Compileable version of Alien Breed 3D II - The Killing Grounds - Page 182

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 00:13

You can always delete game.prefs if it's messed up.

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 00:24

Updated - The pixel height mode is only applied from the prefs if the display is RTG.

Fixing for AGA modes will require a bit more work due to the need to set up and tear down the copper in the right places.

abu_the_monkey · 05 December 2023, 00:24

excellent

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 00:25

Let me know if you run into anything else.

abu_the_monkey · 05 December 2023, 00:28

will do

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 00:28

I wanted to get back to the PVS branch soon as it has a feature that will help me generate per level data files from the game itself. The lowest hanging fruit here is a map that says which zones must skip sky rendering. The mechanism to tag the zone during gameplay exists already, it just needs the ability to dump the data at the end and reload it as part of the level data set.

Angus · 05 December 2023, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karlos

Yeah - it's just the code. I can push the updated exe to my mod branch - that might be the easiest way.

https://github.com/0xABADCAFE/karlos...sign/Game/bin/

.

I must be stoopid. I went, I looked, I clicked - I found a download icon, clicked on that, nothing downloaded.

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 20:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angus

I must be stoopid. I went, I looked, I clicked - I found a download icon, clicked on that, nothing downloaded.

Don't worry. I've added them to the mod and merged, so if you download that,.they are now included.

If you right click on the file names on that GitHub page can you not choose to download the link? Those are the binaries.

abu_the_monkey · 05 December 2023, 21:06

well it must be catching cos I went to build the latest from pippers main and got the following

Code:

m68k-amigaos-gcc -m68020-60 -mtune=68030 -noixemul -g -ggdb -O3 -c c/game_preferences.c -o c/game_preferences.o
c/game_preferences.c:4:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_Persisted[];
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:5:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_PersistedEnd[];
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:7:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_FullScreen;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:8:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_PixelMode;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:9:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_VertMargin;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:10:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_SimpleLighting;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:11:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_FPSLimit;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:12:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_DynamicLights;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:13:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_RenderQuality;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:15:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Vid_FullScreenTemp_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:16:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Draw_ForceSimpleWalls_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:17:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Draw_GoodRender_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:18:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Anim_LightingEnabled_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:19:8: error: unknown type name 'LONG'
 extern LONG  Vid_FPSLimit_l;
        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:20:8: error: unknown type name 'WORD'
 extern WORD  Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w;
        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_ApplyPreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:25:35: error: 'Vid_FullScreen_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Vid_FullScreenTemp_b        = Vid_FullScreen_b = Prefs_FullScreen;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:25:35: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
c/game_preferences.c:26:9: error: 'Vid_isRTG' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (Vid_isRTG) {
         ^~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:27:9: error: 'Vid_DoubleHeight_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
         Vid_DoubleHeight_b          = Prefs_PixelMode;
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_LoadPreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:37:5: error: unknown type name 'BPTR'
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:24: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Open' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:29: error: 'GAME_PREFS_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:46: error: 'MODE_OLDFILE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                                              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:38:9: error: 'DOSFALSE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (DOSFALSE == gamePrefsFH) {
         ^~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:41:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Read' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Read(gamePrefsFH, Prefs_Persisted, (Prefs_PersistedEnd - Prefs_Persisted));
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:42:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Close' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Close(gamePrefsFH);
     ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_SavePreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:47:5: error: unknown type name 'BPTR'
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:47:29: error: 'GAME_PREFS_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:47:46: error: 'MODE_READWRITE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
                                              ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:48:9: error: 'DOSFALSE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (DOSFALSE == gamePrefsFH) {
         ^~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:52:28: error: 'Vid_FullScreen_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_FullScreen     = Vid_FullScreen_b;
                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:53:28: error: 'Vid_DoubleHeight_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_PixelMode      = Vid_DoubleHeight_b;
                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:55:29: error: 'UBYTE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_FPSLimit       = (UBYTE)Vid_FPSLimit_l;
                             ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:55:35: error: expected ';' before 'Vid_FPSLimit_l'
     Prefs_FPSLimit       = (UBYTE)Vid_FPSLimit_l;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:56:35: error: expected ';' before 'Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w'
     Prefs_VertMargin     = (UBYTE)Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:60:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Write' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Write(gamePrefsFH, Prefs_Persisted, (Prefs_PersistedEnd - Prefs_Persisted));
     ^~~~~
make: *** [Makefile:61: c/game_preferences.o] Error 1

what have I forgotten to do this time

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

well it must be catching cos I went to build the latest from pippers main and got the following

