Sonolumineszenz by Avena [web]
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sonolumineszenz : lite version 1.2 (bugsfix)
notes
As I write, my football team is being creamed by a bunch of no-hopers
and hence missing out on promotion. However, all is not lost,
because...
This is (we hope) a much more reliable version of "sonolumineszenz"
by Avena. This demo somehow won 1st place at the Siliconvention,
Bremen 1997. It's not the promised version 2 with the proper design,
but we've (a) stopped it crashing so much by stepping through
mountains of code and rewriting all dsp access code and (b) fixed the
hideous clipping error that I've been trying to find for 18 months.
There are also a couple of smaller cosmetic changes, that most people
won't be able to spot but makes Tat feel a lot better. We have
purposely not altered any graphics, timings or design bits in order
to make you "upgrade" to version two when (if?) it comes out.
The MicroSoft spirit hits the Atari!
technical notes
If you can't get the demo to run...
(a) it only works properly on RGB/TV/Multisync. No check
is made for VGA!
(b) turn of any accelerators you might have on
(c) boot from clear memory
(d) if all else fails, contact Tat, who will try to fix it
Please send the configuration of Falcon (RAM, TOS version,
installed utilities esp. HD driver software)
We have reports of dying Falcons but if you don't contact us,
we can't fix the problem!
sonolumineszenz : two
The next version of this demo is currently in the planning stage and
will definitely be much much much better. There will be upgrades of
design, code and graphics. However we don't want to reveal too much
about the improvements. I hope Agent -t- knows what he's letting
himself in for though :)
What's that? Release date? Well don't expect it in the next couple
of months, but A -t- points out that there is a party in about
October, and the Atari Shows in Britain take place then too, so...
people who did things
We were too tired to do this properly last time, so here goes:
Tommy Original Art-Of-Noise (amiga) tracker tune:
"Einfach nur Schweben"
We had to cut it down a tiny bit for this version, sorry
Agent -t- Bitmap graphics: Sonolumineszenz logo,
midpoint and end pictures, a couple of the nicer
environment mapping textures.
"Sonolumineszenz" shock-fade lettering.
The endpic won the Render Competition at the
Siliconvention
Tat All main programming,
All 3D objects, timings and "design" (such as
there is)
Avena logo (rendered in GFA Basic!)
Nearly all the hideous mapping textures used, including
the ones on the gouraud/envmap-shaded texture objects
All the nasty bugs
Jet The 3D bump mapping effect that wasn't included in
this version. (We have to rewrite it to use less
DSP memory)
other people who did things
Twice/
Lego Original Amiga tracker interpreter code
Mr Pink/
Reservoir Gods Linkfiler code
MSG/
Reservoir Gods Those cute little icons from the back of your
Falcon's case for one of the interlude bits
Skynet/Abstract DSP Port "data protecting" code
Altair/? Atomik packer
Axe/Superior Fire packer
our thanks also to the people who helped inspire and support us.
Without you this demo wouldn't have been released. So it's all your
fault.
tat
littleborough, england
15 april 1997
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