23.Oct.2021
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Tech-Demo: Update for 'Street Fighter 2' game with Scorpion Engine
'Street Fighter 2' is the attempt to recreate the well-known beat'm up on the Amiga using the Scorpion Engine in a better way. The author is not going to develop a full game but hopes to inspire other developers. The update for the playable demo version includes the following changes:
- Added (fake) character selection, (cursor moves and has some sounds)
- Improved palette for HUD, VS screen and win screen
- Added Ken walking towards Ryu if he's too far away (buggy)
- Added small knockback when Ken gets hit
- Added P1 score with correct font and KO sfx
(dr)
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23.Oct.2021
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Countdown: C64 & Amiga game music remade as epic film scores
Running until Sunday, 24. October 00:39 CEST, a Kickstarter campaign tries to finance the C64 & Amiga game music album 'Epic Action Vol1' (amiga-news.de reported). So far 13.000 Euro from the required 23.000 Euro were payed. On our request a member of Prismatic Realms told that a failure of the financing also definitely mean the end for the project. But in any case the group will continue to develop retro games. (dr)
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23.Oct.2021
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AmigaGuide to HTML converter: GuideML 3.16 for AmigaOS 3/4
GuideML is an AmigaGuide to HTML converter which can convert most AmigaGuides and since v3.1 also has a GUI. After 13 years the author Chris Young has updated the tool, which originally was started by Richard Körber. Additional to some bug fixes, now the tool uses the locale.library v38+ which should remove accents from characters for better compatibility. And version 3.16 introduces basic support for the '@{img' command of AmigaOS 3.2.
The command line version now requires OS2.1 (but no longer tested by the author) while the GUI version at least requires AmigaOS 3.2. The archive includes also a version for Amiga OS4 (screenshots).
In our little test the conversion worked fine with different AmigaGuide files. But the tool does not create a protocol file so you do not know what maybe went wrong. A 'main.html' file always is created as well as seperate html files and for the other chapters.
The program is open source, the source code available on GitHub. (dr)
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21.Oct.2021
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Music editor: MusicMaker V8 Version 3.12 (update)
Thomas Winischhofer's 'MusicMaker V8' ('MMV8') is a sample-based music editor which the author started back in 1986 as hobby project. As the author wrote, "much later it published in France and the German speaking parts of Europe by Data Becker (V1.76) and by Wolf Software (V2.358, Germany only)."
This version 3 dates back to late 1992 and was never published as a commercial product.
In the readme it is explained, that MMV8 uses "macros" which - unlike "patterns" in trackers - apply to a single channel only. Those "macros" are then put in a playing order, which is called a track. As MMV8 provides up to eight audio channels, up to eight tracks can be set up.
As Thomas Winischhofer told us some time ago, he "doesn't really want to do anything more on the MM except occasionally fix bugs that stand out." That would not be worth reporting. However, this has turned into a few updates in recent times, each of which has been published on Aminet. As the developer writes, he has small windows of time at the moment, which, unlike the DSP drivers - his
other Amiga project of the recent past) he can use sitting at the emulator to fix bugs and improve the source code from 1986 and the following years. But he definitely doesn't want to take away the character and charm of the 80s from the program.
In the latest versions the author mainly worked on the GUI and fixed several minor bugs.
Who of our readers had or has used the music editor?
Update: (07:43, 24.10.21, dr)
Meanwhile version 3.12 is available. Now "m" now shows instrument paths and minor inconvenience in the install script were fixed. (dr)
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21.Oct.2021
Prince (Mail)
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Video tutorial: Episode 17 of assembler coding course
'Prince', the founder of the former demo group 'Phaze101', currently streams on Twitch the assembler coding course "Corso completo di programmazione assembler in due dischi" (amiga-news.de reported) in English and after some time uploads the videos of it to YouTube. Yesterday episode 17 was published, continuing running through chapter 7 of the book which is about "Sprites / Joysticks / Tables / Bit Manipulation". (dr)
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20.Oct.2021
Amiga Future (website)
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OpenSwitcher: Do-it-yourself floppy disk drive switcher
OpenSwitcher is a do-it-yourself floppy disk drive switcher for the Amiga, tested with an Amiga 500+ and 2.x as well as 3.x Kickstart ROMs. Seperately, there is also a variant for the Amiga 600 and 1200.
