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It’s 12/22 in Japan!!!!!!

So here’s the deal, this is NOT the final game. I repeat it is not the final game. But it is the anniversary of the actual Campaign Mode (and very near Xmas), so I can’t leave you all hanging without getting you something awesome. Consider this a VERY special treat. (But do not put this on a real pcb. This is for MiSTer or a PC running mame.)

This is also a good way for me to test that my distribution and patching method is solid. Inside the zipfile you’ll find instructions to download LunarIPS and all the required patches. I also wrote a little .bat file that will patch everything in one click. You have to give it admin privileges but feel free to read the .bat file, it just uses LunarIPS command-line to save you from mistakes. You can also apply patches one at a time. Let me know if this sucks or doesn’t work, it’s what I want to test. Possibly someone here will distribute a build but that’s where I would get in trouble :)

https://we.tl/t-ha17LP7pEP Expires around 12/25.

So enjoy it. Turn up the volume on your MiSTer or PC and rock out. Jam with a buddy. I guarantee a smile mere seconds after this boots. But please hold off on social-media posts with any footage anywhere as again this isn’t the final game.

Final version is really not that far away though. If you’re keeping tabs on my posts, I still have Bosses to finish. 1,2, and 4 are done. The rest are coming along well. Then probably some testing from the community and realistically there will be a release and then a bugfix update sometime after that too.
 
i did all the patch stuff but dont know how to load it on my mister SD
Oh yeah I forgot to write this part up. I'm also out of town so I can't test it but I think it's:

Download this and unzip the MRA file to "/media/fat/_Arcade" folder. ZIP the patched rom back into ddonpachj.zip. Copy ddonpachj.zip into "/media/fat/games/mame" folder

(exactly why I'm testing this out here... i'll add these to the final release)

lmk if that works though! Maybe one of the mister pros like @ShootTheCore can correct me if I’m wrong


see this
 
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I made it work in MAME, but what I saw was not what I was expecting.

The batch file for patching didn't work, gave errors, even though it corresponds to the documentation for Lunar IPS. So I patched them one at a time via the UI.
 
Absolutely perfect.

The batch file for patching didn't work, gave errors, even though it corresponds to the documentation for Lunar IPS.

Same:

lunar_ips_error.jpg
 
What's even stranger is that red-headed dancer has a microphone, yet he never once opens his mouth.

Anyway, it's added to next HBMAME, fwiw. It is a legitimate arcade hack, after all.
 
Anyone use that MiSTer file yet?
 
Go into your MRA and change your md5 to "none"

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Ok that « fixed » that message, i get the "loading assembling rom #0" screen then "sending rom #0" … and still a black screen 🤷🏻‍♂️

The other DDP versions are working fine, directly after "loading assembling rom #0" … there is no "sending rom #0"?
 
I'm gonna try to get mister rom working when I get home. Wish me luck. I'm super not computer savy
 
I'm gonna try to get mister rom working when I get home. Wish me luck. I'm super not computer savy
Ok @ItsBobDudes sent me over his working set. I am out of town so sadly I can't test, but I'm realizing that MiSTer uses the merged set. My bad! I think I just installed it on mine manually, but download-all pulls down the main rom and then the variants in separate subfolders.

I think this will work for you and @Mrhide then.
Download this new zip. Extract it and put the MRA into "/media/fat/_Arcade" folder.

Then you need to build a dedicated, separate ddonpach(campaign).zip file (named 'ddonpach(campaign).zip' to match this MRA file). You may have to consolidate some files from the different folders, but it's basically the patched u62, u27, u7, and u6, plus all the other standard files. That all needs to be zipped up. Here's what it looks like on my computer, you can see from the datestamps that the top 4 files were modified. (probably b1.u27 and b2.u26 are not required but this is what @ItsBobDudes tested as working)

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That resulting ddonpach(campaign).zip goes in /media/fat/games/mame

Anyway sorry for the hiccup. This is very helpful so I get the actual release right though!
 

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