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From: root@leo.UUCP ( Big Brother)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: New stuff
Keywords: 3-Demon, F-18 Interceptor, European flight scenery
Message-ID: <3125@leo.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 88 12:17:43 GMT
Organization: CCI CPD (VLSI Development), Irvine CA
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   Just came in last week, hot stuff!

   3-Demon is a 3D object modeler. Some notable features:

	 Reads objects from Sculpt 3D or VideoScape3D
	 
	 Create objects for Sculpt 3D, VideoScape3D, Forms in flight,
	 Silver, and Gossett Graphics. (Anybody know about Gossett?)

	 Many viewing options like:

	   Colored solid, B&W shaded, wire frame, fish-eye to flat
	   perspective, Zoom, shift, view from any angle.
     
	 Handles hierarchical objects.

	 Numerous editing tools.

	 Selectable diffuse and specular reflection, metallicity,
	 transparency, and refractive characterisistics.

	 And I probably left a lot of other things out. 3-Demon saves
	 in its own format, which seems to be the sum total of all
	 Amiga ray tracing formats, so creating objects with 3-Demon
	 will give you the best possible object definition for the
	 most capable ray tracing programs.


   F-18 Interceptor.

	 Very realistic simulation:

	   Missles have launch sounds, flame trail, look real.

	   The plane shakes when:
		 You exceed the speed of sound.
		 Catch the wires on the carrier deck.
		 Initial power on of engines.
		 Cutting in of the after burners.
		 Etc.

       The heads up display is fantastic!

	   Lots of defensive goodies like Infrared flares, chaff,
	   Electronic Counter Measures.

	   Realistic destruction (explosions), watch planes smoke
	   into the drink.

	   Nice rendition of San Fransisco, a bit better than Jet
	   or Flight Simulator.
	 
     To qualify for missions, you have to be able to take off
	 and land on the carrier deck.

     There are five advanced missions to be performed, like
	 chasing down a cruise missle, protecting Air Force One,
	 returning stolen F-16's, etc.

	 If anybody knows how to destroy the submersible carrier,
	 let me know!
	 
	 The disk is not copy protected, but the game requires
	 lookup on a code wheel. 


   Western European Tour Scenery Disk.

	 Covers London, Paris, and southern Germany.

	 Although I haven't tried yet, Moscow is included.


   Well, enough for now. Have fun!

   F-18 Interceptor.