20.Apr.2022
Artur Jarosik (Patreon)
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Real-time strategy: Vanilla Conquer V0.99a (update)
Artur Jarosik is known for various game ports like the platformer Hydra Castle Labyrinth or the action adventure Heart of Darkness besides his SDL implementation of the browser NetSurf. As a contribution for the AmiGameJam he started to port the first part of the realtime strategy series Command & Conquer to the Amiga and named it "Vanilla Conquer" (amiga-news.de reported).
Today he has released version 0.99 which now includes all videos. You have to re-download the game. Changes:
- Fixed NOD missions
- Fixed movies playback by converting them to mpeg1 (not on v4 atm)
The game is primarily intended for Amigas upgraded with an Apollo processor, especially the V4 series. However, as the author explained to us, it could also be playable on a 68060 processor with a graphics card with the music and sound effects turned off.
If you want to support the author, you can do so on his Patreon page.
Update: (26.04.2022, 19:03, dr)
Meanwhile version 0.99a is available. Changes:
- Avoid black screen on v4 in the menu
- Fixed movies playback on v4 (Unit 0 in AHI needs 2 channels)
(dr)
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20.Apr.2022
Void
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Demo scene: 'Void' releases Dreams #38 and Feedback #12
Void is an Amiga demo group that has been active since 1995. During the last days, the group has released issue 38 of its demopack 'Dreams' as well as issue 12 (YouTube video) of its music disk 'Feedback' for AGA Amigas. (dr)
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20.Apr.2022
Amigans
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AmigaOS 4.1: DvPlayer V54.9 released
In early November 2021, version 54.7 of the DvPlayer video and audio playback program distributed by A-EON Technology was released, supporting the new hardware video acceleration standard introduced with Enhancer Software V2. Now version 54.9 is available via the updater tool which adds "a workaround to compensate for DTS/PTS difference in seeking when seeking is based on DTS (e-g- MP4 files)". (dr)
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19.Apr.2022
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Amiga emulator: Amiberry 5.1
Amiberry is an Amiga emulator for ARM-based single-chip systems like the Raspberry Pi, the Odroid XU4 or the Tinkerboard from ASUS, which brings some newly developed features like a "WHDLoad-Booter" or support for controller configuration using RetroArch.
Yesterday, version 5.1 was released, which provides numerous bug fixes. Most important changes:
- Check if X position has changed also, when using auto-crop
- WinUAE: Reinitialize Floppybridge support if drive mode is changed on the fly.
- WinUAE: Read track zero when checking bootblock contents. Disappeared in previous update.
- Custom Controls: Use strings to parse custom control configs
- WHDBooter: parse H/V Offset settings from XML as well, if found (and we're not using auto-crop)
- Fixed #944: FloppyBridge: loading a config with FB enabled would not initialize it
- Updated amiberry.conf with missing default options
- Allow parsing of Display settings from XML, optionally
- Disable Horizontal Centering by default
(dr)
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19.Apr.2022
McFly (ANF)
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German Amiga Podcast #4
The fourth edition of the "German Amiga Podcast" (GAP) deals with the FPGA turbo card IceDrake V4 for the Amiga 1200. Besides there are some surf tips again. (snx)
[News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 15:56] [Comments: 0]
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19.Apr.2022
Andreas Magerl (ANF)
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Print magazine: Amiga Future, issue 156
The English and German issue 156 (May/June 2022) of the print magazine Amiga Future has been distributed. It can be ordered directly from its editorial office and from Amiga dealers that stock the magazine.
Content of the current issue includes reviews about Ignition and the Unithor joystick as well as a special about the demoscene. (snx)
[News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 15:48] [Comments: 0]
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19.Apr.2022
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First teaser video: Arcade shooter 'Mision La Luna'
José A. 'Jojo073' Gonzáles (among others 1987 Rescue in Berlin, Furtum Sacrum) is a very active graphic designer who has been creating smaller games under the Iron Gate label for years with the help of various game construction kits like Backbone or GRAC.
