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The Art of Deception

Zig Zag - May 1993 Compilation

ShadowSorcerer here... Well it looks like another month has passed and the
time has come to put together another display of our talent. We are proud to
have survived the past month as a group, and also proud to have grown in size.
So I'm sure you'll see a wide variety of art from everyone in the group, even
though our time has been limited with the end of school approaching quickly.
This month we merged with a small local VGA and Loader group called VBi
(Visions Beyond Imagination), and in the process added two to our ANSi, VGA,
and Loader Production teams, and are processing the other members still to be
reviewed. We hope to be able to show you some more VGA work very soon... and
you should find a good deal in this package as well.
Also this month, we changed our name... we are ILLUSION, or former UNiCoRN
naming... I guess I should've mentioned that earlier, but as I promised (to
those that call Realms of Darkness anyway) that I would have a pack out with
a compilation of those first two weeks' works and the newer works, with VBi
members in the group, and that is what I've done. You'll see the old UNiCoRN
work packaged together with the new ILLUSION work. Well, that's about it from
me... I hope you enjoy the work, and I think I speak for all of us in the
group. Now I'll pass the proverbial "mike" to One Thumb, our other co-founder,
and let him have a few words, and also allow a few of the artists a few words.
Enjoy the work...

[One Thumb begins...]
...Welp, like SS said above, another month has passed...He mentioned all the
stuff that went on with the group's members, though not their names.  Shadow
Hawk and co. from VBi are in, and we've added a few more members.  ObiTuary is
now drawing VGAs for our newly started VGA department.  VectoR has now been
promoted to Senior Staff (Congrats, by the way, VectoR).  He's now in charge
of Loaders and such.  I have a feeling he will be a strong addition to the
Senior members.  We'll see, and good luck VectoR.
We have changed a few things around.  Escape Code (Joe Gaballah) was a
member of this group for awhile, but due to him not releasing any work, and
the backlash of ragging on UNiCoRN due to him being Gaballah (Don't know who
Gaballah is?  Read Lancelot ][!), he has been asked to leave.  The sites and
HQs have been moved around, the new standings being:  Ragnarok - EHQ, The
Terror Zone - Courier HQ, Realms of Darkness - World HQ, Valley of Death -
WestHQ, Infinite Darkness - SouthHQ, Reign of Terror - iLLUSiON Member board,
and The Solar Eclipse - 510 Dist. Site.  Interested in becoming a site?
See below.
I am currently organizing a couriering team which will get the packs out
quickly, and keep mail and updates current between sites and HQs.  With school
almost over, the group should have a lot more time to spend on the artwork,
so look for a steady increase in amount AND quality of our work.
Wanna be a courier?  See below, or contact One Thumb on CCi, Felony, or
any other good net.
Interested in joining?  Fill out the app included with this pack and show
us what you've got!
...later all...
[One Thumb kindly shuts up... :)]

ShadowSorcerer here, AGAIN... to add a little more to what One Thumb was
saying (and to apologize for not including the names of the members). Gee, OT,
you didn't HAVE to mention Gaballah, but I guess the staff of Lancelot ][ will
appreciate the plug... :) ...anyhow, we are BOTH organizing a couriering team
which will not only get the packs out, but the individual ANSis (upon
completion) out, and the requests and mail in to those of us who can't get it.
I'd also like to mention that we are participating in TRACE magazine, and I'd
like to extend my best wishes to Cavalier and his crew on TRACE. Look for it
sometime soon, and look for us with it.
Okay, so there's my plug... now on to the technical details...

