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Amiga Imager v0.99

v0.99 expands Amiga Imager with a dedicated Vampire V4 target, opt-in IMP3 community tools, and another round of fixes found on real hardware. It keeps the native macOS workflow intact while pushing further into serious Classic, PiStorm, and mixed-setup builds.

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  • Vampire V4 (Apollo 68080)
  • IMP3 community tools (opt-in)
  • Hardware-found boot & icon fixes
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Public release - macOS 14+, Apple Silicon and Intel. Build: 260717.

Why this release matters

v0.99 broadens the real hardware range that Amiga Imager can prepare directly from the native build path. The headline addition is a proper Vampire V4 target, backed by a batch of fixes found on real machines since v0.98. It also carries forward the newer product workflow from v0.98, including the WHDLoad collection path and ScummVM launcher content that are ready on first boot.

Vampire V4 support

Point Amiga Imager at your OS media and build a bootable image for an Apollo Vampire V4 (68080). It is a new choice in the app — pick it and the build produces a Vampire-correct image with:

  • 68080 accelerator setup with the Apollo Kickstart tools installed.
  • SAGA RTG — the Vampire's on-board graphics, set to a measured, known-good boot mode so Workbench comes up on the RTG screen.
  • V4 networking — the V4Net / V2ExpEth interface, ready for a TCP/IP stack.
  • SD storage — the on-board sagasd SD0: mount.

Validated on a real Icedrake A1200. A dedicated Vampire section is in the handbook.

IMP3 community tools (opt-in)

A new opt-in package for the Amiga Germany IMP3 community. Turn it on in Settings → Packages and the build fetches the community's prerequisite libraries and CLI tools from Aminet at build time (nothing extra is bundled in the app). It is off by default and available on every platform.

Fixes found on real hardware

  • First boot no longer stalls with USB enabled. On Classic/Vampire builds with USB, a cold-boot device registration could interfere with the first boot (missing locale, no dock). Fixed — USB is brought up cleanly after boot from Trident → Online, as before.
  • Drawer icons no longer overlap. Auto-created drawers (for example Transfer next to WHDGames) now get distinct, well-spaced positions instead of landing on top of each other.
  • Older apps find AmiSSL again. Programs built against an older AmiSSL SDK now resolve the library through an amissl_v5.library alias created at boot.
  • Vampire RTG polish — NewMeter text is legible on the SAGA screen and the RTG first-boot timing was tightened.
  • Standard PiStorm classic boards keep the hardcoded, known-good kernel (board detection is never relied on), with the turbo overclock shipped commented-out for safety. Confirmed on a normal PiStorm build that anyone can make.

Also carried from v0.98

  • WHDLoad games collection — point the app at your WHDLoad collection and your games are listed in iGame on first boot, with no scan.
  • ScummVM — a working, auto-populated game launcher list with CD/talkie and localized variants.

Feedback still helps

If you run v0.99 on unusual hardware, mixed RTG setups, or a board combination I may not own here, I still want to hear how it behaves. Build logs are under ~/Library/Logs/Amiga-Imager/ (there's a Previous Logs button in the app). Reach me via the contact page.