Readme: | KHESHKHASH by ENCORE & SCENIC
version 2.1.0 (September 14th, 2023)
Demo for MorphOS PowerPC
The first version of the demo was shown in Amiga demo competition at the Mekka & Symposium 2002 party (March 29th - April 1st, 2002, Heidmarkhalle in Fallingbostel, Germany)
Remastered version created for MorphOS/PPC in 2022.
code, engine, remastered gfx3D/anim: MDW
graphics by the gfx-group Scenic: Caro Critikill Fusko Mantra Mime Pix Spark Splif
music (original and remaster): Jazzcat
(C) 2002-2023 ENCORE+SCENIC
Contact: e-mail: encore@amiga.pl twitter: @encoregames
Requirements: hardware: PowerPC CPU, 3D accelerator software: MorphOS 3.18, 3D drivers
Official video (1080p, 60FPS) with the demo: https://youtu.be/7-cM6VD0Xpc
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ver. 2.1.0 (September 14th, 2023) - Fixed minor bugs. - Engine updated to version 4.7.0. - Demo code adapted to new engine requirements. - Added function for save report to a file (MoerBoer's suggestion). - Modified update mechanism of the end scroll. - Fixed mamory leak in the Launcher. - Fixed handling of help CLI argument. - Fixed disabling/enabling a screen blanker. - Fixed artifacts visible on the Report screen (thanks: Alexco for the bug-report and tests, Bigfoot for the solution).
ver. 2.0.0 (December 27th, 2022) - 100% code rewritten in C/C++ (MorphOS 3.16 SDK, GCC 11). - Code is based on the Encore Engine 4.5.0 (2022). - 3D rendering is realized in "fixed pipeline" (without using shaders, like in 2002). - Native version for MorphOS PowerPC. - Music remastered by Jazzcat - author of the original version. - All scenes, animation paths and models recreated in Blender 3D and exported using Encore's plugins to files in formats required by the Encore Engine. - Added light in the Temple part. According to info from Fusko - it was planned but not realized in 2002. - Added shadow in the Pipe part. - Smoke in the Pipe part now uses Encore's particles system. - Added rotating flares in the Good-Bad part. - This version of the demo uses original images, but some textures were upscaled with a machine learning algorithm and adapted to new requirements. - Fixed alpha-channels and antialias in some textures. - Fog per-vertex replaced by tricky pseudo fog per-pixel. - End scroller created in EncUIKit. - Added cyclical fading of background images in the End part. - Added Launcher which allows to select the demo parameters. - Now a user can switch between window and screen modes while watching the demo.. - MorphOS version of the demo uses the Reggae (MorphOS multimedia framework) and allows to play music loaded into memory or streamed from the file.
ver. 1.0.0 (October 22nd, 2022) - The first public version for AmigaPPC+3D (StormMESA) released at the Mekka&Symposium 2002 party in Amiga demo compo.
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