Cine/TODO

Status

Future Wars was completable with original cinE. Operation Stealth has gfx glitches and now crashes early.

Source Cleanup

• Wrap the code into C++ classes where applicable/suitable. Possible classes candidates :
  • Gfx/Screen (bg_list.cpp, gfx.cpp)
  • Script (script.cpp)
  • Resource (bg.cpp, msg.cpp, part.cpp, prc.cpp, pal.cpp)
  • CineEngine (object.cpp, anim.cpp, various.cpp)
  • Sound (already done)
• rename functions and variables that need it
• reorganize functions and variables in cine/various.cpp

ToDo

• implement, adapt or remove the following options in the system menu :
  • Pause
  • Restart Game
  • Change Backup Drive
• add support for AtariST sound and music resources (if different from Amiga)
• add support for MT32 and PC Speaker instruments in the PC SoundFX player code (write PCSoundDriver subclasses)
• add code for fadeIn/fadeOut
• optimize the rendering (doing a full screen and palette refresh on each frame could be avoided)
• the original Amiga version of FW used 32 colors, allowing to display the control menu with some kind of transparency
• use Common::List instead of custom linked lists (should allow removal and/or simplification of several functions)
• cruisE and Cine have several chunks of code in common, find a way to factorize
  • sound code/system
  • gfx routines
  • unpacking routine
  • resource loading (parts, vol.cnf)
• finish OS support (crash early in-game)

Bugs

• Adlib sound glitches (#1599270)
• Memory leaks (#1726626)