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ZX-Paintbrush 2.3 publishedDear readers, Today, I published version 2.3 of ZX-Paintbrush. Inspirated by kgmcneil, I decided to follow his ideas and implemented a switchable p…
... if it might be possible to incorporate a screen grid option too... You ... grids, so maybe a screen sized grid would be a valuable addition - or ... , perhaps highlighting them along the way with the selector upon pressing ... -
ZX-Paintbrush 2.3 publishedDear readers, Today, I published version 2.3 of ZX-Paintbrush. Inspirated by kgmcneil, I decided to follow his ideas and implemented a switchable p…
... if it might be possible to incorporate a screen grid option too... You ... grids, so maybe a screen sized grid would be a valuable addition - or ... , perhaps highlighting them along the way with the selector upon pressing ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... about January or so, trying to clear a base undetected for 1500 XP ... was a hassle in some cases, ... I'd just go on a rampage with the grenade ... (plus you could try a heavy takedown if those were ... much more fun that way. Well, to me at least. -
New CLimacus Game - Request in Peace (RIP)[img]http://www.bytemaniacos.com/web/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rip_1.png[/img] RIP Klimacus His fathers Radastan y Climacus, uncle McNeil, and pol…
... . Each level demands a certain number of requests to be fulfilled before ... , a demon will arise from the grave and make his way to top ... of screen. If he gets there ... an object is inaccessibly, due to a door or gate blocking access ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... " ammo the others use to defend the base with. ... but it's gotten to the point where I ... ve found cars are the way forward (no pun intended). ... br />
what a good idea to do is set up ... />
yeah thats a good way to clear the hoards. i think there ... -
Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... technology in game like touch screen tablets, and 1950s technology ... loads of Tea, to sell to the local cafes and ... t feel like a game to me, more a technical demo, ... would be, to me, a try-it-at-a-mate's- ... Dogs, which is half way to being a GTA game anyway...) so ... -
RCS (Reverse Computer Screen)[B]RCS[/B] ("Reverse Computer Screen", or simply SCR written backwards) is a small utility I'm about to release, that reorders bytes from the ZX-Spec…
... Crisis;718968]Is it possible to create a screen-part-flag byte with ... which are available on a Giga/double screen ?[/QUOTE]
... bytes are reordered in a certain way within each block of ... can simply apply RCS to each screen separately. Or download and ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... exception of when the A register is to be used LD r ... ,0000 is the way to go or is there a faster way to clear registers for ... -
Can a guy that traveled on the short bus learn machine code...Hmmm So after some soul searching I figured it was time to finaly nail spectrum machine code. Its so frustrating to sit infront of a basic listing w…
... exception of when the A register is to be used LD r ... ,0000 is the way to go or is there a faster way to clear registers for ... />
If you're trying to clear multiple registers it would be ... /> ld d,a
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New Game: SKURFFNew game, authored with CGD (but I weely weely twied this time :-)) [IMG]http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n608/daveyboyhughes/game1_zpsf0e98e48.g…
... =def chris;720301]reduced to using snapshots to get past level 4 ... which is going to take some doing to get past the ... RZX [/URL]has found a different way around this than I intended ... answer is not really relevant to completing a screen though.
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Fastest way to delete a folder?Sometimes ccleaner is enough on some computers I work on, sometimes shift+delete while using Windows or Ubuntu is enough, sometimes rd folder /s /q (…
... my main concern is how to get rid of temporary files ... . Sometimes it's just a tune-up job and I ... temporary files the fastest way possible.
Would a batch file running ... with administrative privileges under Windows be enough to ... -
JSW2 - Game Loader DifferencesThere are three official releases of JSW2. I'm not counting the 'JSW2-128' version here as far as I'm aware this was not in any way 'official' as it …
... started with a call to 20140. I expect this is to simply bypass ... at 20140 looks to me very much like a snapshot loader of ... 760Dh, it's an LDIR to clear the screen, and you can see ... the rerelease simply took a snapshot after a valid code had been ... -
display file addressing; screen slicingWhile working on this Compendium I'm updating or rewriting a lot of stuff. One thing I eventually came to appreciate was the simple & clever way in w…
... to avoid the screen refresh.
