Tremor by Demolition
Tremor
a 1996 DEMOlition release
first presented in Text Mode Demo Compo.
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■ ARCHIVE : TREMOR.ZIP ■
You should have the following files in the archive. Any files other
than this that you may find in it is either a crappy BBS ad or
something like that. Delete it! :P
File Name Size
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FILE_ID .DIZ 177
TREMOR .EXE 226,189
TREMOR .NFO 7,970
WF-DRAG2.XM 555,306
Take a check at the file sizes. If they do not tally with what you
have here, don't blame me if it turns out to be a virus or trojan!
Tremor is a property of DEMOlition. The archive may be distributed
only in its original form, provided there is no monetory gain in
its distribution. Any of its distribution in any form that makes
money (e.g. CD-ROM) requires permission from our main coder,
Nicky Bay, via email through the internet.
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■ Disclaimer ■
Any damage caused to your hardware/software after running Tremor
is not my fault, however remote. However, you can hold me responsible
if something neat happens to you! ;)
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■ System Recommendations ■
* 486dx and above (suxx on 386)
* GUS/SB Compatible
* Good pair of speakers for volume boost + stereo
* If all else fails, watch it on a rich friend's PC. :)
■ Note ■
* If the demo fails to detect your sound card, check to see
if your sound card is supported. (i.e. GUS/SB compatible)
* Make sure you have your sound card environment variables
set correctly in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
e.g. SET BLASTER A220 I5 D1 H5
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■ about DEMOlition ■
DEMOlition was founded about 2 weeks before TMDC (11.11.96). We've had
previous releases (Vortex, 3rd at The Scene '96, Singapore) but it was
only until now that we've gotten a group name for ourselves. :P
BTW, we live in Singapore, a little island at the Southern tip of the
Malaysian Peninsula in South-East Asia. Demos are not really very
popular in this region, but at least we have our own demo compo,
"The Scene"! :)
The current members of DEMOlition are
Handle Real Name Age Contact (Email) Job IRC Nick
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Genma1/4 Nicky Bay 18 nickybay@cyberway.com.sg Coder Genma
nickybay@post1.com.sg
Quark Christopher Tay 18 mengkeat@pacific.net.sg Coder TheTick
mengkeat@post1.com.sg
Lord Ming Wee Soon Ming 19 - Musician -
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We're looking for a good graphics artist. Contact us if you are
interested in joining our group!
If you want your mail to us to be seen, read and replied fast, email
me (Nicky Bay) at : nickybay@cyberway.com.sg
If you do not get a reply soon, try the other email addresses listed
above. One of them is bound to work!!
It is also possible to find me at local (Singapore) BBSes :
Hyper BBS (065) 567-4879
Silhouette Online #1 (065) 382-9905
Silhouette Online #2 (065) 285-4740
Top Secret (065) 741-9457
We do need comments and whatever criticism on our works. Email to us
if possible!!! :) You can also find some of my works at :
http://www.cyberway.com.sg/~nickybay/works.htm
Vortex - http://www.cdrom.com/pub/demos/demos/1996/v/vortex.zip
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■ about Tremor ■
Tremor is actually a rush job, coded in 2 weeks. I'm in the midst of my
exams, but I've already promised an entry to the compo... Anyway, this was
almost a solo production. Quark had other commitments (e.g. watching TV)
and only helped me out in learning C and writing the video mode setting
function. The music player is MikMod v2.03 by MikMak/HaRDCoDE. thanks! All
the rest of the code and ideas are by mua, Nicky Bay :)
≈ The Music ≈
As for the music, World of Dragons, I have to say a big thank you to
Lizardking/Triton for helping me on this one. My own musician had no
time to create anything...thanks also go to The Joker/Crusaders for
some "moral support" (urr, giving me pressure?? 8) ).
≈ My First Program :) ≈
Tremor is also my very FIRST program in C. Every single line had been
written from scratch. I learnt C for coding Tremor, after ditching Pascal.
Thanks to Quark also for teaching me a bit of C. Sad to say I've not much
time to optimize anything, just glad that it finally came out. :)
No ASM was used...just C. ;)
≈ Why "Tremor"? ≈
Dun ask me..but it sounds nice right? Had actually planned for other dumb
names like "Lametro". :P But settled for "Tremor" becoz...it tremors??
≈ Some Technical Details ≈
■ Starting Sequence
Triple light source RGB Bump shading.
Thanks to whoever (!?) for the skull pic!
■ RGB Delayed Light
Slightly modified delayed RGB light which moves with music beat. :)
■ 3D Face with RGB Light
550 vertices, 1039 faces. Uses RGB light as environment map.
The face had been widened at the sides, as I thought it was too thin.
There *is* aspect ratio correction.
■ 3D Face Splashing into Water
Same 3D object as above, with fake phong shading. (I can't seem to
see the difference though 8> ) Modified shading while underwater,
and creates bubbling sounds from speaker to speaker in rhythm with
the movement of the 3D object. (panning)
■ Map Roto-Zoom
Same sickening stuff you see in lots of old demos eh? Again, it was
slightly modified from the normal roto-zoomer. It "smashes" with the
screen though. :)
■ Rippling Waves
This wave rippling from the center is also shaded with the RGB triple
light source. :)
■ Duo-wave Intersection Zoomer
Modified version of the wave-intersection effect from "Vortex". It
includes a zoomer and RGB shading. It zooms in and out with the music
beat.
■ Shaded Water
Call it phong or triple light source or bump or environment map. :)
I'd use all of these names. The words appear and disappear with the
music beat yet again. :)
ps:sorry if I "split up" your group names..screen wasn't big enough.
■ Grand Finale Super Mix :}
Jumps from effect to effect from previous parts with the music beat.
(no more time...had to do this lame thing to fill up the gap. :> )
■ "Tremor" Ending
Bump triple light source of the demo title, Tremor.
The title is hand-drawn by me...sux eh?
It shakes with booming sounds...:)
Send me an E-mail if you want to discuss any part of the demo with me.
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■ Greetz ■
DEMOlition greets the following in NO particular order :
Waterlogic Triton
Crusaders
Constellation
DEE
HaRDCoDE
Archangels Mode XiX
Prologic 303
S.D.F.
Inner Option Powersurge
Messy isn't it?
Sorry if I missed anyone out..I just vomitted these names outta my mind. ;)
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Signing off,
Nicky Bay
Genma1/4, DEMOlition '96
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