Project-X WHD new slave

Psygore · 28 August 2007, 00:53

Here a new slave for Project-X which fixes 1 access fault in level 2, 2 accesses fault in level 3 and some snoopbug. Level 1 and 4 seem to be ok. Level 5 was not tested yet.
This slave uses only files, not diskfile. SPS #289 and #886 versions are supported.
To extrat the files from disk, create a data dir, open a CLI and type:
xadunfile Disk.1 DIMG data/
xadunfile Disk.2 DIMG data/
xadunfile Disk.3 DIMG data/
xadunfile Disk.4 DIMG data/

You will get:

Code:

Directory of StatRam:data289
  ------rwed   165450  13-Mar-92 16:19:00  BNUS
  ------rwed   141592  07-Mar-78 23:50:37  ENDC
  ------rwed   183372  07-Mar-78 23:51:07  ENDF
  ------rwed   140866  13-Mar-92 16:25:47  LEV6
  ------rwed    22194  15-Mar-92 16:46:33  LPI1
  ------rwed    29646  08-Mar-78 00:12:51  LPI2
  ------rwed    21388  12-Mar-92 16:05:42  LPI3
  ------rwed    26964  08-Mar-78 00:13:00  LPI4
  ------rwed    20906  07-Mar-78 23:51:13  LPI5
  ------rwed    22450  07-Mar-78 23:51:18  LPI6
  ------rwed    98172  08-Mar-78 00:13:45  lv1c
  ------rwed   264642  08-Mar-78 00:14:29  lv1f
  ------rwed   121408  15-Feb-78 08:26:23  lv2c
  ------rwed   280776  15-Feb-78 08:27:22  lv2f
  ------rwed   102214  01-Jan-78 00:00:00  LV3C
  ------rwed   368866  01-Jan-78 00:00:00  LV3F
  ------rwed   101162  15-Feb-78 08:28:14  lv4c
  ------rwed   251180  15-Feb-78 08:29:10  lv4f
  ------rwed    71526  15-Feb-78 08:32:34  lv5c
  ------rwed   254686  15-Feb-78 08:33:38  lv5f
  ------rwed    11624  16-Mar-92 11:25:49  lvdc
  ------rwed   111074  16-Mar-92 11:26:18  lvdf
  ------rwed    32088  15-Feb-78 09:01:46  main
  ------rwed   121382  15-Feb-78 10:35:10  menu
  ------rwed    38572  07-Mar-78 23:52:19  NOMEM
  ------rwed    73740  15-Mar-92 16:48:15  OLDT
  ------rwed    92992  15-Mar-92 16:48:27  RAVE
 6233 Blocks, 3,170,932 Bytes used in 27 files

Retro-Nerd · 28 August 2007, 01:11

I would like to test it, Psygore. But i need an invincible cheat for that game.

Edit: Can't install SPS #289 and #886 versions, i get a "checksum 880" error in WinUAE for both, after insert a disk. Could you upload a preinstalled version?

dlfrsilver · 28 August 2007, 03:08

just click repeatedly on cancel when you get the message, it will installs

Retro-Nerd · 28 August 2007, 03:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

just click repeatedly on cancel when you get the message, it will installs

I used KG's Disk.1-Disk.4 images from his packs, works fine.

Graham Humphrey · 28 August 2007, 08:45

Well I'll have to give this a go tonight - it may persuade me to give Project-X one last go for the compo

Thanks Psygore!

mailman · 28 August 2007, 18:16

Psygore works fast. I have sent him bugreport on Sunday and here we have... I am going to give it a try.

Bamiga2002 · 28 August 2007, 18:40

Tis good news

.

29 August 2007, 08:16

still crashing at same spot here.. access fault on lvl 2 (during the spinning orbs)

Graham Humphrey · 29 August 2007, 08:31

What setup do you use, VermillioN? If it's an 040 it doesn't bode well for me...

29 August 2007, 10:45

yup full 040/16mb/pIV

Graham Humphrey · 29 August 2007, 14:32

Doesn't look good for me then, but I'll probably try it anyway.

Psygore · 30 August 2007, 00:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

I would like to test it, Psygore. But i need an invincible cheat for that game.

Here a new slave:
- F1 during the game for toggle on/off collision. Must be activated for each level.
- CUSTOM1=1 for select level 1-5 in menu

Of course if you cheat, no hiscores will be saved, but hiscores table will not be displayed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

Psygore works fast. I have sent him bugreport on Sunday and here we have... I am going to give it a try.

Well, I have started before you sent it

Quote:

Originally Posted by VermillioN

still crashing at same spot here.. access fault on lvl 2 (during the spinning orbs)

It should be fixed now.

Lots of change have been made into this slave, let me know if you find something wrong.

Retro-Nerd · 30 August 2007, 01:10

Thanks for the new slave, will test the game on my 030 machine now.

Just played through the game. There were no crashes, but the last bombing level is a bit garbled with wrong colors and the music sounds messed before the level starts.

I couldn't see the end-sequence, it goes straight back into the titlescreen after the bombing. Then i used the level cheat, started at level 5 again and the end-sequence was shown.

30 August 2007, 07:16

Wow psygore you do work fast..

