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AMIGA FORMAT JANUARY 1997 5 ISSUE 93 JANUARY 1997
11 NEW OWNERS? Quikpak emerge as buy-out contenders.
12 NET CORNER A round up of what's new on the web.
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The puzzling platformer finally on sale. The crowds thronged, A new player in the increasingly bought and interesting game of 'whose going talked. to buy the Amiga'? 17 SHOW OF STRENGTH Ben Vost reports back from Cologne. Page 17
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Surprisingly acrimoniously split from his former though, the employers, basically because he felt com pany most likely they didn't have the best interests of to gain the rights, the Amiga or Amiga users at heart. patents and assets o f More recently, Jason Compton, Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMAm iga Technologies isn't Viscorp's erstwhile press officer Viscorp, but the relatively Quikpak have resigned from Viscorp saying that he unknown Canadian com puter felt that the company wasn't the right already designed two new place fo r him after all. Unlike Carl manufacturers, Quikpak. machines based on the Amiga 4000T, Sassenrath. however, Jason had no A fter a series o f shock revelations in early ready for production as soon as the deal has nasty tales to tell and complimented December, ii emerged that Viscorp is almost been worked out. The lirst is aimed at the North various individuals he had worked certainly no longer in the running to buy Amiga American video m arket and is called the 40601., a with. He plans to return to publishing Technologies. An article printed by Bloomberg portable Amiga designed principally for use with Amiga Report on a more regular basis Business News reveals that the contract for Viscorp the Video Toaster and Flyer, Newtek's respected now that he has more time. to buy AT was cancelled in early October. Hugh Studio-on-a-card and non-linear video editor. The Jencks, Viscorp's chiel operating officer, blamed 40601., first reports suggest, has a built-in I.GD the problems involved in the deal on Fscom's panel m onitor to make it the ideal solution for bankruptcy and Viscorp's ignorance ol Herman outside broadcasts. law in general. Im l said that he still lielievetl The other machine on the cards, so to speak, Viscorp to Ik - the “front runners* for act|niiing is the fi050T. A machine based on the A4000T it Amiga Technologies. comes with not onh Zorro III slots as standard, Dave Robinson, a lawyer involved in the case, but also PC I slots. I bis means that 3D fans can said that Viscorp is no longer the leading add one or more Pentium or I)F t) Alpha P( II candidate but could still be in contention if they cards to their machine so that it can act as a came up with the cash in time. The whole process render farm, while communicating with them via has damaged Viscorp's ability to meet other the excellent Siamese System that Quikpak vow to business obligations, but Jerome Greenberg. make an integral part o f all new Amigas. Viscorp’s chairman, stated that they have new As well its satisfying the needs o f high-end plans for increased binding. In short. Greenberg users, Quikpak also plan on producing an entry- maintains that the contract for Amiga level home use machine, though they weren't Working for Viscorp is so stressful that Technologies was allowed to expire because prepared to release any details at this stage. Jason attempts to strangle himself! Viscorp did not believe that the assets justified the Arntgu Form al will obviously Ik- bringing vou $40m price asked lo r the company. more on this exciting development next month. Meanwhile. Toronto-based Quikpak. who arc In the meantime, latest news can I k - found on our already the North American distributor for Amiga w clr-xilc: Technologies anti the http://w ww. futurenet. co.uk/computing/amigafor 'Quikpak have already designed manufacturers of the A4000T, m a t.h tm l are hoping to close a deal to buy two new machines..." Amiga Technologies by Friday 13th December. AF SPEAKS TO QUIKPAK In a startling display of the cnlhusiam the EXECUTIVE DAN ROBINSON Amiga industry has been missing for some time. MOUSEMATS QUIKPAK'S DAN ROBINSON SPEAKS TO AMIGA FORMAT WITH NO MERCY e spoke to Dan Robinson, OR: W e d id n 't. We w e re ta lk in g to AF: But what about the low end No Mercy software, PD the man in charge of all Viscorp in April and even before then. machines? In this country a t least our dealers extraordinaire. Amiga business at Quikpak We tried to work w ith Viscorp. We major market is A 1 200 ow ners. are also on the about their plans for the future... corresponded, tried to suggest how DR: W ill we have a low end Amiga? January sales kick. If we could help, do a joint venture. Yes. W ill it be the 1200? No. That They never replied. machine was great four years ago, you o rd er £ 8 w orth of AF: W hat are your intentions towards th e Am iga. but it has to be updated. It was a floppy disks from their AF: It would be safe to say that you DR: To keep it go in g , b u ild it up, a d d a stupid idea for Escom to bring it back collection, they'll bung haven't been very happy with their o u t at a higher price w ith no new processor. progress so far? in a free raousemat for modifications. DR: That w o u ld be an you normally worth AF: Which processor? DR: The DEC A lpha. understatement. We are one o f the AF: There are a lo t o f Amiga £2.99. This offer will major creditors. You know the "legal developers out there, people like Carl run until the 31st of AF: Isn't that going to be pricey for entanglement" that Mr. Jenck Sassenrath, Heinz Wrdbel and so on. the consumer market? January 1997, so get referred to the other day? [in Are you calling for their aid? DR: Well, yes, but the high end isn't your skates on and statements Mr. Jenck referred to DR: Absolutely. At the Amigafest in targetted at that. The machine w ith give them a call on "legal entanglements" which Toronto we invited everyone to give th e A lpha is g o in g to be a 01609 771 596 to postponed the sale o f Amiga us their suggestions, to tell us how workstation. We w ill still be doing a place your order. Technologies to Viscorp]. He may well they would build the Amiga. low-end machine... be referring to us, but there's no AF: Are you going to be updating AF: Based around the 68000 series? point in discussing them. We offered MICROPROSE your net activities to take account of DR: Yes. w ith 030, 040, 060 and when them every option to talk to us. CLASSICS the developers w ith net access? and if Motorola does it 070, 080 and AF: If Quikpak is successful in its bid RE-RELEASED DR: Sure, next Friday. There's no point so on. to buy Amiga Technologies w ill you jumping the gun. WITH ACID license the technology to Viscorp? AF: And w ill you have backward Ten classic Microprose DR: Yes, w e w o n 't h o ld a grudge AF: Tell us a little about Quikpak's compatibility? gam es a re to be re- against them... although we might core business. Making and selling DR: Yes, 100%. As long as necessary released at a special ask fo r a certified cheque in advance. Amiga 4000T's can't make you the sort there w ill always be a 68000 series o f money you need to buy AT. budget price. The re parallel processor in the Alpha-based AF: Is it too early to be talking about DR: No. Quikpak's core business has issued games will be m achine. new machines? We understand you always been making chips, reliability published by Guildhall have plans for a 4000 w ith an 060? AF: Are you interested in buying testing, quick term manufacturing Leisure under the Acid DR: Yeah, th e 4060L. th a t's a p o rta b le A m ig a Tech. as i t stands? and the like. Selling Amigas was design for the Video Toaster and Flyer. Software label. DR: Yes. w e hope to have th e deal never necessary fo r us to be able to There's also th e 50S0T. That's a 4000T The ten games closed by next Friday. [13th Dec] afford to buy Amiga Technologies. w ith Zorro and PCI slots together Include some fairly AF: We have been w aiting for five w ith Steve Jones' excellent Siamese AF: It looks like we're once again reoent releases, months for Viscorp. Why have you System. These are interim machines going through a very “interesting" Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMincluding AF Gold waited this long before making a as we work towards porting the OS to period in the Amiga's history... winning titles such as m o ve ? th e A lpha. DR: Hopefully a short one this time! UFO Enemy Unknown and Sid Meir’s Colonization, both of which are to be re- released at the excellent value pnce of N e t C o rn e r £14.99. Five of the games Every m onth Net Corner review of the software on signals at various points month). Now they have a will be available at the w ill keep you up to date our updated website at: and even an astronomer's stylish and impressive web w ith all the Internet httpVAwww.futurenet.co.uk/ spotters guide to aid those site to match. At the tim e lower price point of happenings and great new computing/amigaformat. o f us w ith telescopes or o f going to press it was still £9.99, including Amiga related sites to visit. h tm l large observatories to track very much under Impossible Mission. If you have any the space vehicle on it's two construction, but terribly St&rloixl an d F I 17-A. recom m en dations fo r us, year journey to Mars. You tremendous nevertheless. For more info, call why not send us an email? LIFE ON MARS? can even see the official Check it out at: Guildhall on 01302 Just put "NetCorner" in the Well, whether there is maps of the landing site. httpV/www.doanto.com/am 890000 or see our subject line and email your something there or not. the Of course the NASA iga/i ndex.html special feature next thoughts to Americans are off. The Mars web site is filled w ith all issue, on sale 23rd Jan. amformatefuturenet.co.uk Pathfinder mission began sorts of other bits and on December the 4th, and pieces relating to BOING LOGOS w ith it came unprecedented everything from early RICOH GO GOING FREE! OPUS UPDATES up to date mission Gemini missions through to Intangible Assets DIGITAL A N D SDK inform ation from NASA. the present day - it's well manufacturing are probably The RDC-2 is a new. sub If you want to find out W ithin hours there were worth a visit. best known for their Envoy £ 10 0 0 digital camera about the latest version of diagrams o f the networking software, but which boasts an D ire cto ry OPus. o r indeed, Pathfinder's route, readouts they also produce a wide impressive 768x576 download some of the of the vital telemetry CLOANTO MAKE range o f other software, digital resolution and extra goodies available for THEIR PRESENCE and just at the moment 2Mb of internal RAM it (such as the software FELT they have a special offer Presently there developers toolkit), then This Italian software going! While having a bit of are few software you should probably check developer have always a clearout. they discovered a large number o f the solutions to use these out the Opus home page been known for their at: stylish and impressive original metallic Amiga cameras directly with httpJ/agnus.livewire.com.a software (and w e'll be Boing logos. While stocks the Amiga, but we hope u/gpsoft/. You can also reviewing their latest last they are giving them to bring you some read the definitive AF release, PPaint 7, n e x t away w ith every order, so exciting news on that next issue! "This m onth we have managed to secure for Louderspeakers you one of the m ost popular CD-ROMs ever..." i < < dim s Iiliols along with a source AGA EXPERIENCE GUIDE PAGE 106 RSD has jusl select switch to let vou announced a set nl connect more than one piolcssion.il lull source to the speakers ( □ The Bradford Column H l|C r =l~l range speakers called 'R S D ^ - ideal for telephone die Kssemial Pro coiilcreiiring since the (^ CONNECTIONS > There's something about owning Speakers. Thev liave .1 Kssential Pro speakers a 'real' arcade machine which PM PC) (Peak M usi. LTD ■tie also e q u ip p e d w ith a appeals to me. A tew years ago Power O utput) rating <>l telephone jack input. I had three, and a pinball table, ISO watts and produce sen liigli I lie Kssential Pro Speakers and lately I've been getting the sound qualilv ill.inks lo die -I” (model ntimher KS-ISO) should he pangs again and started making woofer and 2" tweeter that goes into available from your local computer enquiries about getting hold of each speaker. d e a le i 0 1 lim n S|>ecial Reserve who can another pinball machine (one r.i ensure vou have lu ll control ovei Ih- c o n ta cte d o n 11127(1 lit It 120-1. T h e y that works) and arcade cabinet. the streakers vou'vc got bass and treble cost ju st £5(1.95. During the course of one telephone conversation to a man in the trade, he asked me if I knew the whereabouts of an original Pac Man cabinet: apparently they are much In demand now. not by arcade owners but by collectors. Not casual collectors January Sale like me, but 'real' collectors who buy them as investments. So, if you know of any original Pac Man cabinets kicking around, you could make yourself a at EM? fe w bob. All o f w h ich brings m e to REPLAY - THE GREAT GAMER EXHIBITION, which is running at the Museum VKaintpulergi aphic. creators ol the lo n iittl ( ■old-winning range ol Phase C Ds. of the Moving Image on London's South Bank until May are having a (anuarv sale l liev are ollering llieii outstanding ( ills at super low E 1997. All those old computers and consoles from the prices for one month onlv. From the 011 sale date ol this inaga/ine vou have jusl Industry's early days, running original software. lout weeks lo ring up KMC lomptiieigraphic 011 01255 431X8(1 quoting "AFJanuary Sale” to gel I'liiiM' I. 2 m > at a pi ice ol just E l4.11(1 each. I ’liasr ■I at only £24.09 and tu itn c to r a mere 10.00 or free with any three CIDs. II you were to buv all these CDs at You never know. If you look full retail price you would have 10 pay about EI30. but our ex. Itisive deal with EMC Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMafter your Amiga today K could m eans th a t .-twijgrt I'o n im l l eaders onlv can get all live ( IDs for less than £7(1. Remember, these prices exclude post and pat king. repay your loyalty In spades Although there were plenty of examples made, so many have been junked that certain machines are now worth more than they originally cost: Vectrex. for example. Collectors are starting to realise that old computers and consoles, together with a collection of original software, are worth bedding down and keeping for a rainy day. So. what have you got to do with your Amiga to make the audience of Antiques Road Show 2025 gasp when Hugh Scully's grandson gives a valuation? Keep It In good working condition, obviously and retain the original packaging (sorry if this advice is a bit late for some of you but it's of paramount importance). Don’t be tempted to sell your software and keep as much associated peripheral items as you can - a Visit this unofficial site for guides, tips, tricks and background info on ABIO H collection of the world's best-selling Amiga magazine should do nicely. why not browse their the games they have on creating your own You never know, if you look after your Amiga today web-srte and see if there developed, and ones levels for Teaml 7's Alien it could repay your loyalty in spades one day. Now is anything you fancy? planned for the future. Breed 3D II - The K illin g where did I put the box for my A1000... Oh yes. I gave httpvrwww.iam.com/ Not all their software is Grounds have ended, it to the bloke who bought the machine after I am iga/ currently downloadable you m ight like to check upgraded to an A2000 - Dohl from this site, but it out what's going on at soon w ill be. so pop the unofficial tcqjport GAMES GALORE along and give these site. The site has plenty Apex systems, who people some support. o f background info, produced the rather http://www.wafwick.ac. playing guides, tricks, Dale Bradford Is an avid collector of all sorts of things, but tremendous 6-tris which uk/-csu aw / tips, levels and other sadly there Isn't yet a market for empty cigarette packets. appeared on a previous resources. Find It a t Interesting bruises or fantastic excuses This may explain Coverdisk, now have a http://www.thenet.co.uk/ why we remind you that any opinions expressed here are -obiwan/breed/tkg. A web site containing lots ALIEN BREED entirely his own. not necessarily those of Amiga Format. of information about Now that our tutorials h tm i V Ooh you R uffian! Amiga Format’s uffian Software arc finally Top 10 Reasons to... R releasing (heir eponymously titled jungle platfonner onto an unsuspecting public. You use MUI ■niglu remember the title, we reviewed it back in issue 71 l a i a r a (May 95). where Steve Bradley was unimpressed by the central character's habit o f baring his without dear rear to the world, a trend that iiJ 1 111 T ClickBOOM's Demona seems only too t ‘i fit# liJ 1 UJ B Normal fjHeSoocaTTT keen to follow up. He also felt that the method TWy, |X H a lvM ca /9 ~ auto UAJ _J thfdc required to despatch the various enemies Bg |HHetvatlca/l~3~ lal _J tftn ----- 1 ( = 1 (spitting) didn’t encourage “nice" behaviour in Go on. Got it just young’tins. Still, you can find out for yourself by 1 L c * ** i for Stefan. asking your local shop for the game which retails at a m ere £14.99. I MUI looks great. forcing you to work in a public screens, iconification, particular way. user-editable preferences for look and feel. This reduces A lot of really good the learning curve when you 2 MUI is m ade b y th e SASG ACL PDQ VFiUI software requires MUI, 5 group which means that get a new piece of particularly Internet ontinuing our series ol acronymic headlines we it is easy to register, easy to MUI-based software. so ftw a re . Cgive you ACI.’s new accelerator board for the upgrade and shares the AI200. The A 1200x1 ships in the usual bewildering same kind of look as the rest 8 It's a good way to prove variety o f configurations, but all are priced very 3 If you're a programmer. o f th e SASG group's to recalcitrant friends reasonably with the -10MHz board (sans FP l1 or MUI makes it easier for software which includes that they need to get more you to create a program MagicWB. memory) retailing lo r just £159.99. RAM, a hard drive and a w ith a nice user interface. faster processor. The fully PCMCIA-compatible board is well equipped with two SIMM sockets offering expansion 6 MUI introduced groovy MUI increases your possibilities up to 114 Mb o f RAM and a battery-backed 4 features like pop-up 9 It's also a great way to productivity with drag menus and tabs before any make Mac and PC Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMclock. There is also an optional SCSI module called and drop, pop-up menus, other Amiga software. owners, restricted in how SCSIxl. This, combined with the aggressive pricing, rearrangeable listviews. their programs look, jealous. the IS months warranty and the promised technical appicons and appwindows. All MUI software shares support web site and BBS must mean Amiga users are This makes it easier to do 7 sim ilar features such as Stefan Stuntz needs once again onto a winner. For further details contact what you want rather than the ability to run on named th e m oney. A C I.on 01933 (150677. 10 No punishment for Effigy j g n/iilnl Punishmmt, the game we gave 90 p e r c e n t a n d a Format Gold to back in Issue 90. has hit problems with UK distribution. Effigy Software, the company named by ClickBOOM in their literature as the UK source.for the game, have released a statement explaining why they decided not to distribute the game after all. Unfortunately, it seems that quite a lot o l people have been having problems getting the game to run and Effigy weren't happy about the numbers o f people com plaining and so declined to sell the title. Ian Jenkins o f Effigy assures us that he w ill endeavour to assist the people who phone in any way he can but that they w ill not Ik- handling sales and distribution of Capital Punishmmt in this country. You can contact clickBOOM in Canada at the follow ing address: Pxl Computers, ClickBOOM. 1270 Finch Avenue West, U nit 13 M3J 2G4. 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Just think what you their replacement for success and everyone came away missed - complete CD-ROM writing solutions Workbench called P- vowing to return next year." including Amiga software for less than £400, OS which was getting pressure-sensitive graphics tablets from Wacom its first public airing, Cocktel a video for only £150. 30-bit colour SCSI A4 fiatbed conferencing system and QuickArrav. a kind of scanners for less than £300 and ridiculously low RAID system which mounts two extremely fast SIMM prices, not to mention new hardware AV SCSI drives as one even faster single unit. and software being ably demonstrated by its Continuing the roster of famous German designers and authors for a solid three days o f Amiga "names". Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhc throat-numbing customer help. (Schatztruhc means treasure chest in German) W ith more than 45,000 people attending were swamped on a continuous basis wrilh the show, the noise, as you might imagine, was people four deep around the stand all Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMdeafening. Stands were competing with one clamouring for a word with John Potter (the another for people's attention and events like a u th o r o f Directory Opus and obviously the free clim bing contest shouted for your something o f a celebrity in Germany since participation in what looked to me like a people were asking him to autograph their seriously foolhardy way to spend your time. If copies o f DO pus), Jason Compton, now ex- you liked competitions, you could have won a Viscorp but not at the lime. Michael Battilana Porsche Bossier o r a race in a Formula One car of Cloanto, Urban Muller. Swiss supremo of Oi! Turn around so I can take a picture of your happy, along with umpty-ump lesser prizes like copies Am inet and Angela Schmidt and Heinz Wrobel, sm iling faces, you Amiga fans. o f the latest games and hardware. W hile this both long-term Amiga developers involved with show is nom inally all AT but who arc formats and there were "I would say that 80 per much better plenty o f stands showing off cent of the attendees known in their PlayStation games, PC native Germany hardware and software and Were the Amiga faithful, than over here. other miscellaneous items Other celebrities unrelated to the Amiga (including, bi/arrely spotted at the show included Dr. Peter Kittel enough, a stand for Encyclopaedia Brittanica), sharing the VillageTronic stand as a I would say that 80 per cent of the attendees representative of Pios. He was demonstrating were the Amiga faithful, sauntering out o f the the BeBox, the machine that some people say is hall with monitors, scanners and bundles of the new embodiment o f the Amiga spirit, but is. software for their machines. at the moment, without any substantial software O f the stands that were Amiga-related, base, unless you run MacOS on it and then, o f Phase 5 probably had the largest. It was a single course, you miss out on the Amiga-like features stage affair with forbidding black walls in BeOS. surrounding a bar for VIPs. Arrayed around the The British contingent at the show outside walls were a variety o f machines, the consisted of Jeremy Rihll from Digita, David With about 4S.OOO visitors most of your time spent at Computer'96 w ill involve saying 'Excuse me.' relativislic effects in the area proving that they Link and Richard Kicrnan from HiSoft, Tony were all going faster than man was meant to laniri from Power Computing and the whole travel. Amiga O berland also had a very large Gasteiner team, among others. stand, selling hundreds of copies o f Germany's All in all, the show, while smaller than some "Grabbing an A3 pad I began to prem ier raytracing program. No, not Lightwave, previously, was a great success and everyone sketch. This is an organisationally wise n o t Imagine, n o t even Cinema -II), b u t Reflections. came away front it vowing to return next year. move because from there you can W ith an installed user-base o f more than 70,000 Even though the name of the show has been pluck out the best bits." registered users, Reflections is probably the most changed from W orld of Commodore to popular raytracing package in the world. Amiga Computer '96, there's no doubt that this show DRAWING A WAGE PAGE 88 Oberland also sold out o f CyberStorm II '040 is the biggest and best in the world. O and '060 boards on die first day o f the show. Amiga Format are proud to be bringing you a full version of the superb OctaMED 6. Now discover how to make the most of it... How it works You'll need to connect the Amiga's audio outputs to a monitor's audio inputs, or some other form o f external L O A D IN G A T U N E am plifier and speaker system. You may use small battery-powered speakers for The easiest way to see and hear example, or connect your Amiga to O ctaM ED in action is to load one o f the your Hi-Fi. demonstration tunes you'll find on the You can pause o r stop the song by Coverdisk. Use the Project menu option clicking on the Stop button. Clicking Open to select the tune. These are the on Corn will continue playback from so called “mod” files (short lor "m odule") which contain both the S o n g P l a y C o n t samples which make up the song, and Block Play Cont Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe construction details o f the song STOP itself. Use Play song to replay the complete song, o Op«n s o m /n o a u lt JMSL and Block play to replay only the currently 1-SYSTEH MOO 534,914 20/05/95 2-« tion.moo 440.270 20/05/95 displayed Tracks 2-Control.»od 26,016 30/10/94 3-RISK MOO 315,356 23/05/95 95-r» * r t _»*«• i *. lo l 710.110 01/01/80 where you slopped it. W hen you’ve acidofil.moo 205,088 16/07/95 listened to as much as you can stand, ACIDJ3RT2 MOO 42,884 16/87/95 Introduction: Act ion_For_You Rod 163,654 24/85/94 select New from the Project menu to Palt*rn |*( 0? . t 1nfoltacl The numeric keypad is the cluster o f 18 Key Enter keys to the right o f the main keyboard A fter pressing Enter, press key A - V to (Sorry A600 owners - you don't have select the corresponding instrument o n e !) a n d OctaMED uses it as a quick way o f selecting and altering SPECIAL NUMERIC instruments. KEYPAD SHORTCUTS Keys 1 -9 Select instruments 1 -9 Key 0 Select instrument 10 Ctrl-4 Decrease current playseq entry Key / Select last used instrument Ctrl-6 Increase current playseq entry Key . Change the first instrument Ctrl-5 Insert current block to playseq d ig it (e.g. 05 -> 15.15 -> 05) Ctrl-0 Duplicate current playseq entry Key + / - Next / previous instrument Ctrl-. Delete current playseq entry "OctaMED uses the Amiga Key ( / ) Decrease / increase current Ctrl-8 Scroll playseq up instrument's volume by one Ctrl-2 Scroll playseq down keyboard as though it were a Key * Pick instrument number Ctrl-7 Top o f playseq two octave musical keyboard." nearest the cursor Ctrl-1 Bottom of playseq You can load as many samples as higher in pitch, so you will need to |i~ i»|u 1, ef-ia— f—i> 1 vou have memory to store. To load a It-x, >'* | .V *» T«. I t . Is . 1 UP i remember this option exists. sample into the num ber two slot, use pi c» _J*» _l« «2:21 Remember also that you can quickly the Num eric keypad to select the select different samples using the Remember you can quickly select which sample num ber (press 2 to go to the numeric keypad. Octave to replay your samples by clicking number two slot, and press I to return here or pressing F1 to F4. to the num ber one slot). The sample TRACKS. BLOCKS AND SONGS selected in this way is also the one were a two octave musical kevboard. It’s which will be played. a bit tricky to describe, but when you It’s also im portant to grasp the way in start pressing the keys you’ll soon get a w h ic h O ctaM ED songs are constructed. PLAYING A SAMPLE feel for which key does what. The The most basic element is the Track: C o n tin u e d diagram on the left shows you exactly this is one vertical column o f numbers o v e r le a f 4 Now you can play the sample. O claM E l) which keys trigger which notes. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMuses the Amiga keyboard as though it ALTERING OCTAVES Samples /. 0-1 Y A-2 To change the octaves which the The Amiga can replay real sounds through it's audio hardware, and these sounds are stored as "samples". A sample is nothing more Q 0-2 M A#1 keyboard covers, you need to click on s than a collection o f numbers, but when the numbers are sent to the C # l 7 A#2 the cycle gadget marked OCT in the Amiga audio hardware, out come real sounds. 2 0 # 2 0-2 bottom right ol the Main Control Obtaining new samples isn't difficult. The PD libraries and X 1)1 window. By default this is set to ’’ 12” U B-2 Internet are fu ll of sounds for you to use, and if these aren't enough w n -2 1 < :#2 meaning the first two octaves. It can be you can always make your own. To create your ow n sample you need 1) D # i 1 0-3 changed to “23” o r "34” to select a little extra hardware in the form of a small box called a "sampler". 3 D#2 n -2 different octaves. A shortcut is to use FI The sampler connects to the parallel port o f the Amiga, and has an C E-l 11 C#3 to F t to quickly skip octaves. input socket for connection to a CD player, microphone or other E E-2 D #2 Try playing your sample after sound source. The Amiga w ill use the sampler to convert the sound V into a raw sample, which can then be saved to disk for later use. F-l o 17-3 selecting a different octave. Some R F-2 / E-2 samples sound better when played G F#1 0 D #3 5 F#2 p E-3 B G -l [ F-3 T G-2 F#3 11 ( i# I 1 G-3 6 G #2 G #3 N A -l |'W d.'felMlMrq.))" l/mitxioiirew-onatii (BWffttiiifiiSi------VoIumsI Parer Click the folder fo r the Sample load requester. There are fo u r Tracks here, although OctaMED can actually replay eight at once. D IY shortcuts And ,here’s more- OctaMED can do so much more than OctaMED lets you define your own we've had tim e to explain here. keyboard shortcuts, in case the • OctaMED makes it easy to alter existing ones aren't enough. From the volume of notes, create echo the settings menu, select “Keyboard effects, or to slide sounds up and Shortcuts". You w ill then need to d o w n . create space fo r the new shortcut, • OctaMED can use instruments name it define the keys to be used other than raw samples (for and finally enter the operation you exam ple, OctaMED can use it's own wish performed. "OctaMED can use its own special synthesised sounds or even drive MIDI Instruments). special synthesised sounds or :S5 1 ALJK5 p » in ---- • • As the name suggests, OctaMED I *• can even replay up to eight samples even drive MIDI instruments." l» imm Hi, i, v* I P at once. There are also b u ilt in II ^ P facilities for sound sampling (with TR suitable hardware). There just isn't space here to do anything other t " I than scratch the surface. Shortcuts when editing For more information, Esc Edit mode on/off remember that on-line help is only a Shift-Esc Chord mode on/off ^ which scrolls up the screen whilst key-press away: press the HELP Space mode on/off O rl/iM K D is placing. To start with, there button for AmigaGuide instructions. Del Delete note or command digit under cursor Amiga Format has recently are four Tracks - one for each hardware Shift-D el Delete note and command digits (on current published a tutorial on OctaMED S. audio channel. The first and last tracks page) and we plan to do an OctaMED 6 are sent to the left Amiga sound output, Alt-D el Delete only command digits (on current page) tutorial very soon. A m iga-D el Delete note and command digits on all pages the two m iddle tracks are sent to the Left Amiga-Del Delete chord. right Amiga sound output. When L-Amiga is held down, every tim e you press Del the note The length o f the Track under the cursor is deleted and the cursor moves to the next can be altered, but it selected track. defaults to a sensible 11 1 When L-Amiga is released, the cursor advances (as defined in units long, numbered from the Keyboard Options window). 0 to 63. Each o f these unit Return or A Insert hold symbol (+) Shift-Retum numbers refers to an empty “slot" in the Make sure you have clicked here if you want Insert hold symbols to all tracks of the previous chord to add or delete anything from the Tracks. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMF In se rt I play note at default pitch Track, into which a note or some other Backspace Delete note and move following notes up event can be placed. You can control Shift-Backsp Insert empty note slot Alt-Backspace the rate at which the Track scrolls up notes and events which make the Delete current track the screen by adjusting the Tempo of sounds. And that's all there is to making Alt-Shift-Bksp Insert new track th e Song. an O ctaM ED Song! Amiga-Bksp Delete line A group o f four Tracks, is called a Insert line Sh-Amiga-Bksp Block. Tracks at e always replayed in RECORDING IN STEP TIME S h ift- 0 - 9 Enter programmable key 0 - 9 Blocks. So for example, you might Shift-Ctrl-0-9 Pick note under cursor as programmable create a drum and snare pattern in the There are two ways to record notes into ke y 0 - 9 first Track, some bass notes in the Tab Highlight current line your Tracks: Step tim e and Real time. Shift-Tab Cycle command pages second Track and some strings in the Step tim e lets you use the cursor keys to Ctrl-O Create volume slide (using command OC) Third track. This forms one Block - you move up and down the Track and place Shift-Ctrl-O Create generic slide (using any command) can see there is no need to fill a ll the notes where ever you wish. Ctrl-T Create type 1 slide (using command 03) Tracks which make up a Block. For example, you might want to Shlft-Ctrl-T Create type 2 slide (using commands 01 and place a Kick drum every 02) "At the top off the tree comes four steps, and using Shift-Alt-Z Swap block Step time editing is the Shift-Alt-X C u t block the Song. The Song is easiest way to achieve Shift-Alt-C Copy block constructed from Blocks." this accurately. Shift-Alt-V Paste block Ctrl-Z Erase range Try it now. l.oad in Ctrl-X Cut range Some Blocks might have two Tracks and select a Drum sample in the same Ctrl-C Copy range used, some m ight have all Tracks used. way as before. Now make sure the Edit Ctrl-V Paste range It's entirely up to you. In fact some box in the Main Control window has a Shift-Ctrl-V Paste to selected tracks people make use o f the fact that tick in it. O nly when there is a tick in Ctrl-B Range current track different Tracks are relayed to differed this box can you alter the contents of Shift-Ctrl-B Range current block Amiga audio outputs to create special the Track. Now click in the Track Ctrl-J Join block w ith next stereo effects. display, and use the cursor keys to move Shift-Ctrl-J Split block at cursor At the top o f the tree comes the to the first track. Scroll up and down to C trl- < Swap note under cursor w ith following note, taking account of the current spacing value Song. The Song is constructed from the top of the Track, and then place a Ctrl- > Swap notes on adjacent tracks Blocks. Once you have created all the Drum sample at units 0. 