Comments on: Veck Special Edition http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/ Free Video James! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: A http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-33 A Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:25:01 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-33 thx man :D BUT can't play it :( got a access violation error at address 00461CD3 in module veck.exe :( I can hear the music but can't play thx man :D
BUT can’t play it :(
got a access violation error at address 00461CD3 in module veck.exe :(
I can hear the music but can’t play

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-34 Smayds Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:35:47 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-34 Try playing with keys only. Any luck? It's just a rush-job, using the old dodgy controller code. Also try setting both of the rumble sliders to 0%, if your pad doesn't support rumble. There's no error checking, nor am I much inclined to actually go and put any in at this stage :) It SHOULD fail silently but you never know. Try playing with keys only. Any luck? It’s just a rush-job, using the old dodgy controller code.

Also try setting both of the rumble sliders to 0%, if your pad doesn’t support rumble. There’s no error checking, nor am I much inclined to actually go and put any in at this stage :) It SHOULD fail silently but you never know.

]]> By: OogyBoogy http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-35 OogyBoogy Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:57:15 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-35 Awesome. Awesome.

]]> By: bulshi http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-38 bulshi Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:57:12 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-38 Same here - got a access violation error at address 00461CD3 in module veck.exe Tried your fix - still no joy - help ! Looks good - wanna play - DOH !!!!!! ; ) Cheers. Same here - got a access violation error at address 00461CD3 in module veck.exe

Tried your fix - still no joy - help !

Looks good - wanna play - DOH !!!!!! ; )

Cheers.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-39 Smayds Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:59:44 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-39 Wow, I sure do suxs at teh coding. Cheers for the feedback lads - I'll slap some exception trapping stuff around the likely offending routines. Watch this space. Wow, I sure do suxs at teh coding.

Cheers for the feedback lads - I’ll slap some exception trapping stuff around the likely offending routines. Watch this space.

]]> By: OogyBoogy http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-42 OogyBoogy Mon, 09 Apr 2007 07:11:41 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-42 Whenever the game asks for "a key or a button", and you press one of the sticks, it gives you the violation error. This goes for the title as well as the high-score screen. Hope that narrows it down some. Whenever the game asks for “a key or a button”, and you press one of the sticks, it gives you the violation error. This goes for the title as well as the high-score screen. Hope that narrows it down some.

]]> By: James / Stylus http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-43 James / Stylus Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:53:12 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-43 Yep, same violation here. Better fix it before it's reviewed in RGCD issue 2! ;o) Yep, same violation here. Better fix it before it’s reviewed in RGCD issue 2! ;o)

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-44 Smayds Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:22:00 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-44 What does it do if you just set up for keyboard? I might just give up and paste Veck 2's much smarter code in at this stage :D What does it do if you just set up for keyboard?

I might just give up and paste Veck 2’s much smarter code in at this stage :D

]]> By: Alan http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-45 Alan Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:40:30 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-45 Think there is a problem with the joy stick setup the second part. I can not get the direction fire setup to work right. But the game looks cool. Is the music in the game from an old Amiga demo? Sound very much so? :) Think there is a problem with the joy stick setup the second part. I can not get the direction fire setup to work right. But the game looks cool. Is the music in the game from an old Amiga demo? Sound very much so? :)

]]> By: A http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-46 A Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:43:52 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-46 i have tried it with keyboard but the same problems. You can set up al the keys moving, shooting etc. but then when it comes to last screen where you can press f12 to reconfigure or enter to play the error pops up. i have tried it with keyboard but the same problems.
You can set up al the keys moving, shooting etc. but then when it comes to last screen where you can press f12 to reconfigure or enter to play the error pops up.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-47 Smayds Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:46:56 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-47 Okay, I know exactly what's going wrong, it's a problem I fixed in Veck 2 quite a while back. I'll just transplant the new controller code :D I've no idea where the music is from, it's just a couple of .xm's I've had kicking around for years and years and years. Okay, I know exactly what’s going wrong, it’s a problem I fixed in Veck 2 quite a while back. I’ll just transplant the new controller code :D

I’ve no idea where the music is from, it’s just a couple of .xm’s I’ve had kicking around for years and years and years.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-48 Smayds Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:17:04 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-48 All fixed. <a href="http://dl.smayds.com/VeckSE.zip" rel="nofollow">Re-download</a> and have fun! All fixed. Re-download and have fun!

]]> By: Javier http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-49 Javier Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:47:48 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-49 I ran the program, and hang on... :-( The music sounded in background (It was from the Commodore Amiga demo "State of the Art"), but an illegal instruction stop the main program. I ran the program, and hang on… :-(
The music sounded in background (It was from the Commodore Amiga demo “State of the Art”), but an illegal instruction stop the main program.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-50 Smayds Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:51:49 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-50 All the bits of the program that refer to DirectInput (which are buggy) are properly trapped. What are your machine specs? Are you running the latest version? What do you have the config options set to? All the bits of the program that refer to DirectInput (which are buggy) are properly trapped. What are your machine specs? Are you running the latest version? What do you have the config options set to?

