CAPS Update: Biggest Ever

fiath · 20 February 2004, 19:16

Biggest CAPS update ever is now up.

http://www.caps-project.org

Enjoy the bedtime reading!

Release mails will be going out over the next couple of days. Please be patient!

killergorilla · 20 February 2004, 19:34

Good stuff

Currently having a traul through some of it

Antiriad · 20 February 2004, 20:51

Remind me Fiath, was it another dump of Kiilling Game Show you wanted?

jmmijo · 20 February 2004, 21:38

I too am browsing the latest CAPS info

Great job fiath and to everyone at CAPS

Chuckles · 20 February 2004, 22:15

I've just finished perusing the release list and the updates to the C.A.P.S. site, and I'm impressed! On the website, I particularly liked the reorganization of the FAQ's into the knowledge base, and some of the articles made for an interesting read. I might just have to play around with a copy of "Little Computer People" this weekend based on the info in that article.

As for the release itself, I think this release is going to reduce the amount of dumping that I have left to do a bit. I'll have to check this against my list when I get home, but it looks like there are about 10 titles in this release that were on my "to be dumped" list, so I'm probably down to around 15 or so titles left to dump. I ought to be able to finish that over the weekend with a bit of luck, and then I'll only need to worry about dumping anything new I manage to run across.

Good work!

whiteb · 20 February 2004, 22:35

Quote:

Originally posted by Antiriad
Remind me Fiath, was it another dump of Kiilling Game Show you wanted?

I think he said yes, Due to the moronic actions of psygnosis not putting verification data (or something) on the disk.

I would say it cannot hurt.

whiteb · 20 February 2004, 22:38

Quote:

Originally posted by Chuckles

As for the release itself, I think this release is going to reduce the amount of dumping that I have left to do a bit. I'll have to check this against my list when I get home, but it looks like there are about 10 titles in this release that were on my "to be dumped" list, so I'm probably down to around 15 or so titles left to dump. I ought to be able to finish that over the weekend with a bit of luck, and then I'll only need to worry about dumping anything new I manage to run across.

Good work!

I think one of the rules about CAPS, is that whilst a game may now be dumped, just dont say "Ok it doesnt need dumping".

Its recommended, if you have a disk, and its listed as being submitted/dumped, is to dump it anyway, the disk layout might be a bit different, different budget release, slightly different disk format etc.

Chuckles · 20 February 2004, 23:27

Well, I can always dump those 10 and submit them, but I doubt there will be any difference between these and the ones included in this release. All 10 are US releases of Infocom titles, which are AFAIK plain vanilla AmigaDOS format with no on-disk protection at all, and none were "budget" releases (I don't think there ever were any "budget" releases of the Infocom titles on the Amiga in the US, aside from the "Lost Treasures of Infocom" collection). If additional dumps of those are of any use then I'll be happy to dump them, but they do go to the end of the priority list behind anything else that I have that hasn't yet been released.

fiath · 21 February 2004, 00:08

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteb
I think he said yes, Due to the moronic actions of psygnosis not putting verification data (or something) on the disk.

Not quite. We need more dumps of the disk because we cannot automatically check the integrity info that they contain yet (they do have some). They used a 1.5 bit encoding method for that game (and a few others), and it needs support that is quite a lot of work to add.

See here:

http://www.caps-project.org/wip-apr-...html#Psygnosis

Antiriad · 21 February 2004, 18:10

I have now dumped and uploaded my Monster Pack Vol 2 version of Killing Game Show. I hope it helps

Bad Mr Frosty · 21 February 2004, 20:50

Any chance of my name being added to the dumping credits list?

Please?

Pretty please?

etc...

While on the subject, would it be possible to add the name of the person who dumped a game to the online games database?

fiath · 21 February 2004, 21:36

I know, we have not managed to update the credits list for far too long. I am sorry about that. Will do this as soon as possible.

About adding names to the games screen. I am not sure that is a good idea for privacy reasons...

Codetapper · 21 February 2004, 22:14

Why not ask the contributors if it is OK for their name/handle to be displayed? I certainly do not mind "Codetapper" being shown beside any games I have uploaded and I would imagine most other people wouldn't mind either.

And if somebody desperately wants to contact me about a game I provided, I don't mind.

