Exolon (Hewson)

Crashdisk · 15 July 2023, 01:02

Just a little information about Exolon dump (IPF 15)
The disk is partially damaged by the use of diskcopy.

Code:

0006e000h: 7F F0 68 50 68 50 68 50 FF F0 FF F0 88 50 88 50 ; ðhPhPhPÿðÿðˆPˆP
0006e010h: 08 50 FF F0 BF 04 27 56 FF F0 FF D0 88 50 88 50 ; .Pÿð¿.'VÿðÿÐˆPˆP
0006e020h: 7F F0 68 50 68 50 68 50 17 A0 17 A0 17 A0 17 A0 ; ðhPhPhP. . . . 
0006e030h: 7F FF 6A 05 6A 05 6A 05 FF FF FF FF 8A 05 8A 05 ; ÿj.j.j.ÿÿÿÿŠ.Š.
0006e040h: 0A 05 FF FF 0A 05 0A 05 FF FF FF FD 8A 05 8A 05 ; ..ÿÿ....ÿÿÿýŠ.Š.
0006e050h: 7F FF 6A 05 6A 05 6A 05 15 FA 15 FA 15 FA 15 FA ; ÿj.j.j..ú.ú.ú.ú
0006e060h: 07 80 FF 80 07 80 07 80 E4 60 FB E0 E0 60 E0 60 ; .€ÿ€.€.€ä`ûàà`à`
0006e070h: 8D 10 FF F0 84 10 84 10 FF F0 FF F0 84 10 84 10 ; .ÿð„.„.ÿðÿð„.„.
0006e080h: FF E0 F9 60 E0 60 E0 60 FF 80 07 80 07 80 07 80 ; ÿàù`à`à`ÿ€.€.€.€
0006e090h: 01 E0 01 FF 01 E0 01 E0 06 27 07 DF 06 07 06 07 ; .à.ÿ.à.à.'.ß....
0006e0a0h: 08 B1 0F FF 08 21 08 21 0F FF 0F FF 08 21 08 21 ; .±.ÿ.!.!.ÿ.ÿ.!.!
0006e0b0h: 07 FF 06 9F 06 07 06 07 01 FF 01 E0 01 E0 01 E0 ; .ÿ.Ÿ.....ÿ.à.à.à
0006e0c0h: 00 5C 00 5C 00 5C 00 5C 02 BA 02 A2 02 FE 02 A2 ; .\.\.\.\.º.¢.þ.¢
0006e0d0h: AD 45 AD 39 AF EF AD 01 77 80 52 7C FF C7 52 00 ; E9¯ï.w€R|ÿÇR.
0006e0e0h: AD 45 AD 39 AF EF AD 01 02 BA 02 A2 02 FE 02 A2 ; E9¯ï..º.¢.þ.¢
0006e0f0h: 3A 00 3A 00 3A 00 3A 00 5D 40 45 40 7F 40 45 40 ; :.:.:.:.]@E@@E@
0006e100h: A2 B5 9C B5 F7 F5 80 B5 01 EE 3E 4A E3 FF 00 4A ; ¢µœµ÷õ€µ.î>Jãÿ.J
0006e110h: A2 B5 9C B5 F7 F5 80 B5 5D 40 45 40 7F 40 45 40 ; ¢µœµ÷õ€µ]@E@@E@
0006e120h: 00 00 04 80 00 80 00 80 00 00 22 40 02 40 02 40 ; ...€.€.€.."@.@.@
0006e130h: 00 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 04 00 58 40 48 00 48 00 ; ..........X@H.H.
0006e140h: 12 00 02 80 00 80 00 80 20 00 2A 00 00 00 00 00 ; ...€.€.€ .*.....
0006e150h: 24 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 00 00 12 80 00 00 00 00 ; $.@.@.@....€....
0006e160h: 08 00 A0 00 80 00 80 00 20 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 ; .. .€.€. .......
0006e170h: 00 00 A4 80 84 00 84 00 10 00 42 00 40 00 40 00 ; ..¤€„.„...B.@.@.
0006e180h: 00 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e190h: 20 00 22 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 08 00 08 00 ;  .".............
0006e1a0h: 00 00 12 00 02 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e1b0h: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 02 00 02 00 ; ................
0006e1c0h: 00 00 09 00 08 00 08 00 00 00 12 00 02 00 02 00 ; ................
0006e1d0h: 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e1e0h: 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 48 00 00 02 C7 00 00 04 F6 ; .......H...Ç...ö
0006e1f0h: 12 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2A 00 22 00 22 00 ; ..........*.".".

