torture room - Interview with the Petersburg programmer and author of Dizzy FT editor - WL / WAR Group.

<b>torture room</b> - Interview with the Petersburg programmer and author of Dizzy FT editor - WL / WAR Group.

     Interview with WL / WAR Group



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    ak much everything else people today zx-scene, about which 
we know so little. After all, it would seem, were only those 
about whom we have all long been aware. But no, there is 
people, popular rumor that unfairly bypassed, and for some 
reason they remain in the shadows. Today we present you with 
one of intrvyu those people whose work for the benefit of the 
platform unnoticed, but now it's

time to change everything. Read this man, he's one of you - one 
who works in benefit zx.



   Hereinafter:
ZxZ - Himik's ZxZ
WL - Alexander Abramov

ZxZ> Well, for starters suggest that you give to your real mass
Name

WL> Alexander Abramov, the alias rarely calls, but at home just 
called Shura! 8) 

ZxZ> So you're fascinated by Speccy. And actually, how and when 
you learned about this wheelbarrow?


WL> Uh-uh, my first comp was called "Radio 86RK - rulez I
still like its keyboard, but he lived in my very
long, somewhere around the year (and when I was 7 years old, by 
the way). Then came the spec, but I'm on it if not particularly 
distinguished and unpretentious writing applets in BASIC. In 
general, according to my skormnym It is estimated that the 
spectrum appeared in my 8-9 years, while the same was written 
by the first program. I gathered his father, I have it all 
people remarkable, according to the scheme can weld it! And 
here I am, unfortunately, No 8 (


ZxZ> And what exactly do you zanimaeshsya on stage? Do you make 
demos, toys, or even that such a product? 

WL> demo course, we wrote one, but to happiness, it
Few people have seen it set aside part written Paladin'om,
but he just tore the effects of other demos and rearranging them
under him, optimize and vstyavlyal. Toys - is yes, but I'm 
actually writing more baked onto the editors for the games, 
it's my specialty 8) In general, any project I start by writing 
the editor. Although many consider this session is absolutely 
uncalled. 

Paladin> The effects were taken from the: Milky Way I; 
ZX-Format 2 intro (The converse flame).


ZxZ> What is a "young" art you'd been able to identify as
a good product?

WL> More on BASIC prog I wrote, and I really liked the two
ideas that I may write in assembly language, but the highlight
I can only mission editor to Black Crow, although it is already
not very early work.

ZxZ> And what of the latter?

WL> From this, uh, yes, it is difficult, of course, but surely, 
window shutters, they help me a lot, it is true that I gave to 
people it was only the second version, I'm a person sitting in 
the third already going to write a fourth, which I will 
highlight the people, but not I think that you need them. 
Although my plug-ins help me, For example, PsIhoXOR demo 
Campiglio through one such plugin. 

  Another, of course, you do want to note WL Text editor v4.0
(Final realize), but it is still under development, although 
the demo version I gave.


ZxZ> To be honest, for what team you are not indifferent?
Or what can you distinguish from the past and the present time.

GauSS> Format c: 8)

WL> K team? Difficult, all spektrumisty me home, although I do 
not for all. But to name familiar people, you can: Mednonogov

Vyacheslav - I, however, especially with no contact, but when 
did editor, ever, Pimenov Valentin - a good man, we must

admit, I often talked with him in Logrose, if the plant
talk about Logrose, the seller Mikhail Akimov just hit
its delicacy and helpfully, perhaps many, and come
to the shop to talk with him; Aksenov Anatoly (Ruster) - with
him, I still talk a very good friend in trouble will not leave,
you can always rely on him, he had me as a brother was
8); Kovalenko Dima (DNK) - also fun to chat with him was
now specs do nothing, but as a musician I really
liked, the last dating - this, of course, Ilya Kudryavtsev - 
personally do not know, but write to a man I highly like that 
happens very rarely. 

  People a lot, so I still turn to some
Groups: Code Busters; XL-Design; Volga Soft; Area Soft; Style
Group; Copper Feet; demomeykerov lot, but I do not remember all
so if anyone has forgotten, it is not out of malice, but with 
lack of sleep. 

ZxZ> What is mean to you zx-spectrum?

WL> Spectrum for the soul! It is definitely, I noticed that it 
changes people's lives, here's take our GauSS'a, was pisishnik, 
a normal guy, took up the Spectrum - has become even funny, he 
did kick me in all projects that they are worth. Although group 
leader and I, but I have someone there has to push forward, to 
Besides, I am the main coder, and all projects are hung on me. 

  But pC makes people LINIV, here again an example from our
group - is Paladin, he had a computer, and now it is almost 
nothing to get done, which is a pity. If you do not crucify 
him, I will zapuskalku to Dizzy editor to do himself, and a 
bunch of bugs provided. 

Paladin> If zapuskalku I'll be doing, then the glitches will not
less, but will work!

