Heart of Darkness - Amiga port possible?

[Amigajay]

Originally Posted by Aladin

but the original not use scanline, it's a vga game to be authentic, do not put it lol

Depends if you only played it on the PlayStation

[arti]

Originally Posted by paranoicb

wow this is awesome. This is a nice gamepad and wireless for Amiga. I have the PSX to DB9 computers adapter. Too bad i cant find this awesome adapter on ebay now.

I have the PSX to DB9 computers adapter too. Unfortunately they are very fragile. If you connect them when Amiga is ON - they brake :/
I have third now, I was lucky that guy who sold me them had spare one.

Hey Arti how can we center the screen ?

Currently not possible, I'll see what I can do about it.

[dreadnought]

Originally Posted by Aladin

but the original not use scanline, it's a vga game to be authentic, do not put it lol

Just for the record: a) old VGA monitors were also CRTs b) and also had scanlines (subtler, but still) c) the game was mainly targeting consoles (was even supposed to be a Saturn exclusive)

[Leander]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Yes that is not standard, but as I said I also tested a Standard 3.1 version and it works well, see new video attached .

As said test my configuration and give the right Stack, Damiano confirmed that now it works also on his 3.1.


Heart of Darkness OS 3.1 Standard + AHI 4.8:

http://eab.abime.net/zone/HeartOFDarkness-OS3.1.avi

So need to install AHI 4.8 in my Standard OS3.1 to get the game works?

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Damiano i tested your HardFile with Heart of Darkness and it seems that your "weird pixels" are caused by "ahi.prefs" path Prefs/Env-Archive/Sys/ahi.prefs

Delete or rename "ahi.prefs".

My .HDF that you tested with doesn't have the "weird pixels" and is running fine; as the new "hode_m68k.zip" hasn't been applied to that.

...but in regards to what you said about "ahi.prefs"; this is created after I set the options that I want for AHI.

If I deleted this then these settings are not applied:

... Paula:Fast 14 bit stereo++ calibrated
... Frequency = 22050 Hz
... Channels = 1

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

You can also delete "uaegfx. card" path Libs/Picasso96/uaegfx, WinUAE already includes "internally" a much more updated version of "uaegfx. card".

So for all my RTG games you're saying I don't need the installed "uaegfx. card" and it's better?

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

N.B. the new fix (hode_m68k.zipper) has a problem running the initial video in many operating systems crashing

Ok, so what we are seeing and have reported then.

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by Leander

So need to install AHI 4.8 in my Standard OS3.1 to get the game works?

You need to setup an RTG graphics card.

So OS 3.1 with AHI 4.18 + Picasso96 + RTG Master; and then the Heart of Darkness required files.

Games needs 256MB of RAM.

Finally, don't forget to set "stack 100000".

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by DamienD

My .HDF that you tested with doesn't have the "weird pixels" and is running fine; as the new "hode_m68k.zip" hasn't been applied to that.

No I have updated your HardFile with the new "hode_m68k.zip, if you try to update it you will have the graphic artifacts.

On OS 3.1, graphic artifacts also appear for other reasons, for example, the Workbench background if enabled.

...but in regards to what you said about "ahi.prefs"; this is created after I set the options that I want for AHI.

Yes "ahi.prefs" is the save but in your case "hode_m68k.zip" is incompatible, if you use "Paula= 8Bit" you shouldn't have graphic artifacts, better if you use "Uae.audio= 16Bit".

So for all my RTG games you're saying I don't need the installed "uaegfx. card" and it's better?

You do not need the latest versions of WinUAE have "uaegfx. card" integrated and is much more updated.

http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=636551&postcount=7

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Yes "ahi.prefs" is the save but in your case "hode_m68k.zip" is incompatible, if you use "Paula= 8Bit" you shouldn't have graphic artifacts, better if you use "Uae.audio= 16Bit".

So how and where do I set "Uae.audio= 16Bit"?

If you're talking in AHI then the "ahi.prefs" file will be created (which I thought you said causes issues).

[DamienD]

So just tested "hode_m68k.zip" with no AHI settings chosen i.e. meaning no "ahi.prefs" file.

Indeed the graphics issues reported here are no more:



Strange that AHI settings cause this.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by DamienD

So just tested "hode_m68k.zip" with no AHI settings chosen i.e. meaning no "ahi.prefs" file.

Strange that AHI settings cause this.

Strange yes, as said, even if you use a background on the Workbench you will have the graphical artifacts, strange also that on Afa OS the problem does not exist.

So how and where do I set "Uae.audio= 16Bit"?

Simple in the WinUAE archive folder "Amiga Programs" you can find the archive "ahidriver.zip" where inside there are the UAE Drivers. Once installed in the respective folders in Devs, you will find the USE driver in AHI Prefs

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Simple in the WinUAE archive folder "Amiga Programs" you can find the archive "ahidriver.zip" where inside there are the UAE Drivers. Once installed in the respective folders in Devs, you will find the USE driver in AHI Prefs

Interesting, thanks Carlo

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by AMIGASYSTEM

Simple in the WinUAE archive folder "Amiga Programs" you can find the archive "ahidriver.zip" where inside there are the UAE Drivers. Once installed in the respective folders in Devs, you will find the USE driver in AHI Prefs

Ok, so if I do the above and set "UAE : 16 bit HIFI Stereo++" in AHI, then I also do not have the "weird graphics" issues when using "hode_m68k.zip"

Edit: but the game does crash when watching the intro; like Mad-Matt reported...

[AMIGASYSTEM]

With "hode_m68k.zip" the problem is the audio of the introductory video crashing with all OS. The initial porting does not have this problem on the video, disable the video and everything should work.

[Seiya]

but disabling videos, you lost very important components of this game

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by DamienD

So how and where do I set "Uae.audio= 16Bit"?

If you're talking in AHI then the "ahi.prefs" file will be created (which I thought you said causes issues).

No depends on the type of choice, UAE 16Bit 44100 for example should be fine.

[arti]

IX version if still doesn't work for someone. Need ixemul 63.1.

[AMIGASYSTEM]

Originally Posted by arti

IX version if still doesn't work for someone. Need ixemul 63.1.

Perfect Arti, IX + ixemul 63.1 works well also the introductory video

[DamienD]

Originally Posted by arti

IX version if still doesn't work for someone. Need ixemul 63.1.

Thanks arti, this one works great

Could you possibly add the border fix to this version though like you did with "hode_m68k.zip"?

I intermittently get parts of the screen repeated like with the original file:

[DamienD]

Actually, the above right / bottom corruption is usually caused when you jump out of your ship and the screens shakes.

I found a way to stop it though; if you push left / right before jumping out of your ship this doesn't happen as often

Edit: but this corruption sometimes happens later in the game also.

[DamienD]

I found a "setup-cfg" file that allows you access to all levels / sections

In The Zone! for anyone that wants it. It just needs to be extracted to your "Heart of Darkness" folder