Can someone have a look at this post : http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/sh ... art=1&vc=1 ?
First, I want to know if what I'm saying is right (I don't use such cheat type in MY databases) ...
Then, I want to know if the cheats using such type are OK ...
To end with, I want to know if, when you change the values in the "edit" menu, they are saved to cheat.dat file ...
TIA for your help ... Please post your replies under mine on the other forum ...
Steph from The Ultimate Patchers
Add/Sub type cheat broken ?
Sorry for the late reply, I didn't notice your post earlier
BTW, Pugsy, I think it's time to update my specs on "my" page ( http://cheat.retrogames.com/jck.htm ) :
. Athlon 64 3000+ at 1.8 GHz
. 512 Mb RAM
. Windows XP Professional 2002
. CD/DVD (can only copy CDs with it)
. 2 * 80 Gb HD
. external HD rack (for my 10 Gb and 8 Gb old HDs)
Also change our ages : I'll soon be 37, JCK is 33, DF will turn 35 and Mac Lak shall now be 31 ... Anyway, I'll try to update this page and mail you a copy when it's done (don't hold on your breath though - you know what I mean) ...
Steph from The Ultimate Patchers
The fact is that don't know which cheats from Pugsy's cheat database use such kind of cheat, and as I said, I don't use them at all in my files ... So you'll have to check in cheat.dat if there are "Select Level/Round" cheats on 2 (or more) lines ...ZED ZED wrote:Add/Sub type cheat , can you give a game name that uses such cheats and then I can try them?
Well ... Nobody can run ALL games at full speed ! Anyway, I'm now happy with my "Happy Bonze Box" which allows to do more than expected ...And I thought you had a good spec computer now to run most games smoothly? What processor do you have? I have an Athlon 64 3500+
BTW, Pugsy, I think it's time to update my specs on "my" page ( http://cheat.retrogames.com/jck.htm ) :
. Athlon 64 3000+ at 1.8 GHz
. 512 Mb RAM
. Windows XP Professional 2002
. CD/DVD (can only copy CDs with it)
. 2 * 80 Gb HD
. external HD rack (for my 10 Gb and 8 Gb old HDs)
Also change our ages : I'll soon be 37, JCK is 33, DF will turn 35 and Mac Lak shall now be 31 ... Anyway, I'll try to update this page and mail you a copy when it's done (don't hold on your breath though - you know what I mean) ...
Steph from The Ultimate Patchers
Right, I've tested this on two games, both work 100%. 'Marvel Land' I was using last week, and was frequently using it in an attempt to complete the game. It worked perfectly all the while I was applying it.So you'll have to check in cheat.dat if there are "Select Level/Round" cheats on 2 (or more) lines ...
Next test was 'Sonic the HedgeHog'. Again, took me to whichever level I desired, like a Genie in a lamp granting me wishes (such are the power of these cheats)
So no problems here. Maybe it's a problem with that particular game he was playing?
And I cheer you on getting a new machine, at last! Happy gaming
AFAIK, the cheat Pugsy posted in the other section doesn't use "add/sub" type cheat ...ZED ZED wrote:Right, I've tested this on two games, both work 100%. 'Marvel Land' I was using last week, and was frequently using it in an attempt to complete the game. It worked perfectly all the while I was applying it.So you'll have to check in cheat.dat if there are "Select Level/Round" cheats on 2 (or more) lines ...
Again, this is a "list" type cheat, not a "add/sub" type cheat ...Next test was 'Sonic the HedgeHog'. Again, took me to whichever level I desired, like a Genie in a lamp granting me wishes (such are the power of these cheats)
I thought I had found a game which used a "add/sub" type cheat ('sonicbom'), but in fact it uses the "copy previous" type (which is IMO better - many other games shall use this) ... So I just can't remember when the "add/sub" type was needed !So no problems here. Maybe it's a problem with that particular game he was playing?
From the cheat.txt file :
Unfortunately, this doesn't help much to know in which case(s) we were supposed to use the "add/sub" type Pugsy, Ian, Paul, where the hell are you ?Add - If the cheat is in the active list it is poked to add a value till a limit is reached, the limit will not be exceeded!
