Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
I am not sure how this will be organized, and I also have little experience with repositories, but you are updating the main trunk with your on going modifications.
I don't know if that is the way to go, but be sure the code still compiles properly. I may update things soon and would like to avoid ending up with bogus sources in my laptop. It is my only backup!
Also tou are not using any accents or special French symbols. If you're going to use them, remember I have to tweak my compiler to handle them! Please read my post about all this.
I don't know if that is the way to go, but be sure the code still compiles properly. I may update things soon and would like to avoid ending up with bogus sources in my laptop. It is my only backup!
Also tou are not using any accents or special French symbols. If you're going to use them, remember I have to tweak my compiler to handle them! Please read my post about all this.
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Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
And i'm not experienced with repos. I use the icon from the svn application.I don't know if that is the way to go, but be sure the code still compiles properly. I may update things soon and would like to avoid ending up with bogus sources in my laptop. It is my only backup!
I've a backup too.
All that i do is (up to now) is put a #ifdef FRENCH ... #endif in some .os files (the first ones in the directory by alpha order).
So it should'nt modify others compilations.
I'll stop until you'll update the game then i'll fork it repo (branch-tag). If i understood correctly, this will keep the original repo, letting people changing french sentences (unless i'm alone to traduce it and in this case, i can keep all the files on my hd and expecting the translation within one year, for christmas 2018)
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Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Hi. Not sure if we missed this reference (for the first post: http://mag.mo5.com/actu/127023/blakes-7 ... -sur-oric/)
Dbug, any chance of a new FloppyBuilder which corrects the CRC thingy? Oh, and I think Fabrice Frances noticed the generated interleave was not the one selected in the config file, and it was not even constant (going off by 1 or 2 places somewhat randomly - I can't find the email to check the values now).
I have a version which runs on Jasmin, Microdisc, and Telestrat with better disk routines. The only thing it cannot do is booting on a Telestrat (it is impossible with the same disk), but Fabrice sent me a small program that asks for a Microdisc/Jasmin disk and boots it.
Dbug, any chance of a new FloppyBuilder which corrects the CRC thingy? Oh, and I think Fabrice Frances noticed the generated interleave was not the one selected in the config file, and it was not even constant (going off by 1 or 2 places somewhat randomly - I can't find the email to check the values now).
I have a version which runs on Jasmin, Microdisc, and Telestrat with better disk routines. The only thing it cannot do is booting on a Telestrat (it is impossible with the same disk), but Fabrice sent me a small program that asks for a Microdisc/Jasmin disk and boots it.
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
We did not have it, just added it.Chema wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:14 pm Hi. Not sure if we missed this reference (for the first post: http://mag.mo5.com/actu/127023/blakes-7 ... -sur-oric/)
I can try to see for a fix this weekend.Chema wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:14 pm Dbug, any chance of a new FloppyBuilder which corrects the CRC thingy? Oh, and I think Fabrice Frances noticed the generated interleave was not the one selected in the config file, and it was not even constant (going off by 1 or 2 places somewhat randomly - I can't find the email to check the values now).
Which version are you using?
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
I think it is the last one; when I run it with no arguments, it displays:
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FloppyBuilder - Version 1.001 - This program is a part of the OSDK
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Attached is 'Floppy.cpp' from the SVN with fixed CRC. I added missing 'compute_crc' calls where they are needed.
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Could you check with this version, it should have the CRC correctly fixed.
Regarding the interleave, if you could give me more details about the problems Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Thanks for the update! I will check as soon as possible. I have been too busy lately
About the interleaving factor, while helping me, Fabrice Frances created a physical disk with writedsk and examined it with Nibble. Writedsk creates the correct sector order, but he told me that:
EDIT: I have asked FF and he confirms the order seems to be correct, so no need to change anything
About the interleaving factor, while helping me, Fabrice Frances created a physical disk with writedsk and examined it with Nibble. Writedsk creates the correct sector order, but he told me that:
when I asked for an interleave of 5. I guess it is simply a different interpretation about how interleaving works, because in the order produced by FloppyBuilder sector i+1 is 5 sectors ahead sector i, which is what I supposed should be. I will ask FF again.> the order of sectors I can see with this tool :
> 5,9,12,15,2,6,10,13,16,3,7,11,14,17,4,8,1
> ... which I find a bit strange though, because the interleaving is not
> regular... Starting from sector 1, the intervals are
> +4,+4,+3,+3,+4,+4,+4,+3,+3,+4,+4,+4,+3,+3,+4,+4
> Is there a purpose for this ?
EDIT: I have asked FF and he confirms the order seems to be correct, so no need to change anything
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
The main reason for the interleave to not be regular, is that when you have reached the end of the track, you need to loop back to start, and of course you can't reuse the sectors that have already been set, so you may have to jump over some.
So basically the ideal interleave pattern is also pretty much dependent of the number of sectors per track
So basically the ideal interleave pattern is also pretty much dependent of the number of sectors per track
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Apparently the game was reviewed in the latest issue of Retro Gamer, and, looking a the partial pic that was posted in a speccy group in Facebook, it was given Sizzler status.
If anyone can get me a copy (a picture of the review, that is) for my records I'd appreciate it!
If anyone can get me a copy (a picture of the review, that is) for my records I'd appreciate it!
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Cool! Well done
I wonder if I can find it in Oslo, do you know which month/issue it is?
I wonder if I can find it in Oslo, do you know which month/issue it is?
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
The FB post.said "this month's" (December, I guess) issue.
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
Congratulations, well deserved
Re: Blake's 7 feedback and review thread
I managed to find a copy of Issue 175 today but there was no review in the Magazine. I guess it's going to be in Issue 176 which supposedly goes on sale today or tomorrow. I will look out for it!