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@PlasticCog PlasticCog released this 28 Sep 02:10
v1.2.0
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Now on macOS, plus Ctrl+Q to quit from anywhere, debris that hides behind hills, and a screenshot key.

You still need your own copy of the DOS game. Unpack the package, copy the original files into its Game folder and start the game: gunboat.exe on Windows, Gunboat.app on macOS, ./gunboat on Linux. The README.txt in the package has the details.

New

  • macOS: Gunboat.app and the controller mapping tool Gunboat Controller.app, for Apple silicon and Intel Macs (macOS 11 or later).
    • The apps aren't notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks them the first time. The README explains how to allow them.
    • The Game folder goes next to Gunboat.app.
  • Ctrl+Q quits from anywhere: the launcher, the title, the menus, headquarters or a mission. The original only allowed it during a mission. As before, quitting saves nothing.
  • Impact debris (enhanced view):
    • hills now hide debris from shots that land behind them;
    • shots that land on a hillside throw their debris up from the hill's surface;
    • debris still shows over trees, buildings and targets.
  • Screenshots (F12): saves the picture as you see it, the game's own 320 x 200 picture, and the game's memory at that moment, which helps with bug reports.
    • They go in the Screenshots folder next to your settings.
    • A note in the corner confirms each one, also in full screen.
  • AdLib sound effects: updated instruments.

Checked

Every ported function of the original is still verified against the original machine code (359 differential tests, 193,273 cases, no differences). A report of a bunker that "won't blow up" was checked against the original: it was a mortar nest, which the bow's .50s can only damage slightly, as in the original game and its manual ("go for your own mortar"). Use the midship gun's mortar (one hit) or the stern's grenade launcher (seven hits).

Downloads

  • Gunboat-1.2.0-win64.zip: Windows 10/11, 64-bit.
  • Gunboat-1.2.0-macos-universal.zip: macOS 11 or later, Apple silicon and Intel. It appears a few minutes after publication.
  • Gunboat-1.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz: 64-bit Linux, glibc 2.35 or newer. It appears a few minutes after publication.

No game files are included.

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