MegaAGS 2022.02.22 Available

[LamerDeluxe]

Yes, I should have mentioned it in the original announcement, will rectify that by editing the post. It was late when I wrote it, so I simply forgot

That's okay, thanks!

@Limi: Is there a way to add a list of your own favorites?

Not at the moment! But yes, one of the 4 buttons could certainly be used for this, with keyboard shortcuts as fallback. Probably a bit of work to implement, and since the launcher is written in Amiga E, we’ll have to enlist the help of people that know that language.

Amiga E, ouch, not common. I developed Amiga software in C and assembly, that was a long time ago, never had a look at E though. Would be great to have that functionality.

[limi]

Amiga E, ouch, not common. I developed Amiga software in C and assembly, that was a long time ago, never had a look at E though. Would be great to have that functionality.

It’s actually a very nice, readable, efficient and fast language, but it’s been too many years since I wrote anything in it, so I’m not particularly useful when it comes to it these days.

[LamerDeluxe]

Amiga E, ouch, not common. I developed Amiga software in C and assembly, that was a long time ago, never had a look at E though. Would be great to have that functionality.

It’s actually a very nice, readable, efficient and fast language, but it’s been too many years since I wrote anything in it, so I’m not particularly useful when it comes to it these days.

Haha, I can imagine that, I often got rusty at things way faster than I expected. I've heard people rave about Amiga E before, sad that it didn't really seem to catch on.

[bfbiii]

Don't now if you take bugreports in this thread but I've noticed that if you let Lotus 2 run for a while (20min-ish) during the title screen it will crash:

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Function 'resload_DiskLoad' called with unacceptable arguments

This is probably a WHDLoad bug, can you reproduce on a real Amiga?

Don't have one, sorry. But I can try to emulate it on my Pi to see if it happens there as well.

I can confirm a crash after about 30 minutes on my MiSTer and no crash after an hour+ on my CD32 (before I decided over an hour of that 2 minute song was enough--even for me )

I also suspect WHDLoad +hardware nuances.

[Optiroc]

Haha, I can imagine that, I often got rusty at things way faster than I expected. I've heard people rave about Amiga E before, sad that it didn't really seem to catch on.

It seemed to have a rather active userbase, but for a rather Amiga specific programming language to break out of its niche in the mid-90s would be a big ask.

Anyway, if anyone wants to feel it out the toolchain is installed on MegaAGS. To compile and run a simple example, open a CLI and run:

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cd Dev:E/Src/Gfx
ec IfsFern.e
ifsfern

And to edit the source:

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ed IfsFern.e

[LamerDeluxe]

Haha, I can imagine that, I often got rusty at things way faster than I expected. I've heard people rave about Amiga E before, sad that it didn't really seem to catch on.

It seemed to have a rather active userbase, but for a rather Amiga specific programming language to break out of its niche in the mid-90s would be a big ask.

Yeah, after Commodore already went bust.

Anyway, if anyone wants to feel it out the toolchain is installed on MegaAGS. To compile and run a simple example, open a CLI and run:

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cd Dev:E/Src/Gfx
ec IfsFern.e
ifsfern

And to edit the source:

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ed IfsFern.e

Cool!

[gooface]

Looks like you guys are releasing a MegaAGS-20220303 soon? You guys are amazing.

[barfood]

I wish my favorite demo (Way Too Rude, 2020, https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=85248) had been included, but other than that, this is spectacular curation work. Thanks for all the efforts, it will help me wrap my head around all the Amiga has to offer!

[limi]

I wish my favorite demo (Way Too Rude, 2020, https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=85248) had been included, but other than that, this is spectacular curation work. Thanks for all the efforts, it will help me wrap my head around all the Amiga has to offer!

Yeah, there are a bunch of iconic demos that don’t have WHDLoad images yet. Trackloader demos are not trivial to convert, so we are reliant on someone with those skills to make it happen. You can still run them via ADF images, of course.

[limi]

Looks like you guys are releasing a MegaAGS-20220303 soon? You guys are amazing.

It’s the circle of life — release a massive update, and there’s 4 things you missed, so version 2.01 needs to happen.

[circletheory]

Thank you guys so much for releasing this update to the already excellent MegaAGS! One of the main reasons I got a Mister in the first place was to have A500. And now with MT-32 game bundled in?! I think I'm going to cry ... Thank you thank you!!

[clarkkent]

Check the Aladin WHDLoad folder first for games to add…

[bfbiii]

Looks like you guys are releasing a MegaAGS-20220303 soon? You guys are amazing.

It’s the circle of life — release a massive update, and there’s 4 things you missed, so version 2.01 needs to happen.

I hope you give yourselves a nice long break instead. There is PLENTY here, and altering it to taste is at least 3/4 the fun of Amiga. I spent any free time yesterday making the workbench environment as functional as I want it. The possibilities are, as ever... ONLY AMIGA

[Optiroc]

Check the Aladin WHDLoad folder first for games to add…

There's lots of neat stuff there, and I've added things from it I consider notable but that don't have bespoke WHDL adaptions. For example the missing games in Bill Williams' gameography. However, I don't think we'll add the whole thing in bulk since there's a much higher risk of incompatibilities with these generic WHDL slaves.

