GM Tech Magazine :: Issue Fifteen

ISSUE 15 - MARCH 2009WWW.GAMEMAKERTECH.INFO

WELCOME READERS!

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MTech Magazine has avery new look; hopefullyyou will like it. We realisedthat as we have no plans toprint and deliver issues itwould be best to fully utilisethe electronic format withlandscape pages. Last timewe checked, there weren'tmany portrait monitors outthere. We hope that with thechange to a landscape pageorientation we will be able tocreate issues even moregraphically pleasing andcontinue to provide greatconent for your readingpleasure.

Along with changing the pageorientation we have also made afew changes to the editorialteam, Tim who started as ourWiki editor and then moved up toresearcher, is now AssistantEditor – he has done a lot of workon this issue in the hope of bringing it out on time just asgmjab regularly did when he wasEditor. You can read about themajor changes on the next page.Have a look through this issuebegin to get a feel of the manychanges that we have put in, andenjoy the content that everyonein the team has worked hard onfor the last couple of months. Then, post your opinions in theGMC Topic, the GMTech Forum oreven email us atgmtech.magazine@gmail.com.gamez93 (GMTech Owner)

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ISSUE 15 - MARCH 2009WWW.GAMEMAKERTECH.INFO

TEAM GMTECH

Editors

gamez93Timoi

Writers

MnemonicPunk RhysAndrewsTom RussellMegonNoelSkinnyEddy

Reviewers

NAL Xantheil (Alexander Earl)Broxter Mazimadu (Obinna -Emelumadu)

Proofreader

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Special Thanks To

Mark OvermarsMr.ChubigansCliff HarrisMatrebatre

We've made so many changes to themagazine that we simply can't wait to tellyou all about them!

Bookmarks

As you can see on the left (if you use AdobeReader), we now have PDF bookmarks toeach article to improve navigation.

Less Lag

Issue 14 was blighted by some ratherhorrible lag, so we've worked hard toeliminate it, resulting in what should be amuch smoother scrolling experience.

Vector Graphics

To decrease the file size and retain anextremely smooth look, most backgroundsand decorative boxes are now vectorgraphics.

Open Source

We've switched to the open source DTPsoftware Scribus and we've used GIMP andInkscape for the raster and vector graphicsrespectively. In fact, even the font for thewriting you're reading is open source!

New Team Members

A lot of shuffling around has been done tothe team, including Tim as editor and severalnew fantastic writers who all hope to writecontent that you will enjoy.

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Background Layer

However, if you still experience some lag (orprefer a white background) you can turn off the background by clicking on the layers tabto the left and deactivating the background.

Exclusives

Exclusives are now mixed in with similararticles instead of in their own category, wehope this improves the flow of the magazine.

Reviews

The review system that we used to havewhere we ranked it in three sections andthen gave an average has now beenchanged, we have removed the final overallscore as we felt that just reading the reviewalong with the ranking of sound, graphics,gameplay and originality are enough togauge a good opinion on the game.

GM Classics

To highlight some of the best GM games fromthe past to make sure they're neverforgotten, we have a new regular feature. It'llinclude information about the game, it'sdevelopment, and what made it stand out atthe time.

The news column will return next issue.

A list of the many changes

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