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  1. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I've been thinking for a while about how to implement a kind of simulated DOS, I'd like to let players mess around with crashed terminals, read hidden documents and do hacker stuff, maybe today I got a good idea on how to simulate all of this without blowing up AMOS Pro 😃
    For now it's all on paper, I'll do some tests but I really think it's feasible. :amiga: 😍
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    #indiedev #retrogaming #gamedev #AMOSprofessional #AMOS

  2. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I've been thinking for a while about how to implement a kind of simulated DOS, I'd like to let players mess around with crashed terminals, read hidden documents and do hacker stuff, maybe today I got a good idea on how to simulate all of this without blowing up AMOS Pro 😃
    For now it's all on paper, I'll do some tests but I really think it's feasible. :amiga: 😍
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    #indiedev #retrogaming #gamedev #AMOSprofessional #AMOS

  3. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    OMG, I finally completed and tested room #28!
    There are many things in there, with a piece of the story unfolding 😀 :amiga:
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    #pixelart #retrogaming #retrodev #indiedev #solodev #amosprofessional

  4. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    OMG, I finally completed and tested room #28!
    There are many things in there, with a piece of the story unfolding 😀 :amiga:
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    #pixelart #retrogaming #retrodev #indiedev #solodev #amosprofessional

  5. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    What's obvious to me isn't necessarily obvious to everyone, so I added a little helper to the menus. :amiga:
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    #indiedev #retrodev #amos #amosprofessional

  6. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    What's obvious to me isn't necessarily obvious to everyone, so I added a little helper to the menus. :amiga:
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    #indiedev #retrodev #amos #amosprofessional

  7. I've added the page "MANUALS" to my site, right now you can browse the #AMCAF #AMOSProfessional Extension manual (by Chris Hodges).

    I've rewritten the text doc into HTML for easy browsing, you can also download the zip archive for offline browsing.

    LINK : a-mc.biz/manuals/

    As soon as possible I'll add the Turbo Plus Extension manual and the COMAL 3.4 manual, both as HTML pages instead of full text docs.

    #Amiga #Manuals #Retrodev

  8. I've added the page "MANUALS" to my site, right now you can browse the #AMCAF #AMOSProfessional Extension manual (by Chris Hodges).

    I've rewritten the text doc into HTML for easy browsing, you can also download the zip archive for offline browsing.

    LINK : a-mc.biz/manuals/

    As soon as possible I'll add the Turbo Plus Extension manual and the COMAL 3.4 manual, both as HTML pages instead of full text docs.

    #Amiga #Manuals #Retrodev

  9. Today I modified a huge section of the terminals script parser.

    I changed how command arguments are extracted using a more compact & faster code.
    At some points the prog wasn't able to run anymore throwing at me strange errors and a shiver ran down my spine 😅

    I was unable to correct the faulty code so I restored a previous version and started the job again and now it works!

    I can feel it: AMOS Pro is imploding under my fingers 😁

    #TheGate #Amiga #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #retrodev #indiedev

  10. Today I modified a huge section of the terminals script parser.

    I changed how command arguments are extracted using a more compact & faster code.
    At some points the prog wasn't able to run anymore throwing at me strange errors and a shiver ran down my spine 😅

    I was unable to correct the faulty code so I restored a previous version and started the job again and now it works!

    I can feel it: AMOS Pro is imploding under my fingers 😁

    #TheGate #Amiga #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #retrodev #indiedev

  11. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Fingers crossed, I'm going to test it right now.
    For those interested the demo should take about an hour and a half to complete 100%.

    #solodev #retrodev #commodore #amos #AMOSProfessional #retrogaming

  12. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Fingers crossed, I'm going to test it right now.
    For those interested the demo should take about an hour and a half to complete 100%.

    #solodev #retrodev #commodore #amos #AMOSProfessional #retrogaming

  13. Still need to change some loaders but I'll finish tomorrow... it's too hot and I'm tired, I slept too little last night and I risk to mess up the source 😴

    Anyway I'm already there, and after this changes I need to perform a test with data produced by the builder tool.

    The next step, then, will be to add the load & save menu entries to the game menu.
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    #Amiga #TheGate #IndieDev #soloDev #retroDev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional

  14. Still need to change some loaders but I'll finish tomorrow... it's too hot and I'm tired, I slept too little last night and I risk to mess up the source 😴

    Anyway I'm already there, and after this changes I need to perform a test with data produced by the builder tool.