]]> By: bulshi http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-51 bulshi Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:03:17 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-51 You dah man Smayds s'all good now ! Thanks for a great blast !! You dah man Smayds s’all good now ! Thanks for a great blast !!

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-52 Smayds Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:06:51 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-52 That's great :D I'm a little concerned about the problems Javier's having though. Hopefully it'll be something simple. That’s great :D I’m a little concerned about the problems Javier’s having though. Hopefully it’ll be something simple.

]]> By: Shiny http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-53 Shiny Tue, 10 Apr 2007 23:32:32 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-53 Broken for me too, I'm afraid. "Access violation at address 00000000 in module 'veck.exe'. Read of address 00000000" (helpful...) whenever I start fullscreened. Turning off fullscreen gives this recurring message instead: Access violation at address 0045D8A0 in module 'veck.exe'. Read of address 00000008. Turning off sound, music etc. doesn't seem to make any difference, sadly. Win2000, DX9c, Athlon 1700XP+, GeForceMX Gfx card (which I suspect may be the problem due to its crapness!) Still, looks bloody excellent! Broken for me too, I’m afraid.

“Access violation at address 00000000 in module ‘veck.exe’. Read of address 00000000″ (helpful…) whenever I start fullscreened. Turning off fullscreen gives this recurring message instead: Access violation at address 0045D8A0 in module ‘veck.exe’. Read of address 00000008.

Turning off sound, music etc. doesn’t seem to make any difference, sadly. Win2000, DX9c, Athlon 1700XP+, GeForceMX Gfx card (which I suspect may be the problem due to its crapness!)

Still, looks bloody excellent!

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-55 Smayds Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:02:38 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-55 Thanks to Shiny, I've tracked this new crashy bollocks to the XInput routines I added. Suffice to say that XInput doesn't behave according to the documentation :) <a href="http://dl.smayds.com/VeckSE.zip" rel="nofollow">Fixed! FIXED! <b>FIXED!</b> BWA HA HA HA <i>HAAAA!</i></a> Thanks to Shiny, I’ve tracked this new crashy bollocks to the XInput routines I added. Suffice to say that XInput doesn’t behave according to the documentation :)

Fixed! FIXED! FIXED! BWA HA HA HA HAAAA!

]]> By: Dragon http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-56 Dragon Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:52:54 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-56 Yo! Looks cool but I downloaded "Fixed! FIXED! FIXED! BWA HA HA HA HAAAA!" and I still get: Access Violation at address 0x0045DAC0, read of address 0x0000008 I should ...um... probably mention that I was running this under Linux but it would still be cool if you could get it to run with WINE. That is if you have a linux box lying around somewhere ;) Yo! Looks cool but I downloaded “Fixed! FIXED! FIXED! BWA HA HA HA HAAAA!” and I still get: Access Violation at address 0×0045DAC0, read of address 0×0000008

I should …um… probably mention that I was running this under Linux but it would still be cool if you could get it to run with WINE. That is if you have a linux box lying around somewhere ;)

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-57 Smayds Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:12:46 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-57 Start veck.exe with -log as a commandline parameter, and email the vecklog.txt file to smayds@gmail.com, please. Because Veck uses DirectX 8, it should run under WINE no probs, but I don't know how exception trapping is handled under Linux. That's got to be what's causing the problems, as the entire program is now trapped. I can no longer spare much time for working on Veck SE, as I've got too much work to do on various other projects. Damned sure I'm not going on a witch-hunt for an error that doesn't show up on the platform the game was designed for! At least I'll know what's causing the error, and I might be able to find a quick fix. Start veck.exe with -log as a commandline parameter, and email the vecklog.txt file to smayds@gmail.com, please.

Because Veck uses DirectX 8, it should run under WINE no probs, but I don’t know how exception trapping is handled under Linux. That’s got to be what’s causing the problems, as the entire program is now trapped.

I can no longer spare much time for working on Veck SE, as I’ve got too much work to do on various other projects. Damned sure I’m not going on a witch-hunt for an error that doesn’t show up on the platform the game was designed for! At least I’ll know what’s causing the error, and I might be able to find a quick fix.

]]> By: Dragon http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-59 Dragon Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:32:37 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-59 Have done... the log ends just after 'XInput Initialised'. Cheers! Have done… the log ends just after ‘XInput Initialised’. Cheers!

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-60 Smayds Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:44:23 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-60 Right, it's the exception handling then, getting stuck in the XInput startup routine (as the very next line in the log should either be 'XBox 360 Pad detected', 'XInput not available', or 'XInput bypassed'). There's no way to check if the machine supports XInput without trying to start it up and check pad status, and catching the exception if it fails (at least, no way I've found). I've put in a bypass - re-download the game and start it with -noxinput on the command line. That should fix it. Right, it’s the exception handling then, getting stuck in the XInput startup routine (as the very next line in the log should either be ‘XBox 360 Pad detected’, ‘XInput not available’, or ‘XInput bypassed’). There’s no way to check if the machine supports XInput without trying to start it up and check pad status, and catching the exception if it fails (at least, no way I’ve found). I’ve put in a bypass - re-download the game and start it with -noxinput on the command line. That should fix it.

