Need: Little Computer People (other ADF's)

Blue Angel 69 · 11 October 2006, 21:09

I got 3 disks of Little Computer People...but I don't like theme so good.
In the TOSEC colection I have the fowling ADF's:

"Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)" - one of the disks that the character checks the house.

"Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)[a]" - contains a male guy with a light brown dog

"Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)[a2]" - contains a guy with moustache with a dark brown dog.

Is there other kind of ADF files of other characters. Please let me know it. Thank you.

rsn8887 · 16 October 2006, 02:00

there is a release in the caps/sps collection that should be the orginal, whatever guy it has...

Sune Salminen · 16 October 2006, 02:57

IIRC the first time you played the game it generated the character and saved him on the disk?

If that's really true, maybe it would be possible to use the SPS image to create new characters by swapping it with a cracked version at the right moment!

Or maybe one of the cracked versions has a a way to 'reset' the game so a new character gets created?

**edit**

Okay, here's the story from SPS:

http://www.softpres.org/?id=article:...omputer_people

It is a much better idea to create an external Amiga tool to change it. This would mean it could be used in emulation and on a real machine. This is exactly how it worked for real, just the number was automatically generated. Of course, people can easily change the serial number themselves by editing the serial number file on the disk.

If you kill your LCP, or they die from natural causes. You can of course rewrite the disk in the case of a real machine, or delete the UAE diff file. Of course resurrecting LCP’s that have gone to a higher plane of existence, is not exactly a nice thing to do (think Buffy) so you may want to attract a different one at the same time, perhaps use the attractor above to find an LCP who is linked to a family member, friend or pet.

*lol*

So - play using the SPS image and delete the diff file if you aren't happy with your Little Computer Person!

eLowar · 16 October 2006, 13:03

Greetings,

Here's a little something I've been working on. It's a Windows program with which you can load a Little Computer People ADF image, edit the serial number and save it back to the ADF.

A beta version is available here:

MoreLCP Version 1.0.2 (Beta)

This program is provided "as is", with absolutely no warranty expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.

Sune Salminen · 16 October 2006, 22:00

Word!

Very cool. Well done!

Blue Angel 69 · 18 October 2006, 16:25

I can't launch the program...what is wrong with it... :|

Kodoichi · 18 October 2006, 20:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sune Salminen

IIRC the first time you played the game it generated the character and saved him on the disk?

The original I have never did that. I always get a new guy when starting a game.

eLowar · 18 October 2006, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Angel 69

I can't launch the program...what is wrong with it... :|

You should do it right, of course. Stop doing it wrong, and it'll start working.

30 October 2007, 06:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by eLowar

Greetings,

Here's a little something I've been working on. It's a Windows program with which you can load a Little Computer People ADF image, edit the serial number and save it back to the ADF.

A beta version is available here:

MoreLCP Version 1.0.2 (Beta)
Qt 4.2.0 Runtime Libraries [required] (if you don't already have them)

This program is provided "as is", with absolutely no warranty expressed or implied. Use at your own risk.

Thanks a lot

Note!!
The link is dead..
If anyone wants the program you can download it here:
http://gbamiga.elowar.com/files/Misc...-1.0.2-Beta.7z

eLowar · 30 October 2007, 07:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rawclaw

Thanks a lot

Note!!
The link is dead..
If anyone wants the program you can download it here:
http://gbamiga.elowar.com/files/Misc...-1.0.2-Beta.7z

Ah yeah, forgot about this thread and hence to mention it here. I've meanwhile stuck the runtime libraries into the archive with the tool because it turns out newer runtime libs aren't 100% compatible with it (it runs but doesn't display the background correctly; I know, no real big deal, but still

) and there didn't seem to be enough interest to warrant me re-compiling it / making another version.

Glad at least a few people (well 2 so far that I know of

) are getting something out of it.

I'll go ahead and edit my original post to include the new link. Thanks.

30 October 2007, 09:43

So, I wanted to find the different characters.. I started off by making a serial and then I wrote down the color of his hair/cap, pants, shirt and dog..

After 35 serials I could see that the first digit is used to select the character:

0xxxxxxx LCP middle aged
1xxxxxxx LCP Mr. Cool
2xxxxxxx LCP old
3xxxxxxx LCP young
4xxxxxxx LCP baseball cap
5xxxxxxx LCP middle aged
6xxxxxxx LCP Mr. Cool
7xxxxxxx LCP old
8xxxxxxx LCP young
9xxxxxxx LCP baseball cap

The colour of the dog seemed to be influenced as well.. So i made some more serials to verify

It showed that:

Values 0-2 have a brown dog
Values 3-5 have a light brown
values 6-9 have grey dog

I made other 25 different serials to see if the colour of the hair could be selected..

I found that second digit selects hair colour

0 brown
1 yellow
2 light brown
3 brown
4 red
5 brown

Since the value 6 produced different results I decided not to waste more time on this and go to bed..
Hope someone finds this useful (I just made 70 adfs and loaded the game more that 200 times the past couple of hours)

sigh

eLowar · 30 October 2007, 14:43

I was thinking about just writing a batch generator, creating ADFs for all possible serial numbers and submitting them to TOSEC.

06 April 2017, 03:09

I know this is a super old thread, but does anyone out there know if "MoreLCP Version 1.0.2 (Beta)" is still available anywhere? Id love to reset/tweak my LCP companion.

Cheers

Dan · 06 April 2017, 19:39

Uploaded it to the zone. I'm not sure if the QT library is the needed one.

06 April 2017, 22:06

Wow thank you *so* much - it works like a charm and is just what I needed. I really appreciate you uploading it.

