[Arcade PC] Dance Dance Revolution [A20] [A20 PLUS] [A3] [World] (Konami)

[piotr25691]

13 hours ago, kkmedia said:

I'm really sorry for any confusion, what I'm trying to do is enable an HD wallpaper in the DDR A3 GOLD version (sorry for any confusion when I mention A3 + World) so what happens is that when I want to patch the arkmdsp3.dll file of the May 22, 2024 version on the WEB patcher the patch does not work. So I'm looking for a patched arkmdsp3.dll for DDR A3 GOLD version 2024052200

the GOLD patch you're looking for is on gamemdx.dll, not arkmdxp3.dll.

 

here is the file in question:

gamemdx.dll

[kkmedia]

6 hours ago, piotr25691 said:

the GOLD patch you're looking for is on gamemdx.dll, not arkmdxp3.dll.

 

here is the file in question:

gamemdx.dll 2.51 MB · 0 downloads

Thank you @piotr25691 for your help!  I do have another question for you, I have completely configured Dance Dance Revolution WORLD and when I try to update the game with the latest known version (the one from OCTOBER 15, 2024 - MDX-2024101500) all my songs disappear from the game. When I updated to MDX-2024091000 I still have all the songs that are available. Is this a known problem? And if so, is there a fix for it?

Thank you again for the gamemdx.dll file, I am going to test this out soon!

[kkmedia]

So I tested out the gamemdx.dll file and the game does not start anymore:

 

When I go to the patcher site - https://getze56901.github.io/patcher/ddra3.html this is what I see:

 

 

I believe this is what I am looking for, so when I tried that patch, it still does not enable the HD Wallpaper.

 

When I tried getting the gamemdx.dll file from this site, I came across this option it was asking:

 

Do you know which option I should choose or does this option not have anything to do with the HD Wallpaper?  I am really sorry for all of the questions, I do really appreciate any assistance you have provided to this point!

 

[kkmedia]

[piotr25691]

2 hours ago, kkmedia said:

So I tested out the gamemdx.dll file and the game does not start anymore:

 

When I go to the patcher site - https://getze56901.github.io/patcher/ddra3.html this is what I see:

 

 

I believe this is what I am looking for, so when I tried that patch, it still does not enable the HD Wallpaper.

 

When I tried getting the gamemdx.dll file from this site, I came across this option it was asking:

 

Do you know which option I should choose or does this option not have anything to do with the HD Wallpaper?  I am really sorry for all of the questions, I do really appreciate any assistance you have provided to this point!

 

The patcher indicates a mismatch on that file. Please restore the original arkmdxp3.dll file to prevent any crashes.

 

The forced theme is for forcing DDR SELECTION theme on every song. It doesn't matter here.

3 hours ago, kkmedia said:

Thank you @piotr25691 for your help!  I do have another question for you, I have completely configured Dance Dance Revolution WORLD and when I try to update the game with the latest known version (the one from OCTOBER 15, 2024 - MDX-2024101500) all my songs disappear from the game. When I updated to MDX-2024091000 I still have all the songs that are available. Is this a known problem? And if so, is there a fix for it?

Thank you again for the gamemdx.dll file, I am going to test this out soon!

When using DDR WORLD October data you need a specific e-AMUSEMENT server as they have changed the game to show only like 5 songs if you're not using the correct server. I can certainly provide my Asphyxia plugin that is known to work with it.

[kkmedia]

36 minutes ago, piotr25691 said:

The patcher indicates a mismatch on that file. Please restore the original arkmdxp3.dll file to prevent any crashes.

 

The forced theme is for forcing DDR SELECTION theme on every song. It doesn't matter here.

When using DDR WORLD October data you need a specific e-AMUSEMENT server as they have changed the game to show only like 5 songs if you're not using the correct server. I can certainly provide my Asphyxia plugin that is known to work with it.

Thank you! I hate bothering you, but I really appreciate all of the help you have given!  I will try out your plugin!  Thanks again!

[kkmedia]

I think the video file ddra3_bg_gold_hd.m2v is badly encoded and that is why the wallpaper is not displayed. I had a friend check the file for me and they mentioned "even if I encode it the total flow rate returns to zero so when the game starts to select the songs it crashes because it is not the right flow rate", he also said that the ddra3_bg_gold_hd.m2v file is not a real .m2v, it is really a .mp4 file and the extension was changed to .m2v.

So I think the problem might actually be the video file.