First step was the full reverse to assembler, second step is to convert the assembler to binary equal compiled C code, all this still on DOS until no assembler code is left, then the porting to Linux,Windows will start
Reversing tends to bring in new bugs and its not easy to find all bugs in such old and reversed code - but so far everything seems to work
try finding open bugs if you got version 451.03 of F-15 around combined with Dosbox or a real DOS
find latest DOS release here: https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-re/releases
the f15_se2-*.zip file contains the replacement executables for the DOS game
The airforce needs YOU!
I’m not sure you should beat yourself up too much for a Linix* port, emulators are so well supported and ubiquitous, if it works there (not everything does), call it a win!
I use Lutris (https://lutris.net/) for its ease of use.
I can see your a “low level mahn” and this may be more of a quest for you than playing a cool retro game.
Any which way, GREAT WORK!!!!
C source needs to get compiled on every platform reachable - that is a must :)
I do have one teeny, tiny, personal pedantic grumble that is sure to bring other the branches out of the woodwork to point out how much I love chairs.
Air Force. Two words. Thanks.
I've seen many native English speakers routinely bang out "airforce", so it's not just an ESL thing.
Would I port such a game and then sell it? No, because that kind of puts a target on your back. Keeping it open source and also noncommercial, I don’t think it’s ever gonna matter.
(Obligatory I’m not a lawyer disclaimer - this is a vibes based comment not legal advice. Obviously copyright is nearly infinite, in theory)
It's because they're assholes.
In our timeline of course, those are already easy to get, but those companies cater to the kinds of nerds who flash a new OS to SD cards and download collections of ROMs.
Now, do I think Nintendo actually makes that much money on Switch Online from people who (A) are only there for the retro games and (B) would jump on some "more mainstream" and easier version of retro piracy handheld? Mehhhhhh not really. But someone probably espouses that viewpoint at Nintendo HQ.
You’d just have to make sure the specification doesn’t include actual source snippets (the AI will try this if you don’t specify). Pseudo code would be sufficient I guess where necessary.
One should be honest about what one builds. The F-15 project does that: the aim is the reconstruction of the original game, down to the opcodes; on the other hands it requires the user to provide the original game assets.
Ingested the binary?
This creates an interesting problem via the normative power of the present - only people willing to accept the erosion of copyright can partake in the AI economy and since the AI economy has become essentially all growth, money and power rapidly concentrates on these people.
There won’t be a legal reckoning because the regulatory capture is complete - these models are “national security level” too big to fail now.
That's extremely unlikely. The pirating seems to have been of eBooks, which were first converted to text, losing graphics and such too.
That's my understanding anyway, from reading a few reports. :)
I love that people spend time on making old games work, but why do people decompile games that can be emulated by DOSbox or the like? Surely a game this old runs absolutely fine on even very low end hardware?
Is it simply about squeezing more out of a classic game we love?
Another thing is that these games are often made to run on a wide variety of graphics and sound hardware, and effectively have drivers compiled into them.
It ended up being more than I had the patience to finish. It might be doable for me now.
I think, this needs the original game files to run, if I read things correctly. So probably just gonna read the dev journals, rather than fly this particular bird again...
I would love a modern reboot of this game...
And yep, that copy protection is why I can tell my Floggers from my Backfires at the limits of FLIR range lol.
I would love to find similar multiplayer in other flight sims, or space sims. I also really want to get this game working again and see if I can nostalgia bait my friend.
Vaguely similar to the F-29 Retaliator game, that was based in the X-29 experimental fighter, but not in an existing F-29 of any kind.
https://robin.tooclever.org took less than a day in API time
This isn’t my wheelhouse but I was surprised just how well AI could figure out the intent of the structure of some JavaScript where I had no source maps.
https://wiki.falcon-bms.com/en/manuals
It's really impressive, but I did not have the time to put into learning it.
FWIW, the manual is a masterpiece. I really miss all the ancillaries that came with early computer games.
Edit: I now remember that the first training mission is something like "shoot two target practice boards in sector E5". You have to be very meticulous to find those just by flying around!
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