]]> By: curiousepic http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-61 curiousepic Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:43:30 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-61 Hey, I'm having an odd problem with my gamepad. I'm using a Logitech wireless PS2 controller through a EMS USB2 converter. Just when I thought I finally got the kinks out of getting the controller to work through it at all, as soon as I finish configuring the controls within Veck, the game runs with ridiculous amounts of lag, even at the title screen. before control configuration, it runs fine. Any ideas what the problem might be? Hey, I’m having an odd problem with my gamepad. I’m using a Logitech wireless PS2 controller through a EMS USB2 converter. Just when I thought I finally got the kinks out of getting the controller to work through it at all, as soon as I finish configuring the controls within Veck, the game runs with ridiculous amounts of lag, even at the title screen. before control configuration, it runs fine. Any ideas what the problem might be?

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-62 Smayds Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:46:08 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-62 No idea at all. I'm not buffering the controls in any way, simply fetching an update from DirectInput at the start of every frame. I take it you're not having this problem with any other games? If you run the game in a window, what are the two framerate values you get? No idea at all. I’m not buffering the controls in any way, simply fetching an update from DirectInput at the start of every frame. I take it you’re not having this problem with any other games?

If you run the game in a window, what are the two framerate values you get?

]]> By: curiousepic http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-63 curiousepic Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:55:39 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-63 I just tried Grid Assault and it seems to work flawlessly. Same thing happens when windowed. I just tried Grid Assault and it seems to work flawlessly. Same thing happens when windowed.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-64 Smayds Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:57:38 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-64 Well, no idea. There's only one way to read inputs from DirectX and that's the way I'm using. The only thing that can cause lag is if your process FPS drop below 75, but an old Celeron 533 could manage that... Well, no idea. There’s only one way to read inputs from DirectX and that’s the way I’m using. The only thing that can cause lag is if your process FPS drop below 75, but an old Celeron 533 could manage that…

]]> By: curiousepic http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-65 curiousepic Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:16:50 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-65 Well it's not exactly lag, it's like it runs smooth for 1 second, then freezes or stutters horribly for the next 5, rinse repeat. Well it’s not exactly lag, it’s like it runs smooth for 1 second, then freezes or stutters horribly for the next 5, rinse repeat.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-66 Smayds Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:18:58 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-66 What's it do playing with your gamepad disconnected and configured for keyboard? What’s it do playing with your gamepad disconnected and configured for keyboard?

]]> By: curiousepic http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-67 curiousepic Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:43:39 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-67 Runs fine. Honestly I think it's got something to do with the converter. I've had other odd problems with it before... however, I just now remember that I've had it work fine when Veck was first released, so... I dono, very weird. Runs fine. Honestly I think it’s got something to do with the converter. I’ve had other odd problems with it before… however, I just now remember that I’ve had it work fine when Veck was first released, so… I dono, very weird.

]]> By: Smayds http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-68 Smayds Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:47:45 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-68 That's a very weird one. It's definitely the input device, then, but I've got no idea what I could do about that. I'll take a look over the DirectInput docs and see if there's anything special about controller updates and the like. Might take a few days, but it'll be worth it, as any results will be going straight into Veck 2. Oh yeah - it's looking like Dragon's problem up there relates to his Linux machine not having a sound card - but I'm still waiting for a definitive reply :D That’s a very weird one. It’s definitely the input device, then, but I’ve got no idea what I could do about that. I’ll take a look over the DirectInput docs and see if there’s anything special about controller updates and the like. Might take a few days, but it’ll be worth it, as any results will be going straight into Veck 2.

Oh yeah - it’s looking like Dragon’s problem up there relates to his Linux machine not having a sound card - but I’m still waiting for a definitive reply :D

]]> By: Dragon http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-71 Dragon Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:27:35 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-71 Yay! It runs fine on linux (with a soundcard and the -noxinput switch). Wicked! Yay! It runs fine on linux (with a soundcard and the -noxinput switch). Wicked!

]]> By: djnforce9 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-1290 djnforce9 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:58:26 +0000 http://smayds.com/2007/04/07/veck-special-edition/#comment-1290 Is it perhaps possible get the music from this game? The original had an .ogg file embedded into the executable but this one seems to use another file format entirely (.it maybe?). Either way it'd be nice to have the song as a separate download since it's so awesome. Is it perhaps possible get the music from this game? The original had an .ogg file embedded into the executable but this one seems to use another file format entirely (.it maybe?). Either way it’d be nice to have the song as a separate download since it’s so awesome.

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