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WGT Tile Systems

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From: 4224_5142
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:22
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For those of you who had troubles using the WGT Map Maker (design utility
for creating tile maps in 256 colors), we've release version 1.1 and it
has proven 100% compatible with all machines. We discovered that some EMS
testing routines caused some systems to lock, and therefore removed the
offending routines. We have also added a user controllable delay for the
PLOT mode which, on some faster CPUs, polled the mouse too fast and froze
the system. Now you can slow our product down to meet your specific needs.

	The bitmap editor (Sprite Creator) has also been re-released with
delays, and is available for anyone who leaves me e-mail. In a week or so
I will be posting the frame rates for our scrolling game fields. The results
will reflect everything from a 286-10Mhz to a 486dx2 50Mhz. We will report
rates for window sizes of 4*4 up to 17*10 for each processor.
(Currently, we get about 9 fps for a 17*10 tile window, or 43520 pixels, on
our 386-16Mhz. Rates improve up to 49 fps on this system, depending on
the window size) 

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*       \\          //  _______   _______    egerter@obelix.gaul.csd.uwo.ca *
*        \\        //  //            |                                      *
*         \\  /\  //  ||   ___       |       Author of WGT graphics         *
*          \\//\\//   ||     \\      |       toolkit for 320*200*256 VGA    *
*           \/  \/ .   \\____// .    |  .    Version 3.0 Now Available      *
*                                            (Turbo C++ 1.0 or greater)     *
* Sprites  Color Cycling  Bitmap SFX  4-directional Scrolling  FLI routines *
*****************************************************************************
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Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 01:22:43 GMT
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