OpenFodder Vita

OpenFodder Vita
General
Author	isage
Type	Strategy
Version	1.6.1
License	GPL-3.0
Last Updated	2020/12/09
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Cannon Fodder is an action-strategy shoot 'em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive.

The game is military-themed and based on shooting action but with a strategy game-style control system. The player directs troops through numerous missions, battling enemy infantry, vehicles and installations.

Open Fodder is an open source version of the Cannon Fodder engine, for modern operating systems.

Installation

Open Fodder supports six demos from the Amiga platform, and three retail releases.

Install VPK and copy contents of Data pack to ux0:/data/OpenFodder.

Six Amiga magazine coverdisk demos and one PC demo are included in the data pack:

• Campaign information.
• Demo: Amiga Format Christmas Special.
• Demo: Amiga Format Not Very Festive.
• Demo: Amiga Power "Cannon Fodder Plus".
• Demo: Amiga The One.
• Demo: Amiga Action.
• Music replacement for Dos.
• 1 Custom Campaign.

Supported retail versions:

• Amiga.
• Amiga CD32.
• Dos CD.

Please see INSTALL.md for retail data installation.

Controls

Left Analog - Control cursor

Cross/L1 - Left mouse click

Circle/L2 - Right mouse click

Square - Change weapon

Triangle - Map

Start - Pause

Select - Give up/quit to menu

There's also touch support (disabled by default). To enable it copy openfodder.ini to ux0:/data/OpenFodder and adjust use-touch setting.

Screenshots

Changelog

v1.6.1

• Added touch support (see README.md, vita controls section).
• Fixed saving.

v1.6.0

• Initial vita port.

Credits

• Sensible Software, for the original game.
• Alessandro Petralia, for his valuable testing.
• ScummVM, for the Amiga sound routines.

External links

• GitHub - https://github.com/isage/openfodder
• Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/k8dt8n/release_openfodder_cannon_fodder_engine_port/