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Archive 09/2024

`15.Sep.2024`	Amiga emulator for macOS: vAmiga V3.0b1 Starting with version 2.6.1, developer Dirk Hoffmann made changes to the internal architecture of his Amiga emulator vAmiga for MacOS with the aim of porting the new emulator architecture of VirtualC64 v5.0 to vAmiga in order to enable features such as Run-Ahead (background article). Now he has released the first beta version of version 3, which introduces this feature. He writes about it: "When run-ahead is enabled, two emulator instances run side by side: the primary instance and the run-ahead instance. The primary instance emulates the Amiga as usual, while the run-ahead instance runs several frames ahead and generates the image texture. Both emulator instances stay in sync with a time delay, and any changes in the primary instance, e.g., triggered by a joystick event, forces the run-ahead instance to be recreated. Run-ahead mode is meant for gaming as it considerably decreases the lag between an external event, e.g., a gamepad or keyboard event, and its recognition inside the emulator. Accommodating this feature required significant changes to vAmiga’s architecture, resulting in a major update to the codebase. While these improvements have streamlined the internal workings of the emulator, they’ve also introduced some bugs - an expected outcome with such a substantial change." The author therefore asks for feedback in this regard. He has also implemented the following improvements, among others: Snapshot compression Loading and saving memory contents Improved Headless app RetroShell as as serial port device Beamtrap debug feature RetroShell commands via the command line The minimum system requirement for its emulator is macOS 11.0. (dr) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 19:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024` Reddit (ANF)	Python script: Quarterback ADF file extractor AmigaQB_extract 0.4.2 AmigaQB_extract is a Python script that aims to restore backup copies created with the Quarterback program more successfully than the original in the event of damages. For example, the catalog stored on the first and last floppy disk is no longer needed. The disks must be available as ADF images in order to use AmigaQB_extract. Backup copies that have not been split over several disks, but saved as a single larger file, cannot be read out for now. (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 11:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024` Amigatronics (ANF)	Emulator package: R4 update for Amiga Forever 10 Yesterday, version 10 of the Amiga Forever emulator package received a fourth update. The free update brings improved touch and multi-touch support as well as extended logging functions. In addition, if you have C64 Forever installed as well, one player will also check if there are updates for the other one. (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 11:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024` Amigatronics (ANF)	Interview with Cyril Houzé (Dune AGA project) Amigatronics has conducted a 22-question interview with Cyril 'Barjack' Houzé at the title link. The graphic designer is the initiator of the AGA remake of the adventure classic Dune, which is currently in development (amiga-news.de reported). (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 11:57] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	Aminet uploads until 14.09.2024 The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to Aminet: goodasnew.adf demo/disk 880K 68k 4th at Revision 2024 rewardision.adf demo/disk 880K 68k Demo from Revision 2024 Void-Greetro.zip demo/disk 313K 68k Greetro from MountainBytes 2024 xmen_vintage_glow.zip demo/disk 834K 68k 9th at Revision 2024 VoidandWC-Sorry.zip demo/intro 64K 64KB Intro Revision 2024 HWP_RapaGUI.lha dev/hwood 7.3M ALL Cross-platform GUI toolkit fo... REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 5.8M 68k Game Creator with AGA support S3ViRGE.lha driver/vid 5K 68k S3Virge PCI P96 driver Voodoo.lha driver/vid 14K 68k Voodoo P96 driver mariaconv.lha gfx/conv 41K 68k Convert images to/from Maria'... AmigaVisionPro.lha gfx/misc 42K AmigaVisionPro spanish texts ... AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 7.9M 68k Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 8.2M MOS Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 8.5M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul... AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.8M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands CIAgent.lha misc/emu 202K OS4 Minimal CIA resources/hardwar... rogue_combat_10.zip mods/crash 31K Looping Game Music. 8 bit xm rogue_combat_21.zip mods/crash 11K Looping Game Music (1993). 8 ... rogue_combat_3.zip mods/crash 52K Looping Metal Music. 