0.63 Progress Update

FOL · May 13, 2007, 09:09:41 PM

Hey, just to update you all on the progress we are making. We had planned to release, very soon, but we have had a problem, so its taking abit longer than planned. We want to get this issue resolved first before releasing.

The speed increase is good. As is the usable memory increase (up to 10 Megs).
Below is a sample of speed tests.

BUBBLE BOBBLE

Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Bubble Bobble

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
30	35	139%	151%	4CH	Max

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Bubble Bobble

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
35	43	115%	144%	4CH	MAX

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Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Bubble Bobble

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
35	41	122%	141%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Bubble Bobble

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
43	55	100%	118%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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TURRICAN 2 CDTV

Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Turrican 2 CDTV

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
23	28	178%	215%	4CH	Max

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Turrican 2 CDTV

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
25	32	159%	204%	4CH	MAX

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Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Turrican 2 CDTV

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
23	31	164%	221%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Turrican 2 CDTV

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
26	36	141%	194%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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XENON 2

Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Xenon 2

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
28	29	175%	176%	4CH	Max

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Xenon 2

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
31	33	152%	164%	4CH	MAX

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Build	0.62 CE
State
Software	Xenon 2

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
31	32	158%	160%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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Build	0.63 NBETA 1
State
Software	Xenon 2

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Min FPS	Max FPS	Min CPU	Max CPU	Sound	Speed
36	40	126%	132%	4CH	CHIPSET 100%

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Will update you more soon.

baboon · May 14, 2007, 09:49:43 AM

The speed increase is looking very promising.

I hope a release isnt too far off now (once you sorted out the probs youve encountered)?

The homebrew scene is looking v good at the mo with updates coming up for PSPUAE, N64, a final instalment of the Snes emu, A new quake build, pikey, mapthis etc etc. ... happy days.

monti · May 14, 2007, 10:48:48 AM

Great work!

RJ2005 · May 14, 2007, 01:35:04 PM

Hi there,

Nice to know this!

Please, if possible, update with more games - if that does not hold the development!

Thanks for all your trouble updating this. It shows great commitment on such a long term project!

Keep up the good work!

Ricardo

SLiVER · May 14, 2007, 02:19:18 PM

thanx for your work!!

it seems like it is like 10 % speed up on some of the games.. thats really great

hope the emu will be out soon

FOL · May 14, 2007, 04:02:20 PM

Quote from: RJ2005 on May 14, 2007, 01:35:04 PM

Hi there,

Nice to know this!

Please, if possible, update with more games - if that does not hold the development!

Thanks for all your trouble updating this. It shows great commitment on such a long term project!

Keep up the good work!

Ricardo

Do you mean update with more savestates?

If so, i didnt see the point at the moment, as the new release will have a converter packaged with it. As all old states need converting to work with new release.

metallklaus · May 14, 2007, 04:33:26 PM

I am glad so much about it. Now hopefully it goes fast.

RJ2005 · May 14, 2007, 05:06:40 PM

Quote from: FOL on May 14, 2007, 04:02:20 PM
Quote from: RJ2005 on May 14, 2007, 01:35:04 PM

Hi there,

Nice to know this!

Please, if possible, update with more games - if that does not hold the development!

Thanks for all your trouble updating this. It shows great commitment on such a long term project!

Keep up the good work!

Ricardo

Do you mean update with more savestates?

If so, i didnt see the point at the moment, as the new release will have a converter packaged with it. As all old states need converting to work with new release.

Hi Fol!

I was just talking about testing it with more games for us to check the speed increase. In games like Pinball Dreams or Speedball 2...

BTW, was your test was made with frameskip 0? Are those Min and Max FPS done that way?

Thanks again for your hard work and dedication to the noble cause of the AMIGA.

Ricardo

FOL · May 14, 2007, 05:16:16 PM

hi, didnt plan to test with more games at the moment, as those were agreed as the main 3 games for testing.

Yes all tests are done with 0 Frameskip.

skateblind · May 14, 2007, 06:11:02 PM

Basically, with this will release we should see an increase in speed for just about every game, so there is no need for testing other games if 3 already tested games show similar results. I might do a few tests on my favourite games and post the results here just for peoples interest, but would be of no use to anyone really.

FOL and CMF have done some great work recently and I would just like to say a big CHEERS to both of them

FOL · May 14, 2007, 08:36:35 PM

Quote from: skateblind on May 14, 2007, 06:11:02 PM
Basically, with this will release we should see an increase in speed for just about every game, so there is no need for testing other games if 3 already tested games show similar results. I might do a few tests on my favourite games and post the results here just for peoples interest, but would be of no use to anyone really.

FOL and CMF have done some great work recently and I would just like to say a big CHEERS to both of them

*cough cough* you forgot GnoStiC. Ric and Thinkp are also still working behind the scene's

I should also mention the problem we are having. The main issue is with memory, with the lastest bug fix (memory wise) it gives a drop in speed. So need to look at ways of solving this.

am-fm^SiP · May 14, 2007, 10:37:11 PM

nice to see

keep up the good work:D

cheers

SLiVER · May 15, 2007, 08:38:16 AM

i forgot to ask, whats the diffrence between the Speed - CHIPSET 100% & MAX ?

CHIPSET 100% seems to have better speed than MAX.. will there be an option between them or?

Hungry Horace · May 15, 2007, 12:21:45 PM

Quote from: SLiVER on May 15, 2007, 08:38:16 AM
i forgot to ask, whats the diffrence between the Speed - CHIPSET 100% & MAX ?

CHIPSET 100% seems to have better speed than MAX.. will there be an option between them or?

there already is. I'm going to make the bold assumption its in the README.

have a look at the CPU settings, and you'll see you can set the CPU: to MAX (maximum full emulation speed) or CPU , with a % value that determines the balance of emulation priority between the cpu and the chipset (this can introduce discrepancies in the game)

Feark · May 18, 2007, 01:43:31 PM

Nice.
Must say, have starting using the pspuae again, and its very impressive when see how good it has became. It works so well and easy to use. Savestate works superb, and almost (acutally would say all, but I havent thest all .adf, yet

) all rom/.adf works really nice. Though, some game arent that playable due it has music that are quite annoying when it laag, but still most games works like a charm.

Keep it up!

EDIT: Actually, one of the main reason I did bought a PSP like ~2years ago was beacuse of this site: http://kaillera.com/pspuae/
Very happy to see the AmigaEMU (even if this one has no relation with the previous one) are still making great progress with new updates.