Topic: FB Alpha Enhanced R1 to R14 [v0.2.96.72]

[DF723]

R14 should rename to something else, like "FBAE Beta", "FBAE Release Candidate 1".......something simple.

[CaptainCPS]

FB Alpha Enhanced R14





















Take a look at the new Readme right here:

-> readme_enhanced.txt ( Please Read )

R14 [ January 12, 2008 ]

:: UI UPDATES:

* Added VSync option to the Video menu, this option was always hidden on the config ini and this
  could make the video look more smoother or accurate with the blitter you have selected
  (this depends on the video card you have).

* Added Turbo mode to the Video menu, now you only have to press F1 one time to activate it, then
  to deactivate it you click again and that's it =).

* Fixed lot of issues in the Game Selection window related to the context menus and the favorites,
  I finally found a wrong way of using a loop and corrected it.

* FBA Enhanced will now remember the Game Selection window Tabs the way you left it, so
  if you left the Flyers Tab selected and closed the dialog it will remember it, when you
  go back to the Game Selection window the Flyers Tab will be selected. This feature work
  with all Tabs in the game selection window, so now eveything is the way you want each time
  you open the window!.

* Fixed problems with the FB Alpha Enhanced title and the DAT generation, now I separated the
  release number and the title so there should be no problem now with the rom managers.

* New Skin / Splash!.
* Added new feature!, Auto Adjust the monitor Aspect Ratio depending on your display.
* New feature! 'Select directories.Ini' file located anywhere on your PC.
* New Feature! 'Configure Directories...', now you can configure:

  - Cheats directory
  - Flyers directory
  - Previews directory
  - Title directory
  - Screenshots directory
 
  ... you can find the new feature in the 'Game' menu =), Enjoy!.

* ROMs Directories Paths & other directories now are saved into "config/directories.ini"
* Now there should be no problems with 'Unicode' directories paths configurations.
* Fixed problem with the ROMs Scanning dialog, now it will appear correctly all times.
* Added option to disable the Menus UI Themes.
* Imported 'Menu UI Theme Select' from FBA Extras.

:: DRIVERS UPDATES

* The following romset where updated to match the ones from MAME v0.122:

  - dfeveron
  - 3wonders
  - ffightu
  - wintbob

* Added latest update of 'Meijinsen' driver by BisonSAS [ThanX to BisonSAS].
* Added latest update of 'pgm_sound.cpp' to fix PGM sound (still have some issues) [ThanX to OopsWare].
* Added latest update of 'd_pgm.cpp' by BisonSAS [ThanX to BisonSAS].
* Updated Redeartn DIPs and changed default value to the correct region -> 'Asia NCD'
* Added various updates for the CPS3 driver sent by OopsWare. [ThanX to OopsWare]
* Added SaveState support and palette improvements for CPS-III [ThanX to OopsWare].
* Added fix by OopsWare that solves the palette issues and improved speed.[ThanX to OopsWare]
* Removed CPS-III Settings from the main menu.
* Verified compatibility & updated structures of code in "d_cps3.cpp".
* Updated "d_cps3.cpp" & "cps3run.cpp" with BisonSAS's additions.
* Diagnostic Screen enabled in the CPS-III driver [ThanX to BisonSAS]
* Added new driver '4 En Raya' driver [ThanX to IQ_132]
* Added new driver 'Meijinsen' [ThanX to IQ_132]

Unicode Binary / VC2008 ( DirectX GFX 9 Blitter Capable) (Includes FBA Sources & Documentation ):

fba_enhanced_R14.7z [~4.02MB]

This R14 is a big release so please report any issues you have with both binary and source's related to the new features.

Note: There is a known bug with the DirectX 9 Experimental blitter and the Preview Blitter option that shows only a specific area of the new Skin. I'll be working on that asap.

SeeYaa!
 

[0746]

you're awesome CCPS-X 

[wiki]

I signed up just to congratulate you, CaptainCPS on what you've achieved. No doubt, this'll make a lot of people happy.

Everything seems to be fine so far, except for two things: I can't get the correct aspect ratio for sfiii. I've fiddled with monitor properties and the closest i can get to 4:3 is to set it on 16:9 - I have a 16:10 monitor running at 1680 x 1050 resolution.

Also, in fullscreen mode, there are black horizontal bars on both the top and bottom. I've set the fullscreen resolution to 4:3 (1280x960) with my monitor's control aspect ratio function on.

Cheers

[CaptainCPS]

ThanX for the comments ^^

I got the same monitor here, and to fix your issue in full screen you must set it to that same resolution, don't use the default resolutions because they are 4:3 afaik, you can select your current monitor resolutions by selecting "Other..." in the Full screen resolution menu item.

(Check the attachments to know where to locate the correct Full screen resolution to use)

for CPS3 I recommend you "1400 x 1050" and for others "1680 x 1050" 

SeeYaa!
 