    The next step, then, will be to add the load & save menu entries to the game menu.
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    #Amiga #TheGate #IndieDev #soloDev #retroDev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional

  15. While working on #TheGate I've found that the Kill command, the should delete files or directories, does not work with not-empty directories, but the error returned is wrong because it returns "File not found" instead of something like "Drawer not empty", so I've written a little recursive procedure to empty nested drawers and files.

    #AMOSProfessional #Amiga

  16. While working on #TheGate I've found that the Kill command, the should delete files or directories, does not work with not-empty directories, but the error returned is wrong because it returns "File not found" instead of something like "Drawer not empty", so I've written a little recursive procedure to empty nested drawers and files.

    #AMOSProfessional #Amiga

  17. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Here is how the main menu looks like, the title screen has been intentionally hidden 😁
    ✅ LOAD
    ✅ SAVE
    ✅ NEW GAME
    ❌ Save/Load slot selection
    ❌ Enemies state (but I have not yet decided if I've to save bad boys states or not).
    :commodore: :amiga:

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    #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #retrodev #amos #amosprofessional

  18. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Here is how the main menu looks like, the title screen has been intentionally hidden 😁
    ✅ LOAD
    ✅ SAVE
    ✅ NEW GAME
    ❌ Save/Load slot selection
    ❌ Enemies state (but I have not yet decided if I've to save bad boys states or not).
    :commodore: :amiga:

    ---
    #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #retrodev #amos #amosprofessional

  19. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I've been putting this thing off for too long sooo.... 😃 I added wordwrap in dialogues! YEAH! This will allow me to stop bothering with manual formatting once and for all!
    I'm going to test it but seems working just fine :commodore: :amiga:

    Note: the code must be adjusted a bit, I was just experimenting
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    #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #amos #amosprofessional

  20. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I've been putting this thing off for too long sooo.... 😃 I added wordwrap in dialogues! YEAH! This will allow me to stop bothering with manual formatting once and for all!
    I'm going to test it but seems working just fine :commodore: :amiga:

    Note: the code must be adjusted a bit, I was just experimenting
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    #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #amos #amosprofessional

  21. I've posted a long and detailed public post on Patreon about #TheGate , the #Amiga game I'm working on!
    Have a look at it and if you like what I'm doing support me even with the free subscription 🙏

    patreon.com/posts/demo-time-is

    #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #amosprofessional #amos #retrodev #retrogaming #retrodev

  22. I've posted a long and detailed public post on Patreon about #TheGate , the #Amiga game I'm working on!
    Have a look at it and if you like what I'm doing support me even with the free subscription 🙏

    patreon.com/posts/demo-time-is

    #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #amosprofessional #amos #retrodev #retrogaming #retrodev

  23. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Working with palettes: fixed colors, changeable colors, sprite colors, oh man... pretending to be a pixel artist is driving me crazy, but I'm a #solodev ... so... 🤪

    #indiedev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #retroDev #gameDev

  24. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Working with palettes: fixed colors, changeable colors, sprite colors, oh man... pretending to be a pixel artist is driving me crazy, but I'm a #solodev ... so... 🤪

    #indiedev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #retroDev #gameDev

  25. I've posted the full map of "The Gate", my Amiga game, on Patreon with some stats. it was an incredible amount of work, but it's finally done!

    The post is for supporters only, so why not to start to support me? 💖

    patreon.com/posts/gates-full-m

    In the image there is just a small part of the map :)

    P.S.: the image is so scaled down by purpose to avoid spoilers 😁 :amiga:

    #Amiga #TheGate #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #IndieDev #GameDev #soloDev #retroDev #soloDev

  26. I've posted the full map of "The Gate", my Amiga game, on Patreon with some stats. it was an incredible amount of work, but it's finally done!