4. 8 and so on. Ctrl-K Kill notes to end of track Blocks you require (which are in turn To do this, you only need to press a key Shift-Ctrl-K Kill notes to end of block created front individual Tracks), you on the keyboard. Depending on the key Att-Ctrl-K Kill notes to end of block and actually remove arrange them into order to create your you press, the Drum sample w ill Ik ' the deleted part o f the block. In other words, the current line Song. When you replay a Song, you are replayed in a different key. Pressing the becomes the last line o f the block. replaying a list o f Blocks one after the Q key is as good as any! other. Each Block contains one or more If you want to overw rite o r delete a Tracks, and each Track contains the sample, move the Track display up and Find your way around... 1. Track Display. Here is where all 6. Continue Song playback from 13. Name of current Instrument. 21. Reset elapsed time. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe tracks (usually four, but more where it was stopped. 14. Display details on the current 22. Elapsed tim e since song are available) are displayed. 7. Continue Block playback from Instrument (Sample or MIDI for begun. They'll scroll up during playback. where it was stopped. exam ple) 23. Bring up Block List. 2. Delayed start. Only start 8. E dit b u tto n . M u st be o n to 15. Insert a chord (multiple notes 24. Current status of OctaMED. playback when a key is pressed. allow changed to contents of a t once) 25. Bring up Playing Sequence A good way to make sure you get Track. 16. Adjust the parameters of the (the list o f Blocks which make up the first beat in the Track when 9. Current Sample number current Instrument th e Song) recording in Real Time. (change w ith Numeric keypad) 17. The length of the current 26. Bring up the Section window, 3. Stop playback. 10. Load a new Sample into the sample. The button beneath to allow sections of Songs to be 4. Start the current Block playing current Sample slot. brings up the Sample Editor. played. back. 11. Display the Sample List: a 18. Current octave number. Click 27. Currently available memory. 5. Start the entire Song playing way o f organising samples into to adjust. 28. A list o f songs to playback. back, including whatever Blocks different types. 19. Slide bar to move up and 29. Mute control: use it to are included in the Playing 12. Insert a space after every down Track list. temporarily switch off the Tracks Sequence. note. 20. Current item in Track list. individually. down so that the unit is highlighted W ith the Track still playing, click in again, and either press a different key the Track list display again, but this or the DEL. to delete it. You'll notice tim e move over to the second Track. that every tim e you enter a note, the If there is a tick still in the Edit box, Track automatically moves to the next you can now enter notes in the second u n it. track in Real Tim e. Simply hit a few of the keys on the keyboard, and they'll RECORDING IN REAL TIME appear in the Track display. When the track loops around again, they'll be ------Song Play | Cont Once you have entered all the Drum replayed. sounds, try playing your Track back. This is a very good way to enter Block Play Cont Click tut the Block Play button in the notes quickly. You can select the sample _ D j______STOP______Master Control window. This will start to enter, and play it on the keyboard Click here to repeat the Block over and over - your Track playing over and over: the with the other Tracks as a backing. If perfect for recording notes in real time. Track will scroll up the screen, and the you make a mistake, you just have to highlighted notes w ill sound. You'll hold down the DEL key to blank out all C o n tin u e d soon hear any wrong notes. th e notes. o v e r le a f 4 OctaMED and MIDI MIDI is the "Music Instrument Digital need only define a new Instrument. Interface", and it's the standard for Instead of making the Instrument a connecting musical instruments to each Sample, define it to be a MIDI voice. other and to other pieces of equipment It can then be used like any other such as drum machines and computers. instrument. Compatible hardware w ill have at least Using MIDI means that OctaMED is one MIDI socket. MIDI allows no longer lim ited to the Amiga's audio instruments to send signals which output capabilities: you can trigger notes: no sound is sent through supplement the four or eight tracks of the MIDI ports, only a special digital Amiga sound w ith up to sixteen code. The code can be genet ated by an channels of MIDI instruments. MIDI instrum ent such as a keyboard, or a code are stored in tracks in exactly the computer program such as OctaMED. same was as normal OctaMED tracks: OctaMED is fully MIDI compatible: the only difference is that the although you w ill need an Amiga MIDI instrum ent is set up to be a MIDI part interface, which are available fo r about rather than an audio sample. MIDI "A Top Forty hit is £20 from various dealers. The MIDI instruments cost from about £100, and interface connects to the Amiga's serial if you are interested in computer music virtually guaranteed!" port and provides MIDI IN, OUT and you should investigate them perhaps THRU connections. To use MIDI, you by reading sister mag "Future Music". 4 - BLOCK AND SONG EDITING clicking on the B in the Information open the Playing Sequence window. To window at the bottom o f the screen. A do this click on the Sq button, or press Let's assume that you have finished keyboard shortcut is to press left ALT left Alt and Q. Using the Insert button recording your Tracks, and so have a and B. From this window you can pick you can add items to the playback list, Block which is m ore o r less finished. the Block to work with. and so create your Song. A Top Forty Let's assume it forms the introduction If you want to use some o f the bit is virtually guaranteed! to your soon-to-be-completed Song. previously defined Tracks in this new Now you need to go to the pull Block, you can Cut, Copy and Paste T H IS IS T H E E N D ... down menus al the top o f the screen, them. Use the Track menu to select the and find the menu entitled Block. Track you want to copy, and then move The best way to learn what you can do You'll see an option called N ew » which to the required Block and Track to w ith O clnM FJ) is to have a jolly good has several options. Stick to Append for paste it down. W hen you paste down a play around. There are plenty o f Mod Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMnow. This creates a brand new Block for Track, you'll delete whatever was files on Am inet - why not download you to play with. already stored there, so be careful. some and see how they were put To select which Block you are To create a Song, you only need to together. But we will be having more currently editing, open the Block list by create a list o f Blocks to play. To do this, tutorials to help you along! 'Z j More than four channels When composing, you find you are lim ited by the default four channels. Good news - OctaMED w ill let you play five, six, seven or even eight sounds at once. It does this by mixing together the sound samples before playing them. Please note that the number of tracks and the number o f sounds aren't necessarily the same: as OctaMED supp orts MIDI it's possible to have a large number o f tracks all open a t once. To create some new sound channels, first increase the number of tracks up to a maximum of eight. Next use "Set Options" from the Song menu, and dick on the number of channels you want to use. OctaMED w ill expand the existing blocks as required, and then halve any existing samples. The Block List display w ill let you move from Block to Block. A bit like Spiderman in fact. You w ill find that you can now work with up to eight sounds at once. There are some si de-effects to playing more than four sounds, but try using the "High Q uality" mode to reduce distortion. If you have an A500 or A600, this w ill only make a difference when using 5 or 6 channels due to processor lim itations. It is also not possible to use synth or hybrid sounds in more than four channels. 0 | Song Options I f f llC B Uae« | E x it The Playing Sequence is a list o f Blocks. By deciding on the order and repetition o f each Block, _ l you can construct your Song. General shortcuts Shift-Alt-Space Play song Shift-Ctrl-N Append new default block Remember that you may also use: Alt-Ctrl-N Append and select new block Shift-Space Continue song the Left Alt Shift-Alt-Ctrl-N Append and select new shortcuts underlined default block Amiga-Space Play block in the Main Control w in d o w Ctrl-D Delete current block Alt-Space Continue block Shift-Ctrl-D Delete last block Space bar Stop playing Ctrl-Space bar Reset MIDI presets / Ctri-S Save IFF in s tru m e n t pitch benders / mod. wheels Shift-Ctrl-S Save raw instrument Ctrt-G Flush current instrument Shift- Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM OCTAMED K- >our^i)S Ti J i)io v i # * II III II III II III II III II 111 II III II III Special New Year O f f e r fr o m R B F S o f t w a r e From now until the end of February 1997 you can purchase the fantastic 64 channel, mix mode OctaMED Soundstudio at a NOT TO BE MISSED price. Choose either the CD-ROM or floppy disk version for only £18.00 plus p+p. 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It ran The Amiga has two emulators for Sinclair's Spectrum, outselling the T on hom e computers from Amstrad and the Far East MSX software, and no less titan four form er but never quite matching the and there are now a choice of (IPC and MSX that w ill run Amstrad CPC programs. success o f the Spectrum. emulators that work pretty well on most m odem Amigas. Fast A-CPC and EtnuCPC are Amiga specific, ( !PCs were sold worldwide under a Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMmemory is recommended, but you don't need a 6804(1 or while CPF. and Ami-CPC (or rather. PC- variety of names, including O rion, (>8060 to get them running at a reasonable pace. CPC) are also available for MSDOS Solavox. Saisho, Trium ph, Isp and CPC and MSX em ulation is one of the growth areas on m achines. Schneider, in Germany. Apart from the the Amiga em ulator scene, with upgrades arriving on Aminct M S X o p tio n s are A m M S X I a n d 2, name and m inor changes in messages and in PI) libraries throughout the year. New versions have specifically for Amigas, and fMSX which and key layout, they're all the same. improved graphics and lile transfer options. We've included a started out as a portable (i.e. slow) The original 1983 CPC 464s had list o f contacts for vou at the end o f this article. em ulator for PCs and U nix svstcms, and 64K o f internal RAM and a cassette d rive . T h e CPC. 66-1 su p p le m e n te d this with a non-standard three inch disk drive in 1984, and soon after the memory capacity was doubled to I 2 8 K. This CPC 6128 was the standard for m any years. Amiga CPC emulators can run softw are f o r 46-1. 664 a n d 6128 m odels. Much later Amstrad improved the CPC graphics and attempted a relaunch, along with a keyboard-less GX4000 MSX 1942 - the game of console, but there was little software the film o* the war - also support for the update. on Spectrum and C64. MICROSOFT MASTERPLAN EmuCPC 1942 - the game # 1 3 A of the film of the war, MSX was one o f the many Microsoft chunky remix. schemes that did not quite come off. The name stands for Microsoft eXtended. In conjuction with the Japanese publishers ASCII, the I S m icro monopolists devised a standard home computer, based on their own BASIC interpreter and oil the shelf chips from Zilog. Texas and General Instruments. It was marketed between 1982 and 1988. Eggbert - MSX2 MSX rights were licensed to around graphics could be 40 manufacturers, mostly in the Far quite pretty by 8-bit standards. East, who came up with variants on the CPC EMULATORS Amstrad's decision to allow the free EMUCPC model and programs which change the display distribution o f CPC ROMs means that CPC (and Also w ritten in France, version 0.48 arrived on resolution part-way down the screen. Spectrum) em ulation has boomed in the last Aminet at the beginning o f this year, and Perhaps the most significant advance is couple o f years. works well, although rather slowly. It requires provision for fast parallel transfers from a real A-CPC Workbench 3.0 and at least a 68020. CPC t o y o u r A m iga. EmuCPU multitasks but there's not much W ritten on an A500 w ith Workbench 2. D e vp a t CPE CPU tim e left. It's noticeably slower than its and tw in floppy drives. It doesn't have a built CPE is a relatively lim ited emulator, based on in monitor, but can emulate the 'M ultiface 2‘, if rivals in 16- MSX standard, all compatible with the The Z80 call onlv access a touil o f 64K GRAPHICS same software on cassette, cartridge and of memory at any tim e, but later users got The most obvious difference between MSX and CI’G is in - eventually - floppy disk. Sony. around this with hardware to swap 'banks' their graphics. MSX was aimed at televisions, with a low Yamaha. Toshiba. GoldStar. Daewoo of a few K front a larger pool, in and out resolution o f 256 by 192 pixels in a maximum o f sixteen Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMand Philips got onto the bandwagon, o f that space. This is hard to emulate preset colours, like the Texas Instruments T l 99/4A. The and managed reasonable sales efficiently on an Amiga without memory Memotcch MTX and Tatung Einstein micros were designed in worldwide, but the hardware did not management hardware, and there's no Britain around the same Texas VDP circuit, which uses sell particularly well in the TK, where it officially sanctioned way to do it even with separate memory for the display and Z80 processor. was perceived as overpriced and an M M l'. So emulation o f programs < ’.P( Is support higher resolution and m ore colours, outdated compared with locally which use more than 61k o f main RAM sharing processor and display memory. Most GPGs yvere sold developed micros. may Ire substantially slowed. Continued overleaf 4 The original MSX standard was followed by MSX2, with more RAM and Firebird - high resolution and vertical scrolling in this MSX2 title. twice the graphics resolution. This K-Ar- . • . . •••,•. . en joyed modest support in Japan and Europe. Amiga MSX emulators offer some, but not all, o f the MSX2 features. Software producers aimed for the mass market and most commercial releases run fine on MSX1. COMPARISONS CPC and MSX computers have a lot in common, because they're based on cheap, commodity parts from the mid 1980s. They both use the eight bit Zilog 7.80 processor, running at around I M H/, and three channel square wave sound chips based on a General Instruments design. Both have large ROMs for the day. containing a simple operating system and old-fashioned unstructured BASIC interpreters. The Z.80 processor is rather more difficult to emulate than the 0502 and 0510 used in most other home micros. Outrun - the It has m ore registers than can MSX version of comfortably be fitted into the 080 00 • the coin-op road game - ones, and stores 10 b it values the not so Turbo. opposite way round, requiring much swapping ol bytes. MSX EMULATORS There are tw o MSX emulators for Amigas - interrupt rate for best results, adjusting the limited, stopping after just ten minutes, and fMSX and MSX2. Both emulate MSX1 in full, effective speed by a factor o f about five times. lacks some o f the features o f the full version. w ith growing support for MSX 2 features. MSX1 emulation is good, but few MSX2 screen It requires Workbench 2 and at least 2Mb of fMSX runs at about 70 per cent o f the modes are implemented and the sound chip preferably fast RAM. MSX floppy disk access speed of a real MSX2 machine on an A400Q/030. emulation is lim ited to tones, w ithout support requires mfm.device, part o f CrossDos. and is just about usable on an A1200 w ith fast for 'w hite noise' hissing effects. MSX2 is a b it o f a hack, designed to give memory. It's freely distributable, w ith source Fresh out on the streets is fMSX version reasonable speed even on a 14MHz 68020. tt code available. 0.8. This has slightly slower Z80 processor disables m ultitasking and it's incompatible The stability and system friendliness of em ulation than version 0.4, but improved w ith the 68060 and multisync displays, but it's fMSX belies its low version numbers, with sound and screen handling. The differences about twice the speed of fMSX on 68020 and versions from 0.4 upwards working well, and stems from support for the relatively large 68030 systems. growing support for MSX2 features. By default memory o f MSX2 systems. The author claims that 68040 systems fMSX simulates an MSX1 machine. fMSX used to implement memory bank should be compatible once the copyback The original Unix version o f fMSX is now at switching by copying banks in and out of the cache is disabled. Sound, graphics and 0.9; it was w ritten in the USA and converted to simulated Z80's 64K space. Now it selects the processor emulation are almost complete, Amiga by Hans Guijt of Holland. The Amiga required bank as it goes along, making code although still not quite perfect. Most MSX version requires Workbench 2 and a 68020 or that does not switch banks rather slower, but games run well. faster processor. It's more than twice the speed massively improving performance on programs of the real thing on a fast 68040 machine, and that do a lot of switching around. COMPARISON manages about 425 per cent speed on a fMSX just keeps getting better, but I still expect Cyberstorm 68060. M S X 2 that a few 68020 and 68030 users w ill find the The AmigaGuide documentation is fine, MSX2 is shareware and comes from Spain. extra features of MSX2 well worth the S30 and you can configure the screen update and The demo version 2.1 on Am inet is time registration fee. in a bundle wilh a m onitor, allowing up to <>-10 pixels on a line — a bit lu/zy on a colour screen, 320 by 200 in four colours, o r 160 by 2 0 0 pixels in sixteen colours chosen from a CROSS EMULATION palette o f 27. the favourite mode for games. fMSX is available for NetBSD, but lacks Some text-b a se d CPC so ftw a re WEIRD DRIVES Amiga optimisations so you'll need a runs under CP/M. the seventies Peculiar three inch 40 track disks were used in early MSX and graphics card and quick CPU to do it business operating system. If you want justice. The same situation is likely if a CPC micros. 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If you haven't got You've come to the right place, my friend... these games in your library you're soon going to be able to pick them up at a bargain price, so keep your TINY TROOPS Fellow Amiga stalwarts, Vulcan, prove why they’re so popular with the games buying public with the release of their corking g am e B o gra ts (check out the review on page 34). Oh! The postman's just delivered something important. After you've read these previews, They're troops and they’re tiny. As you can plainly No young chap's bedroom is complete without a rush along to see. They're also in the garden in this picture. Scalextric set on the floor. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMAMIGA FORMAT'S REVIEW POLICY Every month we scour the world's software houses for the latest and greatest Amiga games. We try to ensure we keep you as up-to-date as possible and we'll stop at nothing to bring you the best, definitive, no-nonsense reviews of the games that matter. A day at the beach spoiled by waring factions It's a jungle out there! Well, it would be a jungle blow ing each other up. Such is Tiny Trxsops. if you were as small as these guys. WHAT OUR REVIEW SCORES MEAN All Amigas 90+% The creme de la creme. Only the very ■ Vulcan Software ■ best, most playable and original 01705 670269 games are awarded an AF Gold - the most highly prized rating there is. What if there was a war and nobody came? 80-89% These games are very good, but due That's precisely what's happening now, to minor flaws are not the finest apparently. There's these two alien races examples of their genre. you see (the Klutes and the Furfurians if you're interested) who came to Earth to 70-79% Good games which are worth buying, have a bit of a scrap because they especially if you have a special couldn't afford fo devastate their own Th« armies in Tiny Troops square up to each interest in a game type. planet anymore. other. We're not sure yet what the fire means. The only thing is, none of us has noticed 60-69% Average releases with somewhat limited gameplay and appeal. Games yet. These two alien races are dead small it's a strategy game based on you in this category tend to be flawed. see, they've been at each other's throats controlling small forces of tiny warriors down by our feet. They've been having a battling other tiny warriors through the 65 50-59% Below average games which are pop at each other all over the shop - on the available scenarios. unlikely to impress your mates or your beach, in the kitchen, in the garden - you The game takes the familiar 'click on wallet. Avoid. name it and there's probably been a famous icons fo make your troops do things' format, battle there. which has proved itself a very effective 40-49% Overwhelmingly poor quality games And now it's time for you (and a mate if method of control in the past. We're really with major flaws and appalling you can round one up) fo get involved in the eager to get our hands on this one and you gam eplay. action. Oh yes, folks. If you hadn't actually can expect a full review of Tiny Troops next Less than 40% guessed what this game's all about simply month. In the meantime, keep your eyes on The absolute pits. from the title, you'll be pleased to learn that the ground! <5 Continued overleaf 4 ZONE 99 2Mb Chip RAM, 2Mb Fast RAM and whistles planned for the with 030/25 CPU minimum ■ commercial version (the current Aurora Works Shareware version only features 10 zones and is two-player only) they American coders Aurora Works have would like to stress that in order to a treat planned for you come March appreciate the 640x480, 256 colour when they release the commercial play screen, running at up to 48 version of their Zone 99 game. It's a frames per second you're going to tank battle affair where you and a need a porky machine. If the system mate (or you can battle computer requirements at the top mean controlled opponents) battle your nothing to you don’t worry, I've had way through up to 99 zones a brief word with Ben and Nick who (spook!), hitting the hell out of each understand these things and they've other in your hover tank and trying told me not to worry about it. Aurora hard to reach the various power-ups themselves admit the spec' is likely before the enemy. to change before the game hits, so Although Aurora have loads of we’ll keep you up with developments A couple of tanks square up to each other in Zone 99. Our money's on the whoop-dee-doo features and bells as and when they come in. 'Z) blue chap at the moment, because red seems a bit timid. EURO LEAGUE MANAGER Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM I’ve always fancied managing the old lady... 4 * A Q | q g i Q | S 3 B 1 '&2M 23B ■2=32313. SaSQ The office. Access all areas from your comfy Manyx ■ 0181 542 2678 armchair. 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Alter can collect that red key opposite you. of nappies and off wandering the first couple o l levels you're in the round enchanted castles. There’s thick o l the action as you have to none of this crafty fags and games of figure out in just what order switches doctors and nurses behind the bike should be thrown, blocks should be Try B° ^ f s\?Uh our sheds' anymore. It's all magic eggs pushed and lifts operated to get your and spikey pits. Oh lorks. chums to the exit. Fortunately there’s B o gra ts is one of those puzzle no time limit, but the pay-off here is Ve°xUce « e o tP 'aV e d e - ~ ° games where you're manipulating the that you have to work to save your environment in order to facilitate the position. progress of a dumb character. The dumb characters here just happen to You're all heart be a couple of small green things Littered around most levels are red called Bograts. They wander around hearts - collect 20 of 'em and you can aimlessly, simply changing direction save your position in one of the five whenever they come into contact with available slots. This becomes very an obstacle (wall, block, whatever) or important later as you find yourself dying when they wander into having to step back a level or even something that kills them (spikey pit, two when you die because you flames and so on), where upon they haven't been able to save your game re-generate at the level's start for a while. How do you die? The point and start wandering hearts you collect also equate to the aimlessly again. amount of damage you (and your Bograts) can take. When someone Clear the way meets death at the hands of an enemy Your task is to get everything blob you can say goodbye to five out of their way so they can hearts. The game doesn't end until wander aimlessly into the exit - you can't afford to lose any more yeah it’s sounding a bit like hearts. And you wanted to save your Lem m ings, but let's delve position? Tough luck, bucko. deeper. There are 60 levels to Defeating enemies is not as guide your chums through and straightforward as you’d think either. Another bomb goes sliding towards its Vulcan have decided to Only one of your two Bograts can target. Wait a few secs and it'll go off. THERE'S A BOGRAT IN ME KITCHEN... Because we're such helpful people here at AF, w e've reproduced a typical B o gra ts level with some simple instructions. Don't panic, but be prepared to think some. Ladder controlled by switch d A Pick this up and have an 1number 11. I *T extra bomb to play with. A baddie that can only be AC Switch to control the 2killed by the blue Bograt. I O direction of belt 19. Ladder controlled by switch A handy spring to 3number 10. I O bounce you back to 10. Key that must be collected A “T Collapsing walkway. You 4by the red Bograt. I # only go over this once, You have to re-start the 1 Q White key needed to 5level from here. I O open door 20. Ladder controlled by switch 4 Q A two-direction conveyor 6number 7. I J belt. Controls ladder 6. Currently / \ Collect key 18 and you 7the ladder's off. C. U can open this door. You. Accessing the terminal O A This block can be 8that gives you a map view. aL I destroyed with a bomb. A moveable block. Use thie f \ f \P ush block 9 over this fire 9to put fires out. ^ r £■ tot put it out. A This lets the Bograts O A pit full of deadly I yJ roach key 4. £ - O> spikes.sp Put block 9 here. A The first switch you pull r \ A Key number 4 needed to 1 I to start the Bogrets off. A* v open this door. Your lovely offspring. f \ ( " This block must be blown ^ Bless'em. r up before... "7 Lots of lovely hearts that f \ f * reaching the exit here. 1O are crucial to collect. ^ Of V Wasn't too tough was it? deal with baddies, and he/she/it does loading up the latest save after even it very well without any help from your your slightest error. good self, but this does mean you then have to think about timing your E n d s w e ll Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMswitch pull or whatever so that the Having said that, the consequences baddie-eating Bograt meets the are a great sense of achievement, nay baddie first. And in the same vein the relief, and happiness as you see the other Bograt is the only one of the last little Bograt trundle into the exit pair that can pick up keys which you which is what every good game need to open doors. Again, you've should give you. And this is a goodie. got to plan your actions to get the It's better than the applaudable but key-picking-up Bograt to the keys. Oh not quite wonderful Blobz [AF 90, yes, it's tricky stuff alright. 71%) but it's not quite F o rm a t G o ld material. It comes very close, but the P la n a h e a d confusing graphics take the edge off sequence of actions to pull off. The PUBLISHER: Vulcan Software Damn tricky stuff. Each and every it (I mean why have platforms that are chances are you're not going to get it 01705 670269 level will have the ol' grey matter obvious because they have brown right first time though. Progress is PRICE: £12.99 chugging away, which is excellent. lines describing them and then go and usually achieved by tackling each of VERSIONS: A1200 only What isn't so excellent is just how have the same brown lines along the level's puzzles one at a time - REQUIREMENTS: 2mb and a Joystick unforgiving the game is should you areas that definitely are not tricky when you have to keep doing RELEASE DATE: Out now make a small mistake. OK, so that's platforms? Forget that though, the same preceding piece over and part of the gameplay and you should B o gra ts is a corker. Very little is left to over and over again! GRAPHICS: ••OOO Confued in places learn not to make even small chance (though when you do manage B o gra ts is great. I like it a lot. If mistakes, but sometimes it's to pull something off more by luck you're at all tempted by games that SOUND: ••OOO Very little to look forward to. unavoidable. The graphics are not the than judgement you'll be pleased. No, can be solved with a bit of thought ADDICTION: ••••O best in the world. They look alright but you will!) and some of the levels and application then you're going to Lots of 'Just one more go' sometimes they're confused, it can be require a long and complicated PLAYABILITY: • • • 0 0 difficult to see where a platform ends Very tricky at times. until you've fallen off the damn thing. And once you've done that there's no OVERALL VERDICT: Another cracking good game chance of getting back. See what I from Vulcan. One for gamers who mean about the importance of like to spend hours pondering collecting hearts? over puzzles. Requires not a And it's not just a case of having small amount of manual dexterity to think about the solution that keeps too. It's almost excellent. you playing, once you've figured out what you've got to do, the actual doing bit is just as important - especially as in most cases you're only going to get the one shot. You'll The only way to get to the secret room Just look at all them hearts! Getting to them find yourself hitting the space bar and below you is to find the secret entrance... could be harder than it looks though... 8 7 % ijiUT/\uv:i ijiuukbt ano \ u w v aiviica sto k u alw ays uiust koktiik aiwiua m w KKI.KASI'IS !! HlNAI. UATK (W>:i2) AVAU AI5T.K OCT.IST, l’AIJITAI. lAJimSlllVIKlYI' K.AKI.Y O C t; UK A I.IT Y AVAILAliI.K [NOW. 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The 1996 version received ratings of 90% and 92% from Amiga™ magazines all around the world. The new 1997 version has been updated and contains around four times the amount of information and data than that of it's predecessor. has lo be saiil lhal (he graphics sel new- precedents in Amiga multimedia presentation". Amiga I'ormat rhis CD certainly put' Grolier among others, to shame!" Amiga Computing Having just purchased your marvellous CD-ROM. I felt that I must drop a line just to say a big Thankyou to everyone involved in the production of such a useful program” . 