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ZZDarkForcesNEXT 1.0
====================
ZZDarkForcesNEXT brings The Force Engine / STAR WARS: Dark Forces to
classic Amiga systems equipped with an MNT ZZ9000.
The game engine and classic software renderer run natively on the
ZZ9000 Zynq-7020 Cortex-A9 Core1 through XACP. AmigaOS remains the host
environment and handles Workbench integration, Picasso96 display,
keyboard/mouse input, AHI audio, filesystem access and optional CAMD
MIDI output.
A legally obtained copy of STAR WARS: Dark Forces is required.
Original commercial game data is NOT included.
FEATURES
--------
- Native The Force Engine execution on ZZ9000 Core1
- Workbench launch and ToolTypes
- Picasso96 asynchronous triple buffering
- 320x200, 320x240, 640x400, 640x480 and 800x600
- AHI sound effects
- internal Roland SC-55 SoundFont music
- internal TimGM6mb SoundFont music
- external MIDI through camd.library
- TFE save/load and quicksave/quickload
- pilot progression
- persistent in-game configuration
- Smooth VUE
- Autorun
- Crouch Toggle
- secret-found messages
- automap key colors and secret display
- cooperative Core1 stop and return
REQUIREMENTS
------------
- Classic Amiga with MNT ZZ9000
- 68020 or better
- XACP firmware XX19b or later
- Picasso96
- AHI
- a legally owned copy of STAR WARS: Dark Forces
- camd.library and a MIDI interface/synth only if using CAMD
Development was performed on a real Amiga 4000 / 68060 + ZZ9000.
The release has also been confirmed on an independent Amiga/ZZ9000
setup.
XACP / REQUIRED FIRMWARE
------------------------
ZZDarkForcesNEXT requires an XACP firmware (XX19b or later)
The reference public firmware package is:
Firmware XX19b / XACP v1.7
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/releases/tag/XX19b
The package contains the firmware image, the reference zz9000.card
Picasso96 driver and the associated XACP v1.7 files and documentation.
After installing or changing the ZZ9000 firmware, perform a complete
power-off / power-on before running ZZDarkForcesNEXT.
WHAT IS XACP?
-------------
XACP is the coprocessor framework that allows Amiga software to use the
ARM Cortex-A9 processors and DDR memory inside the ZZ9000 while AmigaOS
remains in control of the machine.
In ZZDarkForcesNEXT, The Force Engine runs on ZZ9000 Core1 while the
Amiga handles Workbench, Picasso96 display, input, AHI audio, filesystem
access and optional CAMD MIDI.
For the origins, architecture and goals of XACP:
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/blob/main/docs/WHY_XACP.md
INSTALLATION
------------
Extract the archive to your hard disk.
Keep the supplied TFE support files in the Data drawer:
weapons.json
projectiles.json
effects.json
pickups.json
TfeMessages.txt
Then copy the original STAR WARS: Dark Forces game data from your
legally owned installation into the same Data drawer.
Typical original files include:
DARK.GOB
SOUNDS.GOB
SPRITES.GOB
TEXTURES.GOB
*.LFD
If in doubt, copy all original Dark Forces game data files from your
PC/DOS installation into Data/.
Commercial Dark Forces data is not supplied with this archive.
STARTUP / LOADING TIME
----------------------
At startup, ZZDarkForcesNEXT preloads the game data into the 248 MiB
XACP Core1 DDR arena before gameplay begins.
This is intentional: once the engine starts, it can run from the
ZZ9000-side memory instead of depending on repeated Amiga-side disk
transfers.
Typical measured loading times:
Amiga 4000 / 68060:
about 30 seconds
Amiga 4000 / 68030 @ 25 MHz using motherboard IDE:
more than one minute can be normal
A long initial loading delay therefore does not by itself mean that the
program has crashed.
WORKBENCH TOOLTYPES
-------------------
Video - choose one:
320x200
320x240
640x400
640x480
800x600
Default: 320x200.
Music - choose one:
SC55
Roland SC-55 SoundFont synthesized on the ZZ9000.
TIMGM6MB
TimGM6mb SoundFont synthesized on the ZZ9000.
CAMD
MIDI sent through camd.library to an external synthesizer.
Default: CAMD.
If you own a physical Roland SC-55 connected to the Amiga MIDI
interface, use CAMD. The SC55 ToolType means the internal SoundFont,
not the physical Roland module.
The launcher scans SoundFonts/ for .sf2 files:
SC55 matches a filename containing "55"
TIMGM6MB matches a filename containing "TIM" or "GM6"
Matching is case-insensitive.
