GadgetUK Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) Basic stab at the instructions here (The .LNX - the game file is on the previous page):- https://www.dropbox.com/s/i9xruyqnr79ozrp/alien.txt?dl=0 I will perhaps expand this and maybe do a mock instruction book to go with 108 Stars box art - unless someone else wants to do one? Edited September 20, 2014 by GadgetUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 Cool! Still a few typos in there, but a good overlook for a complex game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest2k Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 GadgetUK I would take a boxed copy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/04s9c6mx4p4svq5/Alien%201.0%20Release.zip?dl=0 Thank you Looking forward to playing it on the flashcart Sunday morning. And I´d like a physical release when it´s ready, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnibot2000 Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 I hope this will see a physical release, looks really nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Great work Gadget. I'll give it a bash on the Handy when I get chance. Also looking forward so trying it out on SainT's multi-card. Top marks for determination on the release Now I look forward to your other titles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitari Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Also this would be SO good on a physical release with box/printed instructions (plus thousands of copies available for all ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Wow! if there will be an release put me down for a cart too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) For those who haven't check out the game yet. Here are some screenshots! Link to the game is on previous post page, or on the vid I uploaded earlier. Edited September 21, 2014 by GadgetUK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) I suspect I will release 1.01 at some point in a few weeks, after any bugs or anything have materialized. So despite the title being 'Alien Final', there could be one more binary yet. I've fixed a tiny pixel issue with the bitmap of Alison Challis screen (on the heart) already, but not found any other glitches or bugs yet. Please let me know. Interested to know if any other coders out there have spotted what I've found with the graphics in CC65 games (There's nothing visible in Alien as I've altered images to account for the issue) - there seems to be a bug whereby an image is distorted on the right hand side by 1 pixel - it's like 1 column on the far right gets compressed and you lose that column. Not sure if its the sprite handling itself or the image compression. Edited September 21, 2014 by GadgetUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I´ve played it on a Lynx2 + flashcard for half an hour this morning, looks and sounds great and haven´t found any issues so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omnibot2000 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Beautiful pixel-art, I hope I will be getting the chance to experience this game on my Lynx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Outstanding!.I admire it's purity. I never knew Alison, but very sad to hear of her passing. Sorry to hear work had pissed you off this week, had same sort of week myself.... LOL. I've just 'got this' now.... That's exactly what Ash says in the movie =D Edited September 21, 2014 by GadgetUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Runs also fantastic on "Handy" on the Pandora, the sound is just so much better on a real Lynx. I need to admit i still have not managed to reach the aim so far, the Nostromo explodes faster than I can guide my team along. Will try easiest and longest time modes next 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 @GadgetUK: :-) Glad someone got the Purity quote...just popped it in there wondered if it'd be picked up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Shame on me for always having watched the movie dubbed in German.^^ Good one that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Runs also fantastic on "Handy" on the Pandora, the sound is just so much better on a real Lynx. I need to admit i still have not managed to reach the aim so far, the Nostromo explodes faster than I can guide my team along. Will try easiest and longest time modes next Interesting the sound isn't great on the Pandora version of Handy. If you use the version I fixed for Windows it sounds almost as good as the Lynx. https://www.dropbox.com/s/wkn27s28t79xiye/Handy0.971.zip?dl=0 (This version fixes the sound issues and contains LX NETs fixes as well) Edited September 21, 2014 by GadgetUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Didn't have the fixed Windows version either yet and always disabled the teribly crackling Handy sound.... XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Please count me in for a CIB copy of this. My hat is off to everyone involved in this project! Great work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Please count me in for a CIB copy of this. My hat is off to everyone involved in this project! Great work!!! Benny, you must be strong now... but Bill Shatner never played in Alien, he was in Star Trek. Different Sci Fi franchise. So sadly, the Alien game also is completely shatless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Thank you for the fixed sounds emulator version, GadgetUK EDIT Your link right above is just the "Handy" files of the emulator. But never mind. What I meant above is, the sound of Alien on Pandora-Handy is good, unlike in many other games in this emulator Edited September 21, 2014 by Atari_afternoon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Benny, you must be strong now... but Bill Shatner never played in Alien, he was in Star Trek. Different Sci Fi franchise. So sadly, the Alien game also is completely shatless. I'll be sure to play it while wearing my Shatner/Kirk halloween mask! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Thank you for the fixed sounds emulator version, GadgetUK EDIT Your link right above is just the "Handy" files of the emulator. But never mind. What I meant above is, the sound of Alien on Pandora-Handy is good, unlike in many other games in this emulator I shouldn´t post when I´m too tired lol Now I get it: You made an own version of Handy, not an own "Alien"-version just for your testees using Handy on Windows 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saffron1 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Please count me in for a physical release. Awesome work by all involved. The Lynx is in good hands! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 The fixes never end... Just when it seems perfect, it's not quite there. It's very very close now though I think. I've fixed the following bugs last night:- 1) When you drop the first of two items, and then click use - it shows the first but it is not highlighted and then when you try to click it it then shows the item you dropped. Could also have cause memory leak. 2) When theres a fire in the shuttle or when the alien is on screen there was no visual indication that there is a fire. Added the little fire icon on screen there in both instances. Note: You cannot repair using spanner when the room is on fire - that's deliberate. v1.01 has about 5 fixes in there now, but holding off for a few weeks until anything else is reported. My plan is to try and make v1.01 the last change, or I will just end up stuck making changes to it forever lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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