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Mirror Magic
Mirror Magic
General
Author	rsn8887
Type	Puzzle
Version	1.12
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2019/01/22
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Revision as of 05:26, 24 December 2022

This is a port of Mirrormagic, a game by Holger Schemel in the tradition of Deflektor and Mindbender.

Features

Game controller mapping including analog joystick mouse controls.
Front touch controls with left/right mouse click and drag and drop gestures.
The game runs smooth at the same speed as the desktop versions.
Additional level package with thousands of levels as separate download (see More Levels).
Auto-hide mouse cursor when using the dpad.
Easily switch player focus in multiplayer games using r+triangle and r+square.
60 fps mode for smooth scrolling and motion in levels where the system can achieve stable 60 frames per second..
Text entry with Vita touch keyboard, no physical keyboard or mouse required.
Support for bluetooth keyboard and mouse.

User guide

You guide a laser beam by adjusting mirrors before the time limit runs out.

Installation

Install the VPK.

Extract contents of mirrormagic_data.zip and copy them to your Vita's ux0:/data folder.

You should have folders ux0:/data/mirrormagic on your Vita with the files in them.

You can install new level sets for Mirrormagic by copying them into ux0:/data/mirrormagic/levels on Vita.

User guide

Notes:

To load new level sets, go to the level number selection in the menu, and press X. A new screen should open that shows a few levels. Go to the parent dir and into the folder Classic Games. There are many more levels already included in that folder.
Sometimes when loading a levelset after loading other level sets one after the other, the game runs out of memory and quits. This is fixed by simply restarting the game and loading the levelset again.
To answer the OK/Cancel dialogs in the game, press select to cancel (this is escape), or X for OK.
If you mess up some options and want to reset to default, you can delete the folder ux0:/data/mirrormagic/userdata.

Controls

Gamepad:

D-Pad/Left Analog - Move player and navigate menus

Right Analog - Move mouse pointer

Cross - Primary button (+ direction for snap action or turning mirrors, also ok in menu)

Circle - Secondary button (drop dynamite)

Square/L - Left mouse button

Triangle/R - Right mouse button

Select - Quit (escape key, also cancels requesters)

Start - Pause (space key)

R+Triangle - Set focus to next player (ALL > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4)

R+Square - Set player focus to previous player (ALL < 1 < 2 < 3 <4)

Touch:

For multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.

Single short tap - Left mouse click

Single short tap while holding a second finger down - Right mouse click

Single finger drag - Move the mouse pointer

Dual finger drag - Drag'n'drop (left mouse button is held down)

Three finger drag - Drag'n'drop (right mouse button is held down)

Screenshots

mirrormagicvita3.jpg mirrormagicvita4.jpg

mirrormagicvita5.jpg mirrormagicvita6.jpg

Changelog

v1.12

Fix crash when loading levelsets that change screenmode, such as Supaplex (Original).

v1.9

Add '60 fps' game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels on the Vita. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting 'normal.'
Removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics.

v1.8

Map set player focus to r+triangle and r+square for multiplayer games on VitaTV (up to 4 players).

v1.7

Enabled mp3 music support, used by some custom levelsets.

v1.6

Support editing multiline textfields in level editor.

v1.5

Optimized rendering for large speed improvement (1.5x), noticable mostly on the very fast game speed setting (thanks @frangarcj for the help).
Fixed sticky touch inputs and other issues with touch controls.

v1.4

Fixed screen centering.
Fixed screen scaling so it works for all sizes.

v1.3

Mirrormagic as separate app. It uses the same codebase as Rocks'n'Diamonds.
Smoother mouse pointer motion.

v1.2

Significant speedup by drawing directly to texture pixels. Setting game speed to 'very fast' actually makes it faster now.

v1.1

Implemented mouse pointer controls via right analog stick and front touch. The level editor is fully usable now.
Improved picture quality for sharper graphics.

v1.0

Fixed name entry using touch keyboard. It works without any return or backspace keypresses now.
Fixed graphics corruption of some cartoons on menu screen (updated data.zip)

v0.9

Initial Vita release.

Credits

Thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, Count Duckula, Jesse Harlin, Thomas Luten, Matthew Machnee, Mored4u, Ibrahim Fazel Poor, RadicalR.
Thanks @frangarcj for help with optimizing the rendering.
Thanks to Holger Schemel for making a great and portable game.
Thanks to the many devs of VitaSDK for a great development environment.
Thanks to all the devs of DevKitPro for Switch for a great development suite.

