Saboteur 2 mod

[thealfest]

Added AY music.

[Old-User]

@thealfest :

Just curious, Saboteur 2 128k is not 48K+AY compatible? Not even the original version, right?
But could it be made to be?

[thealfest]

@Old-User
There's no space in 48k version to fit AY tune. Beeper one takes 1.25k and AY - 2.5k.

[thealfest]

128k mod beta1:
- added game map;
- added new mission (semi-secret )


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released:
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... fest/128k/

[thealfest]

Fixed some bugs in both versions and improved performance of 128k version (it is now 5.6 times faster than original on average at max speed).

https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... thealfest/

[thealfest]

The 48k version received the same performance improvement.

[thealfest]

Updated both versions:
-Fixed the android remote attack bug:


-Android sits longer after shooting the ninja;
-Minor performance improvement.

https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... thealfest/

[Lee Bee]

Hi @thealfest, great job with the mod! It's now so much better than the original, which was already a nice game. I love how smooth and fast it is. The map screen is great. Very well done!

One of the best things IMHO is the AY music. This improves the game a lot! Did you create the tune yourself? I believe the full game takes hours to complete - if you needed more AY music for different levels I would be happy to send you some!

[thealfest]

Thank you @Lee Bee .
The tune is from original 128k version, made by great Rob Hubbard.
It would be great to have longer and more varied version of it.

[Lee Bee]

The tune is from original 128k version, made by great Rob Hubbard.

Oh no wonder the music is so good - Rob Hubbard is a legend and I love his music!

I'd definitely like to try and help with the music. The C64 version of the tune is over 4 minutes long - almost twice as long as the Spectrum version. I'd like to recreate the long C64 version of the tune. I can also improve the drums to give it more "punch". I'll start working on it and show you the work in progress so you can see what you think.

[thealfest]

@Lee Bee Actually SID tune is very similar to AY one. I would like something more like remix\inspired by, like in the official modern remake:



One tune 7 or more minutes long.

[Lee Bee]

No problem. I like the music in the remake. It's more modern and cinematic. I'd like to try something like that, with lots of variation so it doesn't get boring.

[Lee Bee]

A small suggestion, but how about updating the girl's hair to look a little more Japanese and more like the cover art? (I changed her body slightly too.)

Before and after:

[thealfest]

@Lee Bee Nice edit, but I do not want to replace the original content. Unlike the tune, there can only be one loading screen.

[Lee Bee]

I do not want to replace the original content.

Understood

[thealfest]

Improved performance of 128k version (it is now 6 times faster than original on average at max speed).

https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... fest/128k/

[thealfest]

Made some demos that visualize some of my optimizations. Spectrum Analyser is great tool for such things.
It helped me to find a bug (caused redundant rendering) that I thought I had fixed.

original version :




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