Magic Serpent - beta install

[DJ Mike]

Hello! I've uploaded a beta version of an install for Magic Serpent to The Zone for people to check out. This is the disk version as of now - going to look at CDTV version as well but the offsets in the code are slightly different enough to be annoying so I have to recheck everything.

All issues on fast Amigas should hopefully be fixed - even emulators should no longer need to use Cycle Exact mode, as an issue with the copperlist being rewritten during vblank interrupt at the same time copper is executing should no longer be an issue.

With apologies to Asman - I came across this elsewhere and then saw the requests. I did PM to ask if you still wanted to work on this but you've been absent for a while now.

[giantclam]

Just had a little test in amiberry v6.3.3 using direct loading, and it seems to run just fine. Of course wrt amiberry, users need to add the following snippet to the whdboot/game-data/whdload_db.xml file...(note: variant field is a fudge Should work in amiberry v5.x as well...

<game filename="MagicSerpent-beta" sha1="233472547ec13bd95cd995a4c82c1496330d4482">
                <name>Magic Serpent</name>
                <subpath>MagicSerpent</subpath>
                <variant_uuid>0b</variant_uuid>
                <slave_count>1</slave_count>
                <slave_default>MagicSerpent.Slave</slave_default>
                <slave_libraries>False</slave_libraries>
                <slave number="1">
                        <filename>MagicSerpent.Slave</filename>
                        <datapath>data</datapath>
                </slave>
                <hardware>
                        PRIMARY_CONTROL=JOYSTICK
                        PORT0=JOY
                        PORT1=JOY
                        SCREEN_AUTOHEIGHT=TRUE
                        SCREEN_CENTERH=SMART
                        SCREEN_CENTERV=SMART
                </hardware>
 </game>

After that just launch the game as you normally would for whdload from the GUI, or direct-load with ./amiberry MagicSerpent-beta-1.lha

Fun game, thanks for the rework 8)

[Snoopy1234]

Runs seamlessly on Amikit PC with JIT enabled. Tested first level. Runs on A1200 030 also seamlessly. Tested first 2 levels. It's smooth and a nice game to play.

[ransom1122]

Got to level 6 on my first playthrough using winuae (quickstart a1200) no problems whatsoever, Great work