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MilkyTracker News / New: milkytracker.org

« on: August 23, 2009, 21:41:24 »

Milkytracker.org

Since milkytracker.net has ceased to function any more, and the owner of the domain is still AWOL, I have registered the .org domain and have directed it towards the mirror of downloads provided by The Mod Archive.

Unfortunately, there was no backup of the website, so all there is at the moment are the downloads.

http://milkytracker.org/

New Hosting

I also moved modarchive.org to a new dedicated server this weekend to keep up with the demand, the previous server has been choking under the strain for the last year and now I really had no choice but to jump to a more expensive hosting arrangement.

As you know the MilkyTracker forums have been hosted within ours for several years now, and now added to that is the domain and primary download site.

I am always happy to receive donations towards keeping us alive so feel free to drop any spare pennies at http://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_donation

IRC Chat

For those who aren't aware of the IRC channel for MilkyTracker, log into irc.esper.net with your favourite IRC client and join the #milkytracker channel.

If you don't have an IRC client at hand and you're happy to put up with a Java-based one, you can use the one available on http://modarchive.org, but you will need to be logged in in order to issue the /join #milkytracker command.

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Website News Archive / Server move completed

« on: August 23, 2009, 13:15:42 »

The server move has been completed. Modarchive.org is now on a nice new dedicated server to continue providing you with your daily dosage of modules. Enjoy!

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Website News Archive / Donations 2009

« on: August 22, 2009, 15:47:14 »

Hi folks,

If you are able to do so and haven't done so already, please consider making a donation towards the server hosting fund as this year it's getting tight, and as I usually cover a conserable portion of the costs myself I could use the help given the economic situation at the moment. Please read on...



I've just begun the process of moving the server to a new provider in order to keep up with the demand on the resources, and the costs down. The current server has been getting choked worse and worse over the period of this year as demand has risen tenfold. As a result, this means the hosting is now a little more expensive but we now get more bang for the buck, but as a consequence it now makes a much bigger dent in the hosting fund.

So if you can, please consider pledging some cash towards it. To those that have already donated, THANK YOU! Your continued support will help keep The Mod Archive in the air.

You can donate via Paypal or direct bank transfer (upon request of those details) via the donation link in the top right corner of the site.

-m0d

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Demoparties, Events & Compos / DP: Kindergarden 2009 - Norway (Nov. 20th-22nd)

« on: August 20, 2009, 13:59:30 »

http://www.demoparty.net/kindergarden2009/

Type     Demoparty
Url    http://kindergarden.untergrund.net
Date    November 2009, 20th - 22nd
Country    Norway
Location    Haga Samfunnshus
Haga, Nes, Akershus

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Demoparties, Events & Compos / DP: TRSAC 2009 - Denmark (Oct. 16th-18th)

« on: August 20, 2009, 13:56:02 »

http://www.demoparty.net/trsac2009/

We are once again having TRSAC, and entirely in keeping with the usual way of things, it is in a new location this time: sunny Århus, Venice of the eastern seaboard, shining beacon of culture and all-round nice place.

Same as last year, we are having the party in the third weekend of October: 16th to 18th of October to be exact.

The location will be in Århus, central Jutland, Denmark - easy to reach by car, plane, train and ferry.

So basically you have no excuse for not joining us in yet another celebration of the demoscene and pepper schnapps.

Grab the freshly released 4k invitation for this great event here: http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=53503

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Demoparties, Events & Compos / Calendar

« on: August 20, 2009, 13:51:55 »

To find all the dates of events, be sure to keep an eye on our Calendar

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Demoparties, Events & Compos / DP: Alternative Party 2009 - Finland (Oct. 23rd-25th)

« on: August 20, 2009, 13:50:55 »

Compos for Alternative Party 2009 are now at our new site http://altparty.org/2009/competitions

Alternative Party 2009 bring two very special guests to Finland this year, the ARM designer Sophie Wilson and electronics specialist Jeri Ellsworth.

At Alternative Party, Sophie Wilson will tell about her early days at Acorn Computers. She designed the ARM and its successors became the most popular processors in many kinds of low-power computer systems from Internet routers to music players, PDAs and mobile phones.

Party visitors will have the chance to see the prototype for the Acorn System One, the very earliest of the Acorns.

Jeri Ellsworth is a self-taught computer chip designer. In 2004, she designed Commodore 30-in-1 Direct to TV - a C64 emulator built into a joystick, capable of playing 30 famous C64 titles - and expandable to a full Commodore 64 computer system.

At the Alternative Party Jeri Ellsworth is going to do an episode for her internet reality tv: The Fat Man and Circuit Girl. The episode will be broadcast on live.

