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Competitions
As usual we will host some compos like the usual demo, intro, gfx and so on. If you have any questions or ideas about the compos please contact the compocrew and tell us whats on you mind.
The compohardware:
Amiga:
· A1200
· 68k:68060 50MHZ
· PPC:603 240MHZ
· 2MB chip ram
· 96MB fast ram
· Rom3.1
· BlizzardvisionPPC graphicsboard.
· OS3.9 and the newest versions of WarpOS, Warp3D, CGFX4 and AHI installed.
Note: You might remember we had a better equiped A4000 the previous years but this machine is no longer very stable and some results of that could already be seen in the compos last year where we had alot of hardware trouble. So this time we'll use a less powerfull but 100% stable Amiga for the compos. If your demo/intro for Amiga really needs a fast 604 CPU then contact the compocrew in advance and they'll see what can be done.
PC:
· 1,4GHZ AMD Athlon Thunderbird
· 1GB DDR Ram
· nVidia GForce3 64MB
· Soundblaster 128
· Windows 2000 with the latest DirectX 8 and drivers installed.
· Debian GNU/Linux 3.0r0 (with all the latest drivers installed).
C64:
· A standard original C64
· Original 1541 diskdrive
General rules for all compos:
· The compocrew reserve the right to disqualify entries that are too unserious, boring, bad, disgusting or with racist, pornographic, violent, disturbing or otherwise illegal content.
· Entries must be delivered in one of the following ways:
· Amiga 880K floppies
· PC 720K floppies
· PC 1.44MB floppies
· CD
· C64 floppies (only for C64 demoentries)
· In addition the following information must be turned in to the compocrew, on paper (sheets will be provided):
· Name of compo to compete in
· Name of release
· Your real name
· Your handle
· Group affiliation
· E-mail address
· Number of disks and what type.
· As always, we reserve the right to change any rule at any time.
· All competitions have "no-go" limit. If there are too few submissions, the competition will either be combined with another competition or quite simply cancelled.
· We do not accept submissions from people not attending the party. You better be there/be represented when the compos are shown and during the prize ceremonies. We won't send prizes by snailmail either.
· If an entry requires user interaction then see the compocrew beforehand for special accomodations.
· Media containing compoentries will not be returned (except maybe the C64 disks).
· Deadlines are not very flexible. Due to a lot of problems when showing the compos last year we have decided to be much more strict with the deadlines. If you want the compos to run smooth you got to give us some time to prepare, it's as simple as that.
· We reserve the right to disqualify compoentries that are too similar to earlier released material. Let's say you wanted to change the palette and some parameters in your winning 64k intro from party x and release it at KG... FORGET IT!
· Contributions can only participate in one compo.
Amiga comporules:
General rules for the Amiga compos.
· All entries need to come with a FILE_ID.DIZ (44*11) file with a short description of the release.
· All entries need to come with a .readme file describing the release and if needed instructions for running the entry.
· All entries must be installable on harddisk.
· All demos/intros must do a clean exit back to the OS on left mouse click.
· All demos and intros must work on a 68030+FPU AGA Amiga with 16MB RAM. PPC demos/intros are of course an exception but such entries have to work on the compomachine.
· Setpatch will be run.
· Allowed compressors: LHA or LZX
· Use of the PPC processor, graphics card and 3d chip in your productions is allowed if you wish to do so.
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Amiga Demo compo:
· Maximum size: 8 megabytes.
· Must work on MC68030 + FPU, AGA, 16MB fast (unless it's a PPC demo).
· Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 3 entries, or else we'll combine this with the intro competition.
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Amiga 64k Intro compo:
· Maximum size: 65536 bytes.
· Must work on MC68030 + FPU, AGA, 16MB fast (unless it's a PPC intro).
· Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 3 entries, or else we'll combine this with the demo competition.
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Amiga 4k Intro compo:
· Maximum size: 4096 bytes.
· Must work on MC68030 + FPU, AGA, 16MB fast (unless it's a PPC intro).
· Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 3 entries, or else we'll combine this with the 64k competition.
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PC comporules:
General rules for the PC compos.
· All entries need to come with a FILE_ID.DIZ (44*11) file with a short description of the release.
· All entries need to come with a .readme file describing the release and if needed instructions for running the entry.
· All demos/intros must do a clean exit back to the OS when pressing the ESC-key.
· All demos and intros must work on the compomachine.
· Demos/intros must work in Windows 2000 and Windows 98 (with DirectX 8.1) or Linux. No DOS allowed.
· Allowed compressors: ZIP
· You can compete with demos/intros for both Windows and Linux.
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PC Demo compo:
· Maximum size: 8 megabytes.
· System requirements: Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 3 entries, or else we'll combine this with the PC introcompetition.
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PC 64k Intro compo:
· Maximum size: 65536 bytes.
· System requirements: Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 3 entries, or else we'll combine this with the PC democompetition.
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C64 comporules:
· Maximum size: 2 disk sides.
· In addition to delivering the entries on disk, a D64 disk image should be delivered if possible (for easier spreading of entries).
· System requirements: Must work on the compomachine.
· No-go-limit: 2 entries, or else we'll combine this with the wild democompetition.
· It's possible to compete with a demo for Vic20 but then you have to contact the compocrew in advance and bring your own hardware.
Other compos:
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Chipmodule compo:
· Max size: 65536 bytes.
· Max number of channels: 4
· Sample resolution: 8 bit (or less).
· Allowed file formats: MOD, AHX and SID
· No-go-limit: 5 entries, or else we'll combine this with the High quality compo.
· MOD and AHX entries will be played for max 3 minutes using Hippoplayer on Amiga.
· SID entries will be played for max 3 minutes on a C64.
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High quality music compo:
· Max file size: 7MB
· Allowed file formats: MP3 and OGG
· No-go-limit: 5 entries, or else we'll combine this with the chipmodule compo.
· Entries will be played for max 3 minutes using Winamp.
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Wild compo:
· Almost anything can compete in the wild compo, but make sure your entry complies to the general party and compo rules, and most of all make it COOL! Animations and demos for exotic or alternativ platforms are encouraged to participate in this compo. This year we don't want bad/sick homevideos, skating videos and jackass clones but instead more computerrelated material. No modules/mp3s are allowed either
· To avoid alot of hassle this year and make the entries easier available for download after KG we want as many entries as possible to be delivered one of these formats: vcd, svcd, divx or xvid. If your entry cannot be made into any of these then concact the compocrew in advance. We also allow VHS tapes but if you want your entry spread you should make it into one of the digital formats listet above.
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Mixed graphics:
· Maximum resolution: 800*600*24bit
· 3 "progress steps" must be delivered accompanying the picture. Raytraced entries should supply wireframeshots instead, showing the process of modelling.
· 1 "signed" and one "unsigned" version must be delivered.
· Pixeled and raytraced. Type of picture will be announced before showing each picture.
· File format: IFF or PNG.
· Entries will be shown using ACDSee for 30 seconds.
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