Sean Gugler Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Announcing the release of Ultima IV Remastered 1.2.1 for Apple II This release is by Sean Gugler, continued directly from version 2.2.1 for Commodore 64 by MagerValp and Genesis Project, back-ported for the first time to Apple II. Notable new features: Numerous crash fixes Gender-neutral option for character creation Ctrl+V turns music on and off during play Skull artifact behaves sensibly in combat Reward for skull quest fixed Animation and naming improvments for non-creature NPCs in combat Teleporting with trainer preserves your horses and ships Complete reconstructed disassembly and documentation, including music and graphic routines Notable features ported from MagerValp's 2015 edition: Many dialogue bugs have been fixed Trainer menu for cheat options: unlimited resources and spells, idle without pass, steer balloon, teleport Select active character in combat with 1-8, 0 returns to party mode You can quit and save in dungeons Prompt to confirm before leaving the borders of a towne, castle, or village All shrine hints now accessible by meditating for different cycles Hythloth dungeon rooms on level 6 are now accessible See the complete list of changes with detailed explanations at: https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/wiki/Technical_Details Download and read my development tale at: https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/wiki 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 See also my release for Commodore 64: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusfalkirk Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Very cool! I've downloaded it and will have to give it a try. Thanks for the work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Sean Gugler said: Notable new features: Gender-neutral option for character creation Did gender ever actually affect anything in the game? Dialog options maybe? I honestly don't remember. I tried both sets of instructions (docker and without) and get this error: Quote make: *** No rule to make target 'src/include/apple_detect.i', needed by 'src/patchedgame/program/BOOT.o'. Stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebottle Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Any chance for an Atari XL/XE version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 15 hours ago, Tempest said: Did gender ever actually affect anything in the game? Dialog options maybe? I honestly don't remember. There's a symbol in the "Ztats" screen, ♀ or ♂ for female or male. That's the only effect. Trivial enough to add a third symbol; I hope it makes some people very happy. 15 hours ago, Tempest said: No rule to make target 'src/include/apple_detect.i' Whoops! Now pushed to github. Thanks for reporting that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 14 hours ago, firebottle said: Any chance for an Atari XL/XE version? Not from me, I lack the expertise on that platform. But I've heard that the code is largely the same, so I encourage someone to take what I've done for Apple II and run with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Now I'm getting this error with docker Quote make: *** No rule to make target 'src/include/apple_detect.i', needed by 'src/patchedgame/program/BOOT.o'. Stop And this error with Make All Quote ld65 -m src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.map -C src/patchedgame/overlay8800.cfg -Ln src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.lab \ -o src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.prg src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.o src/loadaddr.o || (rm -f src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.prg && exit 1) ld65: Warning: src/patchedgame/overlay8800.cfg(12): Segment 'OVERLAY' does not exist ld65: Error: Missing memory area assignment for segment 'MAIN' make: *** [Makefile:161: src/patchedgame/program/ULT4.prg] Error 1 rm src/loadaddr.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Very cool - didnt realize U4 had these problems. If someone were to take on an 8bit version Ive documented a few things in this thread: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'd love to see an U5 remastered. As U5 was a more complex game it had some big bugs in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Hi @Tempest, I'm not personally familiar with docker (support was included by pull request from another contributor), but it looks to me like the container didn't get the update with the new file. Maybe wipe your container and try again? The make error suggests your version of Make might not support the .SECONDEXPANSION directive, or handles the $(wildcard) function incompatibly. Line 161 is supposed to select ULT4.cfg for linking ULT4.o, not overlay8800.cfg. In the README, I recommend using GNU Make 4.2. What version of Make are you using? Edited October 12, 2021 by Sean Gugler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I'm using Gnu Make 4.3-3 according to the package manager. I deleted everything and started over again but I'm still getting that error when I try to use docker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Goochman said: If someone were to take on an 8bit version Ive documented a few things in this thread Thanks for sharing that! I assume by "an 8bit version" you mean porting the Remaster to Atari 8-bit? That task should be made easier with the source code I published, which already has the tables and values you mentioned in a format ready to use by the CC65 assembler. You might enjoy browsing through the following files to fill the gaps in some of your tables: