Day of the Tentacle AGA

NovaCoder · 15 September 2009, 08:14

Hi,

Just to let you guys now that I'm nearly ready to release a BETA of my updated port of DOTT.

It's based on an ALPHA release of SCUMMVM (v0.38.2), the work done by P. Barèges and bits of the latest SCUMMVM release (v0.13.1).

This has been coded on WINUAE and a real Amiga 1200

My done list:

Fixed game speed
Fixed most of the graphical glitches
General speed-ups
Added 16 channel MIDI sound library
Got Speech and SFX working with the new sound library

My to-do list:

Get music working

Getting the music working is proving a little tricky at the moment but I hope to crack it soon. I've got the original PC CDROM version so I should be able to convert all speech/sfx and music for my Amiga version.

When it's ready it will need a few beta testers, any volunteers?

If I get the time........I may also release SAM & MAX for AGA machines because it uses the same basic engine

Bamiga2002 · 15 September 2009, 09:27

Sounds great!

But why do this if you can use ScummVM? Just curious

DDNI · 15 September 2009, 10:17

Nice one! Lemme know

Xenon · 15 September 2009, 13:23

Very nice!! I am able to test it ^-^

PS: About Sam & Max... YES!!! It's my favorite adventure

NovaCoder · 15 September 2009, 13:47

Yep, should be ready to release a BETA soon.

Update: I've just tested it with the CDROM'S 262MB sfx file on my 1200 and it doesn't run out of memory

NovaCoder · 15 September 2009, 13:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Sounds great!

But why do this if you can use ScummVM? Just curious

If you mean the latest version of ScummVM, then it hasn't been ported to classics (yet). If you mean the old AGA versions, they only support AHI which my system really struggles with.

dlfrsilver · 15 September 2009, 22:36

i wonder if the french SFX 260 mb file will be supported

kriz · 16 September 2009, 01:06

Very cool, look forward to try this

pbareges · 16 September 2009, 18:21

very exciting indeed...i'm looking forward to testing it on my basic a1200/8mb fast config...fingers crossed!!

thank you so much!

PS: i would also love to see you complete the sam&max conversion!

Big-Byte · 16 September 2009, 22:08

Good to see you havent lost your coding skills

I though the Amiga would have been on ebay by now after your recent new arrival

Must show you what Ive been working on soon as I too have got the (XNA) coding bug

NovaCoder · 17 September 2009, 01:31

Cool, thanks for the support guys

Retro1234 · 17 September 2009, 01:34

Yes well done Dude - I tryed your last beta and am looking forward to this.

frikilokooo · 17 September 2009, 02:50

Well done dude!

Bamiga2002 · 17 September 2009, 23:08

Go Nova!

Pyromania · 17 September 2009, 23:09

That's awesome news NovaCoder!

PowerPie5000 · 19 September 2009, 01:41

This is great news! I always wanted to see DOTT on the Amiga

I'm looking forward to hearing how the music will sound when it's working! For the PC version i always preferred Roland and GM music compared to the crap Sound Blaster/Adlib FM music.... and i know the Amiga sounds much better than an old Soundblaster/Adlib card

DyLucke · 19 September 2009, 03:10

Great news indeed. I hope you'll be able to finish both projects.

Hungry Horace · 19 September 2009, 12:54

sounds cool. Although i'm confused by the need for the 16-channel sound library if there is no music?

Is the trouble with making a 4-channel version the music conversion to mod?
i'm interested, as I might be able to help with that. (I havent heard the originals yet though!)

i would have though speech/sfx would be fine on 4-channels, if you then use CD-audio for the music instead... although that is not ideal.

does sfx/speech really need more than one channel? could it be written that you have 4-channel music written, with one channel allocated to "mute" when sfx/speech come in, like happens with Xenon 2?

i guess i'm an idealist, and i'll love to see a "genuine" classic amiga version

NovaCoder · 19 September 2009, 14:19

Hiya Horace,

I'm currently aiming to have 1 channel for speech, 1 for sound effects and then 16 (simulated) for the music. The music is proving to be a little tricky as the originals are MIDI files so I need to do some conversion work to get them to play.

Hungry Horace · 19 September 2009, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Hiya Horace,

I'm currently aiming to have 1 channel for speech, 1 for sound effects and then 16 (simulated) for the music. The music is proving to be a little tricky as the originals are MIDI files so I need to do some conversion work to get them to play.

i had a listen through some of the .mod conversions in P. Barèges's download earlier.

