Lost Vikings - The Challenge

CodyJarrett · 14 June 2013, 14:42

This is a challenge for Amiga crackers and coders!

I'm trying to create maps for The Lost Vikings. However, I'm unable to locate the level map tiles.

Codetapper thinks that the tiles are compressed. Is anyone able to work out how to decompress them?

Retro1234 · 14 June 2013, 16:51

You can find them in the WinUae savestate? as a starting point?

Once you view the maps uncompressed you can maybe make a guess as to where the compressed data is stored - one approach.

;Think I read this wrong you mean you cant locate GFX tiles in both Raw and Raw inter in uncompressed winuae savestate then i have no idea

CodyJarrett · 14 June 2013, 18:03

Yes, I can't find them in the uncompressed savestate and it looks like a more advanced technique is required.

clenched · 20 June 2013, 03:21

Tiles from four levels to try. It looks like this game can manage over a thousand tiles and that doesn't even show everything on the screen. Stuff like doors, switches, keys, force fields are blit after the main map is drawn. It needs to be established that these work before many more are done.

CodyJarrett · 20 June 2013, 07:40

Looks good, thanks! I've ripped level 1 using your tiles and Codetapper's Maptapper tool.

clenched · 20 June 2013, 07:56

Fine. I'm skipping levels where I recognize tiles from a previous level. Right now I'm about two thirds down the password list.

CodyJarrett · 20 June 2013, 09:07

Thanks very much. Which method did you use to rip the tilesets?

CodyJarrett · 20 June 2013, 23:02

The only tileset that is missing is one from the tutorial level at the start. If you could extract these tiles too it'd be great. Thanks!

clenched · 21 June 2013, 00:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodyJarrett

The only tileset that is missing is one from the tutorial level at the start. If you could extract these tiles too it'd be great. Thanks!

I will get started on it.

CodyJarrett · 21 June 2013, 21:38

Excellent, thanks clenched! Here are the maps: http://hol.abime.net/925/gamemap

Asman · 21 June 2013, 22:07

Slightly off topic but about Lost Vikings.

As far as I remember first level has code STRT.

CodyJarrett · 21 June 2013, 22:15

Thanks Asman. I've updated the level comments.

clenched · 22 June 2013, 01:08

Maptapper must be quite a tool to rip those maps so fast. I was somewhat amazed

that with a four level head start ripping tiles (never mind the levels I got to skip), you were already asking for more tiles yesterday. Good job.

Joe Maroni · 26 June 2013, 18:34

even if the maps are already finished, i wonder too how you got the tilesets....

Joe Maroni · 27 June 2013, 21:29

after i had half an hour of free time this morning before getting to work i´ve searched my savestate again for the tiles and...yes..i´ve found them...

the game store the tiles as a big one..and then pick out the tiles that it needs for the maps....

download my ini including savestate to have a look at them...

i´ve seen this method used in Lionheart until now...

Codetapper · 27 June 2013, 21:54

If you download Nico's savestate, the latest Maptapper will cause an access violation as there is an incorrect setting saved. The map tab will try and allocate a bitmap about 1 million pixels wide and run out of memory. Make sure you update to the latest version which brings up an alert.

If you are dealing with games like this (with one huge "tile") you need to specify the real actual tile width at the bottom of the Tile Ripper tab. Set it to 16x16 or whatever it should be, otherwise the map tab assumes each tile is 4000 pixels wide or whatever and will run out of memory!

14 June 2013, 14:42	#1
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Lost Vikings - The Challenge This is a challenge for Amiga crackers and coders! I'm trying to create maps for The Lost Vikings. However, I'm unable to locate the level map tiles. Codetapper thinks that the tiles are compressed. Is anyone able to work out how to decompress them? Last edited by CodyJarrett; 14 June 2013 at 14:50.

14 June 2013, 16:51	#2
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,826	You can find them in the WinUae savestate? as a starting point? Once you view the maps uncompressed you can maybe make a guess as to where the compressed data is stored - one approach. ;Think I read this wrong you mean you cant locate GFX tiles in both Raw and Raw inter in uncompressed winuae savestate then i have no idea Last edited by Retro1234; 14 June 2013 at 17:34.

20 June 2013, 03:21	#4
clenched Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gainesville U.S.A. Posts: 771	Tiles from four levels to try. It looks like this game can manage over a thousand tiles and that doesn't even show everything on the screen. Stuff like doors, switches, keys, force fields are blit after the main map is drawn. It needs to be established that these work before many more are done. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by clenched; 21 June 2013 at 01:34. Reason: upload even more tiles

20 June 2013, 07:40	#5
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Looks good, thanks! I've ripped level 1 using your tiles and Codetapper's Maptapper tool. Attached Thumbnails

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14 June 2013, 18:03	#3
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Yes, I can't find them in the uncompressed savestate and it looks like a more advanced technique is required.

20 June 2013, 07:56	#6
clenched Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gainesville U.S.A. Posts: 771	Fine. I'm skipping levels where I recognize tiles from a previous level. Right now I'm about two thirds down the password list.

20 June 2013, 09:07	#7
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Thanks very much. Which method did you use to rip the tilesets?

20 June 2013, 23:02	#8
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	The only tileset that is missing is one from the tutorial level at the start. If you could extract these tiles too it'd be great. Thanks!

21 June 2013, 21:38	#10
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Excellent, thanks clenched! Here are the maps: http://hol.abime.net/925/gamemap

21 June 2013, 22:07	#11
Asman 68k Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere Posts: 829	Slightly off topic but about Lost Vikings. As far as I remember first level has code STRT.

21 June 2013, 22:15	#12
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,166	Thanks Asman. I've updated the level comments.

22 June 2013, 01:08	#13
clenched Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gainesville U.S.A. Posts: 771	Maptapper must be quite a tool to rip those maps so fast. I was somewhat amazed that with a four level head start ripping tiles (never mind the levels I got to skip), you were already asking for more tiles yesterday. Good job.

26 June 2013, 18:34	#14
Joe Maroni Moderator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 1,303	even if the maps are already finished, i wonder too how you got the tilesets....

27 June 2013, 21:54	#16
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	If you download Nico's savestate, the latest Maptapper will cause an access violation as there is an incorrect setting saved. The map tab will try and allocate a bitmap about 1 million pixels wide and run out of memory. Make sure you update to the latest version which brings up an alert. If you are dealing with games like this (with one huge "tile") you need to specify the real actual tile width at the bottom of the Tile Ripper tab. Set it to 16x16 or whatever it should be, otherwise the map tab assumes each tile is 4000 pixels wide or whatever and will run out of memory!

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