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From: Mushroom PD <mushypd@redrose.net> (Andrew "Mushroom" Kellett)
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Subject: Mushroom PD Report - December 1997
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#############################################################################
#Hi there. This is the usual Mushroom PD letter sent out every so often, #
#telling you of the latest happeneings within the library. This mail is sent#
#to all those people on the Mushroom PD mailing list, and also sent to the #
#AMOS mailing list. If you are on the private mailing list, and would like #
#to be removed from this list, please send an email to mushypd@redrose.net #
#with the subject being UNSUBSCRIBE [your email address]. #
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Date of release: December 10 1997, 2:32am
Contents for this Email:
INTRODUCTION - General information and comments to all readers
ANNOUNCEMENT - Mushroom PD announces that Extreme AMOS will be re-distributed.
ANNOUNCEMENT - Mushroom PD Signs contracts with F1 Software, and is
ready to begin distributing early in January.
HOMEPAGES - Information on the very latest homepage updates
COMPILER - Only 4 copies left now!! Get your orders in before they
all disappear!
AGA REPORT - Updating the AGA situation with AMOS - Whats been
acheived since the last report?
AMOS LIST - An AMOS mailing list, but why do so many people know so
little about it? Heres some info.
PREVIEW - Captain Bubba and the Nasty Alien Menace - Almost ready
for distribution. What is it exactly, and why will I be
distributing it?
RECENT - List of Recent uploads, and some reccomended programs!
FAREWELL - Well, a farewell abode for the end of the mail!
INTRODUCTION
-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Welcome to the December copy of the Mushroom PD Mailinglist mail.
Well, its that time of the season again, where fat blokes dress up in red
suits and dont feel bad about themselves ( ;) ) and lots of little brats
wanting everything under the sun for christmas gifts, and wives who like to
break their husbands at the bank. Still, theres all the booze at the
christmas party's to look forward too, so lets get on with it!!
In the issue this month, I have a few announcements to make, which
will surely blast Mushroom PD into the next millenium, never mind next
year. We also have the latest on the AGA situation, and some interesting
news which will allow any AMOS programs to run on graphics cards, WB
screens etc. with even more ease of use.More of that in the AGA REPORT
section of the mail. I have been getting a lot of questions recently about
the AMOS mailing list, mainly does one exist, so ive written a few short
paragraphs on what it is, how to join, and how it works etc.
Ive also decided to re-release the much-talked-about "Extreme AMOS"
disk magazine, which I own and run. Ever since issue 3 was released lat
year, I have received countless numbers of emails to restart, and so have
decided to do so, but i'll need your help to send me Amiga articles!!!
We also talk a little bit more in-depth about a worldwide AMOS
project named "Captain Bubba and the Nasty Alien Menace", in which I am
involved. I'll also explain about when it will be available, and where you
can get some juicy screenshots from.
As usuall, I have the list of the most recent uploads, with a few
mentions for programs which I feel have stood out exceptionally well to me.
See the appropriate sections for more information.
If you wish to contact me for any reason at all, feel free to email
me at mushypd@redrose.net with any questions/queries you may have, and i'll
be happy to help you the best that I can.
ANNOUNCEMENT - * Mushroom PD Re-releases Extreme AMOS issues*
-=-=-=-=-=-=
Due to so much overwhelment by the public in the last 12 months, I
have finally decided to begin work on Extreme AMOS once more. After the
third release, and lots of controversy with other members etc. the magazine
made a shaky second release into the PD. Once the trouble had sorted itself
out, I hid for 7 months and created the third issue entorely by myself (and
with the help of some of Paul Burkey's Squidger routines for GFX) and
released it into the PD. Issue 3 turned out to be the best ever release of
the issue, and I was constantly being sent email requests to have it
mailed, and my homepages received an immeasurable number of downloads.
Altogether, I must have received a good 5 or 6 hundred mails about the
issue, saying how great it was, and wandering when the next issues were
going to be released, but unfortunately, only less than 1% actually sent me
any articles to include, so I had to leave it on the side.
Issue 4 was ready to be released, as I had worked on a rather
impressive engine for it, only I didnt have very many articles, so when I
get a collection together, I shall release issue 4 of the magazine. Despite
any previous issues/owners comments, the magazine will remain entirely PD,
with advertisers such as software houses, parts suppliers, can bribe me to
battle for the limited advertising space in the text and IFF categorys!! ;)
For questions on Extreme AMOS, or if you wish to have issues mailed
to you, simply contact me at mushypd@redrose.net where I will be happy to
sort you out. Please send articles to the same address in no wider than 76
character ASCII form.
