I updated MHZ to fix a bug with negative scroll values, and I updated the main download with some functions MHZ needs to run.
Sonic Background Scrolling Screensaver it's for your computer
#17
Posted 19 May 2015 - 09:19 AM
This is great, I've been looking for a new screensaver and this fits the bill handily. Works great on my multi-monitor setup as well. Thanks much!
#18
Posted 19 May 2015 - 06:34 PM
This is super cool.
All of the Sonic 2 levels only work on one of my screens though. I have a monitor hooked up to my laptop, and the scrolling only shows on the monitor. The laptop gets a solid colored background, blue for EHZ, black for CNZ.
All in all though, still way past cool. Nice work.
All of the Sonic 2 levels only work on one of my screens though. I have a monitor hooked up to my laptop, and the scrolling only shows on the monitor. The laptop gets a solid colored background, blue for EHZ, black for CNZ.
All in all though, still way past cool. Nice work.
#19
Posted 19 May 2015 - 07:13 PM
EHZ and CNZ really only work if all the screens' bottoms are aligned. I don't know why DEZ or HPZ wouldn't work though.
#20
Posted 20 May 2015 - 01:20 AM
What about custom SMPS? I've looked inside Songs.ini and the file paths it points to don't exist anywhere for some reason, which I find odd...
#21
Posted 20 May 2015 - 01:36 AM
The file paths are only relevant to the build process for the SMPSOUT DLL, which is where they're from, the screensaver only uses them to get the song names. Custom songs are supported the same way they are in S&KC, by adding a songs_cust.ini file with the same format as the other two.
#22
Posted 20 May 2015 - 03:19 AM
I still cannot get it to work. I created the songs_cust.ini file and followed the correct format for the track, however it ends up being skipped when the screensaver runs. I know that it will skip tracks with missing files, but that's not the issue here. I am using a track that was made for stock S1 (using only the DAC from S1).
[TestTrack]
Type=S1
Offset=0000
File=Z:\SonicBGScrollSaver\TestTrack.bin
Is the file path not setup correctly here? If not, how should I call this file?
[TestTrack]
Type=S1
Offset=0000
File=Z:\SonicBGScrollSaver\TestTrack.bin
Is the file path not setup correctly here? If not, how should I call this file?
#23
Posted 20 May 2015 - 09:40 AM
Backslashes must be escaped, so either double all the backslashes or use forward slashes. Also, you can use a relative path, which if I'm understanding your directory structure, would leave the path as simply "File=TestTrack.bin".
#24
Posted 21 May 2015 - 02:31 AM
I've added Green Hill Zone, which is unfortunately limited vertically like EHZ and S2CNZ.
I've also fixed the screensaver so that custom music works.
I've also fixed the screensaver so that custom music works.
This post has been edited by MainMemory: 21 May 2015 - 02:32 AM
#25
Posted 21 May 2015 - 10:10 AM
EHZ, HPZ and DEZ's backgrounds have become white for me after the most recent update.
#28
Posted 22 May 2015 - 11:39 PM
Two new zones today: Marble Zone and Spring Yard Zone. Marble Zone won't display animated torches properly unless you update the screensaver (it's actually a bug in SonLVLAPI.dll).
Edit: added Star Light Zone because why not.
Edit: added Star Light Zone because why not.
This post has been edited by MainMemory: 23 May 2015 - 01:45 AM
#29
Posted 23 May 2015 - 04:52 AM
MainMemory, on 22 May 2015 - 11:39 PM, said:
Two new zones today: Marble Zone and Spring Yard Zone. Marble Zone won't display animated torches properly unless you update the screensaver (it's actually a bug in SonLVLAPI.dll).
Edit: added Star Light Zone because why not.
Edit: added Star Light Zone because why not.
Excellent, I'm gonna go try out these and the one's I missed. Also, regarding my earlier post on Death Egg....Thank's a million for porting it. That was the one I was after.

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