Putty Squad - The Details - Page 8

killergorilla · 04 February 2014, 12:00

Well seems I've missed out on this big news!

Awesome stuff! Have to give it a go!

Massive thanks to everyone involved.

Bamiga2002 · 04 February 2014, 13:55

@killergorilla
Hey what's up dude?

Any status update on KGLoad?

12 February 2014, 18:40

I've just had quite a bit of trouble getting the WHDLoad install file to work on my setup (WB3.0 A1200) so I'm just going to document what I had to do here. The game does now work but I couldn't be positive it's 100%

I downloaded the ADF files from System 3's website and the WHDLoad installer. When running through the installer, the first problem was the version of my installer program (I did later upgrade it to version 44.10 on the KGWHDLoad page but that didn't change anything that I noticed).

The next was the installer complaining I didn't have WHDLoad installed and/or available on path, but I did and I also added the path to user-startup and checked in the shell with "which WHDload", so I had to delete the lines checking for it in the installer!! (lines around 353 I think)

Then after doing some file copying, it said it couldn't get rawDIC up (around lines 141 I think). I added TrackWarp to the libs folder in Sys: just in case that was the problem, but that didn't help.

So instead I opened a shell and did "rawdic SLAVE=PuttySquad.islave" and selected the two ADFs and they were converted. I then found the data files etc. in the directory I was in and copied them to "PuttySquad/data".

I tried running "PuttySquad/PuttySquad" and the game come up and worked!

I wonder are the problems down to my current Workbench state or what? It's my original one from 1993-1996 and have only just copied it over to a CF HD. Hopefully I won't have to run another WHDLoad installer for a while!

On a side note. It was the announcement of the Putty Squad game on the Amiga that got me to set it up again and get a CF card working in the PCMCIA slot and then go onto WHDLoad and getting a CF HDD. I was pleasantly surprised that the KS3.0 / WB3.0 install didn't freak out altogether at having a 4GB hardidsk! ;-)

Steve T · 16 February 2014, 01:30

Long overdue thanks to System3 and Galahad, this release totally scuppered my plans to make an amiga 'christmas card' for my better half late on christmas eve, but oh well.

Some of her family visited today and her 11 year old nephew spent about an hour on the amiga (he'd probably never even seen one of the machines before) and loved every minute of it. Within a couple of goes on Putty Squad he'd managed all the putty moves I'd discovered and then some more - inflating into a balloon and using nitro to blow up the frogs on level 1. He left thinking Amiga is totally cool, and I wondered what the hell has gone wrong with me that I hadn't discovered all the moves yet, and had to have a child teach me how to play a computer game.

mailman · 16 February 2014, 07:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by zzap64

I wonder are the problems down to my current Workbench state or what?

I would bet on that.

Djay · 17 February 2014, 04:27

Galahad...

I know I have said thank you for your previous works, but this time you really have outdone yourself...

you sir, are Legend.

'When dreams come true'

I've used the WHDLoad installer to create the WHDLoad version, all working beautifully!!! What a great game!

Well done to the 'secret team' for your efforts in getting the community a long lost classic released...

...I have liked System 3 on FB and sent them a PM too! (gonna buy the x360 version)

I would put a smiley in this post, but none of them define the epicness of this project!

So what's next?

17 February 2014, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

I would bet on that.

Something probably got messed up back in 1995 when my 80MB HD was copied to a 160MB one. I get some errors when booting up my old BBS as well.

Or it could have been when I tried to install a TCP/IP stack on the machine circa 03 / 94. I remember changing loads of setting with that trying to get it working and getting no where...

Anyway, all my preinstalled WHDLoad stuff works so I'm happy enough. Too late in the day to try and fix my Workbench install for not much benefit.

jezry · 19 February 2014, 21:22

great game thanks to you and all others involved.

killergorilla · 04 April 2014, 00:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

@killergorilla
Hey what's up dude?

Any status update on KGLoad?

Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to do anything on that for a while. Too much other stuff going on!