And this way if anybody doesn't want to be displayed - the name would just appear empty.

jmmijo · 21 February 2004, 22:21

Quote:

Originally posted by Codetapper

And this way if anybody doesn't want to be displayed - the name would just appear empty.

or even N/A for Not Available

Enverex · 21 February 2004, 23:28

Fine by me.

killergorilla · 22 February 2004, 03:20

sounds perfect to me. I'd be more than glad to wrestle with someone over a release!

Marcuz · 23 February 2004, 17:35

wow there are now more caps releases than goodgba roms out!
good work!

killergorilla · 23 February 2004, 17:37

There are also more CAPS releases than there are people in Vatican City (The country with the world's smallest population)

fiath · 23 February 2004, 18:09

Quote:

Originally posted by marco pedrana
wow there are now more caps releases than goodgba roms out!
good work!

Note that it also takes far more effort to make an IPF file that reading out a ROM file.

See here for (too much

) info on what we have to do for each format.

Marcuz · 23 February 2004, 20:52

yep i'm aware of that, do you ever get tired of win mentions?

i've made the paragon just because, as leechin bastard, i keep track of both of them sets and the releases are similary enumerated. Of course CAPS have a special place in my hart *cough* what a tracherous bastard! *cough*

20 February 2004, 19:16	#1
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	CAPS Update: Biggest Ever Biggest CAPS update ever is now up. http://www.caps-project.org Enjoy the bedtime reading! Release mails will be going out over the next couple of days. Please be patient!

21 February 2004, 22:14	#13
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	Privacy schmivacy! Why not ask the contributors if it is OK for their name/handle to be displayed? I certainly do not mind "Codetapper" being shown beside any games I have uploaded and I would imagine most other people wouldn't mind either. And if somebody desperately wants to contact me about a game I provided, I don't mind. And this way if anybody doesn't want to be displayed - the name would just appear empty.

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Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	Remind me Fiath, was it another dump of Kiilling Game Show you wanted?

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jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	I too am browsing the latest CAPS info Great job fiath and to everyone at CAPS

20 February 2004, 22:15	#5
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 69 Posts: 685	I've just finished perusing the release list and the updates to the C.A.P.S. site, and I'm impressed! On the website, I particularly liked the reorganization of the FAQ's into the knowledge base, and some of the articles made for an interesting read. I might just have to play around with a copy of "Little Computer People" this weekend based on the info in that article. As for the release itself, I think this release is going to reduce the amount of dumping that I have left to do a bit. I'll have to check this against my list when I get home, but it looks like there are about 10 titles in this release that were on my "to be dumped" list, so I'm probably down to around 15 or so titles left to dump. I ought to be able to finish that over the weekend with a bit of luck, and then I'll only need to worry about dumping anything new I manage to run across. Good work!

20 February 2004, 23:27	#8
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 69 Posts: 685	Well, I can always dump those 10 and submit them, but I doubt there will be any difference between these and the ones included in this release. All 10 are US releases of Infocom titles, which are AFAIK plain vanilla AmigaDOS format with no on-disk protection at all, and none were "budget" releases (I don't think there ever were any "budget" releases of the Infocom titles on the Amiga in the US, aside from the "Lost Treasures of Infocom" collection). If additional dumps of those are of any use then I'll be happy to dump them, but they do go to the end of the priority list behind anything else that I have that hasn't yet been released.

21 February 2004, 18:10	#10
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,141	I have now dumped and uploaded my Monster Pack Vol 2 version of Killing Game Show. I hope it helps

21 February 2004, 20:50	#11
Bad Mr Frosty Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Praha / Ceska Republika Age: 45 Posts: 107	Any chance of my name being added to the dumping credits list? Please? Pretty please? etc... While on the subject, would it be possible to add the name of the person who dumped a game to the online games database?

21 February 2004, 21:36	#12
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	I know, we have not managed to update the credits list for far too long. I am sorry about that. Will do this as soon as possible. About adding names to the games screen. I am not sure that is a good idea for privacy reasons...

21 February 2004, 23:28	#15
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Fine by me.

22 February 2004, 03:20	#16
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	sounds perfect to me. I'd be more than glad to wrestle with someone over a release!

23 February 2004, 17:35	#17
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	wow there are now more caps releases than goodgba roms out! good work!

23 February 2004, 17:37	#18
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	There are also more CAPS releases than there are people in Vatican City (The country with the world's smallest population)

23 February 2004, 20:52	#20
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	yep i'm aware of that, do you ever get tired of win mentions? i've made the paragon just because, as leechin bastard, i keep track of both of them sets and the releases are similary enumerated. Of course CAPS have a special place in my hart cough what a tracherous bastard! cough

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