29.Nov.2021
AmigaImpact
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ModExplorerNG 3.81 for all Amiga systems
In our last news we reported about the 'final version' 3.8 of the ModPlayer developed by Jörg Renkert. Now he has made both his announcements true and on the one hand provided his audio player sorted by target systems with their own versions: The NG variant is still available for all Amiga systems, but if you use the OS3 variant you have to reckon with it running slowly on corresponding systems. Therefore he has created a separate ModExplorerCE version for AmigaOS 3 systems, which contains all important functions as well, but some, like ARexx, have been deactivated or simplified like the search function. Furthermore, with ModExplorerME there is now also a separate version for Android systems.
On the other hand, he has cleaned up some bugs in the NG version 3.8 and released the successor 3.81. (dr)
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28.Nov.2021
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New preview video: Platformer 'Guardian - The legend of flaming sword'
In the course of our report about the last major update of the game construction kit 'Red Pill', we also gave a listing of the games currently in development with it. For the platformer 'Guardian - The legend of flaming sword' listed there as well, developer 'Yoz Montana' has now released a new preview video.
He describes the development status of the game as alpha, that of the underlying game engine as beta. The video shown ran on an Amiga 1200 with a 1230/40 turbo card. The developer also lists the progress: Use of 16 background colors instead of 4, scenery with spatial depth instead of without, 528 colors displayed simultaneously on the screen. (dr)
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28.Nov.2021
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Aminet uploads until 27.11.2021
The following files have been added until 27.11.2021 to Aminet:
AExplorer_Update.lha comm/net 120K 68k Cloanto Amiga Explorer Update
AmiGemini.lha comm/net 93K 68k Gemini protocol browser
ArLan.lha comm/net 175K 68k Simple Gopher client
Roadie.lha comm/net 124K 68k Commodity/GUI for Roadshow TC...
Andy_and_Blondie.lha demo/intro 61K 68k 64K intro from FiNiTy
HWP_hURL.lha dev/hwood 3.4M MOS The multi-protocol data trans...
SAGADriver.lha driver/oth 288K 68k SAGA Driver Package
F1GP2021Carset.lha game/data 19K 2021 Carset for F1GP
DRC.lha game/edit 599K MOS DAAD Reborn Compiler Frontend
uqm_wos.lha game/misc 1.3M WOS WOS port of Ur-Quan Masters
nblood_wos.lha game/shoot 918K WOS Blood Amiga WarpOS Port
AmiArcadia.lha misc/emu 4.4M 68k Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadiaMOS.lha misc/emu 4.7M MOS Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiArcadia-OS4.lha misc/emu 4.9M OS4 Signetics-based machines emul...
AmiVms.lha misc/emu 3.2M 68k Simulates OpenVMS commands
ht18_mos.lha mus/edit 941K MOS Hively Tracker
SamplesCreator.lha mus/edit 41K 68k Samples creation and saving
StandardGlowIcons.lha pix/gicon 7.4M Standardised GlowIcons Icon Set
ASE2019_1.70.lha text/edit 160K 68k Text editor
neatrefer.lha text/misc 13K MOS Neat refer clone
PPMore18a.lha text/show 14K 68k Text file viewer (1991.09.28)
QView.lha text/show 5K 68k Text file viewer (1989-03-14)
View_BrianFord.lha text/show 6K 68k Text file viewer (1988)
ReWarp.lha util/libs 17K OS4 WarpOS/3DPPC wrapper for Amig...
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28.Nov.2021
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OS4Depot uploads until 27.11.2021
The following files have been added until 27.11.2021 to OS4Depot:
amiarcadia.lha emu/gam 5Mb 4.0 Signetics-based machines emulator
standardglowicons.lha gra/ico 7Mb 4.0 Standardised GlowIcons Icon Set
(snx)
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28.Nov.2021
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 27.11.2021
The following files have been added until 27.11.2021 to MorphOS-Storage:
OctamedSS_1.03c.lha Audio/Tracker Octamed SoundStudio, no...
HWP_hURL_1.2.lha Development/Hollywood/... A plugin for Hollywood ...
Iris_1.0.lha Email New email client suppor...
NMTM-Help+keyfile.lha Games/Adventure This is the clues and s...
NMTM_14.11.21.lha Games/Adventure No More Toxic Man!!! - ...
Augustus_3.1.0.lha Games/Strategy An open source re-imple...