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You and a i \ mate (or the computer) each control one of four characters who must run .y Obey the Baron around a small area, attempting to collect things and complete small C ’ each level starts you're told puzzles in order to reveal the exit. what you have to achieve in order Let's take the characters firs t The to open the exit. These tasks range main differences between them are from pushing things from one place to their speed and their level of another (never very far), to throwing intelligence. Some will rush around switches, to destroying specific Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe place getting to all the objects baddies. Points are awarded for before you, while others are more completing a set task ahead of your Select Character For Pla>*er 21 concerned with trudging around opponent and it's these points around desperately trying to kill you at each which the game revolves. and every opportunity. In order to progress through the Basically, which ever one you pick game you have to amass more points T otal competition, that's what as your adversary should dictate what on each level than your opponent. The Gentleman chw i d i r I. a this is all about. You versus the kind o f game you're going to have. tough odvonary, lo don't pick other person (who could be the The differences between the him m your computer computer if you so desire) in a frantic characters though is not as marked as battle to reach each level's objectives. we'd hoped, certainly in the early None of this cooperation nonsense. levels at least, it seems to make very Dust stab 'em in the back and stab little difference who you choose as 'em good. your opponent. Mayer 1 ha. picked up and activated a V t s V special weapon. This one freezes the opponent for a number of seconds. * n A Mayer 7 t about to pick up Me key in a r than you en a level (even M you both get out together), building whlo player 1 walls in ambush. Dirty tricks dene dkt cheap are fee order of the day. Where is he? The excellent thing about split screen games is you can always check where your opponent is a n d w h a t h e 's u p to. Tha pteyara taka on o noaty bunch of joguors. Each jag' kitted dropa a crystal and that's what tha pteyara ara raaity after. obviously means you do have to re start a level in one player mode), you simply move onto the next level. The winner is the person with the most points at the end of the set number of levels. It's much easier for your chosen character to be 'upgraded' as Points are won by destroying baddies well and this means you can take (including your opponent) and more hits and your weapon can fire completing tasks. Points are lost more shots before running out. when you are killed. And you will often In one player mode it's a faff. It's be killed as all it takas is a couple of not a rip-roaring belter of a gaming shots to polish you off. Even if your experience, but it's satisfying. In two Soma of the baddies aro • bH odd. Watch out Brigand, thara’a a big btua Patar Lorro- enemy has run out of ammo (each player mode however, things are •tyta hand craaping up behind you! character is armed with a different much better. Not simply because weapon, but none of the weapons can fire more than a couple of shots Of course, no Bitmap game would be unpredictable human, but because before running out) if they manage to complete without sungtessos. Pick this pair the game works better. In one player stand next to you and smack you in up and beeome Invisible! mode you'll be lamenting the fact that the mouth a couple of times you'll bite when you kill your enemy they only Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe dust. opponent as you each take it in turns The good thing about dying is killing and being killed over one keyl not usually long enough to gain a that you're never dead for long and decent advantage over them. This you can be dead as many times as doesn't matter quite so much in two you like during a level - all you're Ljn The two player mode is player mode because the emphasis is losing is points. The very bad thing ^jp to u ia fi. dftBBwiHijMai slightly different and you get much about dying is that you drop all the you pick a set number of levels more of a chance to do the old fave items you've collected through the to play (4, 8, 12 or 16) and these level and when they're on the floor levels are selected from each of the your enemy can run over 'em and PUBLISHER: Timo Warner scoop 'em up. And yes, this does and Chaos. Although you're still 0171 391 4300 mean that in two player mode competing, you don't have to re-start PRICE: £29.99 especially you can spend bloody ages a level if your opponent reaches the >ouble the fun VERSIONS: A1200 stuck in the same room with your exit with more points than you (which 'espite the fact that you REQUIREMENTS: A1200 RELEASE DATE: Out now GRAPHICS: • • • 0 0 character with consummate ease. H looks hne but not amazing. The Navvy, for example, is supposed SOUND: • • • 0 0 to be thick, slow and hard to,kill. Just about the same After just a couple of games on the as the first game ADDICTION: •••OO seems to know where all the keys are Not as nvetting and where all the short-cuts to the as hoped FliD 3 Levers to open your keys are as well. And as for slow, PIAYABIUTY: ••OOO door. well, he manages to zip around the Can take some getting used to but worth Pusri the Battenes into place well enoughl petsevenng tneir sockets, In one player mode Chaos Engine OVERALL VERDICT: use the switches to chanae It's good but not brilliant. It's lots of fun is very very tough. That means plenty tne conveyor oelts. with two players and worth a look if you Collect all trie circuits of challenge for you, but loved the first version. unfortunately I found the enjoyment ^ * / • ; * ■ TS&V ""P * because * • compote' ______seemed to have way too much of an Your Im I objectives a n describe by • character exited T h. Baron. Pay haad to what ha aaya unfair advantage. 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They are, of course, the... nd an absolutely fine selection of section is not to tear apart little Johnny's The worst you could do is have to listen to marrows we've got for you too! The attempts to combine gameplay and graphics, some professional advice on why your creation standard of Reader's Games we re but merely to offer advice on how the game isn't quite up to scratch and the best you could getting into the offices improves month on could be improved and polished. If you've do is win yourself a lovely £50 note. And there month and so we end up in the situation we re in always had a secret desire to create a game are commercial companies out there who pay now - absolutely loads of cracking games! then get hold of one of the popular lots of attention to this section. And we mean Naturally, some are of a slightly higher programming tools (Amos, Blitz Basic and so on) LOTS of attention. Get to it, my little Amiga standard than others but the whole point of this and give it a crack! horticulturists. . G A M E : CRAZYGOLF ensured that the game through mine fields of teleporters and make has a high degree of little taps along wooden walkways. It's great A U T H O R : A D A M GORE playability'. The same fun and extremely easy to pick up and play L A N G U A G E : BLITZ BASIC 2 can be said for without being at all easy to get right. There's CrazyGolf. the right level of frustration here which makes it It's a golf game - but on a wacky course. There are 10 w acky addictive too. And what a corker it is too! Readers with courses for you and a This might upset some, but it's actually a long memories will remember Adam's chum to play around on better game than Sensi Golf. There's more that earlier game which featured in Reader and controlling your ball could have been added but Adam's (quite G am es (Zom bies AFB5) and w as is dead easy - move the rightly) kept it all simple to start with and described as 'Adam demonstrates that crosshair by moving the concentrated on making sure the features he he's paid great attention to detail and has joystick left and right has introduced add to the fun. Top drawer stuff and decide the strength or, as is the current office favo saying: 'lob's a Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMof the shot by moving good u n \ © the joystick forwards and backwards. Easy as that. VERDICT VERY PROFESSIONAL AND VERY W hat m akes th is so PLAYABLE. SIMPLE TO PICK UP AND PLAY AND much fun though are C H A L L E N G IN G T O O . IF Y O U C O M E AC R O SS the courses - you have THIS YOU'D BE WISE TO SNAP IT UP. to hit trampolines to get A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW A SIMPLE IDEA, across stretches of IMPLEMENTED WELL, CAN BE SERIOUS FUN. water, you have to Oh goodness mo Yes it really is as negotiate your ball complicated and awkward as it looks! G A M E : ULTIMATE RISK A U T H O R : RICHARD BENWELL L A N G U A G E : AMOS Despite the fact that this game could never be commercially released under its current title (without consulting Hasbro, anyway), here’s a rather splendid Risk game. Oh surely you know ¥ the board game? Conquering the world and all that? Anyway, what's so good about Richard's effort is the fact that the computer players aren't half bad (they're not superb, but they're not half bad). That and the fact that there's a lot of the game r Selecting countries at the start of a game. I'm gotng to ...a classic tactic that's working rather well. Once you can alter to suit. You don't make Australia my powerbase, so beware... purple's out ot the game, I'll bo unstoppable want to play m issions? Fine. You Europe or North America. I can understand why want to select your Richard hasn't coloured them in (countries VERDICT: A SUPERB V E R SIO N OF THE BO ARD starting territories? Fine. become filled with the colour of the army of Possibly the only criticism whoever owns them) but surely there must have GAME WITH ALL THE EXPECTED FEATURES AND that could be levelled at been a way round this? A FEW MORE BESIDES. A BIT MORE POLISH the game is the fact Apart from this little niggle, Ultimate Risk is W O U L D N 'T G O A M IS S (BETTER M E N U S A N D SO that the continents a most excellent game and easily worthy of this O N ) BU T ONLY C O S M E T IC C H A N G E S ARE 'aren't coloured - it can get month's £50 prize. As it stands it's about as NEEDED BECAUSE IT PLAYS JUST FINE. confusing when you can't good as the versions of Risk that were released remember if Greenland's part of on the Amiga by Hasbro a few years back. G A M E : QUICKSILVA A U T H O R : MATTHEW COTTINGTON L A N G U A G E : UNKNOWN It's Sonic, but on the Amiga. No, it really is. And with weapons too. There's a large variety of weapons as well and they're purchased from the armoury at the start of the game. The idea is to simply rush around the platforms collecting as many coins as you possibly can - get the required amount and you can then seek out a teleporter to take you to the next stage. The levels are huge but the simple most impressive thing about Q uicksilva is the sheer speed of the game. It's incredible! Your character goes flying round the screen like nothing seen before, collecting bits of fruit and Well, this cow’s mad obviously. Mad? It’s absolutely coins, all the while shooting and blasting the livid! Well, lurid certainly. Wo like silly intro screens. hundreds of enemies that populate each level. Q uicksilva really is a marvel of a game, as Nothing's too difficult but there’s so much a full-blown commercial release it would of it you can't help just wanting to keep playing receive a very good review not only because to explore some more. It's very easy to pick up Whal you can't tell trom this picture is just how fast it's so technically impressive but because it's and play and when you're doing that you can’t your character is spinning round Splendid stuff such fun to play as well. stop having fun as well. Really excellent stuff. And because we’re such wonderful people we've included a demo of Q uciksilva on this month's CD so you can have a go at this splendid game yourselves. Hurrah for us! '2? VERDICT ANY SUGGESTIONS I GIVE HERE TO IMPROVE THE GAMEPIAY WOULD BE NIT P IC K IN G A S QUICKSILVA IS GR EAT A S IT IS. FAST ACTION AND SIMPLE GAMEPLAY MAKE T H IS A JOY T O PLAY. LET S HOPE M ATTHEW TU R N S H IS T A LEN TS T O S O M E T H IN G N E W VERY Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMSOON. Up in the troes fighting baddies Quicksilva may not Even if you've run out of ammo you can resort to bo original but the speed helps make is so playable leaping on the baddio's heads to kill 'em G A M E : BLASTED base of the screen which you move from left to right A U T H O R : BEN PARKER while firing at the pigeons L A N G U A G E : UNKNOWN that rush across the screen. If you manage to Despite this being one of the more 'simple' score enough hits you'll games this month - by simple we mean the reach the percentage game mechanics - it's one of the more required to move onto the polished. You control this small catapult at the next wave. It's as simple as that really. Well, it’s a little more complicated, because the pigeons fight back by dropping dollops of green goo at you. Should one hit you then you're unable to fire for a while. You're also prohibited from firing when you happen to hit Shuffle left and right, keep firing and mind the falling blobs of erm, gunk. some of the Red Cross pigeons (they're green for cannon thing which fires faster than the normal gun. some reason best known to Ben). Hit pigeons the screen at break-neck speed which do have a tendency to drop power-ups inevitably means you simply stay in the middle however so it's worth collecting them when you of the screen and shoot. If there was more get the chance. chance to actually aim at the targets the game B lasted is a very simple idea and although would be more fun. The pigeons don't need to it looks great and has been very well be slowed down a huge amount, but as it implemented the biggest problem is the fact stands it's just too much of a lottery whether that it runs too fast. The pigeons race across you actually hit anything or not. 'S5 VERDICT: VERY W ELL PUT TO G ETHER BUT UNFORTUNATELY JUST A T A D T O O FAST T O M A K E IT A S M U C H FUN TO PLAY AS IT OBVIOUSLY COULD BE. PROOF POSITIVE THAT EVEN SIMPLE IDEAS NEED TO BE PROPERLY IMPLEMENTED IF THEY'RE GOING TO WORK AS THEY SHOULD its beam is automatically cooked to a cinder. Continued overleaf # Although it's not really a chop at all G A M E : PLUNDER it's more a kind of rabbit punch, A U T H O R : NICK CHAPMAN and you can only hit enemies that L A N G U A G E : UNKNOWN are about three pixels away. Talking of enemies, well frankly, Not everything this month can be an absolute they're a bit of a joke. They look cracker and this one certainly isn't. It's a alright (hardly brilliant, but sideways scrolling hack-em-up in the Shadow passable) but all they do is walk ol the Beast mould. Or at least it would be if it towards you. Then you rabbit was any good. At all. punch 'em, sorry, wield your To kick off, all your character can do is mighty axe and chop 'em asunder. move left and right and chop with his axe. No, you rabbit punch 'em. Oh, but some of them fire arrows and things at you. Unless you walk towards them and hack 'em down first. Apparently you have three lives. But H o r e our horned hero goes chop, chop, chop at some chaps with bows contact with any of and arrows. Not that they’re much good at firing them mind the baddies causes almost instant death. You can be button. Even with the autofire on and your finger chopping away quite merrily held on the fire button you'd be hard pushed to (standing on the spot because find this entertaining. there are just too many of the baddies to risk moving right), and suddenly you’re down to VERDICT: A VERY POOR ATTEMPT TO CREATE A one life. Two seconds later, the HACK-EM-UP. THIS IS NO FUN TO PLAY AND HAS game's over and you have to do ALMOST NO REDEEMING QUALITIES. NOT EVEN it all over again. THE GRAPHICS ARE OF A PARTICULARLY HIGH Everything is wrong with this STANOARO SO THERE'S NO COMFORT TO BE game. Satisfying gameplay does not involve trying to move right G A IN E D FR O M JU S T W A T C H IN G THE T H IN G I hero goes chop, chop, chop at some baddio types who, one inch at a time while you POOR. VERY POOR. Ho hum. continually keep pressing the fire Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM you can use to put the other player's g a m e : ROAD RAGE cars in a spin when you hit 'em. A U T H O R : BARNABY BYRNE If you're wondering about the L A N G U A G E : A M O S numbers on the track, then Barnaby's PROFESSIONAL had the curious idea that instead of arrows pointing your way round the Overhead racing games, don cha just love 'em? track you're supposed to drive over Course ya do. So do we. Normally. This one's for the numbers. Strange but true. The two or three players who get to race around a orange blobs are a small amount of selection of tracks over a definable number of boost. You simply drive over 'em and laps. But oh! There's weapons to boot! Each your car speeds up for a short while - player's car is fitted with a front-firing gun which unless you bash into the sides or the tyres in which case you lose your R p r a r boost. The orange blobs stay on the P l i J T 5 F T . tracks for the duration of the race so P R E 5 E N T S I P * F you can keep going over 'em every 3 coRiMBy rjR nr cnr time you go round. It S terribly basic this game. The Drive over tho numbers in th e right order and drivo over the red Ns graphics are less than stunning and lo, boo„ Thj, „ abou, as „lcjl|ng ,hj, ono ^ ,.m a|raid \ v . v • i * the control of the cars is very f t ■ / # simplistic - there's no inertia to speak of and “3 control is basically limited to accelerate or not VERDICT: IT'S ALL SO BASIC, FROM THE BORING D “3 accelerate. That doesn't mean it's a bad thing, GRAPHICS TO THE SIMPLE GAMEPLAY. EVEN IN it just means it's a little dull. Alright, it's a lot MULTI-PLAYER MODE THERE'S LITTLE HERE TO dull. Even when you've got three players C * C 3 e™ P U blasting around, shooting each other and KEEP YOU PLAYING. PERHAPS MAKING THE GAME ftF T T r * i r generally trying hard to imagine you're SO THAT THE CARS REQUIRED MORE SKILL TO The options screen where you can alter the game's pla yin g Micro Machines the fun wears thin DRIVE WOULD IMPROVE THE GAME'S LONGEVITY. parameters Not that you'd really want to much. very quickly. ® MORE OF THE SAME PLEASE! Every game featured in our Reader bother sending in that PD game you view to publishing them. There's nothing Games section wins an Epic CD and the coded three years ago just to try it on, guaranteed but you never know - you winning entry also wins £50 from we'll spot it and chuck it in the bin. 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Look on month asking for help with the fridge and take the magnet. some of the older Going outside, make towards the adventure games, and this classic compost heap behind the cottage. keeps cropping up. Luke Sykes from Go back towards the front of the Hull kindly sent us the whole solution cottage and head right. You'll find so we decided the only thing to do is yourself at the Blacksmith's. Near the to print it. Enjoy, it's here for you... barrel you'll see a rope; take it. Pick the clapper up off the table. Once inside the cottage read Now head right, you'll see a dodgy Calypso's note. Examine everything. geezer but don't talk to him just yet. On opening the drawer you will find a Go left towards a cottage and pick "Hello mate, you look like you've had better days". Simon learns Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMh o w to w in frie n d s . ‘Walking to' somewhere. A habit often practiced in the narrow cobbled streets of Bath. More 'walking to'. A habit often practiced in the countryside No. look! I know the party's here! I've been there before and anyway she gave me a map to around the beautiful city of Bath follow. Look, over the mountains, through the valleys and fourth cave on the left. up the ladder. Go into the cottage. At the talk to the hole. Doctor Von Dones will top of the stairs collect a specimen jar. answer. Walk right to the centre of the On your way out of the cottage, pick forest and head up your nearest stairs. T 3 j up the cold remedy found near the door. You will find some doors. On the floor is a - l o t . Once outside, head left towards the some paper. Pick it up and look at it. •x y fe cottage with the bees outside. Remember Go back to the centre of the forest ^ 1 to examine everything Now go back and try to go into the Dwarf Mine. To do towards the dodgy geezer. Walk right to so you will need a beard. Look at the rock * ’> t the shop and have a look inside. and pick it up. Using the map, go back to Now go right to the drunken Druid the village. Go into the shop and give the hcU tc Loot at Ope* M m and go inside. It is important to look at shopkeeper the shopping list. Now go everything and talk to everyone. On right to the pub and ask the barman for a Consume P io t up C lo se Use looking at the fruit machine you will drink, while he is busy use the scissors on T a tt to Remote hka* Q&e discover some matches which you'll need the dwarf. Use the map to go back to the to take Speak to the wizards which can centre of the forest. Wear the beard clapper with the bell and move the bell. This is what Nick be found by walking right To find out your outside the Dwarf Mine and use the Now use the hair to climb up the tower s a y s to e v e ry quest tell them: "You'll do anything to be password 'Beer' to go in. Talk to everyone where you will meet the Repulser. Tell her freelancer. Of courso. none of them boliove a wizard". Walk left, talk to the barman and go down the cellar to find the you have come to rescue her and kiss her. him anymore. and watch his actions when you ask for a drunken dwarves. Examine everything. Pick up Repulser and again use hair to drink. Now go outside and head Go back outside and climb down. Walk left to the crossroads left to go out of the village remember to remove your and take the top path. You will see some Walking left you will beard Walk right until you vines, climb down them. You will meet find three paths. Take find the woodcutter. Talk Golum who you can give the stew to. the bottom right path to him and take the metal After using the map to take you back to the fallen tree detector he offers you. to the village, go through the Arch. On stump. Try to go Walk right to the gorge, the left you will see the dodgy geezer who down, the tree stump now go right, then left, will talk to you. You should look at what will talk to you, try to lefl back to the centre he has, but tell him you’re not interested. go down again and of the forest. G o up the Go through the arch and left, back to the y o u ’ll fin d yourself steps to the right and cottage with the bees outside. Use the talking to Woodworm go into the cave Repulser on the door. Go inside and look Walk down and walk left entrance. Walk right until at everything. Pick up the hat and the Ben visits Linda's to the witch's cottage. you see a door, open it. smokebox. Outside again, make towards house and is shocked Look at the well and move Go inside and talk to the Ihe beehive where you should use the to discover she's been the handle Pick up the bucket of character, consume the first bowl of smokebox and then take the wax. Now living in poverty all these years, despite Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMwater. Go inside the cottage and take the stew. Ask him for another bowlful. Use the go into the pub and ask the barman for a coming to work in all broom. If the witch should throw you out, specimen jar with the stew. Ask for drink. While he is busy, put the wax into th e la te s t D A G go back inside and she'll challenge you to another bowlful and consume the stew. trendy clothes. a fight Walk right to go back towards the When he has gone look at everything. Continued overleaf • tree stump. Continue right until you reach Move the chest, open the trapdoor and the Troll. Ask him if you can cross the go down the ladder. Walk right and go bridge. Talk to the goat and then go back back up the ladder. Leave the house. left until you are at the three paths again. Walk right and use your metal detector. Now take the middle path to the right Carry on right until you come across the You will find a Barbarian. Talk to him and giant, talk to him. Now use the map to get ask "What's the problem’ ", and then help to the Troll bridge and tell the Troll that him. He will give you a whistle. Walking you'll get him some goat right you will come to four paths. Take the Pick up the placard and walk right to first right to find Bard playing music. the three paths. Take the bottom right When you have talked, Simon will head path and continue right until you meet a back to the four paths Use the top right crossroads. Go right and use the bottom path to find a hole. Look at the sign and path. You will com e across a bell, use the Take the mints. Pick up the Flaming Brand and open the Iron Maiden, talk to the Druid, remove the ring and talk again. Use the bucket and Flaming Brand on the Druid Quickly get into the Iron Maiden. Open the Iron Maiden, go to the frog and get the hacksaw which you should use on the bars. Go back to the village and to the shop and pick up the hammer. Going out of the shop, walk left, right, taking the middle path Walk right and go first right Use the watermelon on the sousaphone Go to the centre of the forest and up the steps to the right. Walk into the cave entrance. Go right, into the house. Walk to the ladder, use hammer on the plank. Go to Scull island and take the Frogsbane Walk back to the ladder Continue right and use the sousaphone Enter the cave, remembering to read the sign. In the Derek the dwarf was known throughout the area tor his frankness. And his the key and head upstairs. Enter the cave, give the cold remedy to the brevity. He wasn't often asked to come down the pub though. mine. Use the key on the door, go in Dragon. Go back inside, pick up the and say to the dwarf: "I've come to fire extinguisher. make you an offer" (and it's in the Go outside and look at the inventory). Give him the beer boulder, using the hook with the voucher, saying: "Pah! Think boulder (by clicking on the nothing of it". He should boulder). Simon will reward you. climb up Walk to the G o to the hole. By using the village and through rope with the the archway to the magnet and then Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMdodgy geezer. using them with Give him the gem, the hole you can Andrea's idea of a funny thing to send bock to the office after a week in Rhyl. making sure he collect gold pieces Actually, this is the funniest thing in Rhyl. I’ve been there, I should know. doesn't rip you off. - you need 48 of «■ the beer barrel situated behind him. Now go to Calypso's 'em. Walk behind the He'll give you a voucher in a mo'. Walk cottage and use the cave and look at the outside and collect the beer, go to the beans in the compost. Pick rock Go to the village and centre o l the forest. Wear 1he beard up the watermelon. Go to the front of walk through the middle archway. Use to go into the Dwarf Mine. You will the cottage, go right and then straight the rock on the anvil. Go into the shop find a dwarf with a spear. O ffer him a up behind the Blacksmith’s cottage and pick up the white spirit. Leaving bribe or simply give him the beer. Go left and open the box Look at the the shop, walk back through the Walk back up the stairs, go past empty boxes. Pick and look at the archway and into the house. Give the the dwarf at the table and enter the spell book. Take the rat bone, use the Frogsbane to the frog. Go back mine. Go to the door and you will see paper on the door and the rat bone in through arch to the hole. a hook which you should pick up. Try the lock. Pick up the paper and use Talk to the hole and give the fossil to the door and talk to the dwarves the key in the lock. Walk out. take the the hole Enter the cave and go right Leave the mine and remove your bucket and go down stairs. until you see the hole Look at the dirt beard Keep walking left to the four paths. There you should take the top left path You will come to the stone table. Now walk right back to the four paths. G o left and left again, you will find a wise owl On talking to him he'll lose a feather which you can take. G o the the Troll bridge. Going right you will see the three paths again. Take the middle path to the right. Continue over the bridge and you will meet an Oaf. Talk to him and ask him about beans. Simon will walk away after watering the beans. Go back and look at the beans, and pick them up. G o to the centre of the forest. Put on the beard and go into the Dwarf Mine. Go down to the drunken dwarves and use the feathers Amiga Format staff members enjoy an evening of Live Action Role Playing. Unfortunately the on the fat dwarf lying on his back. Get other team didn't turn up because they'd gone to a more popular pub. and take the Milrith Ore which you can use with the anvil on going back to the village. G o back to the centre of the forest, talk to the W oodcutter Enter his house and take the SYNDICATE climbing pin. Use the fire extinguisher with the fireplace. Move the hook and pick up the I have discovered a brilliant cheat (or mahogany. Walk back to the fireplace fo leave, Bullfrog's superb game: go find the free stump. Talk to the stump and go 1. Start the game as normal. to the crossroads. 2. When the main menu appears, click Take the bottom right path and use the hair. on Configure Company. Look at the floorboards and use the woodworm 3. Enter your company's name as with them. Use the ladder with the hole. Open MARK'S TEAM the tomb and go inside. Open the tomb again, 4. Click on ACCEPT. pick up the loose bandage and the staff. Go to 5. Click on BEGIN MISSION. the pub, into the back room, give the wizard's 6. Now you will be able to choose any the staff and pay them. Now go fo the Dragon's territory. Then clic k o n BRIEF. cave. Behind it you will find icy ledges below the 7. Now go Ihrough the briefing screens climbing pins. Go onto them, continue right and and you will have 1,000,000 in your The Goths are coming! After a particularly depressing gig, talk to the tree. Use white spirit on the pink b u d g e t the Moodies go on the rampage. splodge and talk to the tree again. Go to the 8. Not only will all your agents have V3 witch's cottage. Inside you'll find the witch. mods but the Cryo Chamber will Challenge her to a fight. Keep trying the magic be overflowing with agents and you words on her until you win. She’ll turn into a will be able to buy al the equipment dragon. Say "Abracadabra" luring her into a a n d m ods. mouse. Click on the mouse hole and escape. 9. Now equip yourself and start the m ission! The end is near... Patrick Harrison Parts of the body that w ill hurt when hit Go into the Dragon's cave, walk behind it and D o n ca ste r with bullets from Uzi machine guns. use the climbing pin in the hole. Walk right and talk to the snowman. Consume the mints and walk up the steps. Now go to the Tower of Doom and walk to the door. Use the broom and SENSIBLE WORLD consume the potion. Pick up the leaf, look al the bucket and pick up the stone. Go left and use the hair with the tap. Pick up the lily leaf and use Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMa matchstick with it. Use the lily leaf with the OF SOCCER 95/96 matchstick to make a sail. Sail to the seeds and take them. Use the stone with the seeds. Use the oil on the tap. Move the hair and sail to the puddle centre. Talk to the frog and walk to him. Look at the edge of the water and pick up the tadpole. Talk to the frog. Consume the mushroom. Open the door and go inside. Pick up.Jhe branch and go back and use it on the chest. Pick up the shield and the spear. Go down the spiral staircase. Move the lever. Pick up the chest and use it on the block. Move the lever again and take the Yeboah Incredible talent, undeniably. Blackburn Yeboah. Incredible talent, undeniably. Leeds are candles. Use the spear on the skull and pick it R o ve rs a re m is s in g th e c h a p a t th e m om e n t. missing tho chap. The right caption here is wrong. up. Go upstairs to the bedroom Take the magic wand and talk to the mirror. Look at the book. I believe I've found a top cheat for this game replay will be stopped, you will go back to the Take the pouch and use the sock in it. Use the which enables you to score a goal whenever game except for the fact that all of the players pouch with the hole. you want (well, almost anyway). will stop and the ball will have a free run into Go upstairs, look at and take the book and The method is simple: send the ball directly the back of the net. It is even possible to do the chemicals. Use the chemicals on the shield towards the opponent's goal and before this directly from the kick off (if the pitch isn't and the shield on the hook. Talk to the Demons, another player intercepts it, press the R key for to o slo w ) and talk again telling them you can send them a replay. Before the replay finishes press and Ian Parkhouse back to Hell Ask their names and draw a square hold down the fire button. When you do this the D ereham on the floor. Go down and talk to the mirror asking to see the lab. Go back to the Demons. Talk and send them back to Hell. Go into the teleporter and go to Rondor. Talk to the COLONIZATION attendant, look at the brochures. Use the elastic When you build a colony, name it Charlotte band with the sapling. Pick up the pebble. Use (capital C) and you should find you have the catapult with the bell, walk to the pits and 50,000 gold in your treasury. You will also across the bridge. Pick up the floor wax Use the have the map fully discovered and will have wand on Sordid Go back to the counter. Take access to every European Power's reports. the matches (found on the right). 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Amiga Formal Adult Sensation 3D actually contains over 2,000 true 3 unlike anything seen on the Am iga " 'W hy is it you are the only company producing Produced in the UK Dimension^ colour images. 3D viewing software and top decent Amiga CD-ROMs' G. Hamilton unlike most encyclopedias I q uality 3D glasses a re also supplied A vailable nov. ’I worked on this title lor almost two years 'If you're on the lookout for some interactive refer- 20,000 and II still impresses me*' Vince Pike Epic ence matenai then this fits the bill* Tony Morgan. CU A ro u n d s u D jo cts c o ve re d | (OVER 18| R ated 90’/* from Aalborg to Zygote Hotlist editor So you can create lists of subjects Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMAdult Animations contains hundreds of naughty? anima Hundreds of samples tions/film dips for Adults only Viewing software Included lor M usic tracks and and over 300 samples 1 Ihe Amiga Limited first stocks sc order now. HURRY!!!! Thousands of pictures 1 (STRICTLY OVER 18's ONLY) Over 3.000 colour/mono pictures included Dozens of film-clips/anlmations Over 200 subject related film-clips Adult MENsation is a collection of unigue Images of the View many film-clips "full-screen" N ew Zoom option male body This CD-ROM has been compiled to forfill the ‘Now Includes Music tracks I hundreds o l requests for a C D dedicated lo Ihe ladles National anthem s and different m usic styles I Very easy to use. O kay on a ny Amiga. 