Lets Play Breath of Fire [Part 3] Finale? Tech. Diff. help

[eggiex1]

WOW, THAT KNIGHT HAS A BIGGER DICK THAN YOU DO! I think it's funny how it looks like you're slashing away at his balls.

[BrutticusForce]

MOAR

[SirenoftheVoid]

the white noise,i do hear it but it's not TOO bad.the lag bothers me more,gives somewhat of a headache.anyway,i didn't know about that hunt trick! it's pretty cool

[ItsygoKurosaki]

I do hope you continue the series. In all honesty at first I just thought the choppiness was part of the game. Only noticed it wasn't when you pointed it out...

[JP317]

I wish I could help, when I did Shining Force for the Mega Drive I had to use my Dazzle and PS3 as HyperCam done basically the same thing, but no problems what so ever with any of the Sonic games I've done, even CD was fine. I tell ya these screen recorders hate some RPGs.

I wouldn't know what to suggest other than playing with settings or like someone else suggested changing priority and seeing if that helps. Either way I'd still watch even with the choppiness as honestly it doesn't bother me.

[kmiller2087]

Barely notice the lag. Keep the visa coming man they're fun to watch regardless

[MusicGamings]

Please continue the LP. While yes, the recording might be somewhat choppy, your awesome comentary makes up for that big time.

[Alphacme]

Yeah, it is a little choppy... however, I think it's better to have videos that are a little choppy rather than no videos at all. Just saying.

By the way, please make a Mega Man 9 LP; that would be awesome.

Thanks for the Pokemon & Chess videos too!

[cheesemanexe]

I love how entertaining this LP is despite your constant ranting on your recording issues.

[TheAlphaGeeks]

Xerxes, a wise man once told me: "Those who seek perfection - to the highest degree - are fortunate for they can never limit their best efforts. What they make is always good even if they don't think so themselves. They tend to doubt their own abilities and fail to recognize that good work comes from themselves and effort, not the finished product."  Your pride for your work is great and commendable, but we here love your work for YOU, not your quality. We want this to continue, do it for us.

[mtgxerxes]

@TheAlphaGeeks Heh, I absolutely feel like that every day of my life.

Thanks for that, means a lot.

[TheAlphaGeeks]

@mtgxerxes Glad to help! Keep up the good work!

[nevaquits]

Continue with the LP. It might be a little choppy here and there, but still I always enjoy your style LP.

[RAPTall]

I think the LP is going great. No worries about how it's recording, because it doesn't affect my viewing pleasure :-)

[JasterMarx]

Keep going.

[youzernamez]

I dont know what issues your talking about... but i honestly havent noticed anything as far as audio and fps goes... it all seems perfectly fine to me. i just get excited to see more vids! :D

[TheBaldWombat]

I've never had issues using Camtasia before. I would look into using a different emulator. I've always had the most success with Desmume but I am not sure if it plays GBA games or not.

[MargoooGirl]

i didnt even SEE the lag, please continue this series! I really enjoy it. :)

[TheZigZagProductions]

I honestly thought that the chop was just the emulator like how the megaman playthroughs had some chop when there were a lot of enemies on screen. It doesn't really bother me at all, I don't really think it matters too much and I would like to see the playthroughs continue.

[mtgxerxes]

@TheZigZagProductions Lol that is a fair observation, those old NES games definitely lagged at busy parts. But that was the game itself and I expected it, in this case it PLAYS fine, just records laggy and does it with little on the screen. It makes it quite a shock when I go to edit and it doesn't look how I just played it.

[Fotarassboom7]

i dont mind stop this playthrough but it will be a waste cause its too good

[MyNameIsO1iver]

I love this series, I don't mind the lag at all

If you dislike it so much you should try to run fraps, that takes less memory I think

[kehoerg]

so have you decide what your doing yet? I personally don't want this to stop.

[xXSinnelXx]

Dude, continue doing this LP, it's so good! No issues here!

[SakuragiLastname9]

Hey have you played breath of death or cthulu saves the world on xbox?