[JacKc]

Hi Cap'

Notice a bug when want to take a snapshot (F12) (see picture)... I've wanted to make a previews & titles pack for R14 version but not possible. Also Shift+F12 (for Titles) works

I've tested for few games to take snaps but always same errors (notice that this bug is not in previous version )

[CaptainCPS]

Hi Cap'

Notice a bug when want to take a snapshot (F12) (see picture)... I've wanted to make a previews & titles pack for R14 version but not possible. Also Shift+F12 (for Titles) works

I've tested for few games to take snaps but always same errors (notice that this bug is not in previous version )

I'll check that asap , ThanX for the notice 

SeeYaa!
 

[wiki]

hmm weird that resolution doesn't appear on my list. I think the problem lies in the inability to display a correct aspect ratio in window mode. I've tested other games such as sf alpha 2 and it's able to display the correct ratio.

[Aquashark]

awesome work, CaptainCPS-X! many thanks for a dream come true (Street Fighter3 in a lightweight, yet solid all-around emulator)!

a little possible issue i noticed: adjusting CPU speed to 50% or 200% makes no difference in the speed of the game.

[DeadlyRave-Neo]

sup man jojos bizarre adventure freezes  please fix this

[Athelstone]

Hi Captain, I've registered just to post my thanks. As Aqua said, it really is superb to have an emulator like this (for online gaming enthusiasts especially) so thank you very much indeed for your time and your efforts.

I have a few requests, if I may be so bold ^^

Would it be possible to set the dip switches for sfiii3n and sfiii3an to English, by default? It's just that when playing online, everyone is perpetually stuck in the Japanese language mode, which makes things a little trickier when choosing move sets.

Secondly, I don't know if you are aware of this, but in the Street Fighter III 3rd Strike games, in the diagnostic settings, the sound is set to Mono by default. It is listed as "Jamma" (which is its equivalent), under Configuration > System > Sound Mode. The reason for this as I understand it, is because the old arcade cabinets that SFIII were built on were not configured for stereo output. In this day and age however, every PC and television is equipped and configured with a stereo output system, so the result is degraded sound quality when playing these games, unless that setting is changed. Would it be possible to set the sound mode to "External" by default, so we can all enjoy the game in stereo without having to change this diagnostic setting everytime we load the game? Most players when playing online for example, usually play in the lower quality mono sound mode, because they are not aware of this particular diagnostic option. You can test the difference for yourself if you plug in a set of headphones, you can hear the beats of the music dynamically bouncing between each earphone appropriately. I'm not sure if all CPS3 games are set to Jamma by default, or if it's just 3rd strike, so this might be worth checking.

Thirdly, regarding the problem wiki was having where he couldn't get rid of the black bars on the bottom and top of the screen. I had the same problem. I'm using a 4:3 monitor. To fix it, I set the following option: Video > Stretch > Full Stretch. Then I could enjoy 3rd Strike in full screen, without the black bars. I think that perhaps "Full Stretch" should be a default setting so that other users don't encounter this issue.

Many thanks for your time and efforts once again

[DF723]

I think I found a bug in R14:

An opponent and myself were playing online, we were amazed by how well this emulator flows. . Anyway, I opened the chat (by pressing "T"), and for some unknown reason, the "P" key isn't working, and therefore, letter "P" won't show up in my chat. I checked the game inputs, and there's no option for the "P" key. I bet there are couple more keys that aren't working in the "Chat" feature...............   

[pmc2]

Great release but jojon and shinobl are not .122u5 (or .122) compatible

AND

do you have a workspace / solution / project for visual studio 2005 or 2008 ??


Thanks captain 

[wiki]

"Thirdly, regarding the problem wiki was having where he couldn't get rid of the black bars on the bottom and top of the screen. I had the same problem. I'm using a 4:3 monitor. To fix it, I set the following option: Video > Stretch > Full Stretch. Then I could enjoy 3rd Strike in full screen, without the black bars. I think that perhaps "Full Stretch" should be a default setting so that other users don't encounter this issue."

Whilst this would solve the problem for 4:3 monitors, the image would still be stretched for widescreen monitors unless they have aspect ratio control. The easiest way to fix this problem for everyone would be to simply fix the 'correct aspect ratio' function of the emulator.

[CaptainCPS]

Great release but jojon and shinobl are not .122u5 (or .122) compatible

AND

do you have a workspace / solution / project for visual studio 2005 or 2008 ??


Thanks captain 

I just use the command line to compile, and edit the .cpp's with Visual Studio / Visual C++ 2008 Express , ...btw, I got the full MAME set v0.122 and all romsets are fine, maybe you have done some manual changes to the sets and that's why it not finding your romsets. Until there is a official MAME v0.123 release I will not modify romsets since they can change any time in those u1, u2, etc, updates and its not good.

sup man jojos bizarre adventure freezes  angry please fix this

I just tested all Jojo's drivers (excluding the CHD ones because CDROM si not emulated) and they are working fine. I really dont know why the game freezes for you.

Notice to all:

Please when using R14 make a clean directory and put the new files there, do not use old configurations since this could cause problems, use a clean install.

The following things has been updated for R15:

R15

* Fixed little error when saving screenshots.
* Updated a bit the Auto Monitor Aspect ratio configuration, I verified some resolutions aspects
  and did the neccessary adjustments.
* Modified the alternative Pause key 'P' now it will check if you're netplaying to do it's function
  correctly.

SeeYaa!