BlowFly2

[sweet ore]

Intro:

"BLOWFLY2:OVERLIMIT"is a superhero-style platform action game. Use the protagonist's unique abilities to explore and collect pink POOBABYs in the map. This time, you will go deep into the enemy's lair and challenge more powerful levels and enemies! Blowfly! flight! Dash!

Controls:

|L analog/D Pad Left&Right|Movement|
|A|Flap Wings|
|B|Dash/Hit Enemy|
|L1|Pause/Menu|

Instructions:

Buy the game or BUNDLE with LoosePO (on sale right now and will also be ported hopefully soon. I get audio, but no video) from Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831590/BLOWFLY2OVERLIMIT/ Then COPY all game files to the assets folder.

CFW Tests:

[X] AmberELEC
[X] ArkOS
[X] MuOS
[x] ROCKNIX
-> [x] Panfrost
-> [x] Libmali
-> [ ] Adreno (Optional)
[X] Knulli (Optional)

Resolutions:

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

TEST ZIP: #1391569052933296200 message

Steam

BLOWFLY2:OVERLIMIT

This work brings the second adventure of the strange superhero "Blowfly"! You'll continue to use your protagonist's flying and dash abilities to progress through a series of hand-crafted precision platforming levels. Richer level mechanisms and more distinctive enemy types will bring more unknowns and challenges to your adventure!
This time, B…

Price

$3.99

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[bleak moth]

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[sweet ore]

thank you very much!

runs a bit slow too, so i might have to try some things

Also, this game for whatever reason, takes a VERY long time to exit after pressing start+select. Definitely have a few kinks to work out. Any input would be great

I'd be happy to gift someone the game if they need it to see how it runs for them that is willing to take a look at it.

[bleak moth]

Saw this name n thought woahhh..disc golf? But no😅
Not disc golf

Bummer

[sweet ore]

Love me some disc golf. I used to go everyday fresh out of High School. Those were better times

It's really weird how these controls are setup using SDL

[random sky]

For controls there’s a series of games which uses the SDL2 and controller types and backlist to get the inputs

I can’t fix it too so I disable controller input and use gptk controls only

[bleak moth]

I grabbed this in its bundle for just over $4. Other 2 games looked neat too.

Might not be able to test this evening though.

[sweet ore]

So you can't fix it on this game?

Or you're saying if I can't. Because I dont think it even has keyboard inputs to use gptk

[random sky]

I couldn’t fix it in Fool’s End so it is using keyboard inputs with gamepad icons

[sweet ore]

This game doesn't even use keyboard inputs though

[random sky]

Have you tried playing it on your pc?

[sweet ore]

Yes

It says to connect a controller to play

[random sky]

And is there a setting for keyboard/controller?

[sweet ore]

I don't think so. It says "this game requires a controller, so grab an Xbox, dual sense or any cobtroller looking thing to play!"

So how would I try sdl2 and different inputs

[sweet ore]

Awesome! Thanks man! I hope you can assist me in testing this and getting it to a portable state

[random sky]

In the json you can try to change the os to os_linux or os_android

[sweet ore]

Okay. That's great advice. I'll try it. Thanks

[steel brook]

yep, thats a common problem, I for example had no input in crashlands if I used os_linux, or I would not have any in other games with anything but os_windows. Or Habroxia 2 unpatched doesnt want to even boot on any other than os_android, and so on

[sweet ore]

How bizarre!

[sweet ore]

so unfortunately, os_andorid or os_windows didnt change anything. Up is still A, X is still B, and left analog is only movement.

[sweet ore]

hmmm'

[sweet ore]

any other ideas?

A is Up B is down

so the two inpiuts need to be swapped

maybe use sdl swap ?

so adding tools folder with the sdl_swapbuttons.py file and the 2
txt files to the portfolder, makes it not load.

any input is appreciated. i have no idea how to go about fixing something like this. first time ive ran into this

[random sky]

Yes change to exclusive keyboard mode and use gptk

Any other buttons swapped?

[sweet ore]

I don't think so? Maybe x and y with left and right

Not sure though cause they don't do nothing. Yet

[random sky]

Anyways I got the game keyboard controls definitely work on pc

So you can try to just force gptk

[random sky]

What is your assessment from the logs of why this fails?

[sweet ore]

It just says a bunch of "missing------file" lines so I really don't quite lmow.