[mtgxerxes]

@SakuragiLastname9 YES!! LOL those games are so good.

Only two Indie games I've ever played. I actually would like to LP them down the line but that likely wouldn't happen for at BEST a year.

[FrostTwig]

I will admit that the frame rate is a bit choppy at times, but personally I find it does not detract from your play through. If you can remedy the problem all the better, but as it stands, I would continue to watch regularly.

[H4licarnassus]

yeah i noticed it pretty much the first step you took in the first part of the series and it is annoying but in saying that i'm still enjoying the lp so far and if you decide to continue with it i'll definitely watch it

[ExileOfSand]

i need this playthough please xerxes don't stop it

[FacepalmEqualsFun]

Fuck that, finish this... also do you have the parts your going to order yet? (if you drop $1200, you build it yourself to get the most bang for your buck)

[mtgxerxes]

@FacepalmEqualsFun Naw, I sort of custom buy on CyberPowerPC but I'll not worry about that until the time actually comes. I can't build that stuff myself, if I did... I wouldn't be in this position now.

[FacepalmEqualsFun]

@mtgxerxes It's actually easy, you can compare it to an expensive jigsaw puzzle, as long as your very carefull and do a decent amount of research to make sure the parts work with each other, it should come out fine. Your probably much smarter then I am, and I built the computer I'm using right now for about $950 with no idea how to actually build it, someone helped me order the parts, and I referenced a ton of online guides/walkthroughs, and eventually got it running.

[wowgek7]

dont stop it pleaase it realy doesnt annoy me at all and I like al of your playtroughs because you do something weith it (your commentary or so) that makes is great so please dont stop

[iamthetie]

i think you set the frame rate too high actually. I think Camtasia's default is 15fps (any higher and Camtasia seems to struggle itself), and I think running SNES games gives it pretty little lag in general normally. I forget what I used to do when i had my garbage laptop, but you might want to change the key frame setting.

Considering what type of game it is, the lag really isn't that big of a deal right now though and I don't think people are all that bothered.

[lordminsc24]

Its annoying but its certainly tolerable. I'd like to see you continue this, as I'm enjoying it and it would be cool to get 1-4 with you, Dario and Kooper. Perhaps try some other recording software? It shouldn't matter, but computers are fickle, especially Windows based ones. ><

[Avianitis]

The lag's there, but personally it's not enough for me to say "stop this LP immediately." You should continue on man! This LP still has a lot of potential!

[Craner23]

it does lag but it very tolerable. don't stop playing the game, its entertaining

[jbvarghese1993]

Huh...? Did you change anything between the cut at the end?

It seemed a lot smoother when you came back to it.

[kaw223]

I don't know if it will help any but you can try setting your game/recording device to a higher priority. ( Ctrl Alt Del, go to processes, find the program and right click, set to high priority.) Some times this helps enough to give a specific program the edge over the rest.

Good Luck sexrex!

[mtgxerxes]

@kaw223 I'll do that. Dunno if it'll help, since I close all my other programs I can when i'm running these but I don't think it can HURT.

[naaberz3]

i havent been bothered at all by anything. I hope you continue it

[TehDompie]

Yeah, I've noticed the technical difficulties. I love this series though and would hate to see it end at such a young age! I mean, if you are gonna quit it, please do it now and not on Part 50 or whatever, but ideally don't stop the firebreathing!

[WhiteRogueX]

The lag is pretty bad, but it doesn't bother me at all.

If you post it, I will watch it. I would like to continue watching this playthrough.

[TheColdBeef]

haha wyndia is from maplestory :P

[mtgxerxes]

@TheColdBeef Oh no, OH NO...... Maplestory took it from BoF!

You sir deserve a smiting for that quip!

[TheColdBeef]

@mtgxerxes haha I apologize sir

[69cwilliams]

This let's play is awesome and I don't care about the quality, but I understand how you feel about putting up videos that aren't perfect, it'd just be a shame to not be able to see this through to the end.

