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Forum: support.Other 18 January 2019, 15:07
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
Thanks acd2001, that works. For those...

Thanks acd2001, that works.

For those interested, I also found a small utility to display R/IFF file information called Riffpad, here - https://www.menasoft.com/blog/?p=34

Cheers!
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Forum: support.Other 17 January 2019, 22:39
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
I just found a mention in DP IV AGA's manual - ...

I just found a mention in DP IV AGA's manual -

https://computerarchive.org/files/comp/applications/amiga/manual/Deluxe%20Paint%204%20AGA%20-%20Manual-ENG.pdf

Page IV -

5. PBM Support...
Forum: support.Other 17 January 2019, 22:15
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
Hi Minuous, It's strange as I am unable to...

Hi Minuous,

It's strange as I am unable to open it using MSDOS Deluxe Paint II,

The last version (DP II Enhanced 3.0) just says Bad IFF Form, whereas older releases just say they can't load the...
Forum: support.Other 17 January 2019, 21:24
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
Yes agreed not weird, but I am unable to view...

Yes agreed not weird, but I am unable to view them in any graphics app. Tried Xnview, IrfanView, Deluxe Paint, various MSDOS viewer.. stumped.
Forum: support.Other 17 January 2019, 21:22
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
Unfortunately not the same PBM file format, ...

Unfortunately not the same PBM file format,

The one I'm after viewing seems to be a specific type of IFF/ILBM - some mention of this here - http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/ILBM#PBM

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Forum: support.Other 17 January 2019, 21:13
Replies: 11
Views: 1,467
Posted By Qube
Iff pbm

Hi all,


Does anyone know how I can view or convert a weird IFF PBM format image file? (attached)



The file has the FORM header, but then a PBM subtype (Planar Bitmap?). It has a 256 colour...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 November 2018, 21:44
Replies: 63
Views: 13,334
Posted By Qube
Yep and these games were popular, so they would...

Yep and these games were popular, so they would have sold those quite well I'm sure.


They could have also put out an Xmas special edition level via a magazine or something, those were always...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 November 2018, 21:40
Replies: 361
Views: 101,274
Posted By Qube
True! That floating cross enemy is such a pain...

True! That floating cross enemy is such a pain sometimes, especially if it appears right over your character.


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Forum: Amiga scene 17 November 2018, 21:09
Replies: 361
Views: 101,274
Posted By Qube
I've noticed some minor differences - in the ST...

I've noticed some minor differences - in the ST version the main character appears and teleports using a visual effect, like they are broken up into bits or recombined - this does not happen in the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 November 2018, 20:45
Replies: 63
Views: 13,334
Posted By Qube
Sounds like a lot of work. Always did like the...

Sounds like a lot of work. Always did like the Workshops levels, I guess they felt like a true fit for that Victorian England feel and era.


Shame the BB's never wanted to make a new CE using a...
Forum: Amiga scene 17 November 2018, 20:41
Replies: 361
Views: 101,274
Posted By Qube
Great conversion, many thanks to all those...

Great conversion, many thanks to all those involved in this project, runs great!

Looks like the ST teleport codes work too, Galahad did you add any secret codes of your own? :-)

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Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 November 2018, 20:08
Replies: 63
Views: 13,334
Posted By Qube
Very cool Cherno, Will you be expanding this...

Very cool Cherno,

Will you be expanding this mod to include the other levels, e.g. Workshops?

I was recently wondering myself whether it would be difficult to remake Chaos (or any classic...
Forum: project.TOSEC (amiga only) 23 January 2018, 20:07
Replies: 37
Views: 8,008
Posted By Qube
OK I understand, Should I continue to upload...

OK I understand,

Should I continue to upload anything else I find which is not matched in TOSEC for you to evaluate? I'm mostly doing this as a clean up exercise for myself.

Cheers,

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Forum: project.TOSEC (amiga only) 23 January 2018, 19:29
Replies: 37
Views: 8,008
Posted By Qube
Hi Mai, Whereabouts is the dat for that, I...

Hi Mai,

Whereabouts is the dat for that, I couldn't see it in the latest TOSEC dat release (v2017-11-01), maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?

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Forum: project.TOSEC (amiga only) 22 January 2018, 19:36
Replies: 37
Views: 8,008
Posted By Qube
Hi Chip, These are old amiga game archives...

Hi Chip,

These are old amiga game archives I've had in my posession for a while now, just finding the time to scan through them, I did not create the images myself. Some files were found to be...
Forum: project.TOSEC (amiga only) 21 January 2018, 22:25
Replies: 37
Views: 8,008
Posted By Qube
Sorry if I'm highjacking this thread, but I've...

Sorry if I'm highjacking this thread, but I've uploaded some unmatched DMS files onto the contribution FTP, into the /Upload/Qube folder for you guys to check out.

The 7z pack contains 92 DMS...
Forum: Collections 21 January 2018, 17:13
Replies: 639
Views: 161,245
Posted By Qube
The first set of disks I've converted are all...

The first set of disks I've converted are all just DMS, but I think they were just put together by someone at some point, they don't look like scene releases from their naming, certainly not the...
Forum: Collections 21 January 2018, 11:35
Replies: 639
Views: 161,245
Posted By Qube
This is a great effort, thanks to all involved! ...

This is a great effort, thanks to all involved!

I'm just working through some old archives myself, I'm using ADF-Workshop to convert them from DMS to ADF, and running TOSEC v2017-11-01 against...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 04 May 2017, 20:36
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
I think Cave 1.2 has the most amount of teleport...

