Panzer Front (Dreamcast)

Panzer Front
Developer: Shangri-La Publisher: ASCII Platform: Dreamcast Released in JP: December 22, 1999 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused graphics. This game has unused models. This game has unused sounds. This game has debugging material.

Panzer Front is a World War II tank simulation game. Panzer Vor!

Debug Mode

Use the following code, after that set page number to RAM address 0x8C1F504C to display a debug feature.

8C071042 0009
8C071044 0009
8C071046 0009
8C071048 0009
8C071062 D001
8C071064 402B
8C071066 0009
8C071068 1348
8C07106A 8C07

(Source: Original TCRF research)

NINDOWS

Page number: 0x00

Press Left or Right to switch ON/OFF, but this menu is unknown.

This needs some investigation. Discuss ideas and findings on the talk page. Specifically: This game has more text related to "NINDOWS".

Flag Viewer

Page number: 0x01

Some flags viewer.

FOG

Page number: 0x02

Changes Fog setting.

Game System Value

Page number: 0x03

Display game system values.

Rendering Data

Page number: 0x04

Display some rendering data.

Memory Management Information

Page number: 0x05

Display memory management information.

Light

Page number: 0x06

Changes directional light parameter.

VEC

Page number: 0x07

Display unknown VEC parameter.

Fog Color

Page number: 0x08

Changes fog color.

Smoke Effect Debug

Page number: 0x09

Changes smoke effect parameter.

Tank Viewer

Page number: 0x0A

Press Up or Down to change view tank.

Tank Collider

Page number: 0x0B

Display tank collider line.

Tank Coordinate

Page number: 0x0C

Display tank coordinates. Pressing Up or Down does nothing however.

Effect Test

Page number: 0x0D

Press L or R to change the effect number. Press Left, Right, Up, Down to change blend method. Press B to emit effect. Press A to delete all effects.

Map Attribute

Page number: 0x0E

Map attribute viewer.

Display Model Check

Page number: 0x0F

View displayed model information and polygon count.

Polygon Divide

Page number: 0x10

Some polygon dividing parameters(?).

Color

Page number: 0x11

Unknown.

Unknown

Page number: 0x12

Unknown.

SPEED DIVID

Page number: 0x13

Unknown.

Gun Position

Page number: 0x14

Changes machine gun position.

Check Parts

Page number: 0x15

Unknown.

Unused Images

Staff Names

This image has unused staff names. Main programmer's name write "佐藤　？" and Sub programmer's name write "高島　？".

Mission Briefing

This image is probably a placeholder for mission briefing. This is written: "テスト"(Test).

Battle Scenes

Font graphic has unused "FREE" area.

Remain From Demonstration Version

The following images are leftovers from a demo version of the game and are still in the final game.

These images are a title screen and a warning screen.

Text	Translation
射撃時の注意	Attention on firing.
敵は500mにいる！	The enemy is 500 meters away!
[Y]で照準器を500mに合わせろ!	Use [Y] to set sight to 500 meters!

This image is used for select control method screen.

These images are used for mission briefing.

This image is used for tank (mission) select scene.

Text	Translation
T-34/41 年型	T-34/41
IV号戦車 H型	Pz.kpfw.IV Ausf.H
M4A1/76	M4A1/76

Unused Tanks

Set vehicle number at RAM address 0x0C166BEF.

Tanks

Germany

Pz IV G

vehicle number: 1B

It is a Pz.kpfw.IV Ausf.G.

USA

M3 Lee

vehicle number: 50

M4A3E2

vehicle number: 53

M10

vehicle number: 54

This is a M10 Tank Destroyer.

M10

vehicle number: 5B

This tank displays the name "M10", but the Model is actually Tiger II, texture is M10.

Anti-Aircraft Vehicles

Germany

Sd.Kfz.161/4 Wirbelwind

vehicle number: 0E

It has a 2cm Flak 38, but this machine gun can't hurt a Jagdbomber in-game.

Sd.kfz.7/1

vehicle number: 1D

It has a 2 cm Flakvierling 38, but this machine gun can't hurt a Jagdbomber in-game.

Rocket Launchers

Germany

Nebelwerfer

vehicle number: 0F

It can't launch rockets.

Soviet

Katyusha

vehicle number: 3C

It can't launch rockets.

Howitzer

USA

105MM

vehicle number: 56

It is a M101 howitzer.

Armored Trains

Soviet

БП43

vehicle number: 41

It seems to use the Tiger II's texture.

Trucks

Germany

Kubelwagen

vehicle number: 12

Soviet

ПКL-25

vehicle number: 42

This is not transparency black area.

USA

GMC Truck

vehicle number: 5A

WILLYS MB

vehicle number: 57

Fake Tiger II

These look like Tiger II that is not equipment continuous tracks.

