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Archive 02/2025

`21.Feb.2025`	Action game: Amiga Yoomp! 1.08 Amiga Yoomp! is a conversion of an Atari 8-bit game from 2007. Version 1.08 has now been released, adding keyboard control (cursor keys, up/space bar to jump). In addition, the game can now be paused by pressing the P key, while the B key can be used to remove dithering until the next level starts. (nba) [News message: 21. Feb. 2025, 10:45] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Feb.2025`	HxC Floppy-Emulator: Software 2.16.11.1 The floppy emulator HxC by Jean-Francois Del Nero completely replaces the floppy drive (of an Amiga) with an electronic device. The project, which was launched in 2006, is available in two versions, with a SD card port or with USB port (amiga-news.de reported). A new version of the HxC floppy emulator software has now been released. The changes: XML export/import Better multi-format tracks support. You can now specify/change the density/format for each individual sector with the tag. In addition to the executable program, the source code is also available for free download. (nba) [News message: 21. Feb. 2025, 10:40] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Feb.2025`	Preview video: Dungeon Crawler "The Cthulhu Project" In a new preview video (amiga-news.de reported), developer Maurice Doerr shows how he has made good progress with the dialogue system. (dr) [News message: 21. Feb. 2025, 09:16] [Comments: 1 - 16. Mar. 2025, 10:36] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`21.Feb.2025`	MorphOS: Web browser Wayfarer 9.2 Jacek 'jacadcaps' Piszczek has published version 9.2 of his Wayfarer web browser for MorphOS, which fixes several endianness issues and updates libcURL, libsqlite and libxml2. (dr) [News message: 21. Feb. 2025, 09:11] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Feb.2025`	Podcast: "Settle the World" at Levelmeister (German) "Settle the World" by Christian 'TheoTheoderich' Wiegel is a turn-based building and trading game in which the aim is to colonize several islands and remain in power over a long period of time. Now the programmer was a guest at the Levelmeister podcast to talk about game development and the technical limitations of the Amiga, as well as why this platform continues to attract developers to this day. (snx) [News message: 19. Feb. 2025, 11:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Feb.2025`	Demoscene: Nominations for the Meteoriks 2025 award announced The Meteoriks 2025 is an award for the best demoscene productions of the year 2024, which will be presented at the Revision demo party in April. Among the 55 nominations in eleven categories are three Amiga demos: Category New Talent: Ordo by Steffest Category Best Midschool Production: Cockbusters by Ghostown Inside the Machine by Desire (snx) [News message: 19. Feb. 2025, 11:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Feb.2025`	AmigaOS 4: DTP program CompressionOS4 0.50 (Beta) Achim Pankalla's DTP program CompressionOS4 allows graphics and text to be placed on pages and generates PDF documents from them; a German manual is included. New features since beta version 0.40: Correction of sometimes wrong headlinelist Now the correct tab is shown by clicking on headlinelist First global configmenue implemented Implemented garbage collection for deleting unnessary files Now links to PDF pages and websites are possible Correcting an error in setting the correct font Correcting an error while copying headlines Minor correction and optimation Download: CompressionOS4.lha (2 MB) (snx) [News message: 19. Feb. 2025, 11:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Feb.2025`	AmigaOS 4: Preview video of GemRB 0.8.8 WIP GemRB is a reimplementation of BioWare's Infinity Engine, which is used to develop computer role-playing games based on the Dungeons & Dragons rules (e.g. Baldur's Gate). GemRB stands for "Game engine made with pre-rendered background". After Andrea 'afxgroup' Palmatè's AmigaOS 4 port of version 0.7.2 in 2012 and later ports of version 0.8.8, released in 2021, to MorphOS and AROS, Steffen Häuser is now also adapting the latter to AmigaOS 4. At the title link you will find a preview video. (snx) [News message: 19. Feb. 2025, 11:46] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`19.Feb.2025`	Preview from Michal Schulz on PiStorm and Emu68 Michal Schulz and Claude Schwarz have already given us a lot of pleasure with their work on the Motorola68K emulation Emu68 (amiga-news.de reported) and 68K hardware emulation PiStorm32(-lite) (amiga-news.de reported). We asked Michal Schulz to inform us about the current and planned projects: Framethrower So far, the RTG emulation has been provided via the HDMI port of the PiStorm and the RGB data supplied