[05sn]

Wish I could find a current "high end gaming comp" for $500.

But seriously, I hope you fix the problem because this is such a good LP.

[mtgxerxes]

@05sn Well no I mean, at the TIME it was, but NOWadays you could get some random machine out of any electronics store just like it (without the flashing colors and and case and stuff) for an -estimated- 500 bucks.

Two weeks before Diablo III launches, I'm dropping 1200 on a new tower.

[jessings333]

I like how the boss just exploded, also I'm enjoying this LP so I would like to see it continue

[mahilo3550]

keep uploading!

[Papu1234]

@mtgxerxes Actually I'm certain that the problem is camtasia, try using CamStudio. You'll also have to download the Lossless codec from their homepage since it doesn't come with the actual program. I used to record some FF9 vids with it and it worked a lot better than Camtasia or Fraps. Better quality and performance. But keep in mind that the default codecs suck. Download CamStudio Lossless codec if you decide to try it.

[CommanderCobalt]

Don't stop the playthrough. I'm wondering what emulator your using; since different ones react differently to records. Also; go in to settings and see if its possible to keep at the same frame rate.

[Papu1234]

@mtgxerxes BTW have you tried recording with fraps? Actually scratch that, fraps sucks. Try CamStudio with the CamStudio Lossless codec, it should work a lot better. If that doesn't help perhaps you should try another resolution for SNES. If its too high, it will suck up a lot of power even from the fastest computers. Try 640x480 and if that's not the case try playing in windowed mode.

[michkid251]

I really don't think it's that noticeable. I hope you continue the palythrough, but if you decide to stop, I'll understand.

[Dario8676]

nm i just heard you say you are using cam studio. I could send you a free version of fraps which u can try out.

[mtgxerxes]

@Dario8676 I downloaded something off thier website the other day to try but I wasn't able to get ANYTHING to work. I couldn't record an emulator or a full screen game, take screenshots... and it only would let me do "What-U-hear" audio which is not what I normally use so I'd have to run more programs to go along with it for the commentary, and I'm not sure if thats a good thing.

I also heard Fraps is a power hog and may slow down my older computer pretty heavily.

[Dario8676]

@mtgxerxes you should give fraps a try and see how it works. It will record the game audio and video for you. You just need to record your commentary with a program like audacity. Only prob with fraps is it doesn't seem to work too well with snes9x. Hmm have you thought about trying debut video capture?

[Dario8676]

What are you using to record them? I could help you get the problem fixed i'm sure. Are you using fraps?

[BobDaBilder12345]

Xerxes, I understand how you feel about the quality of the video because I'm also the same. BUT, I think that in this case, we're watching and enjoying these videos because of the fact that you are playing the game, not because of the quality or anything. Honestly, I don't think the quality's even that bad that you have to scrap the entire let's play, and it'd be a shame if you did.

[Papu1234]

I'll hate you forever if you stop now :( what matters is that people want to see more and that its entertaining. Can't someone help him out so he'll stop whining? ^.^

[mynameisflorida]

The choppy stuff doesn't bother me.

[upgraayed]

please continue with these, i find them very interesting to watch

[Carnagel38]

Dude i think this is a sweet playthrough, as someone who was under privileged as a child so didnt have any consoles ive never seen this game! Think about that!!

[ninja31]

Please continue with the LP!!!!

[TheGreenMittenz]

Honestly with a game this old you don't notice the choppyness that much and what you do notice is easy to ignore. It would probably matter for more recent graphically intensive games or games that are more fast pased oriented but for this it works just fine.

[bingahgread]

Keep this play through going. It's such a good game and the lag really doesn't bother me that much. I probably wouldn't have even noticed/ would've attributed it to how old the game was if you hadn't said anything.

[485821]

I for one am in favour of stopping the LP if you cannot find a solution. I suggest trying a different emulator, or perhaps a different recorder. But it just takes away from it having your character stuttering around in the overworld, also the audio does take away from the commentary. If you do stop the LP, I suggest doing something like Golden Sun or perhaps Fire Emblem since you prefer strategy games.

