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`01.Aug.2022`	Floppy disk images on PC and Mac: Greaseweazle Tools 1.2 Keir Fraser's "Greaseweazle" does - similar to Kryoflux - read the magnetic information on a floppy disk independently from the format used and saves as much information as possible to generate a so-called "Flux Level Image" in Supercard format (SCP), which enables reading and back-writing of copy-protected disks (amiga-news.de reported) The adapter gets connected between a floppy disk drive - e.g. a standard 3.5" PC one - and a USB port of the PC or Mac. Today version 1.2 of the Greaseweazle Tools was released providing the following changes: gw read, gw convert: Allow PLL parameters to be specified Try fallback conservative PLL on difficult tracks Kryoflux: Emit info block with Greaseweazle and frequency details (dr) [News message: 01. Aug. 2022, 19:04] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.2022`	Sprite/Icon/Map editor: Raster Master V1.2 R58 for Windows 10/11 Raster Master is a sprite/icon/map editor for Windows 10/11 which generates RayLib-, PutImagedata and Map code for gcc, AmigaBASIC, Amiga C, Amiga Pascal, QuickBasic, QB64, Quick C, Turbo Pascal, freepascal, Turbo C, Turbo Basic, Power Basic, FreeBASIC, GWBASIC, BASICA, and PC-BASIC (YouTube video). Since our last message, the generation of BASIC code has been further improved. A corresponding example code has been published as RPG demo and explained in a new YouTube video. Detailed changes Fixed paint bug - caused the program to freeze if clicking outside of image/grid area grenade constants for Amiga formats c/basic/pascal generates map code loader for basic (dims and loads map code into array) generate constants for modex dos lib lbm/pbm formats (c/pascal) when exporting RES Text Include files RM will add variables and assign width/height (image1.width = 16) Also with PUT image format RM will now build stub that creates an array and reads the image data. so now you can do put(0,0),Image1 and it will display your images without having to write the code. QB64 and Freebasic Raylib support. You can also use the RGB/RGBA data with _PutImage (not regular PUT) if you are using QB64. (dr) [News message: 01. Aug. 2022, 10:15] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.2022`	Programming language: Amiga C/C++ Visual Studio Code Extension 1.4.9 (update) Bartman', member of the demo group 'Abyss', provides with 'amiga-debug' a 'Visual Studio Code' extension for "compiling, debugging and profiling Amiga C/C++ programs compiled by the bundled gcc 11.2 with the bundled WinUAE" (YouTube video). Yesterday version 1.4.6 and 1.4.7 have been released providing the following changes: NEW: memory viewer: track CPU data NEW: screen: show time, enable/disable display window, more pixel sources, DMACON, BPLCON NEW: show CPU registers in assembly view Update: (01.08.2022, 17:03, dr) Today, also versions 1.4.8 and 1.4.9 have been released: FIX: fix 2 seconds delay when starting WinUAE NEW: new debug functions debug_load, debug_save in gcc8_c_support.h NEW: fixed template project's TakeSystem/FreeSystem to be compatible with AROS NEW: Use AROS if no Kickstart ROM is configured CHG: update AROS ROM in WinUAE (dr) [News message: 01. Aug. 2022, 06:30] [Comments: 1 - 01. Aug. 2022, 14:59] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	AROS-Distribution: AROS One 1.8 (x86) The distribution "AROS One" based on the AROS binary branch ABI v0 is now available in version 1.7 for x86 computers. It can be downloaded as a DVD ISO file or as a USB flash image under the title link, where also videos can be found. In this version of AROS One, in addition to Amistart, BoingIconBar, a multi ToolBar that can be navigated through the right mouse button or through the mouse wheel, has also been installed. Amistart and BoingIconBar can be swapped in the system, onentither can change backgrounds and skins, all through appositscript to be executed through specific icons. Updates: System OWB Set path Certificates (Env-Archive/SYS\Certificates) Dopus4 Config (Added DH1 and USB Buttons) Dopus4 Skin White Fixed Variable DEVELPATH e EXTRASPATH (For those who install Development, Extras and Demos on DH1) User-Startup (Fixed new paths DEVELPATH and EXTRASPATH) Amistart (Added Reboot entry) BlackIce Theme (Fixed Iconify and added DirUp button) Amistart Prefs (Cat's eyes Presets) AmiStart (Added item fix paths Development, Extras, also work if they are installed on DH1Reboot) AmiStart (Install) Update Theme Manager (Before Wanderer Skin Prefs) BoingIconBar (Install) BoingIconBar (link to change skins) Applications OWB (link to change skins) ZuneARC (link to change skins) Add Tab Images for App Theme Prefs Now the "Lua" package is located in the SYS:Tools path. New DualPNG Icons in the Emulation Section. ZuneARC (extract/delete a single file from LHA archives) Eliminated no longer needed: Development/share/doc/openssl Eliminated no longer needed: Development/share/man/man3 Switch v1.3 E-UAE v0,8.29 WIMP4 GTK-MUI GUI App Theme Preferences Update AmiTube v1.2 (now shows thumbnail preview of searched videos) Tools Development Dos Muibase v4.5 Font Tester v1.20 AWeather v1.0 RNOArchive