Her Name Was Fire

[wispy nymph]

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Purchase the game at: https://tissueinu.itch.io/her-name-was-fire
2. Extract and copy HNWF.pck file into the hernamewasfire/gamedata folder.
   DISCLAIMER: I haven't played too far, but these 'reverse-sheep-herder' games can get slow when enemy waves grow dense. Don't buy this port banking on a release.

NOTES
I *suspect* the Steam version may work. But I don't own it. If anybody does, try renaming the .pck to HNWF_patched.pck and dropping that in the hernamewasfire/gamedata folder. If it works, you'll probably need to patch in a cursor (although you can still play okay) -- which is an opportunity to collaborate on this port if you wish.

It runs on the RK3326, but I can't comment on its performance (my RK3326 is a single-stick model).

CHANGES

• Add port metadata and license(s)
• Add BinaryCounter cursor (and disable patch)
• Add logging
• Disable instruction overlay by default (add settings.dat file)
• Upload initial port
• Patch in a mouse cursor

CONTROLS

D-PAD      | Menu navigation
START/B    | Menu confirm / proceed
R-STICK    | Cast aim / mouse movement
R1/R2/R3   | Cast / mouse click
L-STICK    | Movement
L1/L2/L3/A | Dash
SELECT     | Back / menu

TESTING

[x] AmberELEC
[x] ArkOS
[x] muOS
[x] ROCKNIX
  - [ ] libMali
  - [ ] Panfrost
[ ] CrossMix (optional)
[ ] Knulli (optional)

[ ] 480x320 (optional)
[x] 640x480
[x] 720x720 (optional)
[x] Higher resolutions (1280x720 etc)

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https://downgit.evecalm.com/#/home?url=https://github.com/tabreturn/PortMaster-New/tree/her-name-was-fire/ports/hernamewasfire

[covert tapir]

So would you need to make another xdekta for the steam game using it as the "old" file to make it if it does work? How do you differentiate which xdelta to use if the pck is the same name?

[wispy nymph]

basically, somebody would have to repeat the steps i did on the steam file (open it in godot, make the adjustments, re-export, then create a steam xdelta)

an md5sum would determine which patch (itch or steam) to apply

[olive furnace]

or he can just use the external cursor from mindustry

[wispy nymph]

Dunno what that is, but I'm guessing it's more sensible than my approach

[olive furnace]

check Hack Grid or Path of Achra for example, it adds a cursor without having to modify pck

[wispy nymph]

okay -- it works 🙂
... but how do i customise it?

[olive furnace]

aaaaah... you would have to ask Binary for source code 😄

[wispy nymph]

for context, the game uses a reticle-style cursor

[olive furnace]

in that case old approach will be needed

as you cant customise it right now

[wispy nymph]

for anybody who'd like to try, here's a patchless version that uses a traditional cursor-style-pointer (instead of a recticle).
if you plan to try the steam version of the game, then use this.

[covert tapir]

can confirm Steam version does work and contains the same HNWF.pck

Only getting it to launch on Rocknix though

Knulli will not launch and its not generating a log for some reason

i think you forgot logging altogether in your ,sh

[wispy nymph]

quite possible -- i usually run via ssh when testing

[covert tapir]

haha . eyah i can see it theres no logging in your .sh

no biggie

but ya, Knulli will not launch it

rocknix no problem. i can play it fine with the cursor it has as well

a reticle would be nicer though for sure

[wispy nymph]

good to know steam ver works

thanks

you could try add log line to .sh, or run via ssh to diagnose knulli issue

[fervent cloak]

knulli issues are mostly premissions etc

[olive furnace]

I hate knulli being so picky about it

[covert tapir]

Yeah knulli is strange

[wispy nymph]

a 'lil cheaty patch -- you get hit once, then you're invincible for 9999999 seconds.
for going way deep into the waves. this is a swap out for the itch patch (as in, you can overwrite the current itch patch with this one).

[covert tapir]

youre wanting me to test it?

[olive furnace]

inb4 he leaves it there on live PR

[wispy nymph]

you can't (yours is steam, right)?

[covert tapir]

yeah, i misunderstood what you menat by A SWAP FOR ITCH

sorry hit caps lock

[wispy nymph]

okay ... um ... so, @covert tapir, how are your godot IDE skills?

[covert tapir]

Not terrible. I've done a few things here and there

If you were to PM me a detailed walkthrough of exactly what to do, I could do it for yoy

[wispy nymph]

like, creating new tscn, and a canvas with a script, and ajusting parameters, etc.

