DSym via TimPlayer

[andretim]

Hi Jon,

I made a test version to support sequence range playing in TimPlayer and made changes to my DSym shim, you can download it here:
http://users.skynet.be/Andre.Timmermans/DSymtest.zip

The limitations of the shim are summarized at the start of the source file (DSym.c.Module).

[JonAbbott]

Thanks Tim, I'll give it a try with Exodus as I've done all the 32bit conversion work on it and have been waiting for the source for DSymPlayer from the authors so I can sort out the music. Given they've not located the source in the five months since they promised it, I'd say its unlikely the original source will turn up.

FYI, games I'm aware of that use DSymphonyPlayer are:

• F10062 Burn 'Out (1995) (Oregan Developments)
• F10461 Burn 'Out [SA version] (1997) (Oregan Developments)
• F10145 Exodus (1997) (Artex Software)
• F10408 Inferno (1996) (Paradise Games)
• F10238 Magnetoids (1994) (Oregan Developments)
• F10272 Overload (2000) (Paradise Games)
• F10386 Wizard Apprentice (1997) (The Datafile)

[andretim]

In the past when I still had my RPC I tested the shim with !Burn 'out and the !XTreme megademo (some of the demos uses the DSym_UpCallVector to switch to the next part of the demo).

[JonAbbott]

I've given it a test with Exodus, but can't get *DSym PlaySingle <start> <end> to play ranges. Using the SWI directly also doesn't play, however *DSym RestartSong plays the track, so on the face of it the track has loaded okay.

After a quick look at the C source for DSym_PlaySingle I tried calling SYS "Tim_Player_SongPlayRange",1,<start>,<end> directly from BASIC, which also didn't play anything (I'm assuming the song handle is 1?)

[andretim]

Sorry for the delay I have been sidetracked by things like LanManFS, KinoAmp and overlays and alpha screen modes.

I have modified the DSym shim and have updated the archive. Can you reload it and restest?

[JonAbbott]

Sorry for the delay I have been sidetracked by things like LanManFS, KinoAmp and overlays and alpha screen modes.

No need to apologise, I appreciate you taking the time to get DSymphonyPlayer shimmed.

I have modified the DSym shim and have updated the archive. Can you reload it and retest?

Testing with Exodus, it appears to now be working correctly.

EDIT: There is one oddity:

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SYS "OS_CLI","DSym FlushOutput"

Reports "Unknown Digital Symphony operation". Add a SPACE to the end and it then works.

[andretim]

New test version uploaded.

[JonAbbott]

Appears to be working perfectly, thanks.