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Grinded on Sky, on my switch lite that I definitely did not forget.
Now I'm stiff, but nothing like activity can't fix!
Oh--and also a bath.Sky: Children of the Light is really good, you should play it. It's free and stuff!
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Almost forgot about Mother's Day.
Go uhh.. Give love to your local mother or other mother, I don't know I'm tired.
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Made some traditional sketches of my mascot, as well as my two A.U's (4th image). The first two images are another A.U. my friend owns, whom I'm partaking in with the world-building.
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I never showed the renders I mentioned in the previous post, so I might as well!
Ignore how off-looking the splatter looks, the layers had different blending types that didn't really come out right when I exported it. My bad.
Oh yeah, you can also use these for your Coraline projects, just credit me!
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I was thinking about the Frutiger Aurora style, so I made something that echoed that idea.
Of course I included one of my Other Mother renders, I love those renders I did.You may use this as your desktop wallpaper if you wish!
#coraline #theothermother #othermother #frutiger #frutigeraurora
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Alright, here's a few pieces I made Coraline-wise.
There's a lot of art I made, but here's a few that I'm proud of.
The Other Mother is my favourite. She's mysterious in many ways.On another note, I have a couple projects relating to Coraline that you might be interested in, so stay tuned!
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INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels
- INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs and Fuels
- Serial Deployment of SMRs Will Bring Down Their Costs
- Newcleo and Denieli to Use Nuclear Energy to Produce “Green Steel”
- Newcleo Plans MOX Fuel Center for Its Advanced Reactor
- Thorizon Secures €20M to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Development
- Rostom has Eight RITM-200 Reactors in Production
INL is Microreactor Central for Testing Designs & Fuels
A scan of multiple announcements by companies developing microreactors, e.g., less than 20 MW of electrical generation capacity, shows that eight of them, so far, have developed or are in the process of developing arrangements with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to test their designs and, for some, also the fuels for their reactors.
As the nation’s nuclear energy research laboratory, INL is working with developers, private industry, regulators, to develop, demonstrate, test, and validate a new generation of microreactors so they can be made available to customers.
As part of its research mission, INL is also helping to develop new fuels for microreactor designs. Many of these advanced designs also require higher concentrations of U-235 than the fuel used in the current fleet of operating light water commercial reactors. The new generation of microreactors under development is focused on key design principles which are that they are simple to use, easy to transport and set up, and can go years without having to be refueled.One of the reasons for the significant interest in microreactors is anticipated lower costs to build and operate them. The costs for these new generation microreactors are still uncertain, although it is anticipated that microreactors can be cost competitive for niche applications such as high-resilience needs, including military applications, remote and geographically difficult locations, e.g., mining and remote communities, and disaster relief. Also, data centers are inking nonbinding MOUs with microreactor developers based on long-term plans to decarbonize the power supplies for their operations.
https://youtu.be/KW0zUeHhMdo?feature=shared
Competitive Costs of Power from Microreactors
A recent report by the Nuclear Energy Institute: “Cost Competitiveness of Micro-Reactors for Remote Markets,” estimates the cost to generate electricity from the first microreactor will be between $0.14/kWh and $0.41/kWh. In some remote Alaskan areas that are dependent upon diesel generators, electricity prices are more than $1/kWh.
Future costs are estimated to decrease to between $0.09/kWh and $0.33/kWh. Costs are expected to decrease after demonstration, licensing and initial deployment and will depend on the location and type of owner, whether private or public. If one more of these developers can generate enough demand to build their reactors in “fleet mode” via factory production, the costs could come down even further.Which Microreactors Are Expected to Test Designs and/or Fuels at INL?
A short list, which is incomplete, includes in no particular order, Project Pele, Aalo & MARVEL, eVinci, Radiant, Mobile Nuclear, and Nano Nuclear. Here are snapshots of these projects and their work at the Idaho lab. There are many moving pieces for each of these microreactor developers. This post contains highlights of recent milestones for each of them.
Conceptual image of a transportable microreactor. Image: US Department of EnergyProject Pele: In September 2024 the DOD broke ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory, which could become one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the United States as early as 2026. DoD is planning to design, build, and demonstrate a transportable high-temperature gas reactor that will operate at the lab’s Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex.
The reactor will be manufactured by BWX Technologies and connected to INL’s microgrid producing 1 to 5 MW of electrical power.
According to DOD, the prototype reactor facility will be transported in 20-foot shipping containers and tested at the lab. They then plan to transport the reactor module by truck for placement at the complex during the 2026 timeframe to conduct safety reviews and initial planning and testing.
Oklo: In February 2025 Lightbridge Corporation (Nasdaq: LTBR), announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) to conduct a feasibility study for co-locating a Lightbridge Commercial-scale Fuel Fabrication Facility at Oklo’s proposed commercial fuel fabrication facility and to explore opportunities for collaboration in recycling nuclear waste. Oklo plans to license, build, and operate the facility on a site at at the Idaho National Laboratory, located on the Arco desert 25 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID.
In November 2024 Oklo checked off a significant milestone in its path forward toward building a first of a kind micro reactor on a site at the Idaho National Laboratory. This was the environmental review processes of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Idaho National Laboratory required for construction of the firm’s first micro reactor on the federal site. It is targeting its first deployment at INL in 2027.
Aalo: In December 2024 DOE identified a piece of land at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as a potential site for Aalo Atomics to build a new experimental reactor facility. The new facility will be used to advance the company’s commercial Aalo-1 microreactor design that the company hopes to deploy before the end of the decade. It plans to submit to the NRC a combined construction and operating license application (COLA) for the project in 2026.
Aalo Atomics is developing a 10 MW sodium-cooled microreactor inspired by DOE’s MARVEL microreactor design which in October 2023 achieved 90 percent final design, a key step that will allow the project to move forward with fabrication and construction.
In May 2024 Aalo announced it had completed its conceptual design of the Aalo-1 – a factory-fabricated 10 MWe sodium-cooled microreactor that uses uranium zirconium hydride (UZrH) fuel elements.
The Austin, Texas-based company is working to optimize the reactor for mass manufacturing and plans to use existing commercial supply chains to deliver clean, low-cost heat to power everything from data centers to industrial facilities.
MARVEL Microreactor: Now in the fabrication stage on the Arco desert 25 miles west of Idaho Falls, ID, MARVEL (short for Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation) is a distinctive test platform that will aid a rapidly growing nuclear industry as the world searches for dependable low-carbon energy sources. MARVEL will help advanced nuclear developers in several key ways:
- Provide experience with design, start-up, operation and eventual decommissioning of a new reactor, one of the first built at INL in five decades;
- Development and demonstration of key technologies for microreactor development;
- Testing of key operation functions of a microreactor; and
- Enabling nuclear developers to test microreactor applications and access data to refine their designs on the path to commercialization.
eVinci: In September 2024 Westinghouse Electric Company completed the front-end engineering and experiment design (FEEED) phase to test a prototype of its eVinci microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The FEEED process is intended to support developers in design and planning for the fabrication, construction, and potential testing of fueled reactor experiments at the DOME test bed operated by the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC).
The commercial heat-pipe cooled microreactor is designed to produce 5 MW of electricity on sites as small as two acres of land and will operate for 8 or more years before refueling. The eVinci microreactor is expected to support broad applications ranging from powering remote communities to mining operations and data centers.
Radiant Industries: In November 2024 Radiant Industries completed the front-end engineering and experiment design phase (FEED) to test a prototype of its Kaleidos microreactor at Idaho National Laboratory. The FEEED process supports developers in designing and planning for the fabrication, construction, and potential testing of fueled reactor experiments at the DOME microreactor test bed.
Radiant was competitively selected last year to complete the FEEED process, which includes developing a detailed schedule, budget, design, and test plan for the experiment, as well as a detailed preliminary safety report on its design to ensure safe operations during testing.
The high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) is designed to produce 1.2 MW of electricity and operate for 5 or more years before refueling.
The Kaleidos microreactor is expected to support broad applications ranging from replacing diesel generators in remote areas, to providing backup power to hospitals, military installations, and data centers.
MobileNuclear Energy, LLC: In March 2025 MobileNuclear Energy LLC (MNE) announced that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), the operator and manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
Under this CRADA, INL will support MNE across key aspects of reactor development, demonstration, and deployment. The collaboration will focus on reactor design, testing, safety validation, licensing support, advanced computational modeling, fuel qualification, and commissioning activities. INL’s support will be provided through the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), BEA staff, and other specialized INL facilities.
According to a company supplied list of specifications, the Mobile Power Module (MPM) comes with an integrated turbine-generator produces and 1 MW thermal energy and 350 kW electrical power. Add-on modules integrate with the MPM to provide atmospheric water generation, heating/cooling, hydrogen-based fuel production, EV charging, and other mission-tailored capabilities. MPM and add-on modules are equivalent in size to a 20′ ISO shipping container.
Nano Nuclear: The company has asked the INL to complete reviews of two of its conceptual designs for microreactors. In 2023 a panel of INL scientists and engineers completed a pre-conceptual design review of NANO Nuclear’s “ODIN” low-pressure coolant microreactor design.
In September 2024 Nano Nuclear announced it will collaborate with Idaho National Laboratory to evaluate the heat exchanger design of Zeus, a modular microreactor, through computational modeling and sensitivity analysis via a GAIN Voucher.
