What's New in XEvil 2.0 Beta 7

• UNIX hi-resolution mode with all new bitmaps, but still with the option to run in low-resolution mode for slow machines.

 
• New hi-resolution bitmaps for Ninja(thanks Comrade.Cid), Alien(thanks Peter Arsoff), Dragon(thanks Anthony Davis) and others.

 
• New "themes", graphics for the world (thanks to Matthew Dey and Frank Wu).

 
• New background music (thanks Butterpuppy Productions and D.J. Litany), as MIDI files.  Got rid of the hacked-in repeating snippets of music that we had before.

 
• New enemy character, the "Yeti" (thanks to Michael Davidson).

 
• Windows download is 300K smaller that Beta 6.  Beta 7 is 800K compressed, it can actually fit on a floppy!  We're using more efficient ways of storing graphics and sound.

 
• Faster graphics initialization at startup. Auto key-repeat for UNIX.  You can now hold down keys instead of tapping incessantly until your carpal tunnel flares up.

 
• New "blessings" from the Altar of Sin.  I won't spoil the surprise.

 
• First Beta release with full source code, UNIX and Windows.

 
• You can get bonus items and powers for beating difficult scenarios.  I won't spoil it too much, but hint, hint, think "Auto-Lancer" and "Demon-Summoner".

 
• Simple chat functionality for Network play.  You can send chat messages back and forth to other players in your game.