Well ... My 2 hard drives are full (not only with MAME stuff ), but I don't have so much free time to play the games as I spend most of it in looking at the games assembly code to fix some drivers and/or find new cheats ... But I'm really happy the way it is now (as this means I now have a job) !And I cheer you on getting a new machine, at last! Happy gaming
Steph from The Ultimate Patchers
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/me looks sheepish......
I've done so many cheats it seems that I'd forgot I'm probably the only one who has used the Add/Subtract cheat type...oops. I'd used it in 'cycle' cheats along with a force range cheat. I think it's now possible to achieve the same effect with a list cheat but the add/subtract should still work and I'd like to keep it.
Here's an example from cheat.dat:-
I've done so many cheats it seems that I'd forgot I'm probably the only one who has used the Add/Subtract cheat type...oops. I'd used it in 'cycle' cheats along with a force range cheat. I think it's now possible to achieve the same effect with a list cheat but the add/subtract should still work and I'd like to keep it.
Here's an example from cheat.dat:-
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:4in1boot:00000009:105799:00000001:00000008:Cycle Current Shape Now! PL1:Assign this to an activation key for the best effect, then just press that key as many times as you want to cycle through the objects one by one. NOTE: Colour will not be correct though
:4in1boot:00010011:105799:00000000:00000006:Cycle Current Shape Now! PL1 (2/2):Uses force range and an +1 cheat for ease of use
:4in1boot:00000009:1059D7:00000001:00000008:Cycle Next Shape Now! PL1:Assign this to an activation key for the best effect, then just press that key as many times as you want to cycle through the objects one by one. NOTE: Colour will be incorrect though
:4in1boot:00010011:1059D7:00000000:00000006:Cycle Next Shape Now! PL1 (2/2):Uses force range and an +1 cheat for ease of use
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BTW, you now have a faster PC than mine....I'm stuck with a 32 bit Athlon XP2500 overclocked to 3200. Though it does have 1 gig of RAM, 2 dvd writers and about 620 gigs worth of HD storage. It's in a very nice antec silent case though....so I guess I've not quite got the ghetto PC yet
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A lot of add/sub cheats are used with my "Select Weapon" Cheat (Activation key Cheat)
"Select Weapon" Cheat adds or subtracts the numerical value when the activation key is pushed and changes weapons.
It doesn't operate since version 0.111u1 though the add/sub cheat had operated before version 0.111.
"Select Weapon" Cheat adds or subtracts the numerical value when the activation key is pushed and changes weapons.
It doesn't operate since version 0.111u1 though the add/sub cheat had operated before version 0.111.
why add/subtract doesn't work?
It's absolutely simple!!!
Look at the procedure;
Somebody commented out if(action->flags & kActionFlag_IgnoreMask) but left unchanged return.
So everytime you want to use this feature, you encounter return (and you exit from that function), that's why this never works!!!
A possible replacement;
But originarily the check existed so it's better uncomment the if.
//if(action->flags & change to if(action->flags &
(edit)
It's absolutely simple!!!
Look at the procedure;
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case kOperation_AddSubtract:
{
INT32 temp, bound;
/* ----- if extend data field is invalid, direct return ----- */
//if(action->flags & kActionFlag_IgnoreMask)
return;
temp = ReadData(action);
/* ----- OperationParameter field stores add/subtract ----- */
if(TEST_FIELD(action->type, OperationParameter))
{
/* ----- subtract ----- */
bound = action->extendData + action->data;
if(temp > bound)
temp -= action->data;
}
else
{
/* ----- add ----- */
bound = action->extendData - action->data;
if(temp < bound)
temp += action->data;
}
WriteData(action, temp);
}
break;
So everytime you want to use this feature, you encounter return (and you exit from that function), that's why this never works!!!
A possible replacement;
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/* ----- if extend data field is invalid, direct return -----
(commented out feature)
if(action->flags & kActionFlag_IgnoreMask)
return; */
//if(action->flags & change to if(action->flags &
(edit)
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