About
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              c h r i s t m a s 
                  c h i p s 
		      2

                     b y 

                 t a l e n t
	           2 0 0 2

                merry chipmas!

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   3 years later we strike back with a sequel!

    a MASSIVE chiptune compilation for windows
              released on the ...

             18th of december 2002

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 credits:

                      concept ideas .... boo /talent
                                         optic /talent
                      code ............. subagazi /talent
                      talent logo ...... gfx-twins /talent
                      environment art .. boo /talent
                      menu fonts ....... optic /talent
                      music ............ chromag /talent
                                         reed /fairlight
                                         tempest /damage
                                         optic /talent
                                         strobo /stellar
                                          (also did the end part tune)
                                         makko
                                         drax /vibrants
                                          (also did the introduction tune)
                                         beek /rebels
                                         loonie /tpolm
                                         radix /tpolm
                                         boo /talent

                      bonus part:
                      character modelling 
                      and texturing .......... optic /talent
                      bonus part music ....... tempest /darkage & reed /fairlight

                      moral support .......... alive /talent
                                               kube /cncd
                                               barry lawless
                                               exocet /just for fun
                                                (with a strong french accent :)

  PLUS!

  10 hidden "christmas chips 1" tunes ... radix /tpolm
                                          smash /fairlight
                                          jogeir liljedahl
                                          lluvia /tpolm
                                          optic /talent
                                          chromag /talent
                                          virgill /haujobb
                                          rez /tpolm
                                          boo /talent



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Help
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Hot keys:

 1. mouse + LMB			        = move + select menu
 2. "arrow up" / "arrow down" + "enter" = move + select menu
 3. "arrow left" / "arrow right"        = scrolltext faster / slower
 4. "<" / ">"                           = volume down / up
 5. "H" or "M"                          = hide / show frontend panel
 6. "L"                                 = longplay mode on / off
 7. "S"                                 = camera movement on / off
 8. "C"                                 = change camera mode (near / far)
 9. "keypad 8" / "keypad 2"             = more / less snowflakes
10. "B"                                 = bonus part
11. "Esc" / "Q"                         = exit


Oh yes... Try and find the 10 hidden tunes will ye?
Hint: To get you started... None of the keys above. 





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Technical info
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Software requirements:
- Windows 98 or Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2 or newer)
- video drivers compatible with OpenGL 1.2 (or newer)
- DirectX 5.0 (or newer)

Minimum hardware requirements:
- CPU:        Pentium2-400Mhz or equal class
- Ram:        64MB
- Video card: Riva-TNT/2 32MB (or equal) with support for OpenGL
- Sound card: 16bits, anything compatible with Windows
- one ear, one eye and one finger (to use mouse and / or keyboard)

Recommended hardware configuration:
- CPU:        Pentium3-600Mhz or equal class
- Ram:        96MB
- Video card: GeForce256 32MB (or equal) with support for OpenGL
- both ears, both eyes and all 10 fingers

Libraries used:
- "SDL"     by Sam Lantinga
- "BassMod" by Ian Luck
- "CFL"     by Jari Komppa




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* Important Note (fullscreen vs windowed mode): *
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For best visual experience with this production,
your Windows Desktop depth should be set to "True Color" (32 bits).

You can change your actual Desktop Depth in following menu:
"Start"->"Settings"->"Control Panel"->"Display"->"Settings"->"Colors".

In case you don't want to increase your Desktop depth to 32bits,
run the "Christmas Chips 2" only in "Fullscreen" mode.



no-more-tears,
subagazi / talent
<subagazi@dahl-design.com> 




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 contact us:

 ulf@dahl-design.com (boo)


