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#RayMan is now available!

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#143300From: Michael BassierDec 22, 1994 10:19 AM
Hello to everyone! After one and a half year of developing RayMan is now available! In the name of the complete developer team I want to say thank you to all the people who helped us to develope this great product! Without the help of all the many users here in the ASOFT forum we wouldn`t have any chance to implement all those features you and we want to have. A very special thanks to all the beta tester who sent us reports and suggestions in the last few month. A very very very super special thanks to Bill Batchelor, the best tester in the world. (Thanks again for the football <g>). And a official congratualtion to Brandon MacDougall for his graphic of the month image which he made with RayMan. Now it`s time to let RayMan out to all the 3D Studio user who hopefully make a lot of great images with our raytracer. Have fun and success with it. We have a little christmas gift for all of you: we have reduced the RayMan price of the english version to a special introductory offer of US$595 until 01.31.95. After that RayMan will cost about US$948. For ordering or more information please contact Digimation. Thanks again and a merry merry christmas and a happy new year with a lot of incredible graphics and animations. Michael Bassier
#143315From: Yost GroupDec 22, 1994 11:08 AM
Congratulations, Michael (and team)! You deserve it after all the time you've spent on this project. Now, good luck on rayman version 2.0. <g> – G
#143454From: Michael BassierDec 23, 1994 2:37 AM
Thank you Gary! Good luck on the new 3D Studio program. Can`t wait to see it. 3DS is still my favorite computer program. I whish you and your team a merry christmas and a bug free 1995. Michael
#143568From: Kevin C. GibsonDec 24, 1994 11:01 AM
To: G-Man From: K-Man Re: Ray-man You said to Ger-man: " Now, good luck on rayman version 2.0. <g> " How cruel! (Laughing out loud) Besides, he might want to release 1.5 first! <GRIN> By the way, have you ever "eyed" the works of Rick Griffin? I'm thinking specifically "Tales from the Tube," No. 1." Only 50 cents back in 1973 when it was published by the Print Mint in Berkeley. Best wishes to the gang. Happy Holidays. Let's start the New Year off with a big party! Whaddya say?! Aloha K-man
#143589From: Yost GroupDec 24, 1994 12:14 PM
(Just a little software developer humor. Forgive me!) Nope… never heard of Rick Griffin. A party? Every day is a party in asoft… right?
#143617From: Kevin C. GibsonDec 24, 1994 7:05 PM
G ( Every day is a party in asoft… right? ) There's a kind of hush….
#143593From: Paul LindDec 24, 1994 12:35 PM
>> By the way, have you ever "eyed" the works of Rick Griffin? << Wooooooooooooow!!!! I knew behind all of that cyberpunk mumbo-jumbo lurked the heart of a true underground art fan. 🙂 I actually met him when I was "REALLY" young. I have a big collection of his work and misc. other pieces from Print Mint. (THE underground comic book publisher in the Bay Area.) Rick is one of the artist that I was fixated on for many many years. It amazes me how many people, especially people in San Fran and Berkely don't know who this man is. It's been virtually impossible to walk around the Bay area without seeing his work for over 20 years. Oh well …… back to lurking. 😐
#143618From: Kevin C. GibsonDec 24, 1994 7:06 PM
Paul I'd really like to meet Griffin and find out what inspired him. His inking is awesome. What's REALLY young? Check out Tales from the Tube. Murphy's in there surfing all over. Major De Ja Voodoo. OxoMoxO -k-
#143339From: Mark YankeeDec 22, 1994 1:18 PM
That's great, Michael. Any chance you could post some benchmarks of RayMan? Mark
#143455From: Michael BassierDec 23, 1994 2:37 AM
When I have the time to make some real benchmarks I upload them. I`ll have and upload a RayMan vs. Truespace benchmark in a few days.
#143369From: Dec 22, 1994 3:38 PM
Michael: Congratulations on shipping RayMan! This is definitely a program which should be available to every 3DS user, I can't wait to see what other people will be doing with it! Everyone, if you haven't seen the results of RayMan, you won't believe it! Check out the sample images and screen captures, this program is great! Happy Holidays to all! Greg Pyros
#143457From: Michael BassierDec 23, 1994 2:37 AM
Hello Greg! Thank you for your kind words. I hope I`ll see some nice stuff made with RayMan from you in 1995. Merry Christmas to you and your team. BTW: I think you haven`t any snow there in California, don`t you? We have no snow here in our city, too. I`ll come to California for the Siggraph 1995. Maybe we can have a meeting… Michael
#143534From: Brandon MacDougallDec 23, 1994 7:15 PM
Good to here that Rayman is finished. I have had a fun time working with you and look forward to all the new Raytraced images. Say hello to "the man" for me,
#143819From: Dec 27, 1994 2:11 PM
Michael: >> I think you haven`t any snow there in California, don`t you? California's a pretty big state! Actually, from where I am, I can drive up into the mountains for some pretty good skiing in the morning, then hit the beach and surf in the afternoon! Now if I only had time to actually do that! >> I`ll come to California for the Siggraph 1995. Great! Plan on coming early, there will be lots to do here! Greg Pyros
#143391From: James FranssenDec 22, 1994 5:12 PM
>> After one and a half year of developing RayMan is now available! << Okay, I know I am going to sound COMPLETELY out of it, but what does RayMan do, exactly? Is it a raytracer? Sorry for the ignorance. Post the info, I may be interested in purchasing. Thanks. James Franssen Imagination Station
#143458From: Michael BassierDec 23, 1994 2:37 AM
Oh, I didn`t know that there is anyone out there who doesn`t know what RayMan is. Yes, it`s a raytracer for 3DS but a little bit more than that. With the additional material parameters you can improve your scenes not only when you have reflective or transparent objects but also when have "normal" materials. Please contact Digimation for more detailed information.
#143576From: Kevin C. GibsonDec 24, 1994 11:08 AM
Congratulations on delivering the baby, Michael. Best of luck and Happy Holidays!
#143601From: M. G. BATCHELORDec 24, 1994 2:31 PM
Damn Michael, I completely missed this thread until now. I was wondering when you were going to release this thing <g>. I hope you are very successful with it, as it's really a great program, and you worked and *listened* very dilligently. Thanks again for the kind words. If you don't quit throwing that ball around, it's not going to make a very attractive gift! <GGG> Happy Holidays. See you on RM 2.0. BILL