Although there may be a standard 16 channels for .mid files, they clearly arent all used most of the time, and I wouldnt see a 4-channel conversion (in some cases lower!) being that difficult, just that it would take a lot of time to do all of them. Style-wise, it would likely end up a lot like Monkey Island 2.

just my thoughts!

15 September 2009, 08:14	#1
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	Day of the Tentacle AGA Hi, Just to let you guys now that I'm nearly ready to release a BETA of my updated port of DOTT. It's based on an ALPHA release of SCUMMVM (v0.38.2), the work done by P. Barèges and bits of the latest SCUMMVM release (v0.13.1). This has been coded on WINUAE and a real Amiga 1200 My done list: Fixed game speed Fixed most of the graphical glitches General speed-ups Added 16 channel MIDI sound library Got Speech and SFX working with the new sound library My to-do list: Get music working Getting the music working is proving a little tricky at the moment but I hope to crack it soon. I've got the original PC CDROM version so I should be able to convert all speech/sfx and music for my Amiga version. When it's ready it will need a few beta testers, any volunteers? If I get the time........I may also release SAM & MAX for AGA machines because it uses the same basic engine Last edited by NovaCoder; 05 November 2009 at 00:46.

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15 September 2009, 09:27	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Sounds great! But why do this if you can use ScummVM? Just curious

15 September 2009, 10:17	#3
DDNI Targ Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 5,431	Nice one! Lemme know

15 September 2009, 13:23	#4
Xenon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Zaragoza, Pamplona-Iruña, Bera Age: 42 Posts: 444	Very nice!! I am able to test it ^-^ PS: About Sam & Max... YES!!! It's my favorite adventure

15 September 2009, 13:47	#5
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	Yep, should be ready to release a BETA soon. Update: I've just tested it with the CDROM'S 262MB sfx file on my 1200 and it doesn't run out of memory

15 September 2009, 22:36	#7
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	i wonder if the french SFX 260 mb file will be supported

16 September 2009, 01:06	#8
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Very cool, look forward to try this

16 September 2009, 18:21	#9
pbareges Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: montreal / canada Age: 47 Posts: 722	very exciting indeed...i'm looking forward to testing it on my basic a1200/8mb fast config...fingers crossed!! thank you so much! PS: i would also love to see you complete the sam&max conversion!

16 September 2009, 22:08	#10
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Good to see you havent lost your coding skills I though the Amiga would have been on ebay by now after your recent new arrival Must show you what Ive been working on soon as I too have got the (XNA) coding bug

17 September 2009, 01:31	#11
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	Cool, thanks for the support guys

17 September 2009, 01:34	#12
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Yes well done Dude - I tryed your last beta and am looking forward to this.

17 September 2009, 02:50	#13
frikilokooo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mallorca,Spain. Age: 44 Posts: 1,154	Well done dude!

17 September 2009, 23:08	#14
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Go Nova!

17 September 2009, 23:09	#15
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	That's awesome news NovaCoder!

19 September 2009, 01:41	#16
PowerPie5000 Miggy Ate My Hamster! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,566	This is great news! I always wanted to see DOTT on the Amiga I'm looking forward to hearing how the music will sound when it's working! For the PC version i always preferred Roland and GM music compared to the crap Sound Blaster/Adlib FM music.... and i know the Amiga sounds much better than an old Soundblaster/Adlib card

19 September 2009, 03:10	#17
DyLucke Cookie Muncher Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Spain Age: 49 Posts: 239	Great news indeed. I hope you'll be able to finish both projects.

19 September 2009, 12:54	#18
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	sounds cool. Although i'm confused by the need for the 16-channel sound library if there is no music? Is the trouble with making a 4-channel version the music conversion to mod? i'm interested, as I might be able to help with that. (I havent heard the originals yet though!) i would have though speech/sfx would be fine on 4-channels, if you then use CD-audio for the music instead... although that is not ideal. does sfx/speech really need more than one channel? could it be written that you have 4-channel music written, with one channel allocated to "mute" when sfx/speech come in, like happens with Xenon 2? i guess i'm an idealist, and i'll love to see a "genuine" classic amiga version

19 September 2009, 14:19	#19
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	Hiya Horace, I'm currently aiming to have 1 channel for speech, 1 for sound effects and then 16 (simulated) for the music. The music is proving to be a little tricky as the originals are MIDI files so I need to do some conversion work to get them to play.

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