GAIN voucher recipients do not receive direct financial awards. Vouchers provide funding to DOE laboratories to help businesses overcome critical technological and commercialization challenges. All awardees are responsible for a minimum 20 percent cost share, which could be an in-kind contribution.
In December 2024 Nano Nuclear signed an MOU with DOE to establish a framework for the collaboration between NANO Nuclear and the DOE to evaluate the feasibility of siting, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of the Company’s ‘ZEUS’ and ‘ODIN’ experimental microreactors at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
The company describes its technology offerings in technical development are “ZEUS”, a solid core battery reactor, and “ODIN”, a low-pressure coolant reactor, each representing advanced developments in clean energy solutions that are portable, on-demand capable, advanced nuclear microreactors.
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There are other microreactor developers working on unique advanced designs who may yet come forward seeking testing capabilities for them and the fuels to power them. Right now it is a crowded field which means that despite the “advanced” nature of their work, the old school measures of technological differentiation and cost competitiveness will sort a few things out.
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Serial Deployment of SMRs Will Bring Down Their Costs
- Alphabet, Google’s corporate parent, says the firm’s partnership with Kairos power to build seven advanced reactors to power the search engine’s data center is a key project for the firm.
(NucNet) Google parent company Alphabet is seeking to reduce the cost of constructing new nuclear reactors by deploying a series of small modular reactors (SMRs) through its partnership with developer Kairos Power, according to a recent media statement bt Alphabet’s president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat.
Google and Kairos Power announced a deal in October 2024 that would see the tech company buying power generated by seven reactors to be built by Kairos, a seven-year-old California-based startup.
The agreement targets adding 500 MW of nuclear power starting at the end of the decade, the companies said. The first reactor could be online by 2030 and additional reactors by 2035. The units for Google will include a single 50-MW reactor, with three subsequent power plants that would each have two 75-MW reactors.
Kairos is developing advanced fluoride salt-cooled high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR) technology. Construction of Hermes 1, a pilot 35-MWt version of the KP-HFR, began in July at the Oak Ridge site after a construction permit was issued in December 2023.
In November 2024, Kairos received greenlight from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to proceed with construction of the two-unit Hermes 2 facility. It will be the first electricity-generating Generation IV plant to be approved in the US and will build on learnings from the Hermes 1 demonstrator.
Alphabet’s Porat was quoted by CNBC as telling the CERAWeek conference in Houston, US, that the public and private sectors should move “as soon as possible” to build a series of new plants that replicate the construction process to drive down costs.
“If we don’t start now in a focused way and replicate a number of them, which is why the Kairos multi tranche is an important kind of proof point, we’re not going to be able to drive down the cost curve,” Porat said.
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Newcleo and Denieli to Use Nuclear Energy to Produce “Green Steel”
- Companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the integration of newcleo’s LFR technology with Danieli’s Green Steel Technology and Plants.
- Agreement lays the groundwork to decarbonize steel production through combined electricity and heat from nuclear energy.
Italy’s Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A., a world-leader in iron and steel making plants, and Newcleo SA, the nuclear energy innovator, the nuclear energy innovator, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the integration of newcleo’s Lead-cooled Fast Reactors (LFR) with Danieli’s steelmaking technology to make a further step in combining the production of green steel with nuclear energy production.
By leveraging the distinctive capability of LFRs to provide a combination of electricity and high temperature heat, the companies will focus on developing potential integrated solutions where Newcleo’s innovative LFRs provide both the electricity and high-temperature heat required to feed some of the Danieli Technologies processes for green steel production.
The initiative aligns with the Danieli vision of providing high quality green steel and has the potential to contribute to steelmaking in Europe. The agreement could lead to energy supply solutions across the iron and steel value chain, including in applications linked to the Danieli Digital Melter and possibly the production of Green Hydrogen to power Danieli’s Energiron Direct Reduction Technology to produce metallic iron.
The understanding comes at a defining moment for the European steelmaking and manufacturing industry as demonstrated by the EU Commission’s Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Steel sector and the Clean Industrial Deal adopted in February, where the EU Commission took bold action to help energy-intensive industries lower their energy costs while also creating markets for low carbon and pledging over €100 billion in support of EU-made clean manufacturing.
The Commission also pledged to accelerate the development and deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs), recognizing their integral contribution to Europe’s competitiveness in global markets and decarbonization strategies.
Recently, the Italian government has taken concrete steps towards the reintroduction of nuclear energy in its energy mix. In this context, these agreements will generate future opportunities for the Italian and European industry to access clean energy at competitive and stable costs over the long term, allowing the continent to deliver on its net zero pledges while maintaining its competitive edge in the global scenario.
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Newcleo Plans MOX Fuel Center for Its Advanced Reactor
(WNN) Reactor developer Newcleo has acquired a site in Chusclan in the Gard department in southern France on which it will build an R&D innovation and training center supporting the development of its future fuel assembly manufacturing facility in France.
Newcleo said the FASTER (Fuel process Assembly Storage Training and Enhanced Reality) center, which will not store or handle any radioactive materials, will play a key role in its strategy to close the nuclear fuel cycle.
FASTER will host: dedicated spaces for testing engineering solutions and maintenance, including office areas; advanced training facilities, featuring rooms equipped for virtual and augmented reality, simulators, and a training workshop with real production equipment; and development and qualification workshops designed to test and optimize manufacturing processes using cutting-edge technologies, such as 3D printing, within a high-tech environment dedicated to innovation and precision engineering. The FASTER centre will be developed in collaboration with leading Italian design company Pininfarina
Newcleo plans to directly invest in a mixed uranium/plutonium oxide (MOX) plant to fuel its small modular lead-cooled fast reactors. In June 2022, the company announced it had contracted France’s Orano for feasibility studies on the establishment of a MOX production plant.
According to Paris-headquartered Newcleo’s delivery roadmap, the first non-nuclear pre-cursor prototype of its reactor is expected to be ready by 2026 in Italy, the first reactor operational in France by the end of 2031, while the final investment decision for the first commercial power plant is expected around 2029.
Newcleo said its first-of-a-kind 30 MWe lead-cooled fast reactor will “serve as an industrial demonstrator, a showcase for Newcleo’s technology, and contribute to the development of the nuclear sector in France”.
Last month, Newcleo announced it had started the land acquisition process for its demonstration LFR-AS-30 small modular reactor in Indre-et-Loire in the Chinon Vienne et Loire community of municipalities in western France.
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Thorizon Secures €20M to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Development
Deep-tech startup Thorizon, pioneering molten salt reactor technology, has secured €20 million in funding to accelerate the development of its advanced small modular reactor, Thorizon One. This includes €16 million as the first tranche of its Series A round, led by the Dutch National Promotional Institution, Invest-NL, backed by an InvestEU guarantee from the European Commission for the research part, with strong backing from Positron Ventures, PDENH, and Impuls Zeeland. All of Thorizon’s existing shareholders have reinforced their commitment in this investment round.
Thorizon recently secured an additional €4 million grant from the Dutch Province of Noord-Brabant in consortium with VDL Groep and Demcon. The recent investments follow an earlier €10 million grant from the France 2030 Innovative Reactor Program of the French government in 2024. In total, including its first equity round, Thorizon has raised €42.5 million to drive the commercialization of its innovative reactor technology.
This funding milestone brings Thorizon halfway to its Series A target, with a focus on attracting European investors to strengthen Europe’s energy security and leadership in nuclear innovation. The capital will drive the prototyping and demonstration of Thorizon One’s groundbreaking “cartridge” fuel system, designed to safely and cost-effectively generate power by recycling nuclear waste. Additionally, Thorizon will finalize the reactor’s basic design, advance licensing, and prototype key components as it progresses toward starting construction in 2030.
With this funding, Thorizon is advancing the development of the Thorizon One, a next-generation reactor that overcomes all traditional reservations against nuclear energy. The Thorizon One is engineered to deliver carbon-free energy while repurposing long-lived nuclear waste as fuel. Its modular design and innovative cartridge-based fuel system provide a scalable pathway to a circular nuclear economy. By harnessing molten salt technology, Thorizon is developing reactors that are inherently safe, cost-efficient, and faster to deploy than conventional nuclear plants—offering a practical solution to Europe’s clean energy transition.
Thorizon has laid a strong foundation for advancing its molten salt reactor technology, securing funding through equity and grants while building a team of 50 engineers across Amsterdam and Lyon. It has forged key partnerships with Orano for fuel development, Tractebel for engineering, and VDL Groep for prototyping, while collaborating with EPZ for early operator input, and with EDF on R&D.
Dutch and French nuclear regulators have initiated a joint preparatory review of the Thorizon One design, and the company is conducting pre-feasibility studies at three nuclear-designated sites in France and the Benelux, targeting construction by 2030.
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Rostom has Eight RITM-200 Reactors in Production
(WNN) Russia’s Rosatom has begun assembling the RITM-200 reactor vessel for the Leningrad nuclear-powered icebreaker, bringing the total number of RITM reactor units currently being produced at its ZIO-Podolsk plant to eight.
The RITM-200 is a pressurized water reactor with a thermal capacity of 175 MW, which converts to 30 MW at the propellers. It is 7.3 meters high with a diameter of 3.3 meters and an integral layout which its manufacturers say means it is lighter, more compact and 25 MW more powerful than previous generations used on nuclear-powered icebreakers. The service life is 40 years.