Aim of the project is a solution built of easily available and easily programmable parts that is easily to install as well. (snx)
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20.Oct.2021
Amiga Future (website)
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New downloads at amigaland.de
At amigaland.de Mirko Engelhardt offers software that had been commercial before with the permission of the respective copyright owners. Latest additions include the soccer manager simulation Bundesliga Manager as well as the adventures Jonathan and Die Kathedrale by Software 2000 as well as the economic simulations Mag!!! and ranTrainer by Greenwood Entertainment Software. (snx)
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20.Oct.2021
Thorsten Mampel (ANF)
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Event: Developers and presentations at Amiga-Meeting Nord 2021 (Germany)
From November 5 to 7, 2021, the next Amiga-Meeting will take place in Neumünster, Germany. Everyone actively taking part with his own computer will receive keyfiles for Amiga Forever and C64 Forever sponsored by Mike Battilana of Cloanto. Besides 'Matze' also Entwickler-X, Arne/HavanaClub and Kai/Forgottenhero will be there and probably also Frank Mariak of the MorphOS developer team may join.
More details can be found in our german news-item or at the title link. (snx)
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20.Oct.2021
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BASIC-Compiler: AQB 0.7.3
With his compiler AQB, which is oriented to Microsoft's AmigaBASIC or QuickBASIC, but not intended as a clone, the developer Guenter Bartsch has the intention to create a modern, clean, AmigaOS-compatible and future-proof BASIC, which is tailored to modern Amiga application development.
In version 0.7.3, besides bug fixes in the compiler, various functions and modules were added. (dr)
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20.Oct.2021
Janne Peräaho (Mail)
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Review: Amiga python port of puzzle game 'Oil Worker'
In mid-July, developer Janne Peräaho had begun a series of Python conversions with the game Space Invaders. He now continued this series with the game OilWorker originally published by Wil Alvarez in 2008 as implementation for AmigaOS 4.1. Thereby he optimized the loading of the game data, created the possibility to reset the highscore and added a small manual.
The aim of the game is to lay an oil pipeline from the delivery point to the tank. The pieces to be used for this purpose must be placed next to each other in the playing field in a meaningful way, whereby a minimum number must be reached. In a preview at the upper right edge you can see the next four pieces to be processed for the pipeline. If one just doesn't fit the line you've started (the pieces can't be rotated), it can be placed anywhere on the board or built over an existing one (for a $50 deduction). The game features simple, but nice background music and also single SFX.
In our small test, 'Oil Worker' ran very smoothly and without problems on an AmigaOne X5000. Using emulated AmigaOS 4.1 (WinUAE on an Intel 2.20 GHz laptop), the game also worked, but only 1-2 FPS were achieved, which meant that setting the parts was still reasonably smooth. However, the time it took for the oil from the ground to reach the upper well and then flow through the pipe was disproportionately long, making the whole thing impossible to play sensibly.
The game is definitely recommended for all those who want to strain their grey cells a bit with a small game in between. However, it should be tested whether the game runs just as smoothly on weaker native hardware (X1000, Sam boards) or whether it can be used sensibly with a faster emulation (current PC). (dr)
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19.Oct.2021
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 153 - preview and excerpts
Preview and excerpts of Amiga Future issue 153 (November/December 2021) have been published online now at the title link. Its content includes an interview with Guido Henkel as well as reviews of Cybersphere and AmigaOS 3.2.
Amiga Future magazine is available as an English and a German printed magazine and can be bought directly from the magazine's editorial office as well as several Amiga dealers. (snx)
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18.Oct.2021
zooperdan
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Puzzle: Wheel of fortune game 'YAWoFFA'
Developer 'zooperdan' today released his BlitzBasic-written implementation of the Wheel of Fortune game called 'YAWoFFA' (Yet Another Wheel of Fortune For Amiga). The principle should be familiar: Spin the wheel of fortune, choose a letter and try to solve the word or combination of words you are looking for. The game can be played alone or with four players.
