README
Short : HD-Installer for Ambermoon
Type : game/patch
Author : Harry/Wepl
This patch applies to Ambermoon" by Thalion (c) 1993 - 9 disks.
Slave requires WHDLOAD V18+.
Game requires 0.5 MB Chip Mem + 1.5 MB other memory.
SUPPORTED VERSIONS:
- German 1.05 (older versions will be updated automatically by the install)
- English 1.07 (Note: there are several bugs in the data files, if
you are willing to playtest a fixed english version you should contact
Alex from the Thalion Web Shrine - he looks for playtesters of a fixed
version and will release it only if its playtestet thouroughly
fixed data files for the english version provided my meynaf can be found
here: http://meynaf.free.fr/pr/index_en.html just copy them over)
- German/English 1.16 from https://github.com/Pyrdacor/Ambermoon/
SOLUTION:
- There are german solutions on
http://thethalionsource.w4f.eu/Artikel/Ambermoon_Walkthrough.htm
http://thethalionsource.w4f.eu/Artikel/amoonloesung.htm
HISTORY:
V1.0 (18-03-2017)
- first public release
V1.1 (01-03-2018)
- fixed access fault due vbr access
- fixed access fault during inventory access (only DE 1.01)
- changed to new kickemu style
- due Slave limitations the install uses always blitter rendering (maybe
changed in later release)
- updated install script
- uses now "data" directory for all game files (create and move manually to
avoid reinstallation)
- added more icons and some docs
V2.0 (18-03-2018)
- reworked for fast memory support
- cpu caches are now enabled
- for the german version the keymap will be loaded now, to get the needed
files either reinstall or copy RUN, SETMAP and DEVS:KEYMAPS/D from the first
disk to the data installation directory
- all the files to update the german version to 1.05 are now included in the
installation package, to update manually copy all files from data-de to the
installation data directory
- some insufficient interrupt acknowledgements fixed
- mouse button handling in the extro fixed
- IOCACHE adjusted for minimum switches during save
V2.1 (09-08-2022)
- now using SETKEYBOARD from kickemu to apply host keyboard, this obsoletes
files Run, Setmap, D which can be deleted, requires WHDLoad v18.7
- added support for improved Ambermoon version 1.16 from
https://github.com/Pyrdacor/Ambermoon/
you have to install/update this version manually
V2.2 (22-10-2022)
- added support for improved Ambermoon version 1.17 from
https://github.com/Pyrdacor/Ambermoon/
you have to install/update this version manually
V2.3 (13-04-2023)
- increased chip-memory from 512K to 576K (issue #5987)
Bug report form, full WHDLoad package and other installs:
http://www.whdload.de