I think Cave 1.2 has the most amount of teleport rooms from memory, perhaps 6? Two of them being a long stepped room where you run out of time, I think the level designer was just being a tease in...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 May 2017, 21:20
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Sounds good, looking forward to your next test...

Sounds good, looking forward to your next test file release!

I did also notice some slight 'walking in the air' collision issues in one secret area where there is a long stepped region, perhaps a...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 02 May 2017, 21:10
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Hi Jotd, The Warp to W2 also still works...

Hi Jotd,

The Warp to W2 also still works fine from within your custom level, so that is cool.

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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 May 2017, 21:35
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Hi there! Played through this, found a lot...

Hi there!

Played through this, found a lot of your secret areas already, looks good!

I did spot that you have a stack of coins which you can't collect so to speak - see pic.

Good work so...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 19 April 2017, 02:52
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Do you think it is possible to inject modified...

Do you think it is possible to inject modified and packed custom level files back into one of the crack versions of the game (directly into the ADF), or would that just break the original game...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 April 2017, 23:56
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Jotd, It may be easiest to get these custom...

Jotd,

It may be easiest to get these custom levels of yours working in the MS DOS version first, presumably you will be creating new level PAP and PIN files for the game, which are no doubt RNC...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 April 2017, 02:43
Replies: 135
Views: 27,454
Posted By Qube
Hi Jotd, Sounds like a fun endevour! ...

Hi Jotd,

Sounds like a fun endevour!

Would be neat to get some new levels into the Amiga version, better than the PC version which had poor audio from memory. You'll have to engineer an update...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 03 February 2017, 15:27
Replies: 314
Views: 68,719
Posted By Qube
Someone did a big video showing off the different...

Someone did a big video showing off the different versions of PoP here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1zDjDFSW4 - the ST/Amiga versions start at 52:00 mark.

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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 December 2016, 15:20
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Hi Jotd, One other thing I notced - in the...

Hi Jotd,

One other thing I notced - in the original game you could hold down+left/right to dismount from a ladder (fall) you may want to check that feature out and whether you implement it.
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 28 December 2016, 10:00
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Thanks for the update! :) One thing I have...

Thanks for the update! :)

One thing I have noticed is that the shopkeeper in the 4am mix seems to be coming from the right (in the wall) rather than the left? - see attached pic.

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Forum: request.Modules 30 September 2016, 21:25
Replies: 0
Views: 3,519
Posted By Qube
UnExoticA - checksum files for verification

I'm just moving my UnExoticA music collection between systems, so created some SHA1 checksum files for verification purposes etc.

Figured I would share the checksum files here for anyone who wants...
Forum: Amiga scene 06 May 2016, 20:52
Replies: 26
Views: 8,834
Posted By Qube
More excellent reverse engineering Exl :-)

More excellent reverse engineering Exl :-)
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 19 September 2015, 22:33
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Ye jotd you solved it, I had just extracted the...

Ye jotd you solved it, I had just extracted the 0.8 C version into a new folder and it does not include the music mp3\mod subfolders, this causes the crash when trying to create a new level. I copied...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 13 September 2015, 09:52
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Hey jotd, Regarding the level editor, seems...

Hey jotd,

Regarding the level editor, seems I'm getting a Java exeption error in the latest version (0.8 C) when trying to create a new level, but it works fine in the previous release still. Any...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 23 August 2015, 23:28
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Is the wall monster slghtly too high in the 4am...

Is the wall monster slghtly too high in the 4am mix treasure room so that the fire doesn't touch the hero?

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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 21 August 2015, 21:06
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
As for that thief with the bag of gold that you...

As for that thief with the bag of gold that you can't get in the demo - perhaps the bitmaps put it there to just reinforce the idea that he was a thief and stole stuff, as a sort of game detail. No...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 August 2015, 23:28
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
It's interesting how the Amiga demo differs to...

It's interesting how the Amiga demo differs to the ST demo, some of the graphics are different, the ST version even includes flickering torches in places, example attached of the thief's lair /...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 August 2015, 23:05
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
That was quick! :-) I just played through...

That was quick! :-)

I just played through the original Amiga 4AM coverdisk demo, if you get to that top lever at the end of the first world and reset it the platform does come out and you can hit...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 August 2015, 22:26
Replies: 425
Views: 87,823
Posted By Qube
Another fine update Jotd! I was going to...

Another fine update Jotd!

I was going to give the 4AM Mix a blast and find that it always starts in the 2nd part in this version? - see attached pic.

Any idea?

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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 July 2014, 08:58
Replies: 283
Views: 89,456
Posted By Qube
Darkfalzx - Sounds like you're going for a...

Darkfalzx - Sounds like you're going for a "Psygnosis Legacy" project ;), perhaps you could throw all the games in together and just select from the main menu?

I'll give SOTB2 a run through at...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 July 2014, 21:17
Replies: 283
Views: 89,456
Posted By Qube
I think the ladders vary in the original version...

I think the ladders vary in the original version between levels, you can see from the HOL shots that they look like this remake if you compare the same levels..
...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 July 2014, 15:51
Replies: 283
Views: 89,456
Posted By Qube
Darkfalzx - Been playing through SOTB1, found a...

Darkfalzx - Been playing through SOTB1, found a few more fixes for you, see the pics... It's been a long time since I played beast fully, you forget how many different graphic assets are in this...
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