One or Two suggestion for DL2e and SAe game... try to explain inside.

[DjDiabolik]

On Space Ace Enhancement:

• You can Enable the 'Continue' Feature...... but on continue screen i can see the background change but i don't see any countdown on screen.... it's a possible bug ?

On Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp Enhancement

• Also here on Continue Screen. Usually this arcade cabinet has only one button used for 'action' or 'sword'. During the 'Continue' Screen here the countdown appear correctly. Currently i use a USB Wired Xbox controller on my Ubuntu NUC setup of hypseus and if i press one of the buttons other than the 'action' button the 'Continue' countdown can be skipped but if you reach an high score you don't have possibly to put your name.
  My suggestion it's...... it's possible to add a rapidly countdown ?? For example...... if countdown it's 9 press action down 8... press 7 etc etc like as happens with many arcade games where pressing the action button quickly scales the continue time ?

• Also on DL2e. About 5 minutes i have tryed the 'Life Bar' Mode....... yeah.... but is there a way to make this lifebar visible on the screen somehow?

• On 'Suggestion Move' It's possible to made a TEXT MODE like the Roms edition ? Something that simply indicates movement on the screen in a textual manner? it could be an idea to replicate the gaming experience of the roms edition a little.....

If I get any other ideas I'll try to edit the discussion later. Anyway also thanks for made possibly to play this fantastic games again also at today. Thanks to all.. really.

[DirtBagXon]

These are all great ideas and related to the main Framework for Singe 2.

Any alterations should be submitted there.

DL2e - 'Life Bar' Mode - You will need to disable the scoreboard Bezel for this to work.

In DL2e.singe change:

scoreBezelEnable(true, BEZEL_LAIR)

to:

scoreBezelEnable(false, BEZEL_LAIR)

The 2 modes are not compatible.

[DjDiabolik]

These are all great ideas and related to the main Framework for Singe 2.

Any alterations should be submitted there.

DL2e - 'Life Bar' Mode - You will need to disable the scoreboard Bezel for this to work.

In DL2e.singe change:

scoreBezelEnable(true, BEZEL_LAIR)

to:

scoreBezelEnable(false, BEZEL_LAIR)

The 2 modes are not compatible.

mmm... about Dl2e i will try it immediatelly and see the difference :)

About other issue/trouble...

Apparently i have resolved an issue on Space Ace Singe 2 current version.... previous i have say the number for countdown on continue screen it's not appears.
Yesterday I tidied up my entire hypseus collection... i have re-download all current master.zip from hypseus_singe_data and i have re-add all games from beginning (i have lost some previous high score.. lol) and now on continue screen i can see the number of countdown in bottom on the screen for Space Ace Singe 2 edition.

So. Another things.... I'm also sorting out the other rom-based titles:
For example:
Dragon's Lair.... now i have add two version of this games. The roms based F2 and the dle21.
Both games i know it's can playable sharing the same m2v/ogg and i have made this.. now my folder it's (based on current retropie build on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTX) :

roms/daphne/
         | ----------> Folder contain the Dex77 Dragon's Lair m2v/ogg called "lair_video"
         | ----------> dle21.daphne ------> this contain all needed files
         | ----------> lair.daphne ----------> also here contain all needed files

In dle21.daphne and lair.daphne i have a similar framefile txt... both txt reach the same "lair_video" for m2v/ogg... example:

../lair_video/

151	dl-slates.m2v
323	dls00.vob.m2v
1366 dls01.vob.m2v
etc etc

this way I use the same files for both versions of Dragon's Lair using the roms F2 and also the Enhancement 2.1.

I'm also trying to do something similar for Space Ace.... also here i have the Dex77 m2v/ogg but i'm waiting for one answer about the corrupter audio file "SPA01D1.VOB.ogg" (the edited and fixed file it's apparently on emuline as attach but whitout an account it's impossible to download that).
Also here... i'm on linux and linux it's case sensitive and i need to rename all file to lower case..... i have also need to know how i can do this :)

EDIT
I have tryed to disable the DL2e bezel on dl2e.singe... and it's not so bad. It's look a very retro stile to the entire gameplay whit the text scoreboard on the screen :)
And confirm that... lifebar it's be works and appears in this mode :)

[DjDiabolik]

in the meantime... from steam i have buyed and put in my collection the current "Dragon's Lair Trilogy" (contain both episode of DL and Space Ace).
It's someone have some idea if it's possible to extract the m2v and ogg file from this version and usable it on hypseus ?

