I don't know how to record SMAX, sorry, and yeah I just tried Fraps and it didn't work.
I suspect you might need to run SMAC/SMAX in a window - that might fix the problem.
@Alfapiomega: i seem to remeber that CamStudio was succesfully used for recording video and in-game audio.
regarding playing the game in a window, you should try this:
- start the game and wait for the game to load the main menu
- alt-tab to windows
- start the game a second time and wait for the game to load the main menu
- close one of the two games you have started (i close the second one usualy)
- now you should have the game in a window; you can't move or resize the window, but it's still a window.
please note that i never tried this in Vista, but in WinXP is always working.
HTH
The window tip I will definitely use though it seems weird that one would have to do that. How big is the second window? Is it fullscreen or has some predefined resolution? Because it seems to me that the game scales itself down when it loads itself.you'll have to try it as i never bother with such details. all i know is that it's less than a fullscreen and is always aligned to the upper left corner.
QuoteThe window tip I will definitely use though it seems weird that one would have to do that. How big is the second window? Is it fullscreen or has some predefined resolution? Because it seems to me that the game scales itself down when it loads itself.you'll have to try it as i never bother with such details. all i know is that it's less than a fullscreen and is always aligned to the upper left corner.
@Alfapiomega: i seem to remeber that CamStudio was succesfully used for recording video and in-game audio.
regarding playing the game in a window, you should try this:
- start the game and wait for the game to load the main menu
- alt-tab to windows
- start the game a second time and wait for the game to load the main menu
- close one of the two games you have started (i close the second one usualy)
- now you should have the game in a window; you can't move or resize the window, but it's still a window.
please note that i never tried this in Vista, but in WinXP is always working.
HTH
I'll prod/heads up Petek is he doesn't show up soon...
What is your Youtube channel name? I'd like to watch any upcoming video.
You're channel is well established. Watching your Dragon pass playlist currently, played that thing ages ago.
Hi alfapiomega,
I don't have anything to add regarding the issues raised in this thread. Have you seen the LPs recorded by quill18? For example,
Let's Play - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Episode 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHWPuQrzQaA#)
The screen resolution on that one and others he recorded looks fine to me.
You might be able to contact him via his YouTube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/quill18). He also has an account on CivFanatics.com (although he hasn't been active there for several months). I could try to contact him there if other efforts fail. Just let me know.
GOG have it though (and its a pittance). But its the planetary pack whatever that is. Is that ok.The Planetary Pack is Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire together on one disc. It's ok; in fact, it comes highly recommended.
Here's your pic:
(http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag9/SenniTreborius/programs/smacx.jpg)
The sun just went down, so Yitzi should be by to help soon. That may be enough for him to tell the problem.
First, thank you for your prompt reply.
Sorry, what version from the patch, when I clicked on the download all I got was an exe file. nothing else.
In which case why wasn't I told to do that with scient's patch (sorry that was me just thinking out loud STS).
And how will this affect GooglyBoogly_SMACX_Datalinksv1_3. or would it.
As an afterthought how would one decompile and exe file to look inside. It would be an interesting learning experience.
As noted on the wiki (http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Yitzi%27s_patch), only the major versions (the ones without letters after them) come with txt files; to install a minor version it is necessary to get all the files except the exe from the corresponding major version. So you'd get all the txt files from version 3.1, and then the exe from 3.1e.
Because Scient's patch does not add new modding options (only bugfixes), it uses the original alphax.txt.
GooglyBoogly is included in the latest version of the corresponding file in my patch.
It's too big to decompile; you'd have to disassemble (meaning you get assembly language instead of C++ source code.) I use OllyDbg for the purpose.
FROM THE WIKI
The number of "clean minerals" at the beginning of the game, as well as those gained per fungal pop and per facility, can be modified.
The extra speed gained by air units for each level of reactor can be modified, and can be different for needlejets (anything that has more than one turn of fuel and is not destroyed when attacking), copters (anything that has exactly one turn of fuel and is not destroyed when attacking, and therefore can attack more than once per turn), gravships (anything that requires no fuel and is not destroyed when attacking),
A penalty can be added to all resources brought in by crawlers. This feature does NOT work properly in version 2.1 and earlier and should not be used except in version 2.2 and later.
As noted on the wiki (http://alphacentauri2.info/wiki/Yitzi%27s_patch), only the major versions (the ones without letters after them) come with txt files; to install a minor version it is necessary to get all the files except the exe from the corresponding major version. So you'd get all the txt files from version 3.1, and then the exe from 3.1e.
Wiki? Oops. Didn't realise there was a wiki about the patch. I am apt to leap before looking in my private life.
Actually the patch wiki is a fun read (or maybe I'm just weird).
That is good, assembly language was the first that I learned way back in 1972, then fortran and cobol. Though I've forgotten most of it now (went of down the RGN root). Might contact you about that later if you don't mind. Can't remember the name of the program that you input a assembly language program into to get a flowchart output, can you.
By fungal pop I assume you mean destruction of a fungal tower.
Yes I do remember choppers needing toned down, but what's a grav ship. Ain't in the wiki.
don't like the sound of this.
By the way I've never played a MP SMACX before :-[
Can't remember the name of the program that you input a assembly language program into to get a flowchart output, can you.
Me neither; I've done it by hand so far.
And if you relearn assembly and want to help with my patch, I can probably find something for you to do (in the absence of any merger program, we'd need one person to simply send the other the necessary replacements/changes.)QuoteBy the way I've never played a MP SMACX before :-[
Actually we're getting a bit off topic, maybe we should start a new thread.
Me either, to tell the truth.
Have you tried Visustin or Assembly Flowchart Creator. AFC is one click so probably the easiest. There new since my day, so I can't give suggestions.
But I'd be glad to help with your patch. Give me a week to research modern assembly usage.
And have you looked here http://sourceforge.net/projects/exetoc (http://sourceforge.net/projects/exetoc)
OBS wont record fullscreen games from laptop. And when I try to alttab out of Yyitz's patch that no longer works.
By the way the help version number says 2.5. when I looked at it, Yyitzi, but I assume that's just an oversight.
S**T what's happened to my laptop. I must have been out of my head when I bought this £900 monstrosity. Unfortunately no longer have the eyesight to build my own. This is what happens when you have friends who are microsoft engineers.OBS wont record fullscreen games from laptop. And when I try to alttab out of Yyitz's patch that no longer works.
Strange; I have no trouble alt-tabbing out.QuoteBy the way the help version number says 2.5. when I looked at it, Yyitzi, but I assume that's just an oversight.
Indeed.