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SHAREWARE GAME PRODUCED USING 3D STUDIO IS FREE DOWNLOAD FROM EPIC
"One Must Fall" by Epic Games is the October download-of-the-month in
the GO EPIC forum. Though we're two weeks into November, the game is
still available as I post this message.
"One Must Fall" is fascinating. It was produced using 3D Studio by
Rob Elam. This fact alone should intrigue some of the forumites
here. It is a one-on-one combat game. You pilot 90 foot robots in
battling various opponents as part of a futuristic tournament.
Elam used 3D Studio to model the robots and the arenas in which they
battle. He lives in Panama City, Florida, and spent 18 months
developing and fine-tuning the game.
The real time response of the robots as you battle to see who will
win makes it one of the most engaging games I've come across.
Elam, a 24 year-old designer, and head of the Diversions Entertainment
team, coded the game in Watcom C++ version using object-oriented
programming.
One of the things that struck me the most about the game is how you
can customize the robots selecting color attributes for the different
parts. The selection of a robot's colors is reflected in both the
real time battle as well as the transition screens which feature
animated engineers tending to the battle scarred 'bots. That all of
this was done with 3D Studio is what motivated me to post it here.
One Must Fall is a free download. No connect time charges. But it
takes 3 1/2 hours to download at Compuserve B+ at 2400 baud. Can't
prove it by me. I began the download just before hitting the sack.
The shareware version contains four `bots, one arena, five pilots and
one tournament mode. As players battle their way to the to top, they
earn game money that can be put into upgrades and training to improve
their `bot. It is a lot of fun.
GO EPIC for more info or to download the game.
Kevin Gibson
Animation Nation <tm>