[Insert Disk Two]

Is there a way to make AGS remember settings? I would prefer Force 50hz to be default rather than Force 60hz.

Thanks and well done for the awesome job!!!

[Chris23235]

@limi

Probably something that can't work, but I tried loading the MegaAGS on the MiST FPGA and only got a black screen. If I recall correct a earlier version worked on the MiST. Any idea what can be the cause of it not working. I know it is intended for MiSTer zu if it won't work that's fine. I was just wondering.

[Higgy]

@limi

Probably something that can't work, but I tried loading the MegaAGS on the MiST FPGA and only got a black screen. If I recall correct a earlier version worked on the MiST. Any idea what can be the cause of it not working. I know it is intended for MiSTer zu if it won't work that's fine. I was just wondering.

I thought someone got this working on their CD32 so if it works on real hardware it should be fine on MiST. I've not yet updated my CF cards for real Amigas or tried on my MiST yet.

[Optiroc]

Is there a way to make AGS remember settings? I would prefer Force 50hz to be default rather than Force 60hz.

Thanks and well done for the awesome job!!!

Neither is default.

[Chris23235]

@limi

Probably something that can't work, but I tried loading the MegaAGS on the MiST FPGA and only got a black screen. If I recall correct a earlier version worked on the MiST. Any idea what can be the cause of it not working. I know it is intended for MiSTer zu if it won't work that's fine. I was just wondering.

I thought someone got this working on their CD32 so if it works on real hardware it should be fine on MiST. I've not yet updated my CF cards for real Amigas or tried on my MiST yet.

I got it working. Someone over at the MiST section of the Atari-Forum helped me. You had to disable the mounting of the shared folder by editing the startup-sequence.

[limi]

I got it working. Someone over at the MiST section of the Atari-Forum helped me. You had to disable the mounting of the shared folder by editing the startup-sequence.

Yeah, I filed a ticket to see if we can make these things conditional/fail-safe for CD32/Amiga/MiST users.

[Chris23235]

I got it working. Someone over at the MiST section of the Atari-Forum helped me. You had to disable the mounting of the shared folder by editing the startup-sequence.

Yeah, I filed a ticket to see if we can make these things conditional/fail-safe for CD32/Amiga/MiST users.

Many thanks!

That would great, I don't know if it is possible but when the Startup-Sequence could react when no MiSTer Share is available it could work seamless on other FPGA systems (or even the A500 Mini? Don't know if it supports HDF files).

[Optiroc]

Many thanks!

That would great, I don't know if it is possible but when the Startup-Sequence could react when no MiSTer Share is available it could work seamless on other FPGA systems (or even the A500 Mini? Don't know if it supports HDF files).

Currently I fake the "MiSTer:" shared folder when running on other hosts by having a separate volume named "MiSTer" mounted in those cases, and then it won't try to mount MisterFS. We could add another fallback that mounts "MiSTer:" in RAM if such a volume doesn't exist.

[limi]

That seems like a reasonable workaround to me :)

[Solskogen]

This is probably a WHDLoad bug, can you reproduce on a real Amiga?

Don't have one, sorry. But I can try to emulate it on my Pi to see if it happens there as well.

I can confirm a crash after about 30 minutes on my MiSTer and no crash after an hour+ on my CD32 (before I decided over an hour of that 2 minute song was enough--even for me )

I also suspect WHDLoad +hardware nuances.

Yeah, no crash on a emulated A1200 either (amiberry)

[limi]

I noticed that Uridium 2 is still PAL 60. The game was intended for 50Hz and runs to fast with 60Hz.

This was fixed in the quick 2022.03.03 update that Optiroc issued soon after, for the record.

[limi]

Is SimAnt (non low res version) known to not work? (or am I doing something wrong?) it just returns to the AGS menu after launching.

This was fixed in the quick 2022.03.03 update that Optiroc issued soon after, for the record.

[limi]

Again, not sure if I am doing anything wrong but I noticed that on "All New World of Lemmings" The bottom of the screen seems to be cut off when playing a level. (seems like the screen is shifted down since there is black space on the top of the screen) It doesnt seem to do this in the main menu of the game only after you start a level.

This was fixed in the quick 2022.03.03 update that Optiroc issued soon after, for the record.

[limi]

I‘m really excited about the new update! But the game „Final Odyssey“ is still missing.

This was fixed in the quick 2022.03.03 update that Optiroc issued soon after, for the record.

[limi]

I can confirm a crash after about 30 minutes on my MiSTer and no crash after an hour+ on my CD32 (before I decided over an hour of that 2 minute song was enough--even for me )

I also suspect WHDLoad +hardware nuances.

Probably worth reporting against the core on Github, then! I believe the script references the latest WHDLoad setup, so shouldn’t be MegaAGS specific.

[Chris23235]

I noticed that Uridium 2 is still PAL 60. The game was intended for 50Hz and runs to fast with 60Hz.

This was fixed in the quick 2022.03.03 update that Optiroc issued soon after, for the record.

I already saw it, many thanks. Great project.