Orion Pirates Stability Updater

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

This installer updates Orion Pirates DLL files in order to improve and smooth graphics, decrease multi-player game lag, improve game stability, and to reduce multi-player game drops.

These files were created by Taldren for the SFC 3 game (except for 2). These files were developed based on Orion Pirates as being the source game engine to SFC 3, and as such, the files have proven to work in Orion Pirates and have proven to decrease game load time, improve game stability, improve texturing display of ships and space background, virtually eliminate multi-player game lag, and almost kill the 6th player slot bug.

Please keep in mind that this is somewhat like a band-aid for Orion Pirates and it is not supported by Dynaverse.net or Taldren.

This update was discovered by me, Pestalence, in order to help the community to better enjoy Orion Pirates in multi-player.

Please keep in mind that it is recommended to back up your original DLL files located in your Orion Pirates game directory. In the event you have any errors with these files, you can just overwrite the updated ones with your original dll files from a backup that YOU make. This installer does not back-up the DLL files automatically.. Fair warning.

Consider this a Beta version for the next 3 weeks.. if no major issues occur, then consider it full version.

For those wanting to get the new OP Enhancement Package, these updated DLL Files are included in OP Enhancement Package.

Download Location : < 753 KB >

http://sfcx.no-ip.com/downloads/mirrors/Pestalence/OP_DLL_Updater.exe

EDIT (Bonk) - Now hosted here as well: http://www.dynaverse.net/downloads/sfc2_op/Updates_Enhancements/OP_DLL_Updater.exe

Hope that this helps.


All responses about game performance welcome.

[FPF-Paladin]

Why are you still reading?  Download this now!!

Been playing with these dlls a few days, I just can't express the difference.

Think:

5 players, 3 fully loaded BBVs, fighters, drones, etc.   Half a second load time on my end (low end system, PIII 700 256ram w/ high speed connection) and virtually no lag whatsoever.  I understand they've done 6 players this way with the same result.

I --Highly-- recommend this download.  Go talk to some pilots in GSA who have used this (only the host needs the dlls for the others to get the lag reduced/removed, the graphical improvements which are also highly noticable are only gained by having them yourself.  There's a lot of blissful GSA'ers right now as a direct result of this.... I can only imagine the implications it might have for the Dyna.

Nothing has made as much a multiplayer game difference to me since the last big patch came out.. maybe not even that.

[FPF-DieHard]

I've been using this for tha past couple of days as well.   Works PERFECTY.   Stable as hell, graphics look "better" to.

[Sochin]

Well on the strength of those glowing reports will download this baby, +1 Sir.

[Capt Jeff]

Sweet.

Maybe I will actually show Deadman as allied to me in coop missions when he drafts me.

It must be frustrating for him,  He sees me as allied, but I don't see him as allied, which means I can shoot him, but he can't  me.....  hehehehe

[Hexx]

Hmm
CAN't seem to dl it. Get to 99% then have a msg pop up saying Virus detected (downloader agent 12BF) click
on continue and geet
"can't copy OP_DLL_Updater [1] access is denied"
Make sure disk isn't full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use"


Why does nothing technical in this game like me?

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Hexx.. Like the SFC patch, Turn off your Anti-Virus to download the installer..

Or get the zip package or it from :

http://sfcx.no-ip.com/downloads/mirrors/Pestalence/dll.zip


the zip package has an extra dll file for the server kit...

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Let me take a wild guess.. you use AVG.. it is giving you a Trojan alert.. that is a known issue with AVG .. it gives a false positive on Click Team Installers (Install Creator)..

Just turn it off and get the EXE or get the zip file.. either or.. just unzip the files from dll.zip and you have to move the files manually ot OP game directory.

[Hexx]

I just downloaded the zip thanks!

<sigh> AV seems to be causing me more issues than a virus would..

[KBF-Netman]

thank you Pestalence. I will give it a try..

[KBF-Netman]

All i can say is, it is excellent and works.. thank you

[Julin Eurthyr]

You know, it would be nice if we knew exactly what .dll's to back up before we ran the installer...

Do you mind letting us know...?

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

backup all DLL files in the Orion Pireates game folder except for OSSpecific95.dll and Patch32.dll

[KBF-Kurok]

so is the d2 down or is my game  messed up now?

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

I've logged on the D2 no problems and so have many others.. D2 may be down I don't know.... let me check.

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Dynaverse is up.. saw Echo War and Strayy's Tavern

so no problem.. you have the Directory server fix installed that was made months ago?

[KBF-Kurok]

yes  and i got on,just a couple of mins ago, must have  been down  for a few. Things are cool.and thanks for your continued hard work.

[Dfly]

Just installed it, will try it out over the next couple days.

[Lepton]

What is this dll for and does it really need to be replaced?

MSPDB60.dll

It shows up in a VBA6 folder.  I'd be curious to know what this has to do with SFC.

[IndyShark]

Way cool. Great job again Pestalence!

[RFA-Wraith]

Works great. Excellent work Pestalence!

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

What is this dll for and does it really need to be replaced?

MSPDB60.dll

It shows up in a VBA6 folder. I'd be curious to know what this has to do with SFC.

MSPDB60.dll is for the server kit.. It is in the zip file for people to put in the server kit.. Ignore it for client side.. this file is not in the EXE installer.

[Capt Jeff]

what does that file for the server kit do?

Please tell me it makes the kit more stable   

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Hopefully it will make the server kit more stable.. we'll find out with Mirror Mirror

[FCM-Corbomite-XC]

No problems here. Max and i tried it last night and it works great. Thanks Pesty.

[GDA-S'Cipio]

Throughout this post I will borrow a page from J'inn and use the technical term "thingy".

Let's say the server has the dll thingy installed, and my opponent also has the dll thingy installed.  Myself, being a lazy and uninformed slob, does not have the dll thingy installed.

Will I have trouble connecting with my opponent?  Will I have trouble getting missions to count on the server?

-S'Cipio

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Old DLL files work with new and vica versa.. the host of the mission is the control dll files for the match.. so if you still have the old dll files and host, then you may have more lag than running with the new dll files.. besides the new dll files is only a 753 K DL, as such, about 10 seconds..

[GDA-S'Cipio]

Old DLL files work with new and vica versa.. the host of the mission is the control dll files for the match.. so if you still have the old dll files, then you may have more lag than running with the new dll files.. besides the new dll files is only a 700+ K DL, as such, about 10 seconds..

While I used my lazy self as an example, what I was really thinking of was the server I want to run this summer.  I'd really like to use your new dll's so that people have a better multiplayer experience.  What I really wanted to know, in my roundabout question, was whether or not casual players with the old dlls would have any trouble logging onto my server.

From your response, I'm guessing they will be OK?

-S'Cipio

[KAT J'inn]

Hopefully it will make the server kit more stable.. we'll find out with Mirror Mirror

Important Tech questions to be addressed on a server being run by Hexx . . . .


 

[Capt_Pestalence_XC]

Players using the old DLL's would not have any trouble logging on.. for your server, I would use the zip package and not the exe.. the zip pack has all the one's for the server as well as 1 extra for the game side...

Also, if you are going to run a modded server, you can always include the dll files as part of the server installer.. with old one's backed up of course, and restored on the server pack uninstall.. Mirror Mirror is going to try this to see if stability on the Dyna is going to improve for players.