[RELEASE]Wolfenstein 3D V4.7 - Game Loader Menu + Sound Fix!

[Zack]

Hi da1writer.

I finally had a chance to take a quick look at the readme/helpfile. It is great, nice work.

I have a few suggestions to make it complete :

1) Under "features" add the following :

Wolf3D Shareware version support.
Wolf3D Full version support (both Floppy & CD versions).
Spear Of Destiny Shareware version support.
Spear Of Destiny Full version support.
Spear Of Destiny Episode 2 support.
Spear Of Destiny Episode 3 support.
Game mods support (Only a few have been tested).

2) Under help/installation :

Add more info. About incorrect files, what it means if it crashes/quits to the xmb on boot (wrong/no files or psp set to 333mhz).

Basically just make sure every single bit of needed help information is there. It will save all of us a lot of time, and save us repeating the same things over and over.

Aside from those two minor things I think it's great and a lot more helpful than my rushed readme ever was.

Thank you :thumbup:

[da1writer]

Hi da1writer.

I finally had a chance to take a quick look at the readme/helpfile. It is great, nice work.

I have a few suggestions to make it complete :

1) Under "features" add the following :

Wolf3D Shareware version support.
Wolf3D Full version support (both Floppy & CD versions).
Spear Of Destiny Shareware version support.
Spear Of Destiny Full version support.
Spear Of Destiny Episode 2 support.
Spear Of Destiny Episode 3 support.
Game mods support (Only a few have been tested).

2) Under help/installation :

Add more info. About incorrect files, what it means if it crashes/quits to the xmb on boot (wrong/no files or psp set to 333mhz).

Basically just make sure every single bit of needed help information is there. It will save all of us a lot of time, and save us repeating the same things over and over.

Aside from those two minor things I think it's great and a lot more helpful than my rushed readme ever was.

Thank you :thumbup:

Added all you wanted but I want to add one more thing... an installation video. You know the ones like youtube have for customfirmwares. If someone could make one for me (a really good one), I'll put your link in the readme (with a special thank you as well).

Edit- Readme is now 5 pages long... Do you want me to make the print smaller Zack in order to cut down on how many pages or is it alright the way it is going...

[Zack]

Added all you wanted but I want to add one more thing... an installation video. You know the ones like youtube have for customfirmwares. If someone could make one for me (a really good one), I'll put your link in the readme (with a special thank you as well).

Edit- Readme is now 5 pages long... Do you want me to make the print smaller Zack in order to cut down on how many pages or is it alright the way it is going...

5 pages is fine

Just be sure to put them in order of relevance.

i.e : Installation, FAQ, Features, ...

Thanks for doing this

[da1writer]

5 pages is fine

Just be sure to put them in order of relevance.

i.e : Installation, FAQ, Features, ...

Thanks for doing this

Cool, I'll get right on that. Expect a new Readme by tonight, might be longer than 5 pages though, stilll rearranging and adding a few things. I'll PM you Zack right after I get off of work, expect the new Readme between 7pm and 8pm Alaska time.

[AshTR]

I don't mind making a YouTube video on how to install once the next version comes out. I've got a good digital camera for it too.

Only one thing I'd suggest. History should be Changelog and you might wanna bold face it too. Rest is in the PM I sent you.

EDIT: Shame Zack doesn't have a quick link from RetroEmu that you could put in for the newest Wolf3D PSP release. I'd suggest linking to his profile for the latest release but DCEmu uses cruddy profiles that don't show signatures in them.

[da1writer]

@AshTR- Did all your suggestions and I think I got it down good, except the txt file. The Read Me is a Microsoft Word 97 Format, a PDF Format, and a html Format. When I converted it to txt (notepad) version my work went out the window because everything is now a jumbled mess. I'm going to send you a new zip file of the updated Read Me, Tell me what you think. I think I will ditch the txt format and keep the other three until Zack decides which one he likes best.

@Zack- Sorry for the Readme showing up later than I said. I ended up watching the Sony & Nintendo E3 Conference until 12am. I did all your suggestions and I sent you the updated Read ME in 4 different document formats. In my opinion, I think we should ditch the txt version and let you decided which one of the other three you like. Please get back to me of your suggestions and tell me what you think of the Readme right now.

[AshTR]

@AshTR- Did all your suggestions and I think I got it down good, except the txt file. The Read Me is a Microsoft Word 97 Format, a PDF Format, and a html Format. When I converted it to txt (notepad) version my work went out the window because everything is now a jumbled mess. I'm going to send you a new zip file of the updated Read Me, Tell me what you think. I think I will ditch the txt format and keep the other three until Zack decides which one he likes best.

Looks good. Just one thing...You can change the CPU speed without needing a custom plugin. If you hit Select in the XMB or go into the Recovery Mode, you can set the CPU speed that games run in. Basically, it's built into M33 firmwares.

[da1writer]

Looks good. Just one thing...You can change the CPU speed without needing a custom plugin. If you hit Select in the XMB or go into the Recovery Mode, you can set the CPU speed that games run in. Basically, it's built into M33 firmwares.

I'll add that AshTR, thanks! The next update of the Read Me will hopefully be the last one but won't be sent to you this time. I think everything is done with it and just needs a final approval by Zack.

Zack, I'll be sending you this new one after I get off work and also as soon as you give me some input from the last one I sent. Hopefully we can finalize this Readme and start just adding stuff with each of your new releases ! Thanks for your great Work Zack! Can't wait for your next update! Maybe you can give us a hint of when or maybe a progress report of what you are doing right now

[Zack]

Maybe you can give us a hint of when or maybe a progress report of what you are doing right now

That I can do

Not much to say at the moment. I have worked out why the saving/loading is so slow. I can't fix it however until the toolchain compiles on my osx rig. If ever, it's been a nightmare.

I had it working on xp, but I only set my XP partition on boot camp to 5gb and kept running out of space. So I decided to bite the bullet and get it installed on osx. In this process I also removed my XP parition as the only reason I was even using XP was for the psp compiler.

I really hope to have it all set up and working again by the end of this evening. Then I can work extra hard tomorrow and get a new release out.

New features/fixes for the new release (v4.8) will be :

1) New control setup (as discussed on idea topic) Including buttons to change weapons (finally )

2) Saving/Loading fix. It will be fast (as it should be)
In-game cheat support

3) Ingame Quick Save/Quick Load support (probably)

4) Other bug fixes.

5) Possibly other features.

5) Normal sound. I will revert the sound to as it was for now, will hopefully be properly fixed for good in 5.0. It is last on my "to do" list.

So that's what I have in mind for the next release. I will try and get this out tomorrow, if not it will more than likely be the day after.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused by my toolchain issues

[da1writer]

Well, the new Read Me is done and finalized with Zack's approval. Expect the next release of Zack's Wolfenstein 3D to include it. Hopefully it will be extremely helpful to alot of people. Thanks AshTR and Zack for the input ! Can't wait for the next release!