Pi-Mainframe VS Honki-Tonks-Zivilisationen

I split the CPU simulations out of my Raspberry Pi Simulated Mainframe to provide more flexibility in their use. The CPU simulations are now in Sim CPU. In addition to the simple simulator that just blinks the lights in interesting ways, I have an 8080 simulator (and some simulated devices) more or less working. I am hoping to actually be able to boot CP/M on it before too long.

I've split "simulators" out of my Raspberry PI Mainframe Simulator. In addition, since I have an "Intel 8080/8085 Assembly Language Programming" book (from Radio Shack, remember them?) laying around, I've started writing an 8080 simulator. I've got over half the instructions implemented and tested. My goal is to be able to get CP/M running on it.

I picked up a MCP4725 I2C DAC and an ADS1015 I2C ADC from AdaFruit and plan to write drivers for them for my personal driver library (as a side note, if anyone wants to move any of these to the Ada Driver Library, feel free). I am thinking of using these to add another module to my Raspberry Pi Mainframe Simulator so that I can have some knobs and a meter doing important looking things.

I got inspired to make my own version of blinkenlights. This is before I heard about projects like the blinkenbone or PiDP-11. My version with 3D models to print and the Ada source code is here, Pi-Mainframe I think got simh running on it, booted RSTS/E and am now exploring PDP-11 assembly language for the first time since about 1985. Some of my routines are here, PDP-11 stuff. I hope that I've learned a few things since 1985 ;-)

Added prototype for tooltips. Text scaling and positioning system revised. Saved user settings and databases are now checked for correctness before importing and, if necessary, are not imported. Error and diagnostic system expanded. Added a general system for determining which part of a texture to display. Started building a sound system to test sound playback. Fixed numerous bugs and incorrect behavior. Released a new version.

Working on Honki Tonk´s Zivilisationen, my 4x strategy game:

The source code is currently open and on GitHub, but since I plan to look for a publisher for it in the (near?) future, this could possibly change. Although I doubt that anyone can do much with the code. As the code is written in Ada and German and still some parts are programmed very strangely because I have no idea what I'm doing and the development originally started in the terminal. The graphics are also not included and single-colored fields/objects are displayed instead. I also live stream almost the entire development on my YouTube and Twitch channels.

As always, I've been working on my Civilization-style game:

Still working on my Civilization like game. However, due to health problems, I didn't make much progress. But I've made some important internal changes that should make development easier in the future, and improved performance in a few places.

As always, I was working on my Civilization like game. In the meantime I have created and integrated my first own textures, even if they still look quite modest, and the scaling system for textures now works correctly. I've also reworked the system for determining valid map positions and transitions, it's now faster, clearer and more compact. Plus the usual stuff like fixing a bunch of bugs, adding/revising contracts, merging duplicated code, and generally improving program stopping and error reporting.

Civ-Klon

As always on my Civilization game. I've finally managed to completely separate the logic and graphics areas. In addition, there is now a rudimentary music and sound output, a slightly improved AI, some basics for further game features and some optimization of the internal code and program structure. Hopefully this month I'll be able to create and integrate my own textures for the graphics.

I mainly worked on my Civilization-style game. Hopefully this year I'll get to a level where I can find a publisher and sell it.

I'm still working on my Civilization-style game. Most of it has now been expanded to include a complete ASFML/SFML branch. Scrolling and selecting with the mouse, general input, better menus, better display of the world map, initial display of the city map, graphic adjustments when changing the window, control of the units, a simple research menu and more now runs via the ASFML/SFML. I also split the logic and graphics part into two different tasks and improved the English translation. Still a lot of work to do until it can be sold, but things are moving forward.