Short:        Amiga port of Ultima 8 (Pentagram)
Author:       NovaCoder
Uploader:     novacoder yahoo co uk
Type:         game/role
Version:      2.8.1.03
Architecture: m68k-amigaos >= 3.1.0
Distribution: Aminet

Overview:

Pentagram is now a subengine of ScummVM.   My latest release of 68k ScummVM
could not support this game so I decided to release a standalone version
of ScummVM 2.8.1 with support for Ultima 8 (only).


Requirements:

1) An RTG Amiga.
2) Workbench must be using a 32-bit pixel format screen mode.
3) PiStorm 4.
4) AHI installed and configured.
5) CAMD library installed and configured for native MIDI playback.
6) A copy of the PC game data files.


Configuration:

You can manually add the following to your INI file:

The 'output_rate' configuration option can be used set the mixer 
frequency (default is 22050).

There are various configuration options within the ScummVM Launcher (see
the official ScummVM readme for more details).

When running from the Shell you must specify a stack of at least 300,000.
You only need to install the CAMD library if you want to use an external MIDI
device.


Performance Considerations:

1) Fast File System is actually not, use PFS3 instead.
2) Emulating a music device will be very slow, use real MIDI hardware instead.
3) Use v4.18 of AHI as the later versions are too slow.
4) If you are using Paula try the 'FAST' audio AHI modes.
5) Try reducing the audio playback frequency down to 11k if you're still having
   performance issues.


Limitations:

1) No joystick support.


Version History:

2.8.1.02 - Initial release based on ScummVM 2.8.1.
2.8.1.03 - Improved disk access speed.


Links:

https://www.a1k.org/forum/index.php?threads/98258/ (Pentagram thread on A1K)
https://pentagram.sourceforge.net/
http://www.scummvm.org/
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/User_Manual/Configuring_a_game_in_ScummVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlkxvDx27sY (AHI setup guide)
https://aminet.net/package/game/role/Exult_RTG (Ultima 7)


Thanks and acknowledgements:

The Pentagram and ScummVM team!