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Aleph One PSP 0.1
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Ported by Mk - BarrySoft

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Info
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This is a PSP port (1.50 kernel only at the moment) of Aleph One I made, sadly it
actually seems to work only with Marathon 2 and Marathon Infinity but not with Marathon.
I'm releasing this anyway as Marathon 2 and Infinity should already be fully playable
and I'll try to fix the Marathon issue as soon as I can.

This Project Website:
Marathon 2 - http://www.barrysoft.it/SiteV3/Products.asp?ID=9
Marathon Infinity - http://www.barrysoft.it/SiteV3/Products.asp?ID=10

Aleph One Website: http://source.bungie.org

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Features
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Working:

-Save & Loading
-Low & High resolution graphics
-Sound

Missing:

-Multiplayer support
-Replays
-Music

Known Bugs:

-Some underwater/liquid sprites can be seen from outside
-Options are not saved correctly
-Issue with energy & oxygen bars' graphics not drawn with
the right palette after CLUT animations

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Installation
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I've included all the required data files
as they are now freely distributable so you should
be ready to go, just copy the provided folders in
your GAME150 folder on your PSP

If for any reason you want to get the data files by yourself
just download the package from http://alephone.cebix.net/ and
create a folder called "data" in your EBOOT directory to put
the files into.

Be aware that without the font resources file that is not included
in the package the game will not start, but you can get the font file
from any package at http://source.bungie.org/get/ just rename the
font file to "Font" and place it in the "data" folder

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Controls
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D-PAD Walk
CIRCLE Action
CROSS First trigger
SQUARE Second trigger
L Sidestep left
R Sidestep right
L + R Swim
TRIANGLE + RIGHT Next weapon
TRIANGLE + LEFT Previous weapon
TRIANGLE + UP or DOWN Look up or down
TRIANGLE + UP or DOWN (OHM) Zoom overhead map in or out
TRIANGLE + CIRCLE Center view
SELECT Overhead map
START In-Game menu
L + R + CIRCLE Take screenshot
L + R + TRIANGLE Tolge high resolution
TRIANGLE + CIRCLE + DOWN Fullscreen mode on
TRIANGLE + CIRCLE + UP Fullscreen mode off

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Notes
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-At the moment Highres graphics must first be actived to be used
-After dying press START and return to main menu to load or start a new game or press
the action button to restart from the last savegame.

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Thanks
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To Bungie for creating such a great game and releasing it free and opensource

To the Aleph One community that made my dream of playing the Marathon Trilogy
without a mac possible

To Jonn Blanchard from RG Softworks for porting Aleph One on the GP2X, the GP2X port really
helped me a lot to understand where i should start

To the whole PSP Development scene for being so active and full of skilled devs

To my girlfriend that managed to avoid to kill me every time i wasn't answering the phone
testing the new Aleph One build

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Source
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I'll add more info on how to compile the source soon, you can get it from:
http://www.barrysoft.it/products/A1PSPsrc.zip

I used some very dirty makefile hackery to make it work so maybe you'll have
to edit some things by yourself to get it work for you.

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Contacts
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You can reach me at mk[at]barrysoft.it
or at my site http://www.barrysoft.it

Hello!

This is a 3D engine, which aim is to make easier the procces of making a 3D game for the DS

Characteristics:
-Loader of models and textures from FAT.
-Dual 3D, as easy as normal 3D.
-Can load BMPs of 8, 16, and 24 bits and convert them into textures.
-Hardware-accelerated effects like fog and toon shading.
-You can take screenshots of both screens in dual 3D mode or the 3D screen in normal 3D mode.
-Animated model support.
-2D over 3D system.
-Very basic physics engine.
-API functions.
-2D text in 3D mode, any character size allowed.

TODO:
-A3I5 texture converter (3 bits of alpha, 5 bits of indexed colors).
-Improve physics engine.
-You can ask me for the things you would like to see.

Anyways since nintendo never got us this. I am starting to make the game. Demo & Source in attachment.

Warnings: On hardware it seems that the 3Dsprite flickers when jumps and the preview of the stage in the stage selection flickers too. Lame i know. but i dont know how to fix it.

If you want to contribute, view the source and try to figure out how fix some bugs or what not. Or maybe make my code better.

Things left to do:
Set Screen border < currently you can walk off in to entirnity
Get NPC in there < this should be very easy
Get Collisions between Player and NPC < I have no idea
Get NPC to have AI < over my head ATM
Get the rest of the music for all the stages < so far i only have 2 stages music, i haven't put them in though. If i cant find the 20 others ill just take some recommondations

Feel free to do what you like, and comment too!

I DO NOT PLAN WIFI! I DO NOT TAKE CRAPPY SPRITE SHEETS! I DO NOT TAKE MORE MAPS! I DO NOT TAKE ANY OTHER DESIGNS FOR THE GAME(UNLESS ITS INSANELY GOOD LOOKING WHICH I DOUBT)! I ALREADY HAVE ALL THE MAPS AND QUITE A FEW CHARACTER SPRITES(I haven't bothered to make their sprite sheets cause i soo lazy) Yeas i know felicia is black. I made her that way. In the next release with 2 characters Felicia will be fixed and have more moves! Do not worry interface isn't final, i just needed a quick mock up.

Felicia Move Set:
A = Jump
B = Kick
X = Punch
Down = Crouch
Down + B = Crouch Kick
Right/Left + X = Super Swipe

Right now the sprites are on a 128x128 grid sprite sheet. I will change this so its 256x256 so that i can have maximum animations(ie those super cool giant attacks). This will make collisions very hard though. As i will need to base the collisions off how big the sprite is at that time. Or frame. I really dont know how im going to do this. I may just end up staying with 128x128 sprite sheets(but that would suck ass).

Well enjoy!

EDIT:
I totally forgot credits
Nightfox for his lib duhs, its super awesome.
uh lets see. Anandjones, Strattion, and some other ppl i didnt mention, im sure, for helping me figure out how to put this shit, i mean stuff together.

One last thing. I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! except maybe the code? Capcom own everything im pretty sure. this is FREE, although donations are accepted

don't forget to comment please.