Advertisers, if you wish to contact me about advertising in both
IFF and text form, contact me for availabilty. Im not charging anything to
advertise, but I do have limits for diskspace per issue. Please note that
bribes of free software/A4000's do take a rather high priority in the mag! ;O
Issue 4 will be written in AMOSPro with the GUI Extension, so
everyone will be able to run the magazine, no matter what kind of
screenmode/monitor they have, plus I shall be using true AGA graphics! (see
the AGA REPORT for more info on AGA with AMOS)
ANNOUNCEMENT - *Mushroom PD signs contract with F1 Software to begin
-=-=-=-=-=-= distributing licenseware titles*
This deal is now complete, and I have signed the contracts and
necessary bits and pieces with Phil Wilkinson
(http://www.ware5d.demon.co.uk Email: phil@ware5d.demon.co.uk) and have
recieved the first selection of my master disks. I am hoping to begin sales
in early january. At this time, im re-writing the catalogue disks, and if
anyone would like a copy when they are available, email me at
mushypd@redrose.net
HOMEPAGES - *Changes made to the Mushroom PD Homepages this month*
-=-=-=-=-
Ive made a couple of minor adjustments to the pages this month, and
one major change. The minor changes involve updating the index page, and
adding a few animGIF files to make it a little more presentable, as well as
fixing the odd spelling mistake, and also changing some of the link palette
colours so that they are readable on all browsers.
I have also removed the mail order section from the library. The
mailbox was getting swamped with files, and I still have a lot left to go
through, so if you have anything still waiting, then i'll get round to it
as soon as possible! Another reason why I removed it, was so many people
were giving me false email address' and a lot of accounts, like geocities,
had limits on them (which noone bothered to check half the time) and I
would have to spend all day downloading the bounced mails I had just spent
the night uploading.
The FTP site is online a majority of the time now, so unless I get
lots of requests to have the mailforms turned back on, you should keep
trying the FTP site. Note that in January, i'll be getting another
telephone line installed, and the system will be online almost 24 hours a
day without interruptions.
COMPILER - *AMOSPro Compiler selling like hotcakes! Only 4 copies left!!*
-=-=-=-=
Since I have started selling the compiler, ive been inundated with
requests for it, although only 6 people have paid up for it and had it
delivered. Many thanks to all those who have purchased it, and I hope to
see your compiled programs in the library very soon!!
If you wish to get your copy, then visit my WWW page for more
information on ordering. Price in the USA is $23.50 including postage. If
you live outside the USA, then the cost may be different due to extra
postage costs, so get in touch with me first!!
AGA REPORT - *Just how far have these AGA extensions progressed since the
-=-=-=-=-= last report?*
In the last report, we covered the issue of the AGA situation in
AMOS, and how it can be acheived, and with what extensions. The most
commonly known extensions for which the *TRUE* effects can be acheived, are
the GUI Extension, and the barely-workable "AMOS AGA Extension" which used
to be available from F1, but wasnt very good and was removed. The Intuition
extension and OS Development kit are rumoured to be able to open true AGA
screens on the Workbench, but im not too sure at this time.
Other extensions which are supposed to be AGA AMOS include the
much-controversy JADE extension (which looks as though noone will ever see
it, other than the beta I have) and the "Game Extension", which I might add
adds quite a few other usefull commands into itself.
The only extension i've had any feedback on, is the GUI Extension,
in which a brand new version will be released very soon so im told!! One of
the new commands added to the system, is GUI CLONE which will copy *ANY*
AMOS screen to either an intuition screen or window, without any other
commands needed. This makes any existing AMOS program extremely simple to
convert to use the system, so that graphics card users, and those with
silly PC monitors, can see your programs.
Out of all the possible AGA extensions I have seen, the best so far
is by no doubt the GUI Extension. The OS devkit has released a brand new
version which is supposed to be even simpler to use, but seeing as I havent
seen any compiled demo's, or even sent an evaluation copy of the library,
then im unable to review it.
