AmiQuake new 68k Quake Port for AGA/RTG - Page 15

NovaCoder · 04 December 2020, 02:09

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Originally Posted by DungeonMaster85

What is a recommended screen mode to set for picasso96. I always get errors saying that it can't find the correct screen mode, and it won't start :-(

Hi,

From memory it tries to open a 320x200 8bit screen mode by default but I can't be sure. I think it is meant to default to the first of your available 8bit mode if that fails.

I know that it creates a mode file with the current mode number in it after it successfully runs so it you really get stuck then just experiment with different modes (starting from zero).

Are you trying to run in on a real Amiga or on UAE/Vampire?

BomberMillz · 12 February 2021, 23:33

@Novacoder:

Random question, but is there any stereoscopic image display code hanging around in Amiquake?

Great port BTW!

NovaCoder · 13 February 2021, 07:58

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Originally Posted by BomberMillz

@Novacoder:

Random question, but is there any stereoscopic image display code hanging around in Amiquake?

Great port BTW!

Nope all gone.

Thanks

BomberMillz · 13 February 2021, 09:12

Ok, fair enough.

Aladin · 15 April 2021, 11:11

Thank you Novacoder

maybe by recompressing less strong ogg, it could turn on fpga ...

BomberMillz · 15 April 2021, 11:21

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Originally Posted by NovaCoder

New version of AmiDuke released with support for music at long last. I used the code from Chocolate DOOM to add support for playing back compressed music files (ogg). Unfortunately this will be very slow on real classic hardware and the current FPGA computers (Vampire etc) but who knows, maybe one day they will be fast enough

Good effort!

However, the Vampire has a better version of Intels MMX instructions (AMMX) on its 68080 core. Maybe that would help with the speed? Im sure the Apollo team will have some sort of streaming code for this sort of thing that they would be happy to help with.

NovaCoder · 05 October 2021, 14:27

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Originally Posted by BomberMillz

Good effort!

However, the Vampire has a better version of Intels MMX instructions (AMMX) on its 68080 core. Maybe that would help with the speed? Im sure the Apollo team will have some sort of streaming code for this sort of thing that they would be happy to help with.

Thanks but I've no interest in developing proprietary code for a niche FPGA computer.

For those that are still looking for the non-FPU AGA build of AmiQuake, I'll upload it again here because it seems to have got lost.

This will only be of any use for an overclocked 060 (TF1260 etc) and even then, will be slow because Quake really needs an FPU.

trixster · 05 October 2021, 17:09

Great stuff!

fitzsteve · 05 October 2021, 17:14

I regret to inform it's a slideshow even at 75mhz - thanks for trying but I think it really does need that FPU!

tomcat666 · 07 November 2021, 15:27

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Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Thanks but I've no interest in developing proprietary code for a niche FPGA computer.

For those that are still looking for the non-FPU AGA build of AmiQuake, I'll upload it again here because it seems to have got lost.

This will only be of any use for an overclocked 060 (TF1260 etc) and even then, might be too slow.

Hi Novacoder. Are you sure the RTG version is OK in this lha? I get unsupported video mode when trying to start it on the RTG. Same as I do if I try to start AGA version under OCS... The aminet version does open the screen but bails out a few seconds later with Draw_Pic: bad coordinates. Running this on pistorm emu68.

NovaCoder · 07 November 2021, 22:51

It should work okay, I tested under winuae. Do you have access to winuae to try it with your wb image?

If it works fine in winuae then it's probably having trouble with your P96 setup, I think it needs a 320*200 8 bit RTG mode available, do you have one in the screen mode prefs?

tomcat666 · 08 November 2021, 03:02

Yes, there is one. But not to worry, got the aminet one to work now. Had to delete all lower resolutions than 320 from the settings because it used a 256x256 one for some reason.

NovaCoder · 08 November 2021, 03:34

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Originally Posted by tomcat666

Yes, there is one. But not to worry, got the aminet one to work now. Had to delete all lower resolutions than 320 from the settings because it used a 256x256 one for some reason.

Do you mean the RTG version I put in that special non-FPU build I did for Steve above?

If so, that was my mistake....it's actually an old AGA FPU build

I'll remove the archive now and fix it up

tomcat666 · 08 November 2021, 06:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Do you mean the RTG version I put in that special non-FPU build I did for Steve above?

