- Update to version 0.9.1
Bug fixes
* Fixed a crash that could occur in level 1 of episode 2, in
theory also in other levels but it was so far only observed in
E2L1.
* Fixed being able to shoot destructible walls through 4-tile
wide walls using the regular shot.
- Update to version 0.9.0
New features
* Added a "Classic" gameplay style/mode. It doesn't support
widescreen mode or smooth motion, but is 100% accurate to the
original. Quick-saving and high-resolution mods are still
supported. See Classic Mode vs. Enhanced Mode for more details.
* Implemented the gameplay demo (plays during the attract mode
loop at the beginning of the game or after waiting for
30 seconds in the main menu).
* Implemented the original game's cloak effect, replacing the
previously used alpha transparency.
* Implemented the original game's slide-in animation when
showing message boxes.
* Added an option to disable the radar overlay when using the
"Remixed 1" HUD style.
* Added an option to disable aspect ratio correction when using
pixel-perfect upscaling (aka integer scaling). This is to
allow running RigelEngine on a 4:3 CRT at original (or close
to) resolution.
* It's now possible to confirm quitting by pressing enter instead
of Y (but the latter also still works).
* Pressing ESC while in-game now brings up the in-game menu (this
was previously only accessible by using a gamepad). Pressing Q
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/1042015
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=26
- Update to version 0.8.5
New features
* Implemented a mod manager. Mods can now be organized into
directories, and each mod can be enabled/disabled in the
options menu. See Modding Support for more details.
* Added additional "remixed" HUD styles in widescreen mode.
* Added additional upscaling filters: Sharp bilinear, pixel
perfect (integer scaling). Note that using mods with high-res
replacement graphics currently forces nearest neighbor
filtering.
* The game now writes a log file into the user directory.
* Gamepad controls are now explained in the options menu.
* The top-level in-game menu (reachable via gamepad) now shows
the current episode, level and difficulty in the title.
Improvements
* Improved the look of the classic HUD in widescreen mode, by
extending the left side to cover the length of the screen.
* Reworked quick saving/loading gamepad controls, to make
loading quick saves possible without needing to open the menu.
The select/back button now acts as a modifier. When pressed
together with shoot, a quick save is made. Pressing the
button together with jump loads the last quick save.
Bug fixes
* Fixed destructible level geometry remaining visible after
being destroyed in certain cases
* Fixed brief camera movement after turning wide-screen mode
on/off or changing the window size
* Fixed slime blob containers sometimes not animating.
* Fixed sprites flickering in and out of existence in certain
circumstances
* The episode 2 boss would keep flying when killed in mid-flight
This is now fixed.
- Add patch:
* fix-build.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/979752
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=12
- Update to version 0.8.5
New features
* Implemented a mod manager. Mods can now be organized into
directories, and each mod can be enabled/disabled in the
options menu. See Modding Support for more details.
* Added additional "remixed" HUD styles in widescreen mode.
* Added additional upscaling filters: Sharp bilinear, pixel
perfect (integer scaling). Note that using mods with high-res
replacement graphics currently forces nearest neighbor
filtering.
* The game now writes a log file into the user directory.
* Gamepad controls are now explained in the options menu.
* The top-level in-game menu (reachable via gamepad) now shows
the current episode, level and difficulty in the title.
Improvements
* Improved the look of the classic HUD in widescreen mode, by
extending the left side to cover the length of the screen.
* Reworked quick saving/loading gamepad controls, to make
loading quick saves possible without needing to open the menu.
The select/back button now acts as a modifier. When pressed
together with shoot, a quick save is made. Pressing the
button together with jump loads the last quick save.
Bug fixes
* Fixed destructible level geometry remaining visible after
being destroyed in certain cases
* Fixed brief camera movement after turning wide-screen mode
on/off or changing the window size
* Fixed slime blob containers sometimes not animating.
* Fixed sprites flickering in and out of existence in certain
circumstances
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/979665
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=23
- Update to version 0.8.4
Smooth motion mode improvements
* Moving parts of the level (falling rocks, doors, ...) are now
moving smoothly as well.
* Fixed glitches (jittering top part) with the smash hammer and
grabber claw.
Modding support improvements
* It's now possible to replace STATUS.MNI with a PNG image that
can be original or higher resolution. This allows changing
various fonts and UI elements, including parts of the HUD.