Filename│Ext│ Size │   Creator    │              Description

HD-DUCK │ANS│  5084│HiGH DENSiTY  │ Mighty Duck (smoking a cigar)
HD-ILLUS│ANS│  5332│HiGH DENSiTY  │ Illusion Logo
MEMBERS │ANS│ 11785│ShadowSorcerer│ Member and Site List
SS-BM   │ANS│  4939│ShadowSorcerer│ Black Magic ANSi
VS-STAT1│ANS│  4096│ViSiONaRY     │ Status Screen with Plucky Duck
VS-STAT2│ANS│  2985│ViSiONaRY     │ Status Screen with Garfield
ILLUSION│APP│  2435│ShadowSorcerer│ Illusion Application
OB-ILL1 │EXE│486842│Obituary      │ Illusion Loader [SB/VGA]
SH-ILL  │EXE│468718│Shadow Hawk   │ Illusion Loader [VGA]
VC-AV103│EXE│ 26528│VectoR        │ UNiCoRN ANSi/VGA Viewer
VC-MONO │EXE│ 24551│VectoR        │ Monochrome Resolution VGA
VC-ROD  │EXE│ 36864│VectoR        │ Realms of Darkness Intro
VC-ROD1 │EXE│ 48656│VectoR        │ Realms of Darkness Intro
VC-UNIC │EXE│ 22307│VectoR        │ UNiCoRN VGA
ILLUSION│NFO│ 10440│SS & OT       │ This Informative File
HD-RAZOR│UNI│  5933│HiGH DENSiTY  │ The Razor's Edge ANSi
HD-VOD  │UNI│ 15036│HiGH DENSiTY  │ Valley of Death ANSi
KR-SUPLG│UNI│  3369│KillRaven     │ ANSi of the Superman Logo
KR-UNIC │UNI│  8496│KillRaven     │ Old UNiCoRN Member List
KR-UNLG2│UNI│  3338│KillRaven     │ Old UNiCoRN Logo
OT-V2LOG│UNI│  3279│One Thumb     │ ViSiON/2 Login Screen
SS-COBRA│UNI│ 10382│ShadowSorcerer│ The Cobra's Den ANSi
SS-INFO │UNI│ 17510│ShadowSorcerer│ New User Infoform
SS-INSAN│UNI│ 24867│ShadowSorcerer│ The Insane Asylum ANSi
SS-PSYAD│UNI│  5718│ShadowSorcerer│ Psychosis BBS Advertisement
SS-REALM│UNI│ 15980│ShadowSorcerer│ Realms of Darkness ANSi
SS-SITE │UNI│  4502│ShadowSorcerer│ Old UNiCoRN Site Prelogin ANSi
SS-SITE2│UNI│ 11591│ShadowSorcerer│ Old UNiCoRN Site Prelogin ANSi
SS-TRACE│UNI│  4255│ShadowSorcerer│ TRACE Magazine Logo
SS-UNIC │UNI│  7031│ShadowSorcerer│ Old UNiCoRN Information ANSi
SS-V2LG2│UNI│  5755│ShadowSorcerer│ ViSiON/2 BBS Advertisement
SS-VOD  │UNI│ 17925│ShadowSorcerer│ Valley of Death ANSi
VS-PD   │UNI│  4552│ViSiONaRY     │ Plucky Duck
VS-SONIC│UNI│ 10081│ViSiONaRY     │ Sonic The Hedgehog
VS-TMNT1│UNI│  8850│ViSiONaRY     │ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
OB-ROD  │ZIP│ 84048│Obituary      │ Realms of Darkness Intro Loader
VC-VOD  │ZIP│  8370│VectoR        │ Valley of Death Loader

39 files    1,442,419

One Thumb would like to extend greets to the following...
Tempus Thales - Keep up the work man!  You kick!
Fobman - Thanks for the Terror Zone addition...
Loki - Sorry we've been slow lately!  Cya around..
Iceman - Good luck with your new board...
Lord Vader - Keep on couriering man!  Great job!
THG - Is that really you guys?  Welcome back...
UNT - Great job guys!  Keep those warez moving.
ACiD - Still #1!
VALiANT - Your looking great!  Good luck...
Midnight Sorrow - Thanks for being a great guy
and for having us!

ShadowSorcerer would like to extend greets to the following...
One Thumb - Where are you? Well, I guess ONE is better than none... :)
Tempus Thales - You're my favorite artist, keep it kickin...
(I would like to take this opportunity to beg and plead
Tempus to do my board an ANSi... PLEASE! :))
Marshall Law - Excellent work with the Sanctuary ANSi... Your stuff is
awesome!
Sonic - Thanks for the ANSi.. but in all due respect, could you have done
better?
Dieter - One of the only sensible people in the 408...
Hannibal Lecter - Get off our back.
VALiANT - Can't wait to see more stuff from you guys...
ACiD - You deserve the crown (but watch VALiANT).
INC - Coming back, or just still twitching? :)
Adrenalin - You did some kick-ass work, can't wait to see the next one.
Sharp - Are my ANSi and Loader done YET? :)
Midnight Sorrow - The coolest guy in the scene today... well, at least
by my vote. :)
Cavalier - You type too damn fast... good thing I had my capture on. :)
TRACE - I'm sure you guys will go places.
KillRaven - You show ALOT of potential... keep it kickin, man!
Obituary - When am I gonna see a Death Metal VGA? :)
Paul Maud'dib - Get back here, so I can hook up CCi! :)

As a final note, I'd like to extend my middle finger to the lamers in area
code 4O8, for ragging on us because _I_ am a member. What kind of stupid crap
is that? Sheesh...

We, at ILLUSiON, sincerely hope you enjoy, and even use our work...
See Y'all later,
ShadowSorcerer [SWaT/ILLUSION]
One Thumb [SWaT/PiL/ILLUSION]

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