'Import new subjects from the Internet or from floppy disk only. resldonce UK to E&OE. notice. Unttoxf without change to are sut^ect prices and products 'Export data to printer or file AH and use it in your own projects 'Kids Explorapedia Eight kid's interactive play-about sections AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGA AMIGA’S (with 4mb+ ram & Hard drive) 'E n h a n c e d s p e e c h fa c ility Improved speech synthesis A m in e t s e t o n e 8 4 99 LightROM Go Id EhCEHCrClffW O L IE R HUTCHINSON'SGR 'Subject creator A m in e t s e t tw o 24.99 3D Objects. LWOSiOBI PRODUCED IN 1996/1997 C reate your ow n subject data ■Network compatible NO OF PICTURES Aminet set three 34.99 Octamed Sound Studio AMIGA Can be run through CD32 or CDTV A m in e t 14 O c to b e r 1299 CD32 Network set 2 M ADE IN THE AGA INTERFACE ‘Upgrade your Aminet 15 November 12 99 P e rso n a l s u ite Reduced IP ■ existing version Aminet 16 12.99 The Learning Curve UPGRADABLE U \ f l \ A to the 1997 Amiga Repair Kit CD 49 99 DEM Rom v e r s io n . NORMALNORMAL ft1 • 1 ftl Amiga System Booster 19.99 Light ROM4 ~ ~ j 4* • _ i FILMCLIPS W o rld In fo 1995 O cta m e d 6 CD Reduced -g *'- -9 Qii IS faifct.it I T u rb o C alc v2.1 Spreadsheet 9 99 Xi Paint 4.0 *i« e T rra * 8730311 0181 Fax: or 8730310 0181 Amiga Developers CD 14.99 1078 Weird Textures Print Studio Pro 39.99 3000 jpeg Textures CD-ROM M a g ic P u b lis h e r (4 cd ) 49.99 into The NET (2cd) JHE EPIC INTERACTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA ‘97 Meeting at Pearls 4 999 Multimedia Backdrops M o d s A n th o lo g y (4 cd ) 29.99 Sounds Terrific 2 (2cd) GIF SENSATIONS (2CD) LIG HT-RO M 4 £29 99 p B fcM Tne Kara This CD- Contains around 10.000 The latest issue contains ROM con- thousands and brand new This superb highly rated Amiga CD-ROM World Atlas I colour im ages suitable for C S P | i H ■ tarns over objects for Lightwave " features flexible quick access to individual countries [D T P (CD 128) £19.99 •- 1°0°dig, via continental maps, county list, capital or general NOTHING BUT GIFS L . L k ^ B lIGHT-ROM GOLD • ^ ^ ^ ^ o f fonts, back ------tal elevation i index Concise, informative county histories Each i Features thousands of C ontains the best drops and tools for spe m aps(DEM s) Lightwave " 3D objects cial effects m pictures, L country is supported by a senes of maps I very high quality images For use m VisiaPro. from LightROM issues 1. animations, titling and Scenery. Animator or ^epjetm a regional position, major cities, eic I (CD197) £19.99 2 and LightROM 3 presentaions £49 99 World Construe!tor Set H H WORLD ATLAS AGA IMAGE CD-ROMS LIGHT-ROM CD-ROMS KARA FONTS CD DEM-ROM AGA Experience 2 i Am m et 16 contains over This CD was rated 95% in AF. it COWA"! 100% \ 600m b o f the very latest features all the tools and mforma- ^ ^ B original AGA mate- i\ Amiga software, including l tion, specifications etc needed to ^ rial including pictures. games, demos, animations. \ produce and d evelop Am iga AGA demos. 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ADDRESS MACHINE______PAYMENT METHOD ____ CREDIT CARD DETAILS TOTAL GOODS VALUE POSTAGE & PACKING EXP DATE AMOUNT ENCLOSED The latest version of MUI, an excellent art package for kids and a disk telling you everything that you ever wanted to know about colds and flu! M U I 3 .6 Loads of utilities these days require So how does this benefit the I'lilitv MUI and It's getting a cult-like user? Well, the interfaces are fully font By...... Stefan Stuntz following in the Amiga community due sensitive and, once you register, you W a re ...... Sharew are to it's flexibility and ease of use. can configure practically any aspect MU! 3.6: Easy-to-use and PD L ibrary ...... O nline PD very flexible. MUI is If you haven't heard of MUI then of them, from the window becoming increasingly N o o f disks...... Two you're probably wondering what it backgrounds to how the buttons popular w ith Amiga users. Price ...... 75/» p e r disk + 75p p & p does. The author describes it as look. You could even create an "an object oriented system to create interface that matches the looks of and maintain graphical user Windows 95 (if you really wanted to!). interfaces". Basically that means it's a There is an excellent editor quick and easy way for programmers allowing you to change the way the to add interfaces to their software. interface looks. This has more options than I can list here, but unless you register only the basic ones can be used. There are presets included for use with MagicWB and one for people who use a large screenmode. There are various demo programs and scripts, and a comprehensive Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMAmigaGuide document. Also included yy^y are snapshots of the program running, some material for programmers, ARexx scripts and even MUI 3.6: Version 3.6 comes w ith example a selection of adverts for other SASG programs and an AmigaGuide, making products (The Standardised Amiga your life even easier. Shareware Group). I can't recommend this more, it is an exceptional package that deserves to MW be on every Amiga. ART EFFEX jA tlc M '7P G Kids Art Parkavr 4 * By ...... Asa MargeHs W a re ...... Licenceware ______1 ■ _ ^ .B PD L ib ra ry ...... A rrow PD N o o f disks ...... One ART EFFEX: As you can see... P rice...... £3.99 This licenceware offering is an art package for kids. It has a bright, colourful and easy-to-use interface yet doesn't fall down on features. V, The program is controlled through either the mouse or keyboard (or both), and operates in much the ■ * » . same way as any other bitmap drawing package. There is a large ART EFFEX: It may be a b it sim plistic but that is often a good thing in a package aimed panel of buttons at the bottom of the for kids - even if your child is a budding Picasso. screen allowing you to access many ART EFFEX: ...even com plete idiots... sub-menus. There are features like Achoool Winter is here again and with If you are suffering from a cold sound, stamps (Inbuilt brushes) and it the inevitable rush of colds and flu. and need some help then this could the disk menu. The stamps are of If. like me, the damn things seem to make you feel better. Oh yeah - the particular use to children who are attract to you like magnets then The game is wicked! unable to draw complete pictures, Classic Guide to avoiding Colds and and they provide colourful cartoons Flu may be of interest. BIRTHDATE HISTORY to spruce up those masterpieces. The disk contains an AmigaGuide V 2 .2 4 It's hard to fault this - it's document which attempts to clue you Utility exceptionally fast and even has online up on everything you wanted to know B y ...... J o h n L Devoy help as you move the pointer over the about the little bugs. There's a W a re ...... Sharew are icons. It is quite simplistic, but then scientific exploration of colds and flu PD L ib ra ry ...... 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THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO The most novel part of the guide On loading you are presented AVOIDING COLDS & FLU for me was the button named "Suffer with a requester asking for your name Amit>aGui #1 i#i 1# i»i i#i * * * * \ f t # ■■ AMOEBR : ! INVADERS; f t f t f t f t f t f t f t f t 5*? ft ft ft ft SCORE 1 5 0 HIGH SCORE i s o ; BASES f t * ■ ■ 7 i M « s PRESET- * PUM COLDS AND FLU: Once you've read through all the sections, discovered about the COLDS AND FLU: ...it's tim e to take your m ind o ff the illness and get dow n to a history of colds and flu, how to cure it and what you can do to prevent it... serious game o f space invaders. sclav fill* Ju ly 199-1 DOMAIN . - bSIIC*. I M 0 Mriftv in t e r N am e : p«b>n Poldlng . 11 D e a n s g a le • R a d c liffe • M a n c h e s te r BIRTHDATE HISTORY: Find o ut yvhat other • w 0161 7231638 great events took place on your birthday... BIRTHDATE HISTORY: ...and then w a it fo r the 1 Super Monopoly star sign prediction. 2 M U I 3.6 «■ headlines round the world, famous are excellent, especially if you have and even a couple of music modules. people who share the same birthday, AGA or a graphics board as it uses There are Ihree disks in the collection, the FA Cup final result (in the year I 256 colours. The game moves along the first is a demo disk, and the next 3 Casino was born Man United lost to quickly enough, and comes complete two contain all the files. The preview Arsenal!), and the cost of living. with cocky messages that appear at is a slideshow of example pictures 4 Virus Z Latest The star sign prediction follows. the bottom when you go wrong. created using the images and fonts As always it's very broad and could This is a simple, no thrills, tun from the pack. There is an installer on 5 Amiga Beginner apply to just about anyone. Also product, especially good fun it played each disk which uses the quick and included with the program is an with a group of people, It might even painless Amiga Technologies Installer executable called BMaster.exe, an improve your memory. 6 How to beat the program. The images and fonts are of editor for the package allowing you to superb quality and are all extremely Fruit Machine add your own information and extra BLUE ROSE GRAPHICS detailed. Experts and beginners alike news events or birthdates. B y ...... Eddie Barry can find a use in this package, The package is Shareware, and Ware ...... Licence especially during Christmas, so Little Office 7 can be used for 30 days before PD Librai-y ...... Author (direct) phone and place your order now! registration. Looking at the amount of N o o f disks...... Three This is a great little package, far 8 Text Engine 4.1 data contained here a lot of work has P rice...... £4.00 superior to the previous fonts disk. If been put into this. If you have a One of the major falling points o l the you use your computer for anything conscience - register. Colourtonls Collection (review e d in that requires clipart and fonts I'd 9 XXX C alendar '97 | issue 91 and also by Blue Rose certainly recommend you get this. O MARRYAMPIC Graphics) was that it T h e K n a ck 1 0 B y ...... M aV aTi only contained CONTENTS OE DISK TUIO: I Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMW a r e ...... Freeware a limited number of PD Library..Classic Amiga Software fonts. This pack WHERE TO GET THE No of disks ...... One is a much more useful DISKS THIS MONTH Price...... £1.00 with plenty on otter. I Klondike AGA (a PD patience clone) The disk contains B «• 4 I EDDIE BARRY has created a massive following for a selection of colour [ (BLUE ROSE GRAPHICS) itself, mainly due lo its stunning HAM fonts, festive clipart 14 Tudor Brae, Donaghcloney, colour graphics. But if you don't find Craigavon, • Co. Armagh. BLUE ROSE GRAPHICS: that stimulating enough then maybe BT66 7LF Get all festive w ith this I Marryampic will spark up your collection of Christmas I ONLINE PD interest. c lip a r t I * * a 1 The Cloisters • Halsall Lane This is a variant on the all time Formby • Liverpool. BLUE ROSE GRAPHICS: classic card game Snap - we've all T h e m e d f o n t s m a k e I L37 3PX • ir 01704 834335 played it so I need not explain the this collection very I useful for titling. | ARROW PD rules. The biggest difference between PO Box 7 • Dover, this and playing with cards is that K e nt • CT15 4AP CONTENTS nr DISK TtnO: FONTS there are Animals under the cards, CLASSIC AMIGA SOFTWARE and in order to clear a pair you must 11 Deansgate • Raddiffe select the two cards as the C h 96, • * 0161 723 1638 appropriate animal sound is played. Other good M ost of the sounds are clear and PD libraries easy to recognise, but I found fhe lion TRITON FONT FROSTY sounded a bit like a pig. 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John Kennedy delves deep that Shareware and comes up grinning. authors who form the backbone of the current Amiga industry are going all commercial with Graham and Andy Dean's DrawStudio, a follow-up to their enormous success W O R D W O R T H w ith ImageStudio. 6 O F F IC E The same criteria apply to Angela Schmidt and Patrick The latest version o f Wordworth Ohly. authors of MakeCD, heads up th is new com plete office ...... uJjisrawrTSTSinTsrw also reviewed this issue. solution from Digita. *: .tm . , » Angela is probably best- known for her sterling work in compiling the M eeting ftam hi i Mi flit -<>. I. laa. J______l| Ben V ost ^ a r / s CDs. »v«— u« m.iMta: y i U» Li' JUtAKECD Of course there isn't just loads of ttewl U8 MUgQ Shareware. There's bunches of new Iffrtfc _J *»««! W- _J Our esteemed e d ito r examines ------hardware just waiting to be covered in our J-J -feJ J=*J this German alternative to hallowed pages, we just don't have the ± J .HKlI ------1 d M asterlSO. The gleam in his eye room for all of it. In the coming months J— ••• II look out for the new SX-32 Pro module for tells us he's already very impressed...... •*» a d *-*• J e is e J CD32 owners from Eyetech, Golden Image's superb eight-speed ATAPI CD-ROM drive and Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMACL's A1200xl accelerator card. On the c rs is n u s s software front we w ill have a mammoth CD round-up (we haven't done one for a while). CYBERSCSI JI/IARK Personal Paint 7, Lightwave 5, TUrboPrint 5 and more, more, more... 2 Simon Goodwin stands w ell ) M 1 - = = = = ■ back as his machine goes in to W?- M rq ----- read/write overdrive! - = AMIGA FORMAT'S ■ Q Q ■ REVIEW POLICY is very simple. Amiga Format is staffed by some of ZORRO INTERFACE the most experienced Amiga users in the world and what we say goes. OK? EXPANSIONS These tw o boards are perfect for adding extra WHAT OUR REVIEW SCORES MEAN serial and parallel ports, as Simon Goodwin discovers. 90*% The creme de la creme. Only the very best, most versatile and effective products are awarded an A f Gold - the most highly prized rating there is. 80-89% These products are very good, but there are minor flaws or areas that could be improved upon. 70-79% Good products which may be worth buying, if you have a special WORKBENCH interest in that area of computing. Graeme Sandiford doesn't get depressed by your problems - 60-69% Average products with somewhat limited features and appeal. Products he views every le tte r as a challenge. in this category tend to be flawed. 50-59% Below average products which are unlikely to impress your mates or your wallet. Avoid. AIUUGA.NET 40-49% Overwhelmingly poor quality products In our monthly Internet extravaganza with major flaws. Darren Irvine looks a t some o f his very Less than 40% favo u rite haunts on the W orld W ide Web. The absolute pits. Possibly the greatest structured art package the Amiga has ever seen, but what does John Kennedy think? Read on... such as say, Personal Paint o r Photogrnics. I n DrawStudio you can draw a line by selecting the line tool and clicking twice with the m ouse, but that's only the start. After it has appeared on screen you can then decide to alter its colour. O r make it thicker or thinner. O r maybe add som e arrowheads. O r maybe move it around, stretch it, and change die start and end locations. In fact there is never a tim e when you are totally finished with it: at any point you can click on the line to select it, and then change it some m ore. Each tim e you fiddle with it, the page is redrawn to reflect the c h a n g e s . You're not limited to lines of T lie very nam e "ProDrau" is slill Th« use ot MUI may The programmers, course: rectangles (with and without Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMenough to send shivers down annoy some Amiga Graham and .Andy Dean, rounded edges), ellipses and any u s e r s - t o o b a d , it my spine. It may have been one have the success of other outlined shape can be m a k e s D r a w S t u d io o f t h e (1 rst structured art program s on easy to use. An up-to- program s such as created with a few clicks of the the Amiga, but it was also frighteningly date version of MUI is ImogtStudio behind them, mouse. You arc then free lo unstable and never m ade the vital in c lu d e d in t h e and so it's fair to say experim ent with the various D r a w S t u d io p a c k a g e . transition to W orkbench 3 and AGA DrawStudio is g o i n g to b e a attributes each of these objects safely. I have a horrible feeling it may polished piece of software. But arc given - for example, you may have put many users oil the concept of exactly how good is their first foray want die object outline lo be a thin a structured art program for life, so it's into the world of structured an? black line, and yet the interior to be a therefore well overdue that this void has light blue colour. No problem , that's at last been filled by DrawStudio-a n e w VIVE LA DIFFERENCE! only one m enu opuon away. drawing program which is bang tip to U s in g DrawStudio is very different from As well as filling the object with date and solid as the rock of Gibraltar. using a m ore traditional paint program solid colours, you can fill it with a pattern o r a smoothly graduated shade: a fade from black to blue to white for exam ple. You can either pick a fill texture from a m enu of predefined patterns, or create a new one by B it m a p s (s u c h a s selecting Edit. You can now drag and IFF im ages) can be drop colours lo decide on your ideal incorporated and shade and pattern. Fill can even be used as objects. This m akes creating translucent, which m eans objects diagram s very easy. N o tic e t h e n ic e Defining a backdrop is easy. Not only can green graduated you select the colours, but also the b a c k d ro p . direction and method of graduation. Colour a*raad ■ >41 | I K I I in Black | » « Black ■ 7*1 Black j i W Black 47* Black I H I Black hidden behind show through. This is a T e x t c a n b e m a d e to great way to give a sense of depth to an follow a curve in numerous ways, object, by placing some objects behind w h ic h m a k e s i t e a s y a semi-opaque backdrop. to c o m b in e i t w it h Soon of course your page will g ra p h ic s . contain lots of objects, and it's a simple task to move them around the page, You can clearly see in this loom ed in view that although the bitm ap is starting to show pixelisation, the structured art (the lines and text) is still crisp and clear. align them, bring them to the front or send them to the back. DrawStudio h a s to. Although a grid is very useful for also borrowed the concept of layers creating charts and graphs, you can also f ro m Photoshof/, which m eans you can control die way in which objects snap to have m ultiple pages overlaid on top of other objects. This allows a line to snap 0 one another - perfect for keeping track to a point 011 a curve for example, EASY FOR BOTH OF YOU... of complicated images. without any overlap. The cursor A lot of time has been spent making W hen positioning objects, the changes shape depending 011 w h e th e r DrawStudio easy to use. The tool bar powerful "snap" feature soon becomes you arc snapping to a mid-way point, or may look pretty tame but that's essential. Unlike a conventional paint an apex. Clever stuff. misleading. There are hundreds of program , you aren't limited to an Text is treated like any other object, options but instead of being bombard Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMimaginary grid for your objects to lock which not only makes it very easy to with them all at once, you only need to place and m anipulate, but also to change what is relevant at the time. change the colour. Like any other Your Amiga will appreciate the WHAT IS STRUCTURED ART? object, text can appear in any colour, or control over the way in which the rendered with a texture or graduated display is created. For top speed you Structured art programs are Similarly, the text you fill. It's surprisingly easy 10 u s e can view a black and white as different as you can get enter isn't stored DrawStudio to create exactly the text you representation, but you can also make from the more traditional permanently at that want: w hether that means selecting a use o f 256-colour. 25!>grayscale o r 24- “bitmap" orientated paint location and can be ty p e fa c e (DrawStudio re a d s A d o b e T y p e bit colour. W hich m ode you use is a programs, such as D eluxe changed on a whim. In I fonts), selecting a colour or warping m atter ofjuggling your Amiga P a in t o r Art Effect. These many ways you can think the text to follow a curve or line in a resources with what you need to see: if programs are great for o f D raw S tudio as a particular way daubing colour over the program with an infinite Continued overleaf 4 screen and using image "undo" button. processing tools on Although a structured digitised or scanned art program can lack the photographs. D raw S tu d io is instant gee-whizz approach not designed to be used of a paint program, in like this at all. Rather than many ways it can actually dealing with pixels of be more useful. If, like me. colour, D raw S tu d io deals you lack the artistic ability with "objects". Everything to draw an object o r scene you draw is an object which in a paint program, a can be manipulated. structured art program is a Imagine trying to draw dream come true. You can and label a diagram in a spend as much tim e as you paint program. Lining up all like creating th e shapes, the boxes and text is defining their colour and possible, but not positioning them precisely. particularly easy. With At any time you can go D raw S tudio the individual back and alter a shape, elements are stored as change its colour or re-scale descriptions rather than the entire image with no bitmaps: the arrow you loss in quality. For creating draw is stored internally as graphs or diagrams it a line from point A to point cannot be beaten, and at B. Once you've draw n it, it's still possible to save the you can still re-size and final image as a bitmap - more it at any time. the best of both worlds. Text (and other objects) can be warped in several w ays. The image behind has been made lighter by covering it in a semi-opaque w hite rectangle. It’s possible to fill objects w ith user-defined textures as w ell as colours or tints. form at is therefore only of use to DrawStudio. However, being able to print directly from within DrawStudio and also create and save bitm aps at any D r a w S t u d io is perfect for creating posters, «■ you want to see the transparency M ultiple projects resolution is a suitable workaround. tickets, stationary - you name it. effects you will need to select 256- can be opened at W hen it comes to file formats, once, m aking it easy grayscale or 24-bit colour. you're totally spoilt for choice. As well expertise. The authors arc even talking DrawStudio t o c u t a n d p a s te will work oil m ost graphics cards too: objects between as IFF, DrawStudio will save bitm apped about including an integral slide-show certainly on my Picasso II / w in d o w s . graphics in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX or program in future versions, and there's CyberGraphX system the screen display TIFF form ats. As well as being an no doubt that DrawStudio is capable of was relatively speedy and very colourful. excellent drawing program , it will som e very professional results. The quality of the rest of convert files for you. Structured art can This is another excellent DrawStudio's output depends almost be saved in PostScript form at for productivity tool. It's powerful, well solely on what you want to do with it. professional quality printing and supported and an absolute bargain for All objects arc stored internally using inclusion in other program s - even the asking price. Trying to discover 24-bits, so there are over 16 m illion those running on other platforms. flaws isn't easy. Perhaps the W arp tools colours to choose from. This keeps It's also great to see an ARexx port could have been applied to bitm aps as graduated fills sm ooth, for example. present, which m eans it's possible to well as structured objects, and maybe Rem em ber also that objects are stored autom ate tasks: several exam ple scripts t h e r e s h o u ld Ik - m ore control on saving as descriptions, this m eans if you draw a jtre included which will create drop final images in structured form at for line o r a curve you get the smoothest shadows and draw objects such as existing Amiga software. However, it's possible output. If you have a good bursts, stars and pentagons. possible to work round these Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMprinter, the final output will be superb. 'U, shortcomings, and they shouldn't be DrawSludio is very clever in the way taken as serious omissions. it can convert either an entire page or DrawSludio is another superb way to an individual object from structured m ake sure your .Amiga rem ains a useful form at into bitm apped format. (There computer. Team up with a bitmap isn't the option to convert a bitmap CONCLUSION graphics program and you'll have all object into a structured object but this There may be those who complain that the tools you need to create excellent shortcom ing is due to be included in an DrawStudio runs using MUI. Stuff'em , 1 illustrations, charts, technical drawings, update.) This m eans you can take your say. As far as I’m concerned it's web graphics and just about anything carefully designed and lovingly filled irrelevant, and using MUI (a full you can display or print. text, save it to disk as an IFF file (using version of which is included) results in anti-alias to rem ove any jaggies) and a powerful and easy to use user- Distributor LH Publishing then use it in a desktop video program interface. Anyone who uses MUI as an 01908 370 230 or im port it into your DTP package. excuse not to buy this software is simply PRICE: £59.95 The extra features of DrmuStudio S tr u c t u r e d a r t c a n stubborn to the point of stupidity. REQUIREMENTS: 68020, WB 2.04, 3M b m ean that outputting drawings in b e c o n v e r te d t o Structured art programs should be memory, hard drive. structured form at for inclusion into b itm a p f o r m a t . T a k e considered a basic necessity for all DTP this image of sphere other program s is a bit of a non-starter fans, but they also have plenty to offer for exam ple, created SPEED: ••••O at the moment. DrawStudio's ow n w ith graduated fills. any Amiga user with an interest in Reasonably nippy. When converted... graphics. Everything from Web sites to MANUAL: ••••O desktop video work and presentations Well written and produced, easy to will benefit from DrawStudio's graphical read manual with plenty of examples. ACCESSIBILITY: ••••• A clean and clear user interface. ..to bitm aps, they look like this. The colours are all stored in 24bits lor a sm ooth finish. FEATURES: • • • • 0 Everything has been thought of. VALUE: ••••• Excellent price for a very professional product. OVERALL VERDICT: A very useful graphical tool - every Amiga owner should consider buying it. Complete CD Rom for all Amigas Replacem ent Mice ...... 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Back in AFSS, when 1 reviewed Final J o r d u o r t h 6 @ 1996 Digita International W ritn 5, 1 suggested bundling a □ | untitled 1 whole set of software together as a suite — som ething which has proven to he very popular on the I’d. It appears that Digita have also decided this sounds like a good idea, fo r the first time. Digita have gathered together their stable of Amiga program s on one CD- ROM to give everyone a com plete office s o lu tio n . Wiml worth has always been Q | Rounded Box their biggest puller so wisely, they have- 0 1 C ircle headed the bundle with a new version. The CD-ROM only contains 22Mbs but that includes both English and C Polygon Germ an versions of the software and o v e r 6 Mbs of clipart in varying colour | Cceate Many Objects Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMdepths and divided into appropriate sub-directories. The quality of the art differs and it's not an exhaustive selection hut it's a decent resource il you don't have hundreds of clipart CDs. wrap around these rather unusually shaped polygons created with the new Polygon FONTASTIC There's also nearly 50 fonts. I.ike the J qqL clipart, these aren't installed v automatically when you install Wordniorlh 6 so you need to copy them manually onto your drive and then use The new polygon on your backs for that, lads (and lasses). to make il faded within an image the Install Fonts option to add them tool lets you draw And clipart called Bimbo probably m anipulator before using it. s h a p e s o f a n y t y p e won’t help your defence either! into the list available within the - h o w e v e r There are also a few new drawing program. Digita should perhaps have irr e g u la r. Y o u c a n tools. The polygon tool lets you draw checked the fonts m ore thoroughly a ls o h a v e t e x t SMALL CHANGE any type of object that von want with as before putting them on. Taking a look wrap, although As far as the new version of m any sides as you like. You can still only on one at the binary, there is a mildly sexist s id e . Wontwortk g o e s , few c h a n g e s adjust the thickness of the lines joke built in. You'll have the feminist's have been m ade to the actual and colour as well as the fill program . In all honesty, there colour. O n polygons with are little m ore than tweaks diagonal lines (such as the and that hardly justifies a scrawl in the picture we've whole new version label. The printed) the fill seems unsure biggest change is the addition of of how to fill correctly and you the fonts and clipart. Still, one end up with som ething that looks a definite improvement is the inclusion hit like a child has coloured it in. Ttri on i Curve eh? Hew clever! A il need 10 da of what Digita call the W atermark. This Although you'll probably never want to \ creeiee cuAte. .hen set ihe ruiirauiid and ihen allows you to m ake use pictures as create an object that looks like that, it \ type your iexi id 10 ihsi a Curveieroudd ihe backdrops with text typed over the top. can happen accidentally if your hand \ bend Seuidg ihe prorimay of iheievi 10 ihe Unfortunately it doesn't seem to slips. \ curve adds io ihe effect nd ihere’s no actually "knock hack" the picture, only I'lte points of the polygon art- \ reiMd why yc-u ihouldn'i then nia^e ihe making it a backdrop, so you may need m arked by pressing the Ctrl button, hut \ curve un viible if you wan,although you have to keep the left m ouse button \ you m.ghi T.nd ihiieaiier juu uinig held down all the lime while you're ' \ leneffecii T h e b e z ie r c u r v e is c r e a te d i n a n u n u s u a l, b u t drawing. Releasing it will join the last effective w ay, using a triangle. It can then be point up with the first. Also you only edited in a more normal manner. have the option of a single colour fill. I still hanker for the ability to draw an The regular polygon object and fill it with a bitm ap. This Hrtwrtkt § WtNfalattnwbmd doesn't look quite could then be moved around inside to right. Are those sides the right position. That would be a s u p p o s e d t o b e th e really useful and powerful feature. same length? Close to the polygon is the new freehand drawing tool. This helps you to make parts of your docum ent m ore stylish. You could use it to ring a word to make it stand out for example. Freehand drawing still creates an object which appears on the page, rather than becom ing part of anything, so you can pick it up and rc-size it later. WORDS ON A CURVE There's also a bezier curve tool, which allows you to draw a sm ooth curve bv defining the triangle that contains it. This feature allows you to create text on a curse in a similar, although bv no m eans identical wav, to DrawStudio O f c o u rs e , Wordworth h a s te x t effects, so there are already plenty of you have to do using two curves at the ways to create spirals and the like, but m o m e n t. this is fast and quite useful. It would I Jtsth in the new drawing tools have been even better it you could section is the regular polvgon. This lets create a bezier curve with m ore than you draw a polygon with a num ber of three points. You would then be able to regular sides (like a 50p piece). Bv Bundled with Wordworth 6 come create an "S" shaped curve - something default the num ber of sides is 5. but you three other products to complete the can change this to anything between 3 Office suite. and 20. Again, another useful tweak. New ARexx commands have Organiser 2 been introduced and a fu ll list is The excellent personal organiser available In the docum entation. RICH TEXT complete with 96 Diary themes - The support for RTF form at has been they really should be 97 by now! Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMimproved so that it now includes the following: text, lout nam e, size and Datastore 2 style, justification, line spacing, The database program. paragraph indents, tab marker positions and paragraph space Money Matters 4 helm e/alter You can also set which Offers financial management and font the text will be m apped to when control. opened on a m achine without the font A good group of products and He (feta® br I Irfr o e ra hran used. RTF is a sort of expansion of x olr w a r,______Q jr pines dar® at certainly the way to add value ASCII, the form at everyone uses so that eryb^ liw — J*-— I — I t mebttgioer to the CD-ROM. text files can be read on any computer. B I« r*( can read source data either from a filesystem device (such as a hard drive) TRY IT or direct from a CD (although for YOURSELF audio functions, the source CD drive The shareware version of must support CDDA). A preferences MakeCD is included on m enu will virtually set up the hardware this month's CD ROM. so configuration for you. and then you're you can try out the features all set to start cutting. mentioned here for yourself. As well as standard ISO9660 CDs. Makr(J) supports various other in Mtikri J) is ihe ability to create CDs functions. You can automatically asvnchronouslv. I bis m eans that the renam e all ".info" files to be lower case a c tu a l ( 1) is ( ut at the sam e tim e as the ntil now, the IK m arket hasn't had much by way of (which solves conflicts under YVBI.3), ISO image *s generated. Although this CD-ROM writing software. Apart from MaslrrlSO opt for standard “PC" lilenaming. and a feature is still really in the (AWf5). the only tools available have been the ones variety of Rock Ridge options. There “experim ental" stage (you will have to Uf ro m th e Cnmmndorr Dnvlu/im kit, which although functional, are plenty of different image form ats to te s t it 011 your specific equipm ent first, don't support m any m odern CD writers, and are a little, er, choose from too. but most people will as it is m ore dem anding on your SdSI e c c e n tric . only be concerned with the “Amiga interface, buffer m emory and drives) it Fortunately, we are about to be saved. A num ber of JSO9660" option. There are a set of does m ean you have the potential to German teams are producing m ore up to date and easier to preset options, corresponding to master (IDs without having a huge use software, an exam ple of which we recently picked up at v a rio u s Meeting Pearls CDs, but although am ount of free disk space for the Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe Cologne show, MakeCD has been written by Patrick Ohly you can save your preferences as interm ediate ISO image file. and Angela Schmidt (known for the Meeting Pearls CDs). defaults, there is no wav of adding your O n the whole this software pushes own selection of presets to the m enu. forward the boundaries of Amiga (ID BASICS MakeCD also supports multi-session writing. The interface is flexible and There are basically two parts to m aking a CD. Firstly, you have CD writing - this means that you can simple, (although I do advise running to build an image ol the CD - a big file containing all the data r e c o r d 011 part of a CD. then write in a largish screenm ode, as there can be you wish to write on the CD. stored together in blocks just as other tracks to it at a later date (this is a lot of windows to navigate between) it should appear on the final disc. Secondly, this file needs to how PhotoCD discs work). It is also the software appears to l»e very stable be written (with the aid of a CD writer) to a recordable disc. possible to delay "fixing up" the disc and it docs it's job vers well. O The actual ISO image is an almost exact image of the until later, som ething not possible with final CD. block try block. It includes all the file form al the likes of MasterlSO, and something Distributor Angela Schmidt/Patrick inform ation, directors paths and so on. Since Amiga CDs are which could l>e useful if vou are dealing Ohly. Klosterweg 28/1501. 76131 fairlv specialised, it is im portant to be able to fiddle around with a tight am ount of disc space. Karlsruhe. Germany. em ail: Angela.SchmidtSstud.uni- with these parameters. Although there is no m anual as karlsruhe.de such with this version of the software, PRICE: licenses fro m DM 30 ROCKY ROAD the on-line help (in the form of bubble O n e w-ay o f i n c lu d in g e x tr a s u p p o r t is to h a v e a R o c k R id g e lielpl and die text file 011 disk will give extension. This is an adjunct to the ISO standard which was most CD-literate users the information SPEED: • • • • 0 Seems to be on a par w ith other developed primarilv for M acintosh use. However, the .Amiga they need. People new to CD-ROMs software of this type. can hijack this iat ility, as most m odern filing systems for the and CD writers may need to look MANUAL: • • 1 0 0 Amiga (sadly not including the Commodore one) can elsewhere Ill's! though. Non-experts may get lost support this feature. Thanks to the MukeCJ) software, this ACCESSIBILITY: • • • 0 0 feature can be used to include all the standard Amiga MASTER STROKE Quite a few windows - it may not be protection bits (instead ol just RWED supported by ISO9660). Another stunning innovation included dear what's going on in all of them. so you can set archive, pure, script and hidden bits. Although FEATURES: • • • • 0 it is a requirem ent that the users CD-file system must What hasn't it got? specifically support this feature, it is som ething which will be * - n * i - _ ,1 r I VALUE: • • • • 0 1MN. LI* •*.[.» LI1 Low personal licence fee is excellent. appearing in the next version of AsimCDI'X and we assume in I•*•* U* •»*«•• u* ■* J later versions ol ArniCDI'S a s w ell. U> ■*— “•* E I I» OVERALL VERDICT: >« W . _J C l I t _ | I Certainly the best CD-ROM software for —T* r*i*. maw!fc-wagPT! h ■ I the Amiga at the moment. IN OPERATION JfcJ -trJ .l=J I _ IS j O f course, one ol the most im portant things is how the JU J - a j software perform s. Is it easy to use? Are tin- features uselul? Does it actually work? I'm happy .to say that the answers to these questions are the same single word - Yes' MakeCD uses a series of well designed windows (which M a k e C D allows a huge range of options to open on the Public Screen) to perform it's various tasks. You be set. including CD12 support. 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You each drive, and are best left need to wire up a light for alone unless von know every drive yourself, which exactly what you're doing. m ight look pretty on a fully O ther program s include loaded Amiga but seems CDrii** CD-ROM handler. in e le g a n t. a n d IhufimiCjifhf. VERDICT PERFORMANCE If you’ve already got a Cyberstorm I hc CyberSCSI adaptor uses M ark 2. this is the SCSI controller for impressively simple hardware - one you. It directly accesses tin- fast m emory custom chip, a tim ing crystal, and the 011 the main Cyberstorm hoard, making K.AS21 6 S C SI 2 F A S T c o n tr o lle r . it faster and m ore transparent than anv I tested the board with hard drives Z.orro-bascd controller. H all the si/e. m uch sim pler and At 4156K/second he taken straight oil other Amigas and The Cyberstomi-tSCSI comlxi with built-in 'flash' ROM - the CyberSCSI goes right they worked straight away although I brings Phase 5 in line with all-in-one off the top of the Mark 2 CyberSCSI adaptor took the precaution of making copies accelerators like the GVP 060 and W arp scale draining less differs greatly from its predecessor. You than five per cent of first. If you ignore the advice in the Engine, hut at a lower price. The Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMcan’t mix and match parts but the Mark th e 6 8 0 6 0 p o w e r. m anual and lose a drive or partition, com bined unit is bigger and you get 2 is m uch sim pler because it no longer you've only yourself to blame. internal and external 50 way SCSI hits a built-in software driver. Instead of Tlie SCSI interface is t|uite connectors at no extra cost. m e m o r v o n th e S ( ’.SI b o a r d , t h e d riv e r transparent in operation - the drop in The combination price of £670 slots into a 'flash' ROM 011 d ie CPU performance ranges from around reflects M otorola's new m ore realistic Cyberstorm itself. 15 p e r c e n t 011 a very busy m achine to pricing for the 68060 chip. Now that The term 'flash' refers to the fact under 5 per cent when Cl’l' and SCSI Phase 5 have sorted out their SCSI that the ROM contents are not truly activities are essentially independent. It problems, the perform ance of current perm anent - they ran Ire updated with helps to move data in large blocks, as 68060 hoards is much of a muchness special software. It m eans users can the interface interrupts the processor and availability should now be a m ajor upgrade arm ed with nothing m ore than b rie fly a f t e r e a c h tra n sfe r. consideration. O a cheap update disk. Unlike the W arp Engine and 41)91. In practice it's still necessary to CylierSCSI doesn't delay interrupts Distributor: Harwood 01773 836781 open the computer to move the jum per from other cards when busy. Resulting PRICE: £89.95 and the update only works from the in good perform ance even when netwo REQUIREMENTS: Cyberstorm M ark 2 ♦ s h e ll 011 an unconfigured computer, so rking or sampling data at high speeds. Amiga 3000/4000(T) installation rem ains a hit of a bind. The board comes with two rabies Phase S’s GadTools- I found the com puter would not and the controller's SCSI ID is fixed at SPEED: ••••• driven utilities start up at all with the jum per set! I had seven, so vou can't put two Cyberboards tw eak subtle aspects Only limited by your drives. to boot with it open, then close the link of their SCSI 011 o n e S( !SI b u s . s h a r i n g d riv e s , a s y o u MANUAL: • • • 0 0 and run the update software. This went implementation. could with m ost Zorro controllers. Fine on hardware, scant on software. without a hitch and the St -SI interface ACCESSIBILITY: • • • • 0 was recognised thereafter. The manual Much better than Mark 1. FEATURES: • • • • 0 warns of problem s if the update fails or A pity it's fixed at ID 7. is interrupted part-way through. VALUE: • • • • • At £90 it's good value for money. SOFTWARE T h e SCSI Tools disk contains 5(H)K of OVERALL VERDICT: files, including the vital MK2L'pDate If you've already got a Cyberstorm M ark 2. this is th e SCSI controller u tility . SCSKUtnfig is an alternative to Mu Clio* nelou for you. Commodore's HDToolbox. It doesn't ^a»>C«c'. X inquliu C lio really do anything new, and Phase 5 n — OO— ount x c i i o i n m u i warn that it may have trouble E? recognising disks form atted with other ' m ill 1 (1.1 TIoHft \rltM H Ion Timeout 5 3 M m controllers. m UMlConroO «oc No lun H etvleoilon UnitControl provides some extra C k itfM i SCSI-specific options. The other e f t ] how to add extra serial and parallel ports to his Amiga. Kiev can connect like the standard Amina one. and a cut- printers and down nine pin serial connector, which plotters but are carries the essential signals but lacks m o r e o f te n u s e d some embellishments ol the original with modems. RS-232 and Amiga implementation. This becomes a The nine pin socket is a cost-c tilting d e m a n d in g measure from the PC. market. Modern application as m odem speeds increase. mice, tablets and modems often come The GVP IO Extender from Serial ports can also send and with the required t able, but standard Power Computing. receive notes and control information serial devices will need a 25 lo nine pin for synths. sound processors and adapter. There's no room lor a second Z orro cards are often used to add keyboards. The standard for musical serial port on the back panel, so it is memory, graphics accelerators signalling is called MIDI (Musical routed to a connectoi on the Zorro and fast drive adapters. But Instrum ent Digital Interface). card inside the Amiga. they're jusl as well suited for m ore MIDI adapters for the 25 pin Amiga m undane interfaces like serial and serial port ate cheap and widely BSC MULTIFACE 3 parallel ports. That’s where the available, but existing MIDI program s The M ultifare 5 card was designed by This screen shows often talk directly to the hardware, with IkSC in Cermanv, since taken over l>\ Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMMultilace 3 and It) Kxpandcr come in. some of the GVP F'.acli adds another two serial ports and tools in action. no support lot extra ports. A14-1 nion. and m anufactured in Taiwan one parallel poll to the standard Amiga. It m ay be necessary In AllaDala. It's a small cart I with a to run the patch TESTING simple, rather old-fashioned design, program for best using socketed M otorola interface t hips PARALLEL PORTS r e s u lts . Both tin- products are Zorro 2 cards, Parallel ports were devised in which work on any and a handful of glue' logic parts to the 1970s to connect computers Amiga with internal convert them to the Zorro 2 standard. and printers. They're mainly Zorro slots. Thev BS GVP IO EXTENDER T h e (•VP's Input O utput Extender is slightly BSC higger and m ore complicated, M ultiface 3 from assembled in the L'SA with modern Golden Image. sui face-mount techniques. It's a good looking board, although some features, workbench joitrn such as a ROM socket and RS122 CIPOCO.»I« D90 m i o f m m pconooo ‘feature connector', have not been mini i I'rvlPienaes implemented. nuariPifk 3.1 olplia a 11 n.BH.nai GVP let you re-direct port requests w ritten bv nndtea* Mofbantu can lit two together - iimiiu I tools bu CbiKtlan uifbet from the W orkbench. BSC require shell nopurMibt •* IBBI-IBB3 bso buioainom aiioti nn iprobrrntrape s. uuuh*_> Munahrn whether the same 01 different commands, hut they do not support t Matt: mlo • btoim iG .adtp.tuhnt a - to find out how to make a cable to parallel port networking or scanners. connect a pair of ports. The diagrams This parallel port is strictly for printing. come from Mark Swift's docum entation Power Com puting's PowcrScan only for Amiga Qd<» 3.20. works with the m otherboard port, even though it comes from the same firm as CONCLUSION the IO Extender! At top speed the GVP T here’s nothing to stop you filling up serial ports can rival Pa m et, when used your m achine with these cards if you with PD Pronet software, but it's not ntau'O ttip output uiimliiui - hi-uImimimI in Million siurllo run a bulletin board or simple network, ~ ~ 7 ? included and you’ll require an IO Sx/ «*tga Co«putar BaaW For Action - File tgiws in database 118 and need lots of serial ports - but Extender at each end foi full speed. there's anothei option which requires MIDI is supported bv the CA P The software Some other Zorro Ixiards cause less Zorro spac e. The new Spider Ixurd - you just select the required rate included w ith the problem s bv blocking interrupts during interface provides e ight serial ports on BSC card includes in the serial preferences - but I've drive access - these include the one card, with its own RISC, processor. th e u s u a l never seen an Amiga MIDI interface preferences Cybersiorm 1. W arp Engine. 4091 and W e 'll Ik - bringing you a review of the with a nine-pin connector. Power programs, and a some of CAT's own boards. In this case Spider vcrv soon. Com puting offers nine or twenty five rather excellent you may need to run ' dVPpalrh’. w h ich Most people will be happv with just special version of pin sockets for the second serial port, as is supplied, to reduce the si/e of SGSI a printer and one or two extra serial P a rn e t . an optional extra. data transfers during last serial activity. ports, and in that case, either the Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMThe GVP hardware is impressive l.’n lik e BSC!, w h o p ro v id e full M ultiface 3 01 I/O Extender will serve hut the docum entation is not: a stapled pinout details. GVP do not document you well. hS14400 hits per second. It has 16 bytes of buffering on each GVP IO Extender BSC M ultiface 3 channel, reducing the risk of data loss Distributor Power Computing Distributor Golden Image and the load on the main processor. 01234 273000 0181 900 9291 PRICE: £69.95 (2nd serial connector £10) PRICE: £79.95 REQUIREMENTS: Any Am iga w ith REQUIREMENTS: A ny Am iga w ith internal Zorro slots internal Zorro slots SERIAL ••••• SERIAL • • • 0 0 Fast, buffered, MIDI. OK but unexceptional. PARALLEL •••OO PARALLEL • • • • 0 Just for printers. The 25-pin serial port Useful input drivers. is standard on the M A N U A L • • 0 0 0 MANUAL • • • • 0 Amiga and most Power's Achilles' heel. It's almost all there. m o d e m s . VALUE: • • • • 0 VALUE: • ••OO Cheap by Zorro standards. Reasonably priced. OVERALL VERDICT: OVERALL VERDICT: Serious Serial ports at last! Works fine, but no MIDI. 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I've heard that the A620 CD MEANS PC? excellent magazine for a good few years now has to be installed "piggy-back" on top of the I am thinking of buying a CD-ROM drive for and I could do with some buying advice 1 h a v e processor. If this is true can I still use my my Amiga 1200. Please tell me if I could use an Amiga A600 with an internal hard drive internal hard drive? The hard drive in my Microsoft software such as Windows or any fitted by myself, a I Mb trapdoor expansion and m achine covers up the 68000 and installing the PC software with an Amiga with a CD-ROM. an external floppy drive. I would like a new accelerator would surely m ean relocating the Can you use personal CD players instead of Amiga but have instead decided to upgrade my hard drive. CD-ROM drives if you get the correct leads? current m odel and wait to see what Viscorp. 4. As the Turbo A620 has a "standard 72-pin" I also have a half Gb hard drive, would this help in the running of a CD-ROM? 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Richard Guest C u rre n tly there is o n ly on e (and I do n 't mean Highlander) software emulator I'd 1. I already have a 2.5 inch internal hard drive, Retford, Notts recom m end, ca lle d PC Task. It can ju s t ab o u t trapdoor expansion and an extra floppy drive run e a rly versions o f W in d o w s a n d oth e r all drawing power from my Amiga's standard 1. It's very probable that the existingpmcer supply Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMbasic PC software. 60VV p o w e r su p p ly . W o u ld I b e a b le to r u n th e would suffice. The 68020 used in the accelerator you No. irs not just a matter o f leads. Most accelerator and extra RAM without having to want isn 7 renowned for being greedy with power. p e rso n a l CD players are n o t SCSI buy a new power supply such as the Goliath or 2. ft slwuldn 7, as the extra memory is mnfrfteil into compatible: they simply don't contain the could my current power supply be capable of the 68020's address space and shouldii 7 overlap any h ard w are necessary to co n n e ct to a running both the extra processor and extra o f the space taken up by the PCMCIA port. computer. Having a hard drive is RAM? (I don't m ind removing the external J. Yes. the accelerator card clips on top of the 68000. com m endable, b u t makes n o diffe re n ce to u sin g a CD-ROM drive. d r iv e as 1 don't use it m uch). If your hard drive is covering the 68000. you will 2. If I do purchase the 62(1 and fit it with an need to move the hard dnve somewhere else. Where. I 8 Mb SIMM will it disable the PCMCIA don 7 know. interface? I've heard some older A 1200 ■I. Yes, it's a standard SIMM socket which means accelerator cards do and I would like to have almost any SIMM should suffice, but don 7 touch the option of buying the Surf Squirrel some EDO ones. For this speed o f accelerator, I'm sure even time in the future. a 80ns one would do. 5. No, the monitor won 7 work with the A600. Now for the severe buying advice. Forget the A600. It s too limited. The A600 accelerator card is difficult lo fit. and certainly the one I used in my A 600 simply didn 7 work. We were told they were going to be redesigned, but / really don 7 see how it can get much better: a socket which clips onto another surface mounted 68000 is nei’er going to be reliable. Also, if you don 7 get any RAM for it, you won 7 notice much o f an inipim'ement at all. If you w ant to run PC CD-ROMs on your Amiga My advice would be to sell the A600 if possible, then you need to get hold of an emulator. and buy a second hand A1200 instead. Take the hard drive from the A600 and stick it into the A 1200. Use any spare money to gel a 4Mb trapdoor memory. I purchased an Apollo 120(1 w ith 4 M b memory upgrade for the A1200 (you ran 7' use the RAM installed and tried to install it but it just A600 memory expansion in the A 1200). You 'II be didn't fit very well and I couldn't put the cover much better off in the long run. back on. Worse still, when I switched on my Amiga the hard disk spun up but that was as far MEMORY SHORTAGE as it would go. My com puter set-up is as follows: A1200, 64Mb I tried the jum pers to see if it was the extra GVP hard disk and a Power Com puting CD- RAM and with the CD-ROM drive rem oved, it You really are better o f f buying a second-hand A1200 ROM drive via PCMCIA. As you can see the made no difference. I sent it back and received instead of trying to upgrade your A600. next item required desperately is extra Continued overleaf • YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED applications which require memory, such as E p ic 's Interactive Encyclopedia. A i r c r a f t Colin Clifford-Smith Southampton, Hampshire 1. It 's unlikely there is anything wrong with the Amiga itself. If there were, yon definitely would lime seen other symptoms before now. it's possible you didn V fit the memory card properly: it should fit home snugly, and he possible to refilace the trapdoor without problems. I've seen some Amigos which seem to require the expansion cards to be fitted "up-side down ~ in order lo work - don 7 weary, there is a sfieetnl key which makes sure the raid is llir right way up for your Amiga - as they seem lo have a diffeient IH'.ll. / suppose i l ' possible that the memory card doesn ’I fit in your Amiga for this reason, although I have my doubts. 2. It's not very likely that the memory expansion is incompatible I'd guess al sevrralpossibilities: your power supply isn V up to Ihe job Idid you try using the Amiga with the ('J)-ROM drive removed I Dies ihe CD-ROM dine have it 's own power supply ?i or the More rda+ed hard drive doesn 7 like Ihe memory expansion. I've seen this happen before with older hard drives: the aildition of the memory expansion speeds up the A 120(1 to such an extent llial Ihe older drive can 7 To get the m ost out of Epic's Interactive Encyclopedia you really need to boot up plof/erly. Sometimes a warm leset gels it get your hands on some extra memory. cunning. Did you try using the memory expansion without the hard drive connected! «e a replacement bv leliirn wiill the same I. As I have gone off the idea of an Apollo 12(10 A. If there are no Amiga dealers mound, a competent problems. I returned ibis and requested a (especially as the com ponent layout on the one IX or elri Ironies repair shop should be able lo fit the refund as they could oiler no useful advice. My I received did not look like the picture in card for yon. Mail order is still the best way to gel questions are: Siren's advertisem ent) any suggestions as to an A mi go hardware at the moment. I. Is there anything wrong with my Amiga? If alternative perhaps with SMh RAM which does ■I. The card in the advertisement's photograph could Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMso. any ideas? not clash with PCMCIA? he an earlier revision of I'CII layout, or could use a '2. Is the Apollo incom patible with my Amiga? II 5. Is there any real advantage of having an diffeient colour of fibrrglass hoard: I wouldn 7 let that so . w hy? MMU? put you off. If you want to try a different make there 3. Is there anywhere near me where I could I hope vou will be able to give some are plenty about from suppliers such as Rower purchase an accelerator/m em ory expansion constructive advice as I am concerned about Computing till234 2730110) and Cordon Hardwoods and have it installed? being able to use some of the m ore recent 101773 H367RI). AMIGA, PC AND APPLE I would like to partition the PC486 partition of my hard disk to IBM Mac emulation is much better on the Amiga, as both machines share 1 format and install Windows and PC software and run it all via an a common processor. Using the Emplant MacLite emulator or emulator. I am doing an Open University degree and need access to a PC ShapeShifter. y o u can create a M a c fo rm at partition , a n d ag a in this to complete some of the modules which are supplied with software as speeds up data access q u ite a lot. W ith 8 M b o f R A M yo u w ill be ab le to part o f the course. run a lot of Apple software such as Word and Photoshop, although again I would also like to format a Macintosh partition for Mac use and run a 68030 accelerator or better w ill help. Mac applications. Is this at all possible? I was thinking of buying the B oth th e PC an d M ac em ulation system s in clu de device drivers fo r Dataflyer SCSI interface and connecting a CD-ROM drive so that I could Mac and PC CD-ROMs, so if you get a CD-ROM drive they'll work with use PC and M ac CDs as w ell Am iga ones. I cannot use th e PCMCIA y o u r em ulated system s as w e ll as th e Am iga. Squirrel interface as the RAM board is 8Mb and disables this port. Jam es Bryce S tirling For the popular PC and Mac emulation packages, you don't strictly need to re-format a partition. A ll systems w ill allow a "hard file" to be created on an existing AmigaDOS partition. This is a huge file (the size o f the hard drive you require - fo r exam ple, 50M b) w h ich acts as a hard drive to the emulator. It's the simplest solution, but not as fast as a dedicated native partition. I f yo u are usin g a PC em u lato r such as PC Task, it s po ssib le to re fo rm a t a p a rtitio n in P C form at. F u ll d e ta ils are given in th e PC Task manual, and it does make a heck o f a difference to perform ance. It m akes it po ssib le to install and run early versions o f Windows, but its still not fast. In fact if you don't have a 68030 or better processor, its possible you may finish your degree before W indows finishes booting. As with all software-based PC emulation, its best if you stick to running o ld e r MSDOS style so ftw are a n d n o t W in do w s so ftw are. Windows takes u p to o much memory and processor pow er at the best o f times: through an emulator its almost unbearable. YOUR PROBLEMS SOLVED 1. let. a null modem (aide i\ wind you need. .1 ftmil i/uaUlx IF YOU HAVE A QUERY... shielded < able should In1 able to strrh h for -III feet, although you A t Amiga Format we aim to answer as many questions as possible. Unlike some magazines, mux pud that xoti nerd to drop we don't just concentrate on our areas of the baud rale pom I '>.21 Itt to expertise - w e take on all your problems (as long 'llitlll or less. as an Am iga is involved). 2. lev. c.lIROM drives me one. Here are a few tips on sending in questions: I il gel one i/ I were you. I sr n Surf or ordinary St/aim l and n SCSI CD-ROM drive. Yon should • Detail the problem as be able to get a i/iuul speed drive best as you can. for under £2t)(l. • Describe the events that caused the i. liirmatling a / / / ' drive is not n problem, so ilon V worry about • Give full details of buying prr pnmattrd ones. Just your equipment. get them as ilieuplx as you ran. • Make sure your 4 lliso/l I III 5 2 ’ 7IS IS I > have question is relevant and a box which will ConnerI to a I wouldn't be more easily SCSI CD-ROM drive and piny Graeme Sandttord solvad by contacting the Look for the best deal on a Zip drive that you can video CDs. ISMI) IIKI.MVI 12% .) I’lhs n as close dealer from whom you find and don't w orry if it is PC form atted. as it gets jut a hardware solution taltlniugh I think bought the goods. SCAIA pmiliue nn MRRG replay Zorin m o l for big Bear these points in m ind and fill in. photocopy, 5. Yes. An MAH' is useful if you want to run virtual box Amigas i I'herr are su/twatr only solutions using or copy the form below as best you can. memory programs, use debugging tools such as various I'll M i'll . irplnx sijlwnre. lull prrpirmann Unfortunately w e cannot reply personally. Enforcer or experiment with Kukstart remapping. If is pom so I wouliln 7 take them seriously. none o j those thinly menu anything to yon. then their Send your letters to Workbench. Amiga Format, is no real advantage to you having an MAIL . COLOUR PRINTOUT 30 Monmouth Street. Bath, Avon BA1 2BW. I am m lcicsted iii taking single frames from mv Y o u r A m ig a : video « aim order using Pro Cirab and then ZIPPY (_ A 5 0 0 A 5 0 0 P lu s A 6 0 0 1. 1 want to connect an AlitlOanil A12(H) loading llicsc into liehixe Paint >. to improve C A 1000 A1200 A 1 S 0 0 together. Can I use a null modem cable' The pit lure <|tialii\ or lo make changes and finally C A 2 0 0 0 A 3 0 0 0 A 4 0 0 0 problem is the two com puters are on different pi int out a pit lure via Clcxidtimp >. rooms, on different floors of mv house. Is it I am looking lor a printer that will give near Kickstart version possible to run the cable outside the house, as photographic <|ualitv. A laser is the answci hut Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMone room is above the other. I estimate the lather expensive, please advise on Epson O 1 .2 O 1.3 distance from port is about M l to lit feet. Will ( ioloui Stylus ’>00 or Us and would mv there be any data loss over this distance? I have E/exidump he com patible. Also should I In- Hard Disk: basic knowledge ol networking, so will I have to looking loi m ore RAM or a hard drive' treat this like a l_W . and use the A 121MI a s a M r A. J. f iner Stone Manufacturer. filcscrvcr? I idcallv want to access the hard drive Staffs on the A1200 from the AtitK). 2. I am also w ondering il I should bin a CD- " \ra t Chotngraphii i/iiahtx ~ is a very fuzzy term. / Extra RAM fitted - type. six#. (Mb) and ROM drive. I want to spend around £ 200 . h u t I suggest \ou visit a computer dealer anti see an manufacturer: do not want something that takes around a year exam file ilumfi fiom some printers before sfientling an \ to access disks. Also. St iSI would he an mane\. I hot said, the Epson Stxlus is one of the best advantage, because in the long term . I want to printeis aiounit, and you should be able to use it with buy a Zip drive, or som ething similar. M e x id u m p . Contact Eyetech lie/: (II6J2 711IS5tas :s. If I buy a Zip drive, can I use I’t ! form atted thrx have a dedicated driver fm the Stxlus. D e ta ils o f o th e r h a rd w a re : Zip disks, that I saw advei tised in the Viking Also, Deluxe Paint A is ven obi hat these da\\. Direct catalogue (business supplies company, Tim Phnlogcim s - it s considerably better. The fust for the unknowing)? version nf this fun huge is available free fiom the 4. I also own a Phillips CI>i 220 with KMV Almathria Web site, and the second version is cartridge. What hardware would I need to bin available pom most \miga software drains. O to let me view video (4) movies such as The Hunt for Red October, on the Amiga? Is it possible on the Amiga? I read about the Super Squirrel MPEG pack from Hisoft, but it is only a 2 \ speed drive. Will it he possible to run this system on my memory s itu a tio n ? I am also interested in writing to penpals all over the world. I product- a m onthlv cat divk of nn I’D software, and I am willing to sw-ap anything! Stephen Graham I’O Box S35J. Laras Ayrshire. Scotland Photogenics. first released in 1994, took the Am iga world by storm. KA308HG W ith the release of version 2 (A F 8 7 89%) it gets better and better. DaM v&nA, Tayst, Beer, birds and bikes. If, like Darren Irvine, your interests are quite simple, you'll certainly enjoy surfing in his footsteps. CRANK CAKE MAGAZINE ONLINE This is a site that you really should check out. This is another online version of a print Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMI’m not usually a big fan of Zines but Crank really m agazine, although slightly m ore mainstream is som ething special. It's actually the online oriented than Crank It has some excellent version of an underground magazine produced articles which arc well worth reading even if you byJeffKoyen. originally in Philadelphia and now don't think you'd be interested in the subject in New York. Q uite simply, it has som e of the matter, which ranges from underground funniest articles and features that I've seen behavioural culture, such as body modification, anywhere on the Net. to music reviews. They even have a few The feature in Crank n u m b e r f o u r o n "interesting" fonts that you can download - we converting roadkill to explosive devices is used 'Asswipe' for this tide. particularly hilarious. M ind you, be warned, the http://www.grunge.com subject m atter is fairly adult-oriented, so I'd advise you to steer well clear of it if you're E.S.INTERGALACTIC S HOUSE OF bothered by a bit of blasphem y and profanity DISCOUNT MADNESS (personally these are exactly the things that I like Mr. Intergalactic isn't exactly a friend of mine, Web-based Zine's don't come much funnier or off- about the site). m ore someone who's eccentric orbit the-wall than C ra n k . As well as having hugely funny content, the site is well put together and visually attractive. The only thing I can think of to complain about NEWSGROUP OF THE Crank is that some of the articles from the print MONTH version have been om itted from the web site. If you think your sides are up to a serious laugh, After several years on and off. of then Crank can be located at: floundering around in the rec.motorcydes http://www.btf.com /crank newsgroup, trying to wade through the garbage, trying to make sense of the TOKYO GHETTO PUSSY things Americans say, I finally sobered up If you like techno then you'll probably have long enough to notice that there is a UK heard of Tokyo Ghetto Pussy. The Japanese girls specific equivalent, called appropriately enough uk.rec.motorcydes. behind TCP lend their particular viewpoint to If you’re a biker w ith access to th e n e t pop orientated techno, and even if you're not then you should check out this site, for no a fan of this music you should check out other reason than it's pretty funny reading this site to take the TGP Japanese techno at times. Additionally, if you're one of the Ego Test. Check it out starlets in interesting few Northern Ireland Amiga users who ride a t: h o m e p a g e s h o c k e r ! bikes that I don't know of (i.e. someone http://www. other than John Kennedy) drop into sonymusic.de/M usic/ ni.motorcydes and say hello. Dance /Tokyo YOUR AMIGA ON-LINE The Return of Usenet Loser of the Month It's been a few months now since I’ve singled little specimen going by the name of Tim Sutter. out someone from the vast herd of lunatics Mr. Sutter (tsutterOerols.com) in his infinite lack inhabiting Usenet for my own particular brand of wisdom has taken it upon himself recently to M of abuse. There have been a number of reasons attempt to instigate a cross-posting flame war for this, not least the threat of F o rm a ts lovely between three of alt's already pretty bizarre Andrea that I had better "stop insulting people newsgroups: alt.slack, alt.life.sucks, and my or else". So. i had resolved to be a better own stamping ground alt.drunken.bastards. As person, nicer in every way. every day, towards well as setting up dozens of pointless everyone that I met. This lasted about forty crossposts, little Timmy thought it would be a five minutes until John Kennedy phoned up good idea to send multiple copies of the same asking to borrow my A1200 again, but I have abusive, foul-languaged messages to the above managed to restrain myself in print for a few groups - at the last count some five Hundred months now. meaningless messages. Latest news is that Erols t- - evert more | (a US ISP) have finally pulled his account, but if I u > » > owe ol CWtt c. However, once in a while, even amongst the denizens of Usenet's alt hierarchy, an individual he raises his ugly head again. I'll be calling on comes along who deserves a special mention. you loyal Fo rm at readers for a bit of support to This month, this dubious award goes to a nasty drive him off the net permanently. Cake Magazine is another good read on the web. with a f e w downloadable fonts to add to the appeal. occasionally intersects m ine. In fact, E.S. isn't and links you'll ever need 10 do with drink and the sort of person you would like to call your drinking on the Net. I beseech you to check it friend at all. since it doesn't do to get too close out (and rem em ber to tell Gonzo that I sent to som eone for whom life is likely to end y o u ) at: splashed across the front covers of the National http://www.primenet.com/--aiachado/dninkJttml E n q u ire r . Mr Intei galactic's world is one of insanity XXXJOELS HOMEPAGE and perdition, with a serious dollop of the XXXJoel is one of the most psychoticallv surreal thrown in - just in case you thought deranged people it has ever been niv pleasure things might Ik 1 too normal. The opening page to meet. He is som eone I can call a true recom m ends that the site is best viewed with a kindred spirit on the net. II you are not o f a "Psychic browser and astral galoshes", and squeamish disposition (and can stand a bit of believe me he m eans it. abuse) check out is hom epage at: If you like what you see on this site, you http: / / www.bway.net/~xxxjoel can catch m ore of E.S.’s alternative universe I f y o u 'r e a drinker who has access to the web. then you Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMbabbling on my favourite newsgroup (I'm not DARSY’S HOMEPAGE really must check out the Official A.D.B. homepage. going to nam e it again, in case I land O ur Yes, it's the one you've been waiting for - my Esteem ed and Illustrious Leader Mr. Veitch. Sir own homepage. Far be it from m e to be in trouble with the obscene publications squad m odest, hut this page is simply outstanding. You - I’ve m entioned it at least once elsewhere in will burn in the fires of hell for eternity if you this Amiga.Net). For the descent into madness, don't check out this site (yes. I’m desperate for set your browser for the heart of fishness at: visitors) at: http://www.telepath.com/path/index.html http:,/ / www.geodties.com/SoHo/1352/mainJitml ALT.DRUNKEN.BASTARDS You’ve probably been reading through this HOMEPAGE article and fum ing to yourself about the self- W hat can 1 say about this pager It's the official indulgence of it all - af ter all who am 1 to ju d g e hom epage of the Usenet newsgroup of the your tastes. But mv recom m endation would be same nam e, and it is run by my friend Rob to check out the sites before getting annoyed - "Gon/.o" M achado. It has all the information thev rcallv are all well worth a look. O ^ ■ ^ 1 e g j « f 3 ^ XXXJoel is a dangerous sociopath, but □ he's also a friend of m ine and he has n.