[DjDiabolik]

@DirtBagXon
You know i 'love' to share my test

Yesterday come to my brother home.... i carrying whit me (in a usb pendrive) all entire collection of hypseus :)
my brother has his own additional NUC... it is older than mine in generation... it's a ASUS VM40B whit a Intel Celeron 1.6Ghz and 4GB of RAM DDR3.

I have tryed to play some games:

• Dragon's Lair - SINGE 2
• Dragon's Lair Enhancement - Daphne
  and many others.

Dragon's Lair - SINGE 2.
.m2v at 960x720 -> Apparently VM40B hardware can't handle correctly this resolution.
For play correctly and at 'full speed' this games i have need to start over again from lair.mp4 (singe 2 video obviously) and re-encode that whit ffmpeg to a lower resolution.
After some test used 640x480 (sar 1:1 dar 4:3 if i remember) whit a 7000k of bitrate and 23.976fps. Duration of video it's 23minutes ad 26 seconds i thinks it's ok.
Yeah whit a 640x480 the games it's played at apparently 'full speed'.

I have to report one thigs....... the TIMING of level 13 (the one with the fiery vines) it's SOOOOO very difficult to pick the correct TIMING (lol YOU SHOULD GOOD TIMING) also at EASY level.
raising the ranges a bit could be an idea... it's really difficult.

The Dragon's Lair Daphne version and much more flair....

Then another suggestion.....
On hynts it's say:
YOU SHOULD FIND THE GOOD TIMING

it's possible to add like "You shoult go LEFT/RIGHT whit a good timing" ?
Here on 'Level 13' you should find good timing but it's not suggest how need to move.
For example there's also another level where it says ''.. good timing..'' it's when you need to enter on a door whit up when it opens and closes in a loop.
Also here it's good if say "You should go UP whit a good timing"
Also here i thinks it's all on framework apparently but I don't have the ability to act for a possible modification.

Instead.. on Dle.singe I'm trying to understand how it works (this is your default and original dle.singe for level 13):

	elseif thisLevel == 13 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 4566
			sceneEnd   = 4869
			totalMoves   = 4
			
			move[1] = {4666, 4694, TIMED, 27}
			move[2] = {4729, 4743, TIMED, 28}
			move[3] = {4778, 4789, TIMED, 28}
			move[4] = {4814, 4822, TIMED, 29}

			timed[1] = {RIGHT,4684,4694,27}
			timed[2] = {RIGHT,4738,4743,28}
			timed[3] = {RIGHT,4785,4789,28}
			timed[4] = {RIGHT,4817,4822,29}

		end

4694 -> 4666 it's 28 frames because in timer 1 it's only 10 frames ?
The seconds it's only 5 frames... lol it's so much precise... need to made one test.

The correct move to do it's RIGHT (f the image is mirrored where it becomes LEFT) but there's the timed... 27,28,28, and 29 what do they mean ?

Lol....

EDIT
Another things... i have enabled the framecount for this level.
On top left i can read about 15520 for this scene... because DLe.singe report 4666 ? Strange.

[DjDiabolik]

also whit this it's good level 13:

	elseif thisLevel == 13 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 4566
			sceneEnd   = 4869
			totalMoves   = 4
			
			move[1] = {4656, 4694, TIMED, 27}
			move[2] = {4719, 4743, TIMED, 28}
			move[3] = {4768, 4789, TIMED, 28}
			move[4] = {4804, 4822, TIMED, 29}

			timed[1] = {RIGHT,4674,4694,27}
			timed[2] = {RIGHT,4728,4743,28}
			timed[3] = {RIGHT,4775,4789,28}
			timed[4] = {RIGHT,4807,4822,29}

		end

anticipate ranges 10 frames in advance... now try to do whit 5 frames in advance.