8 bit xm CharacterMap.lha text/misc 71K 68k Browse character set and copy... ToolsMenu.lha util/cdity 79K 68k Add tools and projects to the... (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	OS4Depot uploads until 14.09.2024 The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to OS4Depot: arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &... amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator ciagent.lha emu/mis 202kb 4.0 Minimal CIA resources and hardwa... blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb 4.0 A blackjack clone db_icons_pack_01.lha gra/ico 888kb 4.1 Various icons in AmigaOS 4.1 style hwp_rapagui.lha lib/hol 7Mb 4.0 Hollywood plugin for GUI creation (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	AROS Archives uploads until 14.09.2024 The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to AROS Archives: blackivan.lha gam/car 24Mb A blackjack clone (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 14.09.2024 The following files have been added until 14.09.2024 to MorphOS-Storage: CVBasic-0.7.0.lha Development/Cross BASIC compiler for Cole... AmiArcadia_33.22.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi... BlackIvan_2.00.lha Games/Card A special version of cl... sdl2-pong_1.0.lha Games/Misc Port of sdl2-pong sdl2-space-invaders_1.... Games/Shoot2D Port of sdl2-space-inva... (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	WHDLoad: New installers until 14.09.2024 Using WHDLoad, games, scene demos and intros by cracking groups, which were originally designed to run only from floppy disks, can be installed on harddisk. The following installers have been added until 14.09.2024: 2024-09-13 improved: A320 Airbus Vol. 2 (Rainer Bopf Software) icons updated (Info) 2024-09-11 fixed: Desert Strike (Paradox) interrupts fixed (Info) 2024-09-08 fixed: Trex Warrior (Thalion) soundfx issue fixed, supports another version, slave uses less chip memory, files are used instead of disk image and more (Info) (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`15.Sep.2024`	AmigaRemix: Further files added AmigaRemix collects remixes of well-known soundtracks of Amiga games. Since our last news-item, the following mp3 files have been added: LFF (Skid Row Cracktro) Paranoimia 2024 Tyros Edition Behind the Walls Live Performance Xenon 2 Megablast - Turn it up!! (snx) [News message: 15. Sep. 2024, 07:49] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`14.Sep.2024`	Platform game: "Dr. Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan" released After five test versions, hoogames has released its platformer "Dr Dangerous: Secrets of the Temple of Xol'Tan", inspired by the Amiga classic Rick Dangerous and created with the Scorpion Engine (YouTube video). In addition to the ADF and lha version, an archive for THEA500 Mini is also available. (dr) [News message: 14. Sep. 2024, 06:13] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Sep.2024` Spillhistorie (E-Mail)	Interview with Jim Sachs Following on from the double interview on Ports of Call conducted together with Hans Arne Jacobsen (amiga-news.de reported), Joachim Froholt has now spoken to Jim Sachs again for their Norwegian website “Spillhistorie” at the title link in order to trace his career. The article begins with the former Air Force pilot's first C64 game, Saucer Attack, which he describes as a game that everyone owned but nobody bought. Regarding his first Amiga game, Defender of the Crown, Jim Sachs already explained in an earlier interview that it took him a whole week to create his first background screen with the original Amiga painting programs and that Deluxe Paint later reduced the comparable effort to three to four days. After dropping out of his last direct project for Commodore due to conflicting specifications, and also completing "Defender of the Crown II", further stations were the CompuTrainer software for exercise bikes, which provided a corresponding racing bike landscape simulation, and especially his 3D aquarium screensavers, which were finally taken over by Microsoft and brought him to the realization that one should never do business with this company without a lawyer. Returning to the games market, though, he rules out - being born in 1949 he would be too old now for that. (snx) [News message: 13. Sep. 2024, 15:14] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Sep.2024`	Linux: Stable long-term kernel 5.10.225 for AmigaOne X1000/X5000 Parallel to the current kernels (amiga-news.de reported), Christian 'xeno74' Zigotzky also provides the latest version of the stable long-term kernel for the AmigaOne X1000 and X5000. It is suitable for old Linux distributions that do not work with the latest kernels, such as Ubuntu 10.04, or if users have problems with the latest kernels. He has now released version 5.10.225 with PowerPC fixes. (dr) [News message: 13. Sep. 2024, 06:33] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`13.Sep.2024`	Aracade classic: Elevator Action for AGA Amigas After the publication of two preview videos (amiga-news.de reported), the first playable version of Jean-François 'jotd' Fabre's Amiga port of the Taito arcade classic Elevator Action is now available for AGA Amigas. Currently music and sound FX are still missing and some colours still need to be adjusted. At the moment you can start the game on the Workbench, an ADF version will follow. Source code is available on GitHub. (dr) [News message: 13. Sep. 2024, 06:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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