As of March 2025 there are 8 RITM type reactors are under construction at different stages (for floating power units and for icebreakers). Project 22220 icebreaker each uses 2 of RITM-200 reactors
The new generation of Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers – the Project 22220 vessels – each feature two RITM-200 reactors and the ZIO-Podolsk plant, part of Rosatom’s machine-building division, has already manufactured 10 of them for the icebreakers Arktika, Sibir, Ural, Yakutia and Chukotka.
The RITM-200 reactors, having demonstrated their suitability for Arctic conditions, are also going to be used in floating power plants which are being built to supply electricity for a large industrial consumer in Chukotka. Another project will use the RITM-200N as part of a land-based small modular reactor nuclear power plant in Yakutia. There is also an agreement for six such reactors in Uzbekistan.
The nuclear-powered icerbreakers are a key part of Russia’s plan to develop the Northern Sea Route, the shipping lane along its north coast, which can cut the distance and speed for shipping goods by sea from northern Europe to Asia.
Rosatom’s proposed floating nuclear power plants, with power capacities of 100 MW and 106 MW, have been designed using reactors based on the RITM-200 ones used in the icebreaker fleet. Under a contract signed in 2021, Rosatom’s Machine Engineering Division is supplying four floating power units, each with a capacity of up to 106 MW of electric power, for the Baimsky Mining and Processing Plant. Three of the FPUs will be primary units, while the fourth will serve as a backup and the project is designed to be the first “serial” reference for floating power units and the world’s first experience in electrification using a floating power unit for mineral extraction projects.
The nuclear power plant agreement with Uzbekistan is for a six-unit small modular reactor project featuring the 55 MW RITM-200N, adapted from that used in the icebreakers. The Yakutia plant, which was granted a construction license in April 2023 and which has a commissioning target of 2028, is also due to feature one or two RITM-200N 55 MW reactors, with a service life of 60 years and a five-year refueling schedule. The proposed RITM-400 is an 80 MW pressurized water reactor and is an option for a 320 MW four-SMR plant in Norilsk.
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Enhanced immune #evasion of #SARS-CoV-2 variants #KP311 and #XEC through N-terminal domain #mutations
Source: Lancet Infectious Diseases, Correspondence, {Excerpt} KP.3, a subvariant of JN.1, has rapidly emerged as the dominant strain of SARS-CoV-2 in several countries, and has been designated as a Variant Under Monitoring. Previous studies indicate that the unique Q493E substitution in KP.3 Spike glycoprotein enhances its receptor ACE2-binding affinity and immune…
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AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – December 2025
Introduction
Hi everyone,
Thank you for visiting my blog. 🙂
Another month, another massive amount of news. I’m so impressed by all the work that people are doing on the platform! 🙂 Thanks to all developers for their amazing dedication!
And by the way, if someone tells you in a forum that there is nothing happening on AmigaOS 4 / AmigaOne, and that it is a dead platform, well, please feel free to show them all the roundups on this site, for example those covering the last two-three months. Chances are they will be a extremely surprised… 😉
For the next year, I hope that magazines such as Amiga Addict and Amiga Future will cover more AmigaOS 4 news. There is so much happening on our platform, so I think readers would be interested in reading about new games, programs, and other developments. 🙂 Now with the Mirari gaining traction and clever minds getting AmigaOS 4 to run on it, it will be even more interesting and relevant.
Since the last roundup, I received feedback about the embedded YouTube videos. These are very demanding for the browser, and when there are many of them listed on the same page, it causes problems when you try browsing the blog on an Amiga. Thanks to nbache on Amigans for the feedback here, which is to include image snapshots of the videos, with a direct link to the videos on YouTube instead. This solution has now been implemented, and I hope it helps. 🙂 Also thanks to George Sokianos for suggestions for tools for this purpose.
Without further ado, let’s get cracking with the news!
Software News
First up is a piece from Amiga-news.de, who reports that HunoPPC has released yet a new port. This time of the game, Lilium Voyager. This is a fork of Ioquake 3 for running Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force Holomatch (multiplayer).
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00011-EN.html
Here is the link to the appropriate page on HunoPPC’s site:
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/lilium-voyager-amigaos-41
Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel on YouTube has created a video showing the gameplay:
They also report that the MorphOS port of the racing game OpenMRac 1.1 has been released for AmigaOS 4.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00012-EN.html
OpenMRac is a split-screen racing game, a tweaked source release of MultiRacer.
In previous reports, I’ve written about Seq, a MIDI sequencer by Tuomas Hokka. A new update is out with the following changes:
- FIXED bug
- Project files version increased to 11
- Added fill selection to onetime long mode
- Changed button layout for the onetime long mode
- Fixed this readme
- Added MIDIText to the archive (MIDIText is really barebone, take it as
experimental)
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/misc/seq.lha
Version 5.25 of AmiSSL has been released! As mentioned in earlier editions of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, the AmiSSL project is a collaborative effort to develop a port of OpenSSL in a shared library for Amiga-based systems. It is a must-have if you use AmigaOS 4 to browse the web!
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/amissl.lha
Ola Söder has released InstallerLG version 1.0.4, which is a reimplementation of the “Installer” utility included with AmigaOS as of version 2.1. InstallerLG aims to be fully compatible with the original as described in the V44.10 documentation. Most resource limitations found in the Commodore implementation are gone, and the GUI has been replaced by a MUI / Zune based one.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/installerlg.lha
IMP3 from Juen became available on OS4Depot on December 6th.
Version 3.457 contains one update: IMP3 will also auto-update in rescue (climp) mode.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/play/imp3.lha
Asum from Patrik Axelsson and K-P Koljonen is a very fast MD5 checksum tool. It uses highly optimized PPC MD5 code. Version 1.1 is now available for download.
https://os4.aminet.net/package/util/misc/asum
Screenshot by PuniPolarPaint is an experimental paint program made in Hollywood by Anbjørn Myren. Version 1.272 (r72) was uploaded to OS4Depot and became available on December 6th. There are currently two versions available, one regular and one small. More information about changes can be found on OS4Depot.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/polarpaint.lha
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/polarpaint_small.lha
This is a nice paint program with many functions. Well worth checking out!
Screenshot by Puni Screenshot by PuniA. Pankalla has released an update to Luettje Bookholler, which is a personal finance program. For those of you who are curious about what “Luettje Bookholler” means (I’ve mentioned this in an earlier roundup, but will repeat it for new readers), I can tell you that it is German and means “Little Accountant”. Version 1.89 can be found here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=office/misc/luettjebookholler.lha
VLink by Frank Wille is a portable linker, written in ANSI-C, that can read and write a wide range of object and executable file formats. It can be used to link a specific target format from several different input file formats, or for converting, stripping, and manipulating files. Version 0.18a is now available.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/vlink.lha
Frank Wille has also released an updated version of Vasm m68k std, Vasm PPC std, and Vasm 68k mot. Vasm is a portable and re-targetable assembler to create linkable objects in various formats and absolute code. Multiple CPU-, syntax, and output-modules can be selected. Here is the download link for the PPC version:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/vasmppc_std.lha
Screenshot from an older version by PuniVim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. Vim is rock stable and is continuously being developed to become even better. Among its features are:
- Persistent, multi-level undo tree
- Extensive plugin system
- Support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats
- Powerful search and replace
- Integrates with many tools
Please note that this is not a straight port of the upstream version. It includes a full MUI GUI with most of the bells and whistles found in Vim on any of the major platforms.
The source code is available here:
https://github.com/sodero/MUI-Vim
https://codeberg.org/sodero/MUI-Vim
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mui-vim/Here is the download:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/text/edit/vim_mui.lha
WHDLoad to E-UAE is a wrapper tool created by Kjetil Hvalstrand. This replaces the native 68k version of WHDLoad. Instead of running it directly on AmigaOS 4, this utility launches E-UAE, then starts up the real 68k WHDLoad inside the emulator, using the included WHDLoad boot disk. Version 3.2 is out now:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/utility/whdload-to-uae.lha
Domenico Lattanzi has released version 1.0 of Serial Door. According to the author, this is a program that allows to transfer files directly from one computer to another, using a serial connection. It has been designed to work with heterogeneous systems, both equipped with a RS-232 serial port. The mechanism works by launching Serial Door on both computers, connected to each other via serial port (e.g. with a null modem cable), and managing both ends of the communication with just a few settings (essentially, the port to be used and the transfer speed). The mechanism implemented has been designed to be as simple as possible, so is not reserved to advanced users.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/communication/serial_door.lha
Interested in more racing games? If so, I can tempt you with a new pack of such games from HunoPPC. This one contains three titles:
- Screamer 1
- Screamer 2
- Screamer Rally
According to HunoPPC, a good system configuration is required to run the games, which must have the ogles2.library and the warp3dnova libraries installed. Recommended graphics cards are the RX480 8 GB and RX580 8 GB.
This pack does not contain AmigaOS 4 ports, but a setup using DOSBox to run them.
More information is available here:
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/screamer-pack-amigaos4
The Amiga Retro Channel is always on the ball, and provides us with a great video here:
The same setup is used for Nitro Racers, which is a video game developed by the Derry-based game studio Torc Interactive and published in Europe by Studio 3DO for the PC. HunoPPC has now made this one available on AmigaOS 4 as well.