v1.1 IconClone New version by miker Games New icons on style Aros One for Drawer and Exe AmiBrixx BubbleTrain NetBubble DonCeferinoHazana Ami-Ingenious (dr) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 10:22] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	Aminet uploads until 30.07.2022 The following files have been added until 30.07.2022 to Aminet: IvoRSS_MOS_1.1.1.lha comm/news 2.2M MOS Simple RSS (and Atom as well)... IvoRSS_OS3_1.1.1.lha comm/news 1.9M 68k Simple RSS (and Atom as well)... IvoRSS_OS4_1.1.1.lha comm/news 2.7M OS4 Simple RSS (and Atom as well)... Dh73_30th.lha demo/misc 520K 68k Ultimate Demo with various Gf... REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.7M 68k Game Creator with AGA support AVAGOMouse.lha docs/hard 540K 68k hack Dell optical mouse for a... AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.5M 68k Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.9M MOS Signetics-based machines emul... AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 5.1M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul... ASE2019_1.97.lha text/edit 180K 68k Text editor aiostreams.lha util/batch 263K Stream video from major onlin... afetch.lha util/moni 107K MOS Native fetch for MorphOS (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	OS4Depot uploads until 30.07.2022 The following files have been added until 30.07.2022 to OS4Depot: flawfinder.lha dev/uti 253kb 4.1 Code analysis for potential secu... arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &... mednafen.lha emu/gam 8Mb 4.1 Mednafen Emulator ivorss.lha net/new 3Mb 4.1 Simple RSS client aiostreams.lha vid/mis 263kb 4.1 Stream video from major online p... (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	AROS Archives uploads until 30.07.2022 The following files have been added until 30.07.2022 to AROS Archives: mog.i386-aros.zip gam/pla 53Mb Remake of a MSX platformer (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	MorphOS-Storage uploads until 30.07.2022 The following files have been added until 30.07.2022 to MorphOS-Storage: AmiArcadia_29.02.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi... c2n_1.2.1.lha Misc Decoder and encoder for... c2nload_1.0.6.1.lha Misc Load files to 8-bit com... cbmlink_0.9.8.1.lha Misc Remote management for C... IvoRSS_1.1.1.lha Network/RSS Simple RSS (and Atom as... AIOstreams_1.7.4.lha Network/Streaming Stream online video fro... afetch_2.2.0.lha System/Monitoring Native fetch for MorphOS (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	WHDLoad: New installers until 30.07.2022 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 30.07.2022: 2022-07-30 improved: Jim Power (Loriciel) fixed music replay (Info) 2022-07-29 improved: Prince of Persia / Prince de Perse (Jordan Mechner/Brøderbund) joypad support for all versions, fixed 68000 compatibility (Info) 2022-07-28 fixed: Prince of Persia / Prince de Perse (Jordan Mechner/Brøderbund) game load broken (Info) 2022-07-28 improved: Mad Professor Mariarti (Krisalis) more blitter waits, music fixed, trainer improved, high score loading/saving added (Info) 2022-07-26 improved: Super Monaco GP (U.S.Gold) compatible with WHDLoad v17, new imager (Info) 2022-07-26 improved: Prince of Persia / Prince de Perse (Jordan Mechner/Brøderbund) moved program to fast mem, reworked trainer, joypad controls (Info) (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022` Amiga Future (website)	Programming Language: Amiga Assembler Plugin 1.7.0 for Visual Studio Paul Raingeard has provided another update of his plugin for Amiga assembler programming under Visual Studio at the title link. A webview panel for setting the BLTCON0/BLTCON1 register has been added. (snx) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 09:42] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`31.Jul.2022`	AmiTube 1.3: YouTube client for all Amiga systems Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's AmiTube enables watching YouTube videos on an 68k Amiga. They are converted to Commodore's CDXL format and downloaded. As the developer wrote on his website, " I tried to implement that AmiTube remembers the splitter position. Sadly I made a big error there resulting in a very small barely recognizable List on the left side of the window. I only tested it on m68k-Amiga where it did not happen, but after a bit of trying I found the culprit and fixed it." The current version can be downloaded from the AmiTube website or installed via the update check in AmiTube. (dr) [News message: 31. Jul. 2022, 07:31] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`30.Jul.2022`	Game Construction Kit: RedPill 0.9.12 RedPill, developed by Carlos Peris, is a game construction kit written in Amiblitz 3.9, which allows the development of games from various genres (see short tests of two Redpill games). RedPill is compatible with AGA and ECS, the "player" for playing the finished creations requires a total of 1.5 MB RAM. Jens 'Farbfinsternis' Henschel has written a tutorial which he recently updated. Version 0.9.12 includes, among other things, a new project, a 2018 game called 'Bad Ninjas VS Rick & Joe' (YouTube video) and now uses the AmiBlitz 3.9.4 compiler. Changes: