DamienD's WinUAE Collection

[DamienD]

Heya guys,

...not really sure where to put this thread so decided to it can live under the project.MAGE section.

Now that Toni has released WinUAE v3.6.0 with the awesome "Boxart" panel, it's probably a good time for me to unleash my collection into the wild (minus any games that I've purchased plus APC&TCP titles).











I've been working on this on / off for 12+ years now. It's mainly a disk-based collection but in the past 2 years I've been adding in:

• Custom .HDFs created by me for games that don't run from floppy.
• Custom AmigaCD --> HDFs; again created by me.
• A few WHDLoad games where major bug fixes over the floppy version has occurred.

You can see the current list of games here.

Using all my knowledge / reading forums / loads of testing; I feel that all included files are 100% working versions, although obviously I cannot fully guarantee this...

The collection is 6.32GB WinRAR'd and 11.90GB uncompressed. I've also written a nice batch file that does everything for you:

1) Extracts the files from the WinRAR archives to "C:\WinUAE".
2) Removes old and applies the required registry settings.
3) Copies a WinUAE shortcut to your desktop.

ransom1122 has been using this for 2+ years now and commented in another thread:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Sounds promising DamienD, once the images are done I think it may be time to release your badboy out into the wild.

Your collection is nothing short of superior.

Now people might say; why use so many .ADFs when loading is sooooo much slower than from hard drive? Firstly, I love old school cracktros / trainers. Secondly, this is not really an issue in emulation. You can use the following tricks to eradicate boring loading times:

• Set "Floppy Drive Emulation Speed" to "800%" (which works fine for 95% of games).
• Toggle "Warp" mode on / off i.e. <End> + <Pause>.

Ok, a few things to note:

• All games are configured to be run in "Fullscreen" mode.
• 60% of the games run in a resolution of "640x480", 40% in "720x576", but keep the original aspect ratio (see this post for more details).
• "Keyboard Layout B" is set for "Port 2"; obviously if you plug in your joystick / controller and press button one it will swap over. With the second joystick / controller, press the 2nd button to swap over.
• I love / use scanlines, these are set at 50% opacity and very rarely 25%.
• Onscreen LEDs are turned on so you can see activity.
• If a game has 2 or more disks, the "Disk swapper" has been populated in a logical way, see Important Keys on usage.

Also, in some of the <gamedirs> you will find cheats, hints, level codes, manuals, maps, strategies, tips, walkthroughs which have been painstakingly formatted by me to be printer friendly and in a consistent layout / format. To view these from WinUAE, right-click on the title bar of the "Boxart" panel and select "Open Game Folder":

Finally, if you don't like any the above settings it's very easy to change by either:

1) Notepad++":

Using Notepad++ to modify all configurations to suit your needs in a matter of seconds via the "Search" --> "Find in Files..." function.

For example:

Turn off "Scanlines":
Find "gfx_filter_scanlines=50" and replace with "gfx_filter_scanlines=0".
Find "gfx_filter_scanlines=25" and replace with "gfx_filter_scanlines=0".
Find "gfx_filter_scanlines_rtg=50" and replace with "gfx_filter_scanlines_rtg=0".
Find "gfx_filter_scanlines_rtg=25" and replace with "gfx_filter_scanlines_rtg=0".

Turn off "Onscreen LEDs":
Find "show_leds=true" and replace with "show_leds=false".
Find "show_leds_rtg=true" and replace with "show_leds_rtg=false".


2) "Host" --> "Autoload":

• http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3107
• http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3108

Example file here: <click>

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Interesting Statistics - Base Install:

 6.32GB    WinRAR'd 
11.90GB    Extracted 
 11,772    Files 
  2,315    Directories 
     26    AmigaCD games
     10    Arcadia ROMs
  2,196    Disk-based games 
     94    HDFs (patches / trainers applied when applicable) 
         55    HDFs [native installs] 
         26    HDFs [AmigaCD] 
         13    HDFs [WHDLoad] 
   330+    Cheats / hints / level codes / manuals / maps / walkthroughs etc. 
  2,300    Title / screenshots (manually taken by me)

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Interesting Statistics - Base Install & Update Packs #1 - 48:

34.50GB    WinRAR'd 
60.30GB    Extracted 
 16,604    Files 
  3,269    Directories 
     57    AmigaCD games 
     16    Arcadia ROMs 
     52    CD32 games 
      9    CDTV games 
  2,912    Disk-based games 
    261    HDFs (patches / trainers applied when applicable) 
        151   HDFs [native installs] 
         57   HDFs [AmigaCD] 
         23   HDFs [ShapeShifter / MAC] 
         30   HDFs [WHDLoad] 
   515+    Cheats / hints / level codes / manuals / maps / walkthroughs etc. 
  3,250    Title / screenshots (manually taken by me)

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Anyway, I'm now going to give a copy to DH and 4 others so that they can play around and give feedback. PM me if interested

Once this has occurred I'll then share with anyone that wants it

[DamienD]

Decided that I should add a new post directly after my initial one in the thread; I can do that, one benefit of being a Global Moderator

Reason being, some questions have come up and so this saves me PM'ing answers to FAQs

Ok, will be broken into sections, it's been quickly slapped together so...