Code:

m68k-amigaos-gcc -m68020-60 -mtune=68030 -noixemul -g -ggdb -O3 -c c/game_preferences.c -o c/game_preferences.o
c/game_preferences.c:4:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_Persisted[];
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:5:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_PersistedEnd[];
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:7:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_FullScreen;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:8:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_PixelMode;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:9:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_VertMargin;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:10:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_SimpleLighting;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:11:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_FPSLimit;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:12:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_DynamicLights;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:13:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Prefs_RenderQuality;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:15:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Vid_FullScreenTemp_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:16:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Draw_ForceSimpleWalls_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:17:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Draw_GoodRender_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:18:8: error: unknown type name 'UBYTE'
 extern UBYTE Anim_LightingEnabled_b;
        ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:19:8: error: unknown type name 'LONG'
 extern LONG  Vid_FPSLimit_l;
        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:20:8: error: unknown type name 'WORD'
 extern WORD  Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w;
        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_ApplyPreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:25:35: error: 'Vid_FullScreen_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Vid_FullScreenTemp_b        = Vid_FullScreen_b = Prefs_FullScreen;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:25:35: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
c/game_preferences.c:26:9: error: 'Vid_isRTG' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (Vid_isRTG) {
         ^~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:27:9: error: 'Vid_DoubleHeight_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
         Vid_DoubleHeight_b          = Prefs_PixelMode;
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_LoadPreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:37:5: error: unknown type name 'BPTR'
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:24: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Open' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                        ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:29: error: 'GAME_PREFS_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:37:46: error: 'MODE_OLDFILE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_OLDFILE);
                                              ^~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:38:9: error: 'DOSFALSE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (DOSFALSE == gamePrefsFH) {
         ^~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:41:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Read' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Read(gamePrefsFH, Prefs_Persisted, (Prefs_PersistedEnd - Prefs_Persisted));
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:42:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Close' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Close(gamePrefsFH);
     ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c: In function 'Game_SavePreferences':
c/game_preferences.c:47:5: error: unknown type name 'BPTR'
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
     ^~~~
c/game_preferences.c:47:29: error: 'GAME_PREFS_PATH' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
                             ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:47:46: error: 'MODE_READWRITE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     BPTR gamePrefsFH = Open(GAME_PREFS_PATH, MODE_READWRITE);
                                              ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:48:9: error: 'DOSFALSE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     if (DOSFALSE == gamePrefsFH) {
         ^~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:52:28: error: 'Vid_FullScreen_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_FullScreen     = Vid_FullScreen_b;
                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:53:28: error: 'Vid_DoubleHeight_b' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_PixelMode      = Vid_DoubleHeight_b;
                            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:55:29: error: 'UBYTE' undeclared (first use in this function)
     Prefs_FPSLimit       = (UBYTE)Vid_FPSLimit_l;
                             ^~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:55:35: error: expected ';' before 'Vid_FPSLimit_l'
     Prefs_FPSLimit       = (UBYTE)Vid_FPSLimit_l;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:56:35: error: expected ';' before 'Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w'
     Prefs_VertMargin     = (UBYTE)Vid_LetterBoxMarginHeight_w;
                                   ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c/game_preferences.c:60:5: warning: implicit declaration of function 'Write' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]
     Write(gamePrefsFH, Prefs_Persisted, (Prefs_PersistedEnd - Prefs_Persisted));
     ^~~~~
make: *** [Makefile:61: c/game_preferences.o] Error 1

what have I forgotten to do this time

I... I have no idea. Builds fine for me

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 21:24

Is it failing to find the NDK ?

abu_the_monkey · 05 December 2023, 21:32

probably, I did have to shut down the vm so anything could have gone wrong.

I will rebuild the thing (as per pippers post) and try again.

Karlos · 05 December 2023, 22:46

I'm about fit to drop and pass out, so good luck.

pipper · 06 December 2023, 08:01

I think I fixed it. Some includes were missing leading to undeclared types.

Karlos · 06 December 2023, 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by pipper

I think I fixed it. Some includes were missing leading to undeclared types.

Most perplexing. It built here just fine before I pulled your changes, and pulling them seemingly makes no difference (which is, of course, hugely preferable to it breaking).

abu_the_monkey · 06 December 2023, 14:19

cheers guys, it builds fine now

abu_the_monkey · 06 December 2023, 17:06

no issues found other than the menu displaying in double pixel mode when that is selected in game on AGA screens only, RTG menu works fine.

