Week of April 13, 2003
New Release: extract-xiso v1.4
>> What's new (since v1.2 - I missed v1.3):
* v1.4 adds support for FreeBSD and an optimization to the runtime memory usage.
* v1.3 is a maintenance release only--fixed a critical bug in the offset calculation that was causing a core dump on a few xiso's. Should work fine on all xiso's now.
Download Mac OSX version: here
Download Linux version: here
Download Linux static version: here
Download FreeBSD version: here
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(Saturday 19 April 2003 22:26 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Mega X-Key 1.1
>> Mega X-Key allows you to transfer saved games from your PC to a Mega X-key memorycard or to your own homebrew memorycard.
What's new/fixed:
* Fixed issue with some saves not showing up in the PC list due to file attribute.
* When transferring from Mega X-Key to PC, now recurses ALL subdirectories, sub-subdirectories, etc. rather than just 2 levels deep.
* Added www.megaxkey.com to the list of site to submit saves to.
* Tweaked "plug and play" polling under Windows 98 when the device is not plugged in and the program is searching for it.
* Performance optimizations.
Official Site: http://www.megaxkey.com , http://www.xbox-saves.com
Download: here
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(Saturday 19 April 2003 21:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Gens for xbox v1
>> Xport just released his own port of Gens (was released before by Hikaru).
From forums.xbox-scene.com:
[QUOTE]
GENS Sega Genesis Emulator port for XBox v1
What's New :
- Emulates Sega Genesis/Megadrive/32X/SegaCD/MegaCD
- Full sound/video
- No discernable sound problems
- Save states
- More accurate CD emulation (e.g. Popful Mail)
- CUE sheet processing
- CDDISSECT-friendly. Rip with CDDISSECT, upload to XBOX, run CUE
- Multi-CD support
- Directory navigation
- Selectable 2xSai graphics filter
- Redefinable buttons (saved for each game)
- Throttle/Speed up by pressing Right Trigger
- Force a specific country code if GENS cannot correctly guess
- ZIP support
- Cheat code searching
- Font size/Screen size,position adjustable by pressing Left Thumb Stick
- Play MP3s (Stop playback using BACK button)
There were a lot of outstanding issues with the other port of Gens, so I decided to do a port myself. Additionally, this version has a whole lot of extra features.
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Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
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(Saturday 19 April 2003 14:01 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Duke3d X V0.90 Alpha
>> From the readme:
[QUOTE]
Yes this release is an alpha, there *are* bugs but overall its fully playable.
Note
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- This xbe is a debug build - retail build should have much improved framerates.
- Only tested on Duke 3D Atomic edition GRP file. So use that otherwise your on your own.
Bugs
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- Duke sometimes loses his voice :(
- Duke's speech sometimes is the wrong pitch :(
- The intro video before The Birth episode will crash your Xbox. Just skip push a button to skip it.
- When loading a previous saved game , the 'preview' image sometimes disappears
- No inverted look as yet.
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Official Site: http://www.lantus-x.com/ClassicX/
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
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(Saturday 19 April 2003 09:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: neXgen-eration Remote 2.3
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(Saturday 19 April 2003 09:07 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Mxm Xml Editor *Alpha*
>> From TotalEcl on forums.xbox-scene.com:
[QUOTE]
I decided to try and finish the app that I was working on. I have got it to the point when it can interpret everything in the MXM file and recognize all of the items (at least the one that I have). There is an item limit of 200 but I doubt anyone has an item list bigger than that. If some people could test out what I have so far and let me know if there are any bugs or things I have left out from the xml file that would be appreciated. It is coded in vb6 so make sure you have the runtime files. This app won't be needed when the next MXM comes out, but oh well. I should have the app fully done (reading, writing, creating new files, inserting items, and deleting items) in a few days.
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Discuss and report bugs: forums.xbox-scene.com
Download: here
Work In Progress: Sokoban
New Release: XBThingy v0.51
50000 Xbox Live Accounts In Europe
>> From gamers.com:
[QUOTE]
Microsoft Europe announced today that more than 50,000 players have signed up for Xbox Live within the first month since its European launch on March 14. So far, Xbox Live has only launched in eight countries across Europe, so further growth is a given as other territories join the Xbox Live rollout throughout the year.
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New Release: MineXweeper
New Release: Winston For Xbox V1
>> Another great port from Xport!
