While we're waiting on the Element problem to be fixed, I decided to finally do something about the subpar settings I was using in Project64. (I MIGHT even actually get around to finishing Castlevania 64 like I've been meaning to).
I had been using the default Jabo plugins, which work well enough for most games, if not perfectly, but I was getting all sorts of shitty-looking textures and audio pops.
Turns out what I needed to do was download the Glide64 graphics plugin (the setup of which uses a wrapper file, so that took a little troubleshooting too) and the Shunyuan's HLE Audio pack plugin for sound. Both work really well (here's the fixed HUD
https://files.catbox.moe/tdfplj.png), though the main menu of Castlevania 64, which uses a kind of magnifying glass-styled look, doesn't load right (
https://files.catbox.moe/wyysp4.png). However, the exact same type of menu (Options from the in-game pause menu) works as intended. Not too big a deal, but something that should be noted. As far as the audio goes, I didn't test too much, but the audio pops seem to be completely gone.
As I understand it, this graphics plugin also apparently supports hi-res imported textures, so I'm wanting to test out Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness for that.
(Oh good, it did work. That last version of Voat wouldn't let you post a new topic if you were brand new.)
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Bludvarg 0 points 2.9 years ago
I've been playing through the rest of the game for the past hour or two and I just beat Death...who was super fucking easy. This is an end-game boss, and one that's typically second only to Dracula himself. I'm going to assume it's because I had the fully powered Vampire Killer at the time, but maybe the fight itself isn't that hard? I mean, most of the challenge of this game comes from the very early 3D platforming and momentum control, and there were just two tower stages right before this, but still...goddamn.
I now officially have only one regular level left in the Clock Tower. I'm not sure how much gold I've spent for the Renon fight to be active or how long I took for the Charlie Vincent fight to be available, or if I did everything right to fight Malus as True Dracula, but I guess I'll see within the next hour or so.