Short:        Amiga AGA port of Exult
Author:       novacoder@yahoo.co.uk (NovaCoder)
Uploader:     novacoder yahoo co uk (NovaCoder)
Type:         game/role
Version:      1.4.9.019
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1.0
Distribution: Aminet
Kurz:         Amiga AGA-Portierung von Exult



Overview:

Amiga 68k port of Exult.

As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the not-so-distant past. 
One of these, Ultima 7, an RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge following, and many consider it to be one of the most immersive games ever produced. 
Exult is a project to recreate Ultima 7 for modern operating systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files.


Requirements:

1) An AGA Amiga with a fast 68060 processor
2) AHI installed (v4.18 recommended)
3) 3.1 ROMS (3.0 ROMS may cause it to run slowly)
4) A copy of the PC game data files


Features:

 * AGA SDL port
 * MIDI support
 * AHI Sound support
 * OGG compressed audio support
 

Configuration Options:

The tooltype 'CLOSE_WB' can be used to close the Workbench (3.1 ROMS recommended).
The tooltype 'DISPLAY_MODE' can be used to set your display mode (PAL or NTSC).
You must run Exult from the Workbench, running from the Shell is not supported.
The AHI device used will be the one configured in your AHI Prefs (Unit 0).
You will need to install the CAMD library if you want to use an external MIDI device.
The default game data install directories are 'Games:Exult/serpentisle' and 'Games:Exult/blackgate'.
If you decide to use different game data directories then you'll need to update the 'exult.cfg' file to match.
You can set the thread priority of both the AHI device and the MIDI device using the 'exult.cfg' file.


Performance Considerations:

1) If you have a Blizzard/Apollo you should really be using BlizKick/RemApollo to get most speed out of your Amiga.
2) Fast File System is actually not, use PFS3 instead.
3) Stick with v4.18 of AHI as the later versions without the 'FAST' modes are slower.
4) OGG compressed audio is very demanding, MIDI will be much faster and sound better.
5) Running in a window will be very slow (use fullscreen modes instead).

 
Limitations:

1) None


Version History:

1.4.9.019 - Mouse handling updates, removed window mode support (SDL fix).
1.4.9.018 - Fixed timing issue (SDL fix).
1.4.9.016 - Fixed up mouse handling (SDL fix).
1.4.9.015 - Minor memory fixes
1.4.9.014 - Changed fallback screen mode to 640x480 from 320x200
1.4.9.013 - Fixed the 8 bit windowed mode
1.4.9.012 - Added ability to control the thread priority for both the audio mixer and MIDI device


Links:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1048849 (Exult thread on EAB)
http://exult.sourceforge.net/index.php (Exult site)
http://aminet.net/package/mus/edit/camd (Commodore-Amiga Midi Driver)
http://aminet.net/package/driver/audio/ahiusr_4.18 (AHI Audio system)


Thanks and acknowledgements:

Exult team!