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             The Graphics Factory : Mountain Scape Generator Module
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                              Kamyan Software
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Included in this archive are three files as follows:

    mscape01.gfm  : A module for The Graphics Factory
    mscape01.txt  : This file explaining this module
    mscape01.bmp  : A sample true color BMP generated using this module


WHAT IS THE GRAPHICS FACTORY?

The Graphics Factory is a fascinating and useful way to create and 
explore patterns and graphics that can be used for hundreds of 
applications.  Explore the infinite world or fractals or experiment with 
artifical life with cellular automatons.  Create marble backgrounds or 
cloud textures.  Generate repeatable patterns that can be tiled.  Employ 
modules which randomly build entire landscape pictures.  Interactively 
control the flow of drawing or let your module run overnight to produce 
hundreds of patterns automatically. Create textures, backgrounds, designs,
repeatable tiles, patterns, artwork, landscapes, clouds, woods, marbles,
and more.  This Windows program uses advanced algorithms and procedures
such as noise, turbulence, magnetics, and life to work its graphic magic.
Drawing types include, lines, boxes, pixels storm, sphere, fractals and over
30 more. Effects include, wave, smear, transparency, jitter, filters, sphere
projection and over 40 more.

The Graphics Factory can be used at two distinct levels.  At one level 
you as the user can load existing modules and use these modules to 
create the images.  But the second level is where the real power is.  At 
the second level you modify or create your own modules, controlling 
each factory in the module by setting the numerous parameters 
available for each.

You can consider The Graphics Factory as a procedural drawing 
program.  So rather than drawing each stroke of a picture, advanced 
algorithms are employed to do the work for you.  But don't be alarmed, 
no programming is needed.  All options, settings and parameters are 
set with dialog boxes.


WHERE CAN I CAN THE GRAPHICS FACTORY?

The Graphics Factory is a shareware product for Windows and is available on 
Compuserve, America On-Line, the internet at the Kamyan Software site (address 
at top), in shareware catalogs, shareware CD-ROMS and on most BBS's. 


WHAT IS A MODULE?

A Graphics Factory module is a file that holds all of the parameters and 
instructions that someone has set which generates specific images, graphics
or patterns.


ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN SCAPE MODULE

This is a module for The Graphics Factory which will generate partially random
mountain landscape scenes.  The clouds should appear different each time as 
well as the location of the mountain peaks.  The coloring used in this module
does not change but can be changed easily.  

When you load this module into The Graphics Factory you will see a number of 
individual factories.  All of these factories have a limited life and are 
run in a sequence.  The sky layer is first, then clouds and some haze.  Next
eight mountain peaks are drawn on screen in 4 levels.  In between each level 
haze is added to give the appearance of distance.  And last a white mist is 
added at the bottom of the mountains.