotten all about it

Ooh, now I see;

You need to go to the second page in the OSD to find the "video processing" menu! There you have it

Did you take a look at the update_all .ini option I mentioned? Just as you execute the script, push up on your dpad/joystick to have the configurator come up. If you're not a "patron" of Jotego's, you will not be able to assign controls in the beta cores and play, but you certainly get to see/adjust all the other 'standard' features of th...

Is it correct in Arcades Cores to have only 5 Shadow Mask? on Consoles and Computers you have dozens of options! :oops: If by "arcade cores" you mean only the Jotego ones which were previously restricted to the 5 hardcoded selections that you mention, he has already updated those to use the full spectrum of video processing adjustments (...

fraggore@sky.com wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 3:59 pm Tatsujin is like that the core is the correct speed.

I'm afraid not. Just compare with the speed the demo loop runs at. Maybe the sluggishness has to do with BGM syncing? (the demo -correctly- has no BGM).

akeley wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:25 pm And thanks for all the fish!

Unlike dolphins, MAME isn't going away any time soon

Even when the Vogons wipe off the Earth to lay down their intergalactic highway, MAME (and the MiSTer) will still be there, in the restaurant at the end of the universe!

dmckean wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 4:38 pm Oh boy, this makes me feel really old!

Multi-Pac user perchance?

xblade wrote: ↑Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:13 pm Here you go.
Unofficial zip with zerowing_u20220205.rbf. Mra files included.

Use at your own risk. Remove previous zerowing.rbf to be sure.

Risking my very own life, I found out that Truxton is still waay too sluggish to be playable.

Oh well, I guess we can wait for the wizards to do their thing in time

We all know a bunch of great shmups on the PS1, but let me point your attention to-

• Sōkyū Gurentai

It's awesome and runs fine on the beta core!

Is the tube modeled after the 6502 co-pro? I think it's the Z80 as in Torch

*CAT maybe? Although that won't work with .MMBs converted renamed to .vhd I'm afraid.

Try the updated core by alanswx:
...with which you can load individual disk images (.ssd).

jca wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 7:56 pm Here it is, not tested as I am far for my MISTer. I would also re-download the mras in case of changes.

You're on fire! Thanks jca!

It's been amazing what's happening so fast!

If I could unearth my "Advanced User Guide" copy... oh wait, that was for the BBC micro :mrgreen: Seriously, since you alone have resolved the DFS riddle with the beeb core, I'm sure you will come through with the Elk as well! Thank you for all you've been doing in preserving those Acorn machines which are dear to me! ❤️ Btw; how come the...

The deprecation of the Asteld/Jovec masks were not done out of any prejudice. We moved to a new attribution and categorization policy and asked creators to update their masks accordingly. Those who haven't done so yet: have been moved to the Deprecation folder. In all fairness to Asteld: he only had a week's notice. Everyone else heard about the c...

For those who're itchy to play "Zero Wing" (not "Out Zone" yet I'm afraid), and still haven't been able to make it run, try this:
Just dump the .mra's directly under _Arcade and the .rbf inside _Arcade/cores. It's a couple of iterations behind, but it's working

actually... he he's been persistently refusing to open a Patreon, all the while people were insisting for him to do so.

Alarm wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:22 pm Quite a few do, like Fire Shark, Hellfire and Truxton.

That's Toaplan v1 alright. There's another guy, Pramod Somashekar, who's been working on the v2 hardware with focus on the Raizing boards, but he has locked his twitter because people have apparently been too... pushy

pierreangelique666 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:46 pm In the PSX menu, how can I switch between one and two SDRAM options? I actually have two 128 SDRAM modules and want to try it that way, to compare. Does it automatically detect the second ram module?

You need to get the core from the #test-builds channel, not the one in #unstable-nightlies

You might have enabled phone verification at some earlier time. It's not so much that individual server ask for a phone number, it just turns out that if some verification method is enforced on the server; the end user has to provide a phone number. I believe those who have registered before a certain date (a couple of years ago?), are not forced ...

Thanks to @ theypsilon , we now have the ability to use exclusion tags regarding what gets downloaded with each update. After today's spontaneous "reorganization" of the ludicrously bloated stitchwork showcase Shadow_Masks folder, and the arbitrary "deprecation" of the only filters I care about (namely Jovec's), my downloader.in...

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Dear Macro,
Please correct the typo in the last release. The downloader script is pulling the penultimate core each time, and it's-a-driving me crazy

The most faithful (i.e. "correct by the numbers") mask I've encountered among the tenths, is @ LamerDeluxe 's Realistic->Slot->Slot Bright . However, it doesn't yet take into account different resolutions, nor does it use luminosity coefficients. The result is that it looks overlayed on the display, much like most of the other respected e...

At least now I know that the update script did not mess anything. [OT] Since yesterday, the 'downloader' script features opt-out tags/exclusion filters. Quite handy, and very granular as well. Look here for the details on how to set it up. [/OT] On topic: I think I've dug out every -correct- image needed to build boot.rom , except graphfont.bin . ...