Is Awaken dead?
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From Arseniy Astapenko → To All 11 September 1999
Hello All!
Having visited today the author of the script for the subject - Arny, I inform you that
which protests against posing a question like the subject and
generally like “if Mythos doesn’t finish it, I’ll kill him :))”
In addition, Mythos himself seems ready to reconsider the decision
under public pressure ;)
As for my own impressions of what I saw.
So that's it.
Firstly, the main menu interface has been completely redesigned.
In short, I haven’t seen this on the Spectrum yet - natural
Windows ;) Main menu is fully customizable in real time,
the sizes of all windows change as desired,
stretch across the entire screen, can be scaled
the image in them, the text is automatically reformatted
when changing the size, well, there are buttons pressed,
left-click help, context menus, save configurations,
etc... Naturally, all windows are independently activated - that is
overlap each other, are activated - generally take it out ;)
Let's say in Academy it's just a preliminary setup
dashboard, and there is much more room for imagination.
You can play with one menu for a long time ;)
Secondly, ships and stations. Well, Elite, that’s how it’s already perceived
like a children's craft :) Naturally more than 30 different painted
ships (including police, UFOs, pirates, etc), about 20
types of docking stations... In the demo version it was accordingly
5 and 1 ;)
Thirdly. The galactic map has been redone. Names of planetsbecame more meaningful :) Added calculation bells and whistles
motion trajectories, type of planetary system, etc
Then. You can already fly over the planets. Some kind of imho applied
Chunk technology like 2x2, well, everything turns quickly ;)
This part is a little reminiscent of Tau Ceti, but cooler, clouds
all sorts of things float, saucers fly ;)
Well, in general, there is something, to put it mildly. Elite authors will see THIS
I'll probably turn over in my grave ;P
I was with you
Ars^FTL
From Alex Shalin → To Arseniy Astapenko 20 September 1999
Hi Arseniy!
AP>> In general, I would not compare Awaken with Elite. Because it's like this
AP>> a completely different game.
Maybe it's not too late to ask the author to name the game Awoken? I read somewhere
that they know that Awaken is grammatically incorrect, but is it worth it?
be proud? How would you feel about a game called
"Kalobok: Teneyzher - mutant - giroy?" ;))
-=> Bye, Alex Shalin aka Bishop <=- [ZX]