Cracked games missing stuff... - Page 2

ross · 08 January 2018, 23:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Wasn't aimed at you

Going back from a little break makes you forget a little of everything.
Mine was a message to remember to myself

Quote:

Ziriax wouldn't be suitable for a comp anyway as its at least 700K of data

Maintaining the first intro (the zoomer, stripped from BM crack), the extro (destroyed by TT trainer, anyway not working in any floppy version existing), using for the data part the original cruncher (it's fast and i'm to lazy to repack everything

), adding a small cracktro/trainer, then I'm sure I'll have to use all 880KB.
For this I'll need to repack with something slower at least the intro/main code/data, but i'll load/depack during initial zoomer, so probably load time is lesser than the original.
I've made a special version of my OCEAN loader that loads at free disk offset (and not sector) to better use space [original also load a whole $1800*2 MFM track at free offset without sector].

Galahad/FLT · 09 January 2018, 00:24

Yeah, that was my plan for Nitro, but it had a bug in it that I was struggling to narrow down, so I rejigged the format and still managed to get it all to fit.

Look forward to your results.

kipper2k · 30 January 2018, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Haven't tested myself, but apparently all TOSEC versions of Mike the Magic Dragon are faulty in some way...

Thing is though, there is an .IPF but it's not public. dlfrsilver has it but won't share so...

I'd like to bump this, The game uses track 80 for protection. Whenever you try to complete the first level you need to get the 3 letters in the correct order to continue (RAM, DIR etc) The adf tries to check the non existent track 80 and of course cannot authenticate and you cannot continue the game.

All ADFs fail

darkuni · 30 January 2018, 22:16

This is such a great thread, I almost hate to tarnish it with just a complimentary post.

seuden · 30 January 2018, 22:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Haven't tested myself, but apparently all TOSEC versions of Mike the Magic Dragon are faulty in some way...

Thing is though, there is an .IPF but it's not public. dlfrsilver has it but won't share so...

Does the one linked on HOL not work?

BTW for sale on ebay. https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mike-The-Ma...wAAOSwnFZXVWFO

ross · 30 January 2018, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by kipper2k

I'd like to bump this, The game uses track 80 for protection. Whenever you try to complete the first level you need to get the 3 letters in the correct order to continue (RAM, DIR etc) The adf tries to check the non existent track 80 and of course cannot authenticate and you cannot continue the game.

All ADFs fail

I looked quickly at Mike and patched the .exe to skip the track 80 protection (a 2 byte patch, can be so simple?!). First level can be passed, but now i've no time to check more.
ADF in The Zone!
(game works only on KS1.x so need to be better fixed...)

DamienD · 30 January 2018, 23:19

ross the man; back with another "just seen" request / fix

darkuni · 30 January 2018, 23:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

(game works only on KS1.x so need to be better fixed...)

There were a lot of really early Amiga games that seemed to be locked into KS 1.x (I remember a few like Major Motion, Arkanoid, etc). How is this "fixed" by the scene? What locks them to that version? Simple checks or ...?

kipper2k · 30 January 2018, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

I looked quickly at Mike and patched the .exe to skip the track 80 protection (a 2 byte patch, can be so simple?!). First level can be passed, but now i've no time to check more.
ADF in The Zone!
(game works only on KS1.x so need to be better fixed...)

Thanks

i will give it a test tonight

Galahad/FLT · 31 January 2018, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkuni

There were a lot of really early Amiga games that seemed to be locked into KS 1.x (I remember a few like Major Motion, Arkanoid, etc). How is this "fixed" by the scene? What locks them to that version? Simple checks or ...?