Now a first teaser video of the arcade shooter 'Mision La Luna' has been released, which seems to be heavily inspired by Operation Thunderbolt. (dr)
[News message: 19. Apr. 2022, 08:39] [Comments: 0]
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18.Apr.2022
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Videos: Running Apple Macintosh 6 software on an Amiga using 'A-Max'
Almost at the same time, two videos were released, dealing with the use of the 'Apple Macintosh 6' operating system on an Amiga: In the late 80s, early 90s ReadySoft released their combination of software and hardware, called 'A-Max' and 'A-Max II' respectively, with which you could use Apple Macintosh 6 software.
The user 'intric8' has published a detailed article including a video on AmigaLove, which demonstrates the usage with an Amiga 1000.
The 8-Bit Guy' has also taken care of the topic and shows in his video the usage of the A-Max with an Amiga 500. (dr)
[News message: 18. Apr. 2022, 08:25] [Comments: 0]
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18.Apr.2022
Amiga Future (website)
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Free hardware: Joystick adapter JoyDivision updated
The USB adapter for classic joysticks by Stefan 'Develin' Blixth (amiga-news.de reported), which works without additional drivers, is now available in version 20220416. This one now also supports the minicomputer THEA500 Mini. (snx)
[News message: 18. Apr. 2022, 06:53] [Comments: 0]
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17.Apr.2022
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Aminet uploads until 16.04.2022
The following files have been added until 16.04.2022 to Aminet:
thttpd2.21b_working_p... comm/www 13M 68k THTTPd with PHP support + Big...
REDPILLGameCreator.lha dev/misc 2.3M 68k Game Creator with AGA support
F1GP2022Carset.lha game/data 7K 2022 Carset for F1GP
MCE.lha game/edit 3.3M 68k Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-MOS.lha game/edit 3.6M MOS Multi-game Character Editor
MCE-OS4.lha game/edit 3.8M OS4 Multi-game Character Editor
AmiDuke_RTG.lha game/shoot 622K 68k Amiga port of Duke Nukem 3D
Gotcha199.lha game/think 55K 68k Pair two numbers to get the 1...
WhatIFF1.04.lha mags/misc 674K What IFF? #1.04-March-2022
unshield.lha util/arc 126K MOS Extract/list InstallShield Ca...
TestProgram.zip util/misc 664K 68k Versatile Amiga Test Program
(snx)
[News message: 17. Apr. 2022, 07:21] [Comments: 0]
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17.Apr.2022
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OS4Depot uploads until 16.04.2022
The following files have been added until 16.04.2022 to OS4Depot:
arabic_console_device... dri/inp 3Mb 4.1 An arabic console device, line &...
mce.lha gam/uti 4Mb 4.0 Multi-game Character Editor
(snx)
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17.Apr.2022
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AROS Archives uploads until 16.04.2022
The following files have been added until 16.04.2022 to AROS Archives:
whatiff1.04.lha doc/mis 674kb AmigaGuide format Magazine Mar/A...
atomiks.i386-aros.zip gam/puz 772kb 1990)
(snx)
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17.Apr.2022
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MorphOS-Storage uploads until 16.04.2022
The following files have been added until 16.04.2022 to MorphOS-Storage:
AmiArcadia_28.5.lha Emulation A Signetics-based machi...
unshield_1.5.1.lha Files/Archive Extract/list InstallShi...
ADiffView_2.2.lha Text/Compare A graphical file compar...
(snx)
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17.Apr.2022
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WHDLoad: New installers until 16.04.2022
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 16.04.2022:
(snx)
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17.Apr.2022
Amiga Future (Webseite)
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Event: Amiga37 homepage online
On 15/16 October 2022 the Amiga37 will take place in Mönchengladbach, Germany (amiga-news.de reported). Now the corresponding homepage has been set up under the title link, but the list of participants is still empty and will be published bit by bit. Advance ticket sales are expected to start next week. (snx)
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17.Apr.2022
Hackster
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Open Source 3D printer: SLS4All
Every now and then we report on do-it-yourself projects such as making your own joystick using a 3D printer. Not bad, you might say, but what's the point if I don't have a 3D printer? Especially not one that is even remotely affordable!
While not amiga-inspired, Tomas Starek may have had similar thoughts when he started his DIY project of his own affordable 3D printer. However, as he tells us, he was so surprised by the positive reactions from around the world that he decided to document his 'Open Source' project thoroughly and comprehensibly.