Vehicle Number	Name
15	xxxxxxxxxx
16	xxxxxxxxxx
28	M3 Honey
31	xxxxxxxxxx
3C	xxxxxxxxxx
3D	xxxxxxxxxx
43	БП43 Loc
44	БП43 Ten
45	БП43Wagon
49	xxxxxxxxxx
4A	xxxxxxxxxx
4B	xxxxxxxxxx
4C	xxxxxxxxxx
4D	xxxxxxxxxx
4E	xxxxxxxxxx
4F	xxxxxxxxxx
55	M16AA
59	xxxxxxxxxx
5B	M10
5D	xxxxxxxxxx
5E	xxxxxxxxxx
5F	xxxxxxxxxx
60	xxxxxxxxxx
61	xxxxxxxxxx
62	xxxxxxxxxx
63	xxxxxxxxxx
7D	xxxxxxxxxx
7F	xxxxxxxxxx
80	xxxxxxxxxx
81	xxxxxxxxxx
88	S Lighting

Development Text

Some debug text in the file 1ST_READ.BIN.

Address	Text	Transcription	Translation
0x9D83C	hikouki deru basyo ga nai	飛行機出る場所がない	Not enough space to put airplane
0x9D858	atzme_kieta! %d	後詰消えた！%d	Lost the later place tanks! %d
0x9D86C	sonnna atozume nainjya!!!!!!!!!!!	そんな後詰ないんじゃ!!!!!!!!!!!	These later place tanks do not exist!!!!!!!!!!!
0x9D890	atzme_touzyou %d	後詰登場	Placed the tanks.
0x9D8A4	not change gd tank
0x9D8D0	read err ntd: err code %d
0x9D8FC	Not Read MiniTank Texture
0x9DA38	OVER FRF ALLOC
0x9DA78	EFFECT_NO:%d EFFECT_KIND:%d
0x9DA94	SET_EFFECT:B DEL_EFFECT:A
0x9DAB0	SOURCE = %2d = %s
0x9DAC8	L_KEY = DOUN R_KEY = UP
0x9DAE4	DESTINATION = %2d = %s
0x9DAFC	U_KEY = DOUN D_KEY = UP
0x9DB18	NOW ATTRIBUTE = %d
0x9DB2C	DUST SIZE = %2d
0x9DB40	Left = DOUN Right = UP
0x9DB5C	DUST COLOR = %2d
0x9DB70	Up = DOUN DOWN = UP
0x9DBA4	USED POLYGON : %d
0x9DBB8	Gun Position
0x9DBC8	X Pos:%d
0x9DBD4	Y Pos:%d
0x9DBE0	Z Pos:%d
0x9DBEC	TANK ABS_X:%d ABS_Z:%d
0x9DC04	URAA ABS_X:%d ABS_Z:%d
0x9DC1C	Push Up or Down Key
0x9DC30	BOTHINVALPHA
0x9DC40	BOTHSRCALPHA
0x9DC50	DESTALPHA
0x9DC5C	DESTCOLOR
0x9DC68	INVDESTAL
0x9DC74	INVDESTCO
0x9DC80	INVSRCALP
0x9DC8C	INVSRCCOL
0x9DC98	SRCALPHA
0x9DCA4	SRCCOLOR
0x9DCB0	ONE
0x9DCB4	ZERO
0x9DCBC	NO
0x9DCC0	USE
0x9DCC4	SP
0x9DD4C	PX=%f:PY=%f:PZ=%f
0x9DD60	VX=%f:VY=%f:VZ=%f
0x9DD74	ROLL=%f:Ang=%f
0x9DD84	NCLIP=%f:FCLIP=%f
0x9DD98	X x=%f:y=%f:z=%f
0x9DDAC	Y x=%f:y=%f:z=%f
0x9DDC0	Yang = %f
0x9DDCC	YangR = %f
0x9DE00	Not Change Dir Tank
0x9DE58	ont read err
0x9DE68	NEW YAHO- THECKING NOW
0x9DE88	tenrin_poly over!
0x9DE9C	cata poly over
0x9DF1C	Not Change Dir Tank in Tank.c
0x9DF3C	Not Change Dir MAP DIR : %s
0x9E604	NativeLimit [%d]
0x9E618	Current [%d]
0x9E62C	Peak [%d]
0x9E640	OP Vertex [%d]
0x9E654	OM [%d]
0x9E668	TP [%d]
0x9E67C	TM [%d]
0x9E690	PT [%d]
0x9E6A4	OP Vertex Max [%d]
0x9E6B8	TA Time [%d]
0x9E6CC	Render Time [%d]
0x9E6E0	[%f:%f:%f:%f]
0x9E6F0	Main Time [%d]
0x6E700	Game Time [%d]
0x9E710	wld vec [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E724	wld ang [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E738	wld sc [%d:%d]
0x9E748	wld dc [%f:%f:%f]
0x9E75C	tank [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E770	abs [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E784	abs ps [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E798	abs dc [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E7AC	abs rv [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E7C0	tyibi:tyumo [%d:%d]
