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Aunt Arctic Adventure (Mindware/Starbyte)

download the install packageAuntArcticAdventure.lha
created at2023-07-21
size of install package29129 Bytes
Author/Contact
(use it to report problems with that install)
StingRay
Mantis BugTracker1268
Hall Of Light3343
Lemon Amiga1549


 THIS PACKAGE COMES WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
 IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO USE, RESULTS AND
 PERFORMANCE OF THE PACKAGE IS ASSUMED BY YOU AND IF THE PACKAGE SHOULD PROVE
 TO BE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
 REPAIR OR OTHER REMEDIATION.
 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN THE AUTHOR BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
 CAUSED IN ANY USUAL, SPECIAL, OR ACCIDENTAL WAY, ALSO IF THE OWNER OR A THIRD
 PARTY HAS BEEN POINTED AT SUCH POSSIBILITIES OF DAMAGE.

 This install applies to "Aunt Arctic Adventure" © 1988 Mindware.

 Requirements:
 -------------
 This install requires WHDLoad and RawDIC to be in the path.
 These programs can be found in the WHDLoad package.
 To install from a different drive than DF0: select installation mode Expert.

 The installed game requires 0.5 MB ChipMem (+1.0 MB OtherMem for preload).

 It can be quit by pressing F10 (key can be changed with Tooltype "QuitKey=").


 Features:
 ---------
 - Full load from HD
 - 2 versions supported
 - Protection removed (MFM, encrypted loader, track check)
 - Interrupt fixed
 - DMA wait in replayer fixed
 - Write to $dff003 fixed
 - CPU dependent delay loops fixed
 - Copperlist bug fixed
 - Memory check disabled
 - Copperlist problem fixed
 - Bplcon0 color bit fixes (x7) 
 - Blitter waits added (x2, can be disabled with CUSTOM2)
 - Keyboard routine rewritten
 - Trainer options added
 - NewIcon (created by JHZ)
 - Source code included
 - Quit option that works on 68000 machines (default key is 'F10')

 Never heard of this game until I saw a bug report on the Mantis
 bugtracker for it. I checked the old patch and it only supported
 a cracked version so I made a completely new patch from scratch.
 Protection was quite OK for something that looks like a budget
 game. The first loader was decrypted using a (rather simple) trace
 vector decoder, disk format is long-track MFM (coding the RawDIC
 imager didn't take long) and there was a quite useless track check
 in the game as well. Coder tried to obfuscate the code but well,
 if you spot something like:

 move.w #$d333,d2
 add.w	#$7156,d2 ; d2: $4489

 you immediately know what the code is doing. Quite another wasted
 effort in my (not so) humble opinion.


 I have added a few trainer options which can be selected in WHDLoad's
 splash window. If you select in-game keys the following extra keys
 can be used:

 I: toggle invincibility
 1: toggle unlimited lives, player 1
 2: toggle unlimited lives, player 2
 N: skip level
 

 Not much more to say here, enjoy the game from HD.
 Sting, 30-Oct-2017



 Greetings to all in Scarab and Scoopex, the WHDLoad team, PMC,
 Musashi5150, Skan, Slummy, Loaderror, Frequent, Wayne Kerr, Mr.Spiv,
 Alpha One, CFou!, Paradroid, Audiomonster, Vention, Slammer
 Axis, Tim, Triace, Britelite, Buzzer and all the other usual suspects. :)

 Special greetings to all Golf MK1 fans worldwide and all classic
 car owners/drivers. :)

 Extra greetings to the usual suspects on #amigascne, see you all at
 Revision 2018! :)



 History:
 --------

 versiom 2.01 (21.07.2023) done by StingRay:
 - level skip now works correctly for the last level of the game (issue #6207)

 version 2.00 (10.07.2023) done by StingRay:
 - patch rewritten
 - support for another version added (issue #5120)
 - copperlist bug fixed
 - manual added

 version 1.00 (30.10.2017) done by StingRay:
 - initial version
 - source code included



 Contact:
 --------
 If you have problems with this installation please try and get a newer
 version of this package from the WHDLoad WWW-Page. If that doesn't help try
 some Tooltypes like NOCACHE, NOAUTOVEC, EXPCHIP, NOMMU, PAL or NTSC. If
 that also fails, please inform the author via the Bug-Report-Form which
 can be accessed on the WHDLoad WWW-Page.

 For the full WHDLoad package, other installs and updates refer to:
	http://www.whdload.de/
 or	aminet:dev/misc/whdload#?
 and	aminet:game/patch/

Icons contained in install package

WHDLoad Slave information
AuntArcticAdventure.slave - 21.07.2023 08:29:58 - 1892 bytes
required WHDLoad version17
flagsNoError EmulTrap ClearMem
required Chip Memory512 KiB ($80000)
Expansion Memory0 KiB
info nameAunt Arctic Adventure
info copy1988 Mindware
info installinstalled by StingRay/[S]carab^Scoopex
Version 2.01 (21.07.2023)
In-Game Keys:
1/2: Toggle unlimited Lives Player 1/2
N: Skip Level I: Toggle Invincibility
Kickstart name0
Kickstart size0 KiB ($0)
Kickstart checksum$0000
ConfigurationC1:X:Unlimited Lives:0;
C1:X:Invincibility:1;
C1:X:In-Game Keys:2;
C2:B:Disable Blitter Wait Patches

Install Archive Content Listing
UnpackedLvlMethodPackedOSDate/TimeName
5241lh5380Amiga2023-07-10 12:44:34AuntArcticAdv_Install/AuntArcticAdventure.islave
69491lh53920Amiga2017-10-30 14:57:02AuntArcticAdv_Install/AuntArcticAdventure.newicon
18921lh51310Amiga2023-07-21 08:29:58AuntArcticAdv_Install/AuntArcticAdventure.slave
15841lh51046Amiga2007-09-05 23:15:12AuntArcticAdv_Install.info
398551lh59969Amiga2017-10-30 14:34:44AuntArcticAdv_Install/Install
7221lh5371Amiga2023-07-10 12:55:46AuntArcticAdv_Install/Install.info
16611lh5872Amiga2023-07-10 12:54:14AuntArcticAdv_Install/Manual
14061lh5898Amiga2023-07-10 12:55:46AuntArcticAdv_Install/Manual.info
39851lh52157Amiga2023-07-21 08:32:16AuntArcticAdv_Install/ReadMe
14061lh5903Amiga2023-07-10 12:55:46AuntArcticAdv_Install/ReadMe.info
42231lh51284Amiga2023-07-10 08:05:28AuntArcticAdv_Install/Source/AuntArcticAdv_ImagerSlave.s
175511lh55147Amiga2023-07-21 08:29:08AuntArcticAdv_Install/Source/AuntArcticAdv_WHD.s

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