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   Well, here I am again... ready to explain the current
 happenings in my group,but this time it's a new group. ILLUSiON is g
one now, and I am back.   I suppose I should explain what happ
ened to ILLUSiON. Well, I'll just gothrough the history of tha
t group, and try and fill in what I am not completelypositive 
about.   ILLUSiON first began about Mid-May, 1993. The group a
t that time was known asUNiCoRN, and consisted of four members. Mysel
f (ShadowSorcerer), One Thumb, HiGHDENSiTY, and Visionary. HD, VS, an
d I immediately began work to support thissmall group, while O
ne Thumb got the sites and mostly everything else together.I w
as considered the Co-Founder because I was the best artist, and I rai
sedmorale which caused HD and VS to join. I talked VS into joi
ning personally. Iwas not truly the Co-Founder, the full credi
t went to One Thumb. Quickly we hadan Eastern Headquarters, Ra
gnarok in 516, and Loki was ever-wondering when our
pack would be out... so we put together a small one to satisfy him as we
 worked
our tails to the bone making more art. At this time I also persuaded Vec
toR to
join the group, and thus our coding division was born. We were all excit
ed that
the group was growing, and that we had influence now on the east coast w
here
more and more people could view our art, and we were very proud of ourse
lves forthe mediocre work we had done.
   It was around this time that I met KillRaven. He saw the ideals in my
 quicklythrown together Application Generator, and was interested i
n joining us. From
what he said and wanted, I expected someone with less talent than KR has
, but I
was pleasently surprised to see that he was a very talented artist. In f
act, I
still believe to this day that his presence was the driving force in the
 group,
making the other artist think about their work and try to match his qual
ity,
whether they'll admit it or not, whether they even know it or not. KillR
aven
deserves alot of credit for his contributions. I remember times when mos
t of theassignments were asked of him and no one else.
   Then June came, and we were late with our next pack. We were planning
 a big
name change and still hadn't had any ideas. Finally I came up with ILLUS
iON. I
tried to get ahold of One Thumb to discuss it but that was a no-go. So, 
I just
put the pack together myself, later adding One Thumb's bit to the NFO fi
le, and
out the pack went. I consider that pack, the June Compilation (filename 
was
ILSN0693.ZIP if you ever want to find it), one of the best ILLUSiON rele
ased. Itfeatured new work from the ANSi division, including KillRav
en's work, new work
from a group called VBi (Visions Beyond Imagination), which was a VGA gr
oup,
and the newest ILLUSiON coder, Ender. I had also arranged a merger with 
STYLE,
which was a group on the east coast, including an excellent VGA artist b
y the
name of Cisco, and a great coder known as Anger. At this time, I conside
r
ILLUSiON at it's prime, yes it had just begun but at this time the group
 had
prospered most it's 'career' as an art group. Our pack went out 6 days b
ehind
schedule on 6-6-93, but spread to many fast boards, although we're not e
xactly
sure just how far it went.
   Just before the release of the next compilation, I was forced out of 
the
scene pending a move to Texas. It was left to One Thumb to compile the p
ack.
There was a major problem with this, One Thumb was on vacation. Vector, 
having
been promoted to Senior Staff the month before, was left with the sole j
ob of
not only compiling the pack, but also running the group for the next few
 weeks.
The next pack, the July Compilation, (filename ILSN0793.ZIP for those wh
o want
to avoid it) was a comlete folly. Vector had not checked the work going 
into
this pack, and so alot of my unfinished work seeped into the pack. I can
't blameVector, he was under incredible stress having this thrust u
pon him so suddenly,
but it would have been so easy to avoid.
   Now that I was out of the scene, Vector and One Thumb took me out of 
the listof members, effectively removing me from the group. They we
nt on producing art
but still not having the organization and talent displayed as the first 
release.Eventually VectoR was left in charge of the group as whole 
again, and Cisco at
this time was MAJORLY overworked. Check out the packs to see his work, i
t IS
absolutely wonderful work, but I think he must've been exhausted. This p
ack,
the August Compilation, was called ILSN0893.ZIP, and it's worth picking 
up as
well. Work went on as usual, as I slowly worked my way back into the sce
ne. I
tried to keep in touch to find out what was going on and get an assignme
nt but
for some reason I had been removed from the roster of Valley of Death, w
hich wasthe Western Headquarters.
   Eventually ILLUSiON recruited some really talented artists, some of w
hich
include Black Sky, Avant Garde, and Primordial Chowder. This was what I 
saw in
the September Compilation, and I was impressed more than anything yet. I
 still
believe that the first release was the best, but this one is definately 
worth
the 10 minute download. At around this time Vector was trying to merge w
ith
anyone who would make terms with him. His most notable being NEMESiS, wh
o wantedto put all the artist on trial, was not agreed with by OT a
nd HD, and a merge
was made with a small 408 local group called ECLiPSE. Since OT and HD ha
d just
taken Vector for granted, he left in a fit, feeling that his influence i
n
ILLUSiON was waning, and he went to NEMESiS of all groups, probably for 
the namerecognition. ECLiPSE, in my opinion, had no talent when it 
joined ILLUSiON
except that of Avant Garde. The only other talent ECLiPSE ever had, RedM
aN,
ended up in ACiD. I think this merger was the worst move in ILLUSiON's h
istory.
With Vector and One Thumb both gone, there was no communication with the
 east
coast members at all, and all the burden was left on HiGH DENSiTY. Sensi
ng that
ILLUSiON was crumbling, Brain Dead left for TAG, and hot on his tail was
 Cisco
with his ANSi prodigy, Primordial Chowder.
   This is the time I regained full contact with the 'group'. I was brie
fed on
what happened, and decided to help out. When I realized the full scope o
f the
problem and what was causing it, I formed EMPiRE, which gathers the tale
nt from
ILLUSiON and leaves the crap (ECLiPSE) behind to fight over ILLUSiON. I 
regainedalot of the talent from ILLUSiON; including Ender, KillRave
n, Black Sky, Avant
Garde, and System-Z. I also recruited alot of talent; Flick of the Switc
h,
Armand, Yellowhead, and Destiny. Having grown to at least
 thrice the size that
UNiCoRN boasted in it's beginnings, I think I have a strong group of art
ists
ready to take on the scene again. The art in the first EMPiRE compilatio
n shouldbe a very good example of what we can do. EMPiRE is still a
 very young group, sothere may not be much there, but we're always 
looking for more talent. If you
have talent or potential, please give us a consideration. One of my prin
ciples
in running this group is that EVERYONE deserves a chance.

