Heaven/TQA Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Would be nice test case adding the 3D routines I used on the vbxe to see what happens 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 VBXE-accelerated version would be something really cool :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Yeah, that's why I think it was published only as a bonus with some Total Eclipse editions, not as a standalone game (as far as I know). Ah-Ha..It was only avaiable on compilation through the Home Computer Club here in the UK. No wonder i missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 homer simpson bumbles through..... mmmmmm add on pack....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Tested today on real hardware. I want to add that StRing's music is incredible! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo-Rio Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) Incredible release! Is there anything Mariuszw can't do? Aside from the other Freescape games (Castle Master I&II, Total Eclipse II, Driller, and DarkSide), it would be cool to also see The Sentinel (the Geoff Crammond game), Elite, and Stellar 7 ports from the C64. All that lovely 3D for Rapidus owners (hint hint!) Edited December 16, 2018 by Neo-Rio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 11/11/2018 at 12:20 PM, Philsan said: I want to add that StRing's music is incredible! Yeah, absolutely, it adds very nice mood to the gameplay. It's a cover of Wally Beben's original tune, to be precise. Nevertheless I strongly recommend playing Total Eclipse with sound effects instead of music, as they give sonic clues for puzzles in several locations and also may warn of danger. What's more, the sound of increasing heart rate makes the game quite immersive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 11/4/2018 at 1:57 PM, Jacques said: VBXE-accelerated version would be something really cool :-) Or this version with a Rapidus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 10/29/2018 at 9:56 PM, Irgendwer said: I'm not sure if I found a glitch/bug: Like mentioned in an other thread, I fixed the bug. Here is the matching version - not packed and without title screen. While I planned an optimized, faster version for 128k machines, I may come back to this game later. Did anybody actually played it (through)? Total Eclipse (fixed).xex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Nice patch, but one data segment near the very end of the file will make it very difficult (or maybe impossible) to load this on real machines: $0439 - $1526. I do not know any A8 loader (DOS, Gamedos, Bootloader, 3-sector-DOS, etc.) that can load ML files from starting adress $0400 upwards... except maybe from tape ?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Seems packing also cared about this issue - don't expect a fix in the nearer future from me - sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) betcha xbios can handle it, @xxl, might just have an idea on it working, maybe title loading screens as well. liteDOS? ApeLoader @ $110 or $400 could be. I know I used it on real hardware at some point during it's progress, don't remember the method as to what it loaded with. Did something change with the fix? Edited February 20, 2023 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxl Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Just configure xB like this: - address $c000, - rom off - xB i/o - do not run this program from $600 - you can load everything without init in the right places. - you can turn off the screen for more drama while loading 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjomki Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 19 hours ago, Irgendwer said: Here is the matching version - not packed and without title screen. Did anybody actually played it (through)? Thanks for releasing a bugfixed version. To answer your question: Played the unfixed version a couple of months ago with Rapidus enabled but didn't finish it (yet) due to lack of time. And who knows perhaps at the moment when I find enough time to continue playing the game there'll already be a bugfixed version with title screen that can also be played on real gear? But no need to hurry finding enough time for playing the game will take months if not longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 14 hours ago, patjomki said: ...there'll already be a bugfixed version with title screen that can also be played on real gear? ...and with SNACK... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjomki Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Irgendwer said: ...and with SNACK... 😁 😈👍 As SNACK's a must nowadays I am really looking forward to the cased version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 (edited) On 2/20/2023 at 12:26 AM, Irgendwer said: Did anybody actually played it (through)? You mean the official version from 2018? I did (on emulator), while testing the game before release. Thanks for the new version Edited February 21, 2023 by +Adam+ thanks missing :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 (edited) I wish the group.would have left a buy me a cup of coffee link or something. Anyway us the original bug crippling? Or just a nuisance? Odd he doesn't want to fix the bug. Edited February 22, 2023 by JagChris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmsc Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Hi! On 2/20/2023 at 4:56 AM, xxl said: Just configure xB like this: - address $c000, - rom off - xB i/o - do not run this program from $600 - you can load everything without init in the right places. - you can turn off the screen for more drama while loading Or you can just compress it, and will load under any DOS. Attached is the above fixed version compressed with ZX02, untested, and an ATR image that auto-loads it. Have Fun! Total Eclipse (fixed-zx02).xex Total Eclipse (fixed-zx02).atr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 And now: a) the fixed version by irgendwer, b) packed by dmsc and c) with titlescreen by Philsan. Enjoy! TOTAL_ECLIPSE_with_title.xex TOTECLIP.TXT TOTALECL.TXT TESOLUT.TXT 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Thanks to Everyone involved for a bugfixed version with a beautiful new title screen Is there a chance for ATR version as well, please, which was the case with original conversion by mariuszw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariuszw Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 On 2/20/2023 at 12:26 AM, Irgendwer said: Like mentioned in an other thread, I fixed the bug. Here is the matching version - not packed and without title screen. While I planned an optimized, faster version for 128k machines, I may come back to this game later. Did anybody actually played it (through)? Total Eclipse (fixed).xex 59.75 kB · 36 downloads I'm happy to see that my game port attracted some attention What was the fix? Can you please share the source code for the fix? What's your plan for further optimizing the game for 128KB? I recall I didn't have ideas for further optimizations apart from improving integer divisions by using multiply by inverse with some tables which would need 128KB as there was really no memory left in first 64KB. Ah, probably the polygon renderer (including geometry calculations) could be redone for better performance but it looked like a really big task. Mariusz. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Jacques said: Thanks to Everyone involved for a bugfixed version with a beautiful new title screen Is there a chance for ATR version as well, please, which was the case with original conversion by mariuszw? Its a few clicks with MakeATR and then initializing a bootloader. So here you are. (Don't think that gamesaves are possible with this game, but if so, you must use a DOS instead for loading and saving.) TotalEcli.zip 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 4 hours ago, mariuszw said: What was the fix? Can you please share the source code for the fix? AFAIR we discussed this back then. I just removed your optimization for the sorting routine at $2d6e and reestablished the original C64 code. (If you really need the diff, I could browse for that (much) later on while I haven't it at hand currently.) 4 hours ago, mariuszw said: What's your plan for further optimizing the game for 128KB? Beside what you already identified, a real no-brainer when going 128k is to fully unroll the clear screen (or was it copy back buffer and render horizon/ground (?)) routine. While looking at the Altirra profile analysis I had more ideas, but cannot recall them now. Thanks for chiming in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Optimization still to be had or is it Total Eclipse II: The Sphinx Jinx add on time? Two fire trails lead off into the distance as Doc Brown speeds off at 88 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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