The problems usually occur where the programmer does a JMP directly to a routine in Kickstart ROM instead of using proper dos.library/exec.library offsets which would take care of different Kickstart versions transparently.

kipper2k · 31 January 2018, 01:31

got to level 3 and it seems to be ok, it is a very tough game (at least for me). After ages getting the letters USB and grabbin g the key, it was wrong!.. correct answer was BUS

did i mention i had to cheat, addresses change

68ae7 is mem location of lives
e9ff is for time left before the friggin annoying spider shows up. a WHDload conversion would be appreciated

edit: up to level 7, works good, mabbe tosec should be updated and all existing mikes be marked as bad with exception to this new one.
If you like platform games this will be fun

(in so many ways lol)

ross · 31 January 2018, 09:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by kipper2k

edit: up to level 7, works good, mabbe tosec should be updated and all existing mikes be marked as bad with exception to this new one.
If you like platform games this will be fun

(in so many ways lol)

Good

I've updated the upload, so you can save the hiscore.
In the previous upload by mistake i've destroyed the [original disk sectors] bitmap that need to be 'illegal' to support bootblock intro load.
And hiscore file can overwrite the intro (garbage displayed

)

If you want to do more test...

seuden · 31 January 2018, 09:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Good

I've updated the upload, so you can save the hiscore.
In the previous upload by mistake i've destroyed the bitmap that need to be 'illegal' to support bootblock intro load.
And hiscore file can overwrite the intro (garbage displayed

)

If you want to do more test...

Great stuff.

kipper2k · 31 January 2018, 14:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Good

I've updated the upload, so you can save the hiscore.
In the previous upload by mistake i've destroyed the [original disk sectors] bitmap that need to be 'illegal' to support bootblock intro load.
And hiscore file can overwrite the intro (garbage displayed

)

If you want to do more test...

Perfect, i wondered what happened to the intro pic after the first load, i just kept loading it and game started. Thanks for this, this has been on my radar for a lonnng time

ross · 04 February 2018, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by kipper2k

a WHDload conversion would be appreciated

Probably is not even needed.
I've investigated the reason why KS1.x is needed and is due to a stupid call that expects a defined (wrong) result..
An ADF patch is on the way but can be better. With proper assign can start also from WB (logically need an AGA patch and some better init, maybe cache off).

If i'm not too lazy...

ross · 04 February 2018, 20:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Ziriax wouldn't be suitable for a comp anyway as its at least 700K of data

Quote:

.., then I'm sure I'll have to use all 880KB.

Actually I was wrong.
~

750bytes

remained unused

DamienD · 04 February 2018, 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by kipper2k

a WHDload conversion would be appreciated

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Probably is not even needed.
I've investigated the reason why KS1.x is needed and is due to a stupid call that expects a defined (wrong) result..
An ADF patch is on the way but can be better. With proper assign can start also from WB (logically need an AGA patch and some better init, maybe cache off).

If i'm not too lazy...

@kipper2k; what's wrong with using ross's perfect, insanely good cracked / trained floppy disk version? Ziriax 100% (Ultimate Edition)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

More significative patches:
- support all Amiga (ocs to aga, 020+, every memory configuration)

StingRay · 04 February 2018, 20:43

He is requesting a WHDLoad patch for Mike the Magic Dragon and Ziriax!

ross · 04 February 2018, 20:51

We've totally derailed original Galahad thread

Galahad/FLT · 04 February 2018, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

We've totally derailed original Galahad thread

I shall not cry about it, we got 2 productive releases

30 January 2018, 23:19	#27
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	ross the man; back with another "just seen" request / fix Last edited by DamienD; 31 January 2018 at 10:56.

31 January 2018, 01:31	#31
kipper2k Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, Canada Posts: 4,323	got to level 3 and it seems to be ok, it is a very tough game (at least for me). After ages getting the letters USB and grabbin g the key, it was wrong!.. correct answer was BUS did i mention i had to cheat, addresses change 68ae7 is mem location of lives e9ff is for time left before the friggin annoying spider shows up. a WHDload conversion would be appreciated edit: up to level 7, works good, mabbe tosec should be updated and all existing mikes be marked as bad with exception to this new one. If you like platform games this will be fun (in so many ways lol) Last edited by kipper2k; 31 January 2018 at 04:03.

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09 January 2018, 00:24	#22
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Yeah, that was my plan for Nitro, but it had a bug in it that I was struggling to narrow down, so I rejigged the format and still managed to get it all to fit. Look forward to your results.

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darkuni RetroGaming Radio Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Phoenix, USA Posts: 46	This is such a great thread, I almost hate to tarnish it with just a complimentary post.

04 February 2018, 20:43	#38
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	He is requesting a WHDLoad patch for Mike the Magic Dragon and Ziriax!

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