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Victrix by sYmptom

ViCTRiX infofile. (written by tonic/sYmptom)
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Copyright 1994 by Jetro Lauha. All Rights Reserved.

Uses DSMI (Digital Sound & Music Interface) by
 Otto Chrons & Jussi Lahdenniemi.
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This is the distribution version. This version can be freely
distributed as long as no fee is charged.

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List of files:

start.com      Loader.
victrix.00a    Part 0 datafile.
victrix.01a    Part 1 datafile.
victrix.01b    Part 1 datafile.
victrix.01c    Part 1 datafile.
victrix.01d    Part 1 datafile.
victrix.03a    Part 3 datafile.
victrix.03b    Part 3 datafile.
victrix.04a    Part 4 datafile.
victrix.04b    Part 4 datafile.
victrix.04d    Part 4 datafile.
victrix.05a    Part 5 datafile.
victrix.05b    Part 5 datafile.
victrix.05c    Part 5 datafile.
victrix.exe    Demo itself.
victrix.txt    This textfile.
victrix0.amf   Part 0 music.
victrix1.amf   Part 1 music.
victrix2.amf   Part 2 music.
victrix3.amf   Part 3 music.
victrix4.amf   Part 4 music.
victrix5.amf   Part 5 music.
victrixs.exe   Configuration program.
vicend.exe     Ending screen.


Explanation of files:

START.COM
  Runs VICTRIXS.EXE to configurate demo and after that
  runs the whole demo by running VICTRIX.EXE. After demo
  runs VICEND.EXE to show the ending screen.

VICTRIX.0**
  Datafiles needed by VICTRIX.EXE.

VICTRIX.EXE
  Demo itself. If you run this without commandline parameter,
  whole demo will be viewed if configuration is correct.
  Allthough this probably won't work good so you SHOULD
  USE START.COM to view the whole demo. If you use parameter
  0-5 then you'll see the part of the demo.
  Example: VICTRIX.EXE 0     - shows part 0.

VICTRIX.TXT
  This textfile. Read carefully before running :)

VICTRIX*.AMF
  All musics in AMF-format. Do not spread alone.

VICTRIXS.EXE
  Configuration program. Makes VICTRIX.CFG-file which
  VICTRIX.EXE searches to check the configuration.

VICEND.EXE
  Shows the ending screen.

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* This demo is such old. All effects are made before autumn'94 and
  some are made even in 93-94 winter. ViCTRiX was originally made for one
  competition (wasn't success). First I thought that I'll never release
  this to the public but then I changed my mind after couple of months.
  This isn't meant to be anything new or cool but I still decided to
  release it public. There is maybe also a collection of strange bugs
  that I haven't never fixed. I fixed only the critical ones which
  appeared when I recompiled this for public release.

* ViCTRiX requires at least 386sx. 486dx/33 with fast videocard and
  Gravis UltraSound is recommended. ViCTRiX is synchronized to music
  so there is no support for silence. Also videocard should be
  a 100% standard VGA.

* Just to be sure, have lots of free base-memory (about 620000-630000
  should be enough) and 256k of EMS (atleast if you don't have GUS).
  If there is not enough memory, ViCTRiX may skip parts.

* ViCTRiX is not animation, almost everything is calculated realtime.

* Coding, graphics and music by Jetro Lauha (a.k.a. Tonic/sYmptom).


Explanation of parts:

Part 0:  (music:Beg-o-chord)
  Only logo and copyright.

Part 1 :  (music:Victech)
  Interference circles with slides, plasma, chaoszoomer.

Part 2 :  (music:Space journey)
  Plasma, fire, dot tunnel, rotozoom.

Part 3 :  (music:Positive barrel-organ)
  Lens, rotozoom, shadebobs ;)

Part 4 :  (music:Rusk steel)
  Dot effect, flame-scroller&scaler, dotvectors (with wobble),
  "textured" ball, filled polygontext, linevectors.

Part 5 :  (music:Different morris)
  "Copper"-effect, logo, moviescroller.

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Authors contact information :


      Snail-mail :  Jetro Lauha
                    Hansakallionkuja 3 B10
                    FIN-02780  ESPOO
                    FINLAND

          E-mail :  jjl@pcuf.fi

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