https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/blob/documented/src/include/tiles.i https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/blob/documented/src/include/dungeon.i https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/blob/documented/src/include/char.i https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/blob/documented/src/include/ROST.i https://github.com/sean-gugler/u4remasteredA2/blob/documented/src/include/PRTY.i Cheers, and always glad to see more people interested in analyzing and sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Sweet! I knew what I had missing but determining where they fit into my tables would be a tough task to finish. This has the values and order which is slightly different than the DOS version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Tempest said: I deleted everything and started over again but I'm still getting that error when I try to use docker. That's peculiar. I wish I could help more; I have no idea why docker would be unable to find that file. 8 hours ago, Tempest said: I'm using Gnu Make 4.3-3 according to the package manager. Well I can at least reproduce this issue. I've installed Gnu Make 4.3 and I see the same behavior. I'll let you know when I've pushed an update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 @Tempest Try again with a fresh pull. I updated the v1.2.2 tag to include a Makefile patch that should be compatible with Gnu Make 4.3 now. Turns out 4.3 handles $* differently within a prerequisite (dependency clause) than 4.2 did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 I'm getting this error now: ld65: Warning: src/patchedgame/overlay8800.cfg(12): Segment 'OVERLAY' does not exist Unresolved external 'cmd_done' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(98) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(181) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(198) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(332) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(417) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(424) Unresolved external 'combat_end_turn' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(387) Unresolved external 'done_not_here' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(301) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(344) Unresolved external 'done_only_on_foot' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(82) Unresolved external 'done_what' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(427) Unresolved external 'input_char' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(87) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(305) Unresolved external 'is_awake' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(406) src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(434) Unresolved external 'location_map_x' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(169) Unresolved external 'location_map_y' referenced in: src/trainer/TRAINERS.s(167) ld65: Error: 9 unresolved external(s) found - cannot create output file make: *** [Makefile:161: src/trainer/TRAINERS.prg] Error 1 rm src/loadaddr.o src/patchedgame/program/MBSM.prg src/patchedgame/program/NEWGAME.prg src/patchedgame/program/SUBS.prg src/patchedgame/program/INIT.prg src/patchedgame/program/BOOT.prg src/patchedgame/program/MBSI.prg src/patchedgame/program/SEL.prg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Another error? It didn't show up when I did a "make clean all" with Gnu Make 4.3 (honest, I do test my changes before publishing!) I'll see if I can figure this one out too. Many thanks for your patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Tag v1.2.2 updated again. This time I tested with a fresh git clone instead of relying on "make clean" ... hopefully that shakes out the last of the issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, Sean Gugler said: Tag v1.2.2 updated again. This time I tested with a fresh git clone instead of relying on "make clean" ... hopefully that shakes out the last of the issues! Ok that ran without errors. So where are the actual disk files? Is that was the .DO files are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Yes, four disk image files in DOS 3.3 sector order. The .do suffix is a standard naming convention to distinguish "DOS order" from "ProDos order" (.po) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Ah DOS Order, that's what that means. I assume ADTPro will work with that so I should be set. BTW what are the SlideShow disks? Any chance of a Ulitma 5 Remastered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 DOS Order is the norm for 5¼" disk images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gugler Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 The slideshows disks let you browse all the graphic images in the game, including the splash screen, the new game sequence, the end game, and the sprite sheet tiles. I created them to test my Python image decoding logic, and put them in the release just for fun. Ultima V ... well, I've never played the game, but it's next on my list to enjoy. As for a Remaster, no promises, but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Sean Gugler said: Ultima V ... well, I've never played the game, but it's next on my list to enjoy. As for a Remaster, no promises, but who knows? If you thought U4 was buggy, you should see U5. Not that the bugs are game breaking (I've beaten both U4 and U5 on the Apple II without issue), but since it's so much more complex than U4 there are lots of bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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