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Archive 06/2020


03.Jun.2020
Amigaworld.net (Webseite)


Game: Demo version of VergeWorld - Icarus Rising
VergeWorld: Icarus Rising is "a sci-fi shoot'em up, racer game with exploration elements" which is in development. Now a demo version is available as ADF file in which you control a spaceship through a canyon (video). (snx) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jun.2020



Print magazine: Issue 118 of Amiga Future readable online
The English issue 118 (January/February 2016) of the print magazin "Amiga Future" can be read online on its website. You can also purchase a pdf version with a higher resolution or a printed version in the shop. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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03.Jun.2020



Crowdfunding: Book "Demomaker - The Amiga Years"
"Demomaker - The Amiga Years" is supposed to become a book series which will introduce the most important Amiga scene demos and groups. The first part covering the years 1984 to 1993 is now being financed via Indiegogo. For 35 Euro you would get a hardcover book with 452 pages. The funding campaign will last until 22. June. So far about 3000 Euro have been donated, 14.000 Euro are required. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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02.Jun.2020



Backbone game: "Air Mail" - free digital version and Boxed Edition
"Air Mail" (video of a previous alpha version) is another arcade game created with Backbone and by José A. 'Jojo073' Gonzáles (e.g. Mini Zorro, Mini Swat, Brus Li) and Ricardo Vieira. As usual a "boxed edition" will be sold on amigastore.eu which currently can be ordered via e-mail from the developers. If you want to have the free digital version then you also should contact the developers.

Update: 29.06.20, 17:30, cg):

Fixed the name of the second developer: Gonzáles' partner when creating Air Mail was Ricardo Vieira. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)


New interpreter for Maniac Mansion and Co.: Parrot
Another "player" for the game data of classic point'n-click adventures is developed called "Parrot". At least the SCUMM based games developed by Lucasfilm are supposed to run. In contrast to existing solutions like ScummVM, Parrot is being developed especially for the Amiga and therefore is optimized for this system and its chipset. For example before the first launch, all data are converted into typical Amiga formats to make them playable also on less powerful copmputers. At least "an ECS Amiga, running Workbench 2" is required. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Decompressing Amiga archives: Ancient Format Decompressor
The "Ancient Format Decompressor" can decompress Amiga archives which were compressed on 16-Bit home computers using common compression programs. The source code can be compiled on every modern system. The following formats are currently supported:
  • CrunchMania by Thomas Schwarz: supports both new (version 2) and old stream formats:
    • CrM!: Crunch-Mania standard-mode
    • Crm!: Crunch-Mania standard-mode, sampled
    • CrM2: Crunch-Mania LZH-mode
    • Crm2: Crunch-Mania LZH-mode, sampled
  • Disk Masher System a.k.a. DMS
    • Supports all different compression methods (NONE,SIMPLE,QUICK,MEDIUM,DEEP,HEAVY1,HEAVY2)
    • Supports password bypassing
  • File Imploder (and most of its clones), specifically with following headers:
    • ATN!
    • BDPI
    • CHFI
    • EDAM
    • IMP!
    • M.H.
    • RDC9
    • FLT! (verification missing)
    • Dupa (verification missing)
    • PARA (verification missing)
  • PowerPacker
    • PP 1.1 (verification missing)
    • PP 2.0
  • Rob Northen compressors. supports all 3 known formats:
    • RNC1: Both old and formats utilizing the same header. heuristics for detecting the current one
    • RNC2: RNC version 2 stream
  • Turbo Packer by Wolfgang Mayerle.
  • Standard gzip
  • Standard bzip2, both normal and randomized
  • Zip decompressor backend (decompressor only, no Zip file format reading yet) with following methods
    • Shrink
    • Reduce
    • Implode
    • Deflate
    • Deflate64
    • Bzip2
  • Lha/Lzh decompressor backend (decompressor only, no Lha file format reading yet) with following methods
    • LH0: Null compressor
    • LH1: LZRW-compressor with 4kB window
    • LH2: LZRW-compressor with Dynamic Huffman Encoding (experimental)
    • LH3: LZRW-compressor (experimental)
    • LH4: LZRW-compressor with 4kB window
    • LH5: LZRW-compressor with 8kB window
    • LH6: LZRW-compressor with 32kB window
    • LH7: LZRW-compressor with 64kB window
    • LH8: LZRW-compressor with 64kB window (Joe Jared extension)
    • LHX: LZRW-compressor with up to 512kB window (UnLHX extension)
    • LZ4: Null compressor
    • LZ5: LZ-compressor
    • LZS: LZ-compressor
    • PM0: Null compressor
    • PM1: LZ-compressor
    • PM2: LZ-compressor
  • Supports opening XPK-encapsulated files. XPK decompressors supported are:
    • ACCA: Andre's Code Compression Algorithm
    • ARTM: Arithmetic encoding compressor
    • BLZW: LZW-compressor
    • BZP2: Bzip2 backend for XPK
    • CBR0: RLE compressor
    • CBR1: RLE compressor
    • CRM2: CrunchMania backend for XPK
    • CRMS: CrunchMania backend for XPK, sampled
    • CYB2: xpkCybPrefs container
    • DLTA: Delta encoding
    • DUKE: NUKE with Delta encoding
    • ELZX: LZX-compressor
    • FAST: LZ77-compressor
    • FBR2: CyberYAFA compressor
    • FRHT: LZ77-compressor
    • FRLE: RLE compressor
    • GZIP: Deflate backend for XPK
    • HUFF: Huffman modeling compressor
    • HFMN: Huffman modeling compressor
    • ILZR: Incremental Lempel-Ziv-Renau compressor
    • IMPL: File Imploder backend for XPK
    • LHLB: LZRW-compressor
    • LIN1: Lino packer
    • LIN2: Lino packer
    • LIN3: Lino packer
    • LIN4: Lino packer
    • LZBS: CyberYAFA compressor
    • LZCB: LZ-compressor
    • LZW2: CyberYAFA compressor
    • LZW3: CyberYAFA compressor
    • LZW4: CyberYAFA compressor
    • LZW5: CyberYAFA compressor
    • MASH: LZRW-compressor
    • NONE: Null compressor
    • NUKE: LZ77-compressor
    • PWPK: PowerPacker backend for XPK
    • RAKE: LZ77-compressor
    • RDCN: Ross Data Compression
    • RLEN: RLE compressor
    • SASC: LZ-compressor with arithmetic encoding
    • SDHC: Sample delta huffman compressor
    • SHR3: LZ-compressor with arithmetic encoding
    • SHRI: LZ-compressor with arithmetic encoding
    • SHSC: Context modeling compressor
    • SLZ3: CyberYAFA compressor
    • SLZX: LZX-compressor with delta encoding
    • SMPL: Huffman compressor with delta encoding
    • SQSH: Compressor for sampled sounds
    • TDCS: LZ77-compressor
    • ZENO: LZW-compressor
(cg) (Translation: dr)

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01.Jun.2020
Amiga Future (Webseite)


Remote access to Amigas: squirt
"squirt" is a server having only 5 kb which is launched on Amigas and then allows the remote access to the computer via the network. Using special command line programs you then can control the Amiga with the help of any other computer. In a text-based console also file transfers, switching directories and executing (non-active) Amiga commands are possible. Additionally squirt can be used as backup solution: A special command creates incremental backups of directories.

Currently squirt only is available as source code and has to be compiled by yourself. If the commands for the remote access only work under Unix-like systems or also under Windows, we cannot say. The system currently allows only anonymous access - therefore the author strongly recommends: do not use the tool on Amiga systems which are connected to the Internet. (cg) (Translation: dr)

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