Spectrum Computing

Added AY music.

@thealfest :

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

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

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


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

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/

The 48k version received the same performance improvement.

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/

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!

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.

thealfest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:42 pm 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.

@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.

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.

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:

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

thealfest wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:26 pm I do not want to replace the original content.

Understood

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/

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 :




mod:

Did anyone find the secret mission in 128k version?

thealfest wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:23 am 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/

The 48k version received the same performance improvement.
https://zxart.ee/eng/software/game/arca ... lfest/48k/

Visualization of the excessive rendering bug:

Experimenting with shading, it doesn't look very good.

thealfest wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 1:55 pm Experimenting with shading, it doesn't look very good.

It looks excellent to me!

updated 48k version:
Fixed flame rendering bug caused by android being on layer #2
This bug was very hard to spot due to background tiles and particular place.

thealfest wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:45 pm updated 48k version:
Fixed flame rendering bug caused by android being on layer #2

Updated 128k version with a similar fix.