Dracula X Nocturne in the Moonlight - Weird Cape Flickering

[TheGreatBulzome]

          Try this build 

Saturn_DS.zip

Originally posted by @srg320 in #259 (comment)

        This fixed a previous set of issues. There were several minor graphical glitches that were introduced with the latest nightly. This fixed those issues. However, a new issue was introduced. The Glaring Cloth now flickers when equipped. It is the only cape to do this.

My.Great.Game.-.My.Great.Capture.mp4

I am playing this translation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQ9Fcajy7k

Here is my save file. The file has the cape in question.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kzt1xri4ckdfw7nrftgjk/Castlevania-Symphony-of-the-Night-Ultimate.sav?rlkey=eoae6quy1jr6t0gikx0p49ld8&st=0oiaw9kn&dl=0

I did confirm this issue with one other person in the MiSTer Discord.

I'm playing this over HDMI. If you my settings, I'll be happy to provide them.

[TheGreatBulzome]

The text I wrote above the video got deleted. I'm sorry.

With the latest nightly build, the were some weird graphical glitches that appeared in Dracula X - Nocturne in the Moonlight. The build I referenced fixed those issues, but introduced a new issue. The Glaring Cloth has started flickering. The video I posted showcases the issue.

[srg320]

@TheGreatBulzome, the video doesn't work.

[Zet-sensei]

I've seen a very quick white flickering on the cape yesterday (just some frames), after some tests with the 2024-10-30 version.

But it needs a test on previous versions of the core & on the original hardware for comparisons.
Maybe an original game/translation patch bug.

[TheGreatBulzome]

@TheGreatBulzome, the video doesn't work.

I'm sorry.I guess Github didn't like my video.. I've uploaded it to my Dropbox.
This shows the cape flicker.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i8qxof1ngowo0jf8e5ehk/Cape-Flicker.mp4?rlkey=keifxfbrc01da3q7g7spki2a5&st=hwoitu0l&dl=0

This second video shows all the capes I have. Only the Glaring Cloth is flickering.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ohjgvydnx9a7g29y5dgh5/All-Capes.mp4?rlkey=dkp4v7ipc5eqki7mjirmwwsko&st=jpo1dx27&dl=0

[srg320]

This flicker was on previous builds and is normal game behavior. It is a special effect when the color of the object (in this case it is light grey and dark grey) changes in even and odd frames. On older analogue TVs, this should look like a striped object with a smooth transition between the stripes and no flicker. Over the HDMI connection we see these color changes as flicker.

[Zet-sensei]

Should be closed, as original feature of the game.