• 3.5" floppy disk
• incl. bonus game "Eight Feet Under"
• cardboard box
• Mission patch
• MicroSD card including disk images and more
• 8-page DIN A5 manual (English)
• Stickers
• Din-A3-Poster

• Douglas Compton (DC): If possible, will there be an official way forward with the new AmigaOS 3.1.4?
  
  Mike Battilana (MB): There must be one, don't you think so? But it also may require some patience, for the court case to be resolved. It is now emerging that some developers may have "overcommitted" themselves, and are now entangled in contracts they didn't even intend to be bound by and/or that were incompatible with other prior work done for the Amiga companies. That's another matter which will need to be resolved.


• DC: Does the new Amiga intend on continuing support and development of Amiga OS 4.1?
  
  MB: Not only that, but we feel that it is important that OS4 remains available at fair terms to a diversity of hardware suppliers. (This is in response to concerns being raised after the OS kernel was acquired by Trevor/A-EON.) The new Amiga entity wants both 3.x and 4.x to move forward. The new Amiga entity wants both Classic and New Generation hardware platforms to move forward. One of the first steps of the new entity will be to make original hardware schematics and related code open source.


• DC: Does the new Amiga company intend on simply licensing the name or actually developing products yourselves?
  
  MB: I am a software developer. We are software developers. Software work allowed us to make this acquisition (and may I stress, not a cent of Amiga Forever or similar revenues was spent in the acquisition or in lawsuits, etc.: that is all invested back in Amiga Forever development...) - What is your guess? :)


• DC: How would new hardware like the standalone Vampire 4 fit in? Can you license the ROMS and software to them and let handle the hardware without too many issues?
  
  MB: That is something that Cloanto already could have done. We were actually in talks about that. Apparently, it felt appealing to others too ; )

• 2019-03-06 improved: Premiere (Core Design) option to jump with second/blue button, added key to quit current game, joypad support, level select (Info)

#include <Joystick2.h>

void setup() {
for (int i = 5; i<=9; i++) {
pinMode(i, INPUT_PULLUP);
}
pinMode(10, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(16, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(14, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(15, INPUT_PULLUP);
pinMode(18, INPUT_PULLUP);
Joystick[0].begin(true);
Joystick[1].begin(true);
}

void loop() {
// joystick 1 as HID joystick

if (digitalRead(6) == 0) {
// up
Joystick[0].setYAxis(-127);
} else if (digitalRead(7) == 0) {
// down
Joystick[0].setYAxis(127);
} else {
Joystick[0].setYAxis(0);
}

if (digitalRead(8) == 0) {
// left
Joystick[0].setXAxis(-127);
} else if (digitalRead(9) == 0) {
// right
Joystick[0].setXAxis(127);
} else {
Joystick[0].setXAxis(0);
}

if (digitalRead(5) == 0) {
Joystick[0].pressButton(0);
} else {
Joystick[0].releaseButton(0);
}


// joystick 2 as HID joystick
if (digitalRead(14) == 0) {
// up
Joystick[1].setYAxis(-127);
} else if (digitalRead(16) == 0) {
// down
Joystick[1].setYAxis(127);
} else {
Joystick[1].setYAxis(0);
}

if (digitalRead(15) == 0) {
// left
Joystick[1].setXAxis(-127);
} else if (digitalRead(18) == 0) {
// right
Joystick[1].setXAxis(127);
} else {
Joystick[1].setXAxis(0);
}

if (digitalRead(10) == 0) {
Joystick[1].pressButton(0);
} else {
Joystick[1].releaseButton(0);
}
}

• Updated OpenSSL backend to latest OpenSSL 1.1.1a (20.11.2018) version including newest TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocol/cipher versions and general compatibility
• Updated root certificates to latest Mozilla-based bundle provided by https://curl.haxx.se/ca/
• Minor improvements/fixes