The GUI extension will open absolutely any screenmode, with any
number of colours available, by either specifying the limits in a GUI
SCREEN OPEN command, or simply using an ASL screenmode requester. Any
screenmode available is accessable, and all colours are available with full
support for palettes and gfx. The newest addition which will be programmed
into the extension is an AGA tiling system, so that "images" can be grabbed
out of windows, and stored in a new bank format to be pasted back down
anywhere on-screen. This is absolutely essential, as the current bob system
is limited to only a few colours. Other new commands also include LOAD IFF,
SAVE IFF, as well as GUI PUT and GUI GET which reduce the lengthy
repetition process of having to open a file, grab its string, and then
close it. Just simplify the process by GUI GET File$,String$ GUI PUT does
the same, but writes it to a file.
Rest assured, as soon as the new version of the GUI extension, or
any other AMOS extension for that matter, i'll be sure to inform you all.
AMOSLIST - *What exactly is it? And how can I be a part of it?*
-=-=-=-=
Over the past few weeks, ive been asked by a few people, exactly
what, and where the AMOS mailinglist is located. The majority of these
people are those who are new to the net. The AMOS Mailinglist is an
AMOS-dedicated mailinglist, in which all AMOS users/interestees can
communicate by email with the whole group. Anyone who wishes to respond to
your mails may do so privately, or to the whole list.
One of the things I do personally, is echo the entire list to the
official AMOS newsgroup, alt.religion.amos which was set up about 18 months
ago. It was unavailable on most servers up until January of this year, when
I was able to boost it to servers all around the world. All news postings
sent to this list which are AMOS related, will also be echoed to the list.
To join the list, simply send an email to
amos-request@access.digex.net with the subject line as SUBSCRIBE <your
email address here> and you will be added to the receivers list. To post a
message, simply mail it to amos-list@access.digex.net. The AMOS Mailinglist
is owned and maintained by Mike Cox (mcox@access.digex.net).
One of the features coming to my homepages very soon, will be every
AMOS mailinglist mail ever sent to the list, which is now about 5 years
old. Keep your eyes posted on my homepages for more info!!
PREVIEW - *Worldwide programming efforts produce a new top-quality Amiga
-=-=-=- title*
There is a new AMOS game in the works, called Captain Bubba and the
Nasty alien Menace. Its a world-wide effort being the first international
game to really come out from AMOS. There will be several different kind of
games merged into the one large game, with levels such as a tekken-type
fight, a raycaster, an excellent blood money-type level, plus a few others
which I wont spoil for you just yet!
There are approximately 12-15 programmers (including myself) working on
the project, and we are hoping to have it finished in time for christmas.
The joint effort will be available to purchase exclusively from my
homepages at www.mushy-pd.demon.co.uk and as the release date gets nearer,
I will let you know. I am collecting screenshots of various parts of the
game, so keep your eyes peeled for a full in-depth review!!
RECENT - *Collection of all the latest uploads to the PD Library*
-=-=-=
| Complete Recent Mushroom PD Index on Tuesday 09-Dec-97 23:59:16
| The list is sorted by directory and file name
|
| This site, mushy-pd.dyn.ml.org, contains all files uploaded to
| Mushroom PD within the last 30 days. Files which didnt have a .Readme in
| them were discarded. If your upload isnt here, please look in the
| appropriate section of the library, and if you still cant find it, try
| to upload it once more.
|
| To visit the Mushroom PD homepages to get the latest version of this
| file, go to http://www.mushy-pd.demon.co.uk/index.html and follow
| the approriate links.
|
| You can also FTP into the library directly at mushy-pd.dyn.ml.org
| logging on as anonymous, sending your email address as your password, and
| download the first INDEX file in the /pub/amos/ drawer.
|
| If you experience any problems, please email the webmaster at
| mushypd@redrose.net and the problem will be resolved as soon as
| possible. Thank-you.
|
|File Dir KBytes Description
|----------------- --- ------ -----------
AMOSList-1097.lzh docs/amoslst 340 Messages about AMOS during October 1997
AmosHelp1_2.lha docs/misc 272 Complete AMOSPro manual CZ [1/2]
AmosHelp2_2.lha docs/misc 148 Complete AMOSPro manual CZ [2/2]
DUMP_EXT.lzx extnsns/amos 5 Dump AMOS Screens to the printer!! Also dump portions of the screen
DOOM_Music_V2.Lzx extnsns/amospro 590 DOOM Music Extension. Plays lots of different mod formats. Now with Sample replay commands
jly-jtre.lha extnsns/amospro 125 THX 2.x replayer for AmosPro
TFT_Extension0.7.lha extnsns/amospro 28 Amos Pro -> TFT Extension v 0.7 <-
StrikeCom.lha games/2play 41 V1.10, dogfight game for two players
RezNSparky.LZX games/children 420 Rez & sparky Interactive Comic book with Voices!!