External links

GitHub - https://github.com/rsn8887/rocksndiamonds
VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/387

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 |title=Vita Homebrew Games (Puzzle) - GameBrew
 |title_mode=append
-|image=mirrormagicvita.jpg
+|image=mirrormagicvita2.jpg
 |image_alt=Mirror Magic
 }}
 {{Infobox Vita Homebrews
 |title=Mirror Magic
-|image=mirrormagicvita.jpg
+|image=mirrormagicvita2.jpg
-|description=Mirrormagic port for PSVITA
+|description=Port of Mirrormagic.
 |author=rsn8887
 |lastupdated=2019/01/22
@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 |license=GPL-2.0
 |download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/mirrormagicvita.7z
-|website=
+|website=https://github.com/rsn8887/rocksndiamonds
 |source=https://github.com/rsn8887/rocksndiamonds
 }}
-'''Mirrormagic''' is a game in the tradition of Deflektor and Mindbender written by Holger Schemel. You guide a laser beam by adjusting mirrors before the time limit runs out.
+This is a port of [http://www.artsoft.org/mirrormagic Mirrormagic], a game by Holger Schemel in the tradition of Deflektor and Mindbender.
-==Requirements==
+==Features==
-* Game Data Files: PC
+*Game controller mapping including analog joystick mouse controls.
+*Front touch controls with left/right mouse click and drag and drop gestures.
+*The game runs smooth at the same speed as the desktop versions.
+*Additional level package with thousands of levels as separate download (see More Levels).
+*Auto-hide mouse cursor when using the dpad.
+*Easily switch player focus in multiplayer games using r+triangle and r+square.
+*60 fps mode for smooth scrolling and motion in levels where the system can achieve stable 60 frames per second..
+*Text entry with Vita touch keyboard, no physical keyboard or mouse required.
+*Support for bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
+==User guide==
+You guide a laser beam by adjusting mirrors before the time limit runs out.
 ==Installation==
-* install the vpks
+Install the VPK.
-* extract contents of mirrormagic_data.zip and copy them to your Vita's ux0:/data folder. You should have folders ux0:/data/mirrormagic on your Vita with the files in them.
+Extract contents of mirrormagic_data.zip and copy them to your Vita's ux0:/data folder.
+You should have folders ux0:/data/mirrormagic on your Vita with the files in them.
+You can install new level sets for Mirrormagic by copying them into ux0:/data/mirrormagic/levels on Vita.
+==User guide==
+Notes:
+* To load new level sets, go to the level number selection in the menu, and press X. A new screen should open that shows a few levels. Go to the parent dir and into the folder Classic Games. There are many more levels already included in that folder.
+* Sometimes when loading a levelset after loading other level sets one after the other, the game runs out of memory and quits. This is fixed by simply restarting the game and loading the levelset again.
+* To answer the OK/Cancel dialogs in the game, press select to cancel (this is escape), or X for OK.
+* If you mess up some options and want to reset to default, you can delete the folder ux0:/data/mirrormagic/userdata.
+==Controls==
+'''Gamepad:'''
+D-Pad/Left Analog - Move player and navigate menus
+Right Analog - Move mouse pointer
+Cross - Primary button (+ direction for snap action or turning mirrors, also ok in menu)
+Circle - Secondary button (drop dynamite)
+Square/L - Left mouse button
+Triangle/R - Right mouse button
+Select - Quit (escape key, also cancels requesters)
-==Media==
+Start - Pause (space key)
-<youtube>gKZmkp0P1-M</youtube>
-==Screenshots==
+R+Triangle - Set focus to next player (ALL > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4)
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/mirrormagicvita-01.jpg
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/mirrormagicvita-02.jpg
+R+Square - Set player focus to previous player (ALL < 1 < 2 < 3 <4)
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/mirrormagicvita-03.jpg
-https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/vitahomebrews/mirrormagicvita-04.jpg
+'''Touch:'''
+For multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.
+Single short tap - Left mouse click
+Single short tap while holding a second finger down - Right mouse click
-==Vita Exclusive Features==
+Single finger drag - Move the mouse pointer
-*game controller mapping including analog joystick mouse controls
-*front touch controls with left/right mouse click and drag and drop gestures
-*the game runs smooth at the same speed as the desktop versions
-*additional level package with thousands of levels as separate download (see 'More Levels')
-*auto-hide mouse cursor when using the dpad
-*easily switch player focus in multiplayer games using r+triangle and r+square
-*60 fps mode for smooth scrolling and motion in levels where the system can achieve stable 60 frames per second.
-*text entry with Vita touch keyboard, no physical keyboard or mouse required
-*support for bluetooth keyboard and mouse
-==Gamepad Controls==
+Dual finger drag - Drag'n'drop (left mouse button is held down)
-*Dpad or left stick = move player and navigate menus
-*right stick = move mouse pointer
-*Cross = primary button (+ direction for snap action or turning mirrors, also 'ok' in menu)
