[Ongoing] Powerglove - Page 3

Lazycow · 17 February 2016, 22:12

Yes, a physical release is planned. What's the way to go? Floppy Disk or CD?

Amigajay · 17 February 2016, 22:29

Both if you have the means and ability to do so, a bootable CD32 would be superb, though you may have to contact the authors of tanks furry to see why they couldnt have a bootable cd32 version?

Adrian Browne · 18 February 2016, 20:30

CD. CD and Floppy disc if possible.

Lazycow · 14 March 2016, 23:16

it's fast enough on an A500 now:

Time for a new screenshot...
In some areas there's even plenty of CPU time left. How could that happen? I wonder how I am going to handle that...

Amigajay · 15 March 2016, 00:09

Great stuff looking good!
What are you going to add, music and sfx!?

Lazycow · 15 March 2016, 09:05

Oh, I didn't activate the music. That might be a reason why there's so much CPU time left. Pierre Martin's ingame music and sound effects are ready, I used Phx's replay code to play 4 channel music and sound effects simultanously.

invent · 15 March 2016, 13:51

Great work Lazycow, thanks for the update.

Silly question possibly, but how did you create the animated gifs? (Screen capture/record/convert).

Predseda · 15 March 2016, 14:27

That looks really cute! I hope in a preview!

DamienD · 15 March 2016, 15:02

Awesome stuff indeed Lazycow, well done

...can't wait for this to be released

Lazycow · 15 March 2016, 19:28

@Predseda: I am currently working on a non-playable demo.

@invent: That's one of the frequently asked questions...

To do an animated gif, I am usually cross-compiling the game to PC, because there I added a special option that dumps the raw screen contents to a growing file while someone is playing.

The file with the raw screen data can be converted to gif or png with mplayer, mconvert or ffmpeg. Finally, I use gifsicle to optimize it.

invent · 16 March 2016, 00:10

Thanks for the answer Lazycow, appreciated

Predseda · 16 March 2016, 08:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazycow

This means that Tubular Worlds has the same bug (embarrassing), because I am using an improved version of its scrolling code.

You are the author of the Tubular Worlds code?

Amiga1992 · 16 March 2016, 14:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

You are the author of the Tubular Worlds code?

Yep he is. Here is his HOL data:
http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_artist=5926

Predseda · 16 March 2016, 14:52

Ah, that Minerunner that we have in upcoming lemon/eab compo!

Amiga1992 · 16 March 2016, 14:57

Yep he makes really great games.
Hopefully Pharaoh's Return will be finished and also eventually ported to Amiga with enhanced features!

Lazycow · 22 March 2016, 10:56

@Akira: Pharaohs Return for Amiga? Obviously, you like writing science fiction short stories...

@Predseda: Yes, Tubular Worlds... But only the Amiga version.

A non-playable demo of Powerglove is working now, but on Amigas with 1MB chipmem it shows lots of graphic errors. Where's the rub? Bah!

Amigajay · 22 March 2016, 11:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazycow

A non-playable demo of Powerglove is working now, but on Amigas with 1MB chipmem it shows lots of graphic errors. Where's the rub? Bah!

Sounds good! Any chance of a vid?

Lazycow · 22 March 2016, 12:02

@Amigajay: No video, yet. But I plan to release the non-playable demo.

Ok, seems like the graphical glitches are caused by a broken protracker module. Are there protracker module-check or module-repair programs? Any hints how to expose problems in protracker modules?

Amiga1992 · 22 March 2016, 15:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazycow

@Akira: Pharaohs Return for Amiga? Obviously, you like writing science fiction short stories...

One can only dream! I'd be pleased with the C64 version alone anyway

Quote:

Ok, seems like the graphical glitches are caused by a broken protracker module. Are there protracker module-check or module-repair programs? Any hints how to expose problems in protracker modules?

What kinda errors?
Is it by any chance the problem created by PC module-making tools like Milkytracker, that saves MODs with the replen of samples set wrong and crash the scope display among other things?
If it is that the module was created/saved on PC it will probably has this mistake and the "fix" is to set replen to a valid value.

Lazycow · 22 March 2016, 17:03

Ok, seems like the graphic glitches are not caused by the music, but by something unknown instead. Drama!

Meanwhile, let's check if Powerglove meets all intrinsic Amiga game characteristics:
- 4 channel music: check
- rusty sound effects: check
- 32 colour graphics: check
- parallax scrolling: check
- colour gradient background: FAIL!

DOH!!

22 March 2016, 10:56	#56
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	@Akira: Pharaohs Return for Amiga? Obviously, you like writing science fiction short stories... @Predseda: Yes, Tubular Worlds... But only the Amiga version. A non-playable demo of Powerglove is working now, but on Amigas with 1MB chipmem it shows lots of graphic errors. Where's the rub? Bah! Last edited by Lazycow; 22 March 2016 at 11:01.

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17 February 2016, 22:12	#41
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	Yes, a physical release is planned. What's the way to go? Floppy Disk or CD?

17 February 2016, 22:29	#42
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Both if you have the means and ability to do so, a bootable CD32 would be superb, though you may have to contact the authors of tanks furry to see why they couldnt have a bootable cd32 version?

18 February 2016, 20:30	#43
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	CD. CD and Floppy disc if possible.

14 March 2016, 23:16	#44
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	it's fast enough on an A500 now: Time for a new screenshot... In some areas there's even plenty of CPU time left. How could that happen? I wonder how I am going to handle that...

15 March 2016, 00:09	#45
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Great stuff looking good! What are you going to add, music and sfx!?

15 March 2016, 09:05	#46
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	Oh, I didn't activate the music. That might be a reason why there's so much CPU time left. Pierre Martin's ingame music and sound effects are ready, I used Phx's replay code to play 4 channel music and sound effects simultanously.

15 March 2016, 13:51	#47
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	Great work Lazycow, thanks for the update. Silly question possibly, but how did you create the animated gifs? (Screen capture/record/convert).

15 March 2016, 14:27	#48
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	That looks really cute! I hope in a preview!

15 March 2016, 15:02	#49
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Awesome stuff indeed Lazycow, well done ...can't wait for this to be released

15 March 2016, 19:28	#50
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	@Predseda: I am currently working on a non-playable demo. @invent: That's one of the frequently asked questions... To do an animated gif, I am usually cross-compiling the game to PC, because there I added a special option that dumps the raw screen contents to a growing file while someone is playing. The file with the raw screen data can be converted to gif or png with mplayer, mconvert or ffmpeg. Finally, I use gifsicle to optimize it.

16 March 2016, 00:10	#51
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	Thanks for the answer Lazycow, appreciated

16 March 2016, 14:52	#54
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,539	Ah, that Minerunner that we have in upcoming lemon/eab compo!

16 March 2016, 14:57	#55
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Yep he makes really great games. Hopefully Pharaoh's Return will be finished and also eventually ported to Amiga with enhanced features!

22 March 2016, 12:02	#58
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	@Amigajay: No video, yet. But I plan to release the non-playable demo. Ok, seems like the graphical glitches are caused by a broken protracker module. Are there protracker module-check or module-repair programs? Any hints how to expose problems in protracker modules?

22 March 2016, 17:03	#60
Lazycow Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 195	Ok, seems like the graphic glitches are not caused by the music, but by something unknown instead. Drama! Meanwhile, let's check if Powerglove meets all intrinsic Amiga game characteristics: - 4 channel music: check - rusty sound effects: check - 32 colour graphics: check - parallax scrolling: check - colour gradient background: FAIL! DOH!!

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