[ongoing] Catacomb 3D series and Keen Dreams - Page 2

Nobby_UK · 23 August 2016, 20:03

Nope ! Mega-Drive Pad

it was also on Ctrl under emulation
but not for real.

BSzili · 23 August 2016, 20:28

I updated the Catacomb games. I cleaned up the screen mode handling, which means that text screens are no longer interlaced on DblPAL/DblNTSC screens. I also fixed the status bar bug on said modes, which was seen in zzielins' video.
Another important change: the games no longer fill the whole screen with the sky/ground color. If you are up close to the wall, they won't be drawn at all. This reduces the overdraw, and gives a couple of realtics speed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Nope ! Mega-Drive Pad

it was also on Ctrl under emulation
but not for real.

Last time I checked both B and C buttons worked fine with the Mega Drive pad.

Nobby_UK · 24 August 2016, 06:37

Keen Dreams:
Real or Emulated ?

BSzili · 24 August 2016, 09:08

Real machine. On emulated I only tried the built-in keypad joystick emulation of WinUAE.

s2325 · 24 August 2016, 19:03

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saimon69 · 24 August 2016, 20:27

Have two/three xm songs that i made for a unity game and got rejected by the coder, i can redo it to three channel mod for this, since those seems to fit the environment quite good!

BSzili · 24 August 2016, 23:25

I made an update to Keen Dreams, which didn't get much love recently. It turns out I was doing the scrolling completely wrong. The new version should fix the horrible jerky scrolling previous versions had. It still has slowdowns, but the status bar should be completely stationary now.

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Originally Posted by saimon69

Have two/three xm songs that i made for a unity game and got rejected by the coder, i can redo it to three channel mod for this, since those seems to fit the environment quite good!

Funny you should mention that. Behind the scenes I'm trying to get things moving for an official Amiga release, which could use some music. There's no digi-sound support in the game yet.

s2325 · 25 August 2016, 15:54

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BSzili · 02 September 2016, 11:34

After some testing with zzielins we found that the scrolling in Keen Dreams is broken when ACAtune is running. Could some of you guys with ACA accelerators verify this?

Cobe · 11 September 2016, 14:42

I just tried both games on aca1221 21mhz 9mb. Catacomb is now playable. Loading time is still enormous. And Keen works fine though scroll seems to be a bit jerky but nothing serious.

BSzili · 12 September 2016, 12:51

The horizontal scrolling resolution in Keen Dreams is between 2 and 3 pixels. This is how the engine works, so it won't ben completely smooth. I hope the jekyness is not causes by slowdowns.
I presume you use acatune. What command line switches do you start it with?

Cobe · 12 September 2016, 13:08

No slowdowns. Just not completely smooth. And the only switch I use is S=2 for 21MHz

BSzili · 09 October 2016, 16:37

The official licensed release of Catacomb 3D is now available for '20 equipped Amigas and the Amiga CD32.
http://www.ares-shop.de/product_info...products_id=83
https://www.aeros-os.org/rapidcartpr.../35/Catacomb3D

Aladin · 06 May 2017, 17:18

hi

The rtg support is planned as for blake stone?

BSzili · 06 May 2017, 17:46

It is possible with some extra work, but this game is different because all of the 2D graphics on the screen is in planar. Without a serious rework it would involve a C2P -> P2C conversion, blitting the RTG screen in multiple parts, etc. In short I have no plans to do it.

BSzili · 25 November 2017, 21:11

I made a CD32 bootable ISO image for Keen Dreams. It includes the shareware 1.13 data (which has all the levels from the registered game) and the AdLib sound effects converted into samples. Because of the limited NVRAM size you can only save the world map state. On the other hand it's fully playable with the controller. The link is in the first post.

Amigajay · 25 November 2017, 21:41

Thanks! Will give it a try!

Amigajay · 26 November 2017, 10:01

How do you start the game!?
I click on start/resume game, comes up with title screen, highscores, press a button it goes back to options menu.

Wow this needs a readme! found out you need to press blue when selecting grr!

BSzili · 26 November 2017, 11:26

Sorry, I don't have a single controller that works properly, and I was too lazy to look up the mapping in WinUAE. Here are the basics:
Blue - Enter, jump
Yellow - status
Red - shoot
Play - Escape

Amigajay · 26 November 2017, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by BSzili

Sorry, I don't have a single controller that works properly, and I was too lazy to look up the mapping in WinUAE. Here are the basics:
Blue - Enter, jump
Yellow - status
Red - shoot
Play - Escape

Thanks!

09 October 2016, 16:37	#33
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	The official licensed release of Catacomb 3D is now available for '20 equipped Amigas and the Amiga CD32. http://www.ares-shop.de/product_info...products_id=83 https://www.aeros-os.org/rapidcartpr.../35/Catacomb3D Last edited by BSzili; 20 March 2018 at 13:24. Reason: shop link change

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Nobby_UK Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Liverpool Posts: 2,595	Nope ! Mega-Drive Pad it was also on Ctrl under emulation but not for real.

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BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	Real machine. On emulated I only tried the built-in keypad joystick emulation of WinUAE.

24 August 2016, 19:03	#25
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24 August 2016, 20:27	#26
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,516	Have two/three xm songs that i made for a unity game and got rejected by the coder, i can redo it to three channel mod for this, since those seems to fit the environment quite good!

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02 September 2016, 11:34	#29
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	After some testing with zzielins we found that the scrolling in Keen Dreams is broken when ACAtune is running. Could some of you guys with ACA accelerators verify this?

11 September 2016, 14:42	#30
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 999	I just tried both games on aca1221 21mhz 9mb. Catacomb is now playable. Loading time is still enormous. And Keen works fine though scroll seems to be a bit jerky but nothing serious.

12 September 2016, 12:51	#31
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	The horizontal scrolling resolution in Keen Dreams is between 2 and 3 pixels. This is how the engine works, so it won't ben completely smooth. I hope the jekyness is not causes by slowdowns. I presume you use acatune. What command line switches do you start it with?

12 September 2016, 13:08	#32
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 999	No slowdowns. Just not completely smooth. And the only switch I use is S=2 for 21MHz

06 May 2017, 17:18	#34
Aladin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: France Posts: 853	hi The rtg support is planned as for blake stone?

06 May 2017, 17:46	#35
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	It is possible with some extra work, but this game is different because all of the 2D graphics on the screen is in planar. Without a serious rework it would involve a C2P -> P2C conversion, blitting the RTG screen in multiple parts, etc. In short I have no plans to do it.

25 November 2017, 21:11	#36
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	I made a CD32 bootable ISO image for Keen Dreams. It includes the shareware 1.13 data (which has all the levels from the registered game) and the AdLib sound effects converted into samples. Because of the limited NVRAM size you can only save the world map state. On the other hand it's fully playable with the controller. The link is in the first post.

25 November 2017, 21:41	#37
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	Thanks! Will give it a try!

26 November 2017, 10:01	#38
Amigajay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: > Posts: 2,881	How do you start the game!? I click on start/resume game, comes up with title screen, highscores, press a button it goes back to options menu. Wow this needs a readme! found out you need to press blue when selecting grr!

26 November 2017, 11:26	#39
BSzili old chunk of coal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hungary Posts: 1,289	Sorry, I don't have a single controller that works properly, and I was too lazy to look up the mapping in WinUAE. Here are the basics: Blue - Enter, jump Yellow - status Red - shoot Play - Escape

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