parsec47 - PC

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parsec47 - PC

Post by lgb »

Please post scores in the new high score thread. Thanks!





Download program:
Defeat retro enemies modenly.
Retromodern hispeed shmup, 'PARSEC47'.


Program options:
Don't use -slowship. Everything else is fine.

Score entry:
DIFFICULTY - MODE
NAME - SCORE - STAGE - CONTROL TYPE - PROGRAM OPTIONS


That is all.

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Practice - Roll

Code: Select all

1.  Makoto_Shinobi - 21,563,200 - 160 - Macintosh Keyboard 
2.  javel          - 17,828,630 - 160 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces.
3.  BUHA           - 14,319,090 - 112 
4.  landshark      - 13,851,460 - 131 
5.  PlasmaBlooD    - 12,298,470 -  97 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
6.  Pirate1019     - 10,379,420 -  84 
7.  G-zeiger       -  8,270,430 -   ?
8.  lgb            -  5.669.800 -   ? - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
Practice - Lock

Code: Select all

1.  Makoto_Shinobi - 17,609,870 - 159 - Macintosh Keyboard 
2.  PlasmaBlooD    - 13,930,980 - 134 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
3.  Aru-san        - 11,997,280 - 114 - Keyboard
4.  javel          - 10,763,220 - 107 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces. 
5.  Pirate1019     - 10,379,430 - 107 - Logitech USB Controller
6.  BulletMagnet   -  9,943,280 -  91 - cheap-o USB controller
7.  lgb            -  8.182.760 -  88 - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
8.  thySEus        -  6,990,840 -  75 
9.  angrycoder     -  5,825,746 -  89 - JP Saturn Pad via PC magicbox
Normal - Roll

Code: Select all

1.  shiftace       - 17,120,000 -  97 - keyboard 
2.  .ASP           - 15,903,330 - 100 - keyboard (nosound)
3.  Makoto_Shinobi - 15,105,860 -  90 - Macintosh Keyboard 
4.  javel          - 14,449,790 - 114 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces. 
5.  Blue           - 11,276,690 -  72 - keyboard 
6.  battlegorge    - 10,456,860 -  75 - logitech dual action
7.  PlasmaBlooD    - 10,382,500 -  70 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
8.  landshark      -  7,975,680 -  51 
9.  Pirate1019     -  5,266,710 -   ? - Logitech USB controller 
10. G-zeiger       -  4,525,210 -   ? 
11. lgb            -  3.068.600 -   ? - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
12. Edge           -  2,921,770 -  26 - PS2 Pad
Normal - Lock

Code: Select all

1.  javel          - 17,772,890 - 166 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces. 
2.  shiftace       - 15,850,010 - 107 - keyboard 
3.  Icarus         - 15,739,410 - 112 - Saturn-style USB pad 
4.  .ASP           - 14,821,950 - 10x - keyboard (nosound)
5.  Makoto_Shinobi - 14,300,900 - 109 - Macintosh Keyboard 
6.  PlasmaBlooD    - 11,796,410 -  90 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
7.  Doozer         - 11,555,010 -  87 - Saitek P2600
8.  Sasupoika      - 10,871,490 -  88 - keyboard
9.  Galdur         -  7,574,910 -  61 - Logitech USB controller
10. Edge           -  6,367,620 -  50 - PS2 Pad
11. gs68           -  5,961,010 -  50 - SF4 Fighting Stick TE of doom
12. Pirate1019     -  5,402,880 -  42 - Logitech USB Controller
13. lgb            -  5.181.780 -   ? - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
14. Blue           -  4,893,970 -   ?  
15. LaserGun       -  3,964,880 -  49 - Saturn USB pad
16. BulletMagnet   -  3,438,230 -  31 - cheap-o USB controller
Hard - Roll

Code: Select all

1.  shiftace       - 15,887,020 -  80 - keyboard 
2.  BUHA           -  9,869,680 -  52 - PS2 pad 
3.  WarpZone       -  8,518,710 -   ? - keyboard 
4.  Blue           -  7,646,900 -   ? 
5.  Pirate1019     -  7,429,290 -  4? - Sega USB controller (nosound)
6.  BulletMagnet   -  5,459,300 -  33 - cheap-o USB controller 
7.  G-zeiger       -  3,459,930 -   ?
Hard - Lock

Code: Select all

1.  shiftace       - 18,412,520 - 110 - keyboard 
2.  Icarus         - 15,995,680 -  98 - Saturn-style USB pad 
3.  javel          -  8,956,510 -  72 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces. 
4.  Doozer         -  7,630,590 -   ? - Saitek P2600 
5.  Tito           -  6,358,440 -  48 - keyboard 
6.  Blue           -  6,248,500 -   ? - keyboard 
7.  PlasmaBlooD    -  6,083,810 -  43 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
8.  uwfan          -  4,994,730 -  46 
9.  BulletMagnet   -  4,191,030 -  30 - cheap-o USB controller
10. Pirate1019     -  3,849,080 -  35 - Logitech USB Controller 
11. zimeon         -  3,621,160 -  36 - keyboard 
12. Andi           -  3,258,540 -   ? - keyboard 
13. G-zeiger       -  2,847,210 -   ?
14. lgb            -  2.430.620 -  24 - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
Extreme - Roll

