<s>
Avara	B-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Juri	O
Munkki	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ambrosia	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
operated	O
a	O
remote-controlled	O
bipedal	O
robot	B-Algorithm
known	O
as	O
a	O
Hostile	O
Environment	O
Combat	O
and	O
Tactical	O
Operations	O
Remote	O
,	O
or	O
HECTOR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
maps	O
for	O
the	O
engine	O
's	O
fully	O
3D	O
world	O
could	O
be	O
created	O
using	O
user-friendly	O
,	O
vector-based	O
drawing	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
ClarisWorks	B-Device
,	O
ClarisDraw	O
,	O
or	O
ShareDraw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avara	B-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
level	O
packs	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
solo	O
play	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
fan-created	O
packs	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Ambrosia	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juri	O
Munkki	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
Avara	B-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
3D	O
graphics	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Apple	O
II	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
computer	O
lacked	O
the	O
processing	O
power	O
required	O
for	O
his	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Hellcats	B-Application
,	O
Munkki	O
realised	O
that	O
fast	O
polygon	O
rendering	O
was	O
possible	O
on	O
Mac	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
second	O
time	O
,	O
Munkki	O
attempted	O
writing	O
his	O
own	O
polygon	O
rendering	O
library	O
in	O
late	O
1992	O
and	O
successfully	O
created	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
rendering	O
used	O
in	O
Avara	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Munkki	O
wished	O
to	O
show	O
his	O
technology	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
gaming	O
evangelist	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
readying	O
demos	O
on	O
a	O
PowerBook	B-Device
in	O
the	O
main	O
hall	O
of	O
the	O
San	O
Jose	O
Convention	O
Centre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
never	O
met	O
the	O
games	O
evangelist	O
as	O
they	O
never	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
meeting.Stuart	O
Cheshire	O
(	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
Bolo	B-Application
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
)	O
was	O
sitting	O
behind	O
Munkki	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
readying	O
his	O
demos	O
and	O
told	O
him	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
real	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
technology	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
version	O
of	O
Bolo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Munkki	O
met	O
with	O
Christian	O
Fanz	O
who	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
an	O
Elite	B-Application
style	O
game	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avara	B-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
this	O
experimental	O
stress	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Welch	O
,	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
Ambrosia	O
software	O
saw	O
this	O
article	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Avara	B-Application
becoming	O
an	O
Ambrosia	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
walking	O
robot	B-Algorithm
(	O
H.E.C.T.O.R	O
)	O
originally	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
a	O
name	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
jump	O
was	O
only	O
written	O
when	O
Munkki	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ready	O
for	O
public	O
release	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
still	O
requiring	O
levels	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
walking	O
and	O
jumping	O
robot	B-Algorithm
slightly	O
predates	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welch	O
frequently	O
played	O
Cheshire	O
's	O
Bolo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
insisted	O
on	O
Avara	B-Application
having	O
internet	O
play	O
,	O
however	O
Munkki	O
did	O
n't	O
think	O
the	O
program	O
architecture	O
and	O
game	O
were	O
suitable	O
for	O
internet	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
1996	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
Avara	B-Application
suitable	O
for	O
internet	O
play	O
,	O
writing	O
code	O
that	O
"	O
kinda	O
"	O
worked	O
..	O
Encouraged	O
by	O
this	O
success	O
,	O
Munkki	O
continued	O
developing	O
the	O
internet	O
code	O
until	O
he	O
could	O
play	O
Avara	B-Application
from	O
Finland	O
to	O
the	O
USA	O
(	O
modem	O
to	O
modem	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Welch	O
and	O
Munkki	O
created	O
multiple	O
interesting	O
levels	O
together	O
and	O
released	O
Avara	B-Application
1.0.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Munkki	O
frequently	O
played	O
Avara	B-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
ISP	O
's	O
(	O
for	O
reasons	O
unrelated	O
to	O
Avara	B-Application
)	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connections	O
from	O
this	O
new	O
ISP	O
were	O
inadequate	O
to	O
play	O
Avara	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
two	O
years	O
of	O
playing	O
Avara	B-Application
every	O
day	O
,	O
Munkki	O
was	O
unsurprising	O
tired	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avara	B-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Munkki	O
posted	O
the	O
source	O
to	O
his	O
GitHub	B-Application
account	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
MIT	B-License
software	I-License
license	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
fan-made	O
port	O
of	O
Avara	B-Application
was	O
posted	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
recent	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	O
.	O
</s>