WinSTon Atari ST Emulator port for XBox v1
Features :
* Emulates Atari ST
* Full sound/video
* ZIP support
* Cheat code searching
* Font size/Screen size adjustable by pressing Left Thumb Stick
* Play MP3s (Stop playback using BACK button)
* Throttle speed with Right Trigger
* Six Customizable buttons
* Save states
* Multiple Disk support
* Emulate mouse with LTHUMB and mouse clicks by moving RTHUMB left/right
Official Site: http://xport.xb-power.com
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com , #xbins (EFnet)
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(Thursday 17 April 2003 19:45 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Gentoox patch and updated website
>> A new, simple patch system for Gentoox is now available along with a more user-friendly website. Check out http://gentoox.shallax.com for details and be sure to follow the instructions on the main page or the patch system will fail!
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(Thursday 17 April 2003 11:02 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Microsoft's X-Rated Problem
>> From fool.com:
[QUOTE]
While Microsoft managed modest gains in most of its businesses, one line item stands out like a Mac user at a Bill Gates Fan Club meeting. Its Home and Entertainment division suffered a steep 42% drop during the period. How can a company manage to grow revenue in iffy segments such as software and online subscriber services but fail to make headway in something as seemingly recession-resilient as home and entertainment?
What's the problem? It's in the game. This shortcoming is weighing heavily on the shoulders of the struggling Xbox video game console. While no one expected things to go smoothly as the company pit itself against Sony and its global installed PlayStation2 user base of roughly 50 million consoles, this hurts.
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Read the whole article on fool.com.
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(Thursday 17 April 2003 06:36 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: neXgen-eration Remote 2.2
>> What's new/fixed:
* No actual real fixes yet, just some code things.
* Print Support
* A message retrieving service, just to get any new news.
* Some misc. save things.
* The theme support, very limited.
Official Site: http://www.xbefinder.tk/ , http://www.xbe-finder.tk/(mirror).
Download: here
Thanks to CyKiller for sending us the file.
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(Thursday 17 April 2003 06:24 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: DaphneX v0.7
>> What's new/fixed:
Memory Leak fixed. No more crashes after 30 mins! Thanks for Cheule for testing help.
* Zipped Roms now work. Place them in the 'roms' directory. Zipfile should be named the same as the directory for roms would be. eg. Dragon's Lair roms = lair.zip
* Stretch Mode Option - if mpeg is smaller than 720x480, will fill to 720x480.
* Improved Game Options screen.
* Added autoscroll to menu screens if holding down dpad.
* Added Interstellar.
* Added Thayer's Quest.
* Added Esh. Not fully tested since I don't have mpegs.
* Added Badlands. Not fully tested since I don't have mpegs.
* Fixed VLDP init problem causing games to not start immediatley on subsequent startups.
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
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(Thursday 17 April 2003 06:16 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Dreamix Update
>> The guys over at Dreamix just updated their development website:
[QUOTE]
2 Months? Yes. Did project die? I kid you not, no! We dropped off radar for one reason: privacy. After being slashdotted and getting so much attention, we had too many eyes looking upon us. We do not want to release too much sensitive information to public yet. But on another note, we would like to let everyone know, we have PVR recording and streaming directly to Xbox now in real-time using MPEG-2. We are working on other codecs, user interfaces, SDKs. For the people who laughed, you soon will not. And for the people who said it was impossible to support multiple platforms, well you were just wrong. Our cross platform SDK has been stable on the following platforms (yes they have been tested and compiled):
* Win 32 - MS VC++ & Borland CBuilder
* Linux (x86) - GCC 3.2 & GCC 2.95
* Xbox-Linux (x86) - GCC 3.2
* Mac OS X
Also the beta test has not started yet. We have picked winners but no emails have been sent out. They will be emailed out as soon as beta test does start.
[/QUOTE]
Official Dev Site: http://dreamix.sourceforge.net/
Official Site: http://www.dreamix.tv/
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(Wednesday 16 April 2003 22:22 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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X-Link Messenger Beta v2.0.8
>> X-Link Messenger is a Xbox tunneling software similar to the popular XBconnect (still waiting for v3.0 btw ...).
X-Link Messenger has Xbox Live headset support , anti-lag and the abilty to let PAL gamers play against NTSC gamers!
Thanks goes to R35|D3NT for informing us about this new program.
