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ANSI
SEMINARS! (massd)
 Mass
Delusion and iCE present the all-new iCE Ansi Seminars!
New and aspiring artists can come with their in-progress
ANSIs and get help from some of iCE's biggest and best names.
The first seminar will be Sunday, November 8th at 11:00am
PST / 2:00pm EST on #iceansi and will feature none other
than Tetanus and Kadaver! All you have to do is drop by
#iceansi/#ice and show us what you have - we'll help as
much as possible with tips and technique for outlines, coloring,
shading, backgrounds, and more. If we find one we like,
we might even put it in the iCE pack! You can be sure Kadaver
and Tetanus have some good tricks up their sleeves - they've
combined for 78 releases since they joined iCE!
Come
one, come all, these are the tutorials you've been asking
for!
31
October
HALLUCIGENIA
RELEASES (etana)
It's halloween and that can only mean that Hallucigenia's
special October pack is now available. Download the pack,
hal1098.zip
(2.5Meg) or view it online at our
website.
SOULS
#3 IS RELEASED! (nightstalker)
hi there! souls #3 is out ! as usual you can find some awesome
.rip art in there ... get it at : ftp.cdrom.com/pub/artpacks/artpacks/1998/souls-03.zip
ICE RELEASE! (massd)
iCE is proud to announce the release of its 10th pack this
year with a special one-day-early release for Halloween
Art Fans! The new pack features lots of work from old and
new iCE artists and is already a collectors item - fetching
over $300 per disk on the open market! Be sure and pirate
your very own version from the following sources:
ftp.ice.org
in either /incoming
or /pub/icepacks/1998
artpacks.acid.org
in /incoming
IRC on #iCE
Enjoy
your halloween, and be sure to celebrate in the iCE style:
consistent, hardcore, and full of fun.
-Mass
Delusion / iCE Senior Staff
30
October
MUSEUM
NEWS (dangermouse)
Someone
submitted art museum/gallery related news item about a month
ago which has since gone missing, if you would care to submit
it again, it will indeed be posted -- that goes for any
art related news too btw..
MIMIC
ON THE WEB! (dangermouse)
Mimic!ascii
has now got a web site
on the net for all to see, so go have a gander.
PFC
ARTPACK #2 (greendug)
PFC 2-nd artpack named "Alien thing" on cdrom.com now. Leech
and enjoy. Nice art from Russia. ftp://cdrom.com/pub/artpacks/artpacks/1998/pfc-art2.zip
29
October
MASSIVE #4 (pariah)
Massive
#4, an emag dedicated solely to the ascii scene can now
be found at your local magazine retailer. (From mmcFiles
on irc by typing !massive4 in #ans or #ascii, by getting
#1 from pariahFAT on irc, or by downloading it from ftp.artpacks.acid.org).
HIREZ.ORG
UPDATE AGAIN (mongi)
Hirez.org
is standing still. I simply do not have time to work on
it by myself studying at the highest rated engineering university
in Sweden and all. If no one shows any interest in helping,
you will have to wait quite awhile before the site gets
up. So there. Now you don't have to ask me anymore when
the site gets up.
What
I need help with is CONTENT. I already have the site design.
I need the usual stuff: articles, interviews, profiles,
hirez-reviews etc.
SCROLLZ
3 IS OUT! (bluedevil)
The
lost Issue of Scrollz, Issue 3 has been released. WIth no
code and all lit, we still make a point that we are here
with plenty of content. Download your lost issue of scrollz
now!
1.08MB
ANSIMATION IN ICE 9810A (massd)
In
just a few days, iCE will release our iCE9810 pack, included
in this pack will be the iCE Blender Kombat
Ansimation that beat ACiD about two months ago. When we
submitted the ansimation to blender, it was in 10 pieces.
Since we only had 6 hours to work on the piece, we weren't
afforded much time for optimization or to fix the actual
technical aspects of the ansimation - we concentrated on
the art (which I still think is pretty cool in 6 hours).
The
long and short of it is, for everyone who didn't get to
see it, this iCEPack will feature the fully cleaned and
fixed ansimation including two screens that I left out in
the original ansimation due to confusion. Unzipped, the
ansimation weighs in at 1.08MB, and runs 2 minutes exactly
at 56k viewing speed in ACiDView (yeah
yeah, you have to use acidview or another viewer that supports
ansimation, we're working on it).
