Dune II / OpenDUNE for Falcon (and TT)

[nanard]

Tandy 3 voice is TI SN76489 chip, right ?

Yes. 3 square wave voices + 1 dedicated noise channel (periodic and non-periodic). It's possible to approximate this fairly well with the YM (3 voices + switchable noise). Addressing etc is a bit different but it's not rocket science.

I cannot get the original DOS Dune II to play music through Tandy 3 voices in dosbox

[mjvans]

The sound from my Falcon:
http://falcon060.free.fr/divers/opendune-mt32-falcon.mp3
The result with Opendune 0.7 32Bits is identical.

It would be interesting to hear the version of mjvans with its SC-88vl!

ok i managed to produce an mp3.

SC-88vl version:
http://tempsend.com/D0743BCB5D

Still not coming further than the choose your house menu.

[paul92706]

does anyone have the Answers to the questions for the next conquest? or were can i find them? thanks guys

[Xerus]

You can download the manual here: http://hol.abime.net/440/manual

[paul92706]

You can download the manual here: http://hol.abime.net/440/manual

thanks xerus! you are cool!

[Xerus]

ok i managed to produce an mp3.

SC-88vl version:
http://tempsend.com/D0743BCB5D

Thank you, there are few wrong notes (not surprising because the music of Dune2 are not composed for a GM expender) but it's far better than my version

You can download the manual here: http://hol.abime.net/440/manual

thanks xerus! you are cool!

...from HOL, Amiga is good for you

I cannot get the original DOS Dune II to play music through Tandy 3 voices in dosbox

Here the intro music:
http://falcon060.free.fr/divers/dune2-intro-tandy.mp3

and the menu music:
http://falcon060.free.fr/divers/dune2-menu-tandy.mp3
I think that my bad MT32 version is better

[nanard]

@Xerus : v0.7 is pretty old now.
Have you the same problem with http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160512.zip this is a 32bit windows version compiled with MS Visual Studio 2010.
What is the exact configuration of your windows machine setup ? (regarding MIDI)

I have an error message "Unable to open file 'OPEN.CFG", can you do a complete compilation please?
The files of the previous version are not compatible.

What do you mean by complete compilation ? opendune is just an executable, that expects original Dune II files to be in a data/ sub-directory.

Additionally you can edit your own opendune.ini file to set directories, and other parameters (rescaling, and hqx/scale2x) :
https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE/bl ... ME.txt#L50

[nanard]

does anyone have the Answers to the questions for the next conquest? or were can i find them? thanks guys

I should not tell you, but you can crack the game in the C source code
https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE/bl ... ity.c#L212
if the function return true, you've answered right

[Xerus]

What do you mean by complete compilation ? opendune is just an executable, that expects original Dune II files to be in a data/ sub-directory.

I thought there were other files because I did not have the file OPTIONS.CFG in DUNE2.
After playing a game I got the file (I copied it in opendune DATA directory or root) but always same problem, the game doesn't launch.
In Error.log I have this message "Unable to open file 'OPTIONS.CFG'."

[paul92706]

does anyone have the Answers to the questions for the next conquest? or were can i find them? thanks guys

I should not tell you, but you can crack the game in the C source code
https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE/bl ... ity.c#L212
if the function return true, you've answered right

thanks nanard, ok here is a brief run down on Dune 2 running on a Atari TT030/4meg Stram/16TTram/MT-32 Sound. game and sound play very smoothly, but under heavy battle, the game does seem to slow down a bit or lagg. The sound is great it doesn't break up or chopp, it remains smooth even under heavy battle. Over all it is playable under a TT030 but could use better speed, i am gonna try it on my Falcon CT60 and see if there are any better results. thanks for your great work nanard

[nanard]

What do you mean by complete compilation ? opendune is just an executable, that expects original Dune II files to be in a data/ sub-directory.

I thought there were other files because I did not have the file OPTIONS.CFG in DUNE2.
After playing a game I got the file (I copied it in opendune DATA directory or root) but always same problem, the game doesn't launch.
In Error.log I have this message "Unable to open file 'OPTIONS.CFG'."

I'm sorry, but I think i just found what's wrong.
A big change between OpenDUNE 0.7 and current (and 0.8 ) is that savegames and .CFG files are stores in a different directory.
under windows "savedir", it is %APPDATA%\OpenDUNE
Either there is a bug and the directory is not created if non existing, or there is a permission issue.

You can also use the savedir= directive in opendune.ini to point to any directory you want.

[LaurentS]

Thanks a lot Nanard for the game. I discover it (I didn't have it by the time).

That's a nice game which runs nicely on a Falcon.
I love it.

Respect.
Thadoss

[nanard]

Is there somebody that can help me with the "stock falcon" sound bug ? (ie : no sound played, and game hangs at house selection screen)

* If you are not a coder, you can help me by sending the error.log/output.log files generated by the debug build (opendune-DBG.tos)
* If you are a coder (or know one) please see what is wrong with my "STE" DMA Sound code :
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... ma_sound.s
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... sp_atari.c

I see other fixes/improvement for longer term :
- MT32 music fix (not specific to Atari version)
- YM music (a lot of work is needed to retrieve the Tandy 3 voice implementation)

[Atari030]

I'll get the log for you tonight, matey.

[Xerus]

Here my version:

Edit: I tried to launch the atari patch (fpatch.prg) and the game works on a vanilla Falcon with sound ^^

[nanard]

Here my version:

Edit: I tried to launch the atari patch (fpatch.prg) and the game works on a vanilla Falcon with sound ^^

OK, so Either I add a line in README to instruct users to run FPATCH.PRG before launching the game, or I add relevant code in the initialization

[nanard]

@Xerus: fixed windows version : http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160518.zip

[nanard]

I think I understand why MT32 is not working right... an initialization phase was removed : https://github.com/OpenDUNE/OpenDUNE/issues/270

[nanard]

@Xerus: I have added the DUNEINIT.XMI again :
http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160520.zip
http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160520.zip

For some reason Munt still make bizarre sounds... I'm not sure I'm sending the system exclusive message correctly under winows. Can you try the Atari version ?
Dont forget to put mt32init=1 in your opendune.ini file. It should display a message when launching the game

[Xerus]

The sound is a bit different but it's not good.
However you progressed.
I see the initialization message and the MT32 led shows that receives information.
I think you're almost there, do not relaxes your efforts

[nanard]

I think I've got it :
http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160524.zip
http://nanard.free.fr/opendune/OpenDUNE ... 160524.zip

Do not forget to edit OPENDUNE.INI
mt32midi=1 for MT-32
mt32midi=0 => sound better with General Midi Synth

[Xerus]

You did it !
The music is fantastic on the MT32
Thank you very much

[mikro]

I definitely need help from a real Falcon coder to tell me what's missing in the DMA sound code :
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... sp_atari.c
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... ma_sound.s

I guess there is some if(falcon) { init some registers } to add in the initialisation phase ;)

Do you still need a hand here?

[nanard]

I definitely need help from a real Falcon coder to tell me what's missing in the DMA sound code :
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... sp_atari.c
https://github.com/miniupnp/OpenDUNE/bl ... ma_sound.s

I guess there is some if(falcon) { init some registers } to add in the initialisation phase

Do you still need a hand here?

yep, I've not touched that code.
The workaround is to run FPATCH.PRG before the game

[Mr.JT]

Plays great on my falcon (no music I assume as goes to midi?). But it's basically in a letterbox at the top of the screen - should this be the case?!