Neatrefer.lha Text/Misc Neat refer clone
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28.Nov.2021
MorphZone (Forum)
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amiga.net.pl/bitronic.pl: Statement by Adam Zalepa
In the past, Adam Zalepa published several Amiga books and games at amiga.net.pl and bitronic.pl, respectively. Suddenly, payments and delivery of goods stopped (amiga-news.de reported). In the meantime he published a statement at exec.pl (translation from Polish into English by Konrad 'koszer' Czuba).
According to it, his withdrawal would have been dictated by personal reasons and the state of his health. His business partners would have decided to end the cooperation. His aim would be to collect all his publications, including foreign language versions, at retroguide.pl. He would be aware of his remaining obligations and would try to fulfill them with a delay or in a slightly different form than intended. If his health permits, he would plan to return to previous projects in 2022 and continue to develop them, providing most of the content for free or only for the price of covering costs. (snx)
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28.Nov.2021
A1k (ANF)
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AmiTube: YouTube client for 68k Amigas
Marcus 'ALB42' Sackrow's AmiTube enables watching YouTube videos on an 68k Amiga. To do so, they are converted to Commodore's CDXL format and downloaded (video).
Please not that conversion is executed on the developer's personal server, thus he asks to restrict oneself to few and short videos. Furthermore the program must not be shared but always be downloaded from the author's website at the title link. (snx)
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28.Nov.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Do it yourself: 8 MB Fast-RAM expansion for Amiga 1200
Oleg Mishin provides at the title link everything for production of an 8 MB Fast-RAM expansion for the Amiga 1200 with an real-time clock. As he notes, for now no configuration of the amount of memory provided is possible. (snx)
[News message: 28. Nov. 2021, 08:06] [Comments: 0]
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28.Nov.2021
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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identify.library: Source code on GitHub
Richard Körber's identify.library is used to identify Zorro cards and provide further details (amiga-news.de reported). While providing it at GitHub now, the source code has been reviewed and reformatted, and the comments habe been translated from German to English. Furthermore, the project is compilable on Linux (and probably other targets) now using vbcc. (snx)
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27.Nov.2021
Mike Battilana (E-Mail)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
[News message: 26. Nov. 2021, 06:03] [Comments: 0]
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25.Nov.2021
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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)
[News message: 25. Nov. 2021, 07:36] [Comments: 0]
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25.Nov.2021
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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)
[News message: 25. Nov. 2021, 06:36] [Comments: 0]
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24.Nov.2021
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Announcement: Inviyya 2 for Amiga (AGA) and Neo Geo in development
Originally Michael 'Tigerskunk' Borrmann wanted to port his shoot'em up 'Inviyya', which was released in spring for the Amiga, to the Neo Geo console. However, while creating the graphics for the Japanese console, he found himself creating completely new levels - he then consequently went on to develop a new game straight away.
'Inviyya 2' is still at a very early stage, being developed in parallel on Neo Geo and an Amiga 1200, the latter will probably have to be equipped with some Fast RAM. (cg)
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23.Nov.2021
MorphZone (Forum)
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MorphOS: E-Mail-Programm Iris 1.0
Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has released version 1.0 of his email program Iris today, ending its beta status. On this occasion the author has published a separate statement:
"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 mail client among all of the clients available on MorphOS and Amiga. It's the only client to support OAuth2 for GMail, Yahoo and Outlook. It's the only client to support full html viewing and editing of emails, thanks to the inclusion of a stripped down WebKit. Iris is the application that has sparked off countless innovations in other parts of the OS, including adding ObjectiveC support and Unicode support into MUI.
Getting to the 1.0 version would not have been possible without the support of all of the betatesters, translators and users who either donated to the project or sent me bugreports and logs. I would also like to single out Christoph Poelzl of https://rms-communications.ch for all of his contributions and pushing me to add features to meet his business use cases. Iris would not have been what it is now without your input. Thank you!
There's still a long TODO for Iris, so keep looking out for future updates."
Among the new features of version 1.0 is the long awaited keyword search in email body.
For feedback to the author, the corresponding MorphZone-discussion on the topic can be used. (dr)
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23.Nov.2021
Prince (Phaze 101)
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Amiga Assembly For Beginners: Let's Make an Amiga Game Tutorial
Prince', founder of the former demo group 'Phaze101', streams the assembler programming course "Corso completo di programmazione assembler in due dischi" in English on Twitch and uploads the respective episodes time-shifted to YouTube (amiga-news.de reports regularly).
Among other things stimulated by our inquiry, to what extent the newly acquired knowledge is practically applied by his participants, Prince has now decided to give further assistance and to show the conversion into assembler for the Amiga step by step on the basis of the small C64 game 'Poop's Journey'. The episode 1 has now been uploaded to YouTube. (dr)
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