Karlos · 06 December 2023, 17:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

no issues found other than the menu displaying in double pixel mode when that is selected in game on AGA screens only, RTG menu works fine.

I thought I fixed that? It is only supposed to apply the double height from prefs when in RTG mode. Hmmm.

abu_the_monkey · 06 December 2023, 17:18

what you did works, as to say, in AGA screens it always starts in 1x1 pixel mode but, if you select double pixel mode in game and exit to the main menu it (the menu) is displayed in double pixel mode.

don't know if this is a new thing in the C version or has been there from the start.

edit: just tried an older version from paraj that I hadn't deleted/copied over and it has the same behaviour so I guess its been that way for a while just went unnoticed

abu_the_monkey · 09 December 2023, 17:32

extend level zone limit beyond the original 256 per map

So, had a play with the engine code today and it would seem that the tables for CompactMap, BigMap and CurrentPointBrights in tables.bss are causing the issues with the automap and lighting in zones beyond the original 256 zone limit.

Code:

Lvl_CompactMap_vl:		ds.l	257
Lvl_BigMap_vl:			ds.l	256*10

PointBrightsPtr_l:		ds.l	1
CurrentPointBrights_vl:	ds.l	2*256*10

in a not very scientific way I changed them to

Code:

Lvl_CompactMap_vl:		ds.l	513
Lvl_BigMap_vl:			ds.l	512*10

PointBrightsPtr_l:		ds.l	1
CurrentPointBrights_vl:	ds.l	2*512*10

seems to have fixed the automap and lighting (not thoroughly tested)

other than consuming more memory what else might this affect?

06 December 2023, 17:18	#3639
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	what you did works, as to say, in AGA screens it always starts in 1x1 pixel mode but, if you select double pixel mode in game and exit to the main menu it (the menu) is displayed in double pixel mode. don't know if this is a new thing in the C version or has been there from the start. edit: just tried an older version from paraj that I hadn't deleted/copied over and it has the same behaviour so I guess its been that way for a while just went unnoticed Attached Thumbnails Last edited by abu_the_monkey; 06 December 2023 at 17:28.

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05 December 2023, 00:13	#3621
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	You can always delete game.prefs if it's messed up.

05 December 2023, 00:24	#3622
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	Updated - The pixel height mode is only applied from the prefs if the display is RTG. Fixing for AGA modes will require a bit more work due to the need to set up and tear down the copper in the right places.

05 December 2023, 00:24	#3623
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	excellent

05 December 2023, 00:25	#3624
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	Let me know if you run into anything else.

05 December 2023, 00:28	#3625
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	will do

05 December 2023, 00:28	#3626
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	I wanted to get back to the PVS branch soon as it has a feature that will help me generate per level data files from the game itself. The lowest hanging fruit here is a map that says which zones must skip sky rendering. The mechanism to tag the zone during gameplay exists already, it just needs the ability to dump the data at the end and reload it as part of the level data set.

05 December 2023, 21:24	#3631
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	Is it failing to find the NDK ?

05 December 2023, 21:32	#3632
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	probably, I did have to shut down the vm so anything could have gone wrong. I will rebuild the thing (as per pippers post) and try again.

05 December 2023, 22:46	#3633
Karlos Alien Bleed Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 4,667	I'm about fit to drop and pass out, so good luck.

06 December 2023, 08:01	#3634
pipper Registered User Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: San Jose Posts: 684	I think I fixed it. Some includes were missing leading to undeclared types.

06 December 2023, 14:19	#3636
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	cheers guys, it builds fine now

06 December 2023, 17:06	#3637
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	no issues found other than the menu displaying in double pixel mode when that is selected in game on AGA screens only, RTG menu works fine.

09 December 2023, 17:32	#3640
abu_the_monkey Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bicester Posts: 2,056	extend level zone limit beyond the original 256 per map So, had a play with the engine code today and it would seem that the tables for CompactMap, BigMap and CurrentPointBrights in tables.bss are causing the issues with the automap and lighting in zones beyond the original 256 zone limit. Code: Lvl_CompactMap_vl: ds.l 257 Lvl_BigMap_vl: ds.l 25610 PointBrightsPtr_l: ds.l 1 CurrentPointBrights_vl: ds.l 225610 in a not very scientific way I changed them to Code: Lvl_CompactMap_vl: ds.l 513 Lvl_BigMap_vl: ds.l 51210 PointBrightsPtr_l: ds.l 1 CurrentPointBrights_vl: ds.l 251210 seems to have fixed the automap and lighting (not thoroughly tested) other than consuming more memory what else might this affect?

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