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  2. Posted

    You can still send an email to RGC and myself to express your interest for a copy of the game.

     

    I have not yet discussed the details of the second run with the RGC. We'll probably meet in february or march.

    Remember that this project is mainly done for fun, and that it is on our spare time that we work on it.

    So this will take a bit of time before we are ready for a second run.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Seb

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  6. Posted · Edited by SebRmv

    That was the question I was fearing, thanks for asking it :D

    And I realize I opened the pandora box by working on this improved version.

     

    For the moment, I have no answer. I have the feeling it is a bit too experimental to be burnt on a cart so maybe a digital release is more appropriate, we'll see.

  7. Posted · Edited by SebRmv

     

    Well, I thing that hqx2 is probably too much time consuming for the Jaguar. But something simple like scale2x seems reasonable to me: I need to experiment.

     

    Implemented Scale2x today. The result is very nice :)

     

    Now I have to check carefully that the game indeed works well in 640x400. While playing at it today, my Jaguar seemed to crash but I am not sure whether this is a bug (maybe due to a lack of memory) or whether I just pressed the reset button of my Jaguar by accident.

     

    There are also two speed critical parts in the game where the cost of scaling is a bit too high (I already had to hack these parts for the 320x200 version so that it runs smoothly: on the fly decompression was too slow there).

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  8. Posted

    I guess it doesn't really matter what you guys believe, you could always check out my items for sale and my feedback on eBay (same name as on here) you'll see my jag and cd went on 8th November! Lots of other games including my battlesphere gold, Gorf, Air cars all gone. What should I do with my Another world?

     

    You have the right to sell it, of course (and this makes sense in your situation if you decided to sell all your Jaguar related stuff).

    But you could have chosen a lower price to sell it: here it seems that you bought the game just to speculate on its value.

    Or why don't you add in your ad that it is possible to book a copy just by writing to the RGC contact address?

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  9. Posted · Edited by SebRmv

     

    Awesome! I presume zerosquare was just joking about the HQ filter though, no? I imagine a filter used on modern PCs for emulation might be too taxing?

     

    Well, I thing that hqx2 is probably too much time consuming for the Jaguar. But something simple like scale2x seems reasonable to me: I need to experiment.

  12. Posted

    is it true that the game runs in higher resolution like 640x420??

     

     

    As said, by sh3-rg, the resolution of the game is 320x200 in 256 colors.

    And actually, the game engine needs four screen buffers in memory.

     

    Remember also that for the deluxe version, the background images are bitmap --not vectorial-- images.

    It was tricky to make all these data fit in 4MB (the backgrounds are decompressed on the fly as they are needed).

     

    I have just worked out a 640x400 version of Another World !

    Everything seems to work well, except that I have no clue for the moment on how to make fit all the data in a 4MB cartridge (I think I would need about 8MB).

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  13. Posted

    PeterG, thanks for your review. I am really happy to see that people appreciate our work.

    Regarding the speedy mode, here is the story.
    I had a meeting with Eric in february 2012 where I showed him the (almost) final version so that he can give me his criticisms.
    During the meeting, I showed him this hack to demonstrate the raw power of the Jaguar (he was clearly astonished that the game runs so smoothly).
    As he had lots of fun to finish the game this way (yes, he did it!), we finally decided to incorporate this hack to final release.

     

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  14. Posted · Edited by SebRmv

    Dear Gunstar,

     

    I understand your frustration. I have just written to the people at the RGC responsible of the deliveries.

    I hope a solution will be found soon.

     

    Cheers

     

    Seb

     

    PS: sorry again for the delay. We were clearly too optimistic by targetting June.

  15. Posted

    As said, by sh3-rg, the resolution of the game is 320x200 in 256 colors.

    And actually, the game engine needs four screen buffers in memory.

     

    Remember also that for the deluxe version, the background images are bitmap --not vectorial-- images.

    It was tricky to make all these data fit in 4MB (the backgrounds are decompressed on the fly as they are needed).

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  19. Posted

    Hi,

     

    I think there was a misunderstanding in the interview.

    I said that we were producing 200 units. I don't remember having said that it will be limited to 200.

    As I said previously in this thread, if making a second batch makes sense, I will do my best to do it.

     

    Cheers

     

    Seb

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  20. Posted

    Would it take another 200 expressing an interest to authorise a second run? Is that how these things work?

     

    I am in favor of making a second run, if enough people are interested.

    But I will consider this option only once the first order is entirely delivered.

  21. Posted · Edited by SebRmv

    Hi,

     

    I hope the RGC will communicate soon about this.

     

    Anyway, what I can tell is that:

    1-the delay is due to a manufacturer that was unable to deliver us in time

    2-we have made a deal recently with a new manufacturer

    3-we hope to be able to deliver the first games in october

     

    We are really sorry about the inconvenience but be reassured that you will get your game in a few weeks.

     

    Seb

  22. Posted

    "mistake on the Cardridge label made by our provider" what was the Error ?

     

    The labels were not the good size. (a few millimeters too high)

     

    Regarding the PCBs, we are slowly getting them from the manufacturer. The delay is due to the lack of an essential component for making the cartridges.

    I hope we will be able to send the games during the summer. We'll keep you informed.

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  23. Posted

    Note that the preorders are not yet closed. You can still order the game as there remains a few number of games free in the first batch.

     

    As there remains just a few games, automatic ordering has been disabled.

    To order the game, you need to write to RGC. They will tell you what to do.

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