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Welcome to the Home Page of WHDLoad, the AmigaOS
friendly
Harddisk-Install package. WHDLoad makes it possible to install quite a lot
demos and games, which were originally designed to run only from floppy
disks, to your harddisk.
There are different versions of the WHDLoad package. The USR package
contains the documentation and all programs which are required to use
WHDLoad installs. The DEV package contains all files from the
USR package plus addtional programs, sources and support files.
The DEV package is the right choice if you want to create
installs for yourself. The USR small package contains a reduced
set of documentation languages (only DE, EN, ES, FR, IT and PL). Besides
that it is identical to the USR package.
The packages are provided in LhA and LZX (requires
this Y2K fix!)
format.
- 2022-05-22 improved: Space Crusade (Gremlin) 68000 quitkey, fixed sound replay, added hints (Info)
- 2022-05-22 fixed: Mortal Kombat 2 (Acclaim) access fault removed (Info)
- 2022-05-22 updated: Extemporized (Digital) patch redone, works with 512k chip memory, 68000 quitkey support, source code included (Info,Image)
- 2022-05-20 improved: Shuttle (Vektor Grafix/Virgin) using fastmemory, self-modifying code removed, sound fixed (Info)
- 2022-05-20 improved: Red Zone (Psygnosis) fixed access fault, added option for cheat keys (Info)
- 2022-05-19 improved: Amazing Tunes (Share and Enjoy) level 3 interrupt problem fixed, keyboard delay fixed (Info,Image)
- 2022-05-18 fixed: Fusion (Bullfrog) address error on 68000 removed, quitkey on 68000 supported (Info)
- 2022-05-18 improved: 1943 - The Battle of Midway (Go!/Probe) some bonus were hidden by the clouds, fixed now (Info)
- 2022-05-15 improved: Test Drive (Accolade) added keyboard controls (Info)
- 2022-05-15 improved: Red Zone (Psygnosis) better framerate, skip introduction, trainer added, chipmem reduced to 512kb (Info)
- 2022-05-15 improved: Conquests of Camelot (Sierra) better protection crack, keyboard selection (Info)
- 2022-05-09 fixed: Air Support (Psygnosis) stackframe issue on 68000 fixed, quitkey added for 68000, install script updated (Info)
- 2022-04-30 improved: Narco Police (Dinamic) 68000 quitkey support, manual included (Info)
- 2022-04-30 updated: Indianapolis 500 (Papyrus Design Group) patch redone, saves done to separate files, manual protection completely skipped, new install script (Info)
- 2022-04-29 fixed: Mortal Kombat 2 (Acclaim) made working in NTSC (Info)
- 2022-04-27 improved: Syndicate (Bullfrog) select language at startup, fixed random quit, added speed regulation (Info)
Currently in work
the following demos and games are currently in work and may be
finished/released in some time
- Alfabet Smierci ECS (Arte), start 2020-11-09 Asman
- Allo Allo (Alternative Software), Supporting 2nd version 2022-04-20 DJ Mike
- Armalyte (Thalamus), 99% Complete 2021-04-24 Abaddon
- Bermuda Project (Mirrorsoft), 95% complete (testing game - lots of faults!) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Bubble Ghost (Accolade), 99% complete (install script to finish) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Centerbase: Science-Fiction Simulation (reLINE), 50% complete, removing OS stuff 2021-03-23 Psygore
- Chambers Of Shaolin CDTV (Thalion), 80% complete (halted) 2021-01-01 JOTD
- Champion of the Raj (P.S.S.), 80% complete, protection needs to be disabled 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Das Stundenglas (Software 2000), 90% finished, playtesting to do (protection needs to appear) and install package to do 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Delirium (Complex), 50% complete, Zoomlens and Endpart left to fix 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Demolition (Anco/Kingsoft), 90% Complete 2021-04-24 Galahad
- Dragon Lord (Palace Software), 80% Complete 2021-04-24 Galahad
- Dragons of Flame (SSI), 80% complete 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Drip (Art Skiles), Looking into speed issue 2022-04-20 DJ Mike
- Earl Weaver Baseball (Electronic Arts), 80% complete, timing problems to fix 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Footman (Topdown Development), 85% complete 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Fort Apache (Impressions), 85% complete 2021-01-01 JOTD
- Gazza's Super Soccer (Empire), 70% complete 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Hammerfist (Vivid), CD32 pad controls, minor clean-up, v17 custom controls 50% 2013-07-05 Hungry Horace
- Hardwired (TSL/Crionics), 40% complete, complete rework, problem with black screen in glenz vector part finally fixed! 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Harricana (Loriciel 1991), fix 040 issue 2022-04-04 CFou!
- Hoi (Hollyware), 50% complete 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- International Soccer Challenge (MicroStyle), 60% complete 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Joan of Arc (Chip), 95% finished, bitplane wipe effect doesn't appear and needs to be fixed other than that the patch is finished 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Kick Off 3 AGA (Anco), 98% complete, problem with a corrupted file to fix 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Legend (Mindscape), Massive clean-up, fixes, CD32 controls etc 10% 2013-07-05 Hungry Horace
- Mega Demo 3 (North Star&Fairlight), 90% complete, OCS vs. ECS related bugs to fix 2016-01-02 StingRay
- MegArts Hockey (MegArts), 70% complete (translations need adjusting compared to Cross Check) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Micro League Wrestling (Microleague), 5 % complete, just started 2021-01-03 Puppe
- Moebius Goatlizard (Black Jet), 70% complete (programmer is releasing a new version shortly based on bugs found while writing the install) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Oooops up (Demonware), package to update & support for another version 2022-04-04 CFou!