Expect
more fun coming in the next months from the team that puts
"monkey sex" back in "ansimation"! You'll
see what we mean.
27
October
A HAL-O-WEEN RELEASE (etana)
For
us, Halloween seemed to have "Hallucigenia" written
all over it. Watch for us October 31st, as Hallucigenia
presents its very special HAL-o-ween release. Be warned
though, this pack has more surprises than a graveyard under
the full moon... <insert maniacal laughter here>
26 October
PARASITE'S LOGO SALE (parasite)
E-mail
chendi@caam.rice.edu
for your very own parasite(tm) logo! $5 for ~20 line logo.
25 October
WE HAVE A WEINER! (count
zero)
And
the winner is... Drum roll, please... Dissonance, of Awe
Lettering! His entry narrowly beat out Cthulu's rather disturbing
narration of what he would do to me if I didn't give him
the pic. I sure hope he doesn't follow through :). You will
see the ansi that dissonance woin in the next iCE pack,
along with his winning entry. I intend to run competitions
like this in the future as well, so keep your eyes glued
to Acheron and the iCE packs for updates. Thanks to Cthulu,
Quip, Damien Clark and e_side for entering. Better luck
next time.
24 October
OOZE DEAD (dangermouse)
Just
thought I'd let you guys know that the australian scene
emag "oOze" is now officially dead. Maeve Wolf/Tatharina's
statement is:
"Ummm..
ooze is now dead.."
I think
we should all recognise what a great job they did over
the three issues they released..
ps.
There WILL be a final issue :)
THE LEGION CHAPTER 07 (maestro)
The
Legion Chapter 07, "HARVEST", will be released on October
31'st which is Halloween for all you knuckleheads that don't
know. We wanted to be cheezy and actually release a REAL
Halloween pack because we're cool like that. Trick or Treat!
23 October
NEW GROUP (dangermouse)
A
new group called sadist has emerged, reportedly headed
up by sephiroth.You can join them in #sadist..
FOS: THE REUNION ARTPACK (inazone)
If
you haven't heard, FOS will be having a "reunion pack" with
artwork by past and present members, which will release
in early January `99. It's a reunion because FOS originally
started out as an artgroup (1995-97); some of the packs
are still available on ftp.cdrom.com if you want them. Anyway,
if you were a member of FOS at any time between March `95
and now (either in the artgroup or on the magazine staff),
you are invited to participate. Former members of the old
groups Sabre and RAiN are also invited to join in if there's
any of you still around. Guest art is also being accepted,
but we're asking that all submissions be unique to the FOS
pack since this is a one-time deal.
The
deadline for submissions is December 20. Also, articles
for FOS #12 are due by November 15. Thanks!
FREE PIC PEOPLE! (count
zero)
What's
wrong with you people? I advertise a free pic, and so far
I've only gotten 3 responses. And two of 'em weren't very
creative at all! I want things like "I should get the pic
because aliens are holding my mother for ransom, and they
demand a kickass c0 ansi as the price!" Except I want 'em
to be cooler than that, 'cause I know there are people out
there who can think up better stuff than me. This is a free
pic! Where ya gonna get a better deal?! Nowhere! So get
off your ass and submit something to me! If you don't submit
something, and then I catch you bitching at me for free
ansi on IRC, I'm gonna open up the can of whup ass on ya.
22
October
NEW
GROUP (inforce)
Aight,
inforce here, beeen gone for almost a year... Im gonna be
coming back in 2 months, and i'll be starting a group (vga,ansi,ascii,lit,etc)
so if anyone is interested in joining or wans to co-found
it with me, please email me with your app (art samples etc)
and ill get back to you all in 2 months =]. also props to
DM for keeping acheron going all this while.. looks good.
but i kinda liked the first setup.. ehheeh aight, inforce
(formerly rca/dvs/glue/gray etc.)lates!!!!
21
October
PHUNK
OF PLF #15 (plf)
Yer
favorite crew strikes back with a zipfile full of art! If
you havn't allready got it. Just get it! if yer elite you'll
find it!
19
October
FREE
PIC! (count zero)
Howdy.
