iCE Pack November 92 Edition   by Insane Creators Enterprise (iCE)

iNSANE Creators Enterprise(tm) Presents: The iCEPACK - November Issue Well, here it is! The fourth in an ongoing series of monthly art packages by iCE has finally come into existence: iCEPK-11. The art scene has never before seen such a compilation of talent, hard work, and sweat such as this one, and I think it'll be a while before the likes of this is seen again. Many people worked long hours to get this thing together, and some of us even put off doing very important research papers to put in time on this (grr). Some last minute thanks go to: Marshal Law, Eternal Darkness, and Riothamus for their last minute revisions of thier respective works. Many of the VGA's in the iCEPACK were drawn by the artist as long as three months ago, but have been sitting on what has fondly become known as 'the pile' on Rivendell (iCE WORLD Headquarters..subtle hint); this should explain why a few of the items in here are dated December 1st. First I want to explain why I have only one ansi out this month instead of the like...shyt..ten+ that I normally have. I'm not going to apologize because it's not because of me that I haven't put out more than 1, it's because of October. During the month of October, we had very high quality releases, but very low quantity, and if every artist were releasing equally, then there wouldn't be a problem, but they werent. A few artists were carrying the weight for the rest, and among those were The Necromancer, and Repete Ophender whom I'd like to thank. And I've had to spend most of this month correcting that situation, calling people, writing tons of email and posts, and I found to my dismay that I didn't have any time to do the ansi's that I like doing so much (and it's true, I love doing them..trying new things..etc). So that explains my lack of ANSi production this month. To end on a happier note however, I've found a new field of interest........... V G A ......yes folks, TEMPUS FINALLY HAS A 286 AND A VGA MONITOR!!! The world has Nasty Child (Ex-iCE Staff Member) to thank for this most fortunate turn of events. All I have to say is, VGA rules. Well, I guess the big news this month is Marshal Law's latest ansi, and what alot of you may be asking, "Who's that Amroth guy?". First ML's ANSi; not bad for about 2 days work, huh? (And I thought I worked fast!) And he's told us that he's going to be producing ansi's more frequently in the near future, so we're all looking forward to seeing what comes from his corner. Next, Amroth. Amroth comes from a group called Death run by Morbid Angel who became a Vice President at iCE when he merged with us. Amroth was the star player in Death, a group consisting of some highly productive, high potential, but raw talent, and he seems to be refining very nicely. In his first month at iCE, he's already produced the largest ANSimation ever, and promises to do much more, we're really proud of this guy. Two other new guys this month are last minute additions, Smooth from Hawaii, and AADA from CyberCrime (well, at least that's where *I* know him from..heh), we got something last minute from AADA this month, and hopefully we'll be able to show you some work by Smooth in December. Promotions this month include: Napalm, who is now an iCE Artist, and Wolverine who is somewhere in limbo. Oh, almost forgot, The Magical Gangster from Texas joined us this month, and had 3 VGA's in the iCEPACK..nice work. New features in the iCEPACK include the iCEAPP.EXE, the second version of the original iCE Application Generator done by Black Spyrit and LoP. This time the generator was programmed by Force Ten, and showcases some of the top art of the group recently and in past months. The generator still has that 'GRiM' feel to it, but FT's promised to make revisions on it each month. The other new feature would be...umm..this file! Yeah, that's it. Sorry I couldn't get the interview thing going, LM..there just wasn't time, and it wouldn't have really worked out, but your files will not go to waste, just wait. Note to all, Manslayer, Black Wolf, and Mr. Mister have all been inactive due to hardware failure. Black Wolf just got a borrowed monitor (coutesy of me!) and has already re-started on a number of his old projects, and Mr. Mister is starting from scratch with a new system from MS. Look forward to some nice ANSi work from Black Wolf next month, and some nice VGA work from the team of Black Wolf and Mr. Mister. My apologies to any new members I forgot to mention, or Sites/Member Boards/couriers I forgot to list. Special note to those who use NDOS: Use Norton Commander to view the contents of the iCEPACK, it'll make your life much easier, and the weird dashes will make sense. Extra special note to those who use Norton Commander: When viewing the directory containing the iCEPACK, make the directory listing *UNSORTED*, it'll make your life even easier still. - Tempus Thales iCE Senior Staff Asked to leave RAZOR Greets go to: Force Ten - Can't do it w/out you bro. Lord Mischief - Hey bud, with a copy of DP enhanced, and a mouse, you're one of the best around. Midnight Sorrow - This month, you really deserve the title of "Member". Thanks for all your help. Marshal Law - !!! (Me next! Me next! :>) Rad Man - We'll patch things up yet, great work by ACiD this month! Gatekeeper - Thanks for your help this month, even tho people won't see it until next..and chill out! Morbid Angel - Don't worry man, you'll get CCi, and we'll keep in touch more often. AM does kick! Amroth - For a new kid on the block, you're sure making your mark! Great job, now where's my ansimation? :) Quick Silver, and ED - I always list you guys together anyway..heh. iCE just isn't the same without your talent. Congrat's! AADA - Been watching ya for a while, glad you finally joined team, welcome in. Smooth - Aloha! Tornado - Look boss! Da mag! Da mag! Heh..thanks for all the attention and publicity :). Aftermath - Join CCi and see what you're missing! Sought After The Magical Gangster Resonant - Great poem man, hope to see some more VGA's. Leviathan - One hard working guy! You'll get your turn in the limelight soon. The BBS Bouncer - Communications expert, and Automated Teller Machine extrordanaire! :) TBB [ATM],press 1.. Wolverine - Keep working man, you'll get there. Stealer of Souls - What have I done man? Silicone Nightmare - You couriered a file! You actually couriered a file! Eerie Smith, and Blade Runner - Thanks guys, for opening my eyes about ACiD. (And shut up Sil+Eerie, Fifo was awesome) Kaska F. Kaska - You're not around to greet (yeah I know that whole 'life' thing can ruin an entire bbsing day..grin), but I just thought I'd return your greet in the Compendium. Slum Dweller - I would like to thank Slum Dweller to rip THE MALEVOLENT TRICKSTER's old attitude. TMT - Thanks for not having the old attitude anymore..grin, looks like you've passed it on though. The rest of iCE All the other ACiD members I get along with All the MiRAGE members that are left, especially CA, and GW (Chill out Shihear!) All the Legacy members including, Slam Dunk (is he back, or isn't he? The world will never know!) Metal Head and Lord Carnuss (Thanks for the killer 'Si!) Malicious Insanity - for sending me that fucking MSGPACK! :) Toxic Dave and Scepter - Who I now have to be freinds with cuz I talked to you on the phone, laugh. (Even tho 90% of your group consists of 'acquired' ex-iCE guys,grr..j/k) All the people who bothered to read a fucking greet file that was longer than the damn .NFO file! Laugh..so I have alot of freinds..what can I say?