Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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Re: Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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It's something I have to check
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Re: Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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klauss wrote:It's something I have to check
Okay, cool. Thanks!

I really hope that we can get this issue resolved. If we do, I'm going to buy myself a nice, new joystick and really start to experience the game! This computer doesn't have an old-style joystick port, and I can't do combat using the arrow keys, so lately I've just been flying cargo missions. But once I know that I can do any mission anytime in any system, I'll totally invest in a new controller, because this game is awesome! :D

Let me know as soon as you find anything out. Thanks again!
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Almost all newer joysticks are usb so no need for that old port :wink: unless you also are into old style midi as well.I need a new stick myself till then I find the mouse/keyboard combo not that bad for combat.

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I miss my old joystick... Does any of the old flight sims work with the newer usb one when using dosbox?
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Don't know never used dosbox,you might check the docs IIRC it does provide usb support.

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Re: Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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Well, I went ahead and ordered myself a refurbished Logitech Attack 3 USB joystick. I figure we'll get the bug fixed eventually. And maybe I'll already have it by the time I visit the Stirling system for the first time. Or the Exile system, or the Pandey system, or the Oldziey system...or any of the other ones I can't visit yet.

I find it strange how they show up red on the map. It's the like the game doesn't want me to go there, and it's not just warning me, it's physically preventing me from doing it. LOL
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AFAIK, dosbox has an SDL backend, so it should support all the joysticks SDL does
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Re: Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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klauss wrote:Ok, for the record (cuz I'm not at home), this is what Stirling contains, base-wise:

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28 FG:Base_Crucible/Stirling|1521 1 917 Crucible/Stirling1 08 Refinery1 31 317 Diplomatic_Center1 11 112 Starfortress1 11 17 Outpost1 21 210 MiningBase1 11 15 Relay1 11 1
So... gotta inspect those models.
I think I found the problem... it's in Diplomatic_Center.

Do the following (I can't commit to SF, SF seems down):

Copy techniques/0_fixed_gl/default.technique to techniques/0_fixed_gl/highend.technique. I think that should be all.
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Noticed some issues with the rendering of the Diplomatic_Center quite some time ago(a year or so)thought it was texture related but shader compatibility is just as likely.

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klauss wrote: I think I found the problem... it's in Diplomatic_Center.

Do the following (I can't commit to SF, SF seems down):

Copy techniques/0_fixed_gl/default.technique to techniques/0_fixed_gl/highend.technique. I think that should be all.
Okay, I did that and, while I can now jump to Stirling and Pandey and Exile, there doesn't seem to be anything called a Diplomatic Center in those systems. Might they have gotten destroyed or moved?

I guess I have to wait until I jump into a new system which has a Diplomatic Center before I know if it is truly fixed...?
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Re: Problems with OpenAL Renderer

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It works! I jumped into a system today that has a Diplomatic Center. Woohoo!

Thanks guys! Now, as soon as I get my joystick, I'll be ready for anything.

Thanks again! :D
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Cool :D one bug less then
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