Ignite by Xtatic
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│ This is the first ever demo by XTATIC ║ ╓╥╖╓─╖╓╖ ╖─╥─╓╥╖╓─╖│
│ XTATIC is an new Australian Demo group with a ║ ║ ║ ║║ ║ ║ ║ ║ │
│ total of two members, they are: ║ ║ ║─╖║╙╖║ ║ ║ ╟─ │
│ ║ ╙╨╜╙─╜╙ ╙╜─╨─ ╨ ╙─╜│
│ RaNDoM --- Martin Laukkanen (15yrs old) ╟────────────────────┤
│ Coder / ANSI. ║ Released: │
│ ║ 16 November 1994. │
│ saNe --- Lloyd Macalpine (16yrs old) ╟────────────────────┤
│ Musician / ANSI. ║ Greetings to: │
│ ║ │
│ We decided to form our own demo group a ║ LEGiON │
│ few weeks ago, I Random, had been working on all ║ CyberSquad │
│ the routines in the demo just for practice then I ║ VangeliSteam/Iguana│
│ came across a nice little program called, DEMOVT. ║ Advanced Gravis │
│ With that I was able to put some of saNes music ║ All Australian │
│ (with which he had made quite a name for himself ║ demo groups. │
│ locally) into my routines. So we decided to make ║ And All great Demo │
│ a demo, and here it is... ║ groups around the │
│ ║ world! │
│ This demo was put together in about two ║ The Infinite Realm │
│ weeks, although I had been coding the routines ║ & Mindflux BBS's. │
│ since late 1993. Most of the time was spent ║ │
│ optimising the code (you call that optimised ║ Refer to demo end │
│ code??? :-) ), and anyway since the demo is in ║ scrolly for full │
│ 100% C++ it wont run very fast at all on less ║ greeting list. │
│ than a 486. It also uses some floating point math ╙────────────────────┘
│ so on any 486sx it will run quit slow on at least
│ two parts! Only one part of the demo is not
│ completely by me, and that is the plasma. While I
│ was coding the fire I was thinking about coding
│ the plasma, since it uses the same principle, so
│ I told my brother Zimi, and he decided to code
│ it. But unfortunately he cant code C++ only Basic
│ and AMOS (on the Amiga) so he made it in Basic,
│ and it was sloooow, so I converted it to C++.
│
│ Anyway, if you have any problems running
│ the demo try a clean boot, or your friends
│ computer. Also if you don't have a SVGA video
│ card then you cant run in SVGA mode (Duh). So
│ just choose the VGA 320 x 200 x 256. The only
│ difference between that and the SVGA mode besides
│ the resolution is that you wont see the logo!
│ And also the SVGA mode requires VESA BIOS, so if
│ your video card doesn't have one your will have
│ to load a driver like UNIVESA. Or the one that
│ should have came with your video card. Also if
│ you want to re configure the demo after the first
│ load when it will save the config, run the demo
│ with a command line of anything, eg XTATIC.EXE -R
│ Thats all I can say besides, if all else fails
│ contact us.
│
│ Here is a list of the files in the archive:
│ FILE_ID.ASC -- BBS file description in ASCII.
│ FILE_ID.DIZ -- BBS file description in ANSI.
│ IGNITE.EXE -- The executable file.
│ IGNITE.TXT -- This document.
│ IGNITE01.DAT -- Data file 1.
│ IGNITE02.DAT -- Data file 2.
│ IGNITE03.DAT -- Data file 3.
│ IGNITE04.DAT -- Data file 4.
│
│ For all of you who are thinking how lame
│ it is to release a C++ demo, too bad! But don't
│ worry I do own Borland Turbo Assembler and I have
│ a 500 page tutorial on the subject, but I don't
│ have the time / couldn't be bothered reading it
│ right now... :-( But since I spent $300 dollars
│ on it I will be learning it soon!
│
│ To finnish we hope you like the demo and
│ we would most appreciate feedback / comments on
│ it! Even if you just want to talk, or ask for the
│ source code :).
│
│ Contact us at the following:
│ The Infinite Realm BBS -- 61(2) 457 9284
│ Alternate Reality -- 61(2) 899 7812
│ Mindflux -- 61(2) 416 2513
│ Just leave a message for either of us.
│
│ Or message via Internet EMail:
│ martin@triode.apana.org.au
│
│ -- Random.
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