[covert tapir]

But I woukd just suggest you buy it and do it cause I am a bit xoncerned

[covert tapir]

Only adjusted parameters really

Mostly stuff within the project settings GUI

[wispy nymph]

i have a problem with giving steam money every time i buy an itch game, haha. feels like extortion

[wispy nymph]

yeah, this is a bit more involved

[covert tapir]

Agreed, but maybe this is one you could justify a refund for? Lol

[wispy nymph]

or maybe steam users get the awkward cursor

[covert tapir]

Hahaha

[covert tapir]

That's your prerogative

[covert tapir]

You'll need to solve knulli first

[wispy nymph]

what's the steam pck checksum? maybe it's actually the same ...

[covert tapir]

I literally just turned my laptop off

[wispy nymph]

optional platform 😈

[olive furnace]

no cannoli for you

[covert tapir]

I can check in the a.m.

[wispy nymph]

whenever you get a chance. no rush 👍

[covert tapir]

Just told Doro night night in the leap year thread

[fervent cloak]

cannoli hating used to be my fav hobby

[covert tapir]

So I'll do the same here. Night night

And again, Gan and you KILLED it today. I don't know what got into you 2.

Lolol what the hell was THAT GIF?

[fervent cloak]

https://tenor.com/view/night-goodnight-haggard-gif-13275573

[wispy nymph]

https://tenor.com/54TI.gif

[wispy nymph]

@ocean loom how might i customise your cursor? maybe a centred crosshair or a circle?

[ocean loom]

Right now, you can't, unless you binary hack the bitmap in the library 😅
Sorry. I never got around to adding loading from file.
If you have a PNG or something I'll quickly build one. (And in the future release one with file import)

[wispy nymph]

sweet -- i can whip up something very quickly. what dimesions?

[ocean loom]

The original is 16x16 but any square image should work

[fervent cloak]

I need this as cursor

[wispy nymph]

50 x 50 px, open crosshair with black outlines. should prove very versatile?
EDIT: deleted image. Use one below

actually -- WAIT ... gonna make the outlines a little bolder ...

30 x 30 px, and bit bolder

or 49 x 49 px

i think 49 x 49 is prob the sweet spot

[ocean loom]

Gimme a hot minute. I am frantically looking for the source code of the old SDL cursor i did for mindustry. 😬

[wispy nymph]

no rush, haha

[slim fog]

Should use the cursors i have for SDL_sim_cursor

😄

https://github.com/kloptops/SDL_sim_cursor/blob/67f6ce48561fd029433e7ca6731fa64fceb6f7d9/src/SDL_sim_cursor.h#L96

https://github.com/kloptops/SDL_sim_cursor/tree/main/extra/pngs

[wispy nymph]

Okay -- finished the game with the cheaty patch (it has ~32 levels).
Waves get insanely dense, but I was quite surprised how it held up on my RGB30. It definitely drops frames when things get crazy and is quite stuttery, but I dare say it's playable.

I noticed the cursor disappears when you get to select your upgrade cards. It's still workable, and I think I know how to fix it via the patch. But with Binary's cursor, this won't be necessary (and nor will any patches -- so itch and steam will work straight up 🙂)

[ocean loom]

Okay, so i couldn't find the old code so i finally bit the bullet and expanded the functionality of crusty's cursor (also making it work standalone for any SDL window).
It can now load BMP files of any size and shape as the cursor.

Config is like this:

export CRUSTY_SHOW_CURSOR=1 # enable cursor
export CRUSTY_CURSOR_FILE=$GAMEDIR/cursor.bmp # path to your cursor file
export CRUSTY_CURSOR_OFFSET_X=0.5 # offset between pointer and sprite. 0 for top left, 1 for bottom right, 0.5 for middle
export CRUSTY_CURSOR_OFFSET_Y=0.5 # offset between pointer and sprite.
export CRUSTY_CURSOR_SIZE=1.0 # cursor size modifier. 1 is normal, 2 is twice as big, or any other positive value. Do not use 0

This is your cursor as a bmp that works.

But any uncompressed BMP should work

[covert tapir]

wow Binary. These upgrades youre giving to the community are incredible.

that saves so much time for people and removes the need for an xdelta3 if its a cursor issue. youre such an asset!!!!

[wispy nymph]

love your work! it's running great

Updated:
#1380767941590781972 message

• add binarycounter cursor
• supports itch and steam (patchless)
• added logging
• added metadata
• EDIT: added license (as per below)

[ocean loom]

Make sure to add this license to the final package:
https://github.com/rtpkgs/libbmpread/blob/master/LICENSE

That's what I'm using to load the BMP files.

[covert tapir]

So cool man.

[covert tapir]

Can confirm runs on Muos 40xxh

[wispy nymph]

thanks. how did you find level 28?

[fervent cloak]

New device alert

[covert tapir]

I haven't gotten very far haha. Hopefully though!