Official Site: http://www.xboxlink.co.uk
Download: here
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(Wednesday 16 April 2003 21:41 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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GentooX overscan fix
>> From ShALLaX:
[QUOTE]
The overscan problem is what causes text to be cut off around the edge of the screen. This script will fix the issue for the current session along with all future reboots.
This fix works both for Xfree and for console mode! The only downside is that since the image is being resampled, the picure quality is rediced somewhat (harder to make out small text, but its a small price to pay!!).
[/QUOTE]
Check it out on http://gentoox.shallax.com.
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(Wednesday 16 April 2003 21:01 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Trainer: Run Like Hell [+4]
>> Features:
* INVINCIBLE
* INFINITE AMMO
* INFINITE ITEMS
* ONE HIT KILL - ALL aliens died after 1 hit from any weapon.
Download: here
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(Wednesday 16 April 2003 17:15 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Dashboard: Avalaunch
>> Crusaders (the makers of xbftp) are working on a new Xbox dashboard.
With an FTP , IRC and TELNET client and also a built-in file manager, application launcher and auto-updater Avalaunch offers quiet a nice set of (new) features.
Check out the official homepage for more info: http://www.crusaders.no
Thanks to J-S L. for the link.
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(Wednesday 16 April 2003 10:29 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Andrew "Bunnie" Huang interview
>> CNet just posted an interview with Andrew "Bunnie" Huang about xbox hacking, DMCA and his upcoming book!
Check it out on CNet's news.com
You can still pre-order his book on hackingthexbox.com
Thanks goes to csc2 for submitting the link.
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(Tuesday 15 April 2003 14:40 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: Bliss For Xbox V1
>> Bliss Intellivision Emulator port for XBox.
What's New:
- Emulates Intellivision
- Full sound/video
- ZIP support
- Cheat code searching
- Font size/Screen size adjustable by pressing Left Thumb Stick
- Play MP3s (Stop playback using BACK button)
Official Site: http://xport.xb-power.com
Download: n/a (built with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
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(Tuesday 15 April 2003 14:32 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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Free Xbox USB Keyboard Adapter
>> With Phantasy Star Online Microsoft also released the Xbox USB Keyboard Adapter. You can order one for FREE (but you have to pay shipping and handling costs $6.95).
All you need now is a PC USB keyboard/mouse and you can use it for Xbox-Linux :-)
Check it out here[xbox.com] (for USA/CA ONLY).
Please don't abuse this offer - as far as we know it's limited to 2 per cc anyway.
Thx to MomDad for the information.
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(Tuesday 15 April 2003 13:37 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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New Release: neXgen-eration Remote 2
>> From readme:
[QUOTE]
--Now--
Completely Re-Designed GUI.
Completely Re-Designed Code.
Completely Re-Designed Program Structure.
Designed for Ease of Use.
--Next--
Support for Themes.
Probably Bug Fixes.
Printing Out Log Files etc...
--Future--
Format HDD through FTP
Install Evolution-X
And whatever else I think of.
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Official Site: http://www.xbefinder.tk/
Download: here
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(Tuesday 15 April 2003 13:25 EST) - (Category: (default)) - (Posted by::
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More tutorials
>> A next batch of tutorials ... thanks to everyone who contributed. Still have alot more to post ... coming very soon on a site near you ;)
* X2Pro switches case mod
By ShALLaX - read now
* Easy way to make Xbox HDD external
By Tsom111 - read now
* Simple method to preparing your "D0" point
By modchip-source.com - read now
* Making your Xbox power led light red instead of green
By blade|uk - read now
* How to install a modchip switch without drilling your Xbox
By Psychoschiz - read now(pdf)
* How to get XBMP to work with Relax
By Psychoschiz - read now(pdf)
Check all our tutorials here!
New Release: DaphneX v0.6
>> What's new/fixed:
* Fixed audio crackling on attract mode with no audio.
* Hopefully fixed random no audio on game startup.
* Fixed issue with cpu's not being closed down properly causing a crash if you try to start Bega more than once.
* Fixed joypads on Astron Belt, Cobra Command, Bega etc.
* 'Game Issues' screen hooked up.
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
News-Source: #xbins (EFnet)
New Release: Fmsxbox v2
>> What's new/fixed:
* Correct colors
* Remap B,BLACK,WHITE,START buttons to any keyboard key
* Launching a game with X will force MSX1 mode and will cycle though the available ROM mappers like the B button does.
