Well, I sat down last night and dug through my kernel and was able to add
paddle support for my game!!! Believe me, it wasn't easy and I'm really
pushing my kernel to it's limit. The right difficulty switch is used to
select between Joystick mode and Paddle mode. If you are trying the game
on PCAE, run PCAE with no command-line parameters. At the menu screen, hit
F10 for options, then press 'P' to activate the Paddle. When the game
starts, press F7 (this switches the right difficulty switch) and you should
have paddle support! The joystick is the default, so if you just run PCAE
as you have been it will work the same as always.
Other additions include:
I fixed the endgame bug (I think!).
Helicopters now fall when you hit them and when they hit
the ground they will kill guys in the foxholes.
Things not done:
PAL colors - I'll tackle that one later :)
More realistic falling routines (i.e. gravity)
Bombs still have no effect.
You can download the game on my webpage at
http://www.novia.net/~rcolbert/multi.bin
and the source code at
http://www.novia.net/~rcolbert/multi.s
Let me know what you think of my paddle support! One thing I can't avoid
is that the center of the gun is not the center of the paddle. I need to
experiment a bit more, but my initial feeling is that it is as good as it
gets :)
later,
Bob
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