Read more about Sophie Wilson and Jeri Ellsworth on www.altparty.org/2009/specialguests

ALT2009 Competitions

We have the most interesting multi platform demo competitions this year like before. Go to get more info, do your own productions and come to vote the best productions to win.

The prize for Alternative Demo Competition is 3000 euros.

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Players / Player developers - read

« on: August 18, 2009, 15:23:06 »

If you are a developer of a player that is now available for users to use, and you wish to have a dedicated section of our forums for your application, just drop a message onto this thread with details of your project and it'll be reviewed for consideration by the crew.

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MilkyTracker Community / [PSP] Futureplayer

« on: August 18, 2009, 15:11:13 »

This topic has been moved to Console Players.

Uses Mikytracker runtime stuff so heads up to the milky dev(s)

http://modarchive.org/forums/index.php?topic=2321.0

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The Lobby / Writeup: Farmfest 2009 by nic0

« on: August 18, 2009, 14:48:13 »

nic0 did a wonderful writeup of the first Farmfest party in Denmark.

You can view the original article here. It'll be quoted below to ensure it stays around!

Also available Farmfest '09 Live Blog

The following writeup is by nic0

On the 14th of August, I broke my 1.5 year party-break, so this report should be read in that light. I'm not very used to hanging out at partys, and so you must forgive me for referring to not-so-recent ways of doing things. Perhaps technology have sped past me and some of the points I bring up here are already deprecated, like the old venerable steam train got taken over by a new magnetic powered superrailway. But I digress.

The party Farmfest was held for the very first time this year, the main organizers being the honorable Malodix and his charming better half Zyps. Prior to the party I had never heard of either of them(surely my own fault for being such a slacker) or the party or the fact that someone was stark raving mad enough to host a party on a farm, and all of this made me overcome my inherent fear of meeting new people and venture away.

We travelled to the partyplace, using train + bus which was a solid experience. The instructions on the party website were fine and we managed to get there in one piece. The party was to take place at an actual farm, and the partyhall was a stable, decked out in hot chicks, lots of IT-gear and some angry old demosceners. I think when the party peaked, it held something around 20-25 people. Now, all of this might sound strange, but it actually made for a quite rural and coherent experience. I'd be a bit worried about how the party would scale, but Zyps told me that the farm would be rebuilt some time with more space.

The place was cozy, with chairs and old couches all over, and i mean all over, the place. There were some dogs too, a few cats, even free-roaming hens, something that did my hippie heart good :) Farmfest indeed! The partyplace had a bar too with reasonable prices, profits from which went into the coffers of the organisation running the thing for doing more events - the way it should be. So all in all, the amenities were fine even if a bit on the cramped side, should the party explode in size, like TRSAC will this year.

The actual compos consisted of the standard categories and kudos must go to the organisers for keeping enthusiasm high even if the entries weren't FLOWING in - its a small party in its very youth and god knows getting people to contribute even while AT the party is tough enough. A slight bit of advice might be, that the compos were scheduled to take place on sunday evening, and the party running all the way through monday. Thats a gamble, and can easily backfire, as monday was a normal workday and most people really wanted to go home on sunday to be able to work on monday. I enjoyed being there an extra day thoroughly, but I'm a student... if the party really should run into monday, I suggest doing the compos saturday night, and then having a massive massive party on sunday night/evening for the slackers, students and other hobos such as myself - that way what most demosceners come for can be achieved.

Moving on from the planning, the bigscreen was fab, and it either had demos, or funny videos running on it at all times, meaning that even for someone who weren't working on anything, there was entertainment to be had. This added to the cozy tone, and it never felt like anyone hi-jacked the screen.

The actual compos were neat enough, even if I have to complain SLIGHTLY over the punctuality of the compos - they should be on time if nothing else because people expect such things... thats a point that could be improved, and even if it does sound slightly old-fartish it's a valid point (for all demopartys too).

There was a massive barbeque and a campfire too. Both were awesome, and had actual sofas around them, courtesy of the Farmfest community... that really really rocked, and me, Cheesy and Master-S managed to solve the riddle of women around the campfire a few times, and it just added to the nice rural feeling. The place had a swimmingpool - yes an actual f***ing swimmingpool, so I didn't shower - i swimmed!  that was awesome^2 even if most people were wussies and didn't want to join into our manly fun :)

All in all the highlights of the party where:

- meeting Malodix, Zops and Knark
- meeting the parents of the house who were very nice too
- the amenities: animals, couches, pools, barbeques, the handjob i got in the other barn
- the general optimistic and happy feel of the community around the farm - it was infectious even to an old angry man such as myself

I will definitely be back if there's another farmfest next year!