| AgenaWorld | |
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| Author(s) | edepot |
| Type | Shooter |
| Version | v1.8 |
| Licence | Mixed |
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AgenaWorld is a classic space shooting game similar to the Homeworld PC game with its own unique features. This program was compiled using GNU GCC compiler.
It was one of the contest entries for the Spring Coding Compo 2008 (PSP Games) and Neo Spring Coding Compo 2009 (PSP Games, 8th place).
Features - Mission objective. - Supports multiplayer (PSP to PSP) via infrared. - Customizable background. - Customizable music and more.
Installation Copy everything inside directory Agenaworld from agenaworld.rar to your Memory Stick's /PSP/GAME/ directory.
Make sure that the game directory you put it in is set to run the latest Custom Firmware (if you want to try it on PSP Slim).
Note that this game takes up a lot of megabytes when uncompressed. It is recommended at least 128MB Memory Sticks or larger be used.
User guide Player begin from the Earth, and the goal is to reach different galaxies by visiting the purple markers (via hypercubes) that appear on your radar.
Storyline: In the near future, you captain a spaceship with extra-ordinary technology. Powered by nuclear fusion and fission generators and supported by ion micro-thrusters and gyroscopes, your ship can support long-term journeys. After a long travel in hybernation across the deep space, you come across the Juniper Belt and discover a mysterious asteroid surrounded by many "hypercubes".
They are alien in origination, but one thing is known, when your ship touches one of the cubes, a gravitation assist field is generated around your ship. Firing an EMP afterwards, activates the field and your ship is slingshot at great velocity towards a destination pre-allocated by the respective cube touched.
It is year 2492, the year that all nine planets are lined up end to end from the sun to pluto. With the help of the cubes, you are able to travel to distant galaxies, nebulas, and even all nine planets in the solar system, overcoming the laws of relativity.
Special Controls: To fire an EMP and activate the hypercube, when your ship is touching a spacegate cube.
Screendump Feature: Screenshot will be saved to ms0:/psp/game/agenaworld/screendump.bmp
Add your own background music: It is possible to have your own music playing in the background instead of the default Agenaworld songs. You just have to convert them to wave files (WAV formats).
Make sure they are stereo channel and 16 bit, while the bitrate can vary. Note that the program won't load the song if it is too big in size, so convert it to the lowest bitrate possible and work your way up to a higher bitrate testing to see if it loads in the game.
The files music1.wav, music2.wav, music3.wav and music4.wav are the song files. The rest are sound effects.
Customized background: It is possible to have your own pictures in the background. Just take any picture and save it as a bitmap file in 32bit-XRGB format. Note that you need to flip your picture vertically before you save, as the pixel lines are stored in reverse.
Controls D-Pad Left/Right - Turn the ship Cross - Shoot Circle - Plug in the ship's rockets R-Trigger - Mission screen Triangle - Use the hypercubes L-Trigger - Credits screen Analog - Change the speed of the CPU/game Select - Take screenshot Start - Start the game
Changelog 1.8 - Read stargates from file. - PHL fonts (WYSIWYG fonts). - Better gravity algorithm. - Better exhaust.
1.6/1.7
1.5 Mar 20th, 2008 - Custom fonts, smaller executable, bug fixes.
1.4 Oct 23rd, 2007 - Support for PSP Slim high resolution TV output.
1.3 Feb 27th, 2006: - Converted to true color (24bits/pixel) mode. - Multi-directional background scrolling. - Shields and Fuel. - Self-destiny (choose destination via cubes). - Solar system with planets (all to scale).
1.2 Not Released
1.1 July 25th, 2005 - Converted to pspdev pspsdk. - Added splash screen. - Added multiplayer mode (via infrared). - Added translucent drawing of graphics and text. - Added mission location desc (status screen via triangle button). - Fixed freezing bug (drawing outside frame).
1.0 July 8th, 2005 - First Release (adapted from Ceres - another PSP homebrew game).
Credits AgenaWorld homebrew game for PSP (http://www.edepot.com/game.html).
References Author's webpage, http://www.edepot.com/game.html NeoFlash, https://www.neoflash.com/forum/index.php?topic=4989.0