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Archive 04/2022

`21.Apr.2022`	Amiga emulator for MacOS: vAmiga 2.0 Beta 4 Dirk Hoffmann released the fourth beta version of vAmiga 2.0, his Amiga emulator for MacOS which is currently under development (amiga-news.de reported). Changes: Bug fixes: Fixed a bug which led to wrong geometry predictions for some HDFs (AdventuresOfQuik&Silva.hdf). The write-through image wasn't updated after attaching a new hard drive. Enhancements: User-settings are now managed by the core emulator and no longer by the GUI. (dr) [News message: 21. Apr. 2022, 18:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Apr.2022`	Programming language: 'AMOS Professional Unity' project updates Almost exactly one year ago we reported last time about Frédéric 'AmiDARK' Cordier's attempt to add new features to the classic BASIC compiler AMOS Professional with 'AMOS Professional Unity'. In the meantime the project has been moved to a new website (title link) and restarted. Furthermore the developer announced on Monday to work on another project: the 'Grimoire Projekt'. The goal is "to provide a software development solution for Amiga computers which is at the same time unique, innovative, educational, scalable, and which is suitable for both beginners and experienced developers." To achieve this goal, he explains, "GenAm" - the assembler compiler available in the "Devpac" series products - is used, and here in particular its macro system. This, he says, makes it possible to create macros that reproduce the operation of a basic language directly in the source code of the Motorola Assembler 68000. He plans to first add Vampire SAGA Gfx/Audio support to the Grimoire project and later as a plugin to Amos Professional Unity as well. (dr) [News message: 21. Apr. 2022, 06:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2022` Artur Jarosik (Patreon)	Real-time strategy: Vanilla Conquer V0.99a (update) Artur Jarosik is known for various game ports like the platformer Hydra Castle Labyrinth or the action adventure Heart of Darkness besides his SDL implementation of the browser NetSurf. As a contribution for the AmiGameJam he started to port the first part of the realtime strategy series Command & Conquer to the Amiga and named it "Vanilla Conquer" (amiga-news.de reported). Today he has released version 0.99 which now includes all videos. You have to re-download the game. Changes: Fixed NOD missions Fixed movies playback by converting them to mpeg1 (not on v4 atm) The game is primarily intended for Amigas upgraded with an Apollo processor, especially the V4 series. However, as the author explained to us, it could also be playable on a 68060 processor with a graphics card with the music and sound effects turned off. If you want to support the author, you can do so on his Patreon page. Update: (26.04.2022, 19:03, dr) Meanwhile version 0.99a is available. Changes: Avoid black screen on v4 in the menu Fixed movies playback on v4 (Unit 0 in AHI needs 2 channels) (dr) [News message: 20. Apr. 2022, 20:21] [Comments: 1 - 26. Apr. 2022, 19:08] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2022` Void	Demo scene: 'Void' releases Dreams #38 and Feedback #12 Void is an Amiga demo group that has been active since 1995. During the last days, the group has released issue 38 of its demopack 'Dreams' as well as issue 12 (YouTube video) of its music disk 'Feedback' for AGA Amigas. (dr) [News message: 20. Apr. 2022, 11:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`20.Apr.2022` Amigans	AmigaOS 4.1: DvPlayer V54.9 released In early November 2021, version 54.7 of the DvPlayer video and audio playback program distributed by A-EON Technology was released, supporting the new hardware video acceleration standard introduced with Enhancer Software V2. Now version 54.9 is available via the updater tool which adds "a workaround to compensate for DTS/PTS difference in seeking when seeking is based on DTS (e-g- MP4 files)". (dr) [News message: 20. Apr. 2022, 09:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2022`	Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.1 Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch. Yesterday, version 5.1 was released, which provides numerous bug fixes. Most important changes: Check if X position has changed also, when using auto-crop WinUAE: Reinitialize Floppybridge support if drive mode is changed on the fly. WinUAE: Read track zero when checking bootblock contents. Disappeared in previous update. Custom Controls: Use strings to parse custom control configs WHDBooter: parse H/V Offset settings from XML as well, if found (and we're not using auto-crop) Fixed #944: FloppyBridge: loading a config with FB enabled would not initialize it Updated amiberry.conf with missing default options Allow parsing of Display settings from XML, optionally Disable Horizontal Centering by default (dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 22:20] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2022` McFly (ANF)	German Amiga Podcast #4 The fourth edition of the "German Amiga Podcast" (GAP) deals with the FPGA turbo card IceDrake V4 for the Amiga 1200. Besides there are some surf tips again. (snx) [News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 15:56] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2022` Andreas Magerl (ANF)	Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 156 The English and German issue 156 (May/June 2022) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine. Content of the current issue includes reviews about Ignition and the Unithor joystick as well as a special about the demoscene. (snx) [News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 15:48] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Apr.2022`	First teaser video: Arcade shooter 'Mision La Luna' José A. 'Jojo073' Gonzáles (among others 1987 Rescue in Berlin, Furtum Sacrum) is a very active graphic designer who has been creating smaller games under the Iron Gate label for years with the help of various game construction kits like Backbone or GRAC. Now a first teaser video of the arcade shooter 'Mision La Luna' has been released, which seems to be heavily inspired by Operation Thunderbolt. (dr) [News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 08:39] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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