• ein C99 Compiler
• vasmm68k_mot
• vlink
• GNU-make

• Memory/Roms
  • Fixed wrong $A80000-memory-access in combination with extended-roms > 1mb. (Thanks 'Vesuri' for commit)
  • Updated AROS-ROMs to actual version SVN55696.
• Disk
  • Fixed bug in DMS decompression with DEEP Compression (Thanks 'steffest' for commit)
• Video
  • Added support for the 'fullscreen-API'. There is a new api-function called sae.screen() and the new hook-function
    config.hooks.event.screened(). All browsers should support that. See the examples.
  • The mouse-pointer can now be hidden or locked via the 'pointerLock-API'.
    The feature is enabled by default. All browsers should support that. See 'Config/Video/Cursor'.
  • A canvas-element can now used directly as output. See example2.htm
• Audio
  • Fixed wrong/multiple audio-channel selection at the ADKCON-register. (Thanks 'Vesuri' for commit)
  • Added mute-support over sae.mute()
• Ports
  • Added experimental support for the 'Gamepad API'. It is disabled by default.
    Go to 'Config/Ports' to enable it. (Thanks to 'SpliFF' for the basic implementation)
  • Better handling of buttons and movement. No input-events get lost and also the 3rd mouse-button is now dectected.
  • Added emualtion of various protection-dongles.
  • Finished support for direct-serial communication and added hooks. See the examples.
  • Added support for direct-parallel communication and hooks. Also see the examples.
  • Removed the 'Enable Serial'-checkbox from 'Config/Ports'. Does not made much sense without hooks.
• Config
  • Added hooks that get called after the emulator has been started, stopped, reseted, paused or fullscreened.
  • Fixed invalid access of the config-object. (Thanks 'db48x' for commit)
• Common
  • Removed Google-Analytics. Sorry for the molestation.
  • Added an error if a ZIP-file get detected. Compressed files are not yet supported.
  • Fixed Object.prototype.clone() to a custom function to be compatible with 'jQuery'. (Thanks 'Vesuri' for commit)
  • The patch-version-number has now a 2nd digit and starting at 10.

• fix: option NoReq/S has also effect now for errors occuring in conjunction with option Data/K (issue #3690)
• fix: patch list command PL_GA fixed in the WHDLoadCD32
• fix: fixed wrong results with resload_ExNext introduced in 18.3, e.g. game Ork Attack (Psygore)
• fix: in version 18.3 a CMD_STOP/FLUSH/START of input.device was added, this seems to cause problems on some configurations, to avoid them the code has been removed again
• chg: cpu cache handling in kickemu changed, there are new options CACHECHIP and CACHECHIPDATA, the behavior of option CACHE has been reverted to pre HDLoad release 18.3, with option CACHE all caches are enabled for expansion memory if MMU is used, with option CACHECHIP the instruction cache will be enabled for all memory independent from from WHDLoad's MMU usage, option CACHECHIPDATA will enable data and instruction cache for all memory, if no CACHE* option is set the cache are disabled now, in previous releases the cache setup wasn't modified which resulted in WHDLoad's default cache setup where inst/data cache is enabled for ExpMem/Slave if MMU used - similar to option option CACHE where additionally the 68060 stuff is enabled (branch cache, superscalar, write buffer), please consult also the provided kick.readme
• chg: kickemu kick13.s has been modified to work with data cache in chip memory, gfx.Text now uses the cpu to clear the temporary buffer instead the blitter
• new: macro PL_STR0 added to the patch list commands which will write the given string plus a 0-byte to the destination
• new: italian keymap added to the docs (thanks Luca Longone)
• fix: kickfs: with IOCACHE to order of writes is now preserved, in previous releases it was not, which could cause switches to the operation system on resload_SaveFileOffset because offsets outside the current filesize
• chg: if SplashDelay=0 and ConfigDelay>0 the splash window is opened if there is a config (Juuso Salmijärvi)
• chg: the local option Config now overwrites a config string contained in the Slave
• chg: option Preload/S can also be used in the global configuration file
• fix: using Snoop on the 68030 the fire button bits in cia.ddra can be set to output mode now (reading joypad), previously this was only allowed on 68040/60 (StingRay)
• chg: BaseMemory is now allocated in possible three parts to reduce memory requirements if higher areas of chip memory are already used by the system
• new: a segtracker modul has been added to all kickemu variants, equal to the known utility SegTracker by Michael Sinz this will track all loaded executables, WHDLoad will use this information to display name and offset in all error messages, this will make it easier to locate causes for malfunctions in kickemu installed programs
• chg: the calculation of exec.ChkSum in kick12/13.s has been fixed
• fix: if SegTracker was used and no matching segment was found WHDLoad displayed sometimes some garbage, this has been fixed
• chg: all the sources provided by JOTD has been updated to the latest level, nonvolatile.s has been removed because the sources are now using the nonvolatile.s provided by WHDLoad, thanks to JOTD
• chg: WHDLoadGCI allows now opening a new memory window from the address under the cursor in a memory window, a bug in partial extraction of Base/ExpMemory has been fixed
• chg: a patch has been added to all kickemus to disable the key repeat of the input.device after a switch to the operating system, this should avoid problems on first time save operations triggered by a keypress
• new: the splash window can also be closed now pressing the fire button on the joystick in port #1
• new: a new special quit key has been added which quits by pressing Reverse, Forward and Play together on a joypad
• chg: WHDLoad no longer tries to open the audio.device, there was not much benefit from it and to leave it avoids any requesters if already open by another application

