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2006-05-21 11:54
Bamu®
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Dreamload question

Hi!

Does anyone know how to 'convert' ide64 fixed games to dreamload?
I saw that there exists an ide64 version of 'Rick Dangerous 2'. How do I add the new loader?
It should run with the MMC64...
2006-05-21 12:06
Krill

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Simply replace the load routines in the game with Dreamload.
2006-05-21 12:14
chatGPZ

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"simply" ..... o_O
2006-05-21 12:25
Bamu®
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Hmmm, ... and how?
2006-05-21 12:43
Krill

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Using your favourite machine code monitor.
Of course this is not a trivial task, especially if you don't have any cracking experience.
But as long as there is no general loader interface that everyone sticks to, there is no simple way to update or exchange loaders or add new devices.
2006-05-21 14:44
Bamu®
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Unfortunately i have no cracking-experience :_(
2006-05-21 15:04
Scout

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Quote: Unfortunately i have no cracking-experience :_(

Start learning then...
Better do it yourself instead of waiting for others to do it for you :)

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2006-05-21 16:45
Krill

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But this is a good point to start thinking about some generic loader interface for easy loader swapping. Something most similar to the kernal open/chrin/close API and the vectors in low memory, and stdclib's filestream API (we need a seek() command).
Most problems, however, will occur concerning free memory and relocation.
I'll put the whole issue to my loader to-do list.
2006-05-21 17:28
Monte Carlos

Registered: Jun 2004
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@Krill:

Ullrich v. Bassewitz would be very pleased for a seek command
for his cc65 compiler.
;)
2006-05-22 10:11
Ninja

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Baccy has thought about doing an easy OPEN/CHRIN/CLOSE interface for the MMC. It might work then for games which got fixed for IDE64. Still, it would be a hack and won't work for all games of this kind. Oh, and it might take a century till a release ;)
2006-05-22 11:46
Krill

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I'll wrap my head around it, but we should work out a solution together.
 
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