[WtfWasThat555]

i would love to watch you lp through after golden sun after your breath of fire series :) Loving the videos keep it up

[spiropedamort]

Don't stop the playthrough! Want moar!

[mrgnubie]

Don't stop this play through!!!

[ACrazyMonk]

if you want to try fraps, and have any questions, i have used it for like 5 months and it works fine for my halo lp atm, the lag is only my computer being old and it works great when i test on my aunt's bad-A computer and it works fine, so if you want i can tell you how it works.

[bbknux1]

Xerxes, I don't mind the choppiness at all.

I barely even noticed it.

Your commentary and playing style is what I enjoy

most from your LP videos.

[spiropedamort]

@bbknux1 I agree completely

[DaleC5195]

please continue it! :D

[EugeneChaudOmega]

A different Emulator might do the trick.

I'm sure you already tried this, but making sure you have a clean Desktop, it seems to make things go smoother, and how long your computer has been on. If it's been on for awhile or it just turned on it might work a little slower. Just n00b advice for ya.

[ACrazyMonk]

Well, for the lag issue fraps is really nice, you can set your fps limit to the 100's and it has a real nice non-lag thing about it. I tried camtasia and it SCREWED me over biggy when I tried sc2, and fraps does pretty well for that considering my laptop is 5 years old. My only complaints are the video size can get big, and you cant have two audio files to change the sound. But aside from them, and I can work around them, I would suggest it. it cost 40 dollars if you are interesting. glhfbro

[G1LG4MESH]

Sorry Xerx, my Niners trumped ya today =)

[KmanMatt]

I don't have an issue, i'd love it if you would continue with this.

[TheHungryZebras]

Xerxes what you could do, is just have a series of 5 minutes vids, and make one big 20 min playthrough, out of those small vids

[mtgxerxes]

@TheHungryZebras 5 minutes of an RPG is like, nothing. Thats like walking to a town and having the random battles in the middle, or searching the town for all its free loot. One floor of a dungeon, not even a full boss fight.

And if I go over the invisible file restriction size, I lose the entire part. How many times would that happen, how much do I redo? What if I save and lose a part? Thats not going to work.

I was looking at ~65 parts of 20-25 minute vids. I ain't playing 5 minutes each.

[TheHungryZebras]

@mtgxerxes I suppose, maybe you try a different emulator, because last episode you were talking about the emulator your using at the moment doesn't work well with recording software

[TheHungryZebras]

@mtgxerxes I usually use hypercam, or quicktime for recording playthroughs, both work fine for me

[B3b0p1n]

Its your channel, you gotta do what YOU want to do Xerxes

[ChessNetwork]

What game don't you play? :)

You can try a different version of CamStudio. Namely CamStudio20.exe OR CamStudio_v2.6b_r294_(build_24­Oct2010).exe

When I use to have a PC, I recorded 20+ minute chess videos without issue.

[PirateCaptainDark]

Try Fraps. Try changing priority in Task Manager. Try another screen recorder.

[TheHungryZebras]

I don't have an issue with it, I dnt really notice anything

[TheHungryZebras]

Dear xerxes, how do i get an awesome voice like you?

[MantotheG]

Keep uploading damnit, the game is too good for you to be nitpicky about everything, I pay more attention the commentary than the graphics. The graphics aren't meant to be that of CoD or anything. It is what it is. I haven't noticed anything with the audio either. It is worth watching, trust me.

[mtgxerxes]

@MantotheG Its not about graphics. I was fully aware of the SNES graphics before starting.

Its the overworld lag I get when I move. Its fine in battle, but during gameplay its just terrible to watch.

.... and the audio quality takes away from that whining you hear me do all episode.

[TheHungryZebras]

@mtgxerxes I personally dnt hav a problem with it. I recommended you just trudge on through with your playthrough, because I am enjoying watching it, even if there is a little lag!

[GrandblueSkies]

Foist