Bad Ninjas game is now included in the projects folder by courtesy of Ricky Place. Hud refresh speed can be set in the HUD screen. Added action trigger Reset Vars that allows to reset a range of variables to its initial value. In HUD screen the background image can now be edited or deleted. When editing a trigger if it instantiates something it will show the instantiated object in position in the preview screen. Switched to Amiblitz 3.9.4 compiler. Less strict asset processing when Building a game. Improved compatibility with old game projects. Improved calculation when setting Line Width now allows bigger maps. Fix for objects of type Shot not being automatically destroyed. Fix for compressed 16 sprite backgrounds not showing properly. Fix in vertical scroll leaving one empty line under certain conditions. Fix for some glitch in object rendering for multiscreen games. Fix for camera centering when using smaller displays. Fix for spritesheet screen always asking about palette reload even if it was the same. Small optimizations. (dr) [News message: 30. Jul. 2022, 17:30] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`30.Jul.2022`	AmigaOS 4: Arcade game KOG updated As already reported in the article on Blastaway, Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua has updated several games in parallel and thus his arcade game KOG as well (video). Changes: July 29, 2022 Added screenshots of internal graphics (now [F1] grab a screenshot of the internal graphics and [F2] of the visible graphics). Added [ALT]+[F4] quit option. Simplified data files access code. Set savedata directory to the game's own data directory also for the Windows installed version (which now is thus identical to the portable version). Moved configuration file to the program directory. Added to installers code to import previous savedata and clean up leftovers. Improved/extended manual. July 24, 2022 Reworked assignments of the kind p++ = ... p ... (as they are miscompiled by some versions of gcc). Removed assignment of function "back" to joypad first button (as that was confusing). Added Windows portable version. Worked on Windows installer: removed unused data directory; added logo to graphics. (dr) [News message: 30. Jul. 2022, 12:29] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`30.Jul.2022` amiga.org	AmigaOS 4: Update of arena shooter 'Blastaway' Simone 'saimo' Bevilacqua's 'Blastaway' (video) is an arena shooter with 50 levels in five different worlds. The game principle is inspired by Wizard of Wor, the graphics by The Chaos Engine (amiga-news.de reported). As Simone wrote, "lately work has been done in parallel on all the RETREAM games. It began with the objective of aligning the technically similar ones for PC so that they would handle data saving the same way, but it soon went out of control and brought uniformity and improvements to the installers, the documentation, the web pages and even to code and internal files -and, just as importantly, it brought new features as well!" Changes: 29. July 2022 Worked on MILESTONE bonus: made notification more prominent by displaying the number of soldiers and/or the points awarded, both in-game and in the arena report screen; fixed handling of multiple milestones reached at the same time (the points awarded were considered by the very same check that decides whether to award those kind of points, thus potentially awarding too many points). Moved the ALIVE SOLDIERS bonus notification from the last arena end screen to the game end screen. Changed the design of the DOUBLE and TRIPLE bonuses marks from "x2" and "x3" to "2x" and "3x". Added glowing to Czywor's eyes. Simplified data files access code. Set savedata directory to the game's own data directory also for the Windows installed version (which now is thus identical to the portable version). Moved configuration file to the program directory. Renamed savedata file (safe.raw -> safe.dat). Added to installers code to import previous savedata and clean up leftovers. Improved/extended manual. 24. July 2022 Reworked assignments of the kind p++ = ... p ... (as they are miscompiled by some versions of gcc). Embedded AmigaOS version string in executable. 18. July 2022 Added support for thumbsticks, as at times Windows treats D-pads as thumbsticks (this is just to support as many joypads as possible: using real thumbsticks is not a good idea anyway). Added journey map (at the beginning of each stage, a screen shows the previous stages, the current stage and, darkened, the next stages). Added FULL GAME bonus (completing the game starting it from the first arena of the first stage awards 50000 extra points). Added final score in game completion screen. Touched up instruments volumes and effects in tunes. Removed the "commercials" showing the other RETREAM games between stages. Removed donation message from title screen. Fixed handling of joypad presses and releases (under some circumstances outside of the game, a release could be handled as a consequence of a previous, unrelated press). Improved/extended manual. (dr) [News message: 30. Jul. 2022, 12:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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