WCC4 week 3 : DRIFTO94

Phil Lamat · Post by **Phil Lamat** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 7:52 pm

Time for racing !!
With a little practice, it's not too hard to qualify in each race (total : 14 races).
Then all will be optimization of times ... who will be the first under the 10 minutes ??

Read carefully the "special rules" link before starting (I've updated it a little this afternoon)

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:06 pm

http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/6/f/dt ... wolf88.zip
I have problem with speed if frameskip is set to 0, average speed >96%. On dark stage I have speed below 90% almost all time. On some stages I have below 90% sometimes too

Is good this score or for DQ?
With alpha70 I have bigger problem with speed than with wolf88.
I can enable frameskip 3 but then game isn't smoothly and I can't control car precisely.
Bad choice for me in this round

I will try with fs 3 probably.

PS. Speed during playback 75-95%. Heh.

sawys · Post by **sawys** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 12:39 pm

From Nanni : Total Time 10.24.07 - HUGE room for improvements ... @sawys why dont try other route ? RDTSC timing, High thread priority, no sound

Answer :
I found the good ones but i can't play till tonight or tomorrow.

I could do with my best races ---> 10'01"13
And cumulating with the best races of other players in the excel file --> 10'00"89

I will do my best if i had time till tuesday but if not, i will be back with this game sooner

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:04 pm

Good

I still can't do good score with fucked framseskip 3. I will fight until last seconds.

sawys · Post by **sawys** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:32 pm

destructor wrote:http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/6/f/dt ... wolf88.zip
I have problem with speed if frameskip is set to 0, average speed >96%. On dark stage I have speed below 90% almost all time. On some stages I have below 90% sometimes too
Is good this score or for DQ?
With alpha70 I have bigger problem with speed than with wolf88.
I can enable frameskip 3 but then game isn't smoothly and I can't control car precisely.
Bad choice for me in this round I will try with fs 3 probably.

PS. Speed during playback 75-95%. Heh.

1 - Do you try with RTDSC Timing cored cos for me it accelerates games ?

2 - Is your score good for bonus point or not ? Phil, where are you ?

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 5:40 pm

sawys wrote:2 - Is your score good for bonus point or not ? Phil, where are you ?

I ask a few hours before end of 1 bonus round and nothing.

2. input speed must be over 95%

Average speed or minimum speed? Please write it precisely on WCC page.

I use RDTSC timing in inp as attachment. I have problems only on 'night' stage. Please check it.

Nanni · Post by **Nanni** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 6:26 pm

sawys wrote: I could do with my best races ---> 10'01"13

My best theorical time, in "championship mode", is 9'55"20

[ 44,82 (*); 42,94; 40,75; 48,51; 36,68; 46,07 (*); 43,77; 44,73; 38,71; 39,57 (*); 45,32; 30,87; 51,23(*); 41,23 ] (* made better in "practice mode")

But i need continuity in all races of a game...

(10' in a creditare far, far... far away

)

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:36 pm

http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/a/f/dt ... wolf88.zip
I have problem with connect to MARP. This score is 164017, time 9:59:83, nosound, RDTSC, frameskip 0.
Some problems with speed on 'night' stage.
Average speed 99%.

PS. Still no answer from Phil.

[EDIT]
OK. I edited my score in MARP scoreboard.

Phil Lamat · Post by **Phil Lamat** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 4:05 am

sawys wrote: Phil, where are you ?

At the hospital (one of my twin was ill ; his health is better now).
As rules say on http://perso.wanadoo.fr/plamat/wcc.html, I'm only looking general speed which has to be >95%.
So there should be no problem with all your inputs, at least for WCC (I'll check and confirm later today).
Congrats, I was sure some players could do under 10 minutes

Can you confirm me that 2 first bonus points are for Des ?

Did someone has compare inputs and list best time for each race ?
so that I can update my xls file

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:12 am

Yes, first 2 bonus points are for me.

Latest times:

Code: Select all

Ace13 43:70 43:03 38:40 46:41 36:67 47:96 44:01 45:41 39:60 38:90 43:54 30:82 53:18 41:49
des   43:87 43:34 40:02 46:26 36:37 45:11 43:63 46:61 39:03 41:08 45:12 30:98 54:56 43:85
Sawys 44:50 43:51 41:37 48:48 36:19 47:27 45:36 45:51 39:31 40:88 45:13 30:78 53:18 40:56
Nanni 45:07 44:61 42:99 51:77 36:94 45:01 45:13 45:44 40:68 41:42 44:88 30:92 49:48 42:35

best  43:70 43:03 38:40 46:26 36:19 45:01 43:63 45:41 39:03 38:90 43:54 30:78 49:48 40:56

New:

Code: Select all

des   44:17 44:75 39:41 45:87 35:97 47:79 43:70 45:85 37:15 44:20 46:10 30:65 52:48 39:69

best  43:70 43:03 38:40 45:87 35:97 45:01 43:63 45:41 37:15 38:90 43:54 30:78 49:48 39:69

sawys · Post by **sawys** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:36 am

destructor wrote:Yes, first 2 bonus points are for me.

Sorry Des but Phil must absolutely watch your inp to decide if you can have the 1st bonus or if it is me
http://marp.retrogames.com/inp/9/6/f/dt ... wolf88.zip

To be objective, i don't agree with you cos the inp you post show that you play one of the stage all under 95 % (recorded speed in wolfmame).

...

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 12:10 pm

Phil Lamat wrote:As rules say on http://perso.wanadoo.fr/plamat/wcc.html, I'm only looking general speed which has to be >95%.
So there should be no problem with all your inputs, at least for WCC (I'll check and confirm later today)

1. I think that rule is rule. My average speed is over 96%.
2. 'Night' stage is very easy.

When I train each stage I didn't observe speed . But when I record my first finished inp and next watch it I saw that speed was lower. I don't use cheats. I didn't know about this low speed. I'm sorry but this was not on purpose.
I didn't have more time to play in this day because I go to drink vodka

Phil has finally decision of course.

I know, this low speed on some stages can be controversial but if rule is rule I don't want back to this:
viewtopic.php?p=22547#22547

PS. Thank Sawys for hint with RDTSC.

sawys · Post by **sawys** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 6:43 pm

destructor wrote: PS. Thank Sawys for hint with RDTSC.

Your welcome but i found it when i had problem to play with every game in Mame.
My computer had problem and the only way to have the good speed was to core the RDTSC to play or to record.
And even if the game was at 100% in Mame, in reality it wasn't at the good speed !! A curiosity of my computer ^^
So now i always play with RDTSC cored to prevent speed problem.

Phil Lamat · Post by **Phil Lamat** » Sun Nov 14, 2004 7:30 pm

As I said before, if average speed is >95% then it's ok

destructor · Post by **destructor** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:43 pm

With alpha70 I don't have problems. With wolf my processor is very hot and PC turn off

Inp size in wolf88 ~9MB, alpha70 1,4MB