ItalyExactly, WRP_Beater. I didn't even know the analog was supposed to work as run only (that explains a lot). I'll try to mess with the input, anyway, and let you know.
I'm using an original PS1 Dualshock pad. I also tried to set it as a standard analog-less pad in the emulator, but the analogs are still detected and I cannot disable them via the button. I don't know how to map the analogs onto the Dpad. It's not an option in the emulator settings.
Edit: the problem is that I can't consistently run with the analog, believe it or not. In his clip, Jacobo shows he just completely presses the stick up and it works, even with Dan facing the opposite direction. If I just press the stick, Dan walks, and i need to quickly press twice to make him actually run. Sometimes I need a complete double press, sometimes I press "in the middle".
Okay, little update: I switched from ePsxe to PCSXR for the emulation in order to make the game run at 60 FPS and test the glitches again (I don't even know if this kind of things is allowed for speedruns). Now, though, I have the goold old freeze on the Hilltop Mausoleum Level, which I didn't have on ePsxe 2.0.0. Does anyone know if there is a version of PCSXR which can do the same?
EDIT: I found a decent plugin for ePsxe 2.0.0, so now my game runs at 60 FPS. I'm still not getting the glitch, but I'd say because I cannot make Dan run with the analog stick. It is either a sensibility issue or just my lack of skills.
That would be a real shame. I tried for an hour straight, yesterday, and I couldn't manage to get a single dash, but I thought it was a problem of me not using the analog stick correctly. If it's a Pal problem I'll have to think of something else entirely.
I don't know about the level loop in Pools of the Ancient Dead. Since it required the dash, I just went for the faster glitch at the Death's boat.
This is pure gold, sir. I'll try it as soon as possible and let you know if it works and if I can figure out how to get the door open. Thank you so much for you help and time :)
Thank you, Jacobo! Yes, I was referring to the first glitch, but help on the second one too is well appreciated (if I only could get to that second glitch XD). It's a lot of precious info, which I'm going to apply as soon as possible. What about the actual dash, though? I understand the timing after that, when you need to dash a certain amount of times, then swithc direction et cetera, but I just can't start dashing. Maybe I'm doing something wrong with the inventory glitch and the Circle button.
Hello, thank you for answering! Yeah, I thought about the analog and I was already practicing in the Haunted Ruins, since that is the one level, so far, in which I can't reach the place where I need to land at walk speed. My best guess, looking at NoobKiller Roof's video, is that he enters the level loop while running, which is when you are allowed to dash. I can even dash in mid air if I run and fall off the ledge, before i hit the death trigger. But then I don't really know if it is a matter of timing (and I have to exit the menu quickly in order to "still" be able to dash) or something else. NoobKiller Roof luckily shows the inputs on screen, and I see he switches from analog stick to directional button while using the inventory glitch, and then exits the inventory spamming triangle. I tried to replicate it, but I didn't manage to dash. I'll keep trying and eventually get in touch with him.
Hello, everybody. I may be asking a dumb question, but I've been looking on YouTube, Google and the speedrunning wiki for a complete guide on how to perform the level looping and I could not find a complete and detailed process. I know how to get through the death triggers (the first part of the glitch, which involves the inventory glitch), but then I am supposed to navigate through the levels in order to reach the level exit trigger or a specific point in the map. I saw NoobKiller Roof performing the dash during the level looping, in example, and I don't know how to do that, nor it is explained anywhere I looked.
So I'm asking if someone who's more expert than me could post, here, a guide for how to perform the dash during the level loop and eventually other important tech info I'm missing. Thank you in advance and have a nice day :)
Hello, everybody. I don't know if this thread is supposed to buy closed, but I would like to ask if there is any progress on this famous compatibility patch and to report some compatibility troubles I just had today. So, I play the game on a Windows 7 PC with a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and the dgVoodoo patch to make the game actually run. The latest Nvidia driver update, version 445.75 released on 03/23/2020, seems to break the game, making it automatically crash on startup. I managed to rollback to the latest compatible driver version, which should be 442.74, and I'll disable updates for now. Just wanted to warn you about the issue :)
Cheers!
