Brother Laz
19th December 2006, 06:28 PM
Okay, this is already buried in a thread somewhere, but with the new WO64 timetables starting, this could be useful.
1/ Download Project64 here (http://www.pj64.net/main/index.php) (at this moment, the latest version is 1.6).
2/ Get the ROM somewhere, I suggest Emulanium; downloading ROMs is legal if you have the original game (ebay, etc.).
3/ Project64 can run the ROM using the default plugins and it'll work (YMMV), but you'll probably first need to change your keys in Input Plugin settings and crank up the resolution in Video Plugin settings.
4/ Use Open ROM to load the WO64 ROM. It should work fine now. To switch to full-screen mode, press Esc.
5/ There is one problem. The sky on most tracks looks like a small textured box with blackness around it, and popup is terrible. To fix this, go to Video Plugin settings, and turn on 'Use Direct3D Transformation Pipeline' (Advanced options; you'll need to check that box first to see them). The catch is that Jabo's plugin tends to forget this checkmark, so you'll have to set it each time you play the game, after you start the game, and I believe you have to click Apply first before you click Ok.
6/ If it doesn't run well with the default (Jabo's) plugin, you can try Rice's video plugin, but actually none of the plugins I tried worked properly except the default one.
The game may run slow in windowed mode (depends on computer speed, etc.) but going to full-screen mode should help a lot.
Do try to compare the in-game clock with a real clock; if it runs too fast, using the Limit FPS option in the emulator fixes that, but if it runs too slowly, you may have to turn down the resolution to speed up the game or else you're technically cheating...
One more thing. Some people have reported a freeze on the Time Trial Challenge screen after completing their first challenge. If you are among the unfortunates, you can easily prevent this by simply completing all of the TTCs in one session!...
See this YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8acdTVzn8), made by some random guy with Project 64 (who didn't know about the solution to 5/, hence the pop-up and black box), who manages to crash his Feisar on Venom class...
1/ Download Project64 here (http://www.pj64.net/main/index.php) (at this moment, the latest version is 1.6).
2/ Get the ROM somewhere, I suggest Emulanium; downloading ROMs is legal if you have the original game (ebay, etc.).
3/ Project64 can run the ROM using the default plugins and it'll work (YMMV), but you'll probably first need to change your keys in Input Plugin settings and crank up the resolution in Video Plugin settings.
4/ Use Open ROM to load the WO64 ROM. It should work fine now. To switch to full-screen mode, press Esc.
5/ There is one problem. The sky on most tracks looks like a small textured box with blackness around it, and popup is terrible. To fix this, go to Video Plugin settings, and turn on 'Use Direct3D Transformation Pipeline' (Advanced options; you'll need to check that box first to see them). The catch is that Jabo's plugin tends to forget this checkmark, so you'll have to set it each time you play the game, after you start the game, and I believe you have to click Apply first before you click Ok.
6/ If it doesn't run well with the default (Jabo's) plugin, you can try Rice's video plugin, but actually none of the plugins I tried worked properly except the default one.
The game may run slow in windowed mode (depends on computer speed, etc.) but going to full-screen mode should help a lot.
Do try to compare the in-game clock with a real clock; if it runs too fast, using the Limit FPS option in the emulator fixes that, but if it runs too slowly, you may have to turn down the resolution to speed up the game or else you're technically cheating...
One more thing. Some people have reported a freeze on the Time Trial Challenge screen after completing their first challenge. If you are among the unfortunates, you can easily prevent this by simply completing all of the TTCs in one session!...
See this YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI8acdTVzn8), made by some random guy with Project 64 (who didn't know about the solution to 5/, hence the pop-up and black box), who manages to crash his Feisar on Venom class...