Compileable version of Alien Breed 3D II - The Killing Grounds

[abu_the_monkey]

that's better, the floor isn't wonky

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moved the call to the 'path' routine to the backspace key (as there aren't many not used in the dev build) so it can be used anywhere in a level.

no actual feed back for average fps during the rotation but a start

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

that's better, the floor isn't wonky

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moved the call to the 'path' routine to the backspace key (as there aren't many not used in the dev build) so it can be used anywhere in a level.

no actual feed back for average fps during the rotation but a start

Neat. Like the quake time refresh. Looks like the Indomitable has been stripped. I keep forgetting what the original bridge looks like.

[coachman]

Hi guys, are the aiming bug and crosshair still on your list?

[abu_the_monkey]

Originally Posted by coachman

Hi guys, are the aiming bug and crosshair still on your list?

yes, still on the todo list.

[Karlos]

I took a break from the engine side to spend a bit more time reworking my mod. I don't have time to do both and barely any to do either

[AlphaAmiga]

I think they may be scattered amongst the thread, but would it be possible to have a quick run down on what keyboard controls there are within the game currently? (inc any keyboard keys for screen size and quality etc).

Thank you

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by AlphaAmiga

I think they may be scattered amongst the thread, but would it be possible to have a quick run down on what keyboard controls there are within the game currently? (inc any keyboard keys for screen size and quality etc).

Thank you

Movement, weapon cycling and action keys are user definable. Just check the customise input menu to see/edit those.

The non-changeable keys are

Esc: Quit Level
TAB: Toggle Auto Map
F1 / F2 Zoom Auto Map (only when map is active)
F3 : Cycle audio options
F4 : Toggle dynamic lights
F5 : Unused (reserved)
F6 : Toggle render quality
F7 : Cycle Frame Limit Cap
F8 : Toggle simplified lighting (use AB3D1 style wall shading)
F9 : Cycle pixelmode but currently limited to 1x1 and 1x2
F10 : Toggle full v 2/3 screen size

K : Use keyboard control
M : Use mouse control. Repeated selection switches between normal and inverted mouselook
J : Use joystick control

Numeric Pad +/- : Adjust display vertical margin

When the Auto Map is active:
Numeric Pad digits 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9: Scroll map in the implied direction
Numeric Pad 5: Centres map on player
Numeric Pad Enter: Toggle green / transparent Map render

When the Auto Map is inactive:
Numeric Pad 1, 2, 3: Adjust Brightness offset (1 decreases, 2 defaults, 3 increases)
Numeric Pad 4, 5, 6: Adjust Contrast (4 decreases, 5 defaults, 6 increases)
Numeric Pad 7, 8, 9: Adjust Gamma (7 decreases, 8 defaults 9 increases)

[coachman]

Hi Karlos, I found that the updated tkg_c refuses to load positions from boot.dat files. It loads the level, displays initial view and then immediately freezes the whole system. Tried both with your mod and in the original ab3d2 folder.

Edit: The crash happens in WinUAE 5.0.0, WB+KS 3.1, CPU 68040, JIT, fastest possible. After switching off JIT and setting more compatible option, cycle exact 68040 at 40 MHz, the problem disappears and loading of the saved games from boot.dat works fine (but the game is quite slow with this setting). Previous tkg_c versions including that with experimental gamma correction using F5 key do not show this issue.

[Karlos]

There have been no changes to the loading os saved position data, except capping of ammo counts on my mod.

This sounds like like an issue with the emulation if it works in non JIT. FWIW, I run it with JIT enabled. You neglect to mention if you are using AGA or RTG modes. Perhaps there's an issue there.

[abu_the_monkey]

I can not reproduce this issue.
however, I have noticed that the bug in AGA screenmodes when quitting a level and restarting freezes the game when running it at 50fps but works fine when throttling it back to 25.

@coachman
can you try setting the engine to 25fps (F7 cycles the options) and see if this helps.

[Karlos]

I'm presently unable to progress the engine or my mod for the moment as there is no time.

Note that player settings (a new thing, not related to game saves) are only saved on a clean exit. If in doubt, delete the settings file. There have been some potentially breaking changes to the structure of that file but it's generally designed to just ignore any parts it doesn't recognise and overwrite the file, so it shouldn't cause any crashes. Still, assumptions and all that...