-*Circle = secondary button (drop dynamite)
-*Square / L = left mouse button
-*Triangle / R = right mouse button
-*Select = quit (escape key, also cancels requesters)
-*Start = pause (space key)
-*R+Triangle = set focus to next player (ALL->1->2->3->4)
-*R+Square = set player focus to previous player (ALL<-1<-2<-3<-4)
-== Touch Controls ==
+Three finger drag - Drag'n'drop (right mouse button is held down)
-Note: for multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.
-Single short tap = left mouse click<br />
+==Screenshots==
-Single short tap while holding a second finger down = right mouse click<br />
+mirrormagicvita3.jpg
-Single finger drag = move the mouse pointer<br />
+mirrormagicvita4.jpg
-Dual finger drag = drag'n'drop (left mouse button is held down)<br />
-Three finger drag = drag'n'drop (right mouse button is held down)
-== Notes ==
+mirrormagicvita5.jpg
-* To load new level sets, go to the level number selection in the menu, and press X. A new screen should open that shows a few levels. Go to the parent dir and into the folder Classic Games. There are many more levels already included in that folder.
+mirrormagicvita6.jpg
-* Sometimes when loading a levelset after loading other level sets one after the other, the game runs out of memory and quits. This is fixed by simply restarting the game and loading the levelset again.
-* To answer the OK/Cancel dialogs in the game, press select to cancel (this is escape), or X for OK.
-* you can install new level sets for Mirrormagic by copying them into ux0:/data/mirrormagic/levels on Vita.
-* If you mess up some options and want to reset to default, you can delete the folder 'ux0:/data/mirrormagic/userdata'.
-== Changelog ==
+==Changelog==
-'''1.12'''
+'''v1.12'''
-* fix crash when loading levelsets that change screenmode, such as Supaplex (Original)
+* Fix crash when loading levelsets that change screenmode, such as Supaplex (Original).
-'''1.9'''
+'''v1.9'''
-* add '60 fps' game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels on the Vita. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting 'normal.'
+* Add '60 fps' game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels on the Vita. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting 'normal.'
-* removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics.
+* Removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics.
-'''1.8'''
+'''v1.8'''
-* map set player focus to r+triangle and r+square for multiplayer games on VitaTV (up to 4 players)
+* Map set player focus to r+triangle and r+square for multiplayer games on VitaTV (up to 4 players).
-'''1.7'''
+'''v1.7'''
-* enabled mp3 music support, used by some custom levelsets
+* Enabled mp3 music support, used by some custom levelsets.
-'''1.6'''
+'''v1.6'''
-* support editing multiline textfields in level editor
+* Support editing multiline textfields in level editor.
-'''1.5'''
+'''v1.5'''
-* optimized rendering for large speed improvement (1.5x), noticable mostly on the very fast game speed setting (thanks [https://github.com/frangarcj @frangarcj] for the help).
+* Optimized rendering for large speed improvement (1.5x), noticable mostly on the very fast game speed setting (thanks [https://github.com/frangarcj @frangarcj] for the help).
-* fixed sticky touch inputs and other issues with touch controls
+* Fixed sticky touch inputs and other issues with touch controls.
-'''1.4'''
+'''v1.4'''
-* fixed screen centering
+* Fixed screen centering.
-* fixed screen scaling so it works for all sizes
+* Fixed screen scaling so it works for all sizes.
-'''1.3'''
+'''v1.3'''
 * Mirrormagic as separate app. It uses the same codebase as Rocks'n'Diamonds.
 * Smoother mouse pointer motion.
-'''1.2'''
+'''v1.2'''
 * Significant speedup by drawing directly to texture pixels. Setting game speed to 'very fast' actually makes it faster now.
-'''1.1'''
+'''v1.1'''
-* implemented mouse pointer controls via right analog stick and front touch. The level editor is fully usable now.
+* Implemented mouse pointer controls via right analog stick and front touch. The level editor is fully usable now.
-* improved picture quality for sharper graphics
+* Improved picture quality for sharper graphics.
-'''1.0'''
+'''v1.0'''
-* fixed name entry using touch keyboard. It works without any return or backspace keypresses now.
+* Fixed name entry using touch keyboard. It works without any return or backspace keypresses now.
-* fixed graphics corruption of some cartoons on menu screen (updated data.zip)
+* Fixed graphics corruption of some cartoons on menu screen (updated data.zip)
-'''0.9'''
+'''v0.9'''
-* initial Vita release
+* Initial Vita release.
-== Thanks ==
+==Credits==
 *Thanks to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, Count Duckula, Jesse Harlin, Thomas Luten, Matthew Machnee, Mored4u, Ibrahim Fazel Poor, RadicalR.
 *Thanks [https://github.com/frangarcj @frangarcj] for help with optimizing the rendering.
@@ Line 125: / Line 144: @@
 *Thanks to all the devs of DevKitPro for Switch for a great development suite.
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-* Github - https://github.com/rsn8887/rocksndiamonds
+* GitHub - https://github.com/rsn8887/rocksndiamonds
 * VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/387