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/nitro-racers-amigaos4
An updated version, 3.6, of the YouTube URL Extractor Script by Michael Trebilcock was released on December 7th. YT.rexx is a script for providing direct video and audio links from YouTube URLs.
Changes from the previous are as follows:
3.6 – 7th Dec 2025:
- DualPlay can be set as a .cfg option (requires AutoPlay enabled in .cfg)
- Fixed autoplay not always selecting original audio language
- Minor bug fixes
More history within the archive.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/yt.lha
Screenshot lent from George SokianosNow for some more gaming-related news! George Sokianos has released an updated version of the OpenGW port to AmigaOS 4. He writes as follows on Ko-fi:
“Now, I am releasing an update because to be honest, I was not happy with the performance, and the MorphOS version turned out to be better.
So, I grabbed their code and applied most of the changes into my port, to speed it up. Many of the changes were about the maths calculations, but the most significant improvement in speed comes from the way the grid is drawn.”
- Added a configuration screen where the different options can be set
- Now the configuration is saved and will be used on every game load
More information is available here:
https://ko-fi.com/post/opengw-v1-2-for-AmigaOS-4-released-Z8Z71PV6HS
Here is the download for the game:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/shmup/opengw.lha
Allkeys is a program by Daniel Westerberg that enables you to use all possible rawkeys on your keyboard. This means that you can use the keys on PC-keyboards that doesn’t have a name yet, like PrtScr/SysRq, Pause/Break, Play, Stop, Previous, Next, Menu, and many more.
Changes in version 2.41 are as follows:
- NEW * Added a switch to let AllKeys ignore the qualifier from the numpad. A bug in OS4 makes the numpad qualifier stick for other multimedia keys if the numpad was the last to be used. (Didn’t test FEu3 yet, maybe it’s fixed.)
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/allkeys.lha
Screenshot from an older version by George SokianosIn December last year, George Sokianos released a port of CatacombGL for AmigaOS 4. This year he is back once more with a new version, this time 0.5.7.
Catacomb 3D was originally released for PC back in 1991. It was developed by iD Software, Inc., known for classics like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. It is a first-person fantasy shooter.
The port for AmigaOS 4 requires the original data files, which can be obtained from GOG (Good Old Games):
https://www.gog.com/en/game/catacombs_pack
Mr. Sokianos writes as follows on his Ko-fi page:
“A year ago, I ported to AmigaOS 4 the CatacombGL engine. That was a challenging port for me because it was the first one that I had to fight with endianess. It was not a perfect port, since it still had issues with the music and switching to full-screen, that I needed to resolve at some point. And that time is now.
I am delighted to say that today I released a new version of the port, having the music working fine. To enable the music, go to the menu and select AdLib for the music.
And finally, I included all the latest changes Arno Ansems did in the official repository.”
https://ko-fi.com/post/CatacombGL-0-5-7-release-B0B51PZQ0D
The changes for the new version of the port is as follows:
0.5.7 (2025-12-09)
- Fixed the game music
- Fixed the game being able to be played in full-screen
- Updated to the latest upstream code
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/fps/catacombgl.lha
Version 1.1.2 of the first person shooter Ubek became available on OS4Depot on December 10th. There, we can read the following:
“Ubek is a remake of a commercial fps game released for classic Amiga in 1995 by Twink Spark Soft. The main idea behind the remake is to make it convenient and pleasing to play on modern systems, while preserving 100% of the original graphics, puzzles and story.
The main programmer, author of the original and remake is Szymon Ulatowski, Marek “Smakrusg” Glogowski helped in porting the game to AmigaOS 4. In addition, musicians Albert Czochara and Remigiusz Kolasa also contributed to the sound design of the Ubek. The game’s beta tester was Rafal Chyla, who also created the icons and helped prepare the documentation.”
Features of the new version include:
- Modern high resolution, 60 fps
- 3D hardware acceleration (using GL4ES)
- Graphics improvements, including a better look for weapons or hero
characters (you can switch to classic mode, which looks like the 1995
original) - New extended music setting and better sfx effects
- Control enhancements – keyboard plus mouse or optional (tooltype option)
gamepad using analog knobs - The location of the level exit is visible on the radar
- Improvements in better weapon range and effectiveness
- Hitting enemies partially visible around corners is now allowed (in the
old version, if the center of an enemy’s body was obscured by a wall, he
was completely immune to hits). - Added safeguards against accidental destruction of critical objects
(e.g., keys) needed to complete a level. - Added option to quickly save and load
- Many other minor fixes and improvements to make gameplay easier and the
game better in general
Changelog
1.1.2
Added VGA and PAL mode in graphics options (pixel effect in the atmosphere of
the 1995 original).A video of the game in action is available on YouTube thanks to Muf@:
More information about the release can be found on the Polski Portal Amigowy:
https://www.ppa.pl/aktualnosci/ubek-remake-dla-amigaos-4.html
Ticklish is a to-do list tool by Gero Birkenfeld. It includes sub-items/steps and notes for each to-do item. Due dates and moving items from one to another. List is also supported. Version 1.0 can be found here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/ticklish.lha
Version 2.17 of ReSrc4 from René W. Olsen has been released. This is a portable Amiga 68k hunk file disassembler. The source code is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/rolsen74/resrc4
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/misc/resrc4.lha
Screenshot from Amiga Retro Channel’s video (can be found below).We’ve seen many new games appearing on the platform this year, and amongst these is Dark Salvation from HunoPPC. As amiga-news.de reports, “The game Dark Salvation is an originally commercial gothic horror first-person shooter that was released for Windows in 2009 (Wikipedia) and has been available on itch.io since 2017, meanwhile free of charge.”
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00047-EN.html
Wikipedia writes as follows:
“Dark Salvation is a gothic horror first-person shooter video game created by the now defunct American developer Mangled Eye Studios, released on July 28, 2009 for Microsoft Windows. The game follows the story of Talia, a young woman whose family is killed in the service of the demon Lucafix. After being trapped in his realm, she becomes possessed by the Spirit Crystal and must use its powers to escape from the underworld.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Salvation
According to the website of HunoPPC, this game is for AmigaOS 4 EGL_wrap, SPE machine and MiniGL. For an SPE machine (A1222), a GPU with minimum 6 TFlops (RX480 with 8 GB works great!) is highly recommended.
The official website of the game is here:
https://mangledeyestudios.itch.io/dark-salvation
Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel has made a video of the game in action:
McFly PPC created a video of the game lasting for apx. 15 minutes:
rVNCd by Rene W. Olsen is a native Amiga VNC server rewritten from scratch. Version 1.44 can be downloaded from OS4Depot:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/server/rvncd.lha
A new update to SDL3 is out, more precisely version 3.2.28.
More information is available here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/sdl3.lha
Screenshot by Puni Screenshot by PuniGeorge Sokianos has released version 1.1.0 of Vault. He writes as follows:
“Vault is an application for AmigaOS 4.1 FE that helps users discover useful and well-tested applications for their systems, either if they are native PPC or 68k classic applications. Consider it as an application store, but with the minimal of the features.
Vault retrieves information from IntuitionBase.com and the “Featured software” section. The list of applications is the same.”
Features are as follows:
- List of software grouped in nine different categories
- Download and show a screenshot of each application, as well as information
- Multiple links for the selected applications are listed, opening the equivalent URLs in system browser
- It is possible to download applications.
A great tool, and maybe something for Hyperion Entertainment to consider including in the AmigaOS 4 OS? It would, in my opinion, be a helpful and valuable tool for people new to the platform, but also to others as well. 🙂
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/misc/vault.lha
YouTuber TJ Ferreira has created a video showing Vault in action. 🙂
A neat little tool is CapsLock by Rene W. Olsen. This is a small commodity that came to life to filter those typos where you press the Caps Lock key by accident.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/workbench/capslock_cmd.lha
Dir Me Up 4.20 has been released for AmigaOS 4!
This program allows users to explore and manipulate files, links, and drawers of their Amiga. Here is the news as posted on Amigans.net:
“The modern explorer for Amiga, Dir Me Up, comes back for Christmas on AmigaOS 4.1… but, as you know, it’s also available for AmigaOS 3.2 RTG!
The list of new features is available on our dedicated page.
This update, as usual, is free for all registered users and has been made available online. Each user should
have received an email from us. If not, please check your SPAM folder.The demo, which allows navigation and theme changes, has also been updated.: AmigaOS 4 and AmigaOS 3.2 RTG. The version for OS 3.2 RTG requires a powerful machine. TEST the demo before purchasing!”
Please visit the official page.
https://www.boing-attitude.com/en/produits/dirmeup.html
Here is the page on OS4Depot. There you can find the demo version.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/filetool/dirmeup_demo.lha
Screenshot from the archive on OS4DepotHere is something interesting for those who’d like to watch TV on their AmigaOS 4 system. McFly has released IPTV85, which contains a whopping 85 (!) free German channels for the Emotion video player. As the author states, simply double-click to start. I tried it, and it works fine! You can try it for yourselves by following the link below:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/iptv85.lha
The AOS4 fans from Mars have once again travelled to Earth to bring us more software for our AmigaOS 4 setups. 🙂 Not many computer platforms can brag that they have support outside of Earth!
This time, they’ve filled their cargo space with the Flare game engine. Version 1.4 became available on OS4Depot on December 21st.
