Polesse #18 28 февраля 2001

Игры

events, facts, comments - the fate of the various game projects, the newspaper "Passage", etc.

      Events, facts, comments



   (C) QUASAR


   After the events of last year's festival
Chaos Constructions, was quite
a lot of time, but the scene still does not manifest itself. 
Global calm, that's just before what? Waiting for the new 
party, pyanok-gulyanok and other get-togethers. The only thing 
that gives any signs of life - A conference fidoshnaya 
ZX.SPECTRUM. To date, it is the primary

source, as news and fresh
software. With the latter now to be especially tight.
Not only is almost completely dried up
stream of new and old releases of toys, but also
sistemki appear less and less. Not a good trend continues. 
Number of active electronic editions rapidly reduced and the 
intervals between successive exit numbers are increasing. What 
sin to conceal, our newspaper did not come out for six months. 
AND cause not even the banal employment, and

that the terms of the interests of those who previously called 
themselves spektrumistami, gradually replacing the Spectrum 
itself. People grow up in They appear different concerns, needs,

Speccy often among them is simply not ostaestsya place. What is 
really there to talk about the continuing creative activity. 

   A whole year we waited and hoped that
Mednonogov dopishet "Black Crow-2, saved their money in 
anticipation of the day and in front of friends pisishnikom can 
proudly boast: "And I, on the Speccy is your Starcraft! ". When 
hope evaporated leaving only frustration and discouragement. 
Now, when perfectly aware that the game will not be, formed a 
kind of vacuum. We do not know whether it planned to release 
other "Large" projects, but it is clear

begun an irreversible process of extinction.
The platform would inevitably die when terminated output novya 
"and it is only natural. You can regret and unborn, "Raven", 
cherish the dream, they say throw in the people the source 
code, there are fans, enthusiasts ... Very doubtful. 


   To us the Editor comes very much
questions about the fate of the game AWAKEN - 
sverhnavorochennogo project, the legendary symbiosis ELITE and 
TAU CETI. If someone does not know yet, the project has been 
dormant for about a year ago a source sold Mogilev group 
FENOMEN, had already managed to manifest itself at Spectrum 
scene. The following messaga, by Sergey Apetenka, one of the 
sponsors, is devoted to just this topic. 

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   Maybe someone remembers and has been a once-deme Break 
games, AWAKEN called. But the full version did not come out, 
due to marriage coder, in short, he scored on the case 
booolshoy bolt, which is a pity. : ((( So there was me 
thinking, what if there are coders who can finish it. and 
whistles of Mythos, after the release of demos nemerenoe. 
Globally has been modified space station (something 
vindoobraznoe) and had to be in the next Deme planet (ie 
landing on the planet and, accordingly, if there is a skimmer, 
it is possible and to war on it).


   The source of all this I have and it works pretty
energetic. The script itself, I almost finished it off, we are 
testing it, and so Almost all 3D objects for the game drawn 
(except for buildings on the planet). If there are interested, 
we can and continue working on the project. More Old, that from 
itself was to be AWAKEN, left, unless of course there are 
interested parties. Hopefully someone will respond yes.


   My address: Minsk, Sergey / ARNY /

                                          (017) 268-1929

                                          (017) 242-8716
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   You have it. Theoretically FENOMEN in
able to finish the toy, but will determine whether
they have to deal with it, the more they have, and
so there is no time, their releases would finish.
Therefore, if readers are willing to try their hand - write to 
us and we will try to put you in touch with Sergei. But

we are especially not to have illusions on this score. Real, 
real coders can understand someone else's program, find the 
desire to suppress laziness, is now virtually left. Moreover we 
must also give realize - earn on the game will not work. 
Spectrum has already ceased to bring authors to real money. And 
it was not in pirates, who died earlier than others. Not

left consumers. Open your eyes
look around, yesterday spektrumisty
sit on pisyukah and this process is irreversible.
Emulators flooded everything. And in order to create a handful 
of fans-realschikov, should still be a big fan. Obtained

a vicious circle ...


   However, enthusiasts are. By
at least among the organizers of various
demopati. In this new year, only
preliminary projections we will have three
Speccy-orientirovannye hangouts. Chaos Constructions, 
Millennium Demoparty and Paradox Democompo. Perhaps others will 
follow in including virtual events (which

when the vote comes on the network), but so far
We do not know about it. In the next issue we will give an 
overview of the upcoming parties and publish their 
rules-rulezy. 


   An interesting news can note
the emergence of an independent printing publication on 
Zx-Spectrum. Speech is, of course, Vologda "Abzats'e.

Thanks to the internet and the site Paul Pavlov
I happened to witness the two issues of this newspaper in 
pisishnom format PDF (Acrobat). Experiences the most positive. 
Level performance workshop. High-quality printing. Came the 
third number, and is preparing to print the fourth. Given the 
significant overhead editorial, the newspaper spread fee, but a 
small amount (10 rubles for Russia and 25 for LPG), so

quite feasible to support the authors in their
difficult undertaking. Transfers sent by
address: 160035, Russia, Vologda, PO Box 136,
Shushkova Alexander Dmitrievich.


   With regard to electronic media, then there
Things are not so good. From magazines,
apparently there were only grandfather "Adventurer" and 
Ukrainian "Black Crow". That As for the newspapers, on the 
terms of output, they successfully compete with magazines. We 
do not exception, incidentally. Officially ceased

its existence "Born Dead", Samara
"Dorenko" retired from journalism, and indeed his original. Of 
those with a large stretch of the imagination be called 
periodic, leaving only: "ZxNews", "Optron", "Nicron". Pleases 
Minsk "Body" of the brave Smokers, they manage to rivet fresh 
numbers almost weekly.



   According to unverified information completely
completed puzzle game "3D-ROOST" from
mr.Zeg 'FENOMEN. The development
"MATRIX", a three-dimensional tested DOOM-eminent
engine. The main problems facing
authors are, oddly enough, in
development of the plot, or rather, what to prefer: arcade or 
logic. If This project does not stall, we will if possible, to 
convey to readers reliable information on this front. 


   Gomel artist Monarch released
his latest gallery of more than 40,
screenshots. There are logged in as a completely new,
and a number of previously unpublished, "custom" work.


   Delirium Tremens Group has released a new
file archiver Hrip. This program,
created on the basis of popular algorithms
Compressor Hrust, to replace the already
outdated Zxzip. New data logger has
nice window-cursory interface is simple
to use and has good speed performance. We are waiting for new 
versions. 


   These Delirium Tremens, almost
continuously modify its graphical
Editor BGE. To date, there is a version 2.41 with a bunch of 
plug-ins. In the opinion of the monarch - the editor simply 
cool, if anyone has not tried it much

lost.


   Finally, the latest news of this release. Thanks to the 
country and in many an unexpected turn of events, main 
Editor-oriented design has become fidoshnoy node. Because of 
this, the address of the newspaper is now 2:452 / 54. Also 
introduced e-mail: quasar_alex@tut.by. We remind you that all 
previous editions can be found at Virtual Tr-Dos at 
www.zx.da.ru.