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Archive 11/2021

27.Nov.2021
Mike Battilana (E-Mail)

Cloanto: Amiga Forever and C64 Forever 9 "R2"
Press release: November 26, 2021 - Cloanto released today the "R2" (9.2.9.0) update for Amiga Forever 9 and C64 Forever 9.

The "R2"-Build is the result of eight months of work since the previous major release, and takes into account user feedback, new operating system versions and numerous features from our own wish list.

This is a free update for existing version 9 users, who can get the new version through the Help/About dialog in Amiga Forever and C64 Forever, which includes a detailed Changelog. The updated full installation package and ISO image can also be accessed via the original confirmation email or from the Help/My Downloads and Keys menu item, and are set to remain available for 10 years after an order.

New and enhanced features include:

Improved Setup Wizard
Arcade mode, tile view and column view enhancements
Improved handling of game controller, mouse and keyboard devices
New non-blocking title editor (allows for multiple instances, e.g. to compare the configurations of different titles) and File Explorer preview and editing capabilities
Improved Amiga RDB disk support
New LhA archive extraction and WHDLoad import and playback features
8-bit systems: improved virtual mouse, screen capture and clipboard text handling
New input, pixel ratio and scaling factor options
Support for some of the latest system features introduced in Windows 11 and in Windows 10 versions 21H1 and 21H2
Continuing best-in-class support for content curation, high-DPI and mixed display environments, real and virtual game controller and keyboard input
Fixes to known bugs (see the Changelog for additional details)

Amiga Explorer 9.2 is also being released at the same time, with new features including pervasive CRC-32 checks, large disk imaging improvements, drag and drop enhancements, and bug fixes. This is a free upgrade for all Amiga Explorer and Amiga Forever Plus Edition and Premium Edition customers.

As always, we are grateful to the many friends who supported this project and our Amiga passion, vision and hope. (dr)

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26.Nov.2021
MorphZone (Webseite)

MorphOS: E-mail client Iris 1.0
After about 5 years of development, the first non-beta release of Iris is now available for download. Iris is the most advanced and modern e-mail client available on MorphOS and Amiga. Iris is the only client to support OAuth2 for GMail, Yahoo and Outlook as well as the only client to support full html viewing and editing of e-mails, thanks to the inclusion of a stripped down WebKit. As a side effect, also the operating system itself obtained many innovations, including adding ObjectiveC support and Unicode support into MUI.

On the occasion of releasing version 1.0 of Iris, Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek thanks all the betatesters, translators and users who either donated to the project or sent him bugreports and logs.

The latest changes:

Implemented IMAP SEARCH in libvmime, enabling email body text search in Iris
Implemented editing of received emails (which will then be reuploaded to the IMAP server)
Improved the spell checking code which often left correct words hilighted left of an apostrophe
Rewritten search token parsing code
Worked around display issues with email sent by broken clients (containing html/body tags and then containing more text after html closing tag)
Fixed a crash when replying to a message without an ID

Download: iris.lha (35 MB) (snx)

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26.Nov.2021
viddi (ANF)

Game: Tales of Gorluth III available in December
The third part of the Tales of Gorluth saga, announced in January 2019, will be shipped next month and can be ordered at the title link.

Subtitled "Dungeon of Reminiscence", the game is advertised as "a very emotional and thrilling story about you and your way back to yourself". The following features of the final chapter are mentioned in the webshop:

Linear action adventure
In English and German
Brand new gameplay combined with traditional and beloved Gorluth action
Highly detailed graphics
Multiple 32 colour palettes
Brand new monsters, traps, treasures and riddles
Epic Boss fights
Professionally produced / printed product
Autobootable Amiga CD-ROM, also on expanded Amiga CD³²
Bonus: Tales of Gorluth parts I+II, updated to version 1.2
System requirements: 68020 CPU (68030 recommended), ECS or AGA chipset, 2 MB Chip-RAM and 1 MB Fast-RAM

(snx)

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26.Nov.2021
Sven Scheele (E-Mail) Event: Interface XXIX on November 27, 2021 cancelled
The event Interface XXIX in Schwentinental near Kiel, Germany, originally planned for tomorrow, has been cancelled due to rising Covid-19 incidence. (snx)

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26.Nov.2021

Fantasy shooter: New demo version of 'Project - Quest'
In August we reported on a first demo version of the fantasy shooter game 'Project - Quest' from the Electric Black Sheep developers. This uses the 'Project Horizon Engine', which is also under development and used for the tactical shooter 'Project Horizon'.

Now some fixes and improvements have been made to the first level. For example, now smaller laggs are in movement, some map elements were added to make it more colorful (more enemies, tiles, lighting, players), skeletons can be revived and an Easter Egg was hidden. Likewise, level 2 is already in the works.

A YouTube video shows the game in action. The download, available as an ADF file or for hard disk, includes the first chapter as the first level. The game requires ECS or AGA and 2.0MB of ChipRam, of which at least 1.5MB must be free. The developers welcome feedback in the comments section of the project page. (dr)

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26.Nov.2021
Prince (Mail) Video tutorial: Episode 21 of assembler coding course
'Prince', founder of the former demo group 'Phaze101', is currently streaming the assembler programming course "Corso completo di programmazione assembler in due dischi" in English on Twitch and uploads the respective episodes time-delayed to YouTube. Now the episode 21 was published, which continues in chapter 7 and is dedicated to the topic 'Sprites'. (dr)

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25.Nov.2021 Accelerator board: CPLD update for ACA1234
At the end of October the delivery of the accelerator board ACA1234, developed by Inividual Computers, for the Amiga 1200 had started.

Now it has been informed that a memory mapping bug needs to be fixed by a CPLD update. To that end, all customers whose ACA1234 was shipped on or before November 15 have been notified via email, including a request to respond and state whether to exercise the extended right of withdrawal or ship the free update cable. (dr)

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25.Nov.2021

Status update and pre-ordering for the game 'Jump'
In mid-July we reported that Polish developer Markus Duda is in the process of converting the game Yoomph, originally written for the Atari, for the Amiga. In it, you have to use a bouncing Amigaball to move around in a three-dimensional tunnel, hitting various (bonus) surfaces along the way. This YouTube video shows the gameplay on the target platform: an Amiga 1200 with 4 MB Fast RAM.

As the developer reports on his site, the work is nearing its end. The engine, the music and the game logic are ready. The graphics, gameplay and level maps are being polished. The finished game should have the following features:

28 levels
5 music tracks
Resolution of 320x256 in 256 coliurs
Game can be played with joystick or keyboard

An Amiga 1200 (14MHz) with at least 6MB Fast RAM is required. The game, which was originally announced for the fall, should now be available in spring 2022. Duda has now started a pre-order campaign for the boxed version: It will include the game on CD and USB. Also included is a manual and interviews with the author as well as a surprise. Jump' can be pre-ordered via PayPal or bank transfer for 45 Euros or 50 US Dollars. There are also shipping costs (DHL package) depending on the destination region:

Zone 1 (19 Euro): Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Monaco, Portugal, Romania
Zone 2 (17,5 Euro): Italy, Croatia
Zone 3 (16 Euro): Great Britain
Zone 4 (12 Euro): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Hungary

Likewise, the game is delivered with UPS to the USA for 32 US-Dollars and to Australia for 80 US-Dollars. (dr)

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