Server Crash!!!
You may notice that the site has reverted to a much older version. This is due to our old server crashing and it somehow taking the backup with it.
I have temporarily restored the site using an old version of the database I could find quickly, so as to not leave the site offline completely for any longer. Hopefully I fill find a newer version of the database, but we may have to live with it as it is.
The good news is I have root access on the new server plus its not only in the UK, its in the same city as I am in the same data centre my ISP uses for my broadband. So its much quicker to access and much easier to backup.
Posted by alexatkin on 25th February 2012Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Uploaded latest SSF to downloads section (with icon)
I am running a bit late but I finally uploaded the latest version of SSF to the downloads section including the icon modification.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 9th May 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Screenshots in Google Chrome 4, fixed!
Fixed a bug where in Google Chrome 4 (possibly other browsers but none I tested) if you had previously displayed a screenshot it would fail to display again, because the onload is not called if its already in the browsers cache.
The fix also has the nice effect of allowing everyone to see the loading background briefly before the image fades in, even on a fast connection or if the image has been cached.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 25th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Screenshots Migrated and Server Troubles
The screenshots have been indexed into the database ready to allow easier screenshot submissions.
The main difference you will see is it can now tell you how many screenshots a game has in the compatibility list, rather than having to look at the game details first.
You may also have noticed the site was down for about 8 hours. This was due to a server glitch while hunting the problem preventing the screenshots from being thumbnailed.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 23rd January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Updated the Message Board to allow assigning posts to games
There were some bugs with the message board which may have meant message were not viewable to people who were logged in. Fortunately I caught it quickly and fixed it today as well as adding the ability to associate a post with a game.
You can also post about a specific game from that games details page.
I also wanted to welcome our newest member Jooper who has submitted 15 SSF compatibility reports already.
That is pretty impressive as that is about the same number as I myself have submitted so far. It only appears I have submitted 100s because I had to assign reports from the old site to my username. The majority of those were in fact submitted by other users but they have not registered with the site yet so I could not associate it to them.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 20th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Message Board now online.
Please excuse the mess, I spent a lot of time getting the PHP and database exactly right so the interface is still a little limited.
The only thing you need to know is the subject goes in the box at the top, the message goes in the big grey area underneath. I will make things clearer in the coming days, I just wanted to get it online quickly to tie everything together.
The full version will of course have smileys (they are actually already here but there is no shortcut to insert them in your post yet) and you will also be able to assign your post to a specific game from the Saturn games list. This will mean when browsing a game on the compatibility list it will also show message board posts related to that game. The idea being if you have problems getting a game to run you can post about it in here first before submitting a compatibility report, and any solutions will automatically be linked back to the compatibility list.
Its all great in theory, lets just hope some more people drop by and test everything out. Well that, and I have to write that part of the code yet. But that will actually be the easier part.
Please Note: Timezone support is currently not enabled as I was hoping to use a new PHP function to do this but my host was unable to upgrade PHP as planned. As such it has delayed me enabling the timezone correction so all dates/times will remain UTC for the time being.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 19th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Updated the thanks page and message board coming along nicely.
The last page to be tidied up, the site contributors (thanks) page has had its tidy up.
The tables has been neatened and it now shows all currently registered users of the site at the top, all older site contributors at the bottom.
The message board is coming along but its taking a lot more work than anticipated. I was originally going to do a quick port of the message board from CSD Clubs but have since realised I can do a far better job rewriting it. Hopefully it will be worth the effort once its finally online.
In the meantime, any help or suggestions just drop me an e-mail via the contact us link now handily added to the bottom of the menu on the left.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 15th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Icons icons icons
I just spent a little time creating an icon for SSF as it looked nasty with that default icon pinned to my Windows 7 taskbar.
I have updated the SSF 0.11 Alpha R2 zip file on the downloads page with the new SSF.exe so all you need to do is re-download SSF from the downloads page and replace your existing SSF.EXE with the new one. Obviously this only applies to 0.11 Alpha R2, do not copy it to any older version.
I will of course be adding the icon to any future versions of SSF so you can rest assured any download from my site will have the icon. I will also look to see if Shima wants to implement the icon himself, but I have never been able to get in touch with him before.
For anyone who is curious, I used GIMP to create the different sized images and then IcoFX to merge them all into a single icon file and import them into the ssf.exe.
Now to spend some more quality time with the message board scripts.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 12th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Screenshots!
I have fixed the screenshots section and uploaded screens from several of the Saturn games I tested yesterday.
Of particular note are Andretti Racing and NiGHTS, as they work with the SSF Mesh Translucent (Options Menu, Option, Program 4) function which converts Saturn fake checkered transparency into real transparency. There are many games it has no effect on however, it obviously depends specifically how the transparency was written in the game.
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 11th January 2010Older
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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Latest version of the compatibility submission system online!
It now automatically detects the region and serial of the game you tested based on the contents of the Saturn Region Patcher CD export information.
As such, it is now suggested you use the patcher to obtain CD information on every game you plan to submit tests results about. This allows us to keep a database of various game versions, so if one version works and another does not, we can tell which is which.
You can also submit a basic test report and change the notes plus upload the SRP ID file at a later date. I have made editing existing entries as easy as possible.
I have also updated the FAQ with important information it was missing, such as how to configure a joypad in SSF.
Last of all, I have started testing my Saturn games in the latest version of SSF. You will notice several games with recent entries in the list now.
Coming up next, the message board......
NewerPosted by alexatkin on 10th January 2010
| Emulator |
Region |
Serial |
Tested By |
Tested On |
| SSF 0.11 alpha r2 |
U
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T-10002H
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bennollan |
2010-04-04 |
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