RenderingArtisticallyInsaneDesigns

WelcometothefirsteditionofthemonthlyRAiDNewsletter,first
Iguessyouwouldliketoknowsomeshitaboutthisgroup.Welllets
startofffromourbeginings,RAiDwasformedunderthemergeroftwo
youngnewgroupsinthe604.MygroupwastheClan,whichIhadjust
quitNATiONfor,wehadsomegoodtalentunderourbeltbutwerelacking
inotherareas.ClanwasamostlyANSiorientedartgroup,with5ANSi
Artists,1VGAand1Coder.Notverybigbuteverymemberwashighly
talentedintheirfield.ThegroupCLANmergedwithisPATRiOT,another
groupthathadbeenaroundforabout1/2amonth.PATRiOTwashaving

department.PATRiOTfilledintheCLAN'sholesintheotherdivisions
whiletheCLANhelpedboostPATRiOT'sANSidepartment.Shortlyafter

groupDEATHSTARorDTSforshort.RAiDisorientedaroundacompletely
relaxedatmosphereyoudowhatyouwantwhenyouwant,aslongasyoudo
contributesomething.Otherwisethereisn'treallyanypointofbeingin
anartgroupisthere?RAiDisn'theretocompetewithanyoftheother
groupsin604oroutside,weareherejusttohavefunproducingquality
artthenbeinrecognizedforitundertheRAiDbanner.Ifyourinterested
ingettingintouchwithRAiDtherearethreethingsyoucando:
1)FindPestilence.RAiDSenior,oranotherRAiDMemberontheIRC
2)InterNetE-Mailmeatgrateful.dead@f883.n153.z1.fidonet.org
3)CallRiseoftheMidnightSonsRAiDWHQat(604)431-6515/3821

1)Arrivals

CornDog(ANSi)andEmeraldSkelter(ANSi)whobothcameoverfroma
inactivelocalgroupDTS.Adidas(ANSi),Apex(ANSi/Coding),Eto(Coding)
andTheWarlord(Coding)havealljoinedusfromnowheretogiveusa
muchappreciatedhelpintheansiandcodingdivisions.Lastbut
definatelynotleastisYoung(ANSi/RIP).Thesenewadditionslookvery
promissingforthefutureofRAiD,andwewelcomeeachandeveryone
ofthem.

2)Departures

nothavinganysparetimeatthemoment.Inquisitor(ANSi)whocameoutof

here.

3)RAiDViEW
RAiDViewisbeingprogrammedusingAssemblybyourheadcoderEto,
RAiDViewsupports80x25,80x50,andVGAModes.ICEColorisalsosupported
alongwithBINFileviewing.Manymorefeatureswillbeaddedintheup
andcommingmonthstohopefullymakeRAiDViewthebestinthescene.

4)NiftySpiffyFutureNotes

morethanjustseeinggreatartwork,wehopetomakethementertaining.

pokedaroundintheRenditions.Ican'tsaywhatanyofthemareright
nowbuttheywilldefinetlyaddacertaintwisttoanalreadygreatpak.

5)Voiceyouropinion!

answeredleavesomeInterNetmailtomeattheadressstatedabove.I

youthinkwecouldimprove.Don'tbeshyinwhatyousayIcouldgive
lessofashitifyoudon'tagreewithwhatweredoingbutIwouldstill
liketohereit.

FabOne-man,whatthehellhaveyoudoneferthisgrouphuh?<g>
AsianKnight-wegoingprettydamngoodnowehbud:>
Pestilence-youbetterspreadthisgood!(otherwiseIgonnatakeawayyour
weedsupply):>
Darkforce-whytakesecondwhenfirstisjustastepaway?:>
theedge-foolfindsparetimethenjoinus:>
Prophet-youWHAT!?askedamistguyandnotme!<j/k>
Pantera-coughwheezeallarthackphlegmchoke:>
Dr.Cpu-dontlettheatlantisshitdie!:>
Questor-quitvgayougottalentinansibud.
Nitnatsnoc-remembertospendmoretimeonyouransis..youjustneedpractice
Cthulu-wegottadothatcollaborationsoonman...
TheNarccissist-man,Ihaventtalkedtoyoushitknowshowlong..:>
Mavrik-coughjoinraidbutdonttellcthuliecoughwheeze:>(dontherniatecthulsits
justajoke!:>)
Shinobi-weee..weeeeeeell..:>
Young-errghfergottoaskya..joinCOiLasacriticdude:>
Underdog-errgh..Icanneverfindyouman..benoticeable!:>
TheGuardian-Prez?sowhat!werecool.<g>
EmeraldSkelter-manyoushureworkyourassoffgoodjob:>
AndtoalltheRAiDandRECOiL(lazybums:>)guysouttheregoesbighey...

AuraOfDeath-Stopplayingpoolduringschool!
AsianKnight-AODWANTStheGIRL'snumber<hehe>
GratefulDead-Hadenoughofyoualready!=)
Pestilence-Yourideasareradicalattimes!?

Prophet-Model'sIncisnotthatbadafterall
Darkforce-SeaLion!
Cthulu-Wannarag!?
Eto-Niceviewer..beatMinus!!
SoulBlazer-Don'tquitdon'tquit
Elysius-Youareniceguy,Ithink..
JohnnyCage-AODgoestosameschool!
DigitalNecromancer-Toobusyatwork,huh?getworkingd00d
MyLove-I'mtryin'toliveuptoyourexpectations=)

ACiD-forevernumberone.
iCE-forevernumbertwo,sinceAphexTwinisgone...
RELiC-don'tmergewithdarkyouguysorprettygood..youdontneedit.
SHiVER-someNICEstuffinthelastpakandsomeok..goodjobboys.
UNiON-yoududesjustkeepgettingbetter:>
MiSTiGRiS-spellitright?:>letsseewhowillsurvivemyfriends:>
DEATHSTAR-whoelsehaveyagothiddenaway,anyoneelsegood?:>
DeAD-Somelameshitgroupisusingyourname.DementedAnsiDrawersor
somethingsadlikethat.

RAiD1094.ZIP-RAiDRendition#1wasputtogetherbyFabOneandtheNFOfile
herewaswrittenbyGratefulDead,allartdonebypeoplewithtwohandsone
headandtwolegs....errr...Ihope.:>