ÜÜÜ Ü°ÛÜ °ÛÜ°° ßßßß ÛÛÜ ßßßßßßßßßßßß °ßÛÛÜ ßßßßßßßßßßß ÛßÛ°Ü ßßßßßß °±° ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß  ÜÜ ÛßÛ°Ü ß  ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Û° ßÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ÜÜÜÜÜÜ °° ßÛÛÜ ß  ÜÜ °²±   ÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÜÛÛÛÛÜ  ÞÞÛ Û° ßÛÛÜ ßßÛ ÛÛÛÛ² Û±° ßÛÛÜ ßßÛÛ ÛÛ² °±° ß°Û Ü ßÛ ÛÛ² ßßßÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ý  ÞÞ² Û±° ßÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛ °²± Ü ßÛ° Ü ßÛÛÛ² ° ²± Ü ßÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ°ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ßÛÛ²Ý  ÞÞ² Û²± Ü ß°° Ü ßÛÛ² °Û²  ßß ß°°Ü ßÛ²  ÛÛ²  ÜÜ ß°° Ü °ÛÛßßßßßßßßßßß ÛÛÛÝ  ÞÞÛ ÛÛ²  ÜÜ ßÛÛÜ ß² °ÛÛßß ßßßßßßßÛÛÜ ß ÛÛÛ °ÛÛ ÜÜ ßßß°ÛÛ° Ü ßÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÜÛÛÛÝ  ÞÛÛ °ÛÛ °ÛÛ ÜÜ ßÛÛÜ ßÛ° ÛÜ ÜÜÜÛÜ ß°°Ü ßÛÛ   ²ÛÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛß°° Ü ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ý  ÞÛÛ ±°  ÛÛÛ²²ÛÜ ßÛÛ Ü Û°± ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÜÛ° Û  ²ÛÛÛÛ² ÛÛ ° ß°°Ü ßß ÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ý  ÞÛ² °ÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÜÛ ° ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÜÜ ° Û ß²ÛÛÛÛÛ² Û ° Ü ß°ÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛ Û²Ý  ßßÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ Û ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ²Ü °  ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ² °  °ÜÜ ßÛÛÜ ßÛ²² ß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Th e 4Th Disciple (Darkill) ßßß ßßßß ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛÛIntroductionÛÛÛÛÝ  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß    The great Canadian North known for it's frigid  cold, it's suffocating  snow, and the release location of the monthly Dark Illustrated packs. As crisp as snow, as unique as every snow flake we brin g to you the greatest  power from the North. Darkness can indeed exist wh ere the brightness of  snow lingers. Darkness takes hold of you along wit h it's henchmen the cold the frost, the slush, an d the snow. It engulfs your very being, and yet it  only allows you growth. Dark Illustrated 1998 and beyond. As we approach  4 years of releasing, we wish you all a Happy New Y ear.  The last month in Dark brought with it many ch anges, and at that time  we stated that we weren't done yet. And with that I introduce to you our  new ansi heads. Kitiara and G child come over from the ranks of iCE. These  two ex-Darkies will help lead our ansi dept into th e oncoming assault that  we have planned. Be prepared for the upcoming Dark  releases, you will  pleasantly be surprised. - The 4Th Disciple Canada is finally suffering from a coldsnap however  our Christmas Bonanza pack will warm you up. The changes in the s taff structure this  month might be difficult to adjust to but we are st ill the same group  intent on producing the best quality art from the g reat Canadian North.  Reminding members that next month The 4th Disciple w ill be packing the packand not to send an y submissions to me. Taking a break to battle the gr eat Canadian highschool exams. - Winter ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛÛDark News ÛÛÛÛÝ  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß    With the introduction of our 2 new ansi heads, come s the introduction  of our Advisory Council. This move saw the promoti on of Velkro to higher  ranks. Perhaps the hardest working member in Dark for the past few months, he has proven himself wo rthy time and time again. Congrats Ken!   WHQ talk has been initiated as well in the las t month or so, a WHQ  is in the process of being setup, as well as a bran d spankin' new CHQ. So  please remain patient as we take steps to introduce  to the scene, the new  era of Dark Illustrated. 4 years and going strong.  And remember 1998 was  what the last 4 years were leading up to. So stay tuned. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛÛNew Members ÛÛÛÛÝ  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß   Kitiara and Gchild join t he ranks of Dark Illustrated as the new ansi heads. They bring with them there experiece fro m Ice and we welcome them  into our ansi division. Trauma joins Dark Illustrated this month br inging with him his talent to our vga department. We welcome him to Dark Illus trated. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛÛDark SitelistÛÛÛÝ  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß    Mad Cows?!? DARK Member BoardN ight Stalker Abraxas/DiabolicDARK US Support Site  Megga Hertz ABCB CafeDARK Support Site  Kyo ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛDark Collections Ý  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß  Via the internet, Dark packs can be obtained from t he DARK Homepage at www.darkillustrated.org   Most Dark members can be contacted by e-mail (add resses available in the memberlist), and some may be found lurking on the IRC, on 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 archive. (DARK-FAQ.192)     ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛDark Filenames Ý  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß Filename Conventions... Filenames work like this: XXXXX-##.*   XXXXX is a five-letter abbreviati on of the artist's alias. (Should the alias fall within five characters or les s, the  entire alias will be used.)  ## represents the current number of pieces the artist has produced the year of release.  * 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/IT/etc for music data  files. ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ   ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ ßßßßßß  ß ÞÝÛConclusion Ý  ...... ßÜ°°ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ°°ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ Ü ßßßßßßßßßßßßßßß As this year slowly passes by, I would like to say that through the  many ups and downs of the year our members stuck be hind the group and  watched it mature. Dark saw many a member leave an d join, and it also  saw the loyalty that would pay off in hard work by those that remained.  1997 saw Carnifex and Xypher Matryx step down, it s aw The Green Hornet  move on, it saw the return of Raize. Many changes,  and yet the tradition  of DARK remains.   That's it isn't it? Tradition. Every group c an be anything it wishes however, the tradition b ehind the group cannot be something that can be  gained within a year or a short few months. Year a fter year we bring to   you that tradition, and year after year we return.  From all of us to all  of you, Happy New Year. And may your new year be a s DARK as ever. - The 4Th Disciple SAUCE00DARK Newsletter 12/97 Multiple Authors DARK Illustrated 19980103”/P