    The post is for supporters only, so why not to start to support me? 💖

    patreon.com/posts/gates-full-m

    In the image there is just a small part of the map :)

    P.S.: the image is so scaled down by purpose to avoid spoilers 😁 :amiga:

    #Amiga #TheGate #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #IndieDev #GameDev #soloDev #retroDev #soloDev

  27. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Now I'm able to click on a door to activate it and recall its parameters, and I'm also able to drag the door to another position!
    Good.
    Now it's time to go out and get some fresh air as a reward 😀
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    #gameDev #soloDev #indieDev #Commodore #HollywoodMAL #AMOSProfessional

  28. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    Now I'm able to click on a door to activate it and recall its parameters, and I'm also able to drag the door to another position!
    Good.
    Now it's time to go out and get some fresh air as a reward 😀
    ---
    #gameDev #soloDev #indieDev #Commodore #HollywoodMAL #AMOSProfessional

  29. Do you think development of #TheGate for #Amiga has stopped?
    Oh NO! It was just paused because of life troubles, but here is a screenshot of the editor which I've decided to develop using #HollywoodMAL instead of AMOS to speed up the process 😀
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    #indieDev #soloDev #AMOSProfessional #AMOS #gameDev

  30. Do you think development of #TheGate for #Amiga has stopped?
    Oh NO! It was just paused because of life troubles, but here is a screenshot of the editor which I've decided to develop using #HollywoodMAL instead of AMOS to speed up the process 😀
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    #indieDev #soloDev #AMOSProfessional #AMOS #gameDev

  31. So... I drop the development of "The Gate" editor in #AMOSProfessional.
    I realized that building a GUI system from scratch needs too much time, and tbh, I've already done this immense job with my #HGUI library for #HollywoodMAL (on GitHub).

    In a couple of hours I've reached a good point, as you can see from the screenshot.

    I'm using Hollywood-MAL + #RapaGUI plugin for the interface (under #Amiga #MUI will be used).

    ❤️ Linux is so confortable...
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    #TheGate #gameDev #indieDev #AMOS #Linux

  32. So... I drop the development of "The Gate" editor in #AMOSProfessional.
    I realized that building a GUI system from scratch needs too much time, and tbh, I've already done this immense job with my #HGUI library for #HollywoodMAL (on GitHub).

    In a couple of hours I've reached a good point, as you can see from the screenshot.

    I'm using Hollywood-MAL + #RapaGUI plugin for the interface (under #Amiga #MUI will be used).

    ❤️ Linux is so confortable...
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    #TheGate #gameDev #indieDev #AMOS #Linux

  33. Progress report about my game
    #TheGate for #Amiga !
    It's on a public post on Patreon :

    patreon.com/posts/progress-rep

    For lazy ones who just to want to see a video about the game, here is a link (but please read about the game status in the post!):

    youtube.com/watch?v=zD3Yj8BXuN

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    #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #retrogame #RetroProgramming #AMOSProfessional #Commodore

  34. Progress report about my game
    #TheGate for #Amiga !
    It's on a public post on Patreon :

    patreon.com/posts/progress-rep

    For lazy ones who just to want to see a video about the game, here is a link (but please read about the game status in the post!):

    youtube.com/watch?v=zD3Yj8BXuN

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    #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #retrogame #RetroProgramming #AMOSProfessional #Commodore

  35. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I'm still working on map #1, to the hero's terminal script that will mimic a terminal with basic features (accounting report, email client, etc...) with a real login prompt!

    I can't deny that it's fun, but definitely long.

    Pretty satisfied from what is coming out 😁 :amiga:

    No spoilers!! Just the main terminal screen!
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    #gameDev #soloDev #retrogaming #RetroProgramming #AMOSProfessional #AMOS #retrocoding

  36. #TheGate for #Amiga
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    I'm still working on map #1, to the hero's terminal script that will mimic a terminal with basic features (accounting report, email client, etc...) with a real login prompt!

    I can't deny that it's fun, but definitely long.

    Pretty satisfied from what is coming out 😁 :amiga:

    No spoilers!! Just the main terminal screen!
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    #gameDev #soloDev #retrogaming #RetroProgramming #AMOSProfessional #AMOS #retrocoding

  37. All the other variables, you can define and use in the scripts locally, can be named without restrictions, but for these ones I had to do not overcomplicate the code, which is already very complex for an AMOS program.

    I'm pretty happy with the result, this thing will allow me to build complex dialogues and terminal programs depending on previous player choices and this is awesome! :amiga:

    This is turning out into a game engine 🚨

    🧵 🔚
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    #gamedev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #Amiga #TheGate

  38. All the other variables, you can define and use in the scripts locally, can be named without restrictions, but for these ones I had to do not overcomplicate the code, which is already very complex for an AMOS program.

    I'm pretty happy with the result, this thing will allow me to build complex dialogues and terminal programs depending on previous player choices and this is awesome! :amiga:

    This is turning out into a game engine 🚨

    🧵 🔚
    ---
    #gamedev #AMOS #AMOSProfessional #Amiga #TheGate