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TWF News.

1. TWF Opinion Polls
2. Explorer 2260 Update.
3. Maim & Mangle Update.
4. Next News Update

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1. TWF Opinion Polls

The current poll is still running. With the recent buyout of the Amiga by
Amino just before the new year, do you think this will reverse the amigas
fortunes ? So take your pick between; Yes, No or Don't Know.

Currently the votes are:

    Yes        - 98
    No         - 16
    Don't Know - 21


2. Explorer 2260 Update.

News this month:

    - Altered galaxy structures [down to planet level] to provide more
      details in navigation.

    - Additional work compiled for the CEG including work on the Ovaska,
Dah'Screwe, Elarien, Mogensen and hyperspace documents done. Will appear in
CEG in due course.

    - Encountered compiler problems. Investigating alternatives...

Plans for next month:

    - Remove a colony of bugs from the texture file editor.

    - Complete the entity and object texture editor.

    - The plans for chris to take over the world have been put on hold till
he gets those game editors finished. Development must be getting to him. :)


3. Maim & Mangle Update.

News this month:

    - Nathan our new programmer has been settling in with testing out the
current game engine and editors, familiarizing with game design documents
and setting up a development environment for developing both amiga and
linux versions.

    - A new Terrain Editor version has been released, which implement new
routines used on the new engine.

    - Work on the engine itself was delayed a little bit due the intensive
work done on the StormC implementation of the upcomming minigl link library
and porting GLQuake ;-)

Plans for next month:

    - A new and improved engine (40% faster then the current one)

    - Porting of the engine to MiniGL may start.

    - A few updates for the editors

    - A new prototype GUI up and running for the game.

    - Work on the pathfinding and AI routines to be restarted.


4. Next News Update

1st March 2000

All the best,
Ed.

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