CPC version 1.1

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

Here's a new version with a critical bug fix to the palette editor, plus the ability to load saved a game from disc to continue working on it.

rapidshare.com/files/716193627/AGD1.1.zip

A word of warning: don't load a file created with version 1.0 into this one, it won't work.

If you spot any bugs, let me know and I'll try and fix them as quickly as possible. I'll look into adding extra features sometime after the next Spectrum update.

[egotrip]

Thanks for this. Will play around with it and hopefully this build is stable enough to get something working.

[markpalmer]

Thanks indeed! I'm also tinkering with it and will provide feedback if needed.

[markpalmer]

I can't get it to work at all on WinAPE. Upon loading it shows a partially finished game screen that I cannot exit from.

It's almost certainly me being hopeless - what am I doing wrong?

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

Insert the disc and type

run "agd

and it should bring up the menu. I suspect you're probably typing

run "game

which runs the saved game instead.

[markpalmer]

It was me being hopeless!

Thank you.

[egotrip]

To fix the sound still playing when you dont want it to, insert a CALL &BCA7

&BCA7 SOUND RESET
Action Resets the sound manager by clearing the sound queues and abandoning any current sounds

Entry No entry conditions

Exit AF, BC, DE and HL are corrupt, and all others are preserved


[egotrip]

Some bugs I've noticed

On the obejct editor, it messed up the text after placing an object.

The 9x16 sprite really does not work. If I have an enemy right next to it but not actually colliding with a sprite designed in 8x16 (which is pretty much necessary) it still registers a collision as that extra pixel is hitting the enemy. Can you not just use 8x16 sprites?

There is some random coloured pixels appearing on the events editor screens.

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

Apr 21, 2013 17:43:57 GMT egotrip said:

Some bugs I've noticed

On the object editor, it messed up the text after placing an object.

Thanks, I'll take a look.

Apr 21, 2013 17:43:57 GMT egotrip said:

The 9x16 sprite really does not work. If I have an enemy right next to it but not actually colliding with a sprite designed in 8x16 (which is pretty much necessary) it still registers a collision as that extra pixel is hitting the enemy. Can you not just use 8x16 sprites?

Have you tried adjusting the collision distance setting on the main menu?

Apr 21, 2013 17:43:57 GMT egotrip said:

There is some random coloured pixels appearing on the events editor screens.

Yes, the tokeniser uses the screen as a temporary workspace. If it bothers you I might be able to find another bit of RAM somewhere.

[egotrip]

Thanks for the reply. The token thing does not bother me, I was just wondering about it, thought it might be an issue. And thanks for the collision distance tip, that fixed it.

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

Apr 21, 2013 17:43:57 GMT egotrip said:

On the obejct editor, it messed up the text after placing an object.

Okay, found and fixed, but there's little point in re-releasing (and changing all the addresses) just for this. It'll have to wait for another update.

[egotrip]

Is it possible to add a better save/load system using custom filenames? Only being able to save to game.bin is restrictive and not really ideal when you mess up and need to revert to a previous version.

I just had a massive spaz out too, I deleted some objects, and edited the restart event before it crashed, I am going to see if it happens again later and let you know more specifics.

edit: it appears that it was code error on my part that caused the crash.

However I have noticed another bug, for some reason any object above 0 is not showing up on the start screen.

Also, how do you make it so when you collect a sprite, they stay "collected" when you return to the screen? I dont want things like coins to respawn when a screen is returned to.

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

Okay, I've found a couple of problems with the block collision detection code. I'll take a look at the objects to see if I can find a problem there.

Sprites don't stay collected, only objects do that. Sprites are ideal for games where the player tackles a single screen at a time, whereas objects are better for multi-screen exploration affairs.

[egotrip]

Any progress on the next version, as I cant really do anything with the current one due to the issues.

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

I've been busy of late but fixing the objects code is now top of the to-do list.