While we're waiting on the Element problem to be fixed, I decided to finally do something about the subpar settings I was using in Project64. (I MIGHT even actually get around to finishing Castlevania 64 like I've been meaning to).
I had been using the default Jabo plugins, which work well enough for most games, if not perfectly, but I was getting all sorts of shitty-looking textures and audio pops.
Turns out what I needed to do was download the Glide64 graphics plugin (the setup of which uses a wrapper file, so that took a little troubleshooting too) and the Shunyuan's HLE Audio pack plugin for sound. Both work really well (here's the fixed HUD
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), though the main menu of Castlevania 64, which uses a kind of magnifying glass-styled look, doesn't load right (
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). However, the exact same type of menu (Options from the in-game pause menu) works as intended. Not too big a deal, but something that should be noted. As far as the audio goes, I didn't test too much, but the audio pops seem to be completely gone.
As I understand it, this graphics plugin also apparently supports hi-res imported textures, so I'm wanting to test out Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness for that.
(Oh good, it did work. That last version of Voat wouldn't let you post a new topic if you were brand new.)
Bludvarg 0 points 4.0 years ago
Alright, got Special2 for Reinhardt's second costume.
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No Renon fight (I thought I'd spent enough, but fine, maybe next time around).
No Charlie Vincent fight (oh good, I thought I was going through pretty fast).
Gilles de Rais (False Dracula) was a pretty decent boss fight. The difficulty came mainly from the small size of the room than anything else.
Aaaaand YES, True Dracula! I was hoping I did this all right. Glad to see it paid off.
True Dracula 1 was basically False Dracula on top of a tower instead of in a room, and more aggressive. Not bad at all.
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And now I've beaten Castlevania 64 (or half of it, at least) for the first time. Yes, it's got that 1990s early 3D jank to it, ESPECIALLY in regards to the platforming with both fall damage and very often over instant death pits, and the camera can be a bit frustrating. But overall, I would say that Castlevania 64's poor reputation is ill-deserved. It's well worth playing, although you should probably either use a modernized gamepad for the original hardware or emulate it and use something like an Xbone controller.