29 July 2021, 23:32 | #41 |
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I tried it and couldn't see anything that looks like a cdxl intro. The Intro is just a series of still frames (ilbm files) with credits fading in that you click through until the game loads. I didn't have much luck with the gamepad but mouse is fine.
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30 July 2021, 00:46 | #43 |
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What makes the game unplayable ?
Because i gave it a fast test and i can launch it... launch a campagn and it launched, but i didn't go further. |
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Mind that NVSave may be redirected anywhere. I have it redirected to Games:Storage/NVSaves where they are keeped. Even some "not NV" games i've redirected to save here (via assigns). |
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So now we need The Hero(es?) who finish this game (B.Tyler hit in background). |
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30 July 2021, 20:22 | #49 |
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and small gameplay:
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It's not too different to OCS/ECS version except some minor enhancements. It would be looking better with some resources from PC VGA version.
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This didn't seem to get much traction on here, but if anyone is interested I've done some major digging into what was released, including finding older builds, a patched/bugfixed version of the original OCS game that was never released, info on the AGA/CD32 version, unreleased maps, and the original Map Editor complete package including manual and surrounding tools that seems to have never been actually released.
https://tcrf.net/Hired_Guns https://tcrf.net/Development:Hired_Guns https://tcrf.net/Proto:Hired_Guns |
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Very interesting information!
I hope someone finds the time to dig through all those files, I'd love to know more about how things like character stats work. Last edited by Cherno; 12 September 2021 at 03:03. |
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This is explained in the document "Controls" in the development files: Quote:
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Oh, now I'm disappointed. From the description of the file, I expected some detailed information, even formula for calculating fall damage or carried weight limit
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Edit: Also when booting on CD32 game does not work and back to AmigaDOS. Last edited by Solo Kazuki; 13 September 2021 at 10:38. |
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13 September 2021, 10:37 | #58 |
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So it is all about installation files carrier.
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I recommend reading what I put here:
https://tcrf.net/Proto:Hired_Guns (and also here: https://tcrf.net/Development:Hired_Guns) Short version is the AGA version was planned straight after the retail OCS release, with new maps and additional graphical work started around November. The OCS release had a bugfix version created (version 39.26) which was finished at the end of November. This never saw the light of day. After this was done it seems the coding on the AGA version started in earnest until the end of January. First discussions in the correspondence shows the intention was to just make a two floppy disk expansion version for AGA with new graphics. Somewhere over the time from November to January this changed into a full blown CD32 version. If that was intention it's a total mess though because a lot more time has been spent making a version suited for souped up AGA computers with a CD drive than an actual CD32. There is NO way to save to CD32 NVRAM, no way to play the game properly without a keyboard, and the CD32 pad support is totally FUBAR and doesn't work at all in game. Most of this stuff wasn't even started, checking the source it seems like these were worked on in a desperate rush in late January 1994 until inevitably Johnston gave up on the project or was told to abandon it. That said the AGA version is the definitive way to play the game in single player, the only defect this way is the between level screens are corrupt and are missing the text. Multiplayer is a different story, however.. Last edited by UnnamedCourier; 13 September 2021 at 11:20. Reason: Tidy up |
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Version shown in the video above has some graphic enhancement over ECS retail Hired guns. It has a new tiles with lighter colours for outside environment (simulating overhead light source and shades), also some ceiling textures are different. And the gunfire from enemies is completely different. I also have a feeling that player sprites are slightly more colourful, not as much as VGA ones though.
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