^UvMnmlrti GRUDGING MENTION an amusing homepage. Welcome to the A couple of weeks ago I appeared on Meridian TV's House Of Discount Madn Cyber.Cafe programme, talking about certain where the craziness is not c h e a p it ’ s F R E E 1 aspects of the Internet specifically how it related to getting very, very drunk. They were quite nice about the fact that my associates and I turned up somewhat the worse for wear, and edited the programme so that I only looked a bit of a drunken id io t rather than a com pletely useless drunken moron. So for that small kindness they get a mention here. If you feel inclined check out their homepage at: £ http://www.meridian.tv.co.uk/cyber ^ Not insane enough? Well check out ' J E.S.Intergalactic's house of discount I m adness for a solution to y o u r p ro b le m s . 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Also, we have the rather has all the advice you need to get started in this long overdue second part of competitive industry. a series by Jason Jordache, concentrating on creating graphics for games. Jason's work used to appear regularly Nick Veitch >n fhe Gallery section, and now he has a full time job working for games developers Bullfrog (of Syndicate fame) - so hopefully he should know what he's talking about. R E A L 3 D 2 Of course, all your regular favourites Real 3D 2 has some really pow erful are still here. Paul Overaa w ill be Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMconcluding his look at binary trees, Graem e animation tools. Graeme Sandiford attem pts to fly his spacecraft, Ben g e ts a ll shows you how to fly your spacecraft swish with digital video effects and John in th is m onth's Real 3D 2 tu to ria l. K ennedy is convinced he is still appearing in panto (well, he keeps muttering about "buttons" and things). That should be enough to keep you going - have a really excellent new year! AREXX In the second part of our recursive tree sorts tutorial Paul Overaa reveals how We need your input. you can implement these sort trees into Is there som ething th at you w ould like to see your ow n programs. covered in one of the current tutorial series? Why not send your suggestion to us at the magazine. Here are some things you might like to think about: MULTIMEDIA AREXX Swipes and shimmys - w hatever Commodore's excellent decision to effects you w a nt to include ARexx with Workbench was incorporate into your only matched by their stupidity in not documenting it properly. If you are presentation, having trouble why not write to us Ben V o st has advice with a description of what you are on all the available trying to do? programs and hardware. PAINT PACKAGES Unsure of how to get a particular effect? Do you think there must be an easier way? Our experts could help. REAL 3D2 Is their some basic model you would BLITZ like to create but don't know how to? Mr. Sandiford is m aster o f th e splines. John Kennedy buttons up and adds even Contact us at: more gadgets and useful controls (or AF Creative, 30 Monmouth Street, general fiddly bits) to his Blitz browser. Bath. BA1 2BW Or email: [email protected] putting “Creative" in the subject line. M u l - X TUTORIAL fifTN CONTENTS C h a p t e r 1: Introduction and basic sequence recording Chapter 2: Basic sequence editing ® m sic-X and creating a song Chapter 3: Effects - cross fading & the swing processor Find out how to really get the most out of M u s ic X in th e Chapter 4: construction techniques first part of our brand new tutorial. Darren Irvine is th e Chapter 5: man who knows his melodies. playback & NoUtor-X SEQUENCER Before you start recording tracks, it’s probably a good idea to make sure the m etronom e is operating correctly. You can choose between the m etronom e placing an internal Amiga sample, playing a specific note on a specific MIDI channel, or not playing at all. Do this by clicking 011 the screen line where "M etronome Sequence" is displayed, on the bit that says INT. EXT DELETE o r O F F . Henory: 275438 Events 11 4 t 1 PREUIEH |______RECORDING A PLAY & Seq hen Bars Channels CST Tine Sequence Nane SEQUENCE 001 112 1 10 C— Rel Metronone Sequence C lic k 011 the BEGIN button to make Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMsure that you start recording from the beginning of a sequence. Click on the REG and then GO and the metronome will count you in for two bars, then record everything you play to the work buffer. Play a simple kick and snare rhythm just to get started, and when you have finished, click 011 S T O P . N o w c lic k 011 the line that T lu if arc other sequencing Music X s screen doesn't bars of MIDI notes. The cunning part represents the Play Sequence location software packages available lot look like much to start of the song construction technique is that you want to store your track in. w ith, but if you're the Amiga but you'd be hard- that a Play Sequence can contain any W hen it's highlighted click S T O R E . serious about Amiga 011 pushed to beat Music-X f o r s h e e r m usic m aking, you'll form of MIDI data, including other Plav Give it a m eaningful nam e by clicking enjoym ent of use. The current version c o m e t o lo v e it. Sequences. This makes Music-Xv erv in the description area (underneath is 2.0, but older versions (and Music-X easy to use il you like lo be able to where it says "M etronome Sequence"I Jr) share many features. These tutorials knock out a few different sequences and type in the nam e you want. will look at getting suited with Music-X. and quickly paste them together into a progressing on to m ore complex song. It also lends itself rem arkably well EDITING A PLAY SEQUENCE sequencing, and also covering som e of to doing different arrangem ents, or W hen you have recorded and stored a the little tricks that can be achieved. rem ixes of songs that you have written. Plav Sequence, tile next step is to move We'll start this m onth by looking at the most basic aspects of operating a >-> Music-X: Recording and Editing a single T ine SequenceNane Out << Rel Metronone Sequenc e Ex1 0008 Play Sequence. Re I Unt it led Ex1 0 0 0 00 a* GETTING STARTED A lth o u g h M u sic -X does support playback of the Amiga's internal at samples, as with any other sequencing * a sequence. Music-X c » of 'Untitled*... package, you really need some sort of external MIDI sound module or synthesizer, to make it worth your while. The basic unit of a M u sic -X s o n g is the Play Sequence, and you c a n have u p to 255 (although this is probably far inoiem ore uiauthan you>oi will e ve r n e e d ) . I n a P laay1 Sequence is a group of T U T .O RIAL lo t h e Music-X editing screen - even if T h is is M u s ic - X 's E d it in g your tim ing is perfect, sou'll still need screen. The red bars represent the notes that to tidy up the end ol bar marker. you have played, and the Highlight (he sequence that you have height of the blue columns just recorded (single click on il). and reflects the note velocity. h it E D IT In addition to the piano keys down the left hand side of the purple screen, you will .see a num ber of coloured dots (the actual colour ol which is determ ined by the MIDI channel on which von recorded the sequence) and blueish/ptn pic hats, flit- position of the dots represent the note played and Use the Grid Size requester the height of the bars represents the to set the resolution for key velocity with which the note was note movement and played (i.e. note volume). duration w ithin the Editing screen. GRID CONTROL Before you go any lurther, it's a good idea to familiarise yourself with the Grid tool. This changes the si/e of notes that are affected by processes such as quantise, and il also changes die resolution to which von can move existing notes or add new ones. W hen you click on Grid, you will see a requester that allows you to separately pick the resolution of note placement, and ol note duration. Probably semiquavers are about rigln Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMfor most sequences, so click on the Sem iquaver icons (a value of 48). and quantisation option Irom the Modules then on OK. If vou have recorded a lot pull-down m enu. You are given various of little tiddly nourishes you may well i hoices relating to which conditions to need to set a liner note resolution. quantise, hut for the most part, use You can playback your sequence by "Start w /duration" to quantise the clicking on the lape-rccorder like play position and lengths ol your notes. control. If you lind that one or two Select "Entire Sequence" In quantise all notes are incorrect, vou can simply The Quantiser is your friend. It is pretty much invaluable if you want your notes, and then click on OK. With move them bv first clicking on Move your sequences to sound good. a hit of hick (and some reasonable from the list on the right hand side ol timing in the first place) your sequence the screen, and then drag and drop any lid\ up the tim ing ol all your notes in will now Ik - perfectly timed. note that vou wish to move. Non could this wav. hut it would just a little hit II volt only wish to quantise part of tedious, and ol course as with all your sequence, then you can do this sequencers, there is an autom atic way ol too: click on "Select" from the options "If you're a ham -fisted doing it. which brings us to... 011 the right hand side, and drawing a box around the desired notes. Do this keyboard player like m yself, QUANTISATION in m uch the same way that you would the N ote Q uantisation tool If you're a ham-listed keyboard player select multiple items on the w ill be your saviour." such as myself, the Note Quantisation W orkbench, by clicking in one corner tool will Ix- your saviour. Bring up the ol an imaginary box surrounding the Qu.tntis.uion requester In using the notes and dragging to the opposite corner. The selected notes will appear lo beeom e hollow. II vou make a mistake in selection, use I nM.u k and start again. Then, w hen vou use the quantisation option from the menu, click on Selected Notes Ix-forc clicking o n O K . W ith a bit of luck you will now have a perfectly recorded and tim ed Play Sequence. Next m onth we’ll take a look at some of the other options available within the Editing Window, and we'll also be covering how to go about If you only want to perform quantisation (or any other operation) on part of your sequence, use the 'Select' option linking together your Play Sequences from the list on the right o f the screen, and highlight the notes you want. into a meaningful song. *5 " * ■ CHAPTER ;1 j'r Think you've got some artistic talent? Jason Jordache has some advice on getting started in the computer Wage graphics industry. el tin- ideas of vour work in sketches m ight only be brief, or . perspective - try l<> focus on a detailed and coloured to a point of DRAWING TIP quality where straight scans oal. Before you start Beautiful 16 million colour oil - ;5 creation some graphics work can be made (though paintings look groat on screen, but '• ‘ .Vi for tilt- names industry it's alwavs touch them up their use in the majority ol games is im portant to look - at the yen least dubious, (though a couple o f static through the computet remove the ring ol well drawn images are perfect for your demo dole). You could well be mags in the pixels from around passed up for the guy who drew newsagents, and votti a scanned sprite). animation frames of a 32 colour own collection of games I chose side view sprite waiting around software to think about the variety ol gaming sprites and screens genres on oiler, Non should soon gel an idea ol because they came the styles ol graphics you may lind vourscll naturally, lilted Vim'll need som e basic knoyvledge creating. It's very im portant to lind something you perfectly with certain o f Dl'iiinl 3 for this example. I'sing the M ' 3 ' enjoy whether that be cutie plalioriners or characters ol gaming genres and perhaps dolor Palette requestor I created a a m ore twisted nature. most ol all were easier than three- range of several colours via the Spread W hile it's ideal to have as large a collet lion ol drawing quarter perspectives and 111 I. T h o s e o n function, say from yellow to dark red. • i l l m ethods and styles as possible, if you're trying to create this page, m ade in Dl'iiinl >. are samples Click on the yellow, click the Range som ething that bores then you could be setting yourself up from a cutie platform er and a different button, then click on the dark red to Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMfor months of tedium. style for a scene with rocky walls m ark off the gradient. W hen ■ w with platforms for the Shade (F5) is used from f I GET CARRIED AWAY mouse character I was the Mode m enu this I was lured by the excitem ent of games play ing, somewhat working on to walk over. range of colours will mistakenly projecting that image onto actually creating I seem to remember be used. To try it out. games. O n reading an article covering a gin who was into the skv in the m ouse just splash a blob graphics and thinking. I could draw that. I gave him a call. platform er being a u s in g o n e o f th e Nice guy. he sent me a bag load ol his work and I promised in llukc. I don't normally colours just created return to send him some of m ine in a week or so w hen "I'd use the smears, blends on screen, using finished a couple of projects I was working on." M eaning I and other colour modes normal colour mode hadn't anything to send at the time. as I find them largely , / S a ( I - 1 then switch to ('■tabbing an Ali pad I began to sketch, litis is an useless, but one of the lew Shade. Using a large tip organisationally wise move, because from there you can pluck exceptions is the Shade function press either mouse button, out the best bits, transferring them to screen - i.e. yottt in the Mode m enu I used lot the sky while painting over the colour to cycle up and doyyn from vclloyv to dark red. I m ade my own tip, looking like the Iront-slasli symbol on the keyboard and picked it up as a brush. This m ade an effective pointer for designing clouds. Waterfalls, platforms and characters were designed on the spare screen in I Dl'iiinl and pasted over the background. '."V To spice up the background, little, repetitive, moving details help add life. -is n i i r After a small looping anim of the $ background was saved, the m ouse anim- brush could be added over the top and saved as a different file in case you rvanlcd to change the layout. Dl’iiinl tries to keep dow n file sizes, so an area of screen that doesn't change from fram e to fram e isn't re-saved each time. Only those details, like a moving Looking back these exam ples look flawed, but this flat little fellow came about through an experim ent in fluid character, add significantly to file sizes, anim ation, created via pixel pushing during flicking back and forth through the D P a in t fram es. The finished anim (just A large anim with only a tiny fraction of his eight framed w alk, other fram es were kept separate) could then be picked up as an anim-brush and pasted upon a the screen changing, would save into a suitable background. 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As with most good programs there are many ways of achieving the same end result. We’ll be living our ag craft down a track and then getting it to turn around and head back. First we'll use a faith basic m ethod, velocity, which will speed an object in a certain direction - the longer the* line tlu- greatei the velocity. As this m ethod onlv works in one direction we'll use a path-based method that will m ake the craft follow a < urved line. Then we’ll use a third m ethod dial will make sure that the craft Load up the scene from last m onth’s tutorial, go to the If y o u h a v e a s lo w m a c h in e ta k e n o te o f th e s iz e o f the top-view and zoom out by pressing V rV rV V rV Save the project and, especially if you are running low As usual you can do want you what you like without If you don’t have this package, try to keep the image on memory, quit out of R e a l 3D. Lo ad u p y o u r fa v o u rite it being "wrong". I did have a nice Essence/Forge you paint random. This is best achieved w ith an paint package or image processor and set about generated Tarmac texture, but lost it. so you could try airbrush - start with a large nozzle and dark colour and drawing an image to serve as the surface for our track. experimenting with textures like Fibre and Burnish. make them smaller and lighter with each pass. ... hmA.V1m..LJk.LJL ■. .T T h is is u se d fo r th e m a in p a rt o f th e tra c k , b u t w e w ill Re lo ad R e a l 3 D an d y o u r p ro je ct. G o t o th e sid e -v ie w Select the new group and move it upwards. This will also create an embankment which w ill need a different and zoom out so that you can see the full width of the create a concave shape that is slightly rounded at image. I've gone for diched black and yellow stripes. track. Select the points on the left and right edges, by the bottom. If necessary resize the track so that the Create and save a brush that intersects the pattern so shift-dragging and selecting the menu b o tto m o f th e tro u g h is a b o u t tw ic e t h e w id th o f i t t ile s s e a m le s sly . Create/Structure/Group. th e sh ip . Create a new level called track - cut and paste the mesh Create another material fo r the embankment and load it Zoom out so that you can see the whole track, select under this level. Bring up the Material Editor, create a in. Turn tiling on the Y axis on and click on the material the menu Create/Mapping/Parallel, select the Road material called Road and load in the first texture you types in the grab. Set the Y-freq to about 20 - to stretch material and draw a rectangle that covers the track. created and apply it as a colour map w ith Y tiling on. the texture decrease this or to increase it squash it. Zoom in and make sure that the mapping fits properly. Zoom back out again and create a mapping w ith the Create a new level and cut and paste the level with the The craft w ill move in the direction of the line you’ve embankment material. When drawing it make it craft under it. Go to the menu Modify/PropertiesA/elocity. drawn. Press m ! i 4 l Enter the new level and select the menu Create' Go to the menu Animate/Control/Play Forward and the To overcome this we'll use a different animation Controls/b-spline knot. Define a curve, starting from the ship w ill begin to move down the track following the method Go to the menu Animate/Create/Direction and craft by setting knot points, that goes part way down path you created earlier. However you'll notice it click on the buttons B spline, Extrapolate and Periodic the track and then doubles back up to the start. doesn't face the right way for the return leg. o n th e re q u e s te r th a t pops up . Make sure the ag craft level is selected and then click in the top view and draw a curve like before. However now. because it follows the direction of the curve, w h e n y o u a n im a te it th e sh ip w ill f ly d o w n th e tra ck a n d tu rn aro u n d . TUTORIAL Recursive Tree Sorts Part 2 Last month's tutorial revealed how sort trees work, but how useful are they for programmers? R ecursive binary tree sorts, there was never any doubt about the AN EXAMPLE AREXX factorial functions - it all looks exact position that an incom ing item RECURSIVE SORT very complicated but it really would occupy 011 an existing tree! PROGRAM isn't as difficult to grasp as it sounds. Haring worked through the With some basic ground-niles for uee Last m onth we looked at ways of sorting creation of some binary trees chances creation and searching under our belt information using these tree sorts and are that you appreciate the type of it's time to look at some exam ple code. discovered that their structure was very questions that one asks as a tree is built. Let's suppose we've got a block of text, sim ilar to that of a family tree. You're probably also wondering what held in a variable called text (clever Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMNow before we continue, try and possible use such a structure can be! eh?), that we want to convert to an draw a sort tree for the following list of Well, if you think about how the trees alphabetically ordered list of words. seven words... ENGLAND. AMERICA, were created you'll realise that no Separating the words is easy - we can FRANCE, RUSSIA, SPAIN, GERMANY m atter where you are in the tree, once just use ARexx's W ords() and W ord() and CANADA. Use exactly the same you've reached a node with a particular functions to collect the individual words rules as last m onth but this tim e apply value then, by following the left in a com pound variable like this... them alphabetically, rather than descendant branch, all items found will count^W ords(text) numerically. You should end up with be less than (or equal to) the value of do i= I to count the following tree... the node you started from. So by word.i=W ord (tex t.i) starting at the root, and continually e n d moving to the left (until we run out of After this loop is com plete we've got left descendants), we can find the node our isolated set of words each of which with the lowest value. Suppose we do can be identified by specifying a given this - where would we find the node index value i. The next step is to build a containing the next highest value? The tree structure and of course we need secret here is to realise that any subtree som e way of representing the ‘tree' in form ed using the right descendant of a memory. I'm going to use a com pound particular node will only contain values variable set that consists of a stem called greater than the value of that node. So, tree., a node field (that in reality will if that lowest node has a right contain the index num ber of the word descendant, then all we'd need to do is being added) and left/right fields that move to that 'sub-tree' - and find the will hold the node num bers of any lowest node present in that sub-tree There arc a few points worth making (again using the 'only go left' about the 'm echanics’ of this tree approach). If there isn't a right construction process: Firstly, it was descendant then we have to move up to purely an arbitrary decision to m ake the the parent of the node we were looking “less than or equal to” decision at because that'll be the node with the correspond to the "left descendants" in next highest value. the tree. We could equally well have This type of tree searching 'jiggery- used the reverse convention. Secondly pokery' incidentally is a lot easier to the decision pan of our rule could have understand if you have a few diagrams been spill into “less than" and “equal to to r e f e r 10 and the reason I’ve used a or greater than". Again the choice was rather 'pictorial' approach in the tree arbitrary. W hat was im ponant however building explanations is to let you see Sort macros used w ith word-processor was that we were classifying incom ing first hand the types of decisions that a p ro g ra m s lik e F in a l C o p y c o u ld a d d u s e fu l items into just one of two types - so tree-based sort routine has to make. new facilities. Ol r i 1 pqitp^ ■S.i r i ■■ ______I f i l 'f i . o ’ f f :.7 ,SrTf •• B”of f low sf "fnorv ana non-existent■ nsnorv the instant thfie •cctitif. lane off thaa# accassos nay soon hernl pislys:" r y c e ass on your ayston A fit, sorting exam ple script in action. Sophisticated string handling, coupled with high speed sort routines, m ake tw o powerful allies for serious ARexx users! left/right descendants present. In other words we're representing the tree using Pretty inurli the same thing happens in thing that makes this magic work, is the this scheme... the other half ol the routine (when the recursive techniques used to create and tree.node.left 'less than or equal test' fails) only in search in ascending order a binary tree tree.node, right this case we're then looking for the that holds indexes to the original list of By initialising the stent lo zero using an presence (or absence) of right words. So. needless to say. the next tim e initial stcm .=0 statem ent all the descendants. som eone asks you what possible use left/right descendant fields will be zero O nce the tree lias been built recursion is to the ARexx program mer, (and within the finished code a zero extracting the items in order is easy. • you know what lo say. Better still - com e left/right value will be taken to mean Imagine that vou start at the root of the up with ways of using these routines in that there are no left/right tree. To print the whole tree in order your own scripts and macros. Who descendants). Another important thing you'd need to print the left subtree, knows? You just m ight start some SORT to realise at this point is that the words then print the root, and then print the o f tr e n d ! I2> themselves are NOT going to be stored right subtree, l low would you print the on the tree since this would be a waste left subtree (which after all could o f m em ory (after all - i i s perfectly easy contain any num ber of items)? Well to specify and access the i’th word of you'd start at that first left descendant, LISTING 1: the text being exam ined by using the print the subtree on the lef t of that A COMPLETE expression word.i). node, then print the node itself (which RECURSIVE TREE You can see how this indexing constitutes the root of that subtree), Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMarrangem ent is used by looking at the and then print the subtree on the right SORT PROGRAM BuildTreeO tree building routine of of the node. This definition goes on the example sort program given in and on... in other words it is recursive /* tree sort.rexx - recursive binary sort Listing 1. The first step is to com pare and if you look at the PrintTree() tree example •/ word.i, the new word being added to routine in the exam ple listing you'll see ROOT-1; treeaxO; w o rd .*'; text=‘just a the tree, with the node word (initially that it m inors this recursive definition small piece o f example text' ihe root). If the new word is less that or exactly- basically within a loop count=Words(text); tree.ROOT equal lo the node word, two tilings can consisting of just THREE lines of code. do i—1 to count happen: Either there is no left word.i=Word(texti) descendant of that node, so the new AND FINALLY... end word gets specified as that left For simplicity the RX t unable do iz2 to count call BuikfTree(i,ROOT) descendant using... trce_sort.rexx st rip! shown in listing I end if treeamdeJeft=0 th en tree.node.left=i is just sorting a statically defined list of call PrintTree(ROOT) words. ( >n last m onth's Covcrdisk and or there is a descendant present (as exit indicated by a non-zero tree.node.left this m onth's Cl) you'll find lioth this / • •/ value). In this latter case we m ake a and an alternative version, called BuMdRee; Procetfcae expose tree, wont recursive call to the same routine - only file_lrcc_sort.rcxx iliat reads words p an e arg i, node this time we're calling the BuildTreeO from a selected text file and writes the H UpperiwordJWJpperiwordnode) then function like this... sorted output to a separate file. The do B uildl ree (i. tree. node, left) sort routines used are. of course, fteenodafcfcOtantoenodeMN else call BuRdneefttree.node.left) In other words we now starting the identical in both programs and end building process one node down - at although ARexx is an interpreted else do the left descendant of the original language (and therefore slow compared Even the humble fneenxhik^feOtanneenodui^fcx t e x t e d it o r ED, c o u ld node! Sneaky, and it does take a little to languages like C) the speed of these else caN ButkfTreefttree.node .right) be endowed with thinking about, but basically this code is routines should be quite impressive. end indexing facilities doing exacdy the same thing that we c o u r te s y o f a n You should also find a file sorting return were whilst drawing trees by hand. ARexx sort macro! version of the bubble sort m ethod and / * . / on an A4000/040 a piece of text PrintTree: Procedure expose tree. word, parse arg node □I Ed 2.88 containing 327 words took 143 seconds I d l e If node -=0 then to sort. The tree sort did it in under 20 do Perry Dave 8231-345674 seconds - these differences in timings call PrintTree(tree.node.left) increase dramatically as the num ber of ESP Ltd 0332-808881 say word.node item s being sorted gets larger. call PrintTree(tree.nodejTght) Craner&co 3232-546786 . O f course with the tree sort things end are helped by the fact that the sorting is return rx/edsort.rexx/ achieved without physically rearranging / • •/ * any of the data but the real key. the It's Bath Time Digital effects can make all the difference to the appearance of your presentation. B en V o s t fin d s o u t just how these effective FX can be achieved. SOFTWARE ADPRO 2.5/MORPH PLUS I have included these tw o titles in the list because they Intro. First steps and sorting out the graphics can be very effective. If somewhat difficult-to-use, DVE Graphical glory - More on the visual aspects generators. The add-on effects that Morph Plus gives to A D Pro. in particular, are of very good quality. Effects such as ripples, and spherising your images, can look very nice when used correctly. Beware though, creating them really does require some knowledge of ARexx and/or a batch processing program like Batch Factory. No price or chapter 5: SFX - S prucing u p w ith d ig ita l v id e o e ffe cts contact number is given because ASDG no longer produce software for the Amiga but you may be able to pick up a copy second-hand. Chapter 7: Finale - The finishing touches Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMW e're nearin)’ llie end of this your package (this isn't a problem in preliminary phase of our CauDo, although control isn't quite so m ultim edia tutorial. The hist easy), this is your only solution. elem ent to consider is the final added touches for vour transitions. While Sk ila KEEP IT SHORT offers lots of nice wipes it isn't able to As a general guide, you should lie give the viewer the kind of eyeball careful about making your DVE's delights that a dedicated DVE package overlong or too complicated since the lik e Adorage o r X-DVE is capable of. user is going to have to wait for them to The only problem with the two load and some of the DVEs g e n e r a te d aforem entioned titles is that they can take up to as m uch as 10Mb of disk ADPro 2.5 is still Incredibly useful when you need to usually use their own proprietary space. At that rate it would lie worse batch process images - as long as you know ARexx or h a v e ProControl or Batch Factory. anim ation format, in order to get the than having to wait for the web! ANIMAGE best possible playback speed for the Instead, try to m ake sure that they last 169DM (about £67.60) necessarily complex m otions involved no m ore than about a second and ProDAD 0049 746 291 134 in digital video effects. 