OpenTyrian Enhanced Win32 Builds

[yuriks]

ATTENTION: Enhanced isn't being developed anymore and has some bugs. You're better off using classic if you want to play the game.

Last versions:
Release: camanis.net/opentyrian/builds/opentyrian-enhanced-w32-latest.php
Debug: camanis.net/opentyrian/builds/opentyrian-enhanced-w32-latest-debug.php

Archive: camanis.net/opentyrian/builds/
You will also need the SDL runtime libraries: libsdl.org/download-1.2.php
The SDL_net runtime: www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_net/
The SDL_mixer runtime and associated dlls: www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
And the MSVC2008 runtime: camanis.net/opentyrian/builds/MSVC9runtime.zip
(Put them all in the tyrian.exe dir)

These are compiled with MSVC++ 2008 Express, post if you find any problems in the builds.

[hurleybird]

I copied the executable to my opentyrian directory, but apparently the application configuration is incorrect. I tried deleting the configuration file, but to no avail.

EDIT: Nevermind, had to copy the runtime files to the tyrian directory.

EDIT 2: So, what's exactly "enhanced" about this release besides it being coded in C++? Also, can you stretch the picture to fill the entire screen in full screen mode?

[zellsf]

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Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
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Runtime Error!

Program: C:\Program Files\OpenTyrian\tyrian.exe

R6034

An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.


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OK
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[zellsf]

I likes the ability to ctrl-c error boxes. Too few people know that you can do that.

Anyway, hurleybird, no, enhanced only runs in Tyrian's native resolution, and if you have a LCD screen it won't stretch the image, well maybe there's an option to depending on your graphic card's drivers.

Also even if you have a CRT, Nvidia's newest drivers do not support Tyrian's resolution.

[zellsf]

Also, as to what is enhanced, it's generally just a code cleanup.

With hopes that the data cube error is fixed. A console that doesn't do much. Not much.. yet.

[yuriks]

hurley: Some of the diferences so far are: Changed save system (now keeps everything in separate files), plain text config file, useless (for now) console (press Inser and then tilde, then tilde and pause to exit), re-written datacube code (no more bugs!) and a bunch of internal code changes. I may have missed something.

[hurleybird]

You guys should consider an openGL-HQ filter for the enhanced version. The pros are that it looks just as good or better than the normal HQ filter, supports any scaling factor (Eg. 2.3, 5.6), and is lighting fast as it uses the GPU. The only downside is that it obviously requires Opengl.

[yuriks]

And that's a pretty big downside. =] The code currently uses 8-bit for all graphics like the original, when I, eventually, rewrite it to 32-bit color, then I'll implement scalers.

[yuriks]

Updated to r718:

- Datacubes are now only loaded in Full Game mode
- Fixed input configuration text for 2player arcade
- Added charge progress bar for specials

r718 Release
r718 Debug

[ryancordell]

How far this thing progressed just makes me feel all warm inside.
Glad to be playing this thing again after such a while. But two problems, not sure if they were adressed yet:

Playing in Full Game, saving, quitting and then going to the save menu, trying to load my save game left me (Didn't test r718 yet, so I dunno if it fixed it.) without any saves whatsoever, all my effort gone (Although it was a simple zoom-by.).

And, seeing as I'm a bit of a pixel fan by heart, I think that anti-aliasing filter has to go when OpenTyrian is fullscreen.


Also, I wonder when we're gonna see tools to be able to change specific parts of Tyrian? Ships, enemy routines, levels..

[zellsf]

There is no anti-aliasing filter, and you need to manually create a "save" directory.

[yuriks]

Updated to r719:

- Made special bar draw above backgrounds
- Fixed crash in super arcade modes
- Fixed front weapon delay in weapon preview screen

r719 Release
r719 Debug

[death]

is anyone going to start adding to the game itself? if not, could you perhaps create an editor?

[bb1]

death said:

is anyone going to start adding to the game itself? if not, could you perhaps create an editor?

You know as well as I do that if any kind of editor does come out, it will sit there dormant and nothing will be made, even by the people who wanted it

[death]

nope