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         \____/\    \___//  \___/     \_____________/\    \______/
                \____/                                \____/Ferrex/SAC

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 :           T H E   P E R S O N A L   G A M I N G   R E P O R T            :
 :                                 MAY 2000                                 :
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      ______ _ \______    \/   \/   _    /__//____    \/  __/__ _ ______
      \______ _ /   _/   _/    /    /   /    /  _/    /\___    \ _ ____/.
     .   \____ /    \    \    /    /   /    /   \____/    /    /____/   .
     :         \____/\    ________/\_______/\____// \_________/         :
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    -+---------------------[ RULES OF A RELEASE ]-----------------------+-

 Rules of a release:

 The following rules may be revision, amended and/or modified at any given
 notice of one month. A % will be placed next to the rule if one has been
 modified or added in comparison to last month.

 1.  This report will uphold to CURRENT Game Rip rules. Most release that
     are purposely breaks these rules will have -2.0 points deducted.
     If it's decide to make an exception about a certain release, it will be
     a case-by-case decision.

 2.  Trainers and Cheat Codes will receive +0.5 points. A trainer that is an
     exact duplicate with the same functions of another group's trainer will
     receive 0.0 points. Non-working trainers will receive 0.0 points.

 3.  A trainer, patch or addon mispackaged will receive -0.5 points. A game
     that is mispackaged with a mispacked NFO will receive -1.0 points. A
     game with CRC errors or fucked up MP3's will receive -2.0 points.
     A release with a mispacked DIZ will receive -0.5 points.
 
%4.  Update patches will receive +1.0 points. Beta patches will receive 0.0
     points while non-working patches will receive -1.0 points. Dupes of
     patches will receive -0.5 points. Cracks for ISO releases will receive
     0.0 points. Unofficial patches will receive +0.0 points. Addon patches
     will receive +1.0 points.

 5.  A game must work to receive all of the points of the game. -1.0
     points will be deducted if a game requires a major fix. If one group
     fixes another group release to make the game functional at the
     beginning, that group that fixed the release will be transferred the
     release points and the original release group will receive -2.0 points
     for the game. If a game requires a minor fix (Uncommon .DLL file, etc.),
     a group will be deducted -0.5 points. A game infected with a virus will
     be deducted -1.0.

%6.  Trainers and add-ons for an over-the-limit or ISO release will
     receive 0.0 points. Any group who releases an add-on that didn't
     originally release the rip version will get 0.0 points.

 7.  Add-ons for a game: a maximum of 2 is allowed for one game and will
     receive +0.5 points per add-on. These add-ons must be 100% completely
     functional with the original release and be at or under 25 disks or the
     add-on will receive -0.5 points.

 8.  If an official add-on is released as a standalone, it will be treated as
     a full release. Official add-ons for a game that are not standalone will
     receive half the points of a full release. Unauthorized or unofficial
     add-ons will receive 0.0 points.

 9.  If two groups put out the same game at the same time, the group with the
     first working release released to the FTP sites will receive the full
     points and the losing group will receive 0.0 points. A dupe from a
     release from several weeks or several months ago will receive -2.0
     points. A proper rip is will only receive +1.0 points since its not the
     first release to the scene.

%10. If a game is proven to be a beta, and the final is put out that month,
     the group who releases the final will receive +3.0 points, and
     the group releasing the beta will be deducted -2.0 points. If a final
     is put out the next month or several months down the road, the group
     that released the beta will receive -3.0. The points from the group
     that released the original beta will have its points deducted from the
     yearly total.

     Beta to final patches from a group will receive up to +2.0 points, and
     the original group releasing the beta will be hit with -2.0 (less than
     a month old beta) or -3.0 (over a month old beta) points for the
     infraction plus losing its original points.

     If a game is found to be beta and a group releases a final full release,
     any addons released that month will not receive any points.

 11. Games intended for kids or edutainment will receive -2.0 points.

 12. Any rule found to be broken after the monthly charts have been released
     will still have it's points removed from the yearly total in the next
     months charts. The original points will be removed along with a certain
     amount of points removed depending on the infraction.

 Scoring System:

 To attempt to not be too controversial a different rating system has been
 put into place. The new rating scale will be:

 +6.0 points for an awaited title.
 +5.0 points for a great title.
 +4.0 points for a regular title.
 +3.0 points for a title that stinks.

 Judgement & scoring of each title will be at this report's own discretion.
 If you don't like this system, write your own damn monthly charts.