* Replacements for actors used by the HUD can now be high
resolution.
Other improvements
* Improved performance on Raspberry Pi, especially when under
water areas are visible.
* Blocked off the area to the left of the HUD in widescreen
mode to avoid potentially showing out-of-bounds parts of the
map.
* Further improved digitized sound effect quality by replacing
the ADPCM decoding code with the exact same algorithm as
implemented in the SoundBlaster firmware, based on disassembly
of the latter
* Improved the sound test UI
Bug fixes
* Fixed camera moving too far down when falling into a
bottomless pit in widescreen mode
* Fixed important parts at the bottom of the level (like lava
pools) being hidden in certain cases in widescreen mode (e.g.
in E3L1)
* Fixed visual glitches on GL ES devices like Raspberry Pi and
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/966404
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=21
- Update to version 0.8.3
New features
* Added the Nuked OPL3 AdLib emulator as an alternative to DBOPL
(selectable in the Sound options). Nuked OPL3 is more
accurate but also uses more CPU. The difference in CPU load has
little impact on most systems, but it does matter on low-end
devices like Raspberry Pi Zero.
* Added a "sound test" button to the Sound options (play a chosen
sound effect)
Improvements
* Improved sound effect quality for certain digital sounds
(SB_nn.MNI files in VOC format) by using a more accurate ADPCM
decoding algorithm (same as DosBox's SoundBlaster emulation).
* Slightly improved sound effect quality for AdLib sounds by
running the emulator at the native OPL2 frequency (49716 Hz).
* In widescreen mode, the camera now tries to avoid showing
out-of-bounds parts of the map if possible, by restricting
downward scrolling unless it's necessary to keep the player on
screen.
* Added 75 to the list of pre-defined FPS limits for the FPS
limiter.
Bug fixes
* Fixed a soft-lock that could occur when killing a ceiling
sucker at exactly the same time as it sucked up Duke.
* When dying due to shooting an airlock and then respawning at a
checkpoint, Duke would remain in the spinning animation. This
is now fixed.
* Fixed a small visual glitch appearing during the fade-out of
the intro movie.
* The credits screen shown during the attract mode loop didn't
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/943489
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=20
- Update to version 0.8.2
New features
* Added a smooth scrolling and movement mode. When this is
enabled, the game is taking full advantage of the display
framerate (60 FPS or higher) by interpolating object and
camera movement during rendering (internal game logic is
still running at 15 FPS). This is currently still work in
progress, see known issues.
* The engine has a built-in screenshot function now. Press F12
to take a screenshot. It will be saved as PNG in either your
Duke Nukem II game files directory, or in the user profile
directory if the former is not writable.
* It's now possible to skip the bonus screen after finishing a
level by pressing Enter or Esc (or controller button A or B).
* Added an option to the Enhancements tab to skip the intro
when RigelEngine starts (same as the -s command line option).
* Added information about currently active gamepads to the
options menu
Improvements
* In widescreen mode, out of bounds areas are now drawn in
black instead of showing the background.
* Replacement backgrounds (mods) can now be wider than the
original art they are replacing, and will be displayed
correctly (without distortion)
* For auto-scrolling backgrounds, the scroll position is now
saved/restored when quick saving/loading.
* The game will now run even if the intro movie files
(NUKEM2.F1, .F2 etc.) are missing. The movies will be
skipped instead of exiting the game.
* Game physics are more correct now w.r.t. the original code
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/932817
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=19
- Update to version 0.7.2
New features
* Added a "Keyboard controls" tab to the options menu, to allow
customizing key bindings for in-game controls. On first launch,
key bindings from the original game are imported (if present).
* Added the Duke Nukem 3D teaser screen that appears after
beating episode 4.
* Added the "hype" message shown when launching the game for the
first time.
* Added switch to intro/demo sequence after sitting on the main
menu without any input for a while.
Enhancements
* Temporary quick saving: Press F5 to quick save, F7 to load. On
a gamepad, press "back" (small button left of Xbox
button/Dualshock touchpad/...) to quick save, and load via the
in-game menu. For now, quick saves are not stored on disk,
meaning quitting or finishing the current level will delete the
last quick save. Permanently storing quick saves is planned for
a future update. Quick saving is an optional enhancement that
needs to be enabled in the options menu first.
