Color changing of the needle

[Daniel3D]

But I don't agree with "first learn then change"
It's from change we learn. It's change that inspires progress.
Is it the best approach, probably not.
But it does yield results.

Im talking about the basics like how the functions,segments get layouted etc, map files from the linker

Ah, that. I'm working on that. There is a lot I don't know. Leaning heavily on CAS again.

Trying to get my head around the Git. And working with that. But the program I found seemed ok but got stuck. I could make a local branch no problem, but to change code was a hassle, and I couldn't find any way to commit the change. Could not save it. Very annoying.
So I am saving everything local, just the changed files, and ill look for a simpler program. Something even I can understand.

[Daniel3D]

But its really needed to find the rest of the non symbolic offsets, could be just a few
then changes are 100% safe

How can I recognize them?
Am I correct in assuming that these offsets are pointing at a specific line in the code and not a named stating point?
A fixed point that would change to the wrong value if you add lines before. (I'm thinking about how basic works, so I'm not sure how to see this in ASM)

[llm]

Trying to get my head around the Git. And working with that. But the program I found seemed ok but got stuck. I could make a local branch no problem, but to change code was a hassle, and I couldn't find any way to commit the change. Could not save it. Very annoying.
So I am saving everything local, just the changed files, and ill look for a simpler program. Something even I can understand.

Its very easy, no idea what your struggeling with

Clone a repo, change files in you prefered editor/IDE, commit and push (if there is a remote repo attached) - thats it, there are tons of tutorials, videos - but im using different version control systems for decades, that makes it easy for me 

Dont mixup commit(lokal) and push/pull(remote or other local repo, gitlab, github, ...)
You never ever change a file in a git client

You need to add /m to the linker commandline to get a map file thats gives you infos about segment/function start in the resulting exe, and then you can use winmerge or other tool to compare original map file against changed sources

[Cas]

It's true that adding code, like we did, if there's any non-symbolic reference after the point that's changed, would distabilise the program. One thing we could do about it is, instead of just inserting code wherever we need it, we could just replace a piece of the code with a call instead, making sure the local code remains the same size. Then create a new code segment at the end to receive those calls. In other words, put all of our new patches at the end of the code.

It does look, though, like there aren't many of these non-symbolic references lurking around because our code appears stable. We just have to play the game using every possible function, try it many, many times and see. But what I said above is probably the safest option, although I don't know in TASM syntax how to force the new code to be at the end.

Again, I'm not very familiar with TASM-specific syntax, but placing something to force paragraph alignment as you mention, Ilm, would definitely help too!

[llm]

although I don't know in TASM syntax how to force the new code to be at the end.

Again, I'm not very familiar with TASM-specific syntax, but placing something to force paragraph alignment as you mention, Ilm, would definitely help too!

not "segment byte" but "segment para" , but you need to check the map file for movws because currently the para alignment is manual done with alignment bytes directly added in front or end of segments

tlink.exe is called with a commandline parameter that orders segments in source occurence order, so just add a new segment at end, thats it

[dreadnaut]

Its very easy, no idea what your struggeling with

I teach Git stuff at meetups and at work, and most people have some trouble with it. I am not surprised if Daniel doesn't find it very easy.

I would suggest starting from the command line, even if it looks more difficult. You can keep your graphical client open on the side to see what happens. Then start with a toy repository and some tutorial, e.g., this one on freecodecamp.

Yes, the title is a clickbait. There is no way you can understand the basics of git technology in just 10 minutes. But you can get pretty close in about 25 minutes. And that is the purpose of this article.

[Cas]

Hey, guys!  I'm reading the whole post and I can't find (or maybe I stupidly skipped) the binary download for ReStunts with the needle colour mod. Do you guys have it somewhere?

[Zapper]

Hey, guys!  I'm reading the whole post and I can't find (or maybe I stupidly skipped) the binary download for ReStunts with the needle colour mod. Do you guys have it somewhere?

Hi Cas,

Check the attachment "SKIDMCGA.EXE" on the following post link:
http://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?topic=3810.msg82262#msg82262

And second version (distinct needle colors):
http://forum.stunts.hu/index.php?topic=3810.msg82375#msg82375

Cheers.

[Cas]

Thanks, Zapper!  Yes, I was sure I had skipped it!  It had to be there. I've already obtained it from the CCC Stunts download, but I knew it had to be in the forum. Cheers!

[Spoonboy]

Seeing this thread appear reminded me of an issue I saw. @Ryoma, would it be possible to change the needle colour in the Koenig Testarossa??
I'd love to test this car more, but the white needles on white dials make this difficult. Don't want to give you another job, but just thought I'd ask

[Daniel3D]

Seeing this thread appear reminded me of an issue I saw. @Ryoma, would it be possible to change the needle colour in the Koenig Testarossa??
I'd love to test this car more, but the white needles on white dials make this difficult. Don't want to give you another job, but just thought I'd ask

Its an easy fix, doesn't change the car. So I'm sure it can be done quickly.
But Ryoma often updates his cars, so maybe it's already done. Check out his mega for the latest updates.

[Cas]

Ryoma has used the needle colour mod on several on his cars. I suppose he must have made this one before the mod

[Daniel3D]

Ryoma has used the needle colour mod on several on his cars. I suppose he must have made this one before the mod

Idk.. he updated a big list of cars afterwards. So I find it curious that he didn't do this one.