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 ___\______     _____    \/   /___/_____     ____       __/___/_____    \___
 \__ /   _/   _/   _/    /   /    /   _/    /   /    /\___    \   _/    /__/
   \/    \    \    \____    /    /    \____/   /    /    /    /   \____/_/
    \____/\    \____// \________/\_____// \________/\________/\____//   |
     |  FRX\____/                                                       |
     |                    [ THIS MONTHS RELEASES ]                      |
-----+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----

                     ______  /|  ___   /\______ /\______
                    /      \/ | / _ \ /   _____/   _____>
                   /    |_ /  |/  |  \\____  \ \____  \
                  <     | <   /   |   /   |   \/   |   \
                   \  _____\_<____|___\_____  /\_____  /
                  +=\/======================\/=======\/==+

-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Release Name & Company                                     |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+------------- 
Trophy Big Game Hunting (c) Sierra                         | 57 | 05/01 = +3.0
Handkerchief (c) XSIV                                      |  5 | 05/03 = +3.0
Alchemist (c) Arc Media                                    |  7 | 05/03 = +4.0
Army Men: World War (c) 3DO                                | 23 | 05/05 = +5.0
Sports Rules (c) Arc Media                                 | 49 | 05/07 = +3.0
Sports Rules Music Addon                                   | 13 | 05/07 = +0.5
Cricket 2000 (c) EA Sports                                 | 50 | 05/11 = +5.0
UEFA Manager 2000 (c) Infogrames                           | 27 | 05/12 = +4.0
UEFA Manager 2000 Fix (IND) *Fix*                          |  1 | 05/16 = -1.0
Hard Truck 2 *FINAL* (c) Valusoft                          | 42 | 05/17 = +4.0
Trophy Bass 4 (c) Sierra Sports                            | 56 | 05/17 = +4.0
Trophy Bass 4 Music Addon                                  |  8 | 05/17 = +0.5
Horse & Musket Scenario Pack *Standalone* (c) Shrapnel     |  2 | 05/18 = +3.0
Vietnam: Black Ops (c) Valusoft                            | 13 | 05/26 = +4.0
ST: Starfleet Command Gold Edition *Myth Won*              | 39 | 05/26 =  0.0
ST: Starfleet Command Gold Edition Music Addon             | 35 | 05/26 =  0.0
MDK2 (c) Interplay                                         | 40 | 05/26 = +6.0
MDK2 Crack Fix *Fix*                                       |  1 | 05/26 = -1.0
MDK2 Beta to Final Patch (MYTH) *Beta 2 Final Patch*       |  1 | 05/26 = -2.0
FLW Tour Tournament 2000 (c) WizardWorks                   | 43 | 05/29 = +3.0
Suzuki Alstare Extreme Racing (c) Ubisoft                  | 60 | 05/31 = +5.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Patches, Cheats & Trainers                                 |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Starlancer POD Missile Trainer                             |  1 | 05/02 = +0.5
Panzer Campaigns: Smolensk '41 v1.04 Cracked (c) HPS       |  6 | 05/03 = +1.0
Handkerchief +2 Trainer                                    |  1 | 05/03 = +0.5
Championship Manager 2000 v3.73 Cracked (c) Eidos          |  2 | 05/05 = +1.0
Army Men: World War Cheat Codes                            |  1 | 05/06 = +0.5
Wheel of Time v3.33b Update Cracked (c) Epic/GT            |  1 | 05/06 = +1.0
Man of War v1.024 Update Cracked (c) Strategy First        |  1 | 05/06 = +1.0
Die Hard Trilogy 2 v2.1 Cracked (c) Fox Intearctive        |  1 | 05/09 = +1.0
Oper. Art of War: Century of Warfare v1.01 Cracked         |  2 | 05/14 = +1.0
Revenant v1.22 Update Cracked (c) Eidos                    |  1 | 05/18 = +1.0
Unreal Tournament v4.18 Update Cracked *Not Official*      |  3 | 05/18 =  0.0
Enemy Engaged RAH66 vs KA52 v1.40c Cracked (c) Empire      |  2 | 05/18 = +1.0
Campaign 1776: American Revolution v1.02 Cracked           |  1 | 05/19 = +1.0
Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 v1.2 Cracked (c) 3DO    |  1 | 05/26 = +1.0
Vietnam: Black Ops Cheat Codes                             |  1 | 05/26 = +0.5
Descent 3 v1.40 Update Cracked (c) Interplay               |  1 | 05/27 = +1.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
                                                          Fixes :            2
                                                        Patches :           11
                                                Cheats/Trainers :            4
                                                          Games :           14
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Monthly Total Points :        +66.0
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-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Release Name & Company                                     |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Bingo Bingo Bingo (c) Wizardworks *Dupe DD*                |  6 | 05/06 = -2.0
Perfect Checkmate *Dupe BLDRunner & Minime*                |  5 | 05/17 = -2.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Patches, Cheats & Trainers                                 |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Quake 3 v1.17 Point Release Cracked *Dupe Laxity*          |  1 | 05/03 = -0.5
Tiger Woods 2000 v1.1 Cracked *ISO Only*                   |  1 | 05/04 =  0.0
Sim Theme Park v2.0 Cracked (c) EA                         |  2 | 05/05 = +1.0
LegoLand +1 Trainer                                        |  1 | 05/07 = +0.5