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Ham 8 anim ation that line up of tools that can be used for your production. One of the main m ethod of adding effects to footage, some o f which are won't run on a standard A500+. If it's changes comes in the video capture incredible to look at. relevant and at all possible, try the section where tw o new products based This tool comes w ith no savers fo r anim ation form ats anim ation on a low spec machine (you like CDXL. but does have a fu ll ARexx port so converting around the same main bit of hardware could take die accelerator out o f your fram es into the correct form at should pose no obstacle. have entered the market. AI200, for instance). 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You don't even Remember also that a DVE doesn't have m ain offerings against each other, just need a power cable because the to be flashy twirling pixels floating flag so you can be sure that you will be using QuickCam only draws 350 milliwatts - like in space before twisting in on the right package for your needs. 'If a power requirement the Amiga's themselves to reveal your picture. Ii can parallel port can easily fulfil. We hope be som ething as sim ple and effective as to have a definitive review of the systems as soon as possible. a lade or wipe. You'll say that Scala c a n SOFTWARE do a very nice, very sm ooth fade and yes ADORAGE 169DM AQCVid from Omnilink Corp. it can. but what if. because of other Price (not including QuickCam 0 aspects of your production, you end up (about £67.60) 594.99) $59.99 Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMneeding to use CanDo as your prim ary ProDAD 0049 746 291 134 Tel: 001 718 805 2801 com pilation tool. 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Blitz Tutorial A program isn't completely dressed Blit/ requires that the images used DETECTION with the gadgets are dealt with as To detect which gadgets .lie clicked, we w ithout buttons says John Kennedy. Shapes, and this makes it quite need to add some code to the main straightforward to load them into your loop in our program . So far we have e ’ve put som e pictures in and program. In lad, all you need lo do is used this loop to watch out lor menu tidied up a bit - now it’s time carefullv cut out each button as a brush usage, and also clicks on die scrolling W for some buttons. The in vour paint program , and then save gadget. Now we need to expand it to buttons we’ll use for our Blit/ Browser them to the same directory as your Blit/ react to tbe other gadgets lieing are based on images, and program , in normal IFF format, lix to p re s s e d . unsurprisingly that requires some use the same palette for each brush to To start with, we’ll need to filter the images to work with. So get out your avoid strange colour changes when you messages a little m ore finch. I p until favourite paint package and start load them into the program. now there was only one gadget, and so drawing. We need a button for scrolling Here is how you can include the we didn’t need lo work out which one up. a button for scrolling down and a Shapes into your Blit/ program: had been pressed. That’s changed, and button for switching images on and off. LoadShape 0, "upl .iff" so we need lo include a Select Blit/ lets us use two separate images LoadShape 1,"up2.iff" Gadgetl lit com m and, in the same way for each button, and this allows us to LoadShape 2,"downl.iff" in which we detect individual menus create a little 3D effect by using shading LoadShape 3, "down2 -iff" with a Select M enu! lit comm and. Here around the button edges. The first LoadShape 4,"imagel.iff" is tbe changed listing: image is shown as a default, and when LoadShape 5 ,"im age2.iff" C a s e $40 the button is clicked, the second image The best place to is sh o w n . pinch potential As we are now using Shapes II to ">. we Select GadgetHit gadget graphics is Perhaps the easiest way to start is to need to change the reference in the the Workbench. Use pinch some buttons from the picture drawing routine to use Shape (> Case 1 ; Scroll bar clicked Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMyour paint package's W orkbench, like these taken from a ability to grab other in s te a d o l S h a p e II. II y o u d o n 't y .w=VPropPot(0,1)‘height standard window: open screens. rem em ber to do this, weird things will PositionSuperBitMap 0,y.w happen when you click on the IT button after loading a page with a C a s e 2 ; Click on up button graphic image. To create gadgets I loin Case 3 j Click on down button the shapes, use the following code: C a s e 4 i Click on Image button aapaaxfest 0,614,221,0,2,0,1 ; Scroll n> E n d Sel e c t :>Ty.O«iyc 0,614,232,0,3,2,3 ; 93011 t o o 0,614,210,1,4,4,5 ; Urn** cn/cff As you can see it’s merely .m other Select End Select statement and some You can see that the Image gadget is Gases to check for each gadget. We can slightly different in that it has an extra I use the existing code for the Scroll bar. w h e r e t h e o t h e r g a d g e ts h a v e a (I. T h is because il works in the sam e way il is the Hag which stands for “toggle alway s did. on n il”. W hen you click on the Image gadget it’s going to lock to an on ACTION! position or lo an oil position, rather Now it’s time to make the buttons do than simply < lick in for an instant like som ething. Eel's start with die Images the up and down buttons. button. It this is switched on (which is As we specified die sam e gadget list the delaull I then any graphics arc as tbe existing proportional gadget, the displayed. II it's switched oil then they After a bit of work, yon should end Usa the gadgets you buttons will automatically be attached w on’t lie displayed. First ol all. let’s up with images better than these. grabbed as a basis to the same window. Make sure you create a global variable at the start of Notice how the pairs are exactly the for your own rem ember to shorten the scroll bar and the program which rem embers tbe state designs. Remember its border a little to make room for the O n or Off. I sing Blitz's built in O n and same, except for the swapping of the to keep them simple white and black shades which make up otherwise they lose three new buttons. Each ol these Off’values helps us avoid having to use the outline. You can use different their point. gadgets was 11 pixels high. num bers which can get confusing. colours if you wish to make ; Global variable them stand out a bit m ore, but don’t go overboard. i m a g e s - O n Remember, the point of the jj gadget is to make things Now here's the code you place after the easier for the user not to C-asc statem ent which detects the Image make the screen display look [X button being pressed. As you can see. it m ore technical and [X r* toggles the value between O n and Off. im p o r ta n t. If im oBvOi Then ijxagnpdCf irmprn rn Finally, we should alter the Picture CALL ME BUTTONS... As for the “move to previous docum ent" drawing code to take note of the state O f course, you should feel free to add button, well that’s slightly m ore tricky. of the "images" variable. I'm going to m ore buttons to the program - as long Technically you should create a linked tie this in with the code for a broken as they make it easier to use. For list of pages, and add a new link every image, that is, an image which cannot example, you might want to create tim e a new page is loaded. I'll leave that be loaded. You might want to create a some buttons which move immediately for you to do yourself. Here I’m only new section which draws an outline of to the top and bottom of the document going to store the previous page, that's the correct si/e instead. Here's the or that can return you to the previously all. So it you load page 1. move to page changed section of the program: loaded HTML page. Design and save 2 . then clic king on the previous page If n$-"broken" OR images“Off the buttons as before. H ere is the button brings back page 1. Clicking on y - W C u r s Y source code for loading and making it again brings hack page 2 . and so on. x - W C u r s X them into gadgets. Again, you’ll find O ne change I’ve m ade is to include WBox x,y,x+16,y+16,2 that the scroll bar needs to be shrunk to a search for a default page called WLine x,y,x+16,y+16,1 accommodate them. "hom e.hlm r. If this docum ent exists, WLine x,y+16,x+16,y,1 LoadShape 0,"upl.iff" it's loaded hv the Browser when it first Else ; T/wf in imupw as a "shape" L o a d S h a p e 1 , " u p 2 .iff" starts. I’his m akes it easy to create an LoadShape 2,"downl.iff" index of often used pages. OK. so here LoadShape 6,n$ LoadShape 3, "down2 .iff" are a few m ore global variables: LoadShape 4, "imagel.iff" j Global variable ; Place shape in main bitmap LoadShape 5,"image2.iff" L o a d S h a p e 6, " t o p i .iff" im a g e s - O n y = w c u r s Y LoadShape 7,"top2.iff" previous $■ "NULL" x - W C u r a X LoadShape 8. "bottcml .iff" c u r r e n t $ ■ " hccne. ht m l " LoadShape 9, "bottcin2 .iff” WBlit 6,x,y LoadShape 10,"backl.iff" Now here is the altered lines in the L o a d S h a p e 1 1 , "back2.iff" Load11 function: : 0,04,199,0,2,0,1; Saril v*> SHARED p r e v i o u s $ You can see that this section also a g a a f t s t 0,04,210,0,3,2,3 ; Stroll ds n SHARED currents changes the LoadShape from 0 to ti. as 9 n « ) l b t 0,04,177,1,4,4,5 ; t a p s cn/cff previoua$-current$ m entioned previously. 0,614,188,0,5,6,7 ; T tp cf p* p current$=p$ Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COM:tn»Qyt?T 0,04,221,0,6,8,9 ; B n m r f p f f M O V E IT 9 i p O > b r 0,614,232,0,7,10,11 ; ttm r in m Nothing too clever here: the variables Now it's tim e to deal with the up and are SHARED (if not. the load{| down gadgets. We need to make the The code for moving to the beginning function would m ake lip it s own window scroll up and down depending and end of the docum ent is quite easy. variables of the same name) and then on which button is pressed. This Here it is, including the extra Case the previous page address updated. shouldn't be vers hard - we've already statements you need to include in the Finally here is the GadgctHit code been using the scroll bat to do much m a in lo o p : which occurs when you click on the the sam e thing. Case 5 ; Top of document Back button. H ere's how it's down. First of all we Case 7 j Previous document get the current value from the scroll SetVProp 0,1,0, (10/height) If load(previous?)=True Then bar's proportional gadget. This is always R e d r a w 0,1 Gosub process in the range 0 to I (don't get confused PositionSuperBitMap 0,0 with the 0 and 1 in the r=VPropPot(0.1) H ere’s what the new Browser looks like, comm and though — here the 0 a n d I Case 6 ; Bottom of document complete with half a dozen buttons: refer to the gadget list and gadget Hey. looking good. num ber respectively). SetVProp 0,1,1,(10/height) A r e t h e r e e n o u g h Wc then alter the value returned by buttons? New. let's R e d r a w 0,1 a sm idgen, and re-adjust the scroll add some m ore... PositionSuperBitMap 0,height gadget so it's knob moves to the right location. Then we scale up the value — and use it to adjust the SuperBiunap. which effectively scrolls the display for us. We must rem em ber to use Redraw to update the appearance of the gadget. T ln Is page one Please tile d t e pages you wuuU B e to see H ere’s the listing for the l ’p . , y ” . ‘‘"'A- '*** button. This is placed after the relevant Case statem ent in the main loop. Six buttons are probably enough. Try re p-VPropPot(0,1) positioning them at the top of the screen. If p>0.02 Then p-p-0.02 That’s probably enough buttons to y.w=p*height be going on with! By next m onth we SetVProp 0,1,p,(10/height) should have the brand new Blitz Support R e d r a w 0,1 Suite in. and we m ight even be able to PositionSuperBitMap 0,y.w start taking advantage of its many features. For the com plete source code H ere's what the program looks like so developed this m onth, check the far: Goverdisc. • S f t Send your letters to: Letters To The Editor, Amiga Format 30 M onm outh Street • Bath • Avon • BA1 2BW. THE GAMES THEY PLAY apparently accelerator cards still sell Thanks for your comments. I'm sure you'll T h e la r k o f n e w A m ig a g a m e s is very well! Hopefully your readers' fin d A F much better value. We haven 7 yet obvious, apart from such survey will show this. Go on Oc ean, c ompiled the results of the reader survey stunning m asterpieces as release it as a Ghrissy present!! Please? Iwe're still receiving them) hut a cursory AB3I) II, but you do still book at Team 17 who glance through shows that lots o f people have find what's available and released two versions of the ability and the will to play T K X . review them until it AB 3D II in one box. / have passed on your comments about hurts and then some. They covered Spectrum emulators. O ff the top of my head, Plus, with all these themselves / dan 7 have a solution for you, hut I ’m sure independent b because you it will he covered in our emulator series. software houses didn't have springing up, the to have an FASCISM DOESN'T RULE Screenplay section is a accelerator to I have recently discovered the bit chunkier and healthier. play it but it was infiltration of Combat 18 propaganda I have read Amiga Formal e v e r a great incentive via downloading an apparently s in c e t h e lo ss o f I hr Onr Amiga'. Al:'h a s You'd be surprised to upgrade. innocent Amiga related docum ent ju s t h o w m a n y filled the gap with its range of topics on One m ore thing. I (Dcv/asm /agagiode.lha) to Aminct. people now have everything .Amiga. Yes. I've seen the have a Speccy emulator, accelerated W hat concerns me most is their light and what a bounty I behold when I m a c h in e s . but because of iny '060 accelerator, openness of being a white racist part with my £4.50 at WHSmiths. things run at ZZZZZZoooooomtnmm International terrorism Organisation. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMBasically, it's a sm ashing read. speed! The only games I can play Am inct has always been a clean, politic I always look at the readers' offers properly are things like Hrhrl Star free international Amiga fraternity and you have in case I can pick up a because my reactions are only hitman. therefore we m ust not allow any evil bargain. Recently I got Super Tennis Are there any speccy em ulators out elem ents as such to get into the system. Champs - You could expand this a bit there, for the Amiga, that allow you to Please raise the awareness and do and be on to a bit of an earner? A few change the speed they run at? I have som ething about it. oldies perhaps like Cauntlet 2? seen a PG speccy em which does this. 7 ! F ro g m a n Did you have any luck with your The only thing I can do is disable Coventry TTX/Ocean bit in your readers' survey? my '060. This does the extreme I think that Ocean would be surprised opposite and things run Well, it all comes denim to freedom o f sfieerh at the num ber o f copies sold, for the SSI-I.LLI -U .U >< XJOOOWWWW! doesn't it. Which is after all what the little effort of releasing a finished game. Phil 'you'll never catch me alive with a PC' Internet is supposedly campaigning for - Maybe they think that not enough B ennett freedom of speech is for everyone, not just people have accelerator cards, but A ylesbury polite liberals. WARP RACE by Mark Sheeky C rew e Created using Imagine 4, this took M ark SO m inutes to render on an 030- powered A1200 w ith 32Mb RAM. SHARE YOUR VIEWS TERMIGHT Let me start by saying, I have every copy of to take into account that it can A m ig a Form at and this is the first tim e I have get a non-computer genius like felt the urge to write in. Six months ago I myself on the net. Something I opened an Internet account. I downloaded the could not do before at any necessary software from a BBS. and then price. proceeded to spend three or four months B rendan M u rray trying to get AmiTCP working. I asked local ([email protected]) Amiga groups. BBS SysOps and anyone who would listen for help. I also went through my Many people have found out all back issues of AF and read your Internet they ever needed to kno w from tutorials. th e sources y o u have Nobody I asked either could or would mentioned, but o f course we help and then I saw an advertisement in accept th at a pie ce o f so ftw are Amiga Format for Termite TCP. It claimed it lik e M ia m i o r Termite, th at does could get you on the net within minutes, I a lo t o f the ha rd w o rk fo r you, sent off for it and it did. is a b e tte r solu tion. A t th e time In th e Novem ber issue you gave Termite o f the A F Internet tutorials, this TermlteTCP has been w ell received by users confused by the TCP 70%. mostly because of its price - failing software didn't exist. intricacies of getting connected to the Internet. However il i\ disturbing llinl obviously is a dead giveaway. I'm willing to bet a good one. but “technically offensive fiolitirul propaganda is being that it also "shoots" with the lines from tremendous"? I don’t think so. eovritly spread inil seemingly innocent /ties. each corner ol the viewing area to the Also I'm only 99% sure about this, IIMi lliis the illllhol 's intention ? Or was his mouse pointer. which means there's a 1 % chance that work hijnrkrtl by ollieis I Ol course I've nothing against I'm wrong (it's been known to happen), 3IICK. though I haven't really played in which case 1 will apologise profuselv FAULTY CONSTRUCTION with il m uch. I.ugelv because I consider to both the reviewer and the author. I have a gripe in do with the Reader it too slow. A nd like I said above. I rtlp()[email protected] (lam es section in ,1 /KH and the game acknowledge that it still takes a lot of I'ln/rct Sliiebl reviewed therein. There work to put together a game, especially The question we ask ourselves when we look are two things here that I d o n 't' ill reader games is quite simply - is this a like/agree with, a I the "language: good game, / have seen, and I exfieel so has unknown" line, and l»l the reviewers Andy, a great number o f tionhlegames opinion that the game is technically Continued overleaf • som ething special. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMOK. I'm willing to believe that it's a great game, and undoubtedly a lot of work has gonc inio it. II the author had written the Itl) engine I would wholeheartedly agree with the reviewer, tiling is. I'm 99 'i sure that lie she hasn't. I mean, - com e on - guys, is there no-one there that recognises a ill Construction Kit (henceforth 3DC.K) W hatever method was used to game when they see one? . 1/- rev ie w e d il c re a te P r o je c t S h ie ld is irrelevant in two versions'. when deciding whether it is a The crosshair in the centre of the g o o d g a m e . screen combined with the liinny mouse pointer (with the double vertical bats) LURKIN PORTRAIT96 TRIKE by Jack Tamalin by James Taylor by Keith Hannen Jack's been entering Gallery pictures f o r some time Created using Imagine 3.0, this took 2.5 hours to Keith sent us this lovely render of a trike but now. This w as inspired by C o m m a n d a n d C o n q u e r . render on an 060-powered Amiga. included no docs. Get in touch Keithl Well, a good argum ent there. MUSICAL TRUTH Let’s see how well I can slag off AT I went along to Live '96 last week, and on the Yamaha stand (a) It agrees with Peter Hull that saw a dem onstration o f their new DBXGSO (or something Graphics aren't everything, yet it like that). Anyway, it’s the daughterboard that most of the gave A B 3D II a good review. PC mags, and Future M u sic have been raving about. I was (what’s that? The gameplay's just considering how much it would cost to buy a PC to run good? Ahaha. I the card on, when the guy said that if you had a 'dead' machine like an Atari or an Amiga then you could still do (b) It's not funny and the 'jokes' the same thing using this. He then pulled out a box about are ones that were m ade by AP, the size o f a US Robotics modem. WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT. I now discover that it is the Yamaha MU10, and nobody (c) It's shit. seems to have reviewed it. The guy on the stand claimed However I'm still getting your mag that it came with everything to connect it w ith anything, through a subscription until my AP and software for an Amiga. Basically I'm turning to you as one runs out. mainly for the the major Amiga magazine to see how truthful he was Coverdisks. WHICH DON'T being. Amiga Power - you either loved it or hated It. Richard Peat WORK ON .AN A500. Cam berley So. piss off AP h a te r s a n d in fact Ah' itself (you certainly won't be missed by Davidson "h o brought us Worms, l ii s We are o n the ph o n e to m e). You useless cretinous m orons. game is known by game users all over Yam aha now . If anyone else Geoff Pearce [email protected] the world for being the m ost original. k n o w s o f Am ig a hardw are He's now bringing us Worms: The o r so ftw a re th at w e I never fail to be impressed by Ihe flair, Directors Cut a n d Worms 2. Then take a haven't covered, either panache and literary skill o f some readers. lo o k a t Breathless w h ic h b r o u g h t u s a le t us k n o w o r g e t the IPs just a shame some o f them have nothing new look at gam es with I * I pixel. This manufacturers to gam e could have started a revolution in get in touch. lo say. the Amiga games industry, it showed us THE REAL THING that there was a lot m ore to be I just have a few words to say. The first discovered about our machine. This thing is that you said you awarded the revolution has continued on with AB3D Reality Games Engine (which my brother II and will continue further with and I wish to purchase) 66% in th e Burnout from Vulcan Software. pages of your most recent issue hut last year there were no CD-ROM looking back at the review, you only games for the Amiga now you'll lind reviewed the games and not the actual they're on there way with the release of software application. Do you intend to Demislar. Kong Fu and maybe even Mysl. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMpublish a separate review or is that it? Looking through AF, you can see a O n the subject of games, although new generation of games developers. it is very advanced, 1 find AB3D II ve ry Some might say that their games frustrating to play as it is very slow, even aren't all that good but just imagine on my '030 enhanced 1200 - and it is what they'll be able to achieve in a few too hard. I played it m any tim es and I years time. can't get past the second level. I'm Vulcan Software have proved this to going to try the Editor you have on the us. Many magazines didn't like Valhalla . latest Coverdisk to see if that makes the but now Vulcan plan to bring us six new ^ created itsing 3 D C K The thing about game easier. W here can 1 get the patch titles of a brilliant standard. These are this game was that it was actually very for the editor? the type of people and com panies that playable, that lime and care had gone into Cormac McCartney we should cherish. They are keeping the construction o f the objects and indeed the Dublin the Amiga alive and they are the future. construction o f the game. If we brush them aside then we have no I can sent of see your point, but where As soon as the The review in question was not o f Ihe Reality c h a n c e . would il all end f Should we only accept Construction Kit is system itself, but o f a set o f games that had I've had enough o f people saying games that have been written in purr finished w e il be been produced with it. The Reality system is my machine is dead. Dead means bringing you a review. assembler? I think not. And isn V it more currently going through some updates and without life but I can tell you without important that Ihe game is playable f possibly a change of hesitation that there is life in our distribution, and we will Amigas. But we m ust not sit back, we THE VOICE OF REASON? be reviewing it when the should be telling software and hardware Dear Long Hair Bloke, I have a few software is properly companies what we want. We should things to say: released. not be saying I'll let everyone else do it 1. Get your hair cut. and I've got no time. Make time. I 2. G et bcardv bloke to shave his beard PMA personally emailed a games developer off. I've seen people and gave him my support and he 3. Tell Sven Harvey not to slag AP off. moaning and emailed me back thanking me. no I'll do it myself: commenting on the You can make a difference so don't Hello Sven Harvey, How can you slag n e w s g r o u p s a n d in become a part of the problem by o f f A l l In reviews you m ust say what magazines that their m oaning that your machine is dead. makes the game bad so that we know m achine is dead, hut Look at all the positive things that have why we shouldn't get it. So let's see what t h e y 'r e w ro n g . happened and are still to come. reasons you have... Look at the new author unhnowu (a) It's shit (by the way AT if you-'rc to software developers I'm sure lots of our readers do remain truly copy AP then the abbreviation and publishers who optimistic ahoul Ihe future and o f course we m ust be in italics). have been bringing us will be reviewing all the games you (b) That's it. games, Look at .Andy mentioned when they are released. PIRATE PAIN when I want a break from my work. I Ever since I got ihe dem o ol Alien understand it's to avoid piracy but Team Hired >I) I I I have been 17 could use a system so you only need looking out for a copy and I codes when installing the game. m anaged lo gel one the olhei I just wish somebod) could do dav. W hen I got hom e I something about these do/) idiots that was really cheesed oil lo think it is good to rip the artists olT for find dial in order to play the games that they create and make the game I have to enter the people who do pa\ for the software the code from a book wliic h suffer. A note to Team 17 - could you is printed blai k on black. I please print the codes, il you are going am sure that I am not the to use them , in clearer writing or write a onh one with this registration into the game so that A fab game - shame about the invisible codes. problem hul I cannot you may be able to trace the re a d th e pirates. Lets hope that in the d etm m t to playing the game. In the case of num bers so I future there will be some better AB.il) II. Ilie miles m e printed in glossy had to go and m ethods for controlling piracy. black ink on a moll block background, pay £20 fo r Graham Clark presumably lo prevent photocopying, which is s o m e b o d y t o ty p e S o m e o f t h e a n d dolph in<8gra marye. u-net. com a severe deterrent lo anyone wanting lo play it all out lor me. original features Ihr game whether lliey pool fur il or not. you'll find in the I lad I realised that you Pirates always have Iteni and always will he A ' you say, il is a simple mallei to type latest version of needed a code book in the first place I W o rm s include the a major problem in all software markets. out the codes, so why bother ? A ll that would not have bothered buving the interestingly named While we at A F can well understand the happens is people with floor eyesight or game even though it is excellent - the Concrete Donkeys. paranoia o f games companies who have people coming home from Ihe pub after a few code will keep getting lost in m\ invested greatly in terms of time and effort, Guinnesses can 'I play Ihe game they paid paperwork thus putting me oil pla\ing some protection methods become a severe good money for. rZe Letter of the Month WELSH RAREBIT Since purchasing my Amiga, about four years somewhere, and when I said I had just bought Well, we are entering another age o f a form o f ago, I have met many people who are only too a RAM board he responded "What's that computer illiteracy. When home computers Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMkeen to mock and insult my choice of then?" first became popular, there was a generation computer. I put this down to the fact that The final person I'll mention thought the w h o g re w u p w ith them. They w ere n e w and most people neither know nor care about only thing you could do with an Amiga was e x citin g a n d pe o p le w a n te d to learn anything that can't run Quake - or other play games, and could offer no satisfactory everything they could about them. These days similarly dubious delights. People will always reason for the presence of a keyboard, other computers are fust another fact o f life. People insult things they know nothing about and than text adventures (he was a bit thick mind). m ay w a n t to k n o w h o w to tu rn them o n and that, as fa r as th e Am iga is concerned, is most I am not. by any means, saying that I am p la y gam es o r run applications, b u t that's as of the population of this country. an Amiga wonder. I still get the shivers far as it goes. It is sad, because these people Commodore messed up, that we all know. thinking about writing an ARexx script I still never realise the power, flexibility and Escom didn't do very much to improve things, haven't worked out Intellifont to my creative a b ility a co m pu ter lik e th e A m ig a can and so for Viscorp still haven't removed their satisfaction. I can't work out what half of the offer them. Hopefully every issue o f Amiga fingers from their rear ends. So the ignorance output from SnoopDos means and I must Form at helps to educate even experienced will continue within the non-Amiga owning confess I haven't paid all my Shareware fees users in some new aspect o f their machine. com munity. This harms the fu tu re o f the yet. I have however taken the trouble to find Amiga. However, and at last the point of this out as much as I can cope with about my letter, another thing that harms the future of Amiga, do what I can with it and pay for the Amiga is the ignorance of the people that things as soon as I am able (never believe that do own one. I haven't met many other teachers are rolling in it). owners, but those I have met have not really I hope I haven't come across as cheered me up very much. patronising to any other user. The point I am One of them had a large collection of trying to g et across is th a t if th e people I have software. Unfortunately almost all of it was mentioned above are fairly typical of the pirated games. He had over a thousand, which 'established userbase' of the Amiga, who are struck me as quite a lot. He also had an supposedly supporting the machine then we original version, which he probably pinched, might be in trouble. 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COVERDISKS Get to grips with this month's This should be your first port of call program. Nick doesn't get off so lightly free complete software when you put the CD in your chive either, since his mammoth Ligh tw ave package O ctaM ED 6. fully The start me script doesn't need to animation that he was busy creating last detailed on the floppy disk be run if you boot up from the CD. month is now on this month's disc pages starting on page 108 but otherwise will come in handy. along w ith and our extensive tutorial Make sure you read the Submissions feature which begins on advice if you're tempted to send us OctaMED 6 and Bograts page 18. some of your work and have a look Both of these programs are detailed in at some of the stuff we have here: full on our floppy disk pages. Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMHandy Tools Cologne show interviews PDSELECT As detailed last month, this drawer contains the Owing to the usual manic time constraints involved in a We have eight demos in our software we use to put together your CO every month. four week schedule, we have only been able to get selection this month. We Try out Pow arSnap. Mu/riCX and R eK e ylt to get your these interviews onto our CD in the rather non-Amiga were going to have more machine running really well. specific Quidrtime format. only a couple of them had Now this isn't all bad. You may have noticed while naughty bits in and we felt AF on th e web trawling through the contents of the CD that we have a that they weren’t suitable for The Am iga Form at website, the Nova Design website, program called O f on the disc You can use this to play the youngest of our readers more of John Shepard's acerbic w it and Mike Smith's back all the footage of Jason Compton and (Wolf no matter what they might HTML tutorial - what more could you want? Dietrich but be warned that it does need to load it all say themselves. into RAM first so you will need a large amount of free A nim ation RAM to see these Interviews. Oh yes. you'll also need a More amazing Mand2000-generated animations this reasonably fast processor and either AGA or a month, along with a demo of the current version of the CyberGraphx compatible graphics card too. READERSTUFF We have a bumper crop of more than 130Mb of material from Video Backdrops our readers this month, mainly thanks to the winner of this AFCD9:ReaderStuff/Femi Hasani/ month’s prize for serious software: Yes, Femi has been sending us his great backdrops and digitised pictures for a few months now and we felt it was about time we recognised his hard work by giving him 2 u r u our reader aw ard for this issue. Even if you aren't into video on your Amiga take a look at the extraordinary quality Femi has achieved with VLab and his video camera. Q u ic k s ilv a AFCD9:ReaderS»uff/Maff CottingtorV Well done Maff, you win the prize for M m i y the best reader submitted game this month. Maff's Q uicksilva is a no- nonsense platform game with hints of Sonic. Cods and a rather tasteless An example of some of Femi's sterling work for the AFCO. storyline. For that you win £30. AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware/Comms/Non-lnternet/Thor24/ I know it isn’t in the Internet drawer, but there are a lot of Thor users who are using it for QWK or Fido mail. Anyway, because Thor is such a pain to set up for everyone, the archives have been placed in this drawer for you to install just what you require from the program. there’s an update for X-DVE owners to V2.60. AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Commercial /Graphics/3D/DS9/ /DrawStudioDemo/ There is a very nice Im agine model of said Our last surprise this month comes in the spacestation to be found here. form o f D ra w S tu d io which w e have a demo for on this month's CD. It comes in both norm al and FPU versions, so choose AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware/ the best one for your Amiga. Do take a Misc/Want some Thai?