BOOM 68k Port

[NovaCoder]

Just ported BOOM to 68k  

Video

Find on AmiNet in about 2 weeks

[NovaCoder]

Nice work.  I'm at work so I can't look at the video.  How do you expect it to run on a 68040?  Any support for RTG?

Should run well on an 040, yes RTG support included (I also hope to include support for both ECS and the new Graffiti modes of the Indivsion AGA Mrk2 eventually).

[NovaCoder]

Boom is quite flexible for an older enhanced Doom port. It allows map designers to pull off some neat tricks!
I'd love to see PrBoom-Plus GL brought over to all next gen Amigas and clones.

Yep BOOM is like DOOM with bells on

[NovaCoder]

Looks like its running great on your setup

Thanks but that's running in DEBUG mode....the release version will be a bit quicker

[NovaCoder]

AMIGA BOOM - ALIENS TOTAL CONVERSION for Ultimate DOOM

[NovaCoder]

Just found this old thread again, this is BOOM running on my 'old' 040 (fullscreen with HUD) -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au9QkovMHE0

I'll upload a new video if it running on my 80Mhz 060 when I get the time.

[NovaCoder]

And here it is -> Amiga BOOM 060 Style

[NovaCoder]

This is what I'm currently working on -> AmiQuake, should be ready in a 2 weeks.

[NovaCoder]

A couple of points.

1) Don't even try and launch it from the command line, this is a multi-tasking WB friendly application and can only be launched from the WB.  
2) Use the Icon's Tooltypes to specify locations of WAD files and the BEX files etc.  
3) There is currently a bug with the 060 C2P routines, do not specify 060  with an AGA display type (will be fixed with the next release)
4) The current AmiNet version of BOOM doesn't use P96 for RTG, it's coded as a native CyberGFX app for max speed
5) This game is only targeted at classic 68k, don't try to run it on any other 'Amiga like' platform and expect it to work properly

[NovaCoder]

I think you are correct, I do believe it was DOOM Attack...

man, if we could have that feature in the Amiga source port of BOOM!!!!

I'll have a look at implementing free-look in BOOM when I get the time, it shouldn't be too hard now that I have the DoomAttack source code.

BTW, the official BOOM thread lives here -> EAB BOOM Thread

[NovaCoder]

Really though its not just because Boom isnt RTG friendly that Ive considered porting another engine. It's all about the AB3d:TC and what suits that best.

Have you actually tried the current version of BOOM on your setup?   I've had both CyberGFX and P96 users tell me it runs for them really well?

You just need to setup a 320x200 chunky 8bit screen and you should be good to go.

[NovaCoder]

A WarpUP version is planned ?

No sorry.  A decent 040/060 can already run it at pretty much full speed anyway so there's no point.  

I might do a Graffiti mode to support the Indy Mrk2 if I can be bothered.

[NovaCoder]

Hiya,

Don't know about emulated 060 instructions but it does link to that nasty ixemul.lib, I did try and do a 'clean' build but the sucker just crashes when I do.

[NovaCoder]

Hiya,

No it should work fine under WinUAE, you don't need to even the change the tooltypes for a basic install.  Have a look at the readme file, the file1, file2, file3 parameters are used for custom maps.

If you are going to run it on your 030 turn-off the music (tooltypes again) and also try and do everything suggested in the readme under 'performance considerations'

[NovaCoder]

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