YAWoFFA requires Kickstart 2.x and 1MB chip ram. In the current version 0.4 the game supports only English terms and offers the four categories 'Amiga Games', 'Movies', 'Famous people' and 'Miscellaneous'. In future versions a computer opponent and more categories are planned. The game is available for free, a small donation is of course welcome.
Since we have accompanied the development of the game for some time and were in exchange with the developer, we asked whether a German-language variant would also be possible. The author kindly took care of it, but so far failed in the implementation of the 'umlauts' in BlitzBasic. He is happy about suggestions in this regard, but points out that the idea of reading the text file (with the words) with the correct code does not work in BlitzBasic. (dr)
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18.Oct.2021
George Sokianos
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AmigaOS 4: MediaVault 1.4.3 (update)
MediaVault is an open source application for AmigaOS 4 which can be used to discover online radio stations and, since Version 1.4.0, also to listen to podcasts. An external player like AmigaAmp and the jansson.library v2.12.1 are required. By releasing the new version 1.4.2, the author George Sokianos has adapted his program to the changed api so searching for radio stations is working again.
Update: (12:43, 21.10.21, dr)
Meanwhile version 1.4.3 is available which fixes some bugs and was compiled with openssl to 1.1.1l. (dr)
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17.Oct.2021
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Aminet uploads until 16.10.2021
The following files have been added until 16.10.2021 to Aminet:
asm-kurs5.lha dev/asm 1.0M Assembly course, German
SonnetLibrary.lha driver/oth 412K 68k Driver for G3/G4 PCI cards
F1GP2021Carset.lha game/data 19K 2021 Carset for F1GP
nblood.lha game/shoot 1.0M 68k Blood Amiga Port
aiostreams.lha util/batch 263K Stream video from major onlin...
(snx)
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17.Oct.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 16.10.2021
The following files have been added until 16.10.2021 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
nmtm.lzx gam/adv 18Mb 4.0 Point and click adventure game
scummvm.lha gam/adv 96Mb 4.1 2D Point-and-Click adventure int...
scummvm-src.zip gam/adv 158Mb 4.1 ScummVM Source
oilworker.lha gam/puz 7Mb 4.1 An addictive and challenging arc...
mediavault.lha net/mis 2Mb 4.1 Discover online radio stations
zitaftpserver.lha net/ser 11Mb 4.1 A fast and secure FTP(S) server.
textedit.gz off/wor 12Mb 4.1 Preview of upcomming Qt6 release
scummvm-tools.lha uti/fil 3Mb 4.1 A collection of various tools fo...
scummvm-tools-src.zip uti/fil 2Mb 4.1 ScummVM Tools Source
aiostreams.lha vid/mis 263kb 4.1 Stream video from major online p...
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17.Oct.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 16.10.2021
The following files have been added until 16.10.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
Iris_0.128.lha Email New email client suppor...
NMTM_12.10.21.lha Games/Adventure A game concept demo of ...
ScummVM_2.5.0.lha Games/Adventure 2D Point-and-Click adve...
Umoria_5.7.15.lha Games/Role Robert A. Koeneke's cla...
Julius_1.7.0.lha Games/Strategy An open source re-imple...
Pixy_1.0_alpharelease_... Graphics/Draw The next generation pix...
qrcodelab_0.8.lha Misc qrcodelab_0.8.lha
Wayfarer_2.8.lha Network/Web Wayfarer is the latest ...