3D Missile Madness +2 Trainer                              |  1 | 05/11 = +0.5
Oper. Art of War: Century of Warfare v1.02 Cracked         |  2 | 05/19 = +1.0
The Labryrith +2 Trainer                                   |  1 | 05/20 = +0.5
PGA Championship Golf 2000 +1 Trainer                      |  1 | 05/20 = +0.5
Unreal Tournament v4.20 Update Cracked (c) Epic/GT         | 17 | 05/23 = +1.0
Unreal Tournament Ionxx Pack Cracked                       |  2 | 05/23 = +1.0
MDK2 +2 Trainer for RIP & ISO Release                      |  1 | 05/26 = +0.5
Soulbringer Trainer                                        |  1 | 05/27 = +0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
                                                          Fixes :            -
                                                        Patches :            4
                                                Cheats/Trainers :            6
                                                          Games :            -
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Monthly Total Points :         +2.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                      
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-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Release Name & Company                                     |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Hard Truck 2 (c) Valusoft *Beta*                           | 30 | 05/01 = -2.0
Flying Heroes (c) Take 2                                   | 49 | 05/01 = +5.0
Hard Truck 2 Music Addon *Release was beta*                | 11 | 05/02 =  0.0
Daikatana FINAL (c) Ion Storm/Eidos                        | 64 | 05/23 = +6.0
Daikatana Music Addon                                      | 33 | 05/23 = +0.5
Daikatana Cinematics & Voices Addon                        | 31 | 05/23 = +0.5
Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity (C) S&Si             | 22 | 05/24 = +3.0
Star Trek: Starfleet Command Gold Edition (c) Interplay    | 35 | 05/26 = +4.0
Soulbringer (c) Infogrames                                 | 45 | 05/26 = +5.0
Soulbringer Music Addon                                    |  5 | 05/26 = +0.5
Soulbringer Fix (KNIFE) *Fix*                              |  1 | 05/27 = -1.0
Soulbringer Proper Fix (IND) *Fix*                         |  1 | 05/27 = -1.0
Ground Control (c) Sierra                                  | 62 | 05/31 = +6.0
Ground Control (c) Sierra                                  | 34 | 05/31 = +0.5
Midnight Racing (c) Brightstar                             |  6 | 05/31 = +4.0
Metal Fatigue (c) Psygnosis                                | 28 | 05/31 = +5.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Patches, Cheats & Trainers                                 |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Need for Speed 5: Porsche Unleashed v3.4 Cracked (c) EA    |  1 | 05/03 = +1.0
Tacyhon v1.00.00.29r Update Cracked (c) Novalogic          |  2 | 05/06 = +1.0
Nascar 2000 v1.01 Update Cracked (c) EA Sports             |  1 | 05/09 = +1.0
Star Trek Armada v1.1 Final Cracked (c) Activision         |  1 | 05/11 = +1.0
Flying Hereos v1.1 Update Cracked (c) Take 2               |  1 | 05/13 = +1.0
F1 2000 v1.06 Update Cracked (c) EA Sports                 |  3 | 05/22 = +1.0
Seven Kingdom 2 v1.19 Update Cracked (c) Ubisoft           |  1 | 05/23 = +1.0
Southpark Rally Update Patch Cracked (c) Acclaim           |  1 | 05/25 = +1.0
Messiah v1.2 Update Cracked (c) Interplay                  |  1 | 05/31 = +1.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
                                                          Fixes :            2
                                                        Patches :            9
                                                Cheats/Trainers :            -
                                                          Games :            8
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Monthly Total Points :        +45.0
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                   / _/  _/    \/   /   /  / _/  _// / / / / /
                  /  \   \  /\ /   /\  /  /  \   \/ /\  / / /
                  \__/\   \/  \______\___/\__/\   \/ / /_/_/
                 ======\___)===\__)============\___)=\/=======

-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Release Name & Company                                     |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Example Game (c) Example Company                           |  - | 05/01 = +0.0
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Patches, Cheats & Trainers                                 |Size| Date = Total
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
Dino Crisis +1 Trainer                                     |  1 | 05/15 = +0.5
-----------------------------------------------------------+----+-------------
                                                          Fixes :            -
                                                        Patches :            -
                                                Cheats/Trainers :            1
                                                          Games :            -
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Monthly Total Points :         +0.5
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Other
This ranking will not be tallied each month, but this column is worth
mentioning games from group not considered top groups in the scene. This is
where groups like PWZ & PRECISE would typically fall under. Not all games
will be mentioned.

