+CyranoJ Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 JagStudio is an advanced development suite for the Atari Jaguar that allows you to code using Assembler, BASIC or C and is based around Reboot's powerful RAPTOR API. Regardless of your programming capabilities, Beginners to Advanced coders can utilize this flexible package that will fully suit the needs of anyone looking to program exciting new games for the Jaguar. The benefits of using JagStudio are the Hardware Abstraction Layers (HALs) and the combination of external modules available to use. This allows you, the developer, to get on with writing your games while taking advantage of the Jaguar's powerful chipset without worrying about tedious, underlying mundane routines. The same results that once took days or weeks to achieve can now be done in a matter of minutes, thanks to the power of JagStudio! You are one click away from 64-bit creativity! The current release of JagStudio along with any previous versions can be obtained at its homepage: https://jagstudio.reboot-games.com Some of the features of JagStudio are: Code in your language preference of Assembly, BASIC or C. (Assembly and C are currently in Beta... help us make them better!) Commands have been renamed (from rB+) to reflect the individual modules they control and prefixed as such: rapPrint, u235PlaySample, etc. RAPTOR API Debug Function brings useful program variable visibility to the forefront, aiding ease of game development. GameDrive support along with MRQ file creation. ROM builder now adds FAST GPU depack by default for quicker startup times. Ability to build and split ROMs up to 6MB into HI/LO for EPROM burning. Updated both RAPTOR and U235 Sound Engine APIs to current versions, bringing additional benefits of both in a single updated package. Added universal JagPad Input - A single call that works with either U235 or ZeroSquare sound engine so projects can be easily converted between the two should your needs change. Many enhancements and bug fixes to the original rB+ code (eg, you can now include files >4mb, all files unpacked using GPU by default) All documentation and examples have been updated with a simple rB+ to JagStudio conversion guide to bring your old projects over to the fully updated JagStudio. Includes project examples for all supported languages (Assembly, BASIC and C) for anyone looking to get started quickly. We plan on keeping this alive and active, with ongoing improvements and new features and look forward to seeing what you all make with it. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in this newly created sub-forum. Happy coding, everyone! The JagStudio Team. @CyranoJ @Sporadic @Clint Thompson A huge "Thank-You" to ggn for creating rB+ upon which all this is based. Please do not pester him with support requests for JagStudio. JagStudio 1.1 has been released! We are now feature complete with Raptor 2.0.20. If you already have JagStudio installed, then to upgrade; - Backup your existing JagStudio folder. - Extract the new zip. - Copy the new JagStudio folder over the top of your existing one. (Obviously this will undo any changes you might have made to the example projects, but you can always copy those from your bakup). Head on over to https://jagstudio.reboot-games.com for the download, online docs and details. 1.1 Change log; * Added Angle calculation and direction vector. See example BASIC project 'calcangle' * Added Collision List. See example BASIC project "collisionlist". * Added Z-Sorting for Sprites based on a sprite property. See example BASIC project "zsort". * Added New "fader" BASIC project. Example on how to do CLUT fades. * Added Clock functions. See new clocktest project (BASIC). * Added Raptor Sprite Shift. Eg. rapSpriteShift(xshift, yshift, sprBug1, 3) - See project "spriteshift" (BASIC). * Added Dynamic object scale - See project "shootbang" (BASIC). * Added Simplified version of zeroPlaySample. Now you just pass the start and end addresses - the length and rounding are worked out for you. Eg. zeroPlay(channel,start_address, end_address, frequency, params). * Added Simple way to stop sound on a channel when using Zero player. Rather than the old way of calling zeroPlaySample with 0's. Eg. zeroClearChannel(channel) * Updated All documentation with some further clarity and the new functions. * Fixed BCX Print generating a \n * Fixed Fix build.bat so it creates a <projectname>.s in the build folder for C projects. * Fixed Fix build.bat so it can send ABS files to the JagGD. * Fixed Fix comment in object template for scale max to 228. * Fixed xdivs, xdivu, xmuls, xmulu where sometimes they would use an address register and fail compilation. Have fun and happy coding! 37 12 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Does it include Pro Controller support for those who wanted to develop with it in mind? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Great work! This is going to boost the homebrew community! Thanks for adding C, Basic is fun but well, I'm getting to old to go back to basic I've noticed a small issue, the first time I compile a project, virtual jaguar starts with a black screen. Then if I kill VJ and rebuild the project it works. I'm suspecting that VJ starts before the ROM is actually copied at the expected location, but I'll check that later today. By the way are you open to contribution? 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporadic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, SlidellMan said: Does it include Pro Controller support for those who wanted to develop with it in mind? The Pro controller extra buttons just map to standard Jag pad buttons. So it works by default. Eg. The shoulder buttons map to number pad 4 and 6 iirc. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporadic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, LordKraken said: Great work! This is going to boost the homebrew community! Thanks for adding C, Basic is fun but well, I'm getting to old to go back to basic I've noticed a small issue, the first time I compile a project, virtual jaguar starts with a black screen. Then if I kill VJ and rebuild the project it works. I'm suspecting that VJ starts before the ROM is actually copied at the expected location, but I'll check that later today. By the way are you open to contribution? Did you just test with one of the example projects to see that issue? Any in particular? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 So far, I tried building it with an added "Built With Jag Studio", but keep getting this error: zero_audio.s 3: Warning: CLR.L opcode ignored... build/ramassets.inc 6: Error: cannot open: "build/Built_With_Jag_Studio_160_Trans.png.gfxdata" Build error! