DOOM on ZPU

I stumbled upon this fantastic article about a guy porting DOOM game to Zylin AS ZPU. ZPU is a fascinating concept - it's an open source, lightweight CPU implemented on top of FPGA. The article itself explains a bit the ZPU architecture, makes some insights into workings of the DOOM engine and discusses performance considerations and limitations with the current port. Nice stuff.

Check the full article.

Joypad mod goes Forge

A lot of cool things happened since the last update. A new developer - eastsider98052 - has joined, and finished the Forge port that I started long time ago. Although he's new to Minecraft development, he managed to make a fully playable mod, and even included a virtual cursor, making it possible to navigate all menus and inventory screens! If you're eager to try it out, head to the Joypad Mod page here:

Minecraft Joypad/Split Screen Mod

The mod is compatible with 2 latest versions of Forge - 1.6.4 and 1.7.2. Unfortunately, there is no Forge for 1.7.4 yet.

Since this is a partial rewrite of the original mod, not everything is the same as before. Obviously, the mod should be now compatible with most Forge mods out there, given the same Minecraft version. Also, it features a new navigation scheme, using a virtual cursor controlled by analog stick. It allows the player to control all menus and GUI screens in game. Unfortunately, the old method - D-pad navigation - is not available in this version. It is planned for it to have a comeback in the future though, with improved compatibility.

This brings up one more important change - Joypad Mod has gone open source. Head to our github repository to browse the code, download the sources and compile the mod yourself.

https://github.com/ljsimin/MinecraftJoypadSplitscreenMod

Feel free to try it out and report the bugs. All help is appreciated, so if you find that some feature is missing and you feel like implementing it - don't hesitate. We will continue to work on the mod, but it can become so much better with your help.

Joypad Mod with Forge - improvements

New version of the Joypad mod for Forge is out, and in the lack of a definite versioning scheme we're calling it for now "v0.08". Changelog is as follows:

• Enabled the sprint button
• Improvements to movement handling precision
• Movement should now be compatible with mods that override movement, mods that do various actions with mouse clicks may still not work correctly
• 1.6.4 added drop all items by pressing drop while the "sprint" button held. For some reason does not for 1.7.2
• Sensitivity slider is a little better but still needs work
• Fixed annoying issue on xbox gamepad where it was attacking when entering the game and sometimes breaking your stuff!
• You may need to reset controls to default if things aren't working correctly
• You will likely need to readjust the sensitivity slider

As usually, you can download versions for 1.6.4 and 1.7.2 at the Joypad mod page password: getitnow

Morpheus Photo Mixer 3.17 Professional

Morpheus Photo Mixer is compositing software that mixes up faces and body parts between two photos. Place one person's head onto someone (or something) else's body or combine the funniest features of two people to create a hypothetical third person. Create hilarious photo mixes and share your wildest creations with your friends in seconds!

Features:
Easy to use wizard to help you get started, plus sample photo mixes to play with
An Upload Wizard to send your photo mixes directly to Morpheus Galleries, or Photobucket
A completely redesigned program with an incredible new interface for working on multiple pictures
A lighting-fast rendering engine for previewing photo mixes
Picture dotting process with changeable colors, shapes, and sizes for creating top quality photo mixes
Exporting photo mix frames in still formats such as JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and more
Generating sample web page html for each rendered file
Saving your layouts as you work, in a portable XML format
Zooming to any level for precision dot placement as well as mixing of large images
A timeline window to quickly see a thumbnail of every photo mix

Additional Features of Morpheus Photo Mixer v3.17 Professional Include:
Line tools to connect dots and better adjust triangle setup
Transparency support for mixing including full alpha channel support
The ability to mix pictures in some places and not in others
Fade button to control which source picture to use or mix for each dot
Customizable interface including toolbars and window tabs
Skinnable windows with a variety of skins to choose from

OS : Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/8
Language : English

Password

getitnow

Fixing the controller ports on PS1

Just a quick note. Today I successfully fixed dead controller ports on one old Sony PlayStation model 5502 using this awesome guide:

http://www.gamesx.com/controldata/psxcont/psxfuse.html

Basically, as usually for this kinds of malfunctions the culprint is a blown fuse near the controller board.
To fix it either replace the 700mA SMD fuse or wire a glass one to the sides of the old one. It's an easy operation and can revive your old PS1 in a matter of minutes.

Thanks to Andrew J McCubbin for finding the cause and explaining his findings.

New JoypadMod Version 0.1

Thanks to hard work of ahickey and our contributors, the new version of the joypad mod for Minecraft is out, and it is ambiguously versioned as 0.1, because frankly - why not :)

It is not to be confused with the original Forge-less joypad mod v0.1 - which was never released ;-)

This new version contains the following improments over the previous release:

• Updated precision handling of the cursor and in game camera
• Can now have Joypad enabled and override temporarily with mouse properly in scrolls/buttons/slots
• Updated control menu to resemble the Minecraft key/mouse menu
• Set any available keybinding from within the control options menu
• Add share settings to advanced menu (allows sharing the joypad settings with any other users)
• Flans mod vehicle driving works ( camera viewing needs some work though )
• Multilanguage enabled (most major key selections)
• Full joypad menu localization for Magyar (Hungarian), Polski (Polish), Српски (Serbian), Русский (Russian), Deutsch (German), 日本語 (Japanese), 简体中文 (Chinese Simplified), 繁體中文 (Chinese Traditional)

Special thanks to Shiny, Sonja, Kaoru, Tatiana & Google for helping with translations (some translations may be completely wrong so let us know!)


If you want to see your language fully translated for this mod then let us know and we can add it!

As usual, versions for both 1.6.4-Forge and 1.7.2-Forge are available for download at the joypad mod page Password getitnow .

Joypad/Split Screen mod for Forge - v0.0952

It's time for new round of improvements for Joypad Mod for Forge. New version 0.0952 contains a lot of improvements that should make using controller much more enjoyable. Here's the full changelog:

• Map any key to a joypad button - great for mods!
• Axis calibration menu - no more spinning in circles!
• New and improved controller button options menu
• Container scrolling up/down via buttons
• Improved sensitivity options in menu
• Allow choosing of any connected controller even if it doesn't meet input requirements
• All joypad input will go through the keyboard / mouse buffer for full compatibility with mods
• Lots of minor tweaks for a better in game experience
• .minecraft\config\JoypadSplitscreenMod.cfg updates:
• Make logging verbosity an option
• Share joypad settings across all users (thanks stcrowe!)

As always, you can get the newest version from the mod page.