MagerValp

Blogish stuff

AutoDMG v1.4.115 May 2014: AutoDMG 1.4.1 is out: Added support for variables in templates (CLI only). Fixed a crash when trying to mount certain dmgs. Thanks to Anthony Reimer for finding the dmg bug! You can download 1.4.1 from the AutoDMG releases page. If you have any questions join us in ##osx-server (but please check the documentation and especially the FAQ first). Read on →

Implementing A* in 6502 assembler07 May 2014: Last time I implemented a priority queue using a heap, and this time I’m going to use it as the basis of implementing A* pathfinding for my RPG (1 2). As always the code is available on GitHub: AsmAstar. I’m not going to try to explain the algorithm here, but I’m going to focus on how I implemented it and the optimizations I chose. I recommend reading Amit Patel’s Introduction to A* as it’s the... Read on →

Implementing a priority queue in 6502 assembler02 May 2014: I have an old game programming project (obligatory screenshots: 1 2) that I have been playing with off and on for a few years now. It’s a turn based combat RPG for the C64 and the engine is a great playground for testing algorithms and experimenting with data structures. There’s a treasure trove of interesting problems to solve, like realtime field of vision, combat line of sight, and enemy AI. I did an implementation of... Read on →

AutoDMG v1.415 Apr 2014: AutoDMG 1.4 is here, and with its release I consider it feature complete: it now supports every feature that InstaDMG has. The last missing piece of the puzzle was BaseOS caching, but instead of just copying the feature I have a slightly more generalized take on it. You can now use a previously generated image as the source, allowing you to update images as needed or cache them at any point. You’ll find the details... Read on →

AutoDMG v1.3.227 Mar 2014: uclara discovered a regression when building on 10.8.5. You can download 1.3.2 from the AutoDMG releases page. If you have any questions join us in ##osx-server (but please check the documentation and especially the FAQ first). Read on →