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Okay, I'll prepare some simple QL database that has multiple objects, locations, connections between them, and with some code. I replicate the database format that Quill for QL uses (at least version A07), so it should be the same as if it was generated by Quill itself. For this kind of use ...

lliont wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 8:32 am Try the SLOW x command, where x=0 to 7
0=faster 7=slower

Thanks! I found SLUG isn’t recognised. Will try SLOW instead…

lliont wrote: Sat Jul 26, 2025 8:32 am Try the SLOW x command, where x=0 to 7
0=faster 7=slower

Thanks for that info. Where can I download this extension?

Cheers,
Alan

Marcel Kilgus has made a QXL.win with games
https://www.kilgus.net/soft/qlsd_win_demo.zip
can someone try this on Next QL core ?

Greetings from Switzerland
Markus


I gave it a go on the QL core of my newly-acquired Xberry Pi. All the ones I tried seemed to work, though a few are way too fast ...

That will allow me to get more games onto my win file. As you say, this needs to be documented better, and presumably will by the time KS3 is launched, along with more features possibly.

Cheers,
Alan


Actually, the Next QL core comes with some utilities that make bringing files intro the QXL ...

Derek_Stewart wrote: Thu Jul 24, 2025 7:48 pm
have a look at FDI and MDI by Martin Head, allows FLoppy disk and Micdrive Images, there is a thread on the QL Forum and the packages can be downloaded from QL Hompage.

I should have said, but I've been coming to grips with that today. SUB is next...

Hi,

Here is Starplod and a FLP image created in Qemulator.
Starplod.img.zip


Please unzip it as the Forum software does not like the .img files, no problems with file headers


Thanks for doing that Derek. I never knew you could have floppy images inside win files before today.

I came across ...

Hi,

FLP and MDV images are supported on the Next QL core, using FDI and MDI, this works on my Xberry Pi and KS2 Next.

Any QLWA file canbe mounted as long as the file resides in the first 16 FAT enties,

The NEXT QL core has a default of QXL1.WIN, QXL2.WIN ... for WIN1, WIN2...

But this can be ...

I've got 8 games so far working successfully on subdirectories of my win file, and that involved patching Beano and Starplod (luckily I still have the source files!).

Please, can you load the patched Starplod version on the forum?


Sure, here it is... (including the original and source as ...

Just popped in to say Hi to Alan.

Fond memories of doing the AP adventures on the QL.

As the the kickstarter 3 Spectrum Next has a QL core as standard, but not much software, would it be possible for the Public Domain software
be made available to run on the Next QL core ?

(I have yet to open ...