Fight.LZX games/fight 944 Fight game a la King of Fighters , newer version(0.3)
Jouster3.Lha games/fight 601 Decent Joust Clone with Extras.
Blobby.LZX games/jump 531 Cutey Platform Game
AB3Dedit.lha games/misc 525 Alien Breed 3D II LevelEditor V2.01
Backbone1.Lha games/misc 671 V1.07 GUI Game Creator -FIXED-
Backbone2.Lha games/misc 665 Game Creator 2nd Archive
Backbone_Min.lha games/misc 483 V1.06 GUI Game Creator - Min. Download
Backbone_Upd.lha games/misc 426 Update V1.xx to V1.05
CTW.Lha games/misc 686 CTW RPG Engine & Editor (64EHB, 2Mil+ Rooms)
Eldritch.Lha games/misc 524 V1.39b : (MINOR UPGRADE) Top-view adventure hack-and-slash system.
MegaTron15.lha games/misc 199 V1.5, tron clone for up to 7 players
MMonopoly.lha games/misc 348 Monopoly game demo written in Amos
RoboDemo.lha games/misc 58 Demo of new programmable maze game, done in AMOS.
SS2000.lha games/misc 289 Nice Solid Action Game!!
Tsmash.lha games/misc 119 Nice Solid Arkanoid Game!!
WarStar111a.LZX games/misc 569 WARSTAR:deepspace battle simulator
JetSetWilly97.Lha games/platform 299 Jet Set Willy '97 v1.2
Starboy.Lha games/platform 208 StarBoy, Brand new Shoot-em-up/platform game
Skimmers.LZX games/race 1401 Skimmers. Excellent futuristic racing game
Scavenger2.LZX games/shoot 356 Huge scrolling Asteriod game with a difference.
Tomcat.LZX games/shoot 2301 Demo of true Full-Motion Video Game
Amotrix.lha games/think 143 Yet another tetris clone - old but fun
CrackOut!.lha games/think 266 Rather old break out clone (fixed)
FTC.lha games/think 271 FreeTradingCompany eco game (GERMAN ONLY)
FTC_E.lha games/think 78 FreeTradingCompany english executable
Maze.Lha games/think 139 Impossible maze game
TeenyWeeny.LZX games/think 332 System: AGA only
Tubes.lha games/think 242 V1.6, advanced pipeline game
cdl-terror.Lzx gfx/demo 1035 Terror By Candle - Funny demo
Gbl_Hazard.lha gfx/demo 319 Global Hazard! demo by GiGA Prod.
NoGood.lha gfx/demo 297 Music demo with Prodigy sound
soma.lha gfx/demo 392 SOMA the Amos demo by GiGA Prod.
bobsg01.lha gfx/misc 50 Bobs Galore #1 - Sprite banks for AMOS
CD32_Pad_Useage.Asc source/misc 4 Use a CD-32 joypad (and all buttons) in AMOS
EasyDMS.Lha utils/disk 368 Easy DMS Packer program
MPDMailpostV2.Lha utils/internet 86 Multiple Mailposter now with YAM and script support
SoupDEMO.lha utils/misc 304 Learn to type with audio!
swted20.Lha utils/misc 81 Swos Team Editor V 2.0 - July 1997
Total of 18997229 New Bytes uploaded, with 151314432 Available upload space.
My personal reccomendations this month, are the 2 Giga production
demo's, as these contain some excellent routines. The game/shoot/tomcat
contains some very nice live footage, but the game is probbaly not as good
as what it could have been for a demo. If you are interested in running
your own mailinglists, them utils/internet/MPDMailpostV2 could be the archive
for you to use! The games Starboy, Skimmers, and Teeny Weeny are all demos
of upcoming F1 titles, so why not check them out!
FAREWELL - *"Thats all folks!"*
-=-=-=-=
Well, time has eluded us once more my friend. I hope you have
enjoyed reading this newsletter, and maybe learned a little bit of
something that you didnt before. Remember, if you want to get in touch with
me for anything, including F1 software, email me at mushypd@redrose.net
Thank-you for your time! Merry Christmas, and a happy new year!
Andrew "Mushroom" Kellett
--
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Massive FTP site with AMOS/C64 and Mods/Samples + more at
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