:: ::::::::::::::: :: ::::::::........ :: :::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::..... ::::::::: :: _____ ____ ____ ____ ___ _____ ____ ____ :: :: / . \ / . \ / . \ / . \ / \ / / . \ / / / . \ :: ::/____/ /__/__/ /____\ /__/__/ / \___/ \_____/ /___/ /__/__/ :: :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::::: `````````:::::::::::::::: :: :: ````` ::::::::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: p A R A n O I A :: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::: ::::: __________:: ________ ________:: _________ :: \______ \: /_____ \ /_____ \: /_____ / :: / \ /: / \ ) / \ (_:/ \ ( :: :::::::\______/__\::\______/__/::\______/__/:\______/__\::: :: _________ ________ ______ ____ _________ :: /_____ / /_____ \ /_____/ /____\ \_____ \ :: / \ \ / \ ) / \___ / \ / \ ) :::\______/__/:\______/__/ :\______/__/:\______/:\______/__/:::::: :: :: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: :: :: :: :: :: r O C K ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: s O L I D :: 1 0 0 % :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: for what you see is what you lack -----------------------> Paranoia strikes again with another demo production for the Atari Falcon030, presented at the ERROR IN LINE 2001 Party in Dresden, Easter 2001. <-------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------> Minimum requirements: - Atari Falcon030, C-Lab Falcon MK I, MK II or MK X - 4 MB ST-RAM (about 3 MB needed) - VGA (100Hz required) or RGB monitor, RGB favoured - a HD diskdrive or a harddisk with roughly 1.4 MB free <------------------------------ -------------------------> Additional Enhancements. This demo does not require any kind of speeder but should support those. Simple CPU doublers will not have a massive effect on the framerate but busspeeders will. Additionally, an RGB-monitor or TV set is prefered. The demo only supports VGA 100Hz which makes the demo slower than on RGB 50 Hz (naturally). VGA 100 Hz is therefore recommended only if you have an accelerated Falcon. Standard Falcon users will most probably not like VGA 100 Hz. You can run this demo from a disk-based system since the demo does fit on a HD disk along with the modfile and readme-file. However, you might prefer running this from a harddisk. The demo runs on a MiNT/N.AES/MultiTOS system as long as the memory requirements are met. It fiddles with timers though so compatibility to other running or background software is not given. The demo has been tested on: - Atari Falcon030, 4 MB RAM RGB - Atari Falcon030, 14 MB RAM VGA and RGB, NVDI and Videlity loaded - Atari Falcon030, 14 MB RAM VGA and RGB, Nemesis, NVDI & Videlity - Atari Falcon030, 14 MB RAM VGA Nemesis, MiNT/N.AES, NVDI, Videlity - Atari Falcon030, 32 MB FastRAM, VGA 100 Hz <--------- -------------------------> Legal stuff: You might copy and distribute this demo as long as no money is charged for it and as long as none of the files the demo consists of, the binary named ROCKSLD.PRG, the module file named IDNA.MOD and this file, the README.TXT file, is neither changed nor skipped. No additional files should be added either. Putting this demo (meaning the 3 files specified above) somewhere into the internet for other people to download is okay as well. As usual, Paranoia can't be held responsible for any kind of damage that might occur to your hardware, software or brain before, while or after running this software. <-------------------------------------------- --------------------------------> Changes from the Party version: First i'd like to point out that this demo was not meant for immediate release when we handed it in for the Error In Line #2001 Falcon Demo competition. The reasons were simple: The demo itself has been put together on the party and is neither bug-free not accelerator friendly - at least some effects - and the timing was not 100% done either. Since the Error In Line #2001 rules allowed to compete but not release immediatelly, i was about to alter the demo a little so maximum compatibility to enhanced Falcons is given. Unfortunately, No of Escape offered the demo for download too early so the Party version was already being spread - not a big problem as long as it was clear to see that this was the 95% party version. This is the final 100% version. There are no major differences between the Party 95% version and this one however. Only minor details have been fixed that were not important for the Party version: - In-between pictures now in higher resolution - The Graphics of Greetings and Credits have been changed a little for higher readability - Now supports FastRAM when present (make sure Fileflags are set) - Timing for the movement of several effects have been altered so they run equally fast on enhanced machines - Effect-syncing to the music has been redesigned - Bug in the music-replay at certain times has been removed I'm sorry that some screens of this demo move irregularly unsmoothly. The Modreplay just costs too much CPU time then and i couldn't manage to have all effects being played during the time the modreplay costs less CPU time. I give up on that, please excuse ... <----------- --------------> Credits: - Impressive 8-channel music: MrFuture using Graoumf Tracker (Falcon) - Stunning true colour graphics: TNT using GIMP/Cinema 4D (Amiga) - Offset-tables, x86 code: Marcstar using Borland Turbo Pascal and inline x86 assembly (PTS-DOS) - MC68030 code: Paranoid using TurboAsm 1.77 (Falcon) Additional credits: - 8-channel MOD replay: BitMaster of TCE - DSP-Fix and Bootcode: Evil of DHS and NoCrew - Demo-engine and fileloader: Evil of DHS TurboAsm-compatibility and other, minor modifications: Paranoid - Extremely fast Rotation routine: Gizmo and Evil of DHS un-FPUed and modified: Paranoid - Original offset-generator: Gedge modified and enhanced: Marcstar - additional graphics: Paranoid Thanks must go to Evil of Dead Hackers Society Deez of Mind Design No of Escape Candyman of Cream for their help and support <-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------> Last words: This is our second Falcon demo and my third real production as an assembly programmer in total. This is also the first joint venture between Marcstar and me. Marcstar modified the original TurboPascal routine by Gedge to generate tunnels so he could also generate freely scaled tables for use on MC 680x0. This demo will most probably also appear as a "preview" on x86. It will feature most effects and music, but will not be identical with the original Falcon demo. You will find this preview on our webpage as soon as it is released. (Minimum requirements: A 486, DOS-compatible operating system, VGA) To contact us, feel free to visit our webpage: http://paranoia.atari.org or email us: paranoid@atari.org marcstar@atari.org mrf@atari.org tnt@atari.org No other projects are currently planned or being worked on by Paranoia. All of us are currently busy finishing their studies and are either in the final examn-phase or preparing for it. So please be patient. We will return when we have more spare time again. <------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------> Signing off: The Paranoid <-------------------------------------