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
Since I was having trouble getting to sleep, I decided to go ahead and start Carrie's story. I'm going through the game WAY faster now, I think mostly because it's all been familiar areas. However, I stopped right at the first unique area for Carrie because I think I can finally get to bed. Considering how fast I got up to almost the middle of the game (I'm like two levels shy, but this feels like a good stopping point), I can probably blast through the rest of it tomorrow, or at least sometime in the near future--I'm definitely not letting it sit a year again.
Anyway--skeletons on motorcycles (who cares if they weren't invented yet? Dracula magic) https://files.catbox.moe/aej8fz.png
This is what the rose garden looks like with this plugin https://files.catbox.moe/rg5m01.png MUCH BETTER than the default Jabo option