A list of game modules on the website of Flare – Screenshot by Puni“Flare (Free Libre Action Roleplaying Engine) is a simple game engine built to handle a very specific kind of game: single-player 2D action RPGs. Flare is not a reimplementation of an existing game or engine. It is a tribute to and exploration of the action RPG genre.
Rather than building a very abstract, robust game engine, the goal of this project is to build several real games and harvest an engine from the common, reusable code.”
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/action/flare-game.lha
Next up is version 1.1 of ShaderNova from Juha Niemimäki. This application can mirror content from other windows and render it using fragment shaders. This enables various post-processing effects. Normal mouse and keyboard events are forwarded to the original window. The input window and shader program can be chosen using the RMB menus.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/misc/shadernova.lha
AmigaGPT is a versatile ChatGPT client for AmigaOS 3.x, 4.1, and MorphOS. It is being developed by Nightfox. This powerful tool brings the capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT to your Amiga system, enabling text generation, question-answering, and creative exploration. AmigaGPT can also generate stunning images using DALL-E and includes support for speech output, making it easier than ever to interact with AI on your Amiga. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your system, AmigaGPT delivers modern AI technology while embracing the timeless Amiga experience. Version 2.17.0 is now available from OS4Depot. There you can also read about the changes since the previous version.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/chat/amigagpt.lha
Screenshot by PuniMarek Glogowski brings us a nice gift for December, namely version 3.9.3 of Stella, a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator! This one works very well, and I recommend that you check it out if you are looking to play some old classics. 🙂 One of my favorites is Freeway, a different take on the Frogger game.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/stella.lha
Screenshot from an older version by PuniVersion 35.8 of AmiArcadia for AmigaOS 4, a Signetics-based machine emulator, has been released by James Jacobs.
According to the documentation, AmiArcadia supports the following systems:
- Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (c. 1982);
- Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Cabel, Fountain, Hanimex, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Soundic, Voltmace, Waddingtons, etc.) (c. 1978);
- Elektor TV Games Computer (1979);
- PIPBUG- and BINBUG-based machines (EA 77up2, EA 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (1977-1978);
- Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);
- Signetics TWIN minicomputer (1976);
- Central Data 2650 computer (1977);
- PHUNSY computer (c. 1980);
- Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer aka 2650 Minimal Computer trainer (1984);
- Hofacker MIKIT 2650 trainer (1978);
- Astro Wars, Galaxia, Laser Battle and Lazarian coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1981);
- Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1981);
- AY-3-8500/8550/8600-based Pong systems (Coleco Telstar Galaxy, Sheen TVG-201, etc.) (1976-1977);
- VTech Type-right machine (1985)
It is packed with features, far too many to list here. Examples include ReAction GUI, load/save snapshots, and windowed and fullscreen modes. Other features are CPU tracing, trainer, and drag and drop support. Additionally, it offers graphics scaling, PAL/NTSC modes, and frame skipping, among many other features!
Here is an overview of the changes since the last release:
Changes since V35.7:
Summary:
- Arcadia: enhanced “Help|Game information…” subwindow (WinArcadia only).
- Added “Settings|Graphics|Full screen?” toggle (AmiArcadia).
- Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/amiarcadia.lha
Deark is an application that can extract data from a wide range of file formats. Developed by Jason Summers, this tool can help you get data from everything from AMOS ABK files to Doom WADs. You can read more about supported formats, as well as download the utility from OS4Depot. Version 1.7.1 became available on OS4Depot on December 28th.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/archive/deark.lha
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy changing icons and improving the look of my Workbench. However, with new games and programs being released, one does not always find suitable, cool icons for the drawers. Fortunately, McFly is here to help us with a great package of icons for many new releases, such as Disasteroids, Serious Sam, and Dark Salvation. You can get the icons from OS4Depot by following the link below:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/icon/iconset_44.lha
Patchelf by Eelco Dolstra is a tool to modify an ELF file’s attributes. Version 0.18.0 is now available for download:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/utility/patchelf.lha
The website amiga-news.de reports that HunoPPC is working on an EGL-OpenGL-Wrapper based on Warp 3D Nova/OpenGL-ES combination. According to the news, the wrapper is supposed to simplify porting modern OpenGL based games. Please head on over to amiga-news.de to find out more.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00005-EN.html
They also report that “A pre-release version of amiga-qt6 as a native build environment for AmigaOS 4 has been released on GitHub. This is a port of the C++ class library Qt6 for AmigaOS 4.1 (Final Edition).”
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00108-EN.html
From Digital Designs comes a new version of the Infinite Icons set!
Here is the news from the author as posted on Facebook:
“Infinite Icons 1.3 is here.
This is a free update for anyone who has bought version 1.1 or 1.2
– 1 new def icon in all (7)
– 15 new utilities application icons in all (112)
– 5200 Infinite Icons for Amiga OS3.2 made by Michael Becker
(7 color options and 2 drawer types split&full)
– Several bug fixes to existing icons.
That’s pretty much it for this year, thank you all for your support.
Since it´s release, the product has received 5 updates this year.
I haven’t thought about compulsively updating every month, but I have released an update when I feel like there is enough material to publish.
I will probably continue on the same path next year.
Huge thanks to the people who have been part of getting this product out to Amiga users!!!!”
Here is the link to the icons on AmiKit:
https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/infiniteicons
The Settlers 2: Festive greetings with an exclusive Christmas map! On Amigans.net, we can read the following:
The Settlers II Gold Edition is one of the most popular building strategy games of all time: detailed, charming, and full of hustle and bustle. In the official Amiga version from Look Behind You, you can finally experience the game where it all began: on our favorite computer!
Look Behind You expresses its gratitude for the holiday season with a small surprise: Starting now, you can download an exclusive Christmas card for free and play with the original version of The Settlers II – inspired by the holiday season, it features a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments and plenty of gold to discover.
Happy holidays and happy hustle and bustle!
Download of the Christmas map: https://lookbehindyou.de/download/27298/?tmstv=1766520711
The Settlers II for Amiga: https://lookbehindyou.de/en/product/thesettlers2amiga/
Miscellaneous News
Mistletoe Pepper is a new song by the Norwegian Amiga musician Helge Kvalheim. He uses his AmigaOne X5000/20, running the NSM patched version of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c, to create music. Mistletoe Pepper is part of his Romantic Christmas collection of 10 Christmas related Amiga music.
George Sokianos has written a blog on his Ko-fi page providing information about writing code on any system for AmigaOS 4 and how to test it easily. It covers code written in C or C++.
https://ko-fi.com/post/How-to-cross-compile-for-AmigaOS-4-A0A71Q3K74
A new issue of the Amiga Future magazine will be out in January. Issue 178 covers the months January and February 2026. From the cover, we can see that it will contain an article about update 3 for AmigaOS 4.1 FE.
https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/viewarticle?a=10934
From amiga-news.de comes news about a new article about the Pegasos II written by Sailor. It demonstrates how to install a faster 1.8 GHz CPU in the computer.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00111-EN.html
Trevor Dickinson of A-EON Technology is back with a new blog post called “Forty Fever”.
http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/index.php/2025/12/22/forty-fever/
The Amiga developer Trixie wishes us Merry Christmas in the blog post Looking Back, Looking Ahead, but also informs us of some great news… 🙂 I will not reveal this news here, but you can find out by following the link below:
https://ko-fi.com/post/C-W7W81QWG3Y
If you are interested in running the raytracer LightWave 5 on AmigaOS 4, then I’m happy to report that George Sokianos has written a guide showing you how to accomplish this. The guide is available on the IntuitionBase website.
https://intuitionbase.com/articles/running-lightwave-5-amigaos-4
The Disasteroids 3D games competition on Amigans.net is still ongoing (at the time of writing). Currently, Tuvok helds 1st place with 58,640 points, with yours truly at the bottom of the list with a meager 17,660. 😉
https://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?start=0&topic_id=9993&order=ASC&status=&mode=0
YouTube
GhettoFinger Gaming has published many videos on his YouTube-channel in December. One of them shows the game Dark Salvation:
Auzie Morgan created a video showing his work on AmiWriterMUI, a lightweight MUI text editor for AmigaOS 4.1.
Amiga Bill has been busy making many videos in December. You can find them here.
https://www.youtube.com/@AmigaBill/videos
HunoPPC shows Lilium Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force Holomatch on an A1222 with SPE executable:
A test of Open Tyrian SDL 2 done on QEMU on a Mac Mini M1 running as Pegasos 2 has been performed by Marek Glogowski.
A video about Ubek, the first-person shooter, has been published by Muf@:
The very active Hirudov has published many AmigaOS 4 related videos lately. One of them shows the gameplay of Abbaye des Morts, a platform game.
Until next time
That was all the news for this. 🙂
As mentioned earlier, it has definitely been a great year for the platform, and looking back, it is so much news that it is hard to remember it all. 🙂 Thanks to all of you, developers, readers, users, enthusiasts, forum dwellers, everyone who keeps the flame of our platform burning!
I wish you all a Happy New Year! Looking forward to more AmigaOS 4 action in 2026!
All the best,
Puni – AmigaOne, Sam, and AmigaOS 4 enthusiast
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AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup – December 2025
Introduction
Hi everyone,
Thank you for visiting my blog. 🙂
Another month, another massive amount of news. I’m so impressed by all the work that people are doing on the platform! 🙂 Thanks to all developers for their amazing dedication!