[random sky]

post the log

[sweet ore]

I can do thar

[sweet ore]

log

[random sky]

And what is your .sh script?

[sweet ore]

Lemme get it

[sweet ore]

but if i remove the tools folder and the 2 files from the port folder, and in the .sh, the section before zipping up the contents into the wrapper, it runs fine.

but the controls are messed up obviously

[sweet ore]

Is there problems with it?

[random sky]

If it doesn’t run… then there are problems with it right?

Well you didn’t give permissions for your python script to switch buttons

add a $ESUDO chmod +x $GAMEDIR/tools/SDL_swap_gpbuttons.py

[sweet ore]

Weird... I took it right from my brother, brother ports .sh

[sweet ore]

Where's that go?

[random sky]

Underneath the other chmod

[sweet ore]

Okay thanks! Will try this tonight

[sweet ore]

Okay it launches now, but I'm not getting correct inputs still. Wouks the SDL_swap_buttons.txt file look like up a down b?

[random sky]

so could you explain what you are intending to do again?

[sweet ore]

If A is up and B is down, dpad up is A and dpad down is B

Like a scrolls up through the menu and b scrolls down

I have to press d pad up to confirm (A) or d pad down to go back (B)

[random sky]

okay soooo what do the gamepad inputs look like in the sdl2.txt file?

190000004b4800000111000000010000,RetroGame Joypad,a:b1,b:b0,back:b8,dpdown:b14,dpleft:b15,dpright:b16,dpup:b13,leftshoulder:b4,leftstick:b11,lefttrigger:b6,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,rightstick:b12,righttrigger:b7,rightx:a2,righty:a3,start:b9,x:b2,y:b3,platform:Linux,

so nothing is swapping because you aren't swapping the right values (if any)

from the line above... what would you swap to get what you intended?

[sweet ore]

A: b13, dpdown: b1, B: b6, dpup: b14?

[sweet ore]

Mine doesn't look like that

[sweet ore]

Mine has "rg34xx-sp" and dpup: h:01 and stuff like that

I'll get on my pc and drop the .txt here

[random sky]

Okies

[random sky]

What kdog’s swap does it basically swapping the front before the :

So…
a dpup b dpdown

[random sky]

So do you understand why this doesn’t work?

[sweet ore]

Well, I only labeled them in the file as

b down```

So maybe that's why

I'll try dpup and dpdown

OMFG IT WORKS

[sweet ore]

Thanks so much for your guidance, Frax!

NEW Test ZIP with WORKING Controls!!!!

SO ArkOS, AmberElec, Knulli, and Rocknix all ✅

BUT MuOS (of course) gives me this log...

oh there is no log...

it just doesnt start

anyone have any idea why that would be?

[sweet ore]

Would you mind checking if this works for you on MuOS? And if not... why? Lol

[bleak moth]

Sorry, just now seeing this. I've been tad sick last two days and laying low. If still needed, I'll try it out sometime later today.🙂

[sweet ore]

I just posted it a few hours ago. Yeah I definitely need help still. Lol

[terse veldt]

https://tenor.com/view/parks-and-rec-who-broke-gif-23407071

[sweet ore]

I'm very confused how it doesn't even create a log on muos

[tired lintel]

I think muos does delayed writes. Do a full Shutdown of muos after a run of the app and you should get a log.

[sweet ore]

Nah man it didn't start after rebooting device

I'm here the next day, and it still just doesn't start and there's no log. I think it's something in my .sh that I'm not smart enough to see

[sweet ore]

Great and Wisdom Holding, Ceb. Is there something in my .sh that woukd prevent MuOS from loading this?
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[bleak moth]

Aside from not having proper controls due to no sticks.. booted for me on muos

I can try a device with sticks, my 35xx sp is only one I have on muos currently.

..it did take about 40 seconds or better to boot though first go.

It's late here now so I'll toss muos on my 40xxh tomorrow and try the game with sticks. I dont even fully understand controls yet so I'll play it a bit on steamdeck too.

[sweet ore]

Yeah you need left stick

[sweet ore]

This is the one I can't get it to run on. 40xxh muos AWbanana.

I wonder why the hell mine won't run..

I'm so confused..

