No. Firmware v5.20.0 was to address "Skies of Arcadia" and "Resident Evil: Code Veronica".fraggle200 wrote:as far as I know, it's mostly for Skies of Arcadia and RE:Code Veronica compatibility. I've not got a GDEMU so have never needed to worry about it.
SoA you can just hammer the start button to get through the intro FMV and it'll run OK after that. As for RE:CV, YZB patched it to get around the bug so no need to worry about that either. I'm sure there's a thread in here somewhere for it but this one was easier to get to ( https://cdromance.com/dc-iso/resident-e ... onica-usa/ )
well, every day's a schoolday. as I mentioned I don't have a GDEMU so it's never been a worry for me. Regular updates must be nice on an ODE. can't rem the last time there was a FW update for the MODE.ateam wrote:No. Firmware v5.20.0 was to address "Skies of Arcadia" and "Resident Evil: Code Veronica".fraggle200 wrote:as far as I know, it's mostly for Skies of Arcadia and RE:Code Veronica compatibility. I've not got a GDEMU so have never needed to worry about it.
SoA you can just hammer the start button to get through the intro FMV and it'll run OK after that. As for RE:CV, YZB patched it to get around the bug so no need to worry about that either. I'm sure there's a thread in here somewhere for it but this one was easier to get to ( https://cdromance.com/dc-iso/resident-e ... onica-usa/ )
The new 5.20.5 firmware adds optimal timings for "Nakoruru: The Gift She Gave Me", as well as "Sakura Wars: Columns 2". These are two titles I've translated (the former still being WIP), which I noticed benefit from reducing data-read speed to mimic original GD-ROM drive. I shared this data with Deunan, and he added them to this new update.
Furthermore, this new firmware release also does better detection for the games on that hardcoded optimal timings list. Rather than just using the volume label (i.e., the game name), it also looks at the volume ID as to match things like hacks and translations where the label may change.
We all learn something new every day! In fairness, MODE's config file option mitigates the need for FW updates that add optimal hardcoded timings. For example, in either Nakoruru or SWCols2, you can place a mode.cfg file inside the game folder with the following contents:fraggle200 wrote:well, every day's a schoolday. as I mentioned I don't have a GDEMU so it's never been a worry for me. Regular updates must be nice on an ODE. can't rem the last time there was a FW update for the MODE.
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BlockDelay=4I actually just purchased a clone yesterday that's 5.20 and I also saw that they are supposedly updateable.ateam wrote:No. Firmware v5.20.0 was to address "Skies of Arcadia" and "Resident Evil: Code Veronica".fraggle200 wrote:as far as I know, it's mostly for Skies of Arcadia and RE:Code Veronica compatibility. I've not got a GDEMU so have never needed to worry about it.
SoA you can just hammer the start button to get through the intro FMV and it'll run OK after that. As for RE:CV, YZB patched it to get around the bug so no need to worry about that either. I'm sure there's a thread in here somewhere for it but this one was easier to get to ( https://cdromance.com/dc-iso/resident-e ... onica-usa/ )
The new 5.20.5 firmware adds optimal timings for "Nakoruru: The Gift She Gave Me", as well as "Sakura Wars: Columns 2". These are two titles I've translated (the former still being WIP), which I noticed benefit from reducing data-read speed to mimic original GD-ROM drive. I shared this data with Deunan, and he added them to this new update.
Furthermore, this new firmware release also does better detection for the games on that hardcoded optimal timings list. Rather than just using the volume label (i.e., the game name), it also looks at the volume ID as to match things like hacks and translations where the label may change.
Regarding problems downloading the update, I'm not sure if there was some downtime when OP tried accessing it, but the direct link to FW v5.20.5 on the GDEMU website is working for me at the time of writing this post: https://www.sendspace.com/file/xsb2qq
Important disclaimer OP, if you're using a clone GDEMU, you cannot update firmware (unless it's the newer 5.20.x clones).
Non c'è problema, nonna =)ItalianGrandma wrote:I actually just purchased a clone yesterday that's 5.20 and I also saw that they are supposedly updateable.
That said, I saw a video from ModzvilleUSA that suggested that the update process is different than a genuine GDEmu and for the life of me I can't find any instructions anywhere that walk through the steps of updating these newer clones.
By any chance, have you seen instructions for this around anywhere? Perhaps it's somewhere in this forum?
My apologies for the question, I'm brand new here
You're welcome!ItalianGrandma wrote:Thank you for the explanation @ateam! Chances are that I don't need to update any time soon, but I'll definitely save this info for the future.