The obvious way to move a sprite is to ... /> Another solution is to draw everything on a hidden screen, then copy that ... as fast as possible to the main screen ... -
Copy 4Kb in Assembly?Here's an interesting problem: what's the best way to copy a block of 4Kb in assembly? The most obvious solution is to use [B]LDIR[/B]: [CODE] l…
... I mentioned (copying from buffer to screen), clearly code and buffer ... no way to avoid the screen located in contended RAM. It's a ... we're talking about writing to the screen.[/QUOTE]
... B]DE[/B] referencing a certain bitmap screen address, [B]BC[/B ... -
SCREEN$ bug fixI've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off the screen rather than taking up space with an array and I got fed up with the s…
... that I wanted a way to preserve the screen in as little ... a variable dump routine which takes 4 seconds to preserve the screen ... /> ; Handles full 24*32 screen, up to 112 UDGs
screen address
ld a,c ;A =row
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Clear the screen from assemblerI want to clear the screen before I draw my graphic elements on it. Speed is not important so I was thinking of using the rom CLS option if that is p…
... Millside;736977]I want to clear the screen before I draw my ... command or some similar routine to clear the screen?[/QUOTE]
The ... ld (hl),0 ; 0 to first byte of screen
ldir ; copy ... />
There's probably a rom call for it as ... -
Finders Keepers+I know a few of you are interested in this project so I thought it was about time I started a proper thread for it rather than just slipping bits int…
... tested in SpecEmu. It appears to run fine.
screen with the flashing cursor ... and set Prev PC to #7000, View\Z80Registers\PC ... the right of the screen. It's usually worse ... way to convert a szx file to a sna file or a way to get Zeus to ... -
ZX7: an "optimal" LZ77 packerAbout 20 years ago, I started a M.Sc. in Computing, planning to work on data compression. Although I quickly changed to another subject for a number …
... , and decompress them directly to the Spectrum screen, but using RCS this ... />
10 LET a$=INKEY$
20 IF a$="1" THEN dzx7SmartRCS ... IF
...
50 GO TO 10
file1:
a similar way to include a binary file using C ... -
Clearing 22 lines of the screenHow do I go about clearing the top 22 lines of the screen and leave the bottom #0 area untouched? I have a routine to reset the attributes, but cant…
... but I did write this to clear any number of rows in ... /> [CODE]org 32768
;ROUTINE TO CLEAR A GIVEN NUMBER OF ROWS (held ... put whatever you like in A to fill or delete
ld ... to delete per line
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How to print logo onto screen at chosen coordinates?Hi, I've just got back into zx spectrum games after all these years and after seeing some of the great games on here I would like to start learning p…
... call 3503 ; Calls a routine to clear the screen
ld a,8 ; black border ... the accumulator (a)
call 3503 ; Calls a routine to clear the screen
... br /> ld a,2
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FBSThis is one of those things that is more like an experiment than a real project. I was trying to do this in BASIC, then realised my BASIC was too ru…
... a key on this version works a lot better than tapping the screen ... would probably be an easy way to get a 50fps pixel scroller, either ... pipes, and PUSH them on screen. (like stormlord, probably)
< ... taking some more time to do it this way :)[/QUOTE]Yeah, I ... -
Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... 2 hours before I have to sleep, and I still need ... time to clear 6 survivals, that's pretty much the easiest way to make a ... , but less so than trying to do jobs for cash. -
Grand Theft Auto V announced!Ok, time for another mega-game thread :smile: [url]http://www.rockstargames.com/[/url] Trailer next week!
... 2 hours before I have to sleep, and I still ... to clear 6 survivals, that's pretty much the easiest way to make a ... less so than trying to do jobs for cash.[/QUOTE ... from the menu without having to wait for them the ... last night, was getting a car for simeon. with ... -
From RAM to dim v$() "video buffer" SPEED UP!Hi! This question is related to "quick RAM copy using LET in Basic" ([url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44296[/url]). Wel…
... ) very comprensive and easy way to made the screen text variable... ;-)
to pause screen for a good gameplay during load ... />
And finally, masters... ;-) a question:
Which ... -
IF1Bis problems. The Edge of the Spectrum...Advice is sought from the learned on WoS. I just bought an Interface 1Bis from sunny South Africa. It arrived fast, but unfortunately doesn't work.…
... ? It is the easiest way to ensure a good electrical contact under the ... both the pictures, to the right of the screen). Again nothing.
to 'finally' rule out any ... I'm sorry to hear Roko lost the Spectrum to a wiring error ... -
Pentagon floating bus timingI wanted to take a little break from working on the ZXDS UI yesterday, so I added support for Pentagon timing instead, so I can finally enjoy the lik…
... accesses can "shift" in relation to the processor accessing the memory ... the same. There must be a way to write a test exposing this, I ... MREQ accesses in the similar way we already count M1 accesses ... middle of the screen - I am not going to bother emulating that ... -
understanding machine codeHi Quick question. Am not really sure if it fits development forum as its not really development per se its more a learners question about developm…
... monitor stops at "LD (TVFLAG), A" then the command won't ... of the value in the A register (as long as TVFLAG ... LIST
5 Set to clear lower screen when key pressed
6 ... have the same effect as a CALL to the corresponding address, but ... -
Interface 1bis updateSupport for connecting a standard PC keyboard to the interface?s PS/2 socket, in place of a mouse, has been added. The external keyboard?s output is …
... ].. I presume there's a simple way to load a pre-patched ROM onto ... /> 38b7 : f1 POP AF; Clear Carry to
38b8 : 3f CCF ; signal ...