[sweet ore]

Somehow now this os running full speed now that I'm on lvl2. I saw the seconds were running at about 50%-75% regular speed. Now it's running perfectly and at correct speed. So crazy

And now, at lvl3, as soon as I pressed down and B to dash upwards to break the block, it froze and crashed.

Let's see if it happens again

Passed that part this time. Strange... I actually get quite far and then it just crashes. Running out of memory maybe? This device has 2Gs of RAM so I'm really wondering whats going on. I got it running on r36s even... but didn't play very far.

Also, very strangely, x and Y move left and right as well, and left and right on d pad dash and does nothing/ so I think i need to I clude those I the adl file too, as

y dpright```

Also. L1 is the start menu, but I don't see a need to reassign that. Thats not a problem

[random sky]

Dude… read the logs

[bleak moth]

https://tenor.com/view/family-karma-bravo-anisha-anisha-ramakrishna-mess-gif-16605524

2am here so I cant look at anymore till tomorrow sometime.⭐

[sweet ore]

I appreciate you co dirming MuOS works. I can't understand why ita not for mine... it's not like I'm missing a runtime as this is GMS or using a wrong driver as this is MuOS... so im at a complete loss as to why it won't launch.

[bleak moth]

https://tenor.com/view/gavin-gavin-thomas-boy-kid-cute-gif-17644399

[sweet ore]

I assume this is the problem for the rg34xxsp crashing.
For MuOS. As I said, it's not even creating a log.

Game is saving progress as it should, though.

[sweet ore]

None of my ports will run. I assigned core to external-ports but none will start. Looks like I'll be reflashing perhaps

I deleted the ports folder from SD1 but that was to get rid of having to choose between sd1 and sd2 when selecting "explore content". But now since doing that, nothing will start

[sweet ore]

Fixed with reflash

👍

Running great on MuOS now. And also adding x dpleft y delight l1 start to the button swap file, has got all buttons working as they should. Well... all but L1 and Start swapping

[sweet ore]

How would I need to type that in correctly to get those to swap?

I'm on lvl4 using Muos. Zero slowdown. Zero crashing. This is so strange. Things are looking great though!

[random sky]

Refer to what the SDL2 file references

190000004b4800000111000000010000,RetroGame Joypad,a:b1,b:b0,back:b8,dpdown:b14,dpleft:b15,dpright:b16,dpup:b13,leftshoulder:b4,leftstick:b11,lefttrigger:b6,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,rightstick:b12,righttrigger:b7,rightx:a2,righty:a3,start:b9,x:b2,y:b3,platform:Linux,

[sweet ore]

Okay, so leftshoulder start does make start open the menu and pause the game, but to exit the game, you have to press select and left shoulder. Lol...

[random sky]

hmmm that is interesting behaviour

hopefully there isn't that required button combo in game

[sweet ore]

Nah. I'll just leave Pause as L1 and that way start+select will exit as ports are supposed to behave

[sweet ore]

Please use this by copy and paste to the 'SDL_swap_gpbuttons.py' file for correct controls. Don't forget to save!

b dpdown
x dpleft
y dpright```

I could use a 720x720 and a 480x320 tester if anyone can!

[sweet ore]

I reached level6 and it's freezing now using MuOS rg40xx-h.

[sweet ore]

I'm able to get past that part, but it still, eventually, just freezes up. This must be a memory issue. I doubt texture repacking and other scripts un UTMT will help enough?

[sweet ore]

Maybe you can suggest to me what to look for to remove shades or other stuff to help with this issue?

[steel brook]

maybe if I find time, I still must finish the other stuff and this month is quite busy

[sweet ore]

I understand

[bleak moth]

I can grab muos to put on my 40xxh and test in a bit. Cooking dinner and laundry tonight..after that, I'll settle down n try it out.

[sweet ore]

Okay. See if it does the same to you on lvl 6?

[bleak moth]

I shall.

[random sky]

You can drop your save file here so testers can just test level 6 straight 🙂

[bleak moth]

Are we allowed to drop save files to a paid game like that, even for testing?

[random sky]

That is a good question actually… but if you think about it… a save file on its own is unable to play the game

[bleak moth]

True. I'm just paranoid safe siding😅

[sweet ore]

Hahaha. I can leave it for you

I'll pm you it actually just to be safe 😉

[sweet ore]

Unless you'd rather just get to lvl6 yourself. You could do it in 10 minutes. Maybe less.. lol.