Snoopy1234 · 15 July 2023, 02:04

I've done an scp and ipf (disk-analyse decoder is for Tactix version though this is Hewson) of the game if needed. In the zone to check.

dlfrsilver · 15 July 2023, 10:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

Just a little information about Exolon dump (IPF 15)
The disk is partially damaged by the use of diskcopy.

Code:

0006e000h: 7F F0 68 50 68 50 68 50 FF F0 FF F0 88 50 88 50 ; ðhPhPhPÿðÿðˆPˆP
0006e010h: 08 50 FF F0 BF 04 27 56 FF F0 FF D0 88 50 88 50 ; .Pÿð¿.'VÿðÿÐˆPˆP
0006e020h: 7F F0 68 50 68 50 68 50 17 A0 17 A0 17 A0 17 A0 ; ðhPhPhP. . . . 
0006e030h: 7F FF 6A 05 6A 05 6A 05 FF FF FF FF 8A 05 8A 05 ; ÿj.j.j.ÿÿÿÿŠ.Š.
0006e040h: 0A 05 FF FF 0A 05 0A 05 FF FF FF FD 8A 05 8A 05 ; ..ÿÿ....ÿÿÿýŠ.Š.
0006e050h: 7F FF 6A 05 6A 05 6A 05 15 FA 15 FA 15 FA 15 FA ; ÿj.j.j..ú.ú.ú.ú
0006e060h: 07 80 FF 80 07 80 07 80 E4 60 FB E0 E0 60 E0 60 ; .€ÿ€.€.€ä`ûàà`à`
0006e070h: 8D 10 FF F0 84 10 84 10 FF F0 FF F0 84 10 84 10 ; .ÿð„.„.ÿðÿð„.„.
0006e080h: FF E0 F9 60 E0 60 E0 60 FF 80 07 80 07 80 07 80 ; ÿàù`à`à`ÿ€.€.€.€
0006e090h: 01 E0 01 FF 01 E0 01 E0 06 27 07 DF 06 07 06 07 ; .à.ÿ.à.à.'.ß....
0006e0a0h: 08 B1 0F FF 08 21 08 21 0F FF 0F FF 08 21 08 21 ; .±.ÿ.!.!.ÿ.ÿ.!.!
0006e0b0h: 07 FF 06 9F 06 07 06 07 01 FF 01 E0 01 E0 01 E0 ; .ÿ.Ÿ.....ÿ.à.à.à
0006e0c0h: 00 5C 00 5C 00 5C 00 5C 02 BA 02 A2 02 FE 02 A2 ; .\.\.\.\.º.¢.þ.¢
0006e0d0h: AD 45 AD 39 AF EF AD 01 77 80 52 7C FF C7 52 00 ; E9¯ï.w€R|ÿÇR.
0006e0e0h: AD 45 AD 39 AF EF AD 01 02 BA 02 A2 02 FE 02 A2 ; E9¯ï..º.¢.þ.¢
0006e0f0h: 3A 00 3A 00 3A 00 3A 00 5D 40 45 40 7F 40 45 40 ; :.:.:.:.]@E@@E@
0006e100h: A2 B5 9C B5 F7 F5 80 B5 01 EE 3E 4A E3 FF 00 4A ; ¢µœµ÷õ€µ.î>Jãÿ.J
0006e110h: A2 B5 9C B5 F7 F5 80 B5 5D 40 45 40 7F 40 45 40 ; ¢µœµ÷õ€µ]@E@@E@
0006e120h: 00 00 04 80 00 80 00 80 00 00 22 40 02 40 02 40 ; ...€.€.€.."@.@.@
0006e130h: 00 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 04 00 58 40 48 00 48 00 ; ..........X@H.H.
0006e140h: 12 00 02 80 00 80 00 80 20 00 2A 00 00 00 00 00 ; ...€.€.€ .*.....
0006e150h: 24 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 00 00 12 80 00 00 00 00 ; $.@.@.@....€....
0006e160h: 08 00 A0 00 80 00 80 00 20 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 ; .. .€.€. .......
0006e170h: 00 00 A4 80 84 00 84 00 10 00 42 00 40 00 40 00 ; ..¤€„.„...B.@.@.
0006e180h: 00 00 0A 00 0A 00 0A 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e190h: 20 00 22 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 08 00 08 00 ;  .".............
0006e1a0h: 00 00 12 00 02 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e1b0h: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 02 00 02 00 ; ................
0006e1c0h: 00 00 09 00 08 00 08 00 00 00 12 00 02 00 02 00 ; ................
0006e1d0h: 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ; ................
0006e1e0h: 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 48 00 00 02 C7 00 00 04 F6 ; .......H...Ç...ö
0006e1f0h: 12 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2A 00 22 00 22 00 ; ..........*.".".