• 2019-03-01 improved: Bubble Bobble (Firebird) support for 2-button joystick and joypad added (Info)
• 2019-02-25 improved: Superfrog (Team 17) joypad control added, floppy version chip memory reduced (Info)
• 2019-02-24 improved: Battle Squadron (Innerprise) joystick 3rd button supported, CUSTOM3=1 to detect automatically if a joystick/pad or mouse is connected, CUSTOM4=1 to skip the blitter wait patch (Info, Image)

• January/February 2019 news
• Old articles from Amiga News Tech n°24 to 27:
  • Tutorial: Utilization of Gawk
  • Programming: AMOS - Expression interpretor
  • File: Operating of the keyboard on AmigaOS
  • Tutorial: Debug withc MonAm
  • Programming: ARexx - Catalog of a disk
  • Programming: Lisp - the eight queens
  • Programming: How to program reentrant
  • Review of ReqLib
  • Programming: Assembleur - screengrab tool in IFF
  • etc.
• Interview with Gilles Pelletier (ANAIIS developper)
• Interview with Mohammed Abdul Raza Al-Nasah (Amiga user in Iraq)
• Interview with Cédric Maillard (musician)
• Hardware : presentation and review of the GBA1000 v4 card
• Review of RickyD 0.2.0
• File: Aegis Development
• File: Cinemaware
• File: Amiga Games List (update)
• Tutorial: prepare an Amiga hard drive with MorphOS
• Special quizz about the year 2018 on Amiga

• 2019-02-24 improved: Battle Squadron (Innerprise) joystick 3rd button supported, CUSTOM3=1 to detect automatically if a joystick/pad or mouse is connected, CUSTOM4=1 to skip the blitter wait patch (Info, Image)
• 2019-02-17 new: Drugstore (Abyss) done by StingRay (Info)
• 2019-02-17 fixed: Project X (Team 17) install script fixed (Info)

• The complete Exec vector table
• The memory list header
• Adding free memory to the system list
• AddMemList internals

• Branching
• Enqueue
• Remove
• AddLibrary
• Manual decompilation

• Battilana suggests the following copyright notice: "Amiga Forever includes a licensed copy of the Picasso96 software. This means that no additional shareware fees are due for this copy of the software, which is licensed for use only in the Amiga Forever emulation environment, and without upgrade privileges." Alexander Kneers reply to the suggestion: "Perfect."
• Battilana asks: "Do you think we need a contract, or is our exchange of email sufficient? For me it is enough, if you confirm so." Kneer answers: "Sufficient for me."
• Battilana then summarizes older agreements that are not part of the mails included in the PDF: "The fee for using Picasso96 in Amiga Forever as agreed, in place of the current shareware status, would be DM 2000.00 (in addition to past shareware contributions). If you could confirm that the data I used one year ago is still OK, I will wire it there." Kneer: "Nothing has changed. ;-)"

• Game/demo AutoSwap-disks feature
  • No manual disk swapping, at all!
  • Requires patching of host software titles
  • Amiga titles so far (github:keirf/FF_AutoSwap):
    • Beneath a Steel Sky
    • Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
    • The Secret of Monkey Island
    • Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
• FF.CFG: New OLED display-type sib-option "-narrower"
  • 16-character-wide display (c.w. "-narrow" 18-char-wide)
• PC98: Direct support for HDM image files
• HxC Compat: Small fixes to Amiga file selector

• 2019-02-12 new: Music for the Lost (Abyss) done by StingRay (Info)
• 2019-02-11 updated: North & South (Infogrames) fixed patch error in standard mouse mode (Info)
• 2019-02-11 improved: Beneath A Steel Sky (Virtual Theatre/Virgin) sound replay fixed, memory cleared and new kickemu for floppy version (Info)
• 2019-02-11 fixed: Project X (Team 17) pressing keys works always, CD32 joypad buttons supported (Info)