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For those of you holding their breath until the self-running demo is released, we are nearly done, and it should be available for download in a couple of days. So stay tuned! |
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The Februrary monthshot shows the new ship called Hurricane in all its glory. It has also been added to the ship gallery. |
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We have now fixed the release date for the self-running Parsec demo: If everything goes as planned, we will release it in the fourth week of February 2000. |
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We'll once again be taking part in the space-sim chat hosted by ATFW. This time it will be on January 29 at 1PM EST. If you have any questions be sure to join in. The details can be found on atfw.intelligamer.com. |
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We were quite thoroughly puzzled indeed when we encountered something very strange during our latest routine scan of the gamma quadrant. An unusually high number of stargates and other celestial objects seem to have aligned in the most unnatural of ways. You definitely should have a look at this peculiar celestial phenomenon. Well, we'll see if we can puzzle out what that could signify. |
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Since we have received an increasing number of requests for a new Parsec movie lately and we are still working on the self-running demo, the download section now offers a new Parsec movie for your viewing pleasure. The movie is available in Quicktime (3.0 and higher) and MPEG formats. |
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The November 1999 screenshot shows a Claymore in the process of entering an already opened stargate. Note that the model has a higher polygon resolution compared to the one in the monthshot of August, since we are now using higher-resolution models when they are viewed close up. |
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The download section now offers a flashy Parsec banner (468x60). If you would like to support the Parsec project by linking to the Parsec Homepage, please feel free to use this banner! |
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The October 1999 screenshot shows one of the Parsec power-ups that have been entirely redesigned. In this case, the energy power-up, which players have to collect regularly in order to deploy energy weapons. The polygon count of this object is quite high, made possible by the use of several levels of detail. It also uses new shader capabilities. |
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We have done quite a bit of work on the Parsec homepage. For starters, there are two new sections: The gallery is showing off all currently finished Parsec spacecraft. Furthermore, the frequently asked questions section answers the most common questions we got via e-mail. Last but not least, we've also optimized the loading time of the page. Enjoy! |
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The September 1999 screenshot has been a pretty close shot, but hey, it's still September ;). It shows an unfortunate pilot's ship getting blasted from several directions at once. |
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The latest addition to the gallery of Parsec spacecraft has found a suitable name: The Claymore. A big thanx to Dylan Edwards for mailing in this really cool name! We'd also like to thank all the others who suggested spacecraft names, the decision has not been an easy one! And we are certainly going to need names for other craft in the future... |
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For the second time, we will participate in the space-sim chat hosted by ATFW. If you have any questions feel free to join the chat at 1PM EST. The details can be found on atfw.intelligamer.com. |
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The August 1999 screenshot shows the latest addition to the gallery of Parsec spacecraft. Now the player can choose between five different ships altogether. This spacecraft is as yet unnamed, so make sure you let us know of your idea for a cool and suitable name for this ship. |
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The July 1999 screenshot shows a close-up of the much improved Cormoran model with entirely new textures. Another two close-ups of The Cormoran are available in the screenshots section. |
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We added the Flashy Parsec Poster to the download section. The poster has a resolution of 1800x1350 and the folks who stopped by our booth at the LinuxTag'99 had already a chance to see it first-hand. |
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We will be available for questions today at 1PM EST on ATFW's multi-developer space-sim chat. Please check out atfw.intelligamer.com for the details. |
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Before we head off to Kaiserslautern, Germany to present Parsec at the LinuxTag'99, we have finally finished the new cockpit design. Have a look at the June 1999 screenshot, and two other cockpit shots in the screenshots section. |
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The May 1999 screenshot is part of a series of dogfight screenshots. Another four dogfight shots are available in the screenshot s section. All five shots are from the OpenGL version. |
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On April 26, Andreas and Markus presented two Parsec-related talks at CESCG99. The papers for both talks are avail able online: PARSEC: Building the Networking Architecture for a Distributed Virtual Universe and Developing for Multiple High-Performance Graphics APIs Simultaneously: A Case Study |
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Previous screenshots of the month are now archived at the bottom of the screenshots page. |
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The April 1999 screenshot shows a dormant stargate connecting two galaxies in the Parsec universe. |
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Due to several requests we have put up a 3:13 MP3 of the Mindkiller Remix. This is the song by Stefan Poiss we used for the Parsec trailer. |
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The March 1999 screenshot (The Stingray) is up. There is also an updated menu shot in the screenshots section. |
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New screenshot of the month (OpenGL, 1024x768), showing new laser and ship propulsion. |
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Major redesign of the Parsec homepage. The Parsec trailer and three audio tracks are available for download. |
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Description of Parsec's current Networking Architecture is now available. |
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Slideshow page of Parsec demo on September 28, 1998. (workshop talk "The Parsec Project.") |
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PARSEC.ORG went online for the very first time. |
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New screenshots of cool new spaceships and particle effects! |
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Markus gave talk about Parsec (presented on April 22, 1998 at CESCG98) |
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Parsec Homepage is up! |
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