Official Site: http://xport.xb-power.com
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com, #xbins (EFnet)
New Release: UVBAx v0.21
Xbox likely to fall short of key sales target
>> From theregister.co.uk:
[QUOTE]
Sales figures for the Xbox are likely to fall over a million units short of Microsoft's goal of selling nine million units by June unless the company cuts the price drastically, according to the latest research from market analysts.
According to Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbrush Morgan securities, Microsoft is likely to miss this sales target by a significant margin - with a realistic estimate of worldwide sales for the console sitting at between 6.5 and 6.6 million units.
Microsoft will announce its quarterly results tomorrow, and although the company is expected to post a significant profit as usual, all eyes in the games industry will be on the results from the Home and Entertainment Division, which houses the Xbox project.
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Flash TSOP with no modchip or memorycard
>> pSyCo from xemulation.com send us a new tutorial how you can flash your Xbox TSOP with the 007 linux-boot method , but WITHOUT memorycard!.
Check it out here.
New Release: DaphneX V0.50 Beta
>> What's new/fixed:
* Return to menu and play a new game works now.
* Added version control to options.bin file. Autodeletes if not correct version.
* Adjusted scroll speed on menu.
* Added Credits/Build num screen.
* Added Controller Help Screen.
* New games added, see list.
* Fixed bug with blank skips & searches causing random lockups.
* Revised readme.txt.
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
News-Source: #xbins (EFnet)
New Release: Fmsxbox V1
>> Xport just released a MSX/MSX2/MSX2+ emulator for Xbox.
From Xport on forums.xbox-scene.com:
[QUOTE]
FMSXBOX MSX Emulator port for XBox v1
Put roms in MSXROMS dir
What's New :
- Emulates MSX/MSX2/MSX2+
- MSX-Music
- MSX-Audio
- Stereo sound
- Save states
- Cheat code finder
- Keyboard support (USB adaptor)
- Font size/Screen size adjustable by pressing Left Thumb Stick
- Press Right Trigger during game play to throttle speed
- Play MP3s (Stop playback using BACK button)
- Adjust MP3/SFX volume using Right Analog Stick during gameplay
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Official Site: http://xport.xb-power.com
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
News-Source: forums.xbox-scene.com
New Release: Nester-X v0.23 ,Snes9x-X v0.23 and Oswan-X 0.1
>> Hikaru now released separated version of his SNES and NES emulator.
What's new (Nester-X):
* Fix Screenshot Function
And he also released the first version of Oswan-X , a Wonderswan emulator.
Features not working yet:
* No sound support
* No zip-file support
Official Site: http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-SanJose/4851/
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
New Release: ROTTX V1.2
>> Rise of the Triad X (ROTTX) V1.2 has just been released by Lantus.
Whats new/fixed:
* Rewrote SDL_Mixer for Xbox which results in..
* Music
* Much improved sound FX
Official Site: http://www.lantus-x.com/ClassicX/
Download: n/a (build with XDK)
Could Doom 3 be a Xbox Exclusive?
>> From gamepro.com:
[QUOTE]
An article in the current issue of Wired magazine confirms what a lot of gamers were suspecting already: Microsoft is actively courting id Software for the exclusive console rights to Doom III. According to the article a feature on current developments in the jaw-dropping PC FPS—the company behind the Xbox is offering an undisclosed amount of money to id in exchange for the right to make their latest game an Xbox-only title as far as consoles are concerned. (It'd still come out on the PC, of course.)
The folks at id reportedly haven't made a decision on the matter yet—it seems a reasonable enough assumption (lead programmer John Carmack has made comments in the past that seem to show a preference for the Xbox), but we'll see how it turns out. The PC game will likely be playable at the Electronic Entertainment Expo next month in Los Angeles.
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Read the whole article at gamepro.com.
Check the slashdot discussion on slashdot.org
New Tutorials!
>> Another batch of tutorials. Alot more waiting to get posted ... I hope I'll have time to publish them online VERY soon.
* Front led tutorial: green to red
By snivlem - read tutorial
* Jewel hdd activity
By The Reverend Boltron - read tutorial
* Make your own intro movies
By Lilxobx - read tutorial
* Guide To A Dead Power Supply Fuse Replacement
By smokeingit - read tutorial
* Fixing flashing red/orange tutorial
By anon. - read tutorial
* Networking xbox to pc using 2 network cards (aka Ethernet cards. NIC’s)
By grantdawg aka b legit - read tutorial
Wanna share your knowledge? Feel free to send us tutorials!
You can find the whole list of tutorials here
