Exult - Ultima VII port for AGA

[meynaf]

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

There's no point in compiling for 030 I'm afraid, it would be too damn slow to be enjoyable. Even the original PC game needed a fast 486 to run properly BTW.

If it could work on a 486, it can work on a 68030.

[jeff b00toNic]

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

i have used snoopdos, it checks for cybergraphics.library. I have not seen anything related to the 060 processor.

Question : can you compile it for 030 ?

Maybe it's FPU related problem. I would like to see a 030 version too.

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by meynaf

If it could work on a 486, it can work on a 68030.

You might have trouble compiling Exult to run well on an 030 but very glad to see you offer to give it a try, well done

[dlfrsilver]

Then who can make the compiling for 030 guys ?

[pintcat]

Is there a list of files which are actually needed for Exult? Because the Ultima VII installations contain a lot of rubbish like the install.exe, some other install crap and - as I assume - the original exe which isn't needed too.

[grelbfarlk]

Would have sent a PM but your inbox is full.

I am wondering what you did you deal with the missing AMidi.h when you did your version of Exult. Alternately if you could share your audio source directory as I'd certainly like CAMD support with our without Timidity. If this is possible.

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

Would have sent a PM but your inbox is full.

I am wondering what you did you deal with the missing AMidi.h when you did your version of Exult. Alternately if you could share your audio source directory as I'd certainly like CAMD support with our without Timidity. If this is possible.

Hi,

Yes don't really use my PM box these days. Are you working on your own port then? I'll have a look for my old audio source code, I did lose a lot of my code but maybe I have it somewhere.

[grelbfarlk]

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Hi,

Yes don't really use my PM box these days. Are you working on your own port then? I'll have a look for my old audio source code, I did lose a lot of my code but maybe I have it somewhere.

Yeah, I'm working on a WarpOS port to test out our SDL library. Little demos and games like Xrick and Fireworks work so I thought I'd try something more demanding.

[grelbfarlk]

I managed to get sound working via SDL_Mixer with Ogg music and sound effects, though I don't like the idea as much as Timidity. I'd still like to have CAMD working. Or if you have the Amidi header?

[NovaCoder]

I'm sure I've got it somewhere, I'll try and remember to look for it

[grelbfarlk]

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

I'm sure I've got it somewhere, I'll try and remember to look for it

Thanks man! It's more or less fine as is but I'm just wondering if it could be a bit better.

[MazinKaesar]

I'm asking for a 030 version too (really I use WinUAE more than my real 1200/030, but I still use a configuration based on 040 for better compatibility)...

[McTrinsic]

+1 for a 030 port.
I have an expanded Phoenix with a 030@50 + FPU@50 and 32MB FastRAM.
So if you need a beta tester ...

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by grelbfarlk

Thanks man! It's more or less fine as is but I'm just wondering if it could be a bit better.

Here you go, not sure how much help it will be. I've no memory of writing this code

From a quick look at my old code, I think it should have been threaded but I was rushing to finish my AGA port and so I didn't bother to thread it.

[AMike]

Is it possible to get a RTG version? That would be great for the Vampire. ScummVM_RTG in combination with femu is faster than on my 060 miggy.

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by AMike

Is it possible to get a RTG version? That would be great for the Vampire. ScummVM_RTG in combination with femu is faster than on my 060 miggy.

Yes

I've just uploaded an RTG version to AmiNet which is based on my old AGA port. I also enabled OGG compressed audio support this time.

This port is using my new RTG SDL which supports windows. This is something I've never attempted before with 68K so there might be a few usability issues with how I've done it

Current SDL RTG features:

Audio (but not sdl_mixer, I might add this in later)
Full screen modes in 8 bit using software surfaces
Windowed modes with any color depth above 8 bits for targets but source must be 8 bit
Thread support (required by Audio anyway)
Timer support
Video mode switching between fullscreen and widow modes
Writes directly to video card memory when possible
International keyboard mapping

If this new RTG SDL works OK then I might also use it to update some of my other old SDL ports.

[utri007]

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Yes

I've just uploaded an RTG version to AmiNet which is based on my old AGA port. I also enabled OGG compressed audio support this time.

I'm curious. Did newly released Picasso 96 dev guides help with this?

[NovaCoder]

Originally Posted by utri007

I'm curious. Did newly released Picasso 96 dev guides help with this?

Nope, I use CGX for this.

[Anachronist]

This is awesome! Keep up the great work @Novacoder

[NovaCoder]

I just uploaded a new AGA build to the zone.

This needs some testing (this debug build needs an 040).

It does a couple of new things, it now has NTSC/PAL display modes (Tooltype setting) and the ability to alter the thread priority of both the MIDI device and the AHI device through the exult config file.

Also it now supports a window mode. Adding window mode to AGA is of no real use to gameplay because the colors are a bit off but it's needed by some ports (eg DOSBox uses a window mode for it's keyboard mapping window and it will work good enough for that kind of thing).