WL> What do you mean if? "(She could hear loud screams and the 
sound of blows and 8)) One conclusion, the Spectrum - a man's 
soul, for me, Spectrum - EVERYTHING! My house is worth 
Celeron-633, 128Mb, Riva TNT2 Pro32Mb, 20Gb HDD, 17-inch 
monitor, I have the programming skills pC and still continue to 
love the Spectrum. The man who leaves the spetruma, make no 
friends, even non-users, it simply betrays itself, and no 
matter what its there for a reason, and certainly precisely, 
the cause can not be lack of demand rights (for example, since 
1998 I create products, and all the time about us, no one did 
not know). 

  So, make your conclusions.

ZxZ> What kind of electronic or printed publications do you 
like, and any material in which you give your preference?


WL> From the print I saw only the ZX-revue, and release it. 
From electronic - certainly ZX-Format, Spectrofon. I regret 
that I do not have your journal or the fact that now come out, 
just do not want someone hurt because of what is not written 
the name of his publication. Very sorry about the Black Crows, 
this is a classic example of a man who has betrayed himself.


  Always first climb in the Overview section of the Games, "" 
prospects "or" Announcements "," Interview "and" Letters from 
readers - it's my favorite topics, and then in the section 
devoted to authors magazine is always interesting to read about 
what the authors say. 

ZxZ> How do you think, how many years we shall still hear the 
cries of that spekrtum dies? I personally listen to this 
nonsense since 1995 but now ask this question to you ...


WL (a terrible voice, trying to intimidate)> Ever!

Paladin> Imho, as long as these screams will be heard - Spectrum
will live!

GauSS> Actually it is not so important.

ZxZ> What is the direction of the scene evokes in you joy?

WL> Game Makerstvo, or as it's called, although we are very
appreciate the various demos and MegaDemo.

Paladin> The very existence of the scene is fun!

ZxZ> What can you say about the team XL-Design?

WL> And what, in fact, talking about them? People were scored 
on the spectrum, but I honestly can understand them, and 
there's not a traitor, and in purely physical needs. I'll be on 
their capabilities and continue to praise their good names. 
Guys I have taken to heart, and I think they like (at least, to 
Anatolia). Generally, XLD - a mark of quality and usefulness, 
and I want to and was.


GauSS> Tolia - normal pepper (Normal pepper).

ZxZ> I heard that you were one of the members of this group?

WL> Not quite so, just the whole WARgroup under their
"Protection". We work for them and for them, although again
same, except for Anatolia. Perhaps I am a member of their 
group, but formally it is nowhere stated. 

ZxZ> What is the fate of the ZX-Format # 09?

WL> Finally! You asked! When ZF 9 will be released - he
will be the last collection number, but with outdated 
information, but I assure you - there is, what to see and read, 
except for my projects. Maybe we'll ever get together and 
released new numbers for the magazine, but I do not see the 
need, especially when already so many good books, although the 
graphic design of ZF, of course, at altitude. 

ZxZ> What do you now plan to write, or what projects
approach?

WL> On the way two projects:

  PsyhoXOR - the game is very fun, there will be a lot of 
3-Colorno Images may be listening, but so far I'm not sure, as 
we have no musician, and melodies are needed, the appropriate 
name and meaning of the game. And, of course, the final movie, 
made in 3dMax'e on pC GauSS'om.


  Fantasy editor v2.0 - Editor for Dizzy, the CD will be 
available two launcher - to Dizzy and even to one game. Editor 
was ready, but it happened not very good thing, and I have 
covered the wheels, although a couple of sources I dug up, and 
now in prog 70% availability.


  Plan ... yeah ... something we plan to, but greatly extended, 
I will not, and so much promise, and not finish. 

ZxZ> list your products.

WL> A. .. eh? " You seem to like to listen to my ravings, but I 
can not deny myself the pleasure and list what I did, though 
something and not let go: 

  Capture 0 - I'd still do, and a demo version was, but ...

  Fantasy editor v1.1 - somewhere a demo, but very
well, that I have not found 8)

  Black Raven mission editor - actually, his already released,
but I'm not including the author of 8 (And in my capacity was 
more at least, that only there is change in velocity of movement

units?

  Boovi2editor - perhaps you've seen it already.

  Krakout editor - the same thing.

  Last Battle editor - where once was a demo?

  WL text editor v0.01-3.12

  King's Bounty 2 editor

  Rex an editor

  Vents v1.01-3.11 - 8))))

  something else, but I do not remember. Something else we can 
add, but is it?


ZxZ> Your personal opinion of editors for the games, as well as 
to cheat mode?


WL> And you think, after I listed to you that
what I wrote? Of course, I'm the editor! Especially when I
asking them to do - I love this lesson! But immortality
and other gadgets - it's an amateur, but they should be, I
their versions try to do them, but with the possibility of 
choice. People are something different!


ZxZ> Well, sort of, and all that I wanted to ask ...

WL> Sorry, but okay. 8)
P.S. I now own a board!

ZxZ> Prior to the meeting.

WL> It was nice to chat. I hope that we will cooperate.


  With best wishes, WL / WARgroup '2001 / XL-Design'2001