Retrofan Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hi, I need some beta testers for a RR hack with modified levels. Please give me response about the difficulty of the levels (but I can't modify specific level details, only some random values) Planet Raid 0.9 (a RR hack) Now it is a space shooter Complete new levels Complete new object design New colors New sounds New standard shot behaviour (change with difficulty switches) New fonts and other graphics planetraid_09.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Sign me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hi, I need some beta testers for a RR hack with modified levels. Please give me response about the difficulty of the levels (but I can't modify specific level details, only some random values) Now it is a space shooter Complete new levels Complete new object design New colors New sounds New standard shot behaviour (change with difficulty switches) New fonts and other graphics Are you looking for testers through emulation or on real machines? There is a definite difference between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I'd be glad to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Seems to play the same as RR as far as skill-wise. I was up over 14,000 before I had to tend to a phone call. Looks pretty cool too! It would look cool if you changed the airplane which flies across the screen to a rocket or something. Over all nice hack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 First testing on emulators is ok, because the level design wouldn't differ. I want to be safe that the game play is ok before I will make a cartridge. But when someone have the possibility to test it with real hardware it would be fine (because of colors etc.) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Rocket is a good idea. I think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocko Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I Am in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minorleagueguy Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Count me in too!!! minorleagueguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 It plays great thru a supercharger on the actual hardware. The only gripe I have about the gameplay is there are a few "fuel" tanks that are close to the wall and then there is one of the spikes on the wall that you put in there right behind the fuel tank so you can't get it. Other than that it is a great hack, complete with great sound and graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 The only gripe I have about the gameplay is there are a few "fuel" tanks that are close to the wall and then there is one of the spikes on the wall that you put in there right behind the fuel tank so you can't get it. First it was a bug but then it was an evil feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 The only gripe I have about the gameplay is there are a few "fuel" tanks that are close to the wall and then there is one of the spikes on the wall that you put in there right behind the fuel tank so you can't get it. First it was a bug but then it was an evil feature It isn't that bad anyway since there are usually fuel tanks right near the "bad" ones. I like it better than river raid so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I am definately in! This is by far my most favorite RR hack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Can you change any of the enemy ships to incorporate the defender feel I am getting from this one? If not, thats cool! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 14, 2004 Author Share Posted April 14, 2004 One of the enemies (the little orange one) has the shape of the original defender ship (I like it very much) but with more colors and some fire at the back. I think that's enough defender style, isn't it? But I made modifications to the plane (v0.9b), it's not a rocket but another space ship: (There are no fuel tanks, only flying battery charging stations ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Decent job. I spent a few minutes with it with the only gripe being that I felt it was a bit too easy. Can you bump up the difficulty a little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Can you bump up the difficulty a little? While I can't offer any specific help on this, I took a quick look at Thomas J's dissassembly of River Raid, and noticed a few items related to the difficulty of the game. With a little help from Nukey Shay or Thomas himself, or a little experimenting, you may be able to make the game a little more difficult. Here are a few snippets from the dissassembly, available at the dig. ;=============================================================================== ; C O N S T A N T S ;=============================================================================== ; initial values for the random number generator: SEED_LO = $14 ; change "to go, where no one has gone before" :) SEED_HI = $A8 . . . ; create more enemies and less fuel in higher difficulty levels: LDA #64 ; 2 SBC level ; 3 1..48 (CF=0!) ASL ; 2 a = 124..30 CMP randomHi ; 3 BCC .newEnemy ; 2 ~48%..88% -> more enemies, less fuel and houses BIT randomLo ; 3 BVC .newFuel ; 2 ~24%.. 6% -> less fuel . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I am playing this and Nukey's advent. Sorry been outdoor working lately. I will post more tonight. Cheers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 16, 2004 Author Share Posted April 16, 2004 0.9d is out now more difficult (more enemies, less charging stations) plane (now a space ship) appears from second level modified levels have fun and please give response! planetraid_09d.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocko Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 This game is great. No complaints. What are you using to mob this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 If somebody is interested in: I'm using for this hack Thomas J.'s disassembling of RR (great work). Only in the source code I have the ability to change colors, sounds and behaviour of the game, not only the graphics (and I'll be able to compile both ntsc and pal). It's hard for me because I can't read assembler code. Only with the source comments and with help from Thomas I'm understanding the source. Tools: ApplePowerBook/Virtual PC/DASM assembler/Crimson editor/Z26/MacStella I think I can't use DASM on Mac with OS9 and without the Apple developer software. The work would be much easier if I could use Mac software only. If someone can help ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARI TROLL Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Your latest version kicks ass! Try playing Thomas Jentzsch's River Raid Plus....http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=68 Difficulty has been bumped up quite a bit. I was curious if you could incorporate the evil robot tank from the attached River Raid Tank Hack? I have OS9 & 10 but prefer 9. If I get my hands on the Apple Developer Tools, then I would give this a whirl. See attached pic as well of the Tank Hack. Just a wish for your version of Planet Raid (Tank Wish-space mobile) riverraidtanks.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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