Darkness Falls


The Online Magazine for Dark Forces, Jedi Knight & Star Wars fans.
AUGUST 1997 - Volume 1, Number 1.

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Features

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The Making of Mt. Kurek - Pt 1
The first in a three part series, this feature presentation takes a look at how the Special Effects in the level were created. This month we look at the levels VUE effects, the first sequencer charge explosion and more!

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    Departments

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On The Soap Box
The magazine's editorial section. This is where I get to talk about the latest news and basically anything else that crosses my mind.
On The Horizon
Even with the coming of Jedi Knight, there are still many Dark Forces level projects underway. I contacted as many people as I could and have come up with a detailed preview of what DF level authors are developing.
Interogation Room C
Once a month, we'll drag a poor unsuspecting innocent into Interogation Room C and knock the truth out of them. This month Jereth Kok has been caught in the net and he's ready to confess his many crimes.
Jedi Knight Rundown
With the release of Jedi Knight getting closer and closer, David Erlenbusch has compiled all the information he could find on the game. From thermal detonators to light-sourcing, this article tells you all you need to know..
Class is in! - Tutorial
How do you do this?......this section will, each issue, try to answer that question. First off, Eric Pauker shows us how to create a monorail, as seen in his level, Energy Mine on Parux.
New Blood
Though Dark Forces levels are becoming an endangered species, the last few weeks have seen two new eagerly awaited levels appear on the scene. Namely, The Rock - Gandolo IV (by Clayton Cameron) and Assault: Fortress Dantooine (by David Ralph & David Lovejoy).
Gen Kyle's Column
Justin Pegg's monthly column where he discusses everything from Dark Forces to Sci-fi movies and tons more.
Focus: The Special Editions
This month, Chris Walters (with a little help from me) takes an in-depth look at the Star Wars Trilogy Special Editon. Putting each frame under the microscope, we point out what worked, what didn't (can we say 'Greedo') and what else could have been enhanced or added but wasn't.

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 Front & Centre

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Men In Suits...or something
Matt Stills dons his best black suit, holsters his 'noisy-cricket' pistol and sees what all the MIB hype is about, whilst I browse through Mel and Julia's Conspiracy Theories.

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Fiction

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Interactive Story
This is where you, the readers, can write the next chapter of a continuing saga, Darkness Falls - The Story. Simply write it, email it to me, and the best one I receive will be printed in the next issue. Patrick "Pax" Mulnix kicks things off with the first chapter.
.....to a theatre near you!
This year has already seen a ton of big budget blockbusters (and bombs). So I decided to grab the popcorn, pocket the ticket stub and take a peek at what movie theatres hold in store for the second half of 1997.
Ashalaa
The story of the making of a Jedi. I will start the story off myself this month, but it will be Justin Pegg and Matt Stills continuing the story over the following issues.



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Darkness Falls - Volume 1, Number 1. Published monthly. Articles and any original artwork copyright © 1997 by the editor and contributors to this magazine. This document may not be reproduced in whole or in part at any time without the express written consent of the editor.
Publisher/Editor: Jeff Walters. Graphics/Artwork: Clayton Cameron, Jeff Walters. Contributors: Jeff Walters, David Erlenbusch, Patrick Mulnix, Eric Pauker, Justin Pegg, Matt Stills, Chris Walters. We love reader input. Email addresses can be found at the start of each contributor's article.
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