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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by zsolt » Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:39 pm

stefano wrote:While you're on it, could you try the 'vanilla' version on the real hardware and confirm the video picture is stable on a tv ?
It's OK - no flicker/jitter - but the outlook could be better: the much "checkerboard" characters are not too eye-friendly...
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by stefano » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:58 pm

Good point, and I like the idea for the "blocker" !
Is it better now ?
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by zsolt » Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:41 am

stefano wrote:Is it better now ?
Much better :D Great work, thank you.
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by stefano » Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:02 pm

While I'm on it, I must apologize with SirMorris for stealing his thread.
I opened a specific one for "DStar 1" in the past but then I attached my stuff to this one messing up the things a little.
So.. if everyone wants to enjoy the bells and whistles, please get the stuff at the earlier pages: I noticed it works also without ZXpand if you GOTO the right program line.
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by sirmorris » Wed Nov 05, 2014 3:05 pm

No problem here, Stefano! Steal away! :D
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by siggi » Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:04 am

Hi Stefano
when I first started the ZX81 version I pressed the key "6", because I am used to play games with the cursor keys. But then the screen switched to a strange pixel pattern: the keys 1-6 seem to change the "I" register, which then probably point to ROM. "0" switches back to the normal character set.

Is it a bug or a feature? Are you playing around with PSEUDO-Hires?

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Edit: Upps, just noticed in previous postings, that it is a documented feature :mrgreen:
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Re: DarkStar 2

Unread post by stefano » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:32 pm

Uh well.. it is a feature but it makes little sense on the "vanilla version", if you don't previously load a redefined font.
Check the previous posts and get the UDG version to see some better result, AFAIR it starts in QuickSilva mode, then you can choose the right bank with the number keys.
The Dk'Tronics version in turns picks the pre-defined UDGs.
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