If so, that was my mistake....it's actually an old AGA FPU build

I'll remove the archive now and fix it up

Hehe, yes thats exactly what I meant..

But got it working perfectly fine with aminet version.

chucsmom69 · 12 November 2021, 18:19

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Originally Posted by NovaCoder

Thanks but I've no interest in developing proprietary code for a niche FPGA computer.

I think thats a bit dismissive of you - the various Vampire cards have a pretty big user base mainly due the ability to have a fast 68k machinen with RTG without breaking the bank or having to towerise the Amiga. Please do not consider this as me being ungreatful just the opposite infact as a regular user of vamped amigas and your amazing ports of classic pc titles I would love to see what could be done if you embrassed the features of the Apollo core machines!

stevelord · 13 November 2021, 11:53

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Originally Posted by chucsmom69

I think thats a bit dismissive of you

I'm sure it isn't your intention but that comment comes across as somewhat presumptive. Perhaps a middle ground would be for you to use Novacoder's source to compile a vampire specific version?

chucsmom69 · 13 November 2021, 16:36

i have nothing but admiration for Novacoder his skills are no less than lengendery - i simply mean to say the apollo/vampire user base is vast and its a shame he wont consider that.

trixster · 13 November 2021, 17:02

'vast'

really?

chucsmom69 · 14 November 2021, 12:38

go check their discord if you dont believe me - it has been so much more active since the Firebird release! not to mention many Amiga owners that are Vampire owners usually have more than one Vampire! I myself enjoy many different Amiga configurations, I have a pistorm in a 500, Firebird in a 500+, a vampire in a 1200 and TF1260 in a 1200... I enjoy all these machines in their many forms so basically I dont see why there is so much negativity about the Apollo Core machines? Its all Amiga at the end of the day!

BomberMillz · 14 November 2021, 12:44

Obviously, its NovaCoders choice what he does in his own time.

However, I would say at this stage, an 060 is becoming more 'niche' than an 080/AMMX powered machine.

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12 February 2021, 23:33	#282
BomberMillz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Nu Forest UK Posts: 31	@Novacoder: Random question, but is there any stereoscopic image display code hanging around in Amiquake? Great port BTW!

13 February 2021, 09:12	#284
BomberMillz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Nu Forest UK Posts: 31	Ok, fair enough.

15 April 2021, 11:11	#285
Aladin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: France Posts: 853	Thank you Novacoder maybe by recompressing less strong ogg, it could turn on fpga ...

05 October 2021, 17:09	#288
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	Great stuff!

05 October 2021, 17:14	#289
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	I regret to inform it's a slideshow even at 75mhz - thanks for trying but I think it really does need that FPU!

07 November 2021, 22:51	#291
NovaCoder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne/Australia Posts: 4,400	It should work okay, I tested under winuae. Do you have access to winuae to try it with your wb image? If it works fine in winuae then it's probably having trouble with your P96 setup, I think it needs a 320*200 8 bit RTG mode available, do you have one in the screen mode prefs?

08 November 2021, 03:02	#292
tomcat666 Retro Freak Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Slovenia Age: 51 Posts: 1,646	Yes, there is one. But not to worry, got the aminet one to work now. Had to delete all lower resolutions than 320 from the settings because it used a 256x256 one for some reason.

13 November 2021, 16:36	#297
chucsmom69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: willenhall Posts: 86	i have nothing but admiration for Novacoder his skills are no less than lengendery - i simply mean to say the apollo/vampire user base is vast and its a shame he wont consider that.

13 November 2021, 17:02	#298
trixster Guru Meditating Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: England Posts: 2,337	'vast' really?

14 November 2021, 12:38	#299
chucsmom69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: willenhall Posts: 86	go check their discord if you dont believe me - it has been so much more active since the Firebird release! not to mention many Amiga owners that are Vampire owners usually have more than one Vampire! I myself enjoy many different Amiga configurations, I have a pistorm in a 500, Firebird in a 500+, a vampire in a 1200 and TF1260 in a 1200... I enjoy all these machines in their many forms so basically I dont see why there is so much negativity about the Apollo Core machines? Its all Amiga at the end of the day!

14 November 2021, 12:44	#300
BomberMillz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Nu Forest UK Posts: 31	Obviously, its NovaCoders choice what he does in his own time. However, I would say at this stage, an 060 is becoming more 'niche' than an 080/AMMX powered machine.

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