------------------------------------------------------------+-------+---------
Release Name & Company                                      |  Date | Group
------------------------------------------------------------+-------+---------
LegoLand (c) Lego Media                                     | 05/07 |  DD
Private Pilot (c) Abacus                                    | 05/08 |  DD
3D Missile Madness (c) Cosmi                                | 05/10 |  DD
Brigade Combat Construction NATO Upgrade (c) Shrapnel       | 05/10 |  TRD
Patti Pain Bondage Poker (c) Redfiresoft                    | 05/11 |  DD
SAAP 2000 (c) The Midnight Oil                              | 05/11 |  PWZ
Crunchling Adventure (c) Cobalt Int.                        | 05/18 |  DD
The Labyrith (c) Real Networks                              | 05/19 |  HZD
First Division Stars (c) EA Sports                          | 05/19 |  SPCT
PGA Championship Golf 2000 (c) Sierra Sports                | 05/20 |  DD
Mechcommander Gold (c) Microprose                           | 05/27 |  PWZ
RS: Urban Op. Operations Korean Missions (c) KAMA/RedStorm  | 05/27 |  IND
Motocross Madness 2 (c) Microsoft                           | 05/30 |  FTF
Lets Dogfight (c) Texelware AB                              | 05/31 |  PWZ
-----:------------------------------------------------------+-------+---:-----
     :                                                                  .
      ______________________________  _____     ___ ________________    .
 ___ _\______     ____     _____    \/    /_____\ /_\____       ___/__ _:___
 \____ /   _/   _/   /    /    /    /   _/   _/    /    /    /  \_    \ ___/
   \_ /    \    \   /    /    /    /    \    \    /    /    /    /    / _/
     |\____/\    \______/\___/    /    / \    \__/\___/    /\________/  |
     |    FRX\____/          \________/   \____/      \___/             |
     :                                                                  |
     .                [ RANKING OF GROUPS THIS MONTH ]                  : 
-----+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------

                         Group        Monthly Total Points
             - ---  ----------------------+--------+-------- --- -
                         1. Class         |  +66.0 |
                         2. Myth          |  +45.0 |
                         3. Divine        |  +2.5  |
                         4. Razor         |  +0.5  |
                                          +--------+
      
    -+-----------------[ RANKING OF GROUPS THIS YEAR ]------------------+-

                         Group           Yearly Total
             - ---  ----------------------+--------+-------- --- -
                         1. Class         | +261.5 |
                         2. Myth          | +220.0 |
                         3. Divine        | +26.0  |
                         4. Razor         | +10.5  |
                                          +--------+


                         Quick overview of the month:

     From the get go, it was Class who dominated the month, leaving
     everyone else in the dust. Myth showed a surge in the closing days
     of the month, but it wasn't enough to come close to Class.
     Divine kept playing catchup, while Razor kept falling into the abyss.
     Razor has lost most of its key active members this month to Class &
     Myth due to zero activity in the group. They will be dropped from this
     report very soon if they don't start showing some life in the scene.
     If things keep pace with what's been going on in the last few months,
     this won't be the personal gaming report, it'll be the C&MPR -
     Class & Myth Personal Report.

     A huge HUGE thanks to Ferrax for the new layout. Phat props man!

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   _\ /_\____    \/   /_ \____     ____    \  \/    /\ /_\___    _    /_/   \ 
  /    /    /    /   __/_/  _/    /  _/   _/  /         /  _/    /   / /    /
_/    /    /    /   /       \____/   \    \  /    /    /   \____/          /
\____/\___/    _________/\___//  \___/\    \_____/\___/\____//  \__/\_/\__/
     | FRX\___/                        \____/                           |
     |                 [ INTERVIEW(S) OF THE MONTH ]                    |
-----+------------------------------------------------------------------+-----

This month there is NO interview with any person in particular because
everyone approached this month for this report had declined to be interviewed
for their own personal reasons. If you believe you or someone you know
deserves to be interviewed, you should know how to contact the author of the
report.

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       - Artworks and Layout by Ferrex of Superior Art Creations SAC -

                   The Personal Gaming Report - May 2000
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