Ok well now NOCACHE needs to be enabled otherwise the sound is bad.
I had a quick go, died, started a new game and it crashed whilst decrunching the level (power light flickering):
access fault ($7008)
PC = $9659E
word read = $F6000

I ran a simplified workbench startup without scalos etc running, and the game has not crashed yet. I made it to the 2nd level boss but was obliterated

note: since having to enable NOCACHE there is much more slowdown when the screen is busy.

mailman · 01 September 2007, 20:25

I couldn't fly to those balls so I can't tell if it works well. But I encountered Access Fault when flying the third ship and finishing level one. Flying second ship nothing such happens. Coincidence or a rule? Anyone can confirm? (My config: BPPC 040).

Psygore · 13 October 2007, 16:19

Thanks for your reports and sorry for the delay.

Here a new slave with some following adds/changes:

- slave requires 512k chipmem and 512k fastmem (unless you use expchip)
- instruction cache enabled
- empty dbf loops in soundfx play routine patched
- level 3 in sps886 has some sound speech corrupted ("guns" and "magma"), this has been fixed.
- Access fault fixed in level 3
- There is a version which level can be skipped with firebutton+esc. In next level, you will have power weapons in max but it can have some accesses fault when you select another weapon. That's fixed now.
- keyboard handler inserted, you can play the game with cursor keys, right alt for fire, right shift for 2nd fire.

It also supports X-Arcade joystick for real Amiga. To connect this joystick on your serial keyboard connector, you will need a pc keyboard interface and surely an DIN5 -> mini DIN6 adapter.
The X-Arcade joystick will run like on a PC, no driver needed. Here the keys to remap: up: keypad 8, down: keypad 2, left: left Amiga, right: right Amiga, fire: right alt, 2nd fire: right shift

Let me know if you find some/anothers problems.

Retroplay · 20 November 2007, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

I used KG's Disk.1-Disk.4 images from his packs, works fine.

I'm getting a wrong checksum in CDANG when extracting Disk.1
Should I just ignore that ?

Psygore · 20 November 2007, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

I'm getting a wrong checksum in CDANG when extracting Disk.1
Should I just ignore that ?

Yep, this file is not needed.

Retroplay · 20 November 2007, 19:52

Great, I'm off playtesting this puppy.

Retro-Nerd · 20 November 2007, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retroplay

I'm getting a wrong checksum in CDANG when extracting Disk.1
Should I just ignore that ?

I installed it by myself some weeks ago, zipped & unpacked it and got the same CRC error.

Never tried this Beta 3, Project X is soo boring. Have you fixed the garbled graphics in the last bombing level, Psygore?

30 August 2007, 01:10	#13
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	Thanks for the new slave, will test the game on my 030 machine now. Just played through the game. There were no crashes, but the last bombing level is a bit garbled with wrong colors and the music sounds messed before the level starts. I couldn't see the end-sequence, it goes straight back into the titlescreen after the bombing. Then i used the level cheat, started at level 5 again and the end-sequence was shown. Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 30 August 2007 at 02:16.

01 September 2007, 20:25	#15
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,433	I couldn't fly to those balls so I can't tell if it works well. But I encountered Access Fault when flying the third ship and finishing level one. Flying second ship nothing such happens. Coincidence or a rule? Anyone can confirm? (My config: BPPC 040). Last edited by mailman; 01 September 2007 at 21:39.

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28 August 2007, 01:11	#2
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	I would like to test it, Psygore. But i need an invincible cheat for that game. Edit: Can't install SPS #289 and #886 versions, i get a "checksum 880" error in WinUAE for both, after insert a disk. Could you upload a preinstalled version? Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 28 August 2007 at 16:36.

28 August 2007, 03:08	#3
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,474	just click repeatedly on cancel when you get the message, it will installs

28 August 2007, 08:45	#5
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Well I'll have to give this a go tonight - it may persuade me to give Project-X one last go for the compo Thanks Psygore!

28 August 2007, 18:16	#6
mailman Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warsaw/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 2,433	Psygore works fast. I have sent him bugreport on Sunday and here we have... I am going to give it a try.

28 August 2007, 18:40	#7
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Tis good news .

29 August 2007, 08:16	#8
VermillioN Posts: n/a	still crashing at same spot here.. access fault on lvl 2 (during the spinning orbs)

29 August 2007, 08:31	#9
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	What setup do you use, VermillioN? If it's an 040 it doesn't bode well for me...

29 August 2007, 10:45	#10
VermillioN Posts: n/a	yup full 040/16mb/pIV

29 August 2007, 14:32	#11
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	Doesn't look good for me then, but I'll probably try it anyway.

30 August 2007, 07:16	#14
VermillioN Posts: n/a	Wow psygore you do work fast.. Ok well now NOCACHE needs to be enabled otherwise the sound is bad. I had a quick go, died, started a new game and it crashed whilst decrunching the level (power light flickering): access fault ($7008) PC = $9659E word read = $F6000 I ran a simplified workbench startup without scalos etc running, and the game has not crashed yet. I made it to the 2nd level boss but was obliterated note: since having to enable NOCACHE there is much more slowdown when the screen is busy.

20 November 2007, 19:52	#19
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,106	Great, I'm off playtesting this puppy.

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