We re not late You re early 88888888888888 $% !$ 888888+ 8 4@ $$ 8888888888888888888888888888 888! _ +a $$ a a a% a a $# a 8888888888888888888888888888 8@ @888888 &$! $ & !$ & ! a@ 8888888888888888888888888888 8 888888888 @ @ @ $! @$%$! @ +@88888888888888888888888 $! 888888888 8888888a $$ @ !8888888888888888888888 $$ $! 88888888 88888888 $! @ a@ @ 88888@ @8888888 $ $ t%aa@ _ + 8888888 %$ $@ DARK 1999 -- - ! +@ We ll be there iLLuStRAted - j%$ Will you - In February of 94 the first ever DARK Collection was released into the art scene Considered a talented crew of up and coming artists DARK was seen as the source of new blood for groups like ACiD and iCE In some respects this was true But This is February 1997 and we re going all Dracula on your ass Welcome to the DARK New Year Recent Happenings ----------------- Joining DARK Illustrated this month are Blackmage a promising new VGA artist and Fractal a well-known ANSI artist with great skill and a fair sense of adventure when it comes to trying different styles Also we d like to officially welcome Holocaust into our folds As most locals have known for months Holocaust has been itching to join DARK The only thing preventing this was a disagreement among Seniors about ASCII artists within the group Well hO s won his war And as you can see by the memberlist NFO FAQ and logo colly he s been keeping busy Samurai has informed us that he ll be taking a leave of abscence for an unknown length of time in order to sort a few personal issues out All of us hope him the best of luck and swiftest of resolutions This year we ll finally be retiring the faithful ol DARKViewer It s been a real pleasure but Mist of Death s work of (and for) art is in need of an overhaul What will replace it you ask Something we re proudly naming Nightvision Stock up on your carrots DARK s Best of 96 Re-Collection pack will be out this month barring any sort of malfunction within group motivation Depth_Net --------- As you may ve read a few months ago Eclipse_Net DARK s official mail network shut down to be replaced (eventually) with Depth_Net Xypher Matryx is pleased to announce that Depth is finally up and running after a series of delays Though not an official DARK system most members can be reached through any of the network s nodes The information packet has been included with this archive for anyone interested The Lethal Aspect Online ------------------------ Another long-awaited project TLA Online is now available at www interlog com xmtrx This web site will feature many DARK-related links as well as support for groups and functions the original BBS has to offer Les Huh ! --------- - The 4th Disciple is bringing back his Aphrodite Zine for homosexual zoo keepers who enjoy stroking their (eCHO) members - This trick works for any and all games! Press CTRL-ALT-DEL then flip the switch labeled Power Enter the strange mode called reality laden with 3D graphics surround sound and beautiful texturing Although the campaign seems extensive we re not so sure about the flight modeling and many of the character interactions seem pointless -- Computer Gaming World Issue 151 - The new entry-level position for struggling ANSI rippers running around spewing ACiD propaganda What better way to get back at all those artists who flamed them than to praise the non-ANSI route ACiD seems to have adopted - eCHO our favorite soundbwoi s - DARK Illustrated Wiping out your echo-sytem! - Submission for the 02 97 pack due Feb 25th-30th -- eCHO Bot Message Filenames --------- Filenames work like this XXXXX-## * XXXXX is a five-letter abbreviation of the artist s alias (Should the alias fall within five characters or less the entire alias will be used ) ## represents the current number of pieces the artist has produced for the year of 1997 * can be any valid extension for images executables data files or musical compositions The most common are DRK for ANSI images JPG GIF BMP etc for high-resolution graphic images and MOD S3M XM etc for music data files D archives ---------- The Lethal Aspect World Headquarters Xypher Matryx The Regency Internet Headquarters Halaster Clockwork London DARK Member Board Seraphim Mad Cows ! DARK Member Board Night Stalker Savage Exile DARK Member Board Acidic Soap Sight & Sound DARK Member Board Drone-Fly Special Sauce DARK Member Board Samurai The Way Station DARK Member Board The Anarchist Abraxas Diabolic DARK US Support Site Megga Hertz Via the Internet DARK packs can be obtained from The Regency s FTP site at tregency res cmu edu or from the ACiD Artpacks Archive at ftp cdrom com ( pub artpacks incoming artpacks ) Most DARK members can be contacted through e-mail (addresses available in the memberlist) and some may be found lurking on the IRC in channel #dark (EFnet) For more detailed information on DARK Illustrated DARK s own F A Q (Frequently Asked Questions) text file is included in this archive Filename DARK-FAQ 182 Conclusion ---------- Tune in next month an exclusive recipe for eCHO Waffles! As well we ll bring you an exclusive interview with Colnel Wreck who reports on the raid of the notorious Camp eCHO -- -- aaaaayyyy - -- - - +& @%a$$$$ yyyy+& @a a88 !88$@ $$88 !8 $$$$ $$$$! $88$ hO aa%$$$ @@$$mmmmmmmmmm$$$$$a@@$$ i aaaaaayyyyy _____ i888i i&$$ !@88i $$$$$ $8@ @88 $8@$ @$88!@ &+ @8$ 88@$$ !$$$$ 88a @8&@&8+ @$$$a$$$$$a - -- a$$$$ DARK Collection 02 97 7 In the dark good guys are finished first