And by the way, if someone tells you in a forum that there is nothing happening on AmigaOS 4 / AmigaOne, and that it is a dead platform, well, please feel free to show them all the roundups on this site, for example those covering the last two-three months. Chances are they will be a extremely surprised… 😉
For the next year, I hope that magazines such as Amiga Addict and Amiga Future will cover more AmigaOS 4 news. There is so much happening on our platform, so I think readers would be interested in reading about new games, programs, and other developments. 🙂 Now with the Mirari gaining traction and clever minds getting AmigaOS 4 to run on it, it will be even more interesting and relevant.
Since the last roundup, I received feedback about the embedded YouTube videos. These are very demanding for the browser, and when there are many of them listed on the same page, it causes problems when you try browsing the blog on an Amiga. Thanks to nbache on Amigans for the feedback here, which is to include image snapshots of the videos, with a direct link to the videos on YouTube instead. This solution has now been implemented, and I hope it helps. 🙂 Also thanks to George Sokianos for suggestions for tools for this purpose.
Without further ado, let’s get cracking with the news!
Software News
First up is a piece from Amiga-news.de, who reports that HunoPPC has released yet a new port. This time of the game, Lilium Voyager. This is a fork of Ioquake 3 for running Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force Holomatch (multiplayer).
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00011-EN.html
Here is the link to the appropriate page on HunoPPC’s site:
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/lilium-voyager-amigaos-41
Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel on YouTube has created a video showing the gameplay:
They also report that the MorphOS port of the racing game OpenMRac 1.1 has been released for AmigaOS 4.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00012-EN.html
OpenMRac is a split-screen racing game, a tweaked source release of MultiRacer.
In previous reports, I’ve written about Seq, a MIDI sequencer by Tuomas Hokka. A new update is out with the following changes:
- FIXED bug
- Project files version increased to 11
- Added fill selection to onetime long mode
- Changed button layout for the onetime long mode
- Fixed this readme
- Added MIDIText to the archive (MIDIText is really barebone, take it as
experimental)
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/misc/seq.lha
Version 5.25 of AmiSSL has been released! As mentioned in earlier editions of the AmigaOS 4 Monthly Roundup, the AmiSSL project is a collaborative effort to develop a port of OpenSSL in a shared library for Amiga-based systems. It is a must-have if you use AmigaOS 4 to browse the web!
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/amissl.lha
Ola Söder has released InstallerLG version 1.0.4, which is a reimplementation of the “Installer” utility included with AmigaOS as of version 2.1. InstallerLG aims to be fully compatible with the original as described in the V44.10 documentation. Most resource limitations found in the Commodore implementation are gone, and the GUI has been replaced by a MUI / Zune based one.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/installerlg.lha
IMP3 from Juen became available on OS4Depot on December 6th.
Version 3.457 contains one update: IMP3 will also auto-update in rescue (climp) mode.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=audio/play/imp3.lha
Asum from Patrik Axelsson and K-P Koljonen is a very fast MD5 checksum tool. It uses highly optimized PPC MD5 code. Version 1.1 is now available for download.
https://os4.aminet.net/package/util/misc/asum
Screenshot by PuniPolarPaint is an experimental paint program made in Hollywood by Anbjørn Myren. Version 1.272 (r72) was uploaded to OS4Depot and became available on December 6th. There are currently two versions available, one regular and one small. More information about changes can be found on OS4Depot.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/polarpaint.lha
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/edit/polarpaint_small.lha
This is a nice paint program with many functions. Well worth checking out!
Screenshot by Puni Screenshot by PuniA. Pankalla has released an update to Luettje Bookholler, which is a personal finance program. For those of you who are curious about what “Luettje Bookholler” means (I’ve mentioned this in an earlier roundup, but will repeat it for new readers), I can tell you that it is German and means “Little Accountant”. Version 1.89 can be found here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=office/misc/luettjebookholler.lha
VLink by Frank Wille is a portable linker, written in ANSI-C, that can read and write a wide range of object and executable file formats. It can be used to link a specific target format from several different input file formats, or for converting, stripping, and manipulating files. Version 0.18a is now available.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/vlink.lha
Frank Wille has also released an updated version of Vasm m68k std, Vasm PPC std, and Vasm 68k mot. Vasm is a portable and re-targetable assembler to create linkable objects in various formats and absolute code. Multiple CPU-, syntax, and output-modules can be selected. Here is the download link for the PPC version:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/cross/vasmppc_std.lha
Screenshot from an older version by PuniVim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. Vim is rock stable and is continuously being developed to become even better. Among its features are:
- Persistent, multi-level undo tree
- Extensive plugin system
- Support for hundreds of programming languages and file formats
- Powerful search and replace
- Integrates with many tools
Please note that this is not a straight port of the upstream version. It includes a full MUI GUI with most of the bells and whistles found in Vim on any of the major platforms.
The source code is available here:
https://github.com/sodero/MUI-Vim
https://codeberg.org/sodero/MUI-Vim
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mui-vim/Here is the download:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/text/edit/vim_mui.lha
WHDLoad to E-UAE is a wrapper tool created by Kjetil Hvalstrand. This replaces the native 68k version of WHDLoad. Instead of running it directly on AmigaOS 4, this utility launches E-UAE, then starts up the real 68k WHDLoad inside the emulator, using the included WHDLoad boot disk. Version 3.2 is out now:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/utility/whdload-to-uae.lha
Domenico Lattanzi has released version 1.0 of Serial Door. According to the author, this is a program that allows to transfer files directly from one computer to another, using a serial connection. It has been designed to work with heterogeneous systems, both equipped with a RS-232 serial port. The mechanism works by launching Serial Door on both computers, connected to each other via serial port (e.g. with a null modem cable), and managing both ends of the communication with just a few settings (essentially, the port to be used and the transfer speed). The mechanism implemented has been designed to be as simple as possible, so is not reserved to advanced users.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/communication/serial_door.lha
Interested in more racing games? If so, I can tempt you with a new pack of such games from HunoPPC. This one contains three titles:
- Screamer 1
- Screamer 2
- Screamer Rally
According to HunoPPC, a good system configuration is required to run the games, which must have the ogles2.library and the warp3dnova libraries installed. Recommended graphics cards are the RX480 8 GB and RX580 8 GB.
This pack does not contain AmigaOS 4 ports, but a setup using DOSBox to run them.
More information is available here:
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/screamer-pack-amigaos4
The Amiga Retro Channel is always on the ball, and provides us with a great video here:
The same setup is used for Nitro Racers, which is a video game developed by the Derry-based game studio Torc Interactive and published in Europe by Studio 3DO for the PC. HunoPPC has now made this one available on AmigaOS 4 as well.
https://hunoppc.amiga-projects.net/content/nitro-racers-amigaos4
An updated version, 3.6, of the YouTube URL Extractor Script by Michael Trebilcock was released on December 7th. YT.rexx is a script for providing direct video and audio links from YouTube URLs.
Changes from the previous are as follows:
3.6 – 7th Dec 2025:
- DualPlay can be set as a .cfg option (requires AutoPlay enabled in .cfg)
- Fixed autoplay not always selecting original audio language
- Minor bug fixes
More history within the archive.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/yt.lha
Screenshot lent from George SokianosNow for some more gaming-related news! George Sokianos has released an updated version of the OpenGW port to AmigaOS 4. He writes as follows on Ko-fi:
“Now, I am releasing an update because to be honest, I was not happy with the performance, and the MorphOS version turned out to be better.
So, I grabbed their code and applied most of the changes into my port, to speed it up. Many of the changes were about the maths calculations, but the most significant improvement in speed comes from the way the grid is drawn.”
- Added a configuration screen where the different options can be set
- Now the configuration is saved and will be used on every game load
More information is available here:
https://ko-fi.com/post/opengw-v1-2-for-AmigaOS-4-released-Z8Z71PV6HS
Here is the download for the game:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/shmup/opengw.lha
Allkeys is a program by Daniel Westerberg that enables you to use all possible rawkeys on your keyboard. This means that you can use the keys on PC-keyboards that doesn’t have a name yet, like PrtScr/SysRq, Pause/Break, Play, Stop, Previous, Next, Menu, and many more.
Changes in version 2.41 are as follows:
- NEW * Added a switch to let AllKeys ignore the qualifier from the numpad. A bug in OS4 makes the numpad qualifier stick for other multimedia keys if the numpad was the last to be used. (Didn’t test FEu3 yet, maybe it’s fixed.)
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/allkeys.lha
Screenshot from an older version by George SokianosIn December last year, George Sokianos released a port of CatacombGL for AmigaOS 4. This year he is back once more with a new version, this time 0.5.7.
Catacomb 3D was originally released for PC back in 1991. It was developed by iD Software, Inc., known for classics like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom. It is a first-person fantasy shooter.
The port for AmigaOS 4 requires the original data files, which can be obtained from GOG (Good Old Games):
https://www.gog.com/en/game/catacombs_pack
Mr. Sokianos writes as follows on his Ko-fi page:
“A year ago, I ported to AmigaOS 4 the CatacombGL engine. That was a challenging port for me because it was the first one that I had to fight with endianess. It was not a perfect port, since it still had issues with the music and switching to full-screen, that I needed to resolve at some point. And that time is now.
I am delighted to say that today I released a new version of the port, having the music working fine. To enable the music, go to the menu and select AdLib for the music.
