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title: Acorn Arcade: Technology News and Resources

description: News and resources for all things RISC OS

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 APDL, long-time distributor of Public Domain and not-so Public Domain software, have taken the next logical step from distributing their PD/freeware collection on floppy disc or CD and have begun distributing it online instead. Apart from the obvious advantage to the end-user of being able to access the software immediately, APDL have also decided to forgoe charging any nominal download fees, making the archive truly free. Of course the age of much of the software is likely to make its relevance somewhat limited (especially if it's not 32bit compatible, or even StrongARM compatible) - but by making the archive available free of charge APDL have given Acorn preservation enthusiasts a big helping hand, and for that this move should be applauded. APDL point out that not all the software from their PD/freeware catalogue has found its way online yet, so some patience may be necessary if your favourite bit of software is missing. Links

 As stated in the last article, this time I'll be looking at what went into the MK I map generator for my eternally work-in-progress game, DeathDawn. Specifically, I'll be looking at the implementation and evolution of the following components of the generator:City block placement

Edge and node linking

Road weighting

Road and building painting

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Last month Alan Peters surprised everyone by announcing that TBA Software are back from the dead. Their back catalogue includes AXIS (which was awarded five stars by Acorn 32-Bit Gaming), Formula Two Thousand (FTT), Cyber Ape, Cobalt Seed, and BHP [Review].TBA Software are sharing their progress on a new blog. Already they have released a 32-bit only version of their high performance image filing system, TBAFS.They have started to produce a 32-bit version of their 3D graphics library and game runtime, TAG

That'll be fun,

and cheap too!

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Oldschool Reviews - Burn 'Out

Games scene roundup

APDL make their PD catalogue available for free download

Star Fighter 3000 updated

Game City Squared

Retro Reunited and Acorn World 2009

Time to stop buying via Steam?

Building the Dream 4 - Random city basics

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Oldschool Reviews - Burn 'Out

Games scene roundup

APDL make their PD catalogue available for free download

Star Fighter 3000 updated

Game City Squared

Retro Reunited and Acorn World 2009

Time to stop buying via Steam?

Building the Dream 4 - Random city basics

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