Here's the deal. I've got this pic that I'm working on (and
almost finished). However, I have nobody to do it for; nobody
has request a pic from me in awhile. So, just 'cause I'm
a nice guy, I'm gonna *give* this pic to whoever e-mails
me with the best reason for why they should get it. So think
up something creative, and e-mail it to mikeshea@hotmail.com.
I'll leave this open until Friday afternoon (That's the
23rd). After that, you're outta luck.
Just to clarify something: You also have to include, in
your "reason why I should get the pic" message, the name
of the group/board/net/whatever that you want the pic to
be for, so that I can do a logo to add on to it.
HELP
WANTED (dangermouse)
Okay
people.. Acheron has been online for 1 year and 10 months,
and its becoming a bit much for me and spot to do alone..
I need people who will be willing to write articles (about
anything), gather art for the art gallery, photos, news
items, and anything else you think acheron needs.
A redesign
might also be in order near the end of the year, so any
interested parties please say so..
Come
on guys, get i
AWARDS 98 NEWS (dangermouse)
The
awards98
full nominee list is now online, so peruse it and tell me
if anything needs to be added or removed. Have fun.
17
October
NEW SCENE CHANNEL (clumsy)
There
has just been a new scene channel created for all artists,
if you are interested in coming, it's #scene on EFnet...
because.... efnet is the only way to fly : ) ... see you
there
FOS: THE ELEVENTH COMING (inazone)
Fistful
of Steel #11 is done, and ready for consumption by the masses.
Articles by Count Zero, 4th
Disciple, Blue Devil, Palidor and myself, plus an interview
with Maestro and a logo tutorial by Count Zero.
Reviews for Avenge, Legion, Ice and Glue, and artist of
the month Creator.
You
can get the new issue from me on IRC, in email (click above
to request it) or from artpacks.acid.org
16
October
HIREZ.ORG UPDATE (mongi)
The
work with hirez.org is going pretty slow. Because:
1) I don't have much spare time for now
2) No
one has shown interest in helping. I'll go find people now
that I think can be interested and ask them
personally.
As soon
as I have time I'll launch the site. As for now, the site
is a temporary model.
15
October
REQUESTS (count
zero)
Just
to let y'all know: I'm not currently taking font requests.
I've decided that, to stem the tide, I'll open requests
at the beginning of each month (wait for the announcement),
and the first couple logo requests I get, I will do (the
exact number will vary from month to month, depending on
how busy I am).. I'd like to start concentrating more on
quality than quantity. Oh, and remember... Pic requests
are also welcome, but they're not free. Make me an offer
by mailing mikeshea@hotmail.com.
Later...
PURG NEEDS ARTISTS (jandor)
Purg
is in great need of ANSi Members. We have always been a
group that mixed all different mediums of art. Please feel
free to apply as a starting artist or an experienced artist.
Goto http://www.purg.com
to apply or email Jandor.
13 October
PFC 2ND MIX IS OUT! (greendug)
PFC
(powerflowercrew) artpack #2 is out! Download this a l i
e n t h i n g and enjoy! 8)~~~~` http://www.bfg.org/pfc/pfc-art2.zip
09 October
WHERE IS FOS #11? (inazone)
I
know FOS #11 is late, but I already announced that it would
be! I was shooting for October 10, but
since I will be out of town all weekend, look for it NEXT
WEEK.
Lots
of articles this month, plus tutorials, interviews, etc.
This month, FOS welcomes 4th Disciple to the staff!
More
to come...
08
October
X-FORCE?... (count
zero)
About
a month ago, a guy named "Viper" from a group called "X-Force"
asked me to do a header for a .NFO file for X-FiSO, some
subdivision of theirs. Welp, the header is done, but Viper's
e-mail seems to be down. Viper or any other X-Force member:
If you read this, e-mail me so's I can give you your hea
der.
APATHY (misfit)
If
you're reading this and you were, at some point in time,
an active member of Apathy Studios, email me (misfit) at
jbodie@hotmail.com
.. i wanna see how everyone's doing, talk with ya, etc.
it's kind of important. get in touch.
AWE (tna)
Just
wanted to let y'all know that AWE-17's been out for almost
a week now. You can get it via AWEdcc
on #awe.
...
And also that I'm still around and running the group, even
tho Dissonance's the one working on the pack and stuff.
