Flying Shark SE

earok · 18 May 2018, 11:42

At the request of Per-Ola Eriksson, here's a fairly minor update to an OK game. I've only given it these updates:

1. Some easter egg text that was hidden in the title screen is now revealed! The text was there all along but drawn in a black colour, so I've changed it to white.
2. Second button maps to bomb for CD32 and Mega Drive type pads. Note that you can still use space to bomb.
3. Autofire enabled to save AmigaBill's fingers (testing Apidya was agony for him on a live stream!). But IMO it also makes it more pleasant to play.

I've just provided an ADF to the Zone - Hungry Horace may adapt these changes to the WHDLoad slave as custom options. I may do a couple more tweaks if anyone can suggest any, but I can't really come up with anything.

If you DO want to try this out in WHDLoad, just replace the WHDLoad image with the ADF (rename flyingshark.adf to disk.1)

/Note to any mods that might see this - should these sorts of things go under CARE forum instead? If so, I'll find all of the threads I've made about SEs and make a request for them to be moved

Amigajay · 18 May 2018, 11:46

Good work pal

kriz · 18 May 2018, 12:21

Thanks Earok !!

NeoHippie2016 · 18 May 2018, 12:48

Cool

ransom1122 · 18 May 2018, 12:51

Thanks a lot. I have tried it out and everything is working perfectly.

I like the second button map for the bomb

OmegaMax · 18 May 2018, 16:08

DanyPPC · 18 May 2018, 16:32

Many thanks, autofire is welcome on this game. My fingers thank you

Gzegzolka · 18 May 2018, 20:38

Not my favorite game, but this is very good hack, it should be done long time ago.

earok · 19 May 2018, 07:08

Thanks guys

One thing I wanted to note, it's a PAL game but in an NTSC screen, so it can be played in NTSC but there's no scaling so it runs 1/6th faster.

The two difficulty options seem to only differ based on speed, so for the ultimate challenge you can combine NTSC and hard difficulty. Pretty fast but utterly hard.

DanyPPC · 23 May 2018, 10:42

Tested in WHDLoad on WinUAE, autofire is ok but 2nd button doesn't work.
Now i have to test it on real A1200 desktop.

earok · 23 May 2018, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanyPPC

Tested in WHDLoad on WinUAE, autofire is ok but 2nd button doesn't work.
Now i have to test it on real A1200 desktop.

That's odd.. did you have CD32 pad set as your controller? I think some of the other control settings don't map second fire.

DanyPPC · 23 May 2018, 11:20

Ok, on real A1200 with Kipper PSX adapter (cd32 mode) 2nd button is ok.

On WinUAE, even if i set standard joystick, gamepad or cd32pad it doesn't work.

earok · 23 May 2018, 11:23

That's odd.. I can't explain that. WinUAE has been the only environment that I've actually tested it in personally! In any case, I'm glad it works on the real hardware, thanks for testing

DanyPPC · 23 May 2018, 11:38

Anyway the ADF in WinUAE works well, only WHDLoad installed game has problem with 2nd fire button.
Thanks again for this very useful option. I must prefer to play only on real Amiga

earok · 23 May 2018, 11:40

Huh.. that is really odd.. I really cannot explain that. But I'm glad that it works

in any case, I'm going to see if someone will add those features to the official whdload slave.

AmigaBill · 23 May 2018, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by earok

3. Autofire enabled to save AmigaBill's fingers (testing Apidya was agony for him on a live stream!). But IMO it also makes it more pleasant to play

Ha ha! I love this Earok. I just grabbed Apidya SE 1.1 as well. Save Ferris! Save Bill's Fingers!!!

earok · 24 May 2018, 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaBill

Ha ha! I love this Earok. I just grabbed Apidya SE 1.1 as well. Save Ferris! Save Bill's Fingers!!!

Nice haha. Let me know if you have any problems with either release!

redblade · 24 May 2018, 09:59

Do you use lowlevel.library/GetKey() for this??

Quote:

Originally Posted by earok

2. Second button maps to bomb for CD32 and Mega Drive type pads. Note that you can still use space to bomb.

earok · 24 May 2018, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by redblade

Do you use lowlevel.library/GetKey() for this??

No libraries, just reading and writing the registers directly, I used tthis thread as a guide.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=74981

18 May 2018, 11:42	#1
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Flying Shark SE At the request of Per-Ola Eriksson, here's a fairly minor update to an OK game. I've only given it these updates: 1. Some easter egg text that was hidden in the title screen is now revealed! The text was there all along but drawn in a black colour, so I've changed it to white. 2. Second button maps to bomb for CD32 and Mega Drive type pads. Note that you can still use space to bomb. 3. Autofire enabled to save AmigaBill's fingers (testing Apidya was agony for him on a live stream!). But IMO it also makes it more pleasant to play. I've just provided an ADF to the Zone - Hungry Horace may adapt these changes to the WHDLoad slave as custom options. I may do a couple more tweaks if anyone can suggest any, but I can't really come up with anything. If you DO want to try this out in WHDLoad, just replace the WHDLoad image with the ADF (rename flyingshark.adf to disk.1) /Note to any mods that might see this - should these sorts of things go under CARE forum instead? If so, I'll find all of the threads I've made about SEs and make a request for them to be moved

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18 May 2018, 11:46	#2
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Good work pal

18 May 2018, 12:21	#3
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Thanks Earok !!

18 May 2018, 12:48	#4
NeoHippie2016 Freak Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Gladbeck Age: 47 Posts: 580	Cool

18 May 2018, 12:51	#5
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,812	Thanks a lot. I have tried it out and everything is working perfectly. I like the second button map for the bomb

18 May 2018, 16:08	#6
OmegaMax Knight Of The Kingdom Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: It's a bald world! Posts: 179

18 May 2018, 16:32	#7
DanyPPC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 729	Many thanks, autofire is welcome on this game. My fingers thank you

18 May 2018, 20:38	#8
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Not my favorite game, but this is very good hack, it should be done long time ago.

19 May 2018, 07:08	#9
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Thanks guys One thing I wanted to note, it's a PAL game but in an NTSC screen, so it can be played in NTSC but there's no scaling so it runs 1/6th faster. The two difficulty options seem to only differ based on speed, so for the ultimate challenge you can combine NTSC and hard difficulty. Pretty fast but utterly hard.

23 May 2018, 10:42	#10
DanyPPC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 729	Tested in WHDLoad on WinUAE, autofire is ok but 2nd button doesn't work. Now i have to test it on real A1200 desktop.

23 May 2018, 11:20	#12
DanyPPC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 729	Ok, on real A1200 with Kipper PSX adapter (cd32 mode) 2nd button is ok. On WinUAE, even if i set standard joystick, gamepad or cd32pad it doesn't work.

23 May 2018, 11:23	#13
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	That's odd.. I can't explain that. WinUAE has been the only environment that I've actually tested it in personally! In any case, I'm glad it works on the real hardware, thanks for testing

23 May 2018, 11:38	#14
DanyPPC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Italy Posts: 729	Anyway the ADF in WinUAE works well, only WHDLoad installed game has problem with 2nd fire button. Thanks again for this very useful option. I must prefer to play only on real Amiga

23 May 2018, 11:40	#15
earok Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Auckland Posts: 3,539	Huh.. that is really odd.. I really cannot explain that. But I'm glad that it works in any case, I'm going to see if someone will add those features to the official whdload slave.

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