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporadic Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, SlidellMan said: So far, I tried building it with an added "Built With Jag Studio", but keep getting this error: zero_audio.s 3: Warning: CLR.L opcode ignored... build/ramassets.inc 6: Error: cannot open: "build/Built_With_Jag_Studio_160_Trans.png.gfxdata" Build error! This has highlighted a gap in the docs You need the graphics file to be a .BMP image, PNG won't work. I have attached a converted one for you. I just opened in Paintshop Pro 7 and saved as BMP. If you convert it to a bmp and then use something like this in your assets.txt then it should build; ABS,SPR_NAME,gfx_clut16,ASSETS\GFX\Built_With_Jag_Studio_160_Black.bmp Built_With_Jag_Studio_160_Black.bmp 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmook Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, LordKraken said: Great work! This is going to boost the homebrew community! Thanks for adding C, Basic is fun but well, I'm getting to old to go back to basic I've noticed a small issue, the first time I compile a project, virtual jaguar starts with a black screen. Then if I kill VJ and rebuild the project it works. I'm suspecting that VJ starts before the ROM is actually copied at the expected location, but I'll check that later today. By the way are you open to contribution? Well, this happens to me all the time on the first VJ call, (not with JagStudio and the binary is already in place). I think it's more a VJ issue than a JagStudio issue. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 @SporadicThank you for pointing that out. Since I helped you out with Nitrous, it was only reasonable that you would help me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapd0 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, SlidellMan said: Does it include Pro Controller support for those who wanted to develop with it in mind? There are no difference between a pro controller and a normal controller, it's impossible to detect which one is connected. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745411 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 RELEASE THE BALLOONS!!! I’ve been preparing a few video tutorials for this that I’ll be uploading soon to help the absolute beginner, hopefully to help further clarify on setting up for getting off the ground and going. The QuickStart guide and included examples are a good place as any to poke around and have all the necessary information to do mostly everything you need. If anyone has any questions, please freely ask in the forums or if you’re not comfortable asking publicly, I’m more than happy to assist in any way I can and am only a private message away. 11 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 This is amazing. Malban’s VIDE has been a game-changer for the Vectrex development community and it looks like this will be the same for the Jag. Wonderful work! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 4 hours ago, LordKraken said: I've noticed a small issue, the first time I compile a project, virtual jaguar starts with a black screen. Then if I kill VJ and rebuild the project it works. This might be the BIOS setting. Please make sure it is configured as below in settings: 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BitJag Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Thanks for continuing to refine these tools. Going to have to give this a spin soon. Awesome to see these tools becoming more accessible over time. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 @CyranoJ seems it solved the problem thx! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Very nice that this supports both Basic and C! Now only if you could add in support for FORTRAN and COBOL.... 1 5 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 45 minutes ago, Sauron said: Very nice that this supports both Basic and C! Now only if you could add in support for FORTRAN and COBOL.... You joke, but the way we've built this if we can find an extendable compiler it might be possible. I'm partial to a bit of Pascal, myself. However, I suspect that Assembler, BASIC and C cover 99.999999% of everyone. Warp 10 is impossible 5 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4745679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2008 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 On 2/5/2021 at 5:32 PM, CyranoJ said: You joke, but the way we've built this if we can find an extendable compiler it might be possible. I'm partial to a bit of Pascal, myself. However, I suspect that Assembler, BASIC and C cover 99.999999% of everyone. Warp 10 is impossible Assembler, Basic and C does sound perfect. However, if Lua or Python showed up, that'd be something. I'm probably not going to have time for Jag, but wow, saw this on the home page, what a cool thing.... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4748912 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 One of us BASIC or C users could probably write ourselves a LUA interpreter and include it in our projects. Store the tokenized LUA code in eeprom / save memory. Thought of something similar for Atari 2600 projects using a SaveKey (or Genesis with battery backed RAM). Why cause real programmers headaches with GOTO usage when you can make unreadable self modifying code as well? 1 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4748933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffulton Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 @Albert I'm going to need a game me Drive for this. When do you think they will be available? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4751428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, jefffulton said: @Albert I'm going to need a game me Drive for this. When do you think they will be available? I'll continue to receive waves of Jaguar GameDrives as we work through the long waiting list. Not sure how long it will take to churn through the list. Should have the next batch within a month. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4751431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefffulton Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Thanks, @Albert !!! So the next game you need to get Paul Lay to do is the Atari 8bit Galaga. That reminds me, I have to go purchase your latest A8 games. i was saving the $$ for the Jag game drive or the 7800 Multicart, but I can't find those and YOU have the other goods I want. ? Rock star! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4751535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavalamp Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Would be nice to have Visual Studio Code integration like the awesome Atari Dev Studio for 7800 Basic. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4752576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 One feature I do look forward to: Jaguar CD support. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4752577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Lavalamp said: Would be nice to have Visual Studio Code integration like the awesome Atari Dev Studio for 7800 Basic. I’m not sure what the differences or benefits are but that seems unlikely. The BASIC portion of JagStudio is highly effective and quite easy in the grand scheme of things. Highly recommend you take a peek. 1 minute ago, SlidellMan said: One feature I do look forward to: Jaguar CD support. You can create a 2MB program that will load from JagCD using Jiffi. Outside of that and memory track module support, I believe that’s all you’re going to see now that the focus is shifting to SD. It doesn’t make sense to support a mostly dead format where a superior option exists tbh. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/316800-jagstudio/#findComment-4752578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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