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The Heart of Salamanderland (development)

Started by reidrac, 23:18, 23 November 23

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XeNoMoRPH

#50
16:49, 17 May 24
your amstrad news source in spanish language : https://auamstrad.es

reidrac

#51
17:36, 17 May 24
Thanks for the video, but that capture isn't amazing TBH.

The game doesn't play like that thankfully :D
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

XeNoMoRPH

#52
18:25, 17 May 24
Quote from: reidrac on 17:36, 17 May 24Thanks for the video, but that capture isn't amazing TBH.

The game doesn't play like that thankfully :D
I also have the possibility of capturing the game from a real machine, although for ease of use I use emulator.

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iXien

#53
20:16, 17 May 24
Very nice game @reidrac  8)

Sadly, here is the result on my real GX4000.

I think there is a little display problem  :'(
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reidrac

#54
20:46, 17 May 24 Last Edit: 21:05, 17 May 24 by reidrac
Quote from: iXien on 20:16, 17 May 24Very nice game @reidrac  8)

Sadly, here is the result on my real GX4000.

I think there is a little display problem  :'(

Thanks for the report! That matches what the person with the 6128+ reported.

I'll take a look at the screen split to see where I may have the bug. Can I count with your for testing? I can't reproduce the issue with my hardware.

Sent you a PM with a link!
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

reidrac

#55
22:28, 17 May 24 Last Edit: 22:30, 17 May 24 by reidrac
Yes, there's something wrong in my split and, so far, seems to show in the GX4000 and the 6128+ (I suspect the 464+ will do as well).

I'll fix it ASAP; meanwhile, emulators work. And at least my 464 as well :D

Edit: I'm told the MiSTer can reproduce the issue!
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

reidrac

#56
08:45, 18 May 24 Last Edit: 08:55, 18 May 24 by reidrac
I'm waiting for @iXien's confirmation on the GX4000 (the guy with the 6128 already said the fix worked for him), but I'm almost 100% confident the bug is fixed.

I have updated the game to 1.0.1 on the website, and is likely to be important only for people playing on the real hardware *if they had issues*.

In any case, update your copy to the 1.0.1 because it is better :picard:

Ironically, the fixed code uses over 100 bytes less than the bad code.
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

iXien

#57
09:46, 18 May 24
Quote from: reidrac on 08:45, 18 May 24I'm waiting for @iXien's confirmation on the GX4000 (the guy with the 6128 already said the fix worked for him), but I'm almost 100% confident the bug is fixed.

I have updated the game to 1.0.1 on the website, and is likely to be important only for people playing on the real hardware *if they had issues*.

In any case, update your copy to the 1.0.1 because it is better :picard:

Ironically, the fixed code uses over 100 bytes less than the bad code.
All is ok now to enjoy this so cute game on our beloved GX4000. Well done @reidrac !  ;)
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reidrac

#58
07:18, 21 May 24
This is a good video showing how I implemented "coyote time": https://betweenthelions.link/@ne1for23/112476697017662705
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

reidrac

#59
12:14, 04 June 24
I have released version 1.0.2 with a small bug fix :picard:

You can get it from the website: https://www.usebox.net/jjm/heart-of-salamanderland/

(the readme.pdf has history of what was fixed when)
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

abalore

#60
12:32, 04 June 24
Quote from: reidrac on 12:14, 04 June 24I have released version 1.0.2 with a small bug fix :picard:

You can get it from the website: https://www.usebox.net/jjm/heart-of-salamanderland/

(the readme.pdf has history of what was fixed when)
Hello,

I tried the game and it looks very nice. I detected a bug (or maybe is intended), when you fall in a hole you can still jump, so you can jump being on top of thin air.

Other comment which is just personal taste, the fade-out/fade-in when changing screen is a nice effect, but I would prefer 100% that the change happens faster without the effect, in order to make the game more fluid. Maybe there is an intermediate point making the fade much faster, but personally I prefer no fade at all.

Regards

reidrac

#61
13:10, 04 June 24 Last Edit: 13:17, 04 June 24 by reidrac
Quote from: abalore on 12:32, 04 June 24Hello,

I tried the game and it looks very nice. I detected a bug (or maybe is intended), when you fall in a hole you can still jump, so you can jump being on top of thin air.