[DjDiabolik]

after several tests this could be the right compromise:

	elseif thisLevel == 13 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 4566
			sceneEnd   = 4869
			totalMoves   = 4
			
			move[1] = {4666, 4694, TIMED, 27}
			move[2] = {4715, 4743, TIMED, 28}
			move[3] = {4757, 4789, TIMED, 28}
			move[4] = {4794, 4822, TIMED, 29}

			timed[1] = {RIGHT,4681,4694,27}
			timed[2] = {RIGHT,4730,4743,28}
			timed[3] = {RIGHT,4772,4789,28}
			timed[4] = {RIGHT,4809,4822,29}

		end

Every moves as as a range of 28 frames. the timing event need to exact the very last 13 frames.
In this mode apparently the very first 'fiery vine' need to press left (or right) when dirk as soon as Dirk exposes himself and the three consecutive need to be approach when you see the fire under dirk's open legs.
I thinks it's a good solution and it's works also if you dead and you use the 'last move' on resume option.

[DjDiabolik]

rest of the idea that the setting "Next Move" and "Last Move" on "Death Rewind" it's bugged or somethigs similar.
Every value i have tryed if you fail on Rewind apparently all timing need is no longer respected..........

It's impossible.........you lost a life and the next move, expecially if it's a timing move it's impossible to do........

EDIT
I have no way of testing them myself........ but I am more and more convinced that "NEXT MOVE" or "LAST MOVE" on "Death Rewind" it's hightly bugged expecially in some consecutive TIMING MOVE.

For my very last test tryed this:

	elseif thisLevel == 13 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 4566
			sceneEnd   = 4869
			totalMoves   = 4
			
			move[1] = {4666, 4694, TIMED, 27}
			move[2] = {4729, 4743, TIMED, 28}
			move[3] = {4778, 4789, TIMED, 28}
			move[4] = {4814, 4822, TIMED, 29}

			timed[1] = {RIGHT,4675,4694,27}
			timed[2] = {RIGHT,4733,4743,28}
			timed[3] = {RIGHT,4780,4789,28}
			timed[4] = {RIGHT,4816,4822,29}

		end

Start from this level and made dead one time........... when back on live it's impossible to pass this level.
Every combination of timing it's be impossible to respect..........
here I tried a simple mathematical conversion:
I hade calculated the 'original scrap'. Divided by 3 and apply to start frame for TIMING.
It's ok if you play entire scene 'in a shot' but if DEAD one TIME you're literally screwed! it's become impossible to pass this level.

I don't know what to call it other than bug :)

[DjDiabolik]

@DirtBagXon Just to confirm.......... on 'Death Rewind" setted as "Last Move" tryed to play from "Level 4":

	elseif thisLevel == 4 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 2093
			sceneEnd   = 2465
			totalMoves   = 7
			
			move[1] = {2167, 2180, BUTTON1, 5}
			move[2] = {2226, 2238, PATH, 6}
			move[3] = {2273, 2286, RIGHT, 6}
			move[4] = {2314, 2324, DOWN, 6}
			move[5] = {2383, 2394, LEFT, 7}
			move[6] = {2414, 2448, TIMED, 6, 1, 2}
			move[7] = {2449, 2465, WAY, 0}

			path[2] = {RIGHT, 1007, UP, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
			timed[1] = {UP,2423,2433,8,7}
			timed[2] = {UP,2440,2448,8}

		end

The TIMED event it's the door open/close...... if you DEAD in this specific every move you try to made report as WRONG.
The time move it's not works.........
My question it's. This TIMED it's correctly trimmered ?? Because if you dead you are completely lost.. it's impossible to continue the games ? It's a bug ?

[DjDiabolik]

And again to confirm......... also level 10 (the single port where a wall appears).
Play this level in this mode:

	elseif thisLevel == 10 then

		if thisScene == 1 then  

			sceneStart = 3750
			sceneEnd   = 3880
			totalMoves   = 1
				
			move[1] = {3795, 3812, TIMED, 20}

			timed[1] = {UP,3796,3811,19}

		end

In theory you have to push UP to enter the door..... if you don't move you see DIRK death by GAS.
If you FAIL the TIMED event you see DIRK who is locked up and crushed by the wall.

But if you DEAD here....... WASTED....... Singe 2 goes in BUG and you can't pass this SCENE in any mode. Lol.... the more I try different scenes the more I think it's a bug.

But I have to add one thing....
The LEVEL 10 it's not how I posted it. In original the timed event start immediatelly at same frame of move...... but if you move this timed event also one frames later BANG.... you wasted if you don't pass this moves in a single life... lol.