16 June 2024, 01:59 | #41 |
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This is so darn good so far!
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17 June 2024, 23:56 | #42 |
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This is looking beautiful! Is the footage from A1200? What are your current performance expectations?
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18 June 2024, 07:33 | #43 |
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ATM this is running on ECS winuae at 50 fps but it needs a lot of optimizing even to run at 25 fps with cycle exact.
There are a lot of small BOBs to draw, which takes a lot of time. But the BOBs are 3 color + black, and mainly either bees (blue/yellow) or moths (red). So, by picking palette indexes carefully (colors 1,2,3 and 4,8,12), it's possible to use half the current blits (2 bitplanes per alien instead of 4 bitplanes), because most aliens only use 2 bitplanes. I'll try that soon. Apart from that, the game is really doing well. Ship capture & double ship features are now working, so the logic of the game is nearly 100%. |
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18 June 2024, 23:06 | #45 |
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I could use 2 bitplanes instead of 3 only for bees and moths, and also bosses (when they're it).
Not enough for 50 fps but it saves a lot of bandwidth for the same visuals! |
25 June 2024, 23:21 | #46 |
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Ok, releasing a very early version in the zone, which is playable with some visual bugs. It runs very well on 68060/50 at 50 fps, but can be run on slower machines using whdload options (slow machine).
ATM on 68000 it looks pretty slow but still playable. Game will crash on game over too... Only 2 lives too... But still can be played. No need to report bugs, I have a long list of them. If it's playable on slow machines I'd be glad to know. This port was started about a year ago, with full Z80 source from Glenn Neidermeier and gfx from Mark, and was halted several times, but now it's drawing completion and it plays exactly like the arcade Last edited by jotd; 25 June 2024 at 23:30. |
26 June 2024, 00:48 | #47 |
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Hi JOTD,
Many Thanks for Early Version. You can find my GlowIcons Pascal |
26 June 2024, 03:04 | #48 |
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very good so far jotd, extremely playable. Well done
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26 June 2024, 16:55 | #49 |
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Very nice! Gameplay:
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26 June 2024, 17:40 | #50 |
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In demo mode, one bug is visible.
400 (red) points are not displayed on zzbylu video. 1600 and 800 points are displayed. |
26 June 2024, 18:19 | #51 |
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you're right, it's a problem!
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26 June 2024, 23:00 | #52 |
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@JOTD
I think the game is not yet 68000 compatible but here is a first report to help. Tested with my A500 ACA500Plus 68000 @28 Mhz with 7MB Fast Ram Preload Custom3=1 (Slow machine) |
26 June 2024, 23:17 | #53 |
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I have fixed this issue. New update soon. Thanks for the icon.
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27 June 2024, 23:14 | #54 |
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update in the zone, less bugs, more sounds, still a few gfx glitches, but much better already.
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28 June 2024, 00:39 | #55 |
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If you just let the attract mode run, just after the bit where you're ship is captured, the game crashes back to Workbench with this error.
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30 June 2024, 17:53 | #56 |
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Hi JOTD,
Sorry but On my A500ACA500Plus, I have another Crash at the start of the game (Beta2) |
30 June 2024, 19:20 | #57 |
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No worries, I have fixed a ton of bugs since. Game now runs on 68000. Will post another beta or will release on itch.
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05 July 2024, 15:01 | #58 |
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Amazing progress JoTD just saw this played on AmigaLive twitch stream !
pure bliss. |
05 July 2024, 16:05 | #59 |
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Thanks, I'm very glad about the progress, even if it's one of the most taxing conversions I've made.
No9 finalized all tunes and they're awesome as always. Fighting with a few bugs, but nothing serious. It's going to be a great release in a few days/weeks I hope. |
06 July 2024, 15:29 | #60 |
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Beta - gameplay:
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