Other comment which is just personal taste, the fade-out/fade-in when changing screen is a nice effect, but I would prefer 100% that the change happens faster without the effect, in order to make the game more fluid. Maybe there is an intermediate point making the fade much faster, but personally I prefer no fade at all.

Regards

The jump is on purpose! I like the gravity to be "heavy", but then the jumps can be a bit too hard, so I added "coyote time" so you can jump very late.

RE: the fade in/out was added to make it look nicer. Because the 64K limitation I have to use one of the back buffers as working memory when uncompressing the map data, etc; which means I need to compose the scene in the active (and visible) buffer. I had to switch off the screen; but then I couldn't do it fast enough and there was like a "blink" that was very annoying so I decided to embrace the limitation and add the fade in/out.

It also makes the camera change when using a lever that activates stuff on a different screen much nicer (IMHO).

I usually don't like those effects, but considering that I couldn't do it in any other way, it has grown on me over time. I tried to avoid screen designs that could require frequent screen changes (e.g. jumping in and out), to make it as acceptable as possible.
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

reidrac

#62
19:14, 23 June 24
I've updated the game to version 1.0.3, fixing a bug that... to be honest, is very confusing.

Essentially there has been a bug from first release that could crash the game after a game over (never goes back to the menu), but only after 1.0.2 was kind of frequent. To the point that it was happening 100% and I didn't notice when I did the release :picard:

So that version has been broken on the website for 20 days, but nobody has reported anything until today. I guess people are still playing... not the latest version? Or not playing at all ;D Which is fine.

Anyway, the version on the website is fine now.
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

ago

#63
09:08, 24 June 24
Thanks for the update!

I guess that most of us just download games once (usually the first release), and unless we find a bug which prevents us to finish the game we don't look for any update. And that is when we finally find some time to really play the game, not only loading and checking the music and first screen  :D

BTW, I thought you went too far with pixel perfect jumps until I learnt about "coyote time". Nice feature.

reidrac

#64
09:35, 24 June 24
Quote from: ago on 09:08, 24 June 24Thanks for the update!

I guess that most of us just download games once (usually the first release), and unless we find a bug which prevents us to finish the game we don't look for any update. And that is when we finally find some time to really play the game, not only loading and checking the music and first screen  :D

BTW, I thought you went too far with pixel perfect jumps until I learnt about "coyote time". Nice feature.

Yes, I totally get that. Besides the game gets "mirrored" and "preserved" in a few places that not always update the game ASAP (if ever!), and I guess people go to CPC Power to get the games instead of my website :-\

We did a lot of testing, but there's always a chance that something slips though and, as you say, if is not critical... people may not even notice let alone bother updating the game :D
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

eto

#65
11:21, 24 June 24
not to mention that I'm not sure if I will ever finish it ;-)

reidrac

#66
16:26, 24 June 24
Quote from: eto on 11:21, 24 June 24not to mention that I'm not sure if I will ever finish it ;-)

The bugs were not in the normal path to complete the game :D
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

Nich

#67
12:59, 25 June 24
Quote from: reidrac on 09:35, 24 June 24Besides the game gets "mirrored" and "preserved" in a few places that not always update the game ASAP (if ever!), and I guess people go to CPC Power to get the games instead of my website :-\
Well, at least NVG has been updated with the new version! ;)

XeNoMoRPH

#68
06:00, 10 July 24
your amstrad news source in spanish language : https://auamstrad.es

reidrac

#69
14:45, 29 September 24
FYI: the game was reviewed in Retro Planet issue 45.

It is a Greek magazine and I can't read Greek, but 8.5/10 is nice and something-something AAA game that I guess is good as well :D
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.

eto

#70
13:31, 30 September 24
NICE 

Btw: Will it still be released on disk by Polyplay?

reidrac

#71
16:38, 30 September 24
Quote from: eto on 13:31, 30 September 24NICE

Btw: Will it still be released on disk by Polyplay?

Yes, there will be a physical release.

Unfortunately it has all been delayed because of the cover art. First there wasn't an artist and then, when we had one, they had bike accident that had them unable to draw for some time.

I don't know what is the current state, but the game and the copy for the manual, box, etc have been ready for a couple of months already.

I hope it will be out before the end of the year.
Released The Return of Traxtor, Golden Tail, Magica, The Dawn of Kernel, Kitsune`s Curse, Brick Rick, Hyperdrive and The Heart of Salamanderland for the CPC.

If you like my games and want to show some appreciation, you can always buy me a coffee.
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