Galahad/FLT · 10 April 2014, 00:16

Just to let everyone know, Embargo on this game is now lifted.

Thanks to everyone that with only a little grumbling allowed it to only be hosted by System 3, i'll speak to John this week about how many downloads the game got.

Feel free to host wherever

FrodeSolheim · 10 April 2014, 12:30

Really excellent stuff

I have added the zip file to http://oagd.net/amiga/putty-squad and enabled automatic download (download on demand) for the game.

So all users of FS-UAE Launcher w/ online game database should see the game appear automatically in the game list

7-Zark-7 · 12 February 2015, 13:09

Wow. Just been visiting for the first time in a longtime & came across this. Haven't gone looking for it yet,but well remember the numerous threads talking about this one through the years. Though shocked to see its release after all these years,not that shocked at the names credited,given the great help you always gave in my visits here yonks ago.
As you said Galahad,a big thumbs up & credit where its due to System 3 for allowing this!
And an even bigger thank you to Galahad,& the rest of the oldtimer's for pulling this off!

LuMan · 01 October 2015, 13:20

Apologies for the bump, but I finally got this working!!!

Using the latest FS-UAE (complete with Blizzard ppc settings) I created a copy of my A1200T, using the A1200T's self-same WB39 drive. The game ran straight away, with no tinkering.

However, running it on my original 1200T, the game would hang just as Level 1 starts. A quick squiz through this thread and the 'NOCACHE' Tool Type option did the trick.

Oddly, the Tool Types for the game had 2 entries for preload ('Preload' and 'PRELOAD'). Commenting out either (or both) of these didn't seem to affect gameplay, although the System 3 loading screen flashed a bit with 'Preload' commented out.

Anyhoo - It's working and I'm chuffed, and I'm playing it while I should be working!

Antiriad · 03 January 2016, 16:14

Can't believe that this finally got released! Kudos to Galahad.

wairnair · 12 December 2017, 07:44

Great game, awesome release. This is my Christmas present for 2017, thank you.

Galahad/FLT · 12 December 2017, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by wairnair

Great game, awesome release. This is my Christmas present for 2017, thank you.

Um....Merry Christmas!

DamienD · 12 December 2017, 17:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galahad/FLT

Um....Merry Christmas!

...hopefully you give us another game this Xmas Sir Galahad?

Amiga1992 · 12 December 2017, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by wairnair

Great game, awesome release. This is my Christmas present for 2017, thank you.

Better late than never

17 February 2014, 04:27	#146
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	Galahad... I know I have said thank you for your previous works, but this time you really have outdone yourself... you sir, are Legend. 'When dreams come true' I've used the WHDLoad installer to create the WHDLoad version, all working beautifully!!! What a great game! Well done to the 'secret team' for your efforts in getting the community a long lost classic released... ...I have liked System 3 on FB and sent them a PM too! (gonna buy the x360 version) I would put a smiley in this post, but none of them define the epicness of this project! So what's next? Last edited by Djay; 17 February 2014 at 05:25.

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04 February 2014, 12:00	#141
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Well seems I've missed out on this big news! Awesome stuff! Have to give it a go! Massive thanks to everyone involved.

04 February 2014, 13:55	#142
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	@killergorilla Hey what's up dude? Any status update on KGLoad?

