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We'll be there.
.. iLLuStRAted ..─  ──│─-┌ ─┐─┬╥┬┬─╥┌─j%$²`

In February of '94, the first ever DARK Colle
ction was released into the
art scene.  Considered a talented crew of up and coming artis
ts, DARK was
seen as the source of new blood for groups like ACiD and iCE.
In some
respects, this was true.  But...

This is February, 1997, and we're going all Dracula on your a
ss.

Welcome to the DARK New Year.

Joining DARK Illustrated this month are Blackmage, a
promising new VGA
artist, and Fractal, a well-known ANSI artist
with great skill and a fair
sense of adventure when it comes to trying different styles.

Also, we'd like to officially welcome Holocaust into
our folds.  As most
locals have known for months, Holocaust has been itching to j
oin DARK.  The
only thing preventing this was a disagreement among Seniors a
bout ASCII
artists within the group.  Well, hO's won his war.  :>  And a
s you can see
by the memberlist, .NFO, FAQ, and logo colly, he's been keepi
ng busy.

Samurai has informed us that he'll be taking a leave
of abscence for an
unknown length of time, in order to sort a few personal issue
s out.  All
of us hope him the best of luck and swiftest of resolutions.

This year, we'll finally be retiring the faithful ol' DAR
KViewer.  It's
been a real pleasure, but Mist of Death's work of (an
d for) art is in need
of an overhaul.  What will replace it, you ask?  Something we
're proudly
naming Nightvision.  Stock up on your carrots... ;>

DARK's "Best of '96" Re-Collection pack will be out t
his month, barring
any sort of malfunction within group motivation.

As you may've read a few months ago, "Eclipse_Net", D
ARK's official mail
network, shut down to be replaced (eventually) with Depth
_Net.

Xypher Matryx is pleased to announce that Depth is finally up
and running
after a series of delays.  Though not an official DARK system
, most members
can be reached through any of the network's nodes.  The infor
mation packet
has been included with this archive for anyone interested.

The Lethal Aspect Online

Another long-awaited project, TLA Online is now available at:

www.interlog.com/~xmtrx

This web site will feature many DARK-related links, as well a
s support
for groups and functions the original BBS has to offer.

- The 4th Disciple is bringing back his Aphrodite
'Zine, for homosexual
zoo keepers who enjoy stroking their (eCHO) members.  ;>

- "This trick works for any and all games!

Press CTRL-ALT-DEL, then flip the switch labeled "Power".  E
nter the
strange mode called "reality," laden with 3D graphics, surro
und sound, and
beautiful texturing.  Although the campaign seems extensive,
we're not so
sure about the flight modeling, and many of the character in
teractions
seem pointless."
--  Computer Gaming World, Issue 151

- The new entry-level position for struggling ANSI rippers:
running around
spewing ACiD propaganda.  What better way to get back at al
l those artists
who flamed them, than to praise the non-ANSI route ACiD seems
to have
adopted.  ;>

- eCHO, our favorite soundbwoi's.

- DARK Illustrated : Wiping out your echo-sytem!

- "Submission for the 02/97 pack due Feb 25th-30th."  --  eCH
O Bot Message

Filenames work like this:  XXXXX-##.*

XXXXX is a five-letter abbreviation of the artist's al
ias.  (Should the
alias fall within five characters or less, the entire alias wi
ll be used.)

## represents the current number of pieces the artist
has produced for
the year of 1997.

* can be any valid extension for images, executables,
data files, or
musical compositions.  The most common are DRK for
ANSI images, JPG/GIF/
BMP/etc... for high-resolution graphic images, and
MOD/S3M/XM/etc... for
music data files.

The Lethal AspectWorld Headquarters
Xypher Matryx
The RegencyInternet Headquarters
Halaster
Clockwork LondonDARK Member BoardSeraphim
Mad Cows?!?DARK Member BoardNight Stalker
Savage ExileDARK Member BoardAcidic Soap
Sight & SoundDARK Member BoardDrone-Fly
Special SauceDARK Member BoardSamurai
The Way StationDARK Member BoardThe Anarchist
Abraxas/DiabolicDARK US Support SiteMegga Hertz

Via the Internet, DARK packs can be obtained from The Regency
's FTP
site, at tregency.res.cmu.edu, or from the ACiD Artpac
ks Archive at
ftp.cdrom.com (/pub/artpacks/incoming/artpacks/

Most DARK members can be contacted through e-mail (addresses
available
in the memberlist), and some may be found lurking on the IRC,
in channel
#dark.  (EFnet)

For more detailed information on DARK Illustrated, DARK's own
F.A.Q.
(Frequently Asked Questions) text file is included in this arc
hive.
Filename: DARK-FAQ.182

Tune in next month an exclusive recipe for eCHO Waffles!  As
well, we'll
bring you an exclusive interview with Colnel Wreck, who repor
ts on the raid
of the notorious "Camp eCHO".

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