I did though, get every pink Poop along the way to the end Golden Shit Pile.

The storyline of this game is hilarious. You're flying around in space, find a planet that looks like an ass, defeat the Assman's minions along the way to defeating him, all while collecting pink and gold piles of shit. This is done while wearing your Fly Suit. Lololol

[bleak moth]

Yep. I'll test through. I made it to 3 a few moments ago and then a neighbor stopped over. I'll test more real soon

[sweet ore]

Okay. Just know, I collected ALL pink poops along the way.

[bleak moth]

Let's my handhelds charge a bit right now. Ever pick up one after another and they all are drained? Go figs. 😅

[sweet ore]

Haha. I USUALLY keep my handhelds fairly charged up...

[sweet ore]

Also, shmup, are you able to get video on the LoosePO game? I can send you the zip I have where I only get audio.

[sweet ore]

I'll pm you it

[bleak moth]

Loosepo works. Gmloadernext

I've had it going a few days now. Played maybe 6 level deep.

[sweet ore]

Hm... I tried it and only got audio. Weird...

I guess I'll have to figure it out.... or.... have you send me your zip 🙂

[bleak moth]

Workd on knulli and crossmix anyway

[sweet ore]

I wanna PR that one, too. You're welcome to do it if you'd like.

[bleak moth]

I'm afraid I wont have time next few days I'm booked🙂 go for it

[sweet ore]

This is from the drift survivor creator. theres another game called 'Day of Drift' I'm also going to purchase and Port... hopefully

Would you mind sending me the zip that worked for you for loosePO? Through PM?

[bleak moth]

Gimme few

👾

[sweet ore]

Ok

[sweet ore]

AAlso, Tru to get to lvl6 if you find time on this Beautiful Sunday.

[sweet ore]

What device is that?

[steel brook]

that looks like tsp

[bleak moth]

Tsp

[sweet ore]

Right on

[sweet ore]

It's looking like the game is freezing on multiple levels for me and MadShmup, usong MuOS.I'm not sure how to test the memory usage while playing

[sweet ore]

I know you're really good at doing that. Can you maybe tell me what it was that you do to see in real time as youre playing what a ganes doing as far as memory and needed RAM while you're playing it?

[steel brook]

? run htop over ssh if you want to see memory consumption

[sweet ore]

Not sure how or what that is

[sweet ore]

So just use putty, and type htop and play the game?

[steel brook]

yep

[sweet ore]

I'm going to... attempt this.. what am I looking for exactly?

[steel brook]

Just observe memory consumption on top

[sweet ore]

Is this just an example?

So what's that showing 7.81Gs? And the 1.16Gs is showing that its using more than we have available right? It needs to stay under 950MB realistically. Maybe even closer to 850 for Knulli users?

[sweet ore]

Any info?

[sweet ore]

im trying to login through PuTTy to my x55

hostname is rk3566

password is rocknix

but whats the login?

linux?

keep getting access denied

[random sky]

root

[sweet ore]

Thanks

Any tips on what I'm looking for using putty, or even how to use it woukd be helpful

I'm flying blind here..

Once logged in, just type htop?

[random sky]

I use mobaxterm rather than putty

[sweet ore]

Are the commands different?

[sweet ore]

You use putty or moba?

[random sky]

Mobaxterm comes with its own gui for you to check ram usage

[sweet ore]

but it costs $70?

[random sky]

Use the free one

[sweet ore]

okay theres portable and installer

[random sky]

I have a bit of time on Thursday to look through this

[sweet ore]

I woukd appreciate that and always welcome any help. But I don't want you to have to do things for me. Maybe we can do thr SSH together and you could just tell me what you're doing and I could try to do it on my end as well

Maybe a Voice Thing, I dunno.

[sweet ore]

noidea why, but when im using putty for my rg34xxsp, this game doesnt load

it doesnt work at all anymore actually

no idea why

ugh i hate knulli

[sweet ore]

How is this possible that it just doesn't work any more out of nowhere when nothing was changed AT ALL?

Well, on my 40XX-H, I was able to pass the level 6 freeze and have it freeze now on level 7, half way through. This is super weird.

[sweet ore]

Let me know if on thursday you'd wanna help me run through it

[random sky]

Got called back to work so maybe Friday or the following week

[random sky]

But I can post screenshots

[random sky]

But basically this

Then you can see ram usage at the bottom

[mighty forge]

Tinny question. Why not mindlessly squish the game with compression tools etc. ?