He chose the SLS printing process for this. As the portal hackster.io reports, there are currently no consumer SLS 3D printers on the market. The process involves beaming a laser at a bed of powdered polymer, which thereby melts it and turns it into a solid. As with other forms of 3D printing, the layers build up to form a three-dimensional object. Compared to other processes, it offers the advantage of generating bridges and overhanging geometry, he said. The print chamber is 175 X 175 X 200 mm in size.
For control, Starek chose a combination of BigTreeTech 1.4 Turbo control board and Raspberry Pi 4B, both running Klipper firmware.
The main goal of his project is to use the most "affordable" (initially: cheap) parts possible. The should be able to create complex prints and be user-friendly. We asked the developer what costs should ultimately be expected by an interested user who wants to build the 3D printer himself: he estimates about 2500 euros. At a later date, he could also imagine selling the printer as a finished, commercial product or as a kit for assembly. For now, however, it is a matter of finishing the development of the printer. And the current status looks like this:
- DESIGN: Generic & Fusion 360 design 100%
- Hardware Parts fabrication and Build: Frame & Moving Parts 98%
- Electronic equipment installation: Laser, Galvo system, step motors, heaters 100%
- Firmware And Software development: FW customization & F-e development 75%
- Testing: Partial Tests, Complex testing, 3D printing 65%
- Documentation: F3D, DXF & STL files, GitHub Repos, etc... 50%
(dr)
[News message: 17. Apr. 2022, 06:36] [Comments: 0]
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16.Apr.2022
Indie Retro News (Webseite)
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Jump'n Run: second playable demo of 'Creeping Me Out Hex Night'
Michael 'Mixel' Dawes provides another demo version of his jump'n run 'Creeping Me Out: Hex Night', created with the game construction kit Scorpion Engine. According to the developer, this second preview "adds a lot of improvements since the last time (no new levels or anything, just tweaks, graphical improvements, etc)". The game requires 2 MB of Chip and 1 MB of Fast RAM, and (presumably) a 68020 processor. (cg)
[News message: 16. Apr. 2022, 23:40] [Comments: 0]
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16.Apr.2022
a1k.org (Webseite)
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Hardware hack: A fifth audio channel for the Amiga
In an older blog entry, which can only be found in the web archive, a Norwegian describes how he uses the FBAS signal of his Amiga to output a fifth audio channel in addition to the four existing (stereo) channels. He uses the fact that bright and dark pixels are transmitted as different voltages on the video cable. A video demonstrates the principle in action. (cg)
[News message: 16. Apr. 2022, 22:29] [Comments: 0]
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16.Apr.2022
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Modern decompressor for Amiga data compression formats: Ancient 2.0
Ancient' unpacks files compressed with Amiga "crunchers" like Powerpacker or similar. The program, written in portable C, supports a variety of known compression formats - among others all that the regular XPK distribution can unpack, as well as disk images in DiskMasher format ("DMS") and LhA archives. Source code and Windows executables can be found on Github, a MorphOS version has been published on im Aminet.
(cg)
[News message: 16. Apr. 2022, 22:20] [Comments: 0]
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15.Apr.2022
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Easter Egg in AmigaOS 3.2.1 discovered
AmigaOS 3.2.1 contains an Easter Egg, that much had been hinted at by members of the team. A user has now discovered it: The disk image Update3.2.1.adf has a folder 'T', which contains a file called 'ed-backup'. This executable file is a small demo with bouncing boing balls and a small text scroller. The user who discovered the Easter Egg posted a small description of the process including a screenshot of the demo on os4welt.de (registration required). (cg) (Translation: cg)
[News message: 15. Apr. 2022, 23:50] [Comments: 0]
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14.Apr.2022
Twitter
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Sound card ZZ9000AX: PDF manual and fixed axmp3 version
The ZZ9000AX is the sound module for the multifunctional Amiga expansion card ZZ9000. The delivery of the first batch began at the end of March (amiga-news.de reported).
Now the developer Lukas F. Hartmann has released both a PDF manual including schematics (direct download) and a new version of the axmp3 tool (direct download), which should reduce the risk of screen scribbling (Z3 only). Also, there would be sound output problems on some 68060 configurations. He would take care of this after his vacation next week. (dr)
[News message: 14. Apr. 2022, 06:13] [Comments: 0]
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