Here is a new little software, totally FREE, that allows you to convert your favorite pictures into a native Amstrad CPC format and save it directly to a DSK file for use on real hardware or emulators like WinAPE.
The software automatically determines the best palette of colors depending on the mode that you select (mode 0, mode 1, mode 2).
Hi Everyone. I wrote a C++ code that generates a standard DSK file that contains several files. When I open the DSK with RetroVirtualMachine, I can load all the files that it contains by using the BASIC commands (cat, load, run). It works perfectly fine.
The problem comes when I try to save additional files on it from the BASIC. For example, directly with the BASIC Locomotive, I write a one-line basic program and save it. It still works at the moment, and all other files are still accessible. But if I eject the disk and reinsert it, then the emulator can no longer access it.
So I did a simpler test: I simply create a blank formatted standard DSK file. After inserting it in the emulator, I can do what ever disk writing operations I want. It works. But if I eject the disk and reinsert it, then I get the "Drive A: Read error" message with any attempted disk operation.
Also, I note that RetroVirtualMachine systematically tries to convert the standard DSK file to an extended one as soon as I try to do a single writing disk operation.
[EDIT] The problem has been solved by switching from a standard DSK to an extended DSK.
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The only sensible way to finish the game is to map out the castle as you progress. However, this is no easy task, as the map's orientation shifts whenever you move from one room to another. But don't worry, you can also download my map by following the link in the video description.