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==To do==
 
==To do==
*Lots of good history [https://twitter.com/urdailyhalflife/status/1407913684832227332 here].
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*All the history [https://twitter.com/urdailyhalflife/status/1407913684832227332 here].
*I think the graphics and polygon counts are improved in lots of places.
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[[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 21:55, 21 October 2023 (EDT)
*Uses the high-quality texture pack which affects the game's framerate.
 
*Framerate is really all over the place, it can easily get unplayable for big stretches, which may have been a small part of its cancellation
 
[[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 01:04, 23 January 2022 (EST)
 
  
== New content ==
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==For earlier build comparison page==
 
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These two were originally listed as a regional difference, but the source I used misinterpreted MarphitimusBlackimus's original video and misattributed this change to an "earlier Japanese release". These actually need to go on a earlier build comparison page, when its eventually created. [[User:CartridgeCulture|CartridgeCulture]] ([[User talk:CartridgeCulture|talk]]) 21:55, 21 October 2023 (EDT)
If this game were released in 2001, here are the new features it's going to have:
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{{gitem|HalfLife DC gamedisc.png|Later}}
*4x Memory Card support
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{{gitem|HalfLife DC SonicAdventuredisc.png|Earlier}}
*Mad Catz Panther DC support
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:From earlier in the year - https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?posts/1037677/
*Vibration functionality
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:Basically every Dreamcast game should have a file on the disc called "0GDTEX.PVR". I think we want to collect these, similarly to the [[Sonic Adventure Tournament Disk/Technical information|headers and CD identifiers]]. I haven't gone hunting for tools to extract them from dumps though -[[User:Black Squirrel|Black Squirrel]] ([[User talk:Black Squirrel|talk]]) 06:20, 22 October 2023 (EDT)
*Hazard icons on VMU
 
*Multiplayer mode (4 players locally and 32 online)
 
*Voice chat
 
*Downloadable Opposing Force, Opposing Force: Capture the Flag, Counter-Strike, and Team Fortress Classic expansions. (Blue Shift is also downloadable due to file size)
 
*PS2 menu theme
 
 
 
[[User:Gorilli09|Gorilli09]] ([[User talk:Gorilli09|talk]])
 

Latest revision as of 06:20, 22 October 2023

To do

  • All the history here.

CartridgeCulture (talk) 21:55, 21 October 2023 (EDT)

For earlier build comparison page

These two were originally listed as a regional difference, but the source I used misinterpreted MarphitimusBlackimus's original video and misattributed this change to an "earlier Japanese release". These actually need to go on a earlier build comparison page, when its eventually created. CartridgeCulture (talk) 21:55, 21 October 2023 (EDT)

HalfLife DC gamedisc.png
Later
HalfLife DC gamedisc.png
HalfLife DC SonicAdventuredisc.png
Earlier
HalfLife DC SonicAdventuredisc.png
From earlier in the year - https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?posts/1037677/
Basically every Dreamcast game should have a file on the disc called "0GDTEX.PVR". I think we want to collect these, similarly to the headers and CD identifiers. I haven't gone hunting for tools to extract them from dumps though -Black Squirrel (talk) 06:20, 22 October 2023 (EDT)