THE "NEXT" PART
---------------
This port is not limited to reproducing the original 320x200 DOS
experience. It uses a recent The Force Engine codebase and includes
selected modern TFE features on the classic Amiga:
- resolutions up to 800x600
- Smooth VUE interpolation
- Autorun
- Crouch Toggle
- secret-found messages
- automap key colors
- automap secret display
- persistent configuration
- TFE save/load, quicksave/quickload and pilot progression
XACP
----
XACP is the coprocessor framework that allows Amiga software to use the
ARM Cortex-A9 processors and DDR memory inside the ZZ9000 while AmigaOS
remains in control of the machine.
More about XACP:
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/blob/main/docs/WHY_XACP.md
SOURCE AND LICENSING
--------------------
zSOURCE
------
The GPL-covered Core1 component (zzdf.bin) is derived from
The Force Engine and is distributed under GNU GPL-2.0.
The complete corresponding source/build material is available from:
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/tree/main/applications/games/ZZDarkForcesNEXT
Release page:
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/releases/tag/ZZDarkForcesNEXT-1.0
The Amiga 68k launcher ZZDarkForces is a separate closed-source binary.
The two supplied SoundFonts are separate data files with their own
licenses:
- Roland SC-55 SoundFont: GNU GPL v3 or later
- TimGM6mb: GNU GPL v2
Copyright and GPL license texts are included in the archive.
STAR WARS: Dark Forces and related names, trademarks and commercial
game assets belong to their respective rights holders.
PROJECT / RELEASE PAGE
----------------------
https://github.com/Xanxi-Amiga/XACP-ZZ9000/releases/tag/ZZDarkForcesNEXT-1.0
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Contents of game/shoot/ZZDarkForcesNEXT.lha
PERMSSN UID GID PACKED SIZE RATIO METHOD CRC STAMP NAME
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[Amiga] 868 1636 53.1% -lh5- 3825 Sep 25 22:04 ZZDarkForcesNEXT.info
[Amiga] 6942 17984 38.6% -lh5- efe7 Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/COPYING_GPL2.txt
[Amiga] 12633 35149 35.9% -lh5- 7065 Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/COPYING_GPL3.txt
[Amiga] 869 1636 53.1% -lh5- e599 Sep 25 22:04 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA.info
[Amiga] 567 6093 9.3% -lh5- 8d51 Sep 18 22:59 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/effects.json
[Amiga] 1244 13299 9.4% -lh5- 5c88 Sep 18 22:59 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/pickups.json
[Amiga] 1219 14458 8.4% -lh5- 2d82 Sep 18 22:59 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/projectiles.json
[Amiga] 350 720 48.6% -lh5- a4f6 Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/README.txt
[Amiga] 332 762 43.6% -lh5- ca92 Sep 23 12:25 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/TfeMessages.txt
[Amiga] 1528 16393 9.3% -lh5- d7a4 Sep 18 22:59 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/DATA/weapons.json
[Amiga] 734 1560 47.1% -lh5- ad5e Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/LICENSING.txt
[Amiga] 775 1480 52.4% -lh5- 1d4d Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/RELEASE_NOTES.txt
[Amiga] 869 1636 53.1% -lh5- 0248 Sep 25 22:04 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SoundFonts.info
[Amiga] 351 688 51.0% -lh5- e82c Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SoundFonts/README.txt
[Amiga] 3046314 3283278 92.8% -lh5- 0c44 Sep 22 14:16 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SoundFonts/Roland SC-55.sf2
[Amiga] 5562434 5962044 93.3% -lh5- cc38 Aug 26 22:03 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SoundFonts/TimGM6mb.sf2
[Amiga] 728 1575 46.2% -lh5- 75ad Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SOUNDFONT_LICENSES.txt
[Amiga] 574 1153 49.8% -lh5- 1ceb Sep 25 20:10 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/SOURCE.txt
[Amiga] 49274 94136 52.3% -lh5- d92f Sep 25 13:59 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/ZZDarkForces
[Amiga] 2221 3614 61.5% -lh5- 0586 Sep 25 22:04 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/ZZDarkForces.info
[Amiga] 3708 11118 33.4% -lh5- 18fc Sep 25 22:33 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/ZZDarkForcesNEXT_v1.0.readme
[Amiga] 731733 1467096 49.9% -lh5- fca4 Sep 24 00:07 ZZDarkForcesNEXT/zzdf.bin
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Total 22 files 9426267 10937508 86.2% Sep 26 00:32
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