Short:        Geometry Wars inspired Shooter
Author:       NovaCoder
Uploader:     novacoder yahoo co uk
Type:         game/shoot
Version:      3.0.19
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1.0
Distribution: Aminet
Kurz:         Von Geometry Wars inspirierter Shooter

Overview:

This is my first (original) Amiga game inspired by the classic
XBOX 360 shooter Geometry Wars.  
This game was developed to prove that OpenGL software rendered 3D games
are now possible with a PiStorm 4.
This is not a port of Geometry Wars, it's all my own code developed
over the past year (I just made it up as I went along).
I used my old 3D engine PolyNova to generate the 3D objects and 
my 68k OpenGL library (NovaMesa) to render the polygons.
Although this release targets the Amiga, it will be highly portable
to any other retro platform that supports SDL and OpenGL.
This game was developed using C++ exclusively.


Requirements:

1) An RTG Amiga (32-bit pixel format ARGB recommended).
2) 68060 processor or better (PiStorm recommended).
3) AHI installed and configured (see links section below).
4) Music and SFX files (examples included).
5) A digital joystick.
6) AmiSSL and bsdsocket.library (Roadshow) for the online leaderboard.


Configuration:

If you have trouble running in 32-bit color mode, check your P96 preferences
and ensure -> Overall Settings -> DepthIncludesAlpha -> ON.
You do not need to install any 3rd party graphics libraries.
The 'closewb' tooltype can be used to close the Workbench.
The escape key will bring up the menu and pause the game.
The cursor keys can be used to navigate the menu options.
The spacebar will drop a smart bomb.
The +/- keys will move the camera backwards and forwards within the scene.
You can toggle fullscreen with ALT+ENTER.
The log file will output the average FPS on exit.
This retro game has been developed to look best on a 4:3 display.
Any errors/warnings should be written to a log file.


Performance Considerations:

This game has been specifically developed to take advantage of the
extra processing power offered by the latest PiStorm accelerators.
All of the music and SFX files included with this archive have been
converted to 22,050 kHz which is what the game uses by default, if you 
change the mixer quality setting in the game then you should create
new files to match the new frequency.   You should also set up
your AHI output frequency to match the game frequency.
A few silly people have suggested that this game could run on a stock 
A500 or A1200 with some FASTRAM.   This original game is entirely vector
based and renders thousands of 3D objects per frame in 32-bit color
using real-time lighting effects, try doing that on a stock A1200.


Limitations:

1) No 3D hardware support (old school baby).


Version History:

1.0.01 - Initial release.
1.0.02 - Added sound effects, added colored lighting.
1.0.03 - Added music.
1.0.04 - Added more music tracks.
1.0.05 - Shake it baby (added animated background grid).
1.0.06 - Changed alien attack waves, added boss level placeholder.
1.0.07 - Changed alien color.
1.0.08 - Balanced gameplay, updated attack patterns.
1.0.09 - Game over man.
1.0.10 - Fixed color cycling bugs.
1.0.12 - A couple of minor updates.
1.2.01 - The release version.
1.2.02 - Highscore handling, alien animation updates.
1.2.03 - Tweaked alien behaviour.
1.2.04 - Fixed particle explosion bug.
2.0.01 - Many updates and new boss aliens added.
2.0.02 - Gameplay tweaks.
2.9.01 - Many updates, too many to list here.
3.0.01 - Added an online scoreboard :)
3.0.03 - Tried fixing OpenGL rendering glitches impacting some users.
3.0.06 - Updated OpenGL renderer to use 32-bit color, added a window mode.
3.0.07 - Updated mouse capture logic.
3.0.08 - Used a different approach to screen mode handling.
3.0.09 - Updated with the latest OpenGL graphics library.
3.0.10 - Added a 24-bit color fallback option.
3.0.12 - Fixed the data loading issue that was causing the OpenGL glitches.
3.0.17 - Quality of life improvements.
3.0.18 - Minor gameplay tweaks.
3.0.19 - Some final polish.


Links:

https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=119350 (G-WARS thread on EAB)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkWxYPeKY8A (Gameplay video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkxvDx27sY (AHI setup guide)
https://convertio.co/ (OGG and WAV frequency converter)
https://aminet.net/package/util/libs/NovaMesa (Mesa OpenGL library)
https://github.com/NovaCoderX/G-WARS (source code)
https://leaderboarded.com/board/ktnpbrrbtfmzr (online scoreboard)
https://github.com/jens-maus/amissl (AmiSSL)