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Date: 10-14-95 Time: 06:34p Number: 224
From: Geir Stokke Refer:
To: All Board ID: SKRIBENT Reply:
Subject: Epic Newsletter 181: Ice/Spill Status: Public
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Welcome to issue #9 of Epic MegaNews. We have been very busy working on new
and upcoming releases. In this issue we will cover the release of Tyrian V1.1,
Cancellation of the OMF public challenge arena, Radix, Seek and Destroy and
Extreme Pinball.
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Tyrian V1.1
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Tyrian is scheduled to begin shipping before the end of October. Thanks to your
posts and messages in the news groups, we were able to identify a few bugs and
correct them before shipping. The shipping version of Tyrian is V1.1, and we
will soon have a patch to update the shareware version. Here is a brief list
of what V1.1 corrects:
-Support for DMA 3 and MIDI port 300
-Control problems caused by joystick routine
-Weapons that don't show up on purchase screen
-New command line parameters
-Random crashes and Runtime Errors
-New secrets added
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Epic Cancels OMF/Tyrian BBS Support
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EPIC MEGAGAMES AND DIVERSIONS ENTERTAINMENT CANCEL BBS SUPPORT FOR ONE MUST
FALL: INCREDIBLE NEW 3D SEQUEL ALREADY WELL INTO DEVELOPMENT
Despite the demand from sysops and users, Epic MegaGames and Diversions
Entertainment have decided not to release the BBS host program for the network
and modem release of One Must Fall 2097. With other projects taking precedence
and the arrival of Windows 95 as a viable gaming platform, the window of
opportunity for this product would have closed before it was ready for release
and would have resulted in a delay in the delivery for the yet unnamed sequel,
which will feature play over the Internet.
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OMF II (working title only) is now well along in its development as a native
Windows 95 game. Divisions will be taking the gameplay they so greatly honed
with One Must Fall 2097, porting it to Windows '95 and adding spectacular
SGI/Alias rendered 3D graphics created by a former professional comic artist
who also worked extensively on modeling 3D graphics for one of the world's top
movie studios. The graphics for the sequel to OMF are expected to be on par or
better than the hottest arcade fighting games currently available.
When combined with the already acclaimed gameplay and control of One Must Fall,
Epic expects the sequel to receive an even better response then the first game,
which Computer Game Review called "the best fighting game available for the PC,
bar none." Expect the sequel to be released sometime in 1996, although no
projected release date has been set.
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Radix
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Epic's HOT new 3D shooter, Radix, has gone into its final round of beta
testing. The guys of Neural Storm and Union Logic have been busy redesigning
levels and improving on other game play elements.
Radix Features:
-Three episodes with 27 huge levels!
-Awesome digital sound track and incredible sound FX.
-Incredibly fast and furious non-stop 3D action.
-3D rendered graphics.
-Fully texture mapped environment.
-Vertically parallaxing background.
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-Fully texture mapped environment.
-Vertically parallaxing background.
-Dynamic light shading and special light effects.
-Assorted weapons with various levels of power up.
-Network/Modem/Serial Play!
-Multiplayer games support three modes of play:
Cooperative
Dog Fight
Capture the flag
Be sure to visit our web page (http://www.epicgames.com) and check out the new
screen shots for Radix.
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Seek and Destroy (Safari Software)
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Vision Software's Seek and Destroy has just gone into beta testing and the
initial reaction from our testers has been
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Vision Software's Seek and Destroy has just gone into beta testing and the
initial reaction from our testers has been very good. We will be featuring a
Seek and Destroy page on our website in the coming weeks. Look for this title
to be released in late 95/early 96.
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Extreme Pinball
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We have been working closely with Electronic Arts on perfecting Extreme
Pinball. Extreme will feature 4 tables: Medievil Knights, Rock Makers, Urban
Chaos and Monkey Mayhem. Each table has unique music, sound effects and 3D
rendered dotmations. We will be featuring an Extreme Pinball page on our web
site very shortly; so be sure to visit us.
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Epic's Web Site!
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If you haven't dropped by yet, come visit our WorldWide Web page:
http://www.epicgames.com/
Visit us on the Web and you can check out an exclusive screen shot preview of
Radix! You can also see information about all current Epic games, download the
shareware versions, read all the past issues of MegaNews, join our mailing
list, and read other inside information.
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PR & Marketing Coordinator
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Producer Head of Tech Support
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