12 February 2014, 18:40	#143
zzap64 Posts: n/a	I've just had quite a bit of trouble getting the WHDLoad install file to work on my setup (WB3.0 A1200) so I'm just going to document what I had to do here. The game does now work but I couldn't be positive it's 100% I downloaded the ADF files from System 3's website and the WHDLoad installer. When running through the installer, the first problem was the version of my installer program (I did later upgrade it to version 44.10 on the KGWHDLoad page but that didn't change anything that I noticed). The next was the installer complaining I didn't have WHDLoad installed and/or available on path, but I did and I also added the path to user-startup and checked in the shell with "which WHDload", so I had to delete the lines checking for it in the installer!! (lines around 353 I think) Then after doing some file copying, it said it couldn't get rawDIC up (around lines 141 I think). I added TrackWarp to the libs folder in Sys: just in case that was the problem, but that didn't help. So instead I opened a shell and did "rawdic SLAVE=PuttySquad.islave" and selected the two ADFs and they were converted. I then found the data files etc. in the directory I was in and copied them to "PuttySquad/data". I tried running "PuttySquad/PuttySquad" and the game come up and worked! I wonder are the problems down to my current Workbench state or what? It's my original one from 1993-1996 and have only just copied it over to a CF HD. Hopefully I won't have to run another WHDLoad installer for a while! On a side note. It was the announcement of the Putty Squad game on the Amiga that got me to set it up again and get a CF card working in the PCMCIA slot and then go onto WHDLoad and getting a CF HDD. I was pleasantly surprised that the KS3.0 / WB3.0 install didn't freak out altogether at having a 4GB hardidsk! ;-)

16 February 2014, 01:30	#144
Steve T Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: UK Age: 44 Posts: 351	Long overdue thanks to System3 and Galahad, this release totally scuppered my plans to make an amiga 'christmas card' for my better half late on christmas eve, but oh well. Some of her family visited today and her 11 year old nephew spent about an hour on the amiga (he'd probably never even seen one of the machines before) and loved every minute of it. Within a couple of goes on Putty Squad he'd managed all the putty moves I'd discovered and then some more - inflating into a balloon and using nitro to blow up the frogs on level 1. He left thinking Amiga is totally cool, and I wondered what the hell has gone wrong with me that I hadn't discovered all the moves yet, and had to have a child teach me how to play a computer game.

19 February 2014, 21:22	#148
jezry Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sweden Posts: 53	great game thanks to you and all others involved.

10 April 2014, 00:16	#150
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Just to let everyone know, Embargo on this game is now lifted. Thanks to everyone that with only a little grumbling allowed it to only be hosted by System 3, i'll speak to John this week about how many downloads the game got. Feel free to host wherever

10 April 2014, 12:30	#151
FrodeSolheim FS-UAE Developer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Førde, Norway Age: 43 Posts: 4,043	Really excellent stuff I have added the zip file to http://oagd.net/amiga/putty-squad and enabled automatic download (download on demand) for the game. So all users of FS-UAE Launcher w/ online game database should see the game appear automatically in the game list

12 February 2015, 13:09	#152
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Wow. Just been visiting for the first time in a longtime & came across this. Haven't gone looking for it yet,but well remember the numerous threads talking about this one through the years. Though shocked to see its release after all these years,not that shocked at the names credited,given the great help you always gave in my visits here yonks ago. As you said Galahad,a big thumbs up & credit where its due to System 3 for allowing this! And an even bigger thank you to Galahad,& the rest of the oldtimer's for pulling this off!

01 October 2015, 13:20	#153
LuMan Amigan - an' lovin' it!! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Nottingham, UK Age: 55 Posts: 557	Apologies for the bump, but I finally got this working!!! Using the latest FS-UAE (complete with Blizzard ppc settings) I created a copy of my A1200T, using the A1200T's self-same WB39 drive. The game ran straight away, with no tinkering. However, running it on my original 1200T, the game would hang just as Level 1 starts. A quick squiz through this thread and the 'NOCACHE' Tool Type option did the trick. Oddly, the Tool Types for the game had 2 entries for preload ('Preload' and 'PRELOAD'). Commenting out either (or both) of these didn't seem to affect gameplay, although the System 3 loading screen flashed a bit with 'Preload' commented out. Anyhoo - It's working and I'm chuffed, and I'm playing it while I should be working!

03 January 2016, 16:14	#154
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	Can't believe that this finally got released! Kudos to Galahad.

12 December 2017, 07:44	#155
wairnair Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Budapest Posts: 355	Great game, awesome release. This is my Christmas present for 2017, thank you.

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