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Version 0.7.0
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   November 25, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
Changes: A hi-res mode, use of Amiga colors in the pallete instead of PC EGA colors, support to the noise channel in the sound drivers, new AGI commands add.to.pic, set.pri.base, get.num, and echo.line, a fix for adj.ego.move.to.x.y, mouse support in the X11, SDL, Win32, and Photon drivers, new support for MacOS X, Amiga, and PocketPC, and several new game IDs. Most AGI v2 games can be finished with this version.

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cvs20010909
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   September 9, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
This is a CVS snapshot with many extra features and bugfixes if compared to the 0.6 stable branch:
  • added QNX native sound driver (untested)
  • ported to DOS 16-bit using Turbo C++
  • started MacOS port using MPW (incomplete)
  • changed palette to use Amiga-ish colors instead of PC EGA
  • added "crc" command to the interpreter console
  • sprite blitting algorithm changed to work with hidden screens
  • fixed add.to.pic to erase and re-blit all sprites
  • reimplemented options -C (show game CRC), -L (list games) and -P (picture viewer)
  • unk_xxx command names changed to official names
  • added Amiga Gold Rush! 2.05 game ID
  • added support to Amiga v3 games
  • added support to Amiga sound emulation
  • fixed input prompt in normal input mode
  • using table instead of computed values for priority bands
  • implemented set.pri.base (used in KQ4)
  • implemented echo.line (to repeat last input line with F3)
  • implemented adj.ego.move.to.xy (for click-to-walk interface)
  • added mouse event support to the X11, SDL and Win32 drivers
  • added debug info on status line (activated with key F11)
  • implemented click-to-walk mouse interface
  • menu system rewritten to allow mouse operation
  • added experimental hi-res picture mode (switch with toggle.monitor)
  • added mouse support in the picture viewer
  • added SGML man page (use docbook-to-man to create the roff file)
  • added AGI Mouse 1.0 protocol emulation
  • merged Richard Houle's MacOS X port
  • merged Paul Hill's Amiga port
  • merged Vasyl Tsvirkunov's PocketPC port
  • added experimental support to noise channel
  • implemented picture offset according to configure.screen
  • implemented invisible ego signaling
  • fixed command get.num


Intel Version   (249 KB) 128 downloads
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Version 0.6.2
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   August 27, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
This is a bugfix release for the stable 0.6 branch. The configuration file is included in the source package.

  • fixed cmd_clear_rect() to prevent crash with the IIgs demo
  • merged Amit Vainsencher's patch to _set_cel() to avoid crash in KQ1
  • fixed macros in the X11 and SDL drivers to address gcc 3.0 warnings
  • fixed AGI variable indirection in get.room.v (bug #443900)
  • removed preprocessor directives from printf() calls to avoid errors with gcc 3.0
  • fixed drawing of priority rectangle in add.to.pic
  • fixed loop setting in AGI v3 when number of loops 4 (fixes ego moonwalking in KQ4)
  • fixed OSS sound driver to use native-endian 16-bit sound
  • inventory selection bugs fixed by Ziv Barber
  • PgUp/PgDn/Home/End codes in console fixed by Ziv Barber
  • testing raw sound resource pointer before playing


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Version 0.6.2
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   August 27, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
This is a bugfix version for branch 0.6, and fixes a number of gameplay and interpreter crash problems found in release 0.6.1. See the Changelog for a complete description of the changes.

Intel Version   (76 KB) 36 downloads
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Version 0.6.1
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   July 22, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
This is a bugfix release for Sarien 0.6.1. In this version the QNX Photon and SVGAlib graphics drivers and the ALSA sound driver have been updated; bugs causing crashes in quit, restart and menu operations have been addressed; better key handling has been implemented; and the implementation of many AGI commands have been fixed.

Intel Version   (66 KB) 75 downloads
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Version 0.6.0
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   June 27, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
Redesigned interpreter core, new sprite manager, graphics layer redesigned to work with new sprites, all ancillary buffers replaced by a single AGI screen buffer containing both priority and visible data, implemented sprite repositioning and blocking, proper handling of previously unused view table entries and flags, several AGI commands fixed, preliminary savegame support added, graphics drivers optimized, PC EGA video controller 320x200 aspect ratio correction added, many win32 fixes.

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Version 0.5.3-cvs
 License:   GPL
 Updated:   June 20, 2001
 Source:   Source Available
A BeOS port is now available. For a complete list of changes, check the CVS changelog.

Intel Version   (65 KB) 150 downloads
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Source Code   (380 KB) 64 downloads
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