It was mastered like that. I see no modifcation on the disk. The diskcopy shit happened before going to mastering.....

Crashdisk · 15 July 2023, 10:25

I couldn't agree with you more. Diskcopy cannot make a copy of a protected disk, so the damage was generated before the protection was put in place. It was just information. The WHDLoad team may take it into account for this version

dlfrsilver · 15 July 2023, 10:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

I couldn't agree with you more. Diskcopy cannot make a copy of a protected disk, so the damage was generated before the protection was put in place. It was just information. The WHDLoad team may take it into account for this version

is it generating any corruption graphically ?

Crashdisk · 15 July 2023, 10:36

@Snoopy1234
Your version is different from the official IPF, but it too is affected by the damage caused by Diskcopy

@dlfrsilver
It looks like an area containing sprites, but I'm neither a gamer nor a gfx rip specialist

TCD · 15 July 2023, 11:01

Somebody could ask Guido Henkel about it. Maybe he knows if it was mastered like that.

Tigerskunk · 15 July 2023, 11:22

Exolon was already damaged by being a horrendous port on the Amiga and ST.

Snoopy1234 · 15 July 2023, 11:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crashdisk

@Snoopy1234
Your version is different from the official IPF, but it too is affected by the damage caused by Diskcopy

Ok Thanks. Mine is a jewel case version.

Crashdisk · 15 July 2023, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigerskunk

Exolon was already damaged by being a horrendous port on the Amiga and ST.

I'm not a gamer and in this case, I'm clearly not going to make any effort

haynor666 · Yesterday, 22:29

I have paperbox version. Dump is needed ?

dlfrsilver · Yesterday, 23:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by haynor666

I have paperbox version. Dump is needed ?

Please feel free to upload it in the zone, i'll check it.

haynor666 · Yesterday, 23:31

Uploaded.

stx2199 · Today, 01:04

the cracked copy and trained one needs AGA fix btw
very buggy this AMiga version, the original speccy version is 10x better

dlfrsilver · Today, 02:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by stx2199

the cracked copy and trained one needs AGA fix btw
very buggy this AMiga version, the original speccy version is 10x better

the CPC version is the best one on 8 bits machines.

dlfrsilver · Today, 02:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by haynor666

Uploaded.

Your dump is fine, however, Winuae is crashing and i don't know which config is the good one to run the game.

dreadnought · Today, 04:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

the CPC version is the best one on 8 bits machines.

How is it better than the Spectrum one?

dlfrsilver · Today, 09:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadnought

How is it better than the Spectrum one?

Much better graphics, as usual with Raff Cecco, and the speed is very good, with some slowdowns in places.

dreadnought · Today, 09:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Much better graphics, as usual with Raff Cecco, and the speed is very good, with some slowdowns in places.

Amstrad version has more colours, but less details than the ZX, and also the screen size is smaller. So it's definitely not "much better", about on par given the tradeoffs, I suppose.

Spectrum version feels slightly more responsive too, though this could be subjective.

stx2199 · Today, 10:24

the cpc version is good but the original spectrum version is better

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15 July 2023, 02:04	#2
Snoopy1234 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 865	I've done an scp and ipf (disk-analyse decoder is for Tactix version though this is Hewson) of the game if needed. In the zone to check.

15 July 2023, 10:25	#4
Crashdisk Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Age: 46 Posts: 1,990	I couldn't agree with you more. Diskcopy cannot make a copy of a protected disk, so the damage was generated before the protection was put in place. It was just information. The WHDLoad team may take it into account for this version

15 July 2023, 10:36	#6
Crashdisk Moderator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Age: 46 Posts: 1,990	@Snoopy1234 Your version is different from the official IPF, but it too is affected by the damage caused by Diskcopy @dlfrsilver It looks like an area containing sprites, but I'm neither a gamer nor a gfx rip specialist

15 July 2023, 11:01	#7
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,759	Somebody could ask Guido Henkel about it. Maybe he knows if it was mastered like that.

15 July 2023, 11:22	#8
Tigerskunk Inviyya Dude! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Amiga Island Posts: 2,784	Exolon was already damaged by being a horrendous port on the Amiga and ST.

Yesterday, 22:29	#11
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,759	I have paperbox version. Dump is needed ?

Yesterday, 23:31	#13
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,759	Uploaded.

Today, 01:04	#14
stx2199 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Venus Posts: 172	the cracked copy and trained one needs AGA fix btw very buggy this AMiga version, the original speccy version is 10x better

Today, 10:24	#20
stx2199 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Venus Posts: 172	the cpc version is good but the original spectrum version is better

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