[sweet ore]

I got into putty and was watching the usage but not while playing blowfly. As I said, it just won't launch on 34xxsp Knulli anymore. I have no idea why. The log I posted.
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[sweet ore]

Well, I only did it once with hoopervania and when I tried doing ir again on another port, it wouldn't work.

Audio at least

[random sky]

Your log doesn’t tell us anything though

[random sky]

I would say Spinch might be a good base for this port

[sweet ore]

Oh ya? Interesting

[random sky]

Added the audio compression and texture externalisation for you

this still needs some rework with regards to the controls

on the pc this definitely has dpad controls which isn't present in the port

[random sky]

Oh and is likely a 2gb port too

Not to sure if removing the crt shader saves memory

[iron solstice]

You mean hardware wise, right?

Not space on the repo?

[random sky]

Hahaha yes 2gb ram port

[iron solstice]

phew

[random sky]

I should probably shrink down starlit escape too

And words with Fred

[sweet ore]

I can do that! I don't know why the dpad is wack when using SDL. When I swapped x and y with dpad left and right, it has dpad now. Also up with a and fown with b. Its all very weird. So you saw with Moba it's always over the 1G threshold?

[random sky]

Nope but crashes on stage 5

But it was on arkos

So there’s that

[sweet ore]

Yeah, bit I was able to finish all of stage 5, then crash on 6

[random sky]

With the patch should be good

[sweet ore]

Then finish 6 and crash on 7

[random sky]

You can try on your 34xxsp

[sweet ore]

Putty was confusing me

[random sky]

About 3-5 mins to patch

[sweet ore]

I don't know why it won't run on my 34xxsp any more

I'll see if this one works you sent

[random sky]

Run the zip I put here and send the logs

[sweet ore]

Will do.

Thanks frax.

My other port, advent neon, I think Is a problem with rooms being too large

[random sky]

This is from UTMT?

[sweet ore]

I haven't checked. But thats my guess based on this guy's
Input.
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[random sky]

https://tenor.com/view/thats-not-how-this-works-neil-degrasse-tyson-big-think-this-is-not-right-this-is-wrong-gif-17029984

[sweet ore]

I know. But that's just a guess

[sweet ore]

So you haven't watched this running while using SSH?

[sweet ore]

so this is so weird. somehow on my MuOS rg40xxh its running NOTICEABLY smoother than on my rocknix X55. Its so weird.

also, takes the game FOREVER to exit

heres the MuOS Log:

and the X55 Rocknix Log:

Please be advised these logs are without any crashes. This was only after a level or two

And NOW low AND BEHOLD, my ORIGINAL files, that were NOT LAUNCHING of which I POSTED THE LOG OF, for knulli on the RG34XXSP, is now LAUNCHING JUST FINE. wtf.

Also. Mr. FRAX, the only thing that needed changed for your zip, was in the SDL file, to match this:
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I'm still very very puzzled why the H700 is outperforming the RK3566 by a HUGE margin.

[steel brook]

Its often like that with x55, I think its because of resolution as I didn't see such difference on 480p 3566 device

[sweet ore]

Yeah I noticed some very strange.... almost vignetting going on for the right half of the screen. Weird like lines

[sweet ore]

So do i need to limit the resolution to like 640x360?

On the x55 somehow?

[sweet ore]

Ir is there something else I can do?

[sweet ore]

So, after SSH into MuOS on my 40xxh(1GB RAM) i never exceeded 564MB. SO i havent gotten to the level 5 and 6 yet, but its looking good. dunno what you did Frax, but your incredible.

[sweet ore]

I think this is actually ready for P.R. level8, not one stutter and certainly no lag or freezes

[sweet ore]

You're incredible

[sweet ore]

AmberElec and Arkos run this with dotnet and gmtoolkit just fine. Except for the fact that rk3326 runs it at about half apeed.

[sweet ore]

Using the R36S. So it'll be probably be an h700 or higher port.

Gmtoolkit is something else.

[sweet ore]

PR'd. Thanks. Closing this.

[sweet ore]

Is there anything left for me to fix on my p.r?

[sweet ore]

I'll fix whatever needs fixing. Just lmk