Offizielle Pressemitteilung für das Produkt Exile von DigiFX:

What is Exile?

DigiFX Interactive is proud to make  available for the first time ever the hottest game development tools for Windows  95 and DirectX...Exile for Windows 95/NT 1.0!

Exile is an easy to use and powerful graphics API (applications program interface) which allows rapid development of  commercial grade video games for Windows 95/NT 4.0. DigiFX offers a complete set of Exile tools for creating awesome 2D or 3D based games running at speeds which  you can actually play!

Exile is a set of tools which is a result  of the internal development completed by our R&D staff. We have developed this high performance API as a result of unsuccessfully locating any 3rd party  commercial API which was complete and fast enough to develop high grade commercial video game products.

The first release, Exile 1.0 will be available in March of 1997. There will be a total of 7 products available initially via the Internet and eventually retail channels.

The Products

The products were born out of a need for a high performance software library which was capable of creating commercial grade video games. There are several products on the market which offer Windows 95/NT video graphics API’s, however NONE of them available have the features, flexibility and speed of Exile. In addition, we are not saying that other high performance tools do not exist. We are saying that no API exists which has the features and performance of Exile and is sold COMERCIALLY.

Exile allows applications to be developed  much more rapidly by allowing the programmers to access all DirectX 3.0’s  functions easily and with optimum speed and performance. For example; writing a simple 2D or 3D application under DirectX forces the engineer to write several  thousand lines of initialization code just to start the program! With Exile the engineer simply has to call the CREATE OBJECT function and the API takes care of the rest!

There is simply no other product currently available that offers the power to develop video games as efficiently and with  speed than Exile for Windows 95/NT.

As a video game developer, we actually use Exile within our own company to develop products for our publishers.

Why Exile?

Currently there are a number of companies  which have developed video game tools for DOS and Windows 3.1, and even less for Windows 95/NT. As a result of Microsoft providing somewhat of a solution to the  caveats of games for Windows 95 called "DirectX", developers are now faced with completely re-writing these tools and API’s from scratch to develop games for  Windows 95. Developing high performance commercial grade tools for game development is not only costly but extremely time intensive.

In addition to development companies there is a vast number of programmers and engineers who would love to have the ability to write game and multimedia based applications which are fast and easily developed. This is evidenced by the sheer huge number of API’s which can be purchased via mail order or at any retail computer outlet.

The Competition

However, even with all the available tools accessible there approximately five to seven companies which produce tools for  Windows 95/NT based applications.

These companies which offer similar  products to Exile do not however come close to the ease of use and speed which  Exile offers the programmer.

Our staff has reviewed ALL such packages and none of them to date offer what Exile offers.

Exile Product Line

The Exile product line consists of several components each of which may be purchased from our web site or retails channels  when available.

Exile 2D for Windows 95/NT - Single User LicenseIncludes; 2D library and allows for  unlimited personal distributable .exe'sDownloadable Shareware version 30 day trial: FreeOn-line Registration (contains doc files): $179.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and  CD): $219.00Exile 3D Plug-In for Windows 95/NT - Single User LicenseIncludes; 2D library and 3D support. Allows for  unlimited personal distributable .exe's.Requires Exile 2D for Windows 95/NT.Downloadable Shareware version 30 day trial: FreeOn-line Registration (contains doc files): $179.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and  CD): $219.00Exile Professional - Company LicenseIncludes; 2D and 3D libraries and Network Plug-InOn-line Registration (contains doc files): $549.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and CD): $599.00

Exile Additional Plug-Ins

Exile Network Plug-InDownloadable On-Line Registration: $69.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and 3.5" disk): $99.00Exile Easy-Script Plug-InIncludes easy scripting language for rapid prototyping of game concepts and "English" typecommand without using C/C++.Downloadable On-line Registration: $39.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and  3.5" disk): $59.00Exile ActiveX, Netscape  Plug-InPlug-In for Microsoft’s ActiveX Internet API, Plug-In  for Netscape NavigatorDownloadable On-line Registration: $39.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and  3.5" disk): $59.00Exile OCX for Visual Basic, Delphi, Visual C++, Optima ++ Plug-InDownloadable On-line Registration: $39.00Retail version (contains, manual, illustrations and 3.5" disk): $59.00

Exile Additional Products

Exile Source LicensesExile 2D source code license $4,000Exile 3D source code license $5,500Exile Network source code license $900Exile complete source code for all $9,000Auto Update Plan (Annual)Includes free updates to exile 2D and 3D for a period of 1 year, Eight (8) no-charge incident calls. $149.00Exile 900 Telephone Support $.90 per minute

For ordering and further information regarding our Exile products please contact us at:

DigiFX Interactive,  Inc.

10501 N. Central Expwy. - Suite 106 -  Dallas, Tx 75231

Phone (214) 750-7920 Ext. 204 - Fax (214)  750-7950 - E-mail: support@digifx.net