Many thanks to eLowar for writing the app too!

LoadWB · 26 February 2018, 17:58

I hate to be another one to bring up this thread, again, but I would very much appreciate getting my hands on this tool.

Dan · 26 February 2018, 18:12

Back in the Zone.

LoadWB · 26 February 2018, 19:45

Many and much thanks!

11 October 2006, 21:09	#1
Blue Angel 69 Headfull Machine Dreams Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cascais,Portugal Age: 32 Posts: 51	Need: Little Computer People (other ADF's) I got 3 disks of Little Computer People...but I don't like theme so good. In the TOSEC colection I have the fowling ADF's: "Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)" - one of the disks that the character checks the house. "Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)[a]" - contains a male guy with a light brown dog "Little Computer People (1987)(Activison)[a2]" - contains a guy with moustache with a dark brown dog. Is there other kind of ADF files of other characters. Please let me know it. Thank you.

16 October 2006, 02:57	#3
Sune Salminen Dinamáquina Join Date: May 2002 Location: BH/Brasil Age: 49 Posts: 370	IIRC the first time you played the game it generated the character and saved him on the disk? If that's really true, maybe it would be possible to use the SPS image to create new characters by swapping it with a cracked version at the right moment! Or maybe one of the cracked versions has a a way to 'reset' the game so a new character gets created? edit Okay, here's the story from SPS: http://www.softpres.org/?id=article:...omputer_people It is a much better idea to create an external Amiga tool to change it. This would mean it could be used in emulation and on a real machine. This is exactly how it worked for real, just the number was automatically generated. Of course, people can easily change the serial number themselves by editing the serial number file on the disk. If you kill your LCP, or they die from natural causes. You can of course rewrite the disk in the case of a real machine, or delete the UAE diff file. Of course resurrecting LCP’s that have gone to a higher plane of existence, is not exactly a nice thing to do (think Buffy) so you may want to attract a different one at the same time, perhaps use the attractor above to find an LCP who is linked to a family member, friend or pet. lol So - play using the SPS image and delete the diff file if you aren't happy with your Little Computer Person! Last edited by Sune Salminen; 16 October 2006 at 03:14.

16 October 2006, 13:03	#4
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	Serial Number Editor Greetings, Here's a little something I've been working on. It's a Windows program with which you can load a Little Computer People ADF image, edit the serial number and save it back to the ADF. A beta version is available here: MoreLCP Version 1.0.2 (Beta) This program is provided "as is", with absolutely no warranty expressed or implied. Use at your own risk. Last edited by eLowar; 30 October 2007 at 07:42. Reason: Updated URL with a version that already includes all required DLLs and removed the previous download info.

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16 October 2006, 02:00	#2
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	there is a release in the caps/sps collection that should be the orginal, whatever guy it has...

16 October 2006, 22:00	#5
Sune Salminen Dinamáquina Join Date: May 2002 Location: BH/Brasil Age: 49 Posts: 370	Word! Very cool. Well done!

18 October 2006, 16:25	#6
Blue Angel 69 Headfull Machine Dreams Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cascais,Portugal Age: 32 Posts: 51	I can't launch the program...what is wrong with it... :\|

30 October 2007, 09:43	#11
Rawclaw Posts: n/a	So, I wanted to find the different characters.. I started off by making a serial and then I wrote down the color of his hair/cap, pants, shirt and dog.. After 35 serials I could see that the first digit is used to select the character: 0xxxxxxx LCP middle aged 1xxxxxxx LCP Mr. Cool 2xxxxxxx LCP old 3xxxxxxx LCP young 4xxxxxxx LCP baseball cap 5xxxxxxx LCP middle aged 6xxxxxxx LCP Mr. Cool 7xxxxxxx LCP old 8xxxxxxx LCP young 9xxxxxxx LCP baseball cap The colour of the dog seemed to be influenced as well.. So i made some more serials to verify It showed that: Values 0-2 have a brown dog Values 3-5 have a light brown values 6-9 have grey dog I made other 25 different serials to see if the colour of the hair could be selected.. I found that second digit selects hair colour 0 brown 1 yellow 2 light brown 3 brown 4 red 5 brown Since the value 6 produced different results I decided not to waste more time on this and go to bed.. Hope someone finds this useful (I just made 70 adfs and loaded the game more that 200 times the past couple of hours) sigh

30 October 2007, 14:43	#12
eLowar Citizen of Elthesh Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 949	I was thinking about just writing a batch generator, creating ADFs for all possible serial numbers and submitting them to TOSEC.

06 April 2017, 03:09	#13
LittleBlackDuck Posts: n/a	I know this is a super old thread, but does anyone out there know if "MoreLCP Version 1.0.2 (Beta)" is still available anywhere? Id love to reset/tweak my LCP companion. Cheers

06 April 2017, 19:39	#14
Dan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 629	Uploaded it to the zone. I'm not sure if the QT library is the needed one.

06 April 2017, 22:06	#15
LittleBlackDuck Posts: n/a	Wow thank you so much - it works like a charm and is just what I needed. I really appreciate you uploading it. Many thanks to eLowar for writing the app too!

26 February 2018, 17:58	#16
LoadWB Derezzed User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Tallahassee / USA Posts: 38	I hate to be another one to bring up this thread, again, but I would very much appreciate getting my hands on this tool.

26 February 2018, 18:12	#17
Dan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 629	Back in the Zone.

26 February 2018, 19:45	#18
LoadWB Derezzed User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Tallahassee / USA Posts: 38	Many and much thanks!

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