0x9E7D4	mov:muki_bak [%d:%d]
0x9E7EC	taka:hoko:tate [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E808	m_sin:m_cos [%d:%d]
0x9E81C	gvec [%d:%d:%d]
0x9E82C	cam xyz [%f:%f:%f]
0x9E840	sco xyz [%f:%f:%f]
0x9E854	scope [%d]
0x9E860	vive [%d] b [%d] c [%d]
0x9E878	map_pos [%d:%d] [%d:%d] [%d:%d]
0x9E898	spd [%d] Tuibi[%d]
0x9E8AC	GR [%d]
0x9E8B4	CUR:[%d:%d]
0x9E8C0	flag_2d [%d] mode [%d] P2[%d]
0x9E8E0	[%d]
0x9E8E8	%d ANG[%d:%d:%d] SH_STAT [%d]
0x9E908	MZP3[%d:%d:%d]
0x9E918	%d ANG[%d:%d:%d]
0x9E92C	[--]
0x9E934	Remainber Memory [%d]
0x9E94C	Max Get Memory [%d]
0x9E998	FOG NORMAL
0x9E9A4	FOG SCAPE
0x9E9B0	NINDOWS OFF
0x9E9BC	NINDOWS ON
0x9E9C8	VEC [%f:%f:%f]
0x9E9D8	SVEC [%f:%f:%f]
0x9E9F4	%s [%d]
0x9EA2C	%s [OFF]
0x9EA38	%s [ON]
0x9EA44	TANK NO:%d
0x9EA50	%d
0x9EA54	ANA [X=%d:Y=%d]
0x9EA68	COUNT [%d]
0x9EA74	DIV [%d]
0x9EA80	ASOBI [%d]	遊び [%d]
0x9EA8C	WAIT [%d]
0x9EA98	JYOSUU [%d]	除数 [%d]	Divisor [%d]
0x9EAA4	SMOOTH [%d]
0x9EAB0	COLOR [%d]
0x9EACC	count [%d]
0x9EAD8	SPEED DIVID [%f]
0x9EAEC	CHECK PARTS [%d]
0x9EB00	Nindows
0x9EB08	Tank Info
0x9EB14	Fog Check
0x9EB20	Siten
0x9EB28	System
0x9EB30	Memory
0x9EB38	Light
0x9EB40	Ground
0x9EB48	Fog Color
0x9EB54	Smoke Conv
0x9EB60	Siten Change
0x9EB70	Tank Hit Check
0x9EB80	Ura-----!		This is probably "Ураааааааа".
0x9EB8C	Effect Check-Blend
0x9EBA0	Effect Dust
0x9EBAC	Effect Mem Check
0x9EBC0	Analog Prepare
0x9EBD0	Modifire Prepare
0x9EBE4	Vib Check
0x9EBF0	Tank Speed Prepare
0x9EC04	Kijyu Prepare
0x9EC14	Tank Parts
0x9EC20	Exit Prog
0x9EC4C	NEAR
0x9EC54	FAR
0x9EC64	SPEED
0x9EC70	MAX
0x9EC7C	SMOKE_NO
0x9EC88	VIEW
0x9EC94	X_ANG
0x9ECA0	Y_ANG
0x9ECAC	X_VEC
0x9ECB8	Y_VEC
0x9ECC4	Z_VECSML
0x9ECD0	Z_VECBIG
0x9ECDC	COLOR
0x9ECE4	POW
0x9ECE8	INC
0x9ECEC	FREQ
0x9EDBC	read err ntd
0x9EDD8	Not Read Font Texture
0x9EE10	Not Change MK DIR : %s
0x9EE28	Not Read : %s
0x9EE78	HOHE KIND ERROR no %d
0x9EEC0	supply foot not entry! ptn:%d
0x9EEE0	supply foot delete! ptn:%d
0x9EEFC	foot full!
0x9EF08	pattern%d is nothing!
0x9EF20	%d <- %d:
0x9EF2C	MAP.TBL
0x9EF34	table no:%d cc0 value:%d
0x9EF50	no ptn tank!
0x9EF60	tank_ptn=%d
0x9EF70	no ptn foot!
0x9EF80	lose-----------------------------game is over!
0x9EFB0	win------------------------------game is over!
0x9EFE0	table no:%d fc0 value:%x
0x9EFFC	table no:%d fc_no:%d
0x9F064	weather apoint is wrong!
0x9F080	now shining
0x9F090	nvvf fire!
0x9F09C	OVER FRF ALLOC
0x9F0AC	2D EVENT FILE NAME = [EV_%02d.EVT]
0x9F0DC	Not Read Event Texture
0x9F0F4	表示しない		Does not display.
0x9F110	SHELL TEX ERROR KIKUCHI!!!	SHELL TEXT ERROR 菊池!!!
0xA0AA8	save suru basyo nasi!!	セーブする場所なし!!	There is not save space.
0xA3C7C	pitch error!!!
0xA3C8C	pan error!!!
0xA3C9C	vol error!!!