Code: Select all

1.  shiftace       - 38,826,340 - 149 - keyboard 
2.  Davey          - 26,425,920 - 120 - Virtua Stick USB 
3.  rmg            - 17,265,830 -  81 - PlayStation pad 
4.  shoe-sama      - 16,447,940 -  75 - keyboard 
5.  .ASP           - 14,271,950 -  73 - keyboard (nosound)
6.  BUHA           - 11,625,150 -  59 
7.  piyo           - 11,409,550 -  50 
8.  WarpZone       -  4,683,040 -   ? - keyboard 
9.  G-zeiger       -  3,956,910 -   ? - ? (nowait) 
10. BulletMagnet   -  2,942,580 -  22 - cheap-o USB controller
Extreme - Lock

Code: Select all

1.  shiftace       - 33,262,700 - 149 - keyboard
2.  Davey          - 16,136,740 -  90 - HRAP
3.  piyo           - 14,337,390 -  76 - Sega Saturn style USB controller PC (reverse, nosound)
4.  Icarus         - 13,912,110 -  74 - Saturn-style USB pad
5.  .ASP           - 12,209,710 -  6? - keyboard (nosound)
6.  shoe-sama      - 12,091,740 -  69 - keyboard
7.  javel          -  9,801,740 -  74 - Logitech "Precision" USB Controller with left handle smashed to pieces. 
8.  Pirate1019     -  5,318,160 -  38 - Saturn Style USB Controller
9.  PlasmaBlooD    -  5,122,530 -  31 - Saitek P880 USB Joypad 
10. Doozer         -  4,496,730 -   ? - Saitek P2600 
11. DeSangre       -  4,461,400 -  40 
12. gs68           -  4,194,240 -  35 - FSTE modded with Seimitsu LS-32-01 (nosound)
13. BulletMagnet   -  3,328,130 -  22 - cheap-o USB controller
14. lgb            -  1.743.630 -  14 - Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (window, nowait)
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PRACTICE - MODE
Aru-san - 8,307,660 - 77 - Keyboard - No options
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lgb wrote:Caution: Possible abuse - -luminous, -lowres, -nosound
What is the potential for abuse with these? Just curious.
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Post by Enhasa »

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/jau ... c47.6.html

Honestly I would say all 8 options are ok (although they should be specified if not default I guess). They could all possibly affect things, but I don't think any of them would be unfairly advantageous. If anything, -nowait could be an additional (more difficult) category for Kenta Cho score boards, but it doesn't make as much of a difference for p47 since it's fast anyway.


Let's make up possible abuse scenarios!

-brightness: You are a cockroach and hate light.
-luminous: You are a raver and lack the motivation to kill enemies unless they explode in a bright flash and hey let's go play Space Giraffe.
-lowres: You refuse to play games that aren't TRUE LOW RES and also you are GP.
-nosound: You are a troll who lives under a bridge and is physically hurt by music.
-window: You have a 400-inch monitor.
-fullscreen: You have a 4-inch monitor.
-reverse: .cixelsyd era uoY
-slowship: You can't handle the normal ship speed and also you are a turtle who hates pointblanking.
-nowait: You post in shmups chat about how your computer is really fast but hey why is there slowdown in DDP is that normal?
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Post by lgb »

I really do not know. I think the only one that's really going to mean anything is -slowship, for obvious reasons. It's kind of fun to play in -lowres though.
Aru-san wrote:PRACTICE - MODE
Aru-san - 8,307,660 - 77 - Keyboard - No options
Mode = Lock or roll. I thought that was a bit obvious...
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lgb wrote:I really do not know. I think the only one that's really going to mean anything is -slowship, for obvious reasons. It's kind of fun to play in -lowres though.
Aru-san wrote:PRACTICE - MODE
Aru-san - 8,307,660 - 77 - Keyboard - No options
Mode = Lock or roll. I thought that was a bit obvious...
WHOOPS!

Lock mode.

Sorry about that. I think I had a minor brain fart when I was typing in my score.
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Post by Davey »

-window is nice, for this reason (maybe everybody knows this already?):
piyo wrote:Have you tried playing window mode and maximizing the window? (p47.exe -window) Super duper sharp, so crispy it burns.
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I'm not sure about -slowship. I've never used it, but I'd think it'd hurt at least as much as it helps. Just like in Dangun, you generally want the fastest ship possible to make it easier to collect all the point items.
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Post by lgb »

But Normal/Hard/Extreme isn't built to use the Practice speed. They're built to get faster as you go along.

-window is great. It runs better on this comp than full screen mode, anyway.
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Post by Enhasa »

-slowship doesn't slow the game down. What it does is: normally, you have a fast unfocused speed and a slower focused speed (that lets you lock or roll), but with -slowship, you always move at the slower speed, even when unfocused. Since this game is like Dangun and all about flying around everywhere and speedkilling everything, -slowship is actually a bit of a disadvantage.

