Dudelings: Arcade Sportsball

[stone arrow]

• Game is available here: https://heavy-element.itch.io/dudelings (Google Play version is untested.)
• Place the .apk version in the gamedata folder, first time boot takes a minute as the game has to unzip.
• Thank you to @gritty mauve for helping out with porting, configuration and first time boot.

[x] ArkOS
[x] ROCKNIX
[x] muOS

[ ] 480x320 (optional)
[x] 640x480
[x] 720x720 (RGB30)
[x] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280x720)```
 
Controls are:
back = esc
start = enter 

up = up
down = down
left = left
right = right

left_analog_up = up
left_analog_down = down
left_analog_left = a
left_analog_right = d

a = shift
b = space

l1 = q
l2 = j
r1 = e
r2 = l

EDIT: Changed conf to disable virtual gamepad and telemetry on boot. Added metadata files.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1330419333297471569/1330715550741037107/dudelingsarcadesportsball.zip?ex=678efcee&is=678dab6e&hm=2bcda37ac70c89d2859bf03b82373c577aebc601be8109b3c9ab00399cf85505&

[gritty mauve]

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add the testing matric to the description

[x] AmberELEC
[x] ArkOS
[x] ROCKNIX
[x] muOS

[ ] 480x320 (optional)
[x] 640x480
[x] 720x720 (RGB30)
[x] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280x720)

also, note that you can add the settings file to disable the controls overlay automatically

sorry, testing matrix should have the following filled in --

[x] AmberELEC
[ ] ArkOS
[ ] ROCKNIX
[x] muOS

[ ] 480x320 (optional)
[x] 640x480
[ ] 720x720 (RGB30)
[ ] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280x720)

(i can confirm it runs on amberelec, but feels a bit slow on an rk3326 / rg351v)

[stone arrow]

I was able to get it to launch without the zip workaround, as unzip -o "$APK_FILE" 'assets/*' would put assets into the dudelingsarcadesportsball folder, so it would launch with "$runtime" $GODOT_OPTS --path assets. Not sure if it really makes a difference or if one is best practice over the other, since initial boot still takes a while either way.

[gritty mauve]

okay, cool. if the --path ver works, that's cool too. up to you

[stone arrow]

I'll just use the zip method, troubleshooting would get weird otherwise, and I can't replace attachments in the start of the thread anyway.

Also, art is here if we want to make the listing look fancy. https://heavyelement.com/products/dudelings/press-kit

[gritty mauve]

you'll need to add the metadata (640 x 480 screenshot.png, README.md, gamelist.xml, and port.json file https://portmaster.games/packaging.html)

here are some sample metadata files from another godot port you can reference https://github.com/PortsMaster/PortMaster-New/tree/main/ports/ofmiceandmoggies

[gritty mauve]

i'm guessing adding the following to the setting.dat should suppress the telemetry message on first start

[notifications]

telemetry=false

also wondering if the .gptk should use left/right instead of a/d?

back = esc
start = enter

up = up
down = down
left = left
right = right
...

but running great on rk3326 (arkos rgb30 and rocknix rgb30), otherwise
(so you can tick arkos, rocknix, and 720x720 on the testing matrix)

[stone arrow]

I can swap dpad controls to the analog stick, but a and d are required to swap dudelings in game, and arrow keys are required in menu. Can I assign two keys to the input? May be easier to just have gptokeyb emulate controller inputs if that's possible?

[stone arrow]

Latest Version

[gritty mauve]

looks good. there are a few minor changes i had to make

• move metadata files to root
• rename .md file to README.md
• resize screenshot to 640 x 480, with the letterbox as it appears on such a screen
• minor json amendment (array notation for porters)

once somebody confirms a hi-res device test, this one is ready for a a pull request 👍

also: with the refined .gptk, i think the d-pad works for menu navigation and gameplay?

[stone arrow]

On my SP, I have to do the control swap to be able to move in game with the new .gptk

[stone arrow]

Technically, I'm able to run it on the laptop I compiled Godot llvm on, and that has a high resolution screen.

[gritty mauve]

i don't think that counts, i'm afraid. this is always the point where i get stuck waiting for a tester, haha

you comfortable to handle the github pull-request? you can probably get started on creating a new branch so long

[stone arrow]

Repo's too big for my current dev machine. I can get it going tomorrow.

[dapper hollow]

I'm tempted to buy it... I could test on my x55 and rgb10max3

[gritty mauve]

haha, yeah, it's a beast at 25+ gb. you could do it via the github web interface. afterall, it's less than 1mb

it's actually pretty easy -- log into github site, navigate to portmaster repo, fork it, then upload your port folder (all in a web browser 🙂)

(then, to do pull-request, etc. you wouldn't even need to create a branch because you're working on a single port)

[stone arrow]

Everything is set up on my fork. Should I wait for the high resolution test or start the request now?

[gritty mauve]

nice work 👍
yeah, unfortunately, we need a hi-res test before the pull-request, so let's wait on that

[gritty mauve]

@dreamy quarry we're missing a hi-res test for this. not sure we'll get one. it's godot 3, which is usually very reliable. what to do?

[dreamy quarry]

test it on hires 😛

I can test later tonight

[gritty mauve]

woot! many thanks, @slim tide

ready for pull-request, @stone arrow 🙂

[stone arrow]

https://github.com/PortsMaster/PortMaster-New/pull/1222

It is done.

[gritty mauve]

🎉

[dapper hollow]

This works perfect BUT I noticed a is b and b is a?

I changed it in gptk but might wanna change before pr

[stone arrow]

The plan was to try and match the controller layout so that the button at 6 o clock is jump and the button at 3 o clock was dash per the how to play reference. But Ambernic uses Nintendo layout and the game assumes Xbox, and those swap A and B. No good solution, comes down to personal preference I’m afraid.