Its based on python/sdl and some kind of extension module python-based language called "pyrex" (good that it was easy to build and install on os4). Also there was some problems as usual (like some 3d party programm , which need to build and by it patch some datafiles, which happyly crashes on os4 in newlib.kmod, but cygwin-version on crosscompiler did the trick).
Also there is for now some problems with music/sounds. XM not recognizeds (i think its because of current SDL_Mixer, will check it later). But game itself pretty playble must to say (well, on 1ghz of cpu, its python/sdl stuff in end ..).
If anyone in interest i can upload version without sounds (while i not fix them).
Btw, should to add, that this game, build some .so library based on python and C++ sources, and later game used that .so library (from the root directory). In other words : thanks for .so / python support on aos4, because of which that game can be ported easy.
There is problems with xm playback with pygame yes. I have looked into it and i think it is the shared libmikmod that is crashing.
As i understand from the readme, that game not use pygame (because pygame not works fine on Wii , from which that port), and they write plain python/sdl based port.
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Unfortunately Pygame hadn?t been ported to the Wii environment and doing so posed a few problems.
Python had been ported in the form of WiiPy. This project consisted of a set of patches to allow cross compiling the Python interpreter using the DevkitPro GCC environment for the Wii. Additionally a set of (incomplete) LibOGC wrappers were provided to allow access to the essential Wii homebrew APIs. A significant number of Python modules had to be disabled in order to get Python to compile, notably anything to do with the OS as the equivalent behaviour was not available in the DevKitPro libraries.
The game is still running the Python interpreter but crucially it allows us to create a single ELF executable, statically linked with all the required SDL/Wii libraries,
For me game not crashes, just say that: "Mix_LoadMUS - file format is not recognized".
I think that is because of shared version of mikmod (because game used self-build so library, which use all those .sobjs). And imho your crashes with PyGame happenes because of the same too.
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Do you think you will be able to fix the sound?
I think yep. If some problems with SDL_Mixer still will happenes, i will just reconvert XM to the modules which will works fine.
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What kind of joystick did you use? Do you think you will be able to fix the sound?
I use keyboard all the time, but i think joystiks should works well (that sdl after all)
Throw every possible open source project at @kas1e.
He will port untill he realizes what hit him
Thanks for the AB port, i was taking a look myself but gave up on the patcher
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So whats the difference between the original and this open-source version? New levels or what?
I do not know, but as i read in readmy "some new features was added".
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Thanks for the AB port, i was taking a look myself but gave up on the patcher
Yep, i think i gave up too if not cross-compiler setup :) On os4 patcher crashes (and not only patcher, also some conversion tool as well), but over cross-compiler all going well.
The problem for now: all those python games (based on pygame, and based on plain python usage) very slow on some configs (as i see on 440). But on G3/G4 it works fine/fast. Maybe there is some python related problems for 440.
Porting its not the same as programming :) Programming are much-much time consuming and much harder.
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just tried loading it & get: 'alien_breed_window: file is not executable' from both workbench and shell
Strange ..(strange because its packed by lha, so executable bit should be there). Anyway if you have problems then set protect bit for all that files (protect filename +e). Or just run it from shell like: Quote:
[quote] just tried loading it & get: 'alien_breed_window: file is not executable' from both workbench and shell
Strange ..(strange because its packed by lha, so executable bit should be there). Anyway if you have problems then set protect bit for all that files (protect filename +e). Or just run it from shell like: Quote:
amiga shell:> python wiigameengine_win.py
ok pythoin shell command worked fine though it'd be nice to run from wb
it's 'almost' playable on my Samflex@800 just need a wee bit more speed..any optins available to try to squeeze out a few more fps
ok pythoin shell command worked fine though it'd be nice to run from wb
You can just check how it runs, and add protect bits to files which not have that (or i can do it myself a bit later, when i will fix save-option). Did you try to run it from icons ?
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it's 'almost' playable on my Samflex@800 just need a wee bit more speed..any optins available to try to squeeze out a few more fps
There in theory HW acceleration should works (dunno will it works with python or not). Maybe reducing to 640x480 also will helps (will check it later).
As i see it based on CUBE engine, which someone back in the past ported already to MiniGL (there is screenshot from Hanz's site). But i can't found it on os4depot, so i assume it was never released for public.
In other words, very possible that this game can be ported too (downloaded right now and will check)
Did you use lha program to extract the archive instead of unarc or xadfs? In that case depending on what filesystem you are extracting to you may have to use a command line option to force lha to preserve file attributes.
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Is it possible to make a small video for us to see when you?re playing? I hope you fix the sound asap 
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