But hey, it's all a moot point anyway until someone uses any of the mechanics-changing special options to begin with.
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Post by lgb »

Duh, it says just that in the -slowship description. Unless I'm wrong, Davey and shiftace were the only ones who bothered to even care about how -slowship was a disadvantage in the old thread. I suppose that's why it's up there... (that and I heard complaints in the old thread about how Extreme was too fast for certain people)

Now if Parsec allowed you to pick a ship speed at the start or somesuch, that's alright. But that's not how it works.
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PRACTICE - LOCK
Aru-san - 9,234,300 - 87 - Keyboard - [-lowres] [-luminous 100] [-brightness 25] [-nowait]

UPDATE:

PRACTICE - LOCK
Aru-san - 10,296,260 - 90 - Keyboard - [-lowres]
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Post by lgb »

Updated Aru-san's score, fixed some errors, added my program options (which I should have done to begin with). Windowed mode is gorgeous and how anyone can play without it is beyond me.

If you're wondering what kind of keyboard that is, it's this thing. Terrible arrow keys.
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PRACTICE - LOCK
Aru-san - 11,243,850 - 106 - Keyboard - [-lowres] [-brightness 50]

PROOF PIC
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PRACTICE - LOCK
Aru-san - 11,362,980 - 100 - Keyboard - [-lowres] [-brightness 50]
Damn, lower parsec, higher score. :o

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Post by LaserGun »

I just started playing this yesterday and have a couple questions.

Do you get more or less points when the point items turn yellow and rebound up to the top of the screen from the bottom?

and how do I change the options? :oops:

NORMAL - LOCK
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I'm pretty sure point values are identical for green and yellow. The color change is just to help you quickly identify at any time which items are about to leave the screen (ie prioritize yellow ones near the top). It's like Dangun Feveron, you don't want to let any of them go off the top of the screen (also you don't want to die), or your chain will reset, which will cause you to reset. :(

Those options are command-line switches. If you don't know what the command prompt is, well here is the easiest way to do this long-term anyway: Open any text editor such as notepad. Type in something like "p47.exe -window -brightness 50" or whatever you want. Hit save and browse to the p47 folder, and name it say, "p47.bat" (quotes included). Now you can click on this batch file to run p47 with the options.
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Post by lgb »

1. afaik the bonus items turn yellow to remind you that they're going up the screen.

2a. "Hard" way: Use the command line.
2b. "Easy" way: Make a shortcut of the executable somewhere, go into the new shortcut's Properties, find the "Target" section of the Shortcut tab, type options at the very end. The options are in the parsec47 readme.txt; remember to type the hyphen at the start of each one, and use a space between each option (but not between the hyphen and the option). I think that explains it.
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Post by LaserGun »

That's great! Thanks for the info guys :D
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Haven't been here in a while. Although I haven't played any shooters in while either.

Hard - Roll
Pirate1019 - 7,429,290 - 41-50 - Sega USB Controller - [-nosound]
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First record in about four forevers.

Normal - Lock
gs68 - 5,961,010 - 50 - SF4 Fighting Stick TE of doom

Stupidly died with about 40k left before the next extend, at the stage 50 boss.
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I never put much stock in Roll Extreme or Lock Extreme, but I'm beginning to lose my patience waiting for things to heat up in anything lower than Hard now.

Extreme - Lock
Pirate1019 - 5,318,160 - 38 - Saturn Style USB Controller- None

This game really encourages some weird dodging behaviors. On Extreme you move so fast that straight lateral dodges through bullet streams is not only entirely possible, but completely encouraged. A lot of time is spent pulling enemy fire around to create breaks to fly through too.
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Practice - Lock
Aru-san - 11,997,280 - 114 - Keyboard - None

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Normal - Lock
.ASP - 6,073,540 - 75 - keyboard

EDIT : wait I didn't know X button does something

Normal - Lock
.ASP - 10,326,630 - 111 - keyboard
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Sasupoika - 10,871,490 - 88 - keyboard
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Normal - Lock
.ASP - 14,821,950 - 10? - Keyboard -nosound

Normal - Roll
.ASP - 15,903,330 - 100 - Keyboard -nosound

Yes, music hurts me.

Extreme - Roll
.ASP - 13,589,100 - 70 - keyboard -nosound

Extreme - Lock
.ASP - 12,209,710 - 6? - keyboard -nosound
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Extreme - Lock
gs68 - 4,194,240 - 35 - FSTE modded with Seimitsu LS-32-01 - [-nosound]
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A little improvement :

Extreme - Roll
.ASP - 14,271,950 - 73 - keyboard - nosound
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Aru-san wrote:Practice - Lock
Aru-san - 11,997,280 - 114 - Keyboard - None

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You still haven't updated this score yet =O
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I'm sorry, I don't know how I missed it

it's good to see you're not gone forever aru-san
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