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dowSorcerer, EMPiRE Founder
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Greets:

Beastie ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Thanks for all the support with 
the magazine, bud!
primordial chowder Ä Uh... so, have you made a decisi
on YET? =|
Cisco ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Aw, come on! EMPiRE is your dest
iny! =)
TAG ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Good work. If I was a heavy comp
etitor I would feel very
threatened. Keep it up.
Vector ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Good luck finding a group who'll
 accept your demands.
HiGH DENSiTY ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ I'm still waiting for you and Vi
s...
Visionary ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ...so are you guys gonna join an
d contribute or what?
Dieter ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Thanks for being an island of tr
anquility in a sea of
insanity. Don't let those LaMeRS get ya down.
Armand ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Great coding. Keep it up.
DeAD ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Some pretty nice work. Merge wit
h EMPiRE. =)
BAD ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ See above. =)
m/´x ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Where do I get in touch with you
 guys?
ATOMiC ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Are your Headquarters down? Or a
m I hallucinating? =|
Sharp ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ WHERE'S MY ANSI AND LOADER!?!? =
)
Final Descendant ÄÄÄ Uh... Why on Earth would you but
cher such a great and
entertaining article by slamming ILLUSiON? They weren't
even worth the mention anyway.
Hannibal Lecter ÄÄÄÄ I could do what you do, but I co
uldn't get into ACiD for
it. You must've done some bellybutton pushing. =)
/´CiD ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Make love, not war! Oh, nevermin
d, from the looks of those
recent ANSiMations you already are. No hard feelings. =)
Midnight Sorrow ÄÄÄÄ Still a cool guy, though I haven
't seen ya in a LONG time.
Cavalier ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Okay, what happened to TRACE? Mi
nd if I steal the idea? =)
iCE ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Are you gonna take that from the
m? Fight back, fight back!
Don't just sit there and twitch! =)
TRiBE ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Merge with EMPiRE! Haha. Yeah ri
ght...
One Thumb ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Good luck on the group, dude.
KillRaven ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Give yourself some more credit. 
Here, have some of mine. =)Black Sky ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 
I guess I better give you an assignment, huh?
EMPiRE ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ see above ^^ =)
dreamevil ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Damn, you're one helluvan artist
. Keep it kickin'.
Paradigm ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Reviewing ANSiS? Doesn't this co
ntribute to the 'art war'?
Iridium ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ For artists by artists, huh? Par
adigm seems like a better,
more stable, and more feasible idear.
Lancelot 2 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Uh... G, which art group do YOU 
guys support? I wonder.. =)Adrenalin ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 
Hum dee hum... WHEN do we get to see #2? Ever? =|
Future Crew ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Damn, there is no one better... 
as if you're reading.
Anger ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Join us, become a conquerer. You
 know you want it. =)
Razor 1911 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ That was one helluva release day
 you had. Congrats on all
the good work, and keep it up.
The Dream Team ÄÄÄÄÄ I don't think I've seen a whole 
lot of stuff with your
FILE_ID label lately... planning a huge release day like
Razor?
The Humble Guys ÄÄÄÄ I bet it's hard to be humble whe
n you're as good as you
guys are.
CRiMSON ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Bloody fast couriering. Scares m
e, alright. =)
FUSiON ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ So... you guys finally got some 
decent leech sites?
PAW Magazine ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Excellent job, and getting bette
r.

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