/ look at this program, I personally haven't This drawer contains a Thai bitmap font and a seen a better bit of software all year. keymap suitable for use w ith it. SHAREWARE With nearly 40Mbs of new serious shareware on the CD this AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware month, it will be hard to pick out the best titles, but here is /Misc/Constitution/ the Amiga Format choice - miss these at No not anything to do w ith stomachs, but an interesting, if as yet your peril: incomplete, AmigaGuide to the way the North American Constitution was formed and ratified. See, it's not just Amiga stuff that we give you... AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware/CD- ROM/GroovyPlayer/ AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware This great looking audio CD player will /Program patches/ have your PC and Mac owning friends This drawer contains quite a few add-ons to programs like MUI and BGUI groaning in envy. It even has all the and new import/export modules for the programs ImageFX. Ph otog enics functions you'd expect from a top-of-the- and X iP a in t range Kenwood Hi-fi. Molto impressivo! AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/Shareware/Workbench/Ordering/ AFCD9:Seriously Amiga/ This is a cracking little Freeware file manager. It gets directory listings Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMincredibly quickly and while it doesn't have the polish of D O pus or Shareware/Comms/lntemet/Mail-related/YAM/ For those of you w ith a POP3 mail account here's the very D iskM agic. it's more than capable enough for everyday use. Everyone latest version of the world's best POP3 mail program - YAM. should definitely try this one out. SCREENPLAY DISC NOT WORKING? If th * CD rt defective, please return it to the address COMMERCIAL below . Please m ake sure you have follow ed our installation procedures correctly to ensure th at th ere is In addition to the headlining B ograts w e also have the a p hysical problem . Please send the CD along w ith a following commercial demos on our CD this month: description o f th e fau lt plus a se lf addressed envelope R eturn postage w ill be p aid Abiev Audio Video Virtual Karting Deluxe Demo Limited. HarcourY. Halesf.cld 14. Telford Shropshire AFCD9:ScreenPlay/Comme«cial/VKDeluxe demoI TF7 4QR Fabio Bizetti's top-scoring 30 race-em-up gets iqidated. A CD should o n ly need replacing if th e CD itse lf cannot New features indude an easy mode and a cheat mode that be read If. instead you are evpenenang problems lets you upgrade your Go-kart's engine power, w ith an individual dem o or application phone our transmission ratio and grip. The only downside to this technical support line. This is open b etw een the hours demo is that it exits after five minutes of play. o f 2pm and Spm o n Tuesday Tel 01225 442244. Fax: 01225 732341 J e t P ilo t Email. amformattHuturenet.co.uk tput "C o verd isk" in th e subject lin e of your message AFCD9: ScreenPlay/Commercial/JP-1/ to ensure it is processed sw iftly) ie leap into unknown gaming territory for tn with this entertaining flight sim that Please note th at the h elpline s ta ff provide assistance ■ as complex as you w ant it to be. Pilot the w ith technical problem s directly related to our cover werful F-104 fighter/bomber in umpteen CD and cannot provide training on the so ftw are or hardw are in general ussions deep into enemy-held territory. DISCLAIMER This A m ig a Fo rm at CD-ROM has been thoroughly scanned and tested at all stages of production. We recommend that you always run a virus checker on ANY software before running it. Future Publishing Limited cannot accept any responsibility for disruption, damage and/or loss to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using this disc the programs or the data on it. Ensure that you have up to date backups of data contained on your hard drives before running any new software. If you do not .disc accept these conditions do not use this disc SHAREWARE mnei AFCD9 is another treasure trove of brand new and updated games from ail sorts of sources. One game you should make a tpoint of trying out though is: A erial b o n AFCD9:ScreenPlay/Shareware/Aerial Racerv Ever played Skidmarks? Of course you have, and now you can play this shareware version of it called A e ria l Racers. AGA T 2 5 We want you to really enjoy all the stuff on this special ON* second CD so John Kennedy has produced a comprehensive guide to the AGA Experience. <>y a r e y o u m LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SHOW ME! l o r a tre a t! (AGA DEMOS) (AGA SLIDESHOWS) This month The Amiga's dem o scene is where you'll find M ore graphics than it’s possible to im agine - we've managed to staggering graphics, look in the AGA_DEMO there are hundreds of images ready to pop up on your Am iga screen, including some I secure one ol the most popular drawer, and you'll find the "Entertainm ent" exclusive images from some top feature (!D-ROMs ever produced for the director) is cram m ed with ama/.ing graphics film s. Cor, it’s better than getting it out on and sound programs. All you have to do is load Amiga - just for you. This disk is u i r i a n l ram m ed with games, utilities and AGA_Experl.l and you'll know what colour is Ldrmo programs designed to help you all about. Run SCX-Alien to see some I gel the most from your Amiga A l200 wicked solid !U) m anipulation. or A4000. It will take you m onths lo find everything which is hidden on it. USEFUL UTILITIES and we think you'll agree you've got a bargain. (AGA UTILITIES) If you can hold yourself back, pause lor a The jew el o f this CD is the vast few seconds. Although this CD was designed collection of u tility program s hidden from the outset to be as instantly accessible as away. You're going to be beside Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMpossible, many of the program s on the CD yourself when you discover the vast requite a few “assigns" to be set up. These are range o f hard disk repair programs, special settings which tell your Amiga where to CD file systems, term inal em ulators, look for particular files: for exam ple, the icon editors and dozens o f W orkbench You've watched the m ovie, heard the soundtrack, now view the stills on your Amiga. Animations need to know where the animation com m odities. There are even versions o f MagicWB a n d MUI to update your icons and p la y e r p r o g r a m is. replacem ents fo r the Am iga Shell. All you have to do is click on the icon ordinary audio ( Dr You can find out lor m arked "Clickme!” and this will be taken care yourself bv checking out the large num ber of of. There are a few m ore changes you might music modules. They range from Funk to like to make (see “Ready Strut lv CO!"). These Techno and Rave and will aulo-plav when you settings are onlv tem porary and no changes click on them. Just hook up your Amiga and will be written to your floppy or hard drives. start listening. Now stand bv for some awesome AGA anion! DMS DYNAMITE Although there are hundreds of utilities and INSTANT programs which can be run directh from the CD-R( )\f. there are many m ore programs GRATIFICATION stored in DMS form at. DMS is .1 method of compacting an entire floppy disk and storing it W a n t t o b e im p re s s e d r ig h t n o w ? E a sy - o p e n t h e in one file. In order lo use the program s stored directory called "AGA Anim ations" and open the in this wav. you’ll need ,1 blank disk to unpac k "Ready to Run" drawer. Now double-click on the the software onto. Unpacking is easy: simply file called "SpaceDock32". Neat huh? You’ll find o th e r a n im a tio n s in t h is d ire c to ry , in c lu d in g a PROGRAMMERS' PARADISE click on the icon of the packed program and very impressive MPEG film . (AG A PROGRAMMERS) you’ll be asked to insert a blank disk. Wait a few Information on making the most of the AGA m om ents, and you'll have a disk full of sof tware chipset is hard to come by. What information to use as normal. If vou want m ore control over there is has been collected and stored in this the DMS process, there is a utility on the GD- directory. You’ll find C and Assembler source ROM called "Easy/IMS' which provides a code explaining the joys of AGA programming graphical front end. and chunks to-planar routines, as well as vital coding articles and example programs. RENDERED SPEECHLESS We haven't forgotten vou 3D fans either. Not MUSIC MAESTRO! onlv will vou find dozens of 3D m odels for most (MUSIC MODULES) rendering packages, but articles and utilities as I lere’s som ething which is alm ost impossible: well. There are plenty of files of interest to users ■Permission to dock?“ asked Capt. Picard. could there really be m ore minutes of great o f Imagine, l.iglilwave a n d Real 31). As if there We’re coming in anyway he thought to himself. tunes stored on this ( I) than there is on an w eren’t enough on this < .D.alreadv! AGA PASTIMES READY STEADY GO! (AGA GAMES) Ready to test yourself? You'll find dozens of To g et th e m ost fro m y o u r AGA action arcade games and brain teasers. Experience CD-ROM. you should Shoot-em-up fans will love Deluxe Galaga. perform the following simple steps. and cerebral sorts will enjoy a game of Uchess. Retro fans should look out for I you are using an Am iga w ith D eluxe PacM an and Pow eroids. And if all 1 2.04. If you have an these aren’t enough, there's an entire i W orkbench 3.0 (such as an 256-colour pics drawer full of D oom clones to test your 0 ) or 3.1 you w ill be able to make w ill look truly hardware to the limits. impressive. f many more of the programs and > the name suggests, an AGA t e s s e n t ia l! I are using a screen m ode GRAPHICAL t least 8 colours. You can change i mode from the Workbench WONDERS > program 'ScreenMode” or (AGA PICTURES) > dick on the icon called The AGA chipset is renowned for its graphical s" (this w ill change to abilities, and that's why you will find some I display w hich m ay flicker stunning examples of artwork on this special AGA CD-ROM. Pictures are stored in HAM8 and 256-colour modes, ready to display when r u s in g MagicWB, t h e you click on them. You can also load them r jum bled. Click on into your favourite paint program. You're bound to find plenty of images which will Test your chess skills against the com puter in * using a screenmode w ith 16 take your breath away! this colourful version of U c h e s s . r more, the colours m ay appear . If they are, click on the ' ic o n . READ ALL ABOUT IT! Articles, reviews and gossip from the Amiga's Not had enough u-l- Don't worn, there's heaps best non-paper magazines have been stuffed in I like to change to the m ore. Fora start in the “AGA_lexts~ directon this drawer. And it's not all com puter related e, click on "Change vou'll discover hints and tips loi all AGA- news: watch out lor the latest Alien and t’FO owning Amigans. stories... Well that’s all we’ve got room for ! icon m arked ""ClickMe!" In the "Diskmags " drawer there's enough unfortunatelv hut ihere's plenty more so have Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMmaterial to keep you reading until next month. fun exploring. 'Zz THATS IT! EXCLUSIVE Amiga Format special Offer SEND THE ORDER FORM TO SADENESS PD • If you enjoyed your free AGA Experience CD then you 13 RUSSELL TERRACE MUNDESLEY • NORFOLK m ight like to try version 2. In an exclusive deal w ith NR11 8LJ SAdENESS we bring Amiga Format readers the AGA OR SIMPLY PHONE Experience 2 at a special price of £12.99. (RRP £20) 01263 722169 ! Priority Order Form l ! Please send m e copy(s) of AGA Experience 2 at the reduced price i | Personal Details I enclose: 1 ._J Cheque (for £12.99 payable to SAdENESS PD) ! Mr/Ms Initials Surname Sterling cheques on a UK A/C Only) Address 2 ._) Visa _l Access Postcode C a rd n o E xp ires i Daytime tel no. S ig n a tu re Date Total amount enclosed Create musical masterpieces in minutes David Taylor introduces the new game with this month's fantastic giveaway - demo from Vulcan. Brain-burstingly Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMthe Amiga's favourite - OctaMED 6. addictive but hair-tearingly hard! B ograts is .1 gam e of* skill and Iasi thinking. You're a parent Bograt whose two offspring have bunked off on their own little adventure. They're easily pleased though, simply walking backwards and forwards Ism m ing style, until som ething blocks their path - even if that's a lire! Your job is to save them by ensuring the path is safe. Thai's right - it's a pu//lc platform er and we've got a four level dem o for you to explore. To plav the game, sim ph boot the (loverdisk and let it load. There's also another game demo so you will Ik- asked if'vou want to plav Bogrtih. Answer Yes bv p r e s s in g ~Y" and then prevs < R e tu rn > . W hen the first screen comes up. hit fire to continue. W hen the first level has loaded, you’ll see the large green, em i. Bograt. In order to com plete the level, the objective is not for you to find the exit but for vou to get your kids to it. This You need to look out for map doesn’t m atter in the first level, icons - like this one nestled which is fairly straightforward, but between the hearts. it does later on when vou can't actually get through to places that Just because you're stuck your small children can. That is an somewhere doesn't mean your smaller, thinner kids are. essential thing to rem em ber - just You've got your free software and your Copying your Coverdisk is really very simple. Just follow the stages below... exciting new game demos. Now find out how to get B o o t up 0 w ith y o u r the most out of them. W o rkb e n ch d isk an d fin d th e S h e ll ico n , in y o u r system drawer. planet you need to make sure that your shot has |EU juJ 1 D o u b le -click on Shell remat 1rxxHast enough power to get over it but not so much that th is to go in to it just shoots off the screen. The planets all have th e S h e ll. A lig n y o u r s h o t u s in g th e gravitational pull - the bigger the planet the ell ifeat a r r o w k e y s o n t h e le f t . greater its attraction. This means that your missiles » ___ don't fly straight and you'll have to judge the best □ 1 Workbench way of compensating. When you have finished your shot you can swear loudly as it flies past its destination - it will ol ftwiqaShell Shell process 4. take a bit more practice to get used to the effects pa.•:> diskcopy fro* d fl: to d fl: - IIM l I -T- -.l- of gravity. L j m t E After the shot you can move your ship around to a Type in the following line (with a z e ro , not * better position using the th e le tt e r O ). ta k in g c are t o p u t th e sp a ce s in U ' arrow keys you can see in the th e c o rre c t p laces: GRAVITY FIGHT p V *■ control bar. In the firing stage D IS K C O P Y F R O M D FO : TO DFO: If you don't have an A1200, then don't \ these can be used to scroll despair. There's also a demo of this two- * around the screen. You have a c j Morkb— eh______player Scorched Tanks space age game. It set amount of fuel you can requires just a 1Mb Amiga and the demo a, v, expend, but note that putting has you playing against the computer. To yourself in a better firing Shell process 4 3.•:> df.kcopv Iron df get started, just boot the Coverdisk, answer position may also put you in a S'.flkV SS.lT.,* "N" and press because there isn't a way through You need to collect as m any as your kids are anti what obstacles for yourself doesn't mean that possible - they also enable you to they need to overcome. To return they cannot com plete the level. save the game. -As well as these red to the action screen press fire. You need to make use of the hearts there are three other levers and objects on the screen things that you can either collect 3. KEYS to help your kids on their way. For or utilise: Make sure your wee ones collect instance, to release them from the the keys before moving them On an unexpanded machine, the Amiga may first prison, you need to sutnd 1. BO M BS along. If you do realise you've Cask fo r th e so u rce d is k a g a in , b e cau se it over a lever and press fire. The Bombs are useful for destroying messed it up, restart by pressing copies in chunks. Finally, type e n d c li to c lo s e d o w n wall will he raised and the certain blocks. To use a bomb, the Space bar and then move lo th e Shell. children will walk out. They will press fire and then run away. You the R icon and press fire. walk until they hit an object and have about two seconds before it If you want to install the game DISK NOT WORKING? We take every care to test the Coverdisk software, but Future then turn and walk the other way goes oil'and if either you or your to hard drive, copy the game, and Publishing cannot accept any responsibility for any damage ad infinitum, unless they run into children are over it then you lose the -S- and -V- directories, into a occurring during its use. If your disk is faulty, send it back, w ith som ething that kills them . If they a life. directory. 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H ittlRl OctaMED 6 (te U ftD P rofessicral Vfe.8Bo - Song: SsnlhSco; b>n Spin S t Ik tar JOB ention music on the Amiga four different sounds playing at the Main Contr and there is only one word same time. Vou can actually have up to Song PI M that immediately springs to 8 channels playing at once and can Block PI m in d - Oct/iMEI). h has always been change the setting for the song bv °l . s i one of ihe Amiga’s most popular choosing Set Options from the Song Playing Si V| | 3 Rudio-Inasing tSS3 programs not least because it manages m enu (Keyboard shortcut: R-Amiga H). to combine powerful music creation O n each one of the cells that this grid Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMfeatures with an easy to understand creates, you can enter a sound, which in te r fa c e . will most often lie a sound sample. To install the software you'll need Sound samples are the most common to unpack the disks from the Coverdisk. type of instrum ent used and you can This will be done autom atically by see a few in the sample songs provided. booting the disk. Make sure you have If you need m ore, then search through two spare disks ready - these will be CDs. the Internet or contact a IT) automatically form atted and the library. O f course, if you have a software installed onto them . Next you sampler, you can create your own - need to boot W orkbench, open Disk I r e a d o n . and double click on the Install icon. To load a sample, you need to click The Inform ation window This will give you three choices -y o u on the File requester icon in the top allows you to open the four song controlling requesters, can install to a bootable (loppy, a noil- m iddle of the top window (it's the only like the Block list and the bootable floppy or a hard drive. Vou icon on the screen without letters in it) playing sequence. can also install the two disks directly to or you can select I.oad Instrum ent a hard drive, bin vou will then have lo from the Instrum ent menu. With a copv die files manuallv to the correct sample loaded, you can start making destination as the Install script won't music. Try playing with the keys on the work here. I d help you do this, you'll keyboard and the sample will be played lind a log in the directors' vou install to, as different notes. The keys for the which gives you details of where all the lower octave are: S, 1), C, H .J. X. ('., liles are copied lo. V. B. N. M. The m iddle octave is: 'I. 3 , 5. IS. 7.Q . VV. F. R, T.V. L . 1..; /.T h e WINDOWS upper half octave is: 9. 0. +. \. I. O . P. (, W hen you have the program installed, ]. W hen you want to place a note into a simply load it up and you’ll see the cell, you need to switch to editing three windows used in the main editing m ode, by clicking the Edit button. p a r t o f Ot(aMEL). I n o r d e r t o s ta r t Then select the cell in the Block creating a song, you need to window and press the key you need. understand the methods behind Rem em ber that a sample will play for m o d u le s . OilnM lillsongs are made up longer than a single cell - it will often ol a set ol blocks. These blocks are. by play through ten or more. To see how default, divided into li-l lines, each line long it plays for. click on Play Block. The Instrument type and contaiuingjnform ation about the Hooray! Your first note is entered. parameters windows can sound to be played. There are. again There are lots of options that can make adjustm ents to the only by default, four channels on each be associated with notes, and effects sample types and fine tuning of them. line, which means that vou can have that can be entered into the player. PLAYER COMMAND TYPE CODES The first two digits denote the player effect and the second two the intensity. The following is a list of the hexadecimal codes for the effects. 00 Arpeggio 0E synth jum p 01 Slide pitch up OF Primary tempo 02 Slide pitch down 11 Slide pitch up once Sixre* l» » l 1 totmia 1 1 K 03 Portamento 12 Slide pitch down once Dk I. Lm I 1 04 Vibrato 14 Protracker style vibrato 05 Slide pitch and fade 15 Setfinetune |i» lo Chord Creation |Q«a 06 Vibrato and fade 16 Repeat lines (loop) Mjor | Omar b Invert i on 5 (Cot 07 Tremolo 18 Cut note moor lion mint 7 taic £ Hvxr 08 Hold and decay 1A Slide volume up once So. 4th nojor ' third U Itm tl 09 TPL slider 1B Slide volume down once moor 7 Foorth B - off - 0A Volume slide 1D jump to next playing sequence N otes _jr.ii »im entry 0B Playing sequence position jump Do E c fc l Elly QxrdlHitel 0C Set volume IE Replay line 0D Volume slide 1F N ote delay and retrigger W ithin the Sample Editor are a set of effects w ith their own requesters loaded from the Effects menu. using the Player Com m and type. You'll on the left of the Block icon, nam ed Sq. see that when you enter a note, a letter In this sequence you can insert or and num ber combination appeals. This delete blocks and you choose the block shows the note name and the octave to be placed in the space using the num ber. Next to ibis is a set ol live arrow keys in the window on the top left digits, which will appear as zeros by under the placing sequence list. default. The first shows the instrum ent Separating all of these icons are num ber and the following four digits small cells which display inform ation can contain a hexadecimal code which about the currently selected song, will set a user effect. To see a guide to section, placing block and which block ihe hexadecimal codes, read the Player that is. I'ndem eath is a memory m eter Com m and Type Codes box. Typically a to show how much m emory your song is code will look som ething like "10(30". using. The rest shows inform ation about You should note that above each ol the placing state, the editing slate and the channels the num ber of the the time through the current song. channel is shown and that it is actually a In the Main Control window, where Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMbutton. These will normally be you loaded the sample instrument, you highlighted as active. In order to hear will see m ore controls. These allow you The Sample Editor opens up a separate window and how individual channels sound, simply to make changes to the instruments allows you to cut, paste, zoom in and adjust all elements deactivate the channels you don't need. used. There's an Instrument Type for of the sample. You can even use it to sample your own. adjusting the setting and also SING SONG Param eters for doing things like fine At the bottom of the screen, you'll see tuning the instruments and adjusting ‘ [ ° n lr° ' ------L B ® the Inform ation window, as a thin strip. the names. You can move through the Sen, P liy Cent || | I t r l l H i j r S te m * | 4911 This window contains all the im portant instrum ents using the arrow keys in the Blot* Plav Cont 1 W ai« 1 iw 1 j t f . t - controls for the song. O n the very left is w in d o w . 1 Chord Oct f t t t l H r r | Ogxi (part 4) ck Lilt IQ IQ the song listing button. Click on this Perhaps the most im portant window ► « * » 1 113] and it will show the songs loaded into for instrum ents is the editing window. l»*th |K2 1<| >|«| »|M Ews R |<|>| Kali 1 m emory - if you have enough RAM. you This brings up the sample editor w hich E * it | can have m ore than one. To add a new is an integral part of OrlaMED 6. T h is i|ori*» p ]!»« lib & 8 8 S U 3 song, you click on the Sg icon and the window has its own set of m enus | Dr,on (port 41 song selector requester will appear. II including things like a set ol effects. You jj — jjjjj — gja 5(11 ins to 5 « | lB O T t H n | fir I rt f | you click on Add New. a second song can change the volume and pilch ol FFT to So*, j bppend Hen | 4/25 will be entered into the list - if you want samples, filter them , add echoes and I i l ■=■ ___ | SJo j liu s rd you can then load a song into this slot. m uch more. Samples can be cropped U i» 1 Next along is the Section list (icon Sc) and parts can be cut and pasted. For ■ IrfvufiM . IT h m - CM U A t w h ic h c a n Ik * used in a sim ilar way to close in editing, zoom in to see more S j J 1 n i J i l S j J 1/2 _ S jJ 1/33 U 4 / 2 5 : C E » n < w rl 4 ) the Song requester to add new sections detail ol the samples waveform. 1 jit p : IS 17176 F a t : 1189224 | - Stowed - | 4 0 i ------■ :■ !» ! to so n g s. Properties and settings are available for all the O n the far right is the B icon which SAMPLING different types, like blocks and songs, so you can will open the Block Cist icon. This Should you want to sample your own set different numbers of channels and the like. requester allows you to add new blocks instrum ent, you ran do so using the to the song. Selecting the different Digitise button so long as you have a loading it. II this is the case, then simple load it into a word blocks will change the block shown for compatible sound sampler. In the processor instead. II yon want to see what the keyboard short viewing or editing in the Block window. settings for the sample is the option to cuts are lor operations, then select the Keyboard Short-cuts Each block can be named and show the sample in hertz, which some item from the Settings m enu and you’ll see where thcv are sequences of blocks can be kept people might be m ore accustomed to. assigned and make any changes you want. together so that you know which blocks There are a couple of sample songs Obviously there are many m ore feature’s, like ARexx, are Synth or Organ ones for example. included, which is a good place to make which there simply isn't room to cover here, so you’ll have to This list does not refer to the playing, a start at seeing how the whole thing experim ent a bit and read the docum entation. 1-istlv. this is order of the blocks within the song. comes together. II you do get stuck, you not the latest version of OctaSlED. T h e w h o le n e w OctaMEl) This is decided in the Playing Sequence can load in the OctnMFJ) h e lp file , b u t Sounds! iidin is now available at a special AF price - see page 23 window which is loaded from the icon some machines may have font problems for details. • O CAN'T GET YOUR COVER- DISK SOFTWARE WORKING? CALL (MOIU-FRI 2PM -6.30PM) 0 1 9 1 584- 0682 Your Coverdisk should be working fine, but if it's not, these hints, tips B f f i X T R A ! and corrections should sort out the problem quickly and easily. FINAL WRITER 4 LITE guide docum ent then try changing its icon's X-DYE. both have the Installer tool on them . If (A F 8 2 ) default tool from “Amigaguide" to "MultiView". sou don't have either of these Coverdisks then I f f inal Writer's pull-down menus If vou are unsure of how to do this don't worry try searching for Installer on disks belonging to won't pull down it is probably it’s not too difficult, (llick once on the icon other applications that you own. especially because you are running a menu c a lle d OrtVS_Tut.Guidr. pull down the “Icons" paint program s and word processors etc. enhancem ent commodity (i.e. m enu from the m enubar at the top of the Installer doesn't usually have ait icon and is MagicMmu). Such program s don't work W orkbench screen and select the “Information" often in a drawer such as the (1 drawer which correctly with Final W'rilct a n d s h o u ld b e m enu item. This will bring up a window, in itself lately has an icon. So when looking for it disabled. In order lo print docum ents it is vital which halfway down you will see the words m ake sure that you switch on Show:AII Files you have the correct printer driver installed in "Default Tool:" followed by a small box from the W orkbench Window m enu for every the devs/printers drawer of your W orkbench containing the word "Amigaguide". clicking in disk and drawer vou look through. W hen you disk and that the driver is selected and this box will give you a text cursor, now using f in d Installer simply copy it b\ dragging its icon configured using the printer prefs utilities. Your the backspace and del key erase completely the into the L'tililies or (1 draw er of your W orkbench manual describes how to do this. word "Amigaguide" and type in the word W o rk b e n c h . To print larger documents Final Writer “MultiView", press return then click on the Save requires m ore memory. If you're using the gadget (bottom left corner). GENERAL PROBLEMS Hi Quality Version Available on AMIGALAND.COMprogram on a 2M b machine, try to maximise It’s worth rem em bering that the same The most common problems are Read/W rite the am ount o f m em ory available by removing solution should work for other Coverdisk or Checksum errors which occur during the any utilities or comm odities running in the docum ent files that trv to load tools (e.g. decompression process. It is im portant to note background - if you still experience problems, Muchmorr) that you don't have. which disk is in the drive when such errors use W orkbench's prefs utilities to alter the occur - is it the Coverdisk or one ol your own screen to a lower resolution si recnm odc. TYPESM ITH (A F 8 7 ) disks- If it's one of your own disks then that's Lastly, it was inadvertently staled that Final We apologise to any readers the disk with the problem . Ditl you format your Writer works on all 2Mb* Amigas. Sorry, but it's with older machines who have blank disks correctly? Tty re-fot m atting them incom patible with old Kickslart 1 .2 / 1 .3 had problem s with this disk. and do a full format not just a quirk form at, use m a c h in e s. We failed to state clearly, that the verify option and make sure you formal unfortunately i\/teSmilli is from your W orkbench, not from utilities like X- BREED 96 incom patible with old Kickslart 1.2/1.3 Cofty. D is a b le Dimlory Carliing. hasliran a n d (A F 8 6 ) m a c h in e s. International Mode. Don't decm nch to HD If when double clicking the (High Density) disks as these can be unreliable. lmtall_ISired96 icon you get an MISSING TOOLS? Always write protect and back up your error message telling you that the A common problem is that not everyone's C o v e r d is k before you u s e it. 'Z? c o m m a n d Iro n X cannot be found don't panic. W orkbench disk has a copy of the Amiga This doesn't m ean that your Coverdisk is faulty, Installer tool on it. O nce unpacked, some FAULTY DISK? it's just that som e earlier versions of the Coverdisk software needs "installing" before it Please rem em ber that the technical helpline W orkbench disk don't contain the IronX can be properly used. The authors often above is purely for difficulties you have command. To get around the problem: from include a script that will ropy the required getting the program s to work properly. II W orkbench open up a Shell window and type libraries, fonts etc. to the correct place on your your disk is physically dam aged, bent, the following lines (pressing return after each):- system. The icon for the script is usuallv a broken with a loose or missing shutter, it c o p y c : e x e c u t e RAM: picture of a lloppy disk with a wire and plug should be returned lo the duplicators lor a c d RAM: com ing out of it. If you get an error message replacem ent at the following address: execute AF86b:Install_Breed96 Unable la often your tool installer-'when you Have your blank form atted disk and your Himl double-click such icons there is a solution. You AF DISK NUMBER XX T IB PLC 96 disk ready and insert the appropriate disk need to find and then copy the Installer to o l when prom pted. Please note that even though from another disk to your W orkbench lloppy the label for the Breed 96 disk says "A/Hha" it is. disk or W orkbench hard disk partition. If you in reality, disk num ber T/Rfib. are using floppies then use a copy of the This includes any system messages you mav W orkbench disk and not the original, also you get saving. “Read write error". "Disk OCTAMED TUTORIAL may need to make some space on your copy of invalidated" and "Checksum Frror In this (A F 8 6 ) W orkbench by deleting some non-essential case, the disk has been damaged and needs If you are a W orkbench 3 user tools such as the clock, calculator etc. to be replaced. experiencing problem s in trying T h e Amina FormatCoverdisk 79a, Digila to read the OetaMEI) tu to r ia l Organiser 2 dem o and the AF (low-rdi.sk H8a , JA N U A R Y 1997 Editor Nick Veitch Oeputy Editor Ben Vost Production Editor - Andrea Ball Games Editor - Andy Smith Art Editor Linda Benson Art Assistant Cathy McKinnon Cover Telegraph Colour Library Contributors John Kennedy. Darren Irvine. Simon Goodwin. David Taylor. Robert Polding. Graeme Sandiford. 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