Revival #04 20 октября 1997

Интервью

News - Mini interview with Slava Mednonogovym: Black Raven cause blizitksya to an end.

                     Bread and 'Black Crow'!



   Under this heading, I decided to compile two materials,
As for the game of the year. The first - a mini-interview with 
Slava Mednonogovym, which I took at the end of September.




Sergey: I decided to inquire about the current situation 
chernovoronih Affairs. So everything in detail: date, freaks, 
accomplishments, add ...


Glory: Timing - as soon as both at once - while focus has
a month of work.

Sergey: What will Voronovsky characteristics? How many discs,
how-to this world? Will there be support for GS?

Glory: It seems that support for GS in this game will not be, 
respectively the game will, as always, on two discs. As 
compensation, I realized effects to AY, that can be listen to 
separately or on top of background music. Shipment will be on a 
separate TR-DOS disk (due to too great length offloading unit).



   The total volume of game data (kompressovany):

 ∙ Start Menu + Intro: 460K

 ∙ own game + all the sprites: about 120K

 ∙ interlevel Graphics: 150K

 ∙ Levels: about 80K

 ∙ Two final cut'a: 80K

Sergey: Briefly on the composition of the game. How many 
levels, campaigns, buildings, units, etc.


Glory: For sure we know that there will be two campaigns and 16 
levels. One company leading the people to destroy the military 
truck, the other - military truck, to enslave the people.



   Not previously mentioned that each campaign has been prepared
a set of icons and screen design. Levels I started doing
recently, however, prepared to 6 pieces - judging by the 
complexity, draw maps of all 32 levels will not occupy more 
than two weeks. 


   However, this does not mean that it will be full levels - to
Each map should indicate the number of parameters nemeryannom + 
k some levels you need to write specific procedures.



   Characteristics of the game often mentioned, can
repeat:

 ∙ The number of landscapes: 4

 ∙ The number of levels: 16 from each side.

 ∙ Map Size: 64x64

 ∙ Max. number of units: to 48 on each side.

 ∙ Max. number of buildings: 32 on each side.

 ∙ The number of types of units: 27

 ∙ The number of types of buildings: 18

 ∙ The number of simultaneously displayed on the screen units: 
no more than 51 

 ∙ The length of the inspection route tracing: 64 (and to the 
right and left) 

 ∙ refresh rate: 5-7 fps (3.5 MHz processor)



   Do not have time to go RVL, as he threw a glory echoes 
ZX.SPECTRUM Progress Report. Assuming that not everyone has 
access to Fido, and I quote him.


 October 13 Copper Feet



            ∙ CV: it is nearing its end (as always:) ∙



   It became clear that FT is included in the new directory 
Logrosa / Nemo (And catalog f.Skorpion it since April:) and 
that people actively send money. Although I do not give a firm 
promise, but just case hasten to reassure consumers about the 
money invested - all will be OK, and relatively soon;)



   By the end of this week will complete all 32 levels. That
remain:

 - For each level must be set a lot of options

 - Killed the peasants until replaced by new

 - Though all spells are ready, wizards and witches are not 
computer until they know how to apply


 - Still does not work with the disk

 - No protection (not decide on which way to stop all
the more I like the method used in The Turn / ZF)

 - Stalls to give me the Pentagon, which did not arrive
with Inlayta:)

 - Like it!


   In the end I'm still a little potestiruyu - for glitches,
certainly not going to pass - zadolbalo in a year:) By the way,
cross-some levels of doubt, but advanced
gamer probably cope.


   The second part of (the mission on the side of kung), 
probably naveshu password that'll let you know in a month and a 
half after the sale.