Interview - interview with Vyacheslav Mednonogov on the topic of Black Crow 2 and 1 and UFO 2.

        
               
                                          
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We present to your attention the traditional
"autumn"  interview with the famous Russian
ski gamemaker - Vyacheslav Mednony-
this, taken from the latter via FIDO
not  further  as  September 25, 1998.
M.M.A asked questions, answered, apparently
mu, Slava himself :)                          
                                          






MMA> When will the world see the ChV-2 in its final form?
in real form? How are things going with demos?
You are giving the "second" Raven  to the anniversary of its release
first!                                  
                                          
VM>  I'm trying exactly for the anniversary of the first one. And
the first demo was supposed to be released
tse  September. However, due to the crisis in
country  and  demo exit
delayed for 3-4 weeks.              
                                          
MMA> They say that CV2 will be like STARCRAFT.
What is hidden  behind the words "isometric
pseudo-ZD" and will not suffer
Does this affect the speed of work-
are you playing? 
                          
VM> Practice approximately in 
half of the levels will be like-
zha  on  graphics in UFO-1/2.
However,   is depicted  it
will be  "flat" sprite-
                                          
mi.  Accordingly,
impossible will be
draw   behind the walls, behind
trees.  From  pros
this method - on
speed   games  this
will not have any effect.
Rather,  at speed
games  may affect
aviation  - it is depicted
appears  "large"
sprites (3x3)  and,
except  has
under  the shadow of the ana-
logical size.  
                    
                                          
MMA> Will  map sizes change (larger,
less), number of units and buildings compared
connection with the first part?                      
                                          
                                          
VM>  Size cards will remain 
the same - 64x64. This is related to 
in that the map must be di- placed  into  memory accessible from 
all pages  (in #4000-#BFFF). 
With two bytes per cell, half- 
tea 8 kilobytes. When enlarging 
cards  up to  128x128  it will take 
32K, i.e. the entire volume "general dos- 
dull"  memory. It would be possible to 
push  map by pages, 
but  then  access  strongly 
would slow down, which would affect 
on  the  game. About the increase 
cards  up to 256x256 I generally say - 
chu...  
  The number of units and buildings will be 
somewhat  reduced,  because on 
their  description in the new game will go away 
larger number of bytes. 
                                          
                                          
MMA How many  disks
will be  take up the game,
how much to sell (price)
in USD :) )        
                      
VM>  How usually - two
disk. And the usual price:
$3 + cost of disks.
However,  how much  is
will be  in rubles to mo-
mentu   output   - not
I present. If the cri-
zis  will last, price
will have to be reduced, otherwise
who will buy...        
                      
MMA What  happened to
project additional
any missions for ChV-1?
It was distributed re-
daktor  under PC, and you
said that  if sent  sufficient
exactly the levels, then a new disc 2 will be released
                                          
VM> Only one was sent 
level. Therefore  this 
the project was canceled on my part - 
women  for a long time.   However, I 
I know  that  in St. Petersburg guys 
working on Spectrum 
editor  levels and 
"player" levels to 
him. Maybe it will work out.  
                            
MMA Will or support 
GENERAL SOUND? More and more 
and   more  users 
interested  in  this use 
using this device!  
                            
VM>  I think it will. It is made by M. Blum, and op-
fixes - X-Trade. All music and effects
will be placed on a separate disk. Lose
tearing will be possible only under GS 512K.
Unfortunately, I can’t guarantee anything,
because it’s not me who does it and finances it. However, with
my  side  pre-
there will be no obstacles.  
                    
                    
MMA>  Will it work  whether
ChV-2 immediately without testing
lem on all "patho-
gah" ZX-SPECTRUM's
Country. There were rumors
that you graduated
cal  special edition
first part, which
ry  working normally
tal at Krasnodar
                    
VM>  Yes, "special ver.
siya" for Minsk and Krasnodar it was. This
I'll try to take this into account right away.          
                                          
                                          
MMA> When ChV-1  becomes
public domain? Those. when
appears  unprotected
version running on emu-
lators and  y  bourgeois from
Europe. Whatever the bourgeois
dema, so hello to CBS,
PROGRESS and required
COPPER  FEET!  They you
they respect there,  and next - 
Indeed, they also want to play
in CV!  
 
                          
VM> I think this is traditional
will happen by the time the
yes  the second Raven. Hello
comrades in the bourgeois dems are not
I saw how, by the way, I
mich dem.                  
                          
                                          
MMA> How many,  if it's not a secret, copies of ChV-1
was actually sold  in the Country? What was
your income? Did the project pay for itself?        
                                          
VM>  Was  sold  more than 1000 sets.
What is the income - everyone can calculate for themselves.
True, a fairly large amount was
shipping costs, large discounts
wholesalers  etc. In addition, I ate a lot and
crisis.                                   
                                          
    It is difficult to calculate “paid for or not paid for.” By
compared to UFO-2 - did not pay for itself, since there
works  were carried out in  shorter
term, and the profit was more than $4,000.    
                                          
MMA Now it is fashionable to publish polygraphs for the game
fiyu (Mirror,  Dune-2) for the purpose of protection
code words. Your  opinion? Will you have
Do you need a similar “instruction” for the ChV-2?        
                                          

                                          
VM>  Something I  didn't notice in "Mirror" the use
use of printing as a means of protection
(serial number does not count). And "Dune" - so
she is still has not come out (and will it?). I can
Of course, issue instructions for printing
fii, but the buyer will have to pay for it
lam. I don’t consider it as a means of protection
even  because I can’t imagine how cheap it is
give such a booklet that  could
fake pirates :))                      
                                          
MMA>After you published the original
nicks UFO-1&2, heard  or  you  about groups and
projects that  will be made  based
your sources? VM>  No,  not  I heard.  Apparently, I have it there
too few  comments :)) Or maybe
worked principle:  "Smart  will do everything and
yourself, but it still won’t help a fool."      
                                          






                                          
On  this my questions to Slava are over,
equals  as and  his  answers. I hope that you
you, dear  "gamers", will not  end
money  just at the moment when "ChV-2"
finally  will find his  rest  on two
"floppy magnetic disks"                 
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