And finally, I included all the latest changes Arno Ansems did in the official repository.”
https://ko-fi.com/post/CatacombGL-0-5-7-release-B0B51PZQ0D
The changes for the new version of the port is as follows:
0.5.7 (2025-12-09)
- Fixed the game music
- Fixed the game being able to be played in full-screen
- Updated to the latest upstream code
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/fps/catacombgl.lha
Version 1.1.2 of the first person shooter Ubek became available on OS4Depot on December 10th. There, we can read the following:
“Ubek is a remake of a commercial fps game released for classic Amiga in 1995 by Twink Spark Soft. The main idea behind the remake is to make it convenient and pleasing to play on modern systems, while preserving 100% of the original graphics, puzzles and story.
The main programmer, author of the original and remake is Szymon Ulatowski, Marek “Smakrusg” Glogowski helped in porting the game to AmigaOS 4. In addition, musicians Albert Czochara and Remigiusz Kolasa also contributed to the sound design of the Ubek. The game’s beta tester was Rafal Chyla, who also created the icons and helped prepare the documentation.”
Features of the new version include:
- Modern high resolution, 60 fps
- 3D hardware acceleration (using GL4ES)
- Graphics improvements, including a better look for weapons or hero
characters (you can switch to classic mode, which looks like the 1995
original) - New extended music setting and better sfx effects
- Control enhancements – keyboard plus mouse or optional (tooltype option)
gamepad using analog knobs - The location of the level exit is visible on the radar
- Improvements in better weapon range and effectiveness
- Hitting enemies partially visible around corners is now allowed (in the
old version, if the center of an enemy’s body was obscured by a wall, he
was completely immune to hits). - Added safeguards against accidental destruction of critical objects
(e.g., keys) needed to complete a level. - Added option to quickly save and load
- Many other minor fixes and improvements to make gameplay easier and the
game better in general
Changelog
1.1.2
Added VGA and PAL mode in graphics options (pixel effect in the atmosphere of
the 1995 original).A video of the game in action is available on YouTube thanks to Muf@:
More information about the release can be found on the Polski Portal Amigowy:
https://www.ppa.pl/aktualnosci/ubek-remake-dla-amigaos-4.html
Ticklish is a to-do list tool by Gero Birkenfeld. It includes sub-items/steps and notes for each to-do item. Due dates and moving items from one to another. List is also supported. Version 1.0 can be found here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/misc/ticklish.lha
Version 2.17 of ReSrc4 from René W. Olsen has been released. This is a portable Amiga 68k hunk file disassembler. The source code is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/rolsen74/resrc4
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/misc/resrc4.lha
Screenshot from Amiga Retro Channel’s video (can be found below).We’ve seen many new games appearing on the platform this year, and amongst these is Dark Salvation from HunoPPC. As amiga-news.de reports, “The game Dark Salvation is an originally commercial gothic horror first-person shooter that was released for Windows in 2009 (Wikipedia) and has been available on itch.io since 2017, meanwhile free of charge.”
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00047-EN.html
Wikipedia writes as follows:
“Dark Salvation is a gothic horror first-person shooter video game created by the now defunct American developer Mangled Eye Studios, released on July 28, 2009 for Microsoft Windows. The game follows the story of Talia, a young woman whose family is killed in the service of the demon Lucafix. After being trapped in his realm, she becomes possessed by the Spirit Crystal and must use its powers to escape from the underworld.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Salvation
According to the website of HunoPPC, this game is for AmigaOS 4 EGL_wrap, SPE machine and MiniGL. For an SPE machine (A1222), a GPU with minimum 6 TFlops (RX480 with 8 GB works great!) is highly recommended.
The official website of the game is here:
https://mangledeyestudios.itch.io/dark-salvation
Maijestro of the Amiga Retro Channel has made a video of the game in action:
McFly PPC created a video of the game lasting for apx. 15 minutes:
rVNCd by Rene W. Olsen is a native Amiga VNC server rewritten from scratch. Version 1.44 can be downloaded from OS4Depot:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/server/rvncd.lha
A new update to SDL3 is out, more precisely version 3.2.28.
More information is available here:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=library/misc/sdl3.lha
Screenshot by Puni Screenshot by PuniGeorge Sokianos has released version 1.1.0 of Vault. He writes as follows:
“Vault is an application for AmigaOS 4.1 FE that helps users discover useful and well-tested applications for their systems, either if they are native PPC or 68k classic applications. Consider it as an application store, but with the minimal of the features.
Vault retrieves information from IntuitionBase.com and the “Featured software” section. The list of applications is the same.”
Features are as follows:
- List of software grouped in nine different categories
- Download and show a screenshot of each application, as well as information
- Multiple links for the selected applications are listed, opening the equivalent URLs in system browser
- It is possible to download applications.
A great tool, and maybe something for Hyperion Entertainment to consider including in the AmigaOS 4 OS? It would, in my opinion, be a helpful and valuable tool for people new to the platform, but also to others as well. 🙂
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/misc/vault.lha
YouTuber TJ Ferreira has created a video showing Vault in action. 🙂
A neat little tool is CapsLock by Rene W. Olsen. This is a small commodity that came to life to filter those typos where you press the Caps Lock key by accident.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/workbench/capslock_cmd.lha
Dir Me Up 4.20 has been released for AmigaOS 4!
This program allows users to explore and manipulate files, links, and drawers of their Amiga. Here is the news as posted on Amigans.net:
“The modern explorer for Amiga, Dir Me Up, comes back for Christmas on AmigaOS 4.1… but, as you know, it’s also available for AmigaOS 3.2 RTG!
The list of new features is available on our dedicated page.
This update, as usual, is free for all registered users and has been made available online. Each user should
have received an email from us. If not, please check your SPAM folder.The demo, which allows navigation and theme changes, has also been updated.: AmigaOS 4 and AmigaOS 3.2 RTG. The version for OS 3.2 RTG requires a powerful machine. TEST the demo before purchasing!”
Please visit the official page.
https://www.boing-attitude.com/en/produits/dirmeup.html
Here is the page on OS4Depot. There you can find the demo version.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/filetool/dirmeup_demo.lha
Screenshot from the archive on OS4DepotHere is something interesting for those who’d like to watch TV on their AmigaOS 4 system. McFly has released IPTV85, which contains a whopping 85 (!) free German channels for the Emotion video player. As the author states, simply double-click to start. I tried it, and it works fine! You can try it for yourselves by following the link below:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=video/misc/iptv85.lha
The AOS4 fans from Mars have once again travelled to Earth to bring us more software for our AmigaOS 4 setups. 🙂 Not many computer platforms can brag that they have support outside of Earth!
This time, they’ve filled their cargo space with the Flare game engine. Version 1.4 became available on OS4Depot on December 21st.
A list of game modules on the website of Flare – Screenshot by Puni“Flare (Free Libre Action Roleplaying Engine) is a simple game engine built to handle a very specific kind of game: single-player 2D action RPGs. Flare is not a reimplementation of an existing game or engine. It is a tribute to and exploration of the action RPG genre.
Rather than building a very abstract, robust game engine, the goal of this project is to build several real games and harvest an engine from the common, reusable code.”
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=game/action/flare-game.lha
Next up is version 1.1 of ShaderNova from Juha Niemimäki. This application can mirror content from other windows and render it using fragment shaders. This enables various post-processing effects. Normal mouse and keyboard events are forwarded to the original window. The input window and shader program can be chosen using the RMB menus.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/misc/shadernova.lha
AmigaGPT is a versatile ChatGPT client for AmigaOS 3.x, 4.1, and MorphOS. It is being developed by Nightfox. This powerful tool brings the capabilities of OpenAI’s GPT to your Amiga system, enabling text generation, question-answering, and creative exploration. AmigaGPT can also generate stunning images using DALL-E and includes support for speech output, making it easier than ever to interact with AI on your Amiga. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your system, AmigaGPT delivers modern AI technology while embracing the timeless Amiga experience. Version 2.17.0 is now available from OS4Depot. There you can also read about the changes since the previous version.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=network/chat/amigagpt.lha
Screenshot by PuniMarek Glogowski brings us a nice gift for December, namely version 3.9.3 of Stella, a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator! This one works very well, and I recommend that you check it out if you are looking to play some old classics. 🙂 One of my favorites is Freeway, a different take on the Frogger game.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/stella.lha
Screenshot from an older version by PuniVersion 35.8 of AmiArcadia for AmigaOS 4, a Signetics-based machine emulator, has been released by James Jacobs.
According to the documentation, AmiArcadia supports the following systems:
- Emerson Arcadia 2001 console family (Bandai, Emerson, Grandstand, Intervision, Leisure-Vision, Leonardo, MPT-03, Ormatu, Palladium, Poppy, Robdajet, Tele-Fever, Tempest, Tryom, Tunix, etc.) (c. 1982);
- Interton VC 4000 console family (Acetronic, Cabel, Fountain, Hanimex, Interton, Prinztronic, Radofin, Rowtron, Soundic, Voltmace, Waddingtons, etc.) (c. 1978);
- Elektor TV Games Computer (1979);
- PIPBUG- and BINBUG-based machines (EA 77up2, EA 78up5, Signetics Adaptable Board Computer, Eurocard 2650, etc.) (1977-1978);
- Signetics Instructor 50 trainer (1978);
- Signetics TWIN minicomputer (1976);
- Central Data 2650 computer (1977);
- PHUNSY computer (c. 1980);
- Ravensburger Selbstbaucomputer aka 2650 Minimal Computer trainer (1984);
- Hofacker MIKIT 2650 trainer (1978);
- Astro Wars, Galaxia, Laser Battle and Lazarian coin-ops by Zaccaria (1979-1981);
- Malzak 1 and 2 coin-ops by Kitronix (c. 1981);
- AY-3-8500/8550/8600-based Pong systems (Coleco Telstar Galaxy, Sheen TVG-201, etc.) (1976-1977);
- VTech Type-right machine (1985)
It is packed with features, far too many to list here. Examples include ReAction GUI, load/save snapshots, and windowed and fullscreen modes. Other features are CPU tracing, trainer, and drag and drop support. Additionally, it offers graphics scaling, PAL/NTSC modes, and frame skipping, among many other features!