- Reach for the Skies (Rowan/Virgin), 90% complete 2021-04-24 Galahad
- S.D.I. (Activision), 95% complete (packaging and icons to do) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Screaming Wings (Red Rat), 90% complete (speed-up/slow down problems) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Shadow of the beast (Reflexion), dissociated JoyUp/Second button to jump 2022-04-04 CFou!
- Snakes (Victrix), 95 % complete, need beta tester 2021-01-03 Puppe
- Space Ranger, 90% complete 2021-01-01 JOTD
- Speed (Sim Prod.), 95% finished, timing problems to fix (needs to be slowed down to disk speed) 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Stadt der Löwen (Software 2000), 90% complete, CDTV version to support, gfx bug in title screen to fix 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Starflight 2 (Electronic Arts), 80% complete, testing and install package to do 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Starflight (Electronic Arts), 80% complete, testing and install package to do 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Steve Davis World Snooker (Artworx), 90% complete, needs 1MB at the moment due to memory allocation bugs 2016-01-02 StingRay
- SWOS (Sensible Software), 99% Complete - Enhancements and updates 2021-04-24 Galahad
- T-Zer0 (clickBOOM), 80% complete, supports game version and another demo version, patching all OS access 2021-03-23 Psygore
- TFX (DID), 95% complete FPU version to adapt to 040/060 if doable 2021-01-01 JOTD
- The Scene 2 (Abel), 60% complete (fixing keyboard handler) 2021-04-24 Dr Cinicus
- Turbo Trax (Microdeal), 95% complete (seems to play by itself!) 2021-04-24 Codetapper
- Venom Wing, exit to rewritte 2022-04-04 CFou!
- Vision (Oxygene), 80% finished, now fixing the "french way of demo coding" (TM), i.e. fixing lots and lots of annoying SMC 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Whale's Voyage (Neo), 50% (CD32 version working) 2021-01-01 JOTD
- Willow (Mindscape), 20% complete, unplayable without Preload, too many OS swaps 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Wipe Out (Gonzo Games), 40% complete 2016-01-02 StingRay
- Wiz N Liz (Psygnosis), Adding trainers, 2nd button support, more blitwaits 2022-04-20 DJ Mike
- Wizard Warz (GO! (U.S. Gold)), 20% Complete - Lots of access faults 2021-04-24 Abaddon
- Z-Out (Rainbow Arts), 95% complete (support for MFM) 2021-01-01 JOTD
- Zarathrusta (Hewson), 45% Complete (CD32 pad support) 2021-04-24 Abaddon
Requests
WHDLoad install authors are looking for the following ORIGINALS to
create or improve an install for it. If you own one of these games,
please contact the person given by the underlying link or
me.
Please note that it is usually not required that you ship your
disks or cd's, because nearly all can be done via email.
Check here for more infos concerning creating and
sending images to install authors (thanks to
Codetapper for writing this text).
If the install does not work?
First, don't panic, don't swear at the install, don't swear at WHDLoad
and don't flame at forums or comp.sys.*.*. It's usually the fault of
the games or demos if they do not work and the install tries their best
to make them working on all hardware setups.
In fact all installs are written to work with an ORIGINAL,
that means that the install will usually not work with versions which has been
altered in any way.
Before sending a bug report, try yourself to solve the
problem. There are various things you can do:
- check the version of the install and WHDLoad, make sure that you are
using the latest versions of both, many installs require the latest
WHDLoad version, also installs will be updated from time to time - so
check if there is an new one available
- check the Tooltypes (or the options if started from the CLI/Shell), many
things can be adjusted setting Tooltypes, there is hardware which requires that
you set the correct Tooltypes, maybe your system is to fast - so set NoCache, some games
are working only under PAL or NTSC - so try the Tooltypes PAL and NTSC, some extra
hardware creates at random interrupts which confuses the installed games/demo -
so try Tooltype NoAutoVec,
sometimes also the Tooltypes NoResInt and NoMMU may help
- read the readme or other documentation supplied with the
install, it often contains important information concerning the install,
its using and its limitations
Although all installs are tested before public release, a bug might have
escaped unnoticed. If you think you discovered a bug, write a detailed
report of your problem to the author of the install. For this use the
bug report form which can be accessed if you click on the author on the
download pages. Or submit a report in the
Mantis Bugtracker. Try to report your problem accurate. If you get an error
requester by WHDLoad please also make a CoreDump (just press the CoreDump
button on the requester WHDLoad shows) and attach the .whdl_register
file to the issue made in the Mantis Bugtracker.
Problems reported via the form on the download pages will be imported some days
later to the Mantis Bugtracker.
During that process an user account for the reporter will be created (if
not already present). All further communication regarding the report
should then happen via the bug tracker so that the relevant informations
can be preserved.
Please note: if the authors aren't informed about bugs they can't correct them.
Note also, that the reasons for problems are often an different
version of the game/demo. Many commercial games have been sold in more
than one version (full-price-release, budget-re-release,
coverdisk-release, PAL/NTSC version, ...). Of course a install can only
work if it has been written for the version you have. If you have a
different version of the same game, it won't work. In that case, you
have to contact the author of the install and ask him to support your
version.
If you have a general problem with WHDLoad or in the case that a lot
of installs are not working correctly, please submit a report for WHDLoad in the
Mantis Bugtracker.
Choose WHDLoad as the project and include you system environment specification
as best as possible.
Best viewed with any Browser. If you have problems, suggestions, new slaves
please contact me.
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