A.D.A. Amiga Demoscene Archive

Breakpoint 2009

well, yeah ... that was expectable for everyone who followed the economic news starting in Nov. 2007. 2007, yes...the time this downward spiral really kicked off.
And my opinion was and still is: "don't rely in big business as sponsor"
because they may SAY "we believe in what you do here" but they drop youo like a hot potato when it comes to their own balance sheet!

...yesterday I ordered a small supporter ticket to do my share.
So you gotta let me win the freakin' compo to break even ;P

That good. Bp09 will be then. Progress bar are more or less ok already.

Just curious: how many entries do the 64k and 4k each need for separate compos? 3 i assume?

Yes, the minimum is 3 entries. On one occasion (in 2007), the 4k compo was run with only two entries. Every time the 4k and 64 compos was merged (in 2006 and 2008), a 4k won the compo. :)

You all know what this means, right? ;)

It means we need more 4k's, so that I can finally win a 64k-compo? =)

So in MdS- land there is confirmably a 64k and perhaps (saw an early alpha on emulator) a wild HW entry in the pipeline.

britelite: Exactly! ;-)

Looking forward to visiting Breakpoint again. Lets see if it is possible to finish some stuff, even though there isn't that much time left....

Corial, is Optima coming as well?

Yep, Optima is coming too

Oh nice, I haven't seem him for 9 years. I think it was at TP when he presented megademo 2000. One or more of the people that provided assets to that demo will actually come to BP as well. So looking forward to seeing you guys!

@corial and optima: very much hoping that you manage to finish some stuff!!! :)

Likewise z5 ;-). Are you attending BP too?

@noname: some of the other Danes attending should be able to point us out - especially the guys from Iris and Loonies...

@corial: i am sure i can manage to ask my way around through the danish delegation. at least i remember darkhawk's and blueberry's faces pretty well, and also probably optima, when i see him again. for the other way around: just ask any haujobb guys. see you there.

So, how is everyone's productions progressing? Am I the only one feeling the pressure?

I'm starting to feel like i should maybe start coding... but i didn't even know for sure if i was going or not until this morning.

last year i kinda pressured myself to code the demo by telling everyone on the first day of the party that i was trying to release something so maybe if i do the same now i eventually have to do something for the compos.

I'm starting to feel like i should maybe start coding...

That's a start :) Seriously, though, get in there and get coding. We all look forward to more of your kick ass demos!

Will z5 attend breakpoint? If you do, I want to give you a great big hug, and maybe even a great big kiss :)

So, how is everyone's productions progressing?

ATM transitions and completion of the plot, additional gfx, final tune
I'll take the week off before the party to polish on the colour scheme.

Mmm, a week off would be nice indeed. I have a couple of days before easter, where I'll probably sit and time things to the music. I just hope that I don't have to sit and try to time things at the party. It's virtually impossible to hear anything, when the guy next to you is playing music that just goes BUM,BUM,BUM!

yeah, exactly that's why the major goal this year is to _arrive_ with a _finished_ version and perhaps a prepared party-scroll function that anxiously awaits guest inputs :)

If you do, I want to give you a great big hug, and maybe even a great big kiss :)

Almost makes me wish i was going to bp :) (i'm not btw)

Anyhow: execruncher output: Final size: 34880 bytes... I think i'll leave it at that. There are always things to improve... always things that should have been done differently. Maybe next time. If you need me, you can find me at the beach (so to speak...) :)

What? Finished already? Then go make a demo, there's sufficient time!

No no, go make a 4k! :-D

...what the... did I miss almost 4 years up to 2012? z5's next scheduled release date...

Fear not, i have officially ran out of routines now so another 4 years will probably be needed to code some new ones. Anyway, d0Dge, shouldn't you be coding instead of visting forums? :)

...ever heard of ... multi tasking :D

All parts are now officially linked. Now the tune just needs to be finished, and some timing-stuff needs to be applied. All in all, it sounds like another Focus Design release will see the light of day.