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Apply the latest version of WinUAE to the collection: WinUAE v4.4.0


Choose / apply the desired "GUI & BoxArt" size (Registry or .INI file):

... Default
... WinUAE_1366x768_Larger GUI_INI & REG.rar
... WinUAE_1920x1080_Larger GUI_INI & REG.rar


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Fact:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=30
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1693


Important Keys:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=213


Required - install "DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)" for D3D9:

... https://mega.nz/file/kygQyRIB#AYfTvo...8WqnoMoWjnQPLQ


Setup a "custom" resolution of 720 x 576:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=266


What to do if games are stretched / not the correct aspect ratio when in Fullscreen mode:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=837


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Update Pack #1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=498


Update Pack #2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=582


Update Pack #3:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=685


Update Pack #4:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=711


Update Pack #5:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=763


Update Pack #6:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=809


Update Pack #7:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=847


Update Pack #8:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1093


Update Pack #9:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1215


Update Pack #10:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1267


Update Pack #11:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1307


Update Pack #12:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1332


Update Pack #13:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1352


Update Pack #14:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1369


Update Pack #15:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1438


Update Pack #16:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1538


Update Pack #17:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1590


Update Pack #18:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1682


Update Pack #19:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1716


Update Pack #20:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1783


Update Pack #21:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1854


Update Pack #22:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1940


Update Pack #23:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2021


Update Pack #24 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2217


Update Pack #24 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2347


Update Pack #25 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2399


Update Pack #25 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2413


Update Pack #26 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2426


Update Pack #26 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2457


Update Pack #27:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2458


Update Pack #28:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2472


Update Pack #29:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2480


Update Pack #30 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2484


Update Pack #30 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2493


Update Pack #31 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2545


Update Pack #31 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2612


Update Pack #32 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2640


Update Pack #32 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2677


Update Pack #33 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2704


Update Pack #33 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2746


Update Pack #34 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2773


Update Pack #34 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2798


Update Pack #35 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2833


Update Pack #35 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2851


Update Pack #36 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2895


Update Pack #36 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2906


Update Pack #37 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=2982


Update Pack #37 - Part 2:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=3025


Update Pack #38 - Part 1:

... https://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p...postcount=3073


Update Pack #38 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3095


Update Pack #39 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3128


Update Pack #39 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3129


Update Pack #40 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3188


Update Pack #40 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3203


Update Pack #41 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3255


Update Pack #41 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3332


Update Pack #42 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3368


Update Pack #42 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3393


Update Pack #43 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3495


Update Pack #43 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3550


Update Pack #44 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3580


Update Pack #44 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3593


Update Pack #45 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3677


Update Pack #45 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3700


Update Pack #46 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3737


Update Pack #46 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3769


Update Pack #47 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=3856


Update Pack #47 - Part 2:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=4011


Update Pack #48 - Part 1:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=4055


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Games in my collection that I cannot share:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2003


Can I put the directory / files anywhere?:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=52
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=135
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=953


What to do if my collection / WinUAE takes ages to start from your internal HDD or USB device:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1132


How to add in additional games yourself:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1031


Taking your own title / screenshots for additional games you've added:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=106


Why haven't you included x, y, z CD32 or CDTV game in your collection?:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=1184


What about my personal collection? Will things be affected?:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=194
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=240


"Setup.exe" not displaying text correctly / taking ages for action / is it working?:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=148


Extraction issues:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...1&postcount=75
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=161


Various reviews:

... ransom1122
... JLPedro
... nysavant
... happymondays
... Billwin
... johnnypop
... TroyWilkins
... gradius3
... simonmanchester
... Simmo76
... Decypher
... ransom1122
... Bullwinkle55
... Bullwinkle55
... wizball71
... ross
... haps
... warfalcon "aka" SIRIaX
... Viceroy
... RCK
... Thunderbird77
... synchro
... mcgeezer
... TroyWilkins
... DH
... remowilliams
... purejaguar
... terlan
... Magix
... bohemist
... Pixelfill
... Exodous
... RetroJoe
... Amberhound
... StevenJGore
... Kevhala
... gman58
... Fiery Phoenix
... Alpha One
... Nounouss33
... Amiganiac73
... Macca
... wwwombat


Where the various "Ports / Conversions --> Amiga" came from and who's responsible:

... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=85200


Information about [unreleased] Amiga games:

... http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=83574


Last but not least; plus definitely the most important thing; support the main man Toni Wilen:

... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...4&postcount=70
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=136
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=184
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=186
... http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...&postcount=218


Donations:

Ok, I didn't really want to have a section for this but since I've had a few PMs asking how to donate for the time / work involved.

If you really want to then of course you can, click here for my PayPal account.

*** Update ***

Please see this post...

Current status of donations / distribution: see these posts: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th...

[Sinphaltimus]

Awesome! Can't wait for it to be peer reviewed and ready. Sounds like another "ultimate" Amiga setup but this time for winuae. Sweet.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Sinphaltimus

Awesome! Can't wait for it to be peer reviewed and ready. Sounds like another "ultimate" Amiga setup but this time for winuae. Sweet.

