Amiga 1942 conversion - Page 12

dlfrsilver · 11 May 2021, 13:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

The idea is to have 'virtual' 32x32 that are still build from 16x16 tiles. This won't save tiles but will reduce your tilemap by 75%. I think Turrican2 arranged its tilemaps also this way and also many Gameboy games that had modifieable backgrounds (because Gameboy had only 8kb ram).
Often this allows then also to store the 32x32 tiles offets in 8bit instead of 16bit you maybe needed before. Each 32x32 still needs the original offsets into the 16x16 tiles of course.

The Blues Brothers on Amstrad CPC uses this system. The level maps are built from a submap made from the map built from the tileset.

agermose · 22 May 2021, 11:24

Short update. I'm back at the office, and development time has been limited recently. Beta release will be delayed a bit.

Some subsystems have been reworked since last update.
* Scrolling optimisation introduced some bugs, which have been fixed.
* Collision detection for larger enemies has been reworked.
* Enemy bullet logic has also been improved.

Chip RAM usage has been reduced, so the game now fits into 500 Kb chip plus 500 Kb fast RAM.
Photon's AllInOne executable is really useful to squeeze more chip ram out of the OS.

agermose · 26 May 2021, 18:12

Alpha release going out to a few testers now. Feeling excited.
(In case you're wondering, the alpha release does not have all the stages completed yet, no in-game music, and a few more things are missing).

jono1975 · 27 May 2021, 00:17

sounding really promising. :-)

agermose · 27 May 2021, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by jono1975

sounding really promising. :-)

Yes it's been a long time coming, but now we can see the release on the horizon.

skyzoo73 · 27 May 2021, 17:41

Will the game support a 2 button joystick or compatible cd32?

agermose · 29 May 2021, 01:03

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Originally Posted by skyzoo73

Will the game support a 2 button joystick or compatible cd32?

Yes is does support 2 button joysticks. CD32 is being tested at the moment.

agermose · 09 June 2021, 16:15

Got round to implementing a keyboard handler, thanks to Frank Wille for sharing his keyboard code for Solid Gold, which is a really useful starting point.
The game can now be paused, very useful for testing.

agermose · 20 June 2021, 22:56

Retro32 has a small preview up on his site:
https://www.retro32.com/gaming/amiga...g-to-the-amiga

kriz · 21 June 2021, 11:43

Great preview!!

Neil79 · 01 July 2021, 14:28

Agermose please keep IRN in the loop for a heads up, as you're seriously missing out! ( Not sure why we didn't get a heads up in the first place

)

zambot3 · 01 July 2021, 14:52

Can you add music like c64 version and hacked version arcade?

[ Show youtube player ]

agermose · 05 July 2021, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil79

Agermose please keep IRN in the loop for a heads up, as you're seriously missing out! ( Not sure why we didn't get a heads up in the first place

)

Will keep you posted, from now on :-)

agermose · 05 July 2021, 13:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by zambot3

Can you add music like c64 version and hacked version arcade?

[ Show youtube player ]

The game will have great new in-game music created by DJ METUNE.
We did discuss the old C64 tune, which is great, but went with new music.

agermose · 05 July 2021, 13:55

Progress update.

Stefan is working on the remaining attack waves, Martin on the in-game music, while I try and iron out the bugs found by the testers (AmigaGuru and Retro32).

Follow the news on AmigaGurusBlog and Retro32, some testing progress will appear there:
https://blog.amigaguru.com/
https://www.retro32.com/category/gaming/amiga

Besides fixing bugs, I'm adding some missing functionality.
The points system could only handle one bonus points, e.g. "1000" at a time. It is being rewritten to handle multiple, which occurs when the kill all POW is used on medium planes, and in a few other instances.

agermose · 05 July 2021, 13:57

Amiga Bill had a short section on 1942 yesterday. He got the authors mixed up a bit :-)
We will release the game under the "Retro DNA" name. Not the same as Retro32.

agermose · 05 July 2021, 14:00

June/July has been a bit slow, because of the European championships and my daughter's graduation parties. Still some work to do, but steady slow progress.

chadderack · 27 July 2021, 05:23

Brilliant so far!

buzzybee · 27 July 2021, 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by agermose

Got round to implementing a keyboard handler, thanks to Frank Wille for sharing his keyboard code for Solid Gold, which is a really useful starting point.
The game can now be paused, very useful for testing.

I implemented a pause key on the gamepad, found that very convenient for testing my games. For querying CD32 controller keys, I used Asmans code from English Amiga Board.

agermose · 27 July 2021, 20:35

Yesterday I caved, and bought a Windows laptop, which will replace my old Linux machine. Installed WinUAE as the first thing. Almost up and running with the new setup.

22 May 2021, 11:24	#222
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Short update. I'm back at the office, and development time has been limited recently. Beta release will be delayed a bit. Some subsystems have been reworked since last update. * Scrolling optimisation introduced some bugs, which have been fixed. * Collision detection for larger enemies has been reworked. * Enemy bullet logic has also been improved. Chip RAM usage has been reduced, so the game now fits into 500 Kb chip plus 500 Kb fast RAM. Photon's AllInOne executable is really useful to squeeze more chip ram out of the OS. Last edited by agermose; 22 May 2021 at 11:55.

26 May 2021, 18:12	#223
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Alpha release going out to a few testers now. Feeling excited. (In case you're wondering, the alpha release does not have all the stages completed yet, no in-game music, and a few more things are missing). Last edited by agermose; 26 May 2021 at 20:42.

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27 May 2021, 00:17	#224
jono1975 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 72	sounding really promising. :-)

27 May 2021, 17:41	#226
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09 June 2021, 16:15	#228
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Got round to implementing a keyboard handler, thanks to Frank Wille for sharing his keyboard code for Solid Gold, which is a really useful starting point. The game can now be paused, very useful for testing.

20 June 2021, 22:56	#229
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Retro32 has a small preview up on his site: https://www.retro32.com/gaming/amiga...g-to-the-amiga

21 June 2021, 11:43	#230
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,185	Great preview!!

01 July 2021, 14:28	#231
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,978	Agermose please keep IRN in the loop for a heads up, as you're seriously missing out! ( Not sure why we didn't get a heads up in the first place )

01 July 2021, 14:52	#232
zambot3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 98	Can you add music like c64 version and hacked version arcade? [ Show youtube player ]

05 July 2021, 13:55	#235
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Progress update. Stefan is working on the remaining attack waves, Martin on the in-game music, while I try and iron out the bugs found by the testers (AmigaGuru and Retro32). Follow the news on AmigaGurusBlog and Retro32, some testing progress will appear there: https://blog.amigaguru.com/ https://www.retro32.com/category/gaming/amiga Besides fixing bugs, I'm adding some missing functionality. The points system could only handle one bonus points, e.g. "1000" at a time. It is being rewritten to handle multiple, which occurs when the kill all POW is used on medium planes, and in a few other instances.

05 July 2021, 13:57	#236
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Amiga Bill had a short section on 1942 yesterday. He got the authors mixed up a bit :-) We will release the game under the "Retro DNA" name. Not the same as Retro32.

05 July 2021, 14:00	#237
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	June/July has been a bit slow, because of the European championships and my daughter's graduation parties. Still some work to do, but steady slow progress.

27 July 2021, 05:23	#238
chadderack Registered User Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Sandy, UT Age: 55 Posts: 230	Brilliant so far!

27 July 2021, 20:35	#240
agermose Registered User Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Odense / Denmark Posts: 220	Yesterday I caved, and bought a Windows laptop, which will replace my old Linux machine. Installed WinUAE as the first thing. Almost up and running with the new setup.

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