07
October
POLYMORPH IS BACK! (polymorph)
I've
been gone for a while, but now I've done an ascii for the
next Mimic release. Don't expect too much though. Is this
news?
06 October
ACRYLIC WEEKLY RETURNS! (sodium)
Following
is the press release offered by SodiumCo.
"Good
afternoon, we'll make this brief. After taking much time
off from the scene, Sodium, our president, has announced
that he revive his smash-hit weekly news magazine by the
end of October 1998. We have no other information at this
time. Please check back here for details in the near future.
Thank you."
SHRIMP'S
COMEBACK (shrimp)
After
taking a long break, Shrimp, an Israeli ascii artist, is
coming back - This time to the ansi scene. Shrimp is saying
he (and many more) thinks his ansi is *MUCH* better than
his ascii, and he also finds the #ansi channel more suitable
for him (erm..).
Shrimp
was in CIA, Awe lettering, Odelay and NoName.
05
October
GUTTER #5 (filth)
KILL
YOUR PARENTS. DROP OUTTA SCHOOL. HAVE UNPROTECTED SEX. DO
LOTS OF BAD DRUGS. GET INTO FIGHTS. DESTROY THE GOVERNMENT.
BURN A FLAG. DOWNLOAD GUTTER 5, CAUSE IT'S DEAD. http://www.angelfire.com/pa/gutterbong.
DEF JAMZ DELAYED (scientifik)
I
am sad to inform all of you that defjamz will be delayed
until either horrid or someone else with version 1.65 of
ebuild comes foward and hooks me up. Version 1.6 has a bug
in it where if you put more then a certain number of ansis
inside the dat file it gives you a run time error. So if
anyone has version 1.65 please find me on irc, or send it
to my email address.....
04 October
BLENDER KOMBAT (dangermouse)
If
any team still wants to participate in Blender Kombat, then
by all means tell me -- the only team so far that has expressed
interest in iCE.. Come on, let me know if it's even worth
going on with it -- we're so close to the end as it is..
HRG #20 IS OUT (shere
khan)
Well,
it was out October 1st, but since ftp.cdrom.com was down,
it was somehow unfair to post the link. Now cdrom is up,
and you can get the big, fresh, beautiful and clever pack
number 20 at
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/artpacks/artpacks/1998/hrg-20.zip
Enjoy
it... like we all did.
FUNCTION
RELEASE (quip)
Function
has released their October pack. Pick it up at function.cjb.net.
03 October
BLACK MAIDEN #18 OUT (poti)
Finally
a new book by black maiden, wich is for download
here.
Features konami as new member and some nice guest-contribs.
REMORSE #26 RELEASE (whodini)
Remorse
#26 is released. You can download it at ftp://ftp.remorse.org/pub/remorse/current/rmrs-26.zip
JOINTS,
ANYONE? (count
zero)
Hey,
c0.iCE here. I'm looking to expand my artistic horizons,
and I wanna do some joints (the ansi kind, dammit) with
other ansi artists. E-mail me if you're interested.
02 October
HIREZ.ORG SUPPORT (mongi)
I
now know that dangermouse isn't able to help out in maintaining
the site. Therefor I need some people to help me with updating
the site and so. Writers, artists etc are all welcome. We
will probably use dangermouse's old design, which is real
good.
You
can always send some money to support the server, just a
couple of dollars. Just talk to Rw about it.
FORCE
(_rzicus)
Force
#23 has finally been released! Download our pack from http://www.ozemail.com.au/~dodan/force-23.zip
ICE RELEASES! (trip)
Hey
there. Some people bitched and moaned about iCE being perpetually
late.. well. Eat your heart out. :> You can get the new
iCE pack at: ftp.ice.org/pub/icepacks/1998/
HIREZ.ORG UP AGAIN! (mongi)
Hirez.org
is registered again, by me. Rw will be hosting it again,
but with some policy change. Shell and e-mail accounts wont
be given out free, because too many "abused" the
accounts. If you would like an account, you'll have to pay
a small fee to Rw. We hope that Dangermouse will be willing
to help out with the page again.
The
site is not up yet. Some configurations are still to be
done.
All
of us are putting money and work into this, so if YOU would
like to contribute in some way, feel free to contact me.
We would appreciate some monetary support, like donate a
couple of bucks for the server. Contact Rw for donations.
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