To be totally honest; I don't really need peer reviews or feedback and could release right now... but it's nice to have

My collection has been tested to perfection by me over the past 12+ years, time and time again

The files / configurations / settings used are top notch; in the past if / when I've found an issue, said game has been investigated and then replaced if a better one exists.

All 2300 games work without having to mess around; just double-click and go

The only things people may want to change is aesthetic stuff like:

... Display settings to suit your preference.
... Scanlines on / off.
... LEDs on / off.

Anyway, these are the game which I cannot share due to being purchased / APC&TCP titles: http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=2003

[Sinphaltimus]

Well, I would be one of the first to ask once it's "ready". I know it's ready now, but I am never excited about large downloads because I don't just love running 80's and 90's era computers, I live in the 1990s with my internet access being 1 up 3 down DSL. So waiting is OK with me.

[DamienD]

Ok, then sent me a PM with your address and I'll post you a USB stick

...only thing I ask in return is feedback; good or bad.

[happymondays]

Sounds very interesting. I mean I would really like to try it out, if you intend to share it.

[DamienD]

Yes, of course I intend to share otherwise I wouldn't have even bothered creating this thread in the first place

...currently I'm uploading all numerous 500MB split archives to my file hosting site, ready for distribution to anyway that is interested

Stay tuned!

[happymondays]

Nice, thanks a lot.

[DamienD]

All parts now uploading to my Mega.nz page

You need to PM me if you want a copy

*** rant on ***

...and for people wondering why I just don't upload everything to the EAB File Server.

Simple really, out of 2300 games there are 265 x .IPF files in my collection.

Reason being:

a) Cracks of these games were shite.
b) Cracks were missing important or hacked screens.
c) Cracks are spread over more disks than the original so "disk swapping hell" occurs; I totally understand the reasons why though.

From my perspective, I'm not about to replace these .IPFs with sub-standard .ADFs in my collection...

Anyway; to be totally blunt; I don't really care about the SPS / IPF team anymore... for 15+ years we've abided by your rules and for what???

When's the last time any SPS / IPF member actually visited EAB, let alone answered various questions from numerous people who've submitted dumps / heard nothing back / not received files???

Fact; every single .IPF in my collection is easily obtained from a 3 second Google search (and has been the case for over a decade now) so why should EAB not being able to upload these and be forced to respect your rules for nothing in return???

...not to mention, as the Amiga is getting close to 30 years old now; it's harder and harder for people to actually puchase these original disks. Plus, even if they can at extoronate prices, the chances are that they will be damaged / unreadable or probably modified.

So, well done SPS / IPF team for preserving all these for only your own gratitude / the lucky few / elite!!!

In years to come nobody will actually remember the Amiga or any of these games...

Good job; take these games you've presevered to your grave as opposed to sharing them with the community that matters

*** rant off ***

[haps]

Great stuff Damien.

Next time your back home, I will have to shout you a couple of beers, I already owe you a couple from years back for the snes DVD.

[DamienD]

My friend; no worries

PM me your address in Oz and I'll post you a USB stick on Monday (GMT)

[DamienD]

Phew!!! All now uploaded; 13 x 500MB files

People who PM'd me, you now have mail

[Mclane]

Damien, just got all of it and set it up....Bloody marvellous!!

Thank you for your attention to detail and time, its a work of art mate!

Looking to alter the scan lines, never a fan

I'm sure I can sort a multi file find and replace type thing..

Can't blame you re the IPS annoyance, that sort of thing happens across the board in emulation as you know.

Back to your pack

Cheers

Paul...

[chip]

Are "your" games TOSEC games or they come from other sources too ?

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Mclane

Damien, just got all of it and set it up....Bloody marvellous!!

Thank you for your attention to detail and time, its a work of art mate!

Hehehe, no problem

Originally Posted by Mclane

Looking to alter the scan lines, never a fan

I'm sure I can sort a multi file find and replace type thing..

Any settings are very easy to change in a matter of seconds

To switch scanlines off in all configuration files just do this:

• Download / install Notepad++.
• Open it, select "Search" --> "Find in Files".
• Set exactly the following:
  
  
  
  
• Click "Replace in Files".
• Now change "gfx_filter_scanlines=50" to "gfx_filter_scanlines=25" in the "Find what" area.
• Click "Replace in Files".

Done!!!

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by chip

Are "your" games TOSEC games or they come from other sources too ?

Mostly TOSEC; but some created / modified by me etc...

[Mclane]

Ah, thank you for the Notepad++ tutorial, love that program...

Much appreciated...

/Paul buys Damien a virtual pint of whatever he's having!

Hopefully the others love this pack as much as me

[DamienD]

...considering at least 15 other people now have this and yet only you has been bothered to provide feedback (which is all that I ask really after sharing my 12+ year project)

Oh well; I know this collection rocks anyway so...

[chip]

DamienD they probably need time to discover the new treasure and let you know something about it

Personally speaking you already know that i'm interested in demos and not games

I like only the music of the games, not playing those, so no need for me to have this great pack you created