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17.Oct.2021
Amigaworld.net (Forum)
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AmiWest: PDF file of Emu68 speech by Michal Schulz
Michal Schulz has published the slides of his speech at AmiWest 2021 about his JIT emulator for ARM, Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported), at the title link. (snx)
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17.Oct.2021
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AmiWest: Announcements of A-EON/Amigakit
Matthew Leaman (Amigakit, A-EON), Trevor Dickinson (A-EON), and Steven Solie (ExecSG) are not attending AmiWest in person, but will be talking about A-EON and Amigakit's projects and products in a live-streamed video conference. Most of the points addressed can be seen in the screenshots of the respective presentation below, but we have briefly summarized some additional points addressed:
- New versions of Enhancer and DvPlayer are available now (see screenshots)
- Matthew Leaman talks about Enhancer Release V54 - the in-house OS project, which he consistently calls a "distribution": It is installed on its own partition without changing the AmigaOS 4 partition - many users had wished for this. The user could then choose during the boot process whether to start Enhancer Release V54 or AmigaOS 4.
- Hans de Ruiter is working on "NovaBridge", a Warp3D driver that does not access the hardware but Warp 3D Nova. This makes it possible to run old Warp3D titles - WipeOut 2097 is shown - on modern graphics cards for which no W3D driver exists.
- Dickinson shows screenshots of AmigaOS 4.1 on the latest revision of the A1222plus motherboard and describes the current state of work. He does not want to give an estimate when the motherboards might be available.
- Dickinson wanted to present a "video demo" of the long announced LibreOffice port, but due to a "hardware mishap" of the responsible developer the video did not materialize.
- Andy Broad is working on an OS4 port of ImageFX
(cg)
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16.Oct.2021
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AmigaOS 4: Preview to Qt 6.2.0
In 2011, Alfkil Wennermark released a first native port of the C++ class library Qt 4.7 for AmigaOS 4.
At the end of August on amigans.net, the author reported that he is about to port Qt6. Now he has uploaded a first preview of a text editor to OS4Depot ceated with QT 6.2.0. Following the instructions of the author, we get the following impressions:
The text can be smoothly marked and formatted using the corresponding icons. The tool runs without any problems or crashes. On amigans.net the author also has introduced other applications like a clock or a calculator. He also has confirmed that at one point he will also port the Qt WebEngine. Further details he will provide in a future Twitch stream.
If you want to support the author you can do it using his PayPal address. (dr)
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16.Oct.2021
Achim Kern (Mail)
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Game announcement: 'Balloons' for all Amiga systems
Achim Kern is not only continuously working on his 'SmartHome' project for automating one's own four walls (amiga-news.de reported), but also uses the multimedia-oriented programming language Hollywood used for this purpose to develop games such as Mars Tank Attack.
In his latest game project, 'Balloons', those balloons have to be shot at a fair, with the difficulty increasing from level to level: with more balloons, shorter time and a limited number of shots. Likewise, in higher levels, certain sequences are given, such as three blue, two red, four green balloons. This sounds simple, but the player has to remember this order...If you have further ideas for levels, please contact Achim Kern. The screenshots kindly provided by the author should give a first impression. The game will be available for free for all platforms supported by Hollywood Player and is planned for the end of the year.
(dr)
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16.Oct.2021
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Commercial action game: Turbo Tomato 1.10
At the end of July, Bitmap Soft released the commercial action game , in which you have to try to remove mutated vegetables from the playground using bombs. Now an update to version 1.10 has been released introducing the different difficulty levels 'SOFT' and 'SPICY'. The other changes:
- Other improvements
- Add "No Friendly Fire" trainer
- Allow dead players to rejoin a 2P game (counts as using continue)
- Show default and most recent level codes on select level screen
- Limit damage taken from enemies exploding very close to the player
- Debounce fire button on Continue screen
- Allow more time to read text on introduction screens
- Rebalance BONUS! letter probabilities to be more evenly spread
- Fixes
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- Fix data corruption when certain enemies die by friendly fire
- Fix some enemies not exploding and dropping items when they should
- Fix player energy bar not updating after large hits
- Fix flashing of PUSH BUTTON message on Continue screen
- Fix "Max Strength" trainer not activating when selected
- Fix "Black Lagoon" creature movement getting stuck
- Fix map glitch allowing entering a wall in "Waste Dump Sinister"
- Fix spread and rendering glitches with Waste Drum radiation
- Fix cosmetic glitches with decal tiles on some levels
(dr)
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