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$$$$$$$$ ▄ ╖ M ╖ L ╖ A ╖ ▄ ╖ T
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$$$$$$$$ D ╖ E ╖ S ╖ I ╖ G ╖ N
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$$$$$$$$ p r o d u c t i o n
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$$$$$$$$ released at Function:03 / Hungary 24-26 | 10 | 2003
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$$$$$$$$ the credits:
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$$$$$$$$ GARGAJ
$$$$$$$$ basic engine code
$$$$$$$$ editor tool code
$$$$$$$$ effect+postfilter code
$$$$$$$$ concept
$$$$$$$$ direction and synchronizing
$$$$$$$$ additional design and graphics
$$$$$$$$ music
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$$$$$$$$ MAALI
$$$$$$$$ modelling
$$$$$$$$ design
$$$$$$$$ graphics
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$$$$$$$$ we used Bass, Zlib and UPX.
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$$$$$$$$ special thanks for poison/singular for the ASCII.
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$$$$$$$$ about:
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$$$$$$$$ those of you who know earlier ▄D-prods may have
$$$$$$$$ noticed that this is not quite the way we used
$$$$$$$$ to do stuff, not "hardcore-to-the-max".
$$$$$$$$ this is intentional. the demo is still heavy,
$$$$$$$$ but after all the brainless moshing, we kinda
$$$$$$$$ figured that we should do some "cleaner",
$$$$$$$$ more "mature" stuff as well. so here it is,
$$$$$$$$ a heavyass goa-demo. we still will make some
$$$$$$$$ hardcore prods in the future, but we felt like
$$$$$$$$ doing something different this time.
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$$$$$$$$ the demo should run quite comfily on a 600+ mhz cpu,
$$$$$$$$ as for a videocard, i recommend a gf4ti, consider a
$$$$$$$$ gf2 as a VERY minimum. not required tho. note that i
$$$$$$$$ STRONGLY recommend either an FX or a radeon 9700...
$$$$$$$$ soundcard also preferred. oh yeah and dx9.
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$$$$$$$$ !!! IMPORTANT !!!
$$$$$$$$ the demo NEEDS some free disk space. (around 300k)
$$$$$$$$ sorry, i found no other way to load DLL-s other
$$$$$$$$ than saving them to a file and loading them from
$$$$$$$$ there. however if i would write my own PE-loader...
$$$$$$$$ hm. later. :)
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$$$$$$$$ i found a weird bug when testing on a gf2, some polys
$$$$$$$$ were flickering across the screen or so. i'm unsure
$$$$$$$$ about the cause of this, but it looked ok on both a
$$$$$$$$ gf3ti and a radeon9500, trying both HAL and REF
$$$$$$$$ devices, so it might be a driver bug.
$$$$$$$$ if you encounter this bug during the demo (it
$$$$$$$$ appeared in the first scene), please contact me
$$$$$$$$ with some details about the config, os and driver
$$$$$$$$ versions.
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$$$$$$$$ about the demo-system:
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$$$$$$$$ the system itself was coded roughly in two
$$$$$$$$ months from scratch, even though some code-design
$$$$$$$$ elements were done a year ago when Conspiracy
$$$$$$$$ was formed. the editor tool itself allows to
$$$$$$$$ synchonize effects to the music in a
$$$$$$$$ flash/demopaja-like way, but since the entire
$$$$$$$$ system is based around plugins, you are still
$$$$$$$$ able to code your effects the way you want to.
$$$$$$$$ public availability is the thing i'm considering
$$$$$$$$ now, but right now it's way too quirky and bugged
$$$$$$$$ to spread it, but we're already having some
$$$$$$$$ negotiations with certain other groups about
$$$$$$$$ licensing it, so it may reach to a public state.
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$$$$$$$$ greetings and thanks:
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$$$$$$$$ insane amount of thanks to Fox/Starlight for all
$$$$$$$$ code help. you rule dude!
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$$$$$$$$ the usual w00ts go to Skrebbel and Shadez, who
$$$$$$$$ lent awesome moral support for me. \▄/
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$$$$$$$$ heaps of thanks to BoyC and Sampi for awesome
$$$$$$$$ moral support. azer remelem compo _utan_ is
$$$$$$$$ tetszeni fog :))
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$$$$$$$$ kudos go to a lot of people. but they DO know
$$$$$$$$ who they are.
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$$$$$$$$
$$$$$$$$ no greetings:
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$$$$$$$$ i'm not really fond of sending fuckings to people,
$$$$$$$$ but recent happenings on the hungarian "demoscene",
$$$$$$$$ or rather some irc channels makes me feel the urge
$$$$$$$$ to do so. it's not an irc-only flame, it's
$$$$$$$$ something that was growing for a long
$$$$$$$$ time now, and we decided to end it. I won't
$$$$$$$$ mention names here, but I'd like to send some
$$$$$$$$ assfucks to all the dungholes who disrespect other
$$$$$$$$ peoples work without creating ANYTHING worth
$$$$$$$$ just even mentioning. sure, call me lame.
$$$$$$$$ call me lame for not using unix.
$$$$$$$$ call me lame for not using standard libraries.
$$$$$$$$ call me lame just because i prefer d3d over ogl.
$$$$$$$$ call charlie lame for using an amiga.
$$$$$$$$ call leon lame for getting drunk on parties.
$$$$$$$$ call anyone lame without a basis.
$$$$$$$$ do it. feel free.
$$$$$$$$ but that won't save you from being a retarded
$$$$$$$$ talentless fuck, and frankly, i don't give a shit
$$$$$$$$ about that.
$$$$$$$$ and that's why the rest of the active hungarian
$$$$$$$$ demoscene left the channel #demoscene for good.
$$$$$$$$ if you still want to find us, you'll know where to
$$$$$$$$ search.
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$$$$$$$$ contacts:
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$$$$$$$$ http://umlaut.intro.hu
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$$$$$$$$ GARGAJ
$$$$$$$$ gargaj(▄)freemail.hu
$$$$$$$$ http://umlaut.intro.hu/~gargaj
$$$$$$$$ MAALI
$$$$$$$$ maali(▄)fuckhotmail.com
$$$$$$$$ http://www.maali.tk
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$$:$$$:$ this was an ⁿmlaⁿt design production in 2003 (c)
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:$:$:$:$ we are professionals.
::$:::$: don't try this at home.
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:::::::: "gee, brain, what do you want to do tonight?"
:.::.:.: "the same thing we do every night, pinky...
.:.:.:.: get the demo finished 'till the deadline!"
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