* Improved menu navigation: Pressing ESC (or button B on a
gamepad) while on the saved game name entry goes back to the
save slot selection, instead of leaving the menu entirely like
in the original.
Bug fixes
* Duke's ship was incorrectly drawn behind other objects like
item boxes.
* Fixed sporadic time skips that could occur on some platforms
(e.g. Odroid Go Advance).
* Fixed incorrect starting position for rockets fired downwards
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/875820
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=14
- Update to version 0.6.2
General improvements
* More robust sound format handling, fixing issues on some
platforms where the audio device does not support 16-bit signed
integer PCM output (e.g. web browsers)
* It's now possible to navigate the options menu using a keyboard
Gamepad support improvements
* All menus, including the options menu, can now be navigated via
gamepad.
* The highscore name entry screen can now be exited using a
gamepad.
* When in-game, the "start" button on a gamepad now brings up a
pause menu, allowing saving, loading, modifying options etc.
without needing a keyboard.
* When saving the game using a gamepad, a name is automatically
generated for the saved game to avoid the need for a keyboard.
The name contains episode, level, and difficulty.
Bug fixes
* When dying in a boss level after activating the boss, the music
was not reset back to the pre-boss music.
* The hint machine could be activated even without having the
hint globe (by pressing up)
- Drop patch:
* rigelengine-fix-nlohmann-json-hpp.patch (included upstream)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/832529
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=10
- Update to version 0.6.1
General improvements
* It's now possible to set the difficulty when launching into a
specific level via the command line
(example: -l L2 --difficulty easy)
OpenGL support improvements
* The minimum required GLSL version is now 130 instead of 150,
allowing the game to run on older GPUs which support
OpenGL 3.0 but not GLSL 150.
* More robust OpenGL initialization error handling
* OpenGL ES support was broken and is now fixed, allowing the
game to run on some older GPUs and on a Raspberry Pi (not
optimized yet)
* Fixed a crash when running the game on Linux with Mesa
software rendering
Bug fixes
* Fixed camera position being wrong upon respawning
* Fixed missing animation for walking turkey
- Adjust BR: cmake >= 3.12 is needed
- Limit gcc9 usage to Leap 15
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/817384
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=5
- Update to version 0.6.0-beta
Overview
* As of this release, the full game (Shareware and registered
version content) can be completed without any known issues,
making RigelEngine feature complete in terms of gameplay.
* In addition, gamepad/controller support was further improved.
Gamepad support improvements
* Force field card readers, door locks, and teleporters can be
triggered by moving the analog stick up. Previously, this
worked only with the D-Pad
* Improved analog stick sensitivity for piloting Duke's ship
* It's now possible to use the analog stick for menu navigation,
in addition to the D-Pad
Bug fixes
* It was possible for a ceiling sucker to try to eat Duke while
he was already dying, which would lead to a crash. This is now
fixed.
* Fixed an inconsistency in the way blowing fans work. This was
making certain areas in the game harder to reach than intended
(e.g. the upper left edge allowing access to a laser pickup
near the exit of O7)
* Duke would fail to attach to climbing pipes in certain
circumstances, making some jumps in O1 harder than intended.
* Fixed initial camera offset being slightly wrong on some levels
* Fixed red birds sometimes getting stuck after reaching the
ground
* Fixed some inconsistencies in how the red bird behaves
* The water effect shader did not compile for OpenGL ES, making
the game unplayable in GL ES mode (e.g. on a Raspberry Pi).
* Fixed cloak not being removed when dying while cloaked
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/814289
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=3
- Update to version 0.5.2-beta
New features
* When starting RigelEngine for the first time, a graphical file
browser UI is shown. This allows choosing the location of the
Duke Nukem II data files required for playing the game. The
chosen location is stored in the user profile, so this only
has to be done once.
* Adds a button to the options menu to choose a different Duke
Nukem II installation (only in main menu's options menu).
Bug fixes
* Added missing rocket fire sounds for episode 3 boss enemy
* Stopped explosion sprites from incorrectly appearing in N4
and N8
* Fix
and ed missing water animations
* Fixed collision detection for player shots, which makes it
possible to properly shoot the first burnable wall in M5 with
a rocket launcher
* Fixed collision detection for dynamic geometry, which fixed
issues in N5
- Drop patch:
* 0001-Fix-building-with-Gcc-9.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/791390
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/games/RigelEngine?expand=0&rev=2