by the Denise chip at the RGB port of the Amiga and must be tapped there separately. Since the end of 2023, the two have been working on an extension now called "Framethrower", which also outputs the RGB signal via the PiStorm (camera port) (amiga-news.de reported). As Michal writes, the project is unfortunately not yet finished: "There is a problem with the Tang Nano boards, which Claude is still working on solving. In more detail, this means that due to the design of the Tang Nano 9K, a lot of noise is introduced into the MIPI signal. This leads to either distortions in the transmitted image or the entire synchronisation is lost." Emu68 For the Motorola68K emulation software Emu68, the new version 1.1 is to be released this year, which will bring some improvements in addition to typical corrections and bug fixes: "For example, cache blocks that are actually removed by the CPU cache flush will be reused. Instead, they will be "recycled" to reduce the compilation time. As a result, macOS, for example, will run much faster under Shapeshifter, and booting the Amiga will also take less time." The first tests have already been carried out and are very promising. Furthermore, the work on the WiFi driver for Emu68 will be continued (amiga-news.de reported) and, if all goes well, the Ethernet driver for the Pi4/CM4 will be started. If there is enough time, the next project will be USB. PiStorm16 The first version of the accelerator card for the Amiga 600 (or CM4) (amiga-news.de reported) has been produced in its final version in a quantity of 25 units and will soon be sent to the first users. Shortly afterwards, the project will be released as open source so that it can be produced and sold in larger quantities by various companies and hobbyists. PiStorm16 is similar to PiStorm32: it uses the same FPGA, the firmware is embedded in Emu68 and is loaded to the PiStorm at startup, so features like the "stealth" mode are possible: by pressing and holding CTRL and the Amiga keys for a few seconds, the Amiga is started in basic mode, without extension. Other models from the PiStorm16 family, for example for Pi3/Pi4 or for the A500, A2000 etc., will follow. Future plans Michal wrote: "We are looking at ways to make hardware that is unsuitable for the PiStorm in the Amiga usable in some form. In the long term (i.e. not this year), a project is to be developed in which the Amiga chipset is implemented on an FPGA module, for example, and communicates with the processor via a PCIe interface. Yes, PCIe has disadvantages that make it almost unusable for a "classic" PiStorm. But in a scenario where PiStorm is not an interface but an Amiga chipset, the performance might be sufficient. Our work in this direction is running on several levels: PocketStorm As a first step, Claude has developed a motherboard for the Pi3/Pi4 that integrates the Amiga chipset (MiniMig) and the PiStorm interface in the Tang Nano 20K. With the help of Emu68, a complete (albeit emulated) Amiga is created. EFI integration At the same time, I am working on a start programme for EFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), which will be integrated into Emu68. This would allow Emu68 to be used in some form on EFI-compatible systems. FPGA + PCIe In a further step (if we succeed) the Amiga chipset will be implemented on FPGA with a PCIe interface and run with the EFI version of Emu68. This work does not mean that we give up the classic Amiga! There are still more than enough tasks for PiStorm and Emu68 in Amiga systems. Nevertheless, we also want to explore new avenues and discover further possibilities." (dr) [News message: 19. Feb. 2025, 05:24] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Feb.2025`	Platformer: BOOM! In recognition of AmigaBill's commitment to the Amiga community, Dan 'zooperdan' Thoresen has released a small platform game in which he plays the protagonist. A demo version was already included on the cover disc of Amiga-Addict issue 25. The game has been written with the Scorpion Engine, the AGA chipset is required. (dr) [News message: 18. Feb. 2025, 19:55] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`18.Feb.2025`	Demoparty: A look back at MountainBytes 2025 (German) Last weekend, the MountainBytes demo party 2025 took place in Switzerland. The "Amiga User Group Switzerland" took part for the first time with a specially created demo and wrote a German-language report about the event at the title link. The results were published on DEMOZOO, with the demo Spreadpoints by Spreadpoint standing out from an Amiga perspective, taking first place in the "Oldschool and Alternative Realtime" category. (dr) [News message: 18. Feb. 2025, 05:34] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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