Here is an overview of the changes since the last release:
Changes since V35.7:
Summary:
- Arcadia: enhanced “Help|Game information…” subwindow (WinArcadia only).
- Added “Settings|Graphics|Full screen?” toggle (AmiArcadia).
- Miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=emulation/gamesystem/amiarcadia.lha
Deark is an application that can extract data from a wide range of file formats. Developed by Jason Summers, this tool can help you get data from everything from AMOS ABK files to Doom WADs. You can read more about supported formats, as well as download the utility from OS4Depot. Version 1.7.1 became available on OS4Depot on December 28th.
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=utility/archive/deark.lha
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy changing icons and improving the look of my Workbench. However, with new games and programs being released, one does not always find suitable, cool icons for the drawers. Fortunately, McFly is here to help us with a great package of icons for many new releases, such as Disasteroids, Serious Sam, and Dark Salvation. You can get the icons from OS4Depot by following the link below:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=graphics/icon/iconset_44.lha
Patchelf by Eelco Dolstra is a tool to modify an ELF file’s attributes. Version 0.18.0 is now available for download:
https://os4depot.net/?function=showfile&file=development/utility/patchelf.lha
The website amiga-news.de reports that HunoPPC is working on an EGL-OpenGL-Wrapper based on Warp 3D Nova/OpenGL-ES combination. According to the news, the wrapper is supposed to simplify porting modern OpenGL based games. Please head on over to amiga-news.de to find out more.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00005-EN.html
They also report that “A pre-release version of amiga-qt6 as a native build environment for AmigaOS 4 has been released on GitHub. This is a port of the C++ class library Qt6 for AmigaOS 4.1 (Final Edition).”
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00108-EN.html
From Digital Designs comes a new version of the Infinite Icons set!
Here is the news from the author as posted on Facebook:
“Infinite Icons 1.3 is here.
This is a free update for anyone who has bought version 1.1 or 1.2
– 1 new def icon in all (7)
– 15 new utilities application icons in all (112)
– 5200 Infinite Icons for Amiga OS3.2 made by Michael Becker
(7 color options and 2 drawer types split&full)
– Several bug fixes to existing icons.
That’s pretty much it for this year, thank you all for your support.
Since it´s release, the product has received 5 updates this year.
I haven’t thought about compulsively updating every month, but I have released an update when I feel like there is enough material to publish.
I will probably continue on the same path next year.
Huge thanks to the people who have been part of getting this product out to Amiga users!!!!”
Here is the link to the icons on AmiKit:
https://www.amikit.amiga.sk/infiniteicons
The Settlers 2: Festive greetings with an exclusive Christmas map! On Amigans.net, we can read the following:
The Settlers II Gold Edition is one of the most popular building strategy games of all time: detailed, charming, and full of hustle and bustle. In the official Amiga version from Look Behind You, you can finally experience the game where it all began: on our favorite computer!
Look Behind You expresses its gratitude for the holiday season with a small surprise: Starting now, you can download an exclusive Christmas card for free and play with the original version of The Settlers II – inspired by the holiday season, it features a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments and plenty of gold to discover.
Happy holidays and happy hustle and bustle!
Download of the Christmas map: https://lookbehindyou.de/download/27298/?tmstv=1766520711
The Settlers II for Amiga: https://lookbehindyou.de/en/product/thesettlers2amiga/
Miscellaneous News
Mistletoe Pepper is a new song by the Norwegian Amiga musician Helge Kvalheim. He uses his AmigaOne X5000/20, running the NSM patched version of OctaMED SoundStudio v1.03c, to create music. Mistletoe Pepper is part of his Romantic Christmas collection of 10 Christmas related Amiga music.
George Sokianos has written a blog on his Ko-fi page providing information about writing code on any system for AmigaOS 4 and how to test it easily. It covers code written in C or C++.
https://ko-fi.com/post/How-to-cross-compile-for-AmigaOS-4-A0A71Q3K74
A new issue of the Amiga Future magazine will be out in January. Issue 178 covers the months January and February 2026. From the cover, we can see that it will contain an article about update 3 for AmigaOS 4.1 FE.
https://www.amigafuture.de/app.php/kb/viewarticle?a=10934
From amiga-news.de comes news about a new article about the Pegasos II written by Sailor. It demonstrates how to install a faster 1.8 GHz CPU in the computer.
https://amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2025-12-00111-EN.html
Trevor Dickinson of A-EON Technology is back with a new blog post called “Forty Fever”.
http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/index.php/2025/12/22/forty-fever/
The Amiga developer Trixie wishes us Merry Christmas in the blog post Looking Back, Looking Ahead, but also informs us of some great news… 🙂 I will not reveal this news here, but you can find out by following the link below:
https://ko-fi.com/post/C-W7W81QWG3Y
If you are interested in running the raytracer LightWave 5 on AmigaOS 4, then I’m happy to report that George Sokianos has written a guide showing you how to accomplish this. The guide is available on the IntuitionBase website.
https://intuitionbase.com/articles/running-lightwave-5-amigaos-4
The Disasteroids 3D games competition on Amigans.net is still ongoing (at the time of writing). Currently, Tuvok helds 1st place with 58,640 points, with yours truly at the bottom of the list with a meager 17,660. 😉
https://www.amigans.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?start=0&topic_id=9993&order=ASC&status=&mode=0
YouTube
GhettoFinger Gaming has published many videos on his YouTube-channel in December. One of them shows the game Dark Salvation:
Auzie Morgan created a video showing his work on AmiWriterMUI, a lightweight MUI text editor for AmigaOS 4.1.
Amiga Bill has been busy making many videos in December. You can find them here.
https://www.youtube.com/@AmigaBill/videos
HunoPPC shows Lilium Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force Holomatch on an A1222 with SPE executable:
A test of Open Tyrian SDL 2 done on QEMU on a Mac Mini M1 running as Pegasos 2 has been performed by Marek Glogowski.
A video about Ubek, the first-person shooter, has been published by Muf@:
The very active Hirudov has published many AmigaOS 4 related videos lately. One of them shows the gameplay of Abbaye des Morts, a platform game.
Until next time
That was all the news for this. 🙂
As mentioned earlier, it has definitely been a great year for the platform, and looking back, it is so much news that it is hard to remember it all. 🙂 Thanks to all of you, developers, readers, users, enthusiasts, forum dwellers, everyone who keeps the flame of our platform burning!
I wish you all a Happy New Year! Looking forward to more AmigaOS 4 action in 2026!
All the best,
Puni – AmigaOne, Sam, and AmigaOS 4 enthusiast
#Amiga #AmigaNews #AmigaOne #AmigaOS4 #AmigaOS4MonthlyRoundup #PowerPC #PPC
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I'm incredibly proud to work at the KP Washington research institute, who did one of the studies cited here.
/nosanitize
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Just came across a useful online resource: the University of Regensburg's "Electronic Journals Library", much of which is open access.
All subjects and many languages are covered. I had a quick look and found a promising 'Yearbook of Transatlantic German Studies' called 'andererseits'.
I'm sure you'll spot some gems, too.
https://ezb.uni-regensburg.de/fl.phtml?bibid=AAAAA&colors=1&lang=en¬ation=N&ezbcs=23445
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watch the recording of me reading from my latest translation, The Traveling Tree by Michio Hoshino, livestreamed yesterday (March 1st) from Human Arts Studio in Tsukuba.
https://youtu.be/cJ3LgHNQdh8?t=4068
Once you get my little contribution out of the way, go watch the other translators' readings as well. You'll be treated to a veritable smorgasbord of literature, from poetry to narrative non-fiction, short stories to Noh theatre.
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Feb 08, 2026: Shree Krishna in Lakshmeendra pavilion.
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಂದ್ರ ಮಂಟಪದಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣ
lakshmeendra mantapadi shree krishna*anniversary of passing of Shree Lakshmeendra Theertha, the 28th pontiff of Shirooru matha
#Udupi #Krishna #Hindu #India #Kannada #Sanskrit #green #standing #vishwavasu #uttara #shishira #magha #kp #saptami #Sunday #m2 #y2026 #fullview #crown #sh26 #pavilion
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May 05, 2026: The one with half of a gem outfit. 💎
ಅರ್ಧರತ್ನಾಂಗೀ
ardharathnaangee*wears only the vest from a complete gems armor
#Udupi #Krishna #Hindu #India #Kannada #Sanskrit #pink #blue #gems #cladding #standing #parabhava #uttara #vasanta #vaishakha #kp #chauti #Tuesday #m5 #y2026 #fullview #crown #feminine #sh26