[coachman]

@abu_the_monkey
Bingo, you got it. The bug appears in AGA mode with the default FPS setting. The FPS counter at the freeze showed 57. When FPS is limited either by F7 setting, or by a weak CPU, there is no problem.

[Karlos]

We should raise an issue on the repo if this is reproducible.

[abu_the_monkey]

Originally Posted by Karlos

We should raise an issue on the repo if this is reproducible.

I believe it is here

				IFD BUILD_WITH_C
				;tst.w	_Vid_isRTG
				;bne.s	.skipChangeScreen
				bra.s .skipChangeScreen
				ENDIF

				IFNE	DISPLAYMSGPORT_HACK
				;empty Vid_DisplayMsgPort_l and set Vid_ScreenBufferIndex_w to 0
				;so the starting point is the same every time
.clrMsgPort:
				move.l	Vid_DisplayMsgPort_l,a0
				CALLEXEC GetMsg
				tst.l	d0
				bne.s	.clrMsgPort
				ENDC

				clr.w	Vid_ScreenBufferIndex_w

.tryAgain:
				move.l	Vid_ScreenBuffers_vl,a1
				move.l	Vid_MainScreen_l,a0
				CALLINT	ChangeScreenBuffer
				tst.l	d0
				beq.s	.tryAgain

				clr.b	Vid_WaitForDisplayMsg_b

.skipChangeScreen:

just skipping the hack I put in for the asm version when we build with C seems to work for me.

edit: spoke too soon, now it stalls with the frame rate capped less than 50fps lol.

edit2: I am now thinking that the DisplayMsgPort should be cleared when quitting back to the main menu rather than just before starting a new level?

[AlphaAmiga]

Originally Posted by Karlos

Movement, weapon cycling and action keys are user definable. Just check the customise input menu to see/edit those.

The non-changeable keys are

Esc: Quit Level
TAB: Toggle Auto Map
F1 / F2 Zoom Auto Map (only when map is active)
F3 : Cycle audio options
F4 : Toggle dynamic lights
F5 : Unused (reserved)
F6 : Toggle render quality
F7 : Cycle Frame Limit Cap
F8 : Toggle simplified lighting (use AB3D1 style wall shading)
F9 : Cycle pixelmode but currently limited to 1x1 and 1x2
F10 : Toggle full v 2/3 screen size

K : Use keyboard control
M : Use mouse control. Repeated selection switches between normal and inverted mouselook
J : Use joystick control

Numeric Pad +/- : Adjust display vertical margin

When the Auto Map is active:
Numeric Pad digits 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9: Scroll map in the implied direction
Numeric Pad 5: Centres map on player
Numeric Pad Enter: Toggle green / transparent Map render

When the Auto Map is inactive:
Numeric Pad 1, 2, 3: Adjust Brightness offset (1 decreases, 2 defaults, 3 increases)
Numeric Pad 4, 5, 6: Adjust Contrast (4 decreases, 5 defaults, 6 increases)
Numeric Pad 7, 8, 9: Adjust Gamma (7 decreases, 8 defaults 9 increases)

Thank you very much !

[samo79]

It would be useful to put this list of keys in a readme file to include in the game archive

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by samo79

It would be useful to put this list of keys in a readme file to include in the game archive

There isn't a a game archive yet. It's all just on GitHub at the moment.

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

edit2: I am now thinking that the DisplayMsgPort should be cleared when quitting back to the main menu rather than just before starting a new level?

I'm a bit out of the engine headspace at the moment. All I can suggest is trying it just now

[abu_the_monkey]

Originally Posted by Karlos

I'm a bit out of the engine headspace at the moment. All I can suggest is trying it just now

I have added the DisplayMsgPort to be cleared on level exit.

can someone test it on real hardware (and with pistorm) and in winuae @50fps to be sure it works and there are no 'new' issues in both AGA and RTG screens please.

@Karlos
I have opened a PR as it works for me, but, best to wait for some feed back. Especially on 'real' hardware I guess.

[samo79]

Originally Posted by Karlos

There isn't a a game archive yet. It's all just on GitHub at the moment.

Yep, maybe for now even as a plain readme in github repo