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Demoscener

Release as fast as possible

• intro/demo
• graphic
• music
• video
• other

For an intro/demo

• Take 2 screenshots of your demo, prefered resolution is 400x300. for example, call them : screenshot1.jpg and screenshot2.jpg. (.jpg is higly recommanded).
• Get the following information near you :
  • Your email, formatted like that for example : bigcoder(at)planet-d(dot)net
  • Choose the generic category of your production in this table :

    Code	Name
    intro;128bytes	Intro 128 Bytes
    intro;256bytes	Intro 256 Bytes
    intro;1k	Intro 1 Kb
    intro;4k	Intro 4 Kb
    intro;64k	Intro 64 Kb
    demo	Demo
    cracktro	Cracktro
    invitation	Invitation
    custom	Whatever

  • The competition category code and name; for example code : pcdemo and name : PC Demo.
  • The filename of your production, for example : mydemo.exe.
  • The name of the resulting archive, for example : grp-demo.zip. (.zip archive is highly recommanded).
  • A message for orgas, for example : please don't press escape during the demo, it crashes
  • A message for the audience in the show that could be displayed on the big screen : you just read this message.
• Use the online editor : (http://xnfo.sf.net/tools/create.php) or use the modified version available on the party website.
• If you can't use the online editor : Copy paste the following text in a notepad.

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <xnfo standard="1.1" version="1" mode="complete" author="insert author email">
  <demo>
  	<name>insert demo name</name>
  	<authors>
  		<group>insert group name</group>
  	</authors>
  	<category type="insert generic category code">insert generic category</category>
  	<support>
  		<configuration>
  			<os type="win32">Windows</os>
  		</configuration>
  	</support>
  	<runs>
  		<run platform="win32" config="default">insert command to run</run>
  	</runs>
  	<archive>
  		<file>insert the archive filename</file>
  	</archive>
  	<screenshots>
  		<screenshot>insert first screenshot name</screenshot>
  		<screenshot>insert second screenshot name</screenshot>
  	</screenshots>
  	<compo>
  		<category type="insert category code">insert category name</category>
  		<messages>
  			<message to="audience">insert the message for the big screen</message>
  			<message to="orgas">insert the message for orgas</message>
  		</messages>
  		<run platform="win32" config="default">insert command to run</run>
  	</compo>
  </demo>
  </xnfo>
  

• Save the file to the name of your achive, with a .xnfo extension.
• Insert the .xnfo file in your archive.
• Upload the release to an FTP, or follow party organizers instructions.

More ?

• Change the platform or add multi-platform support.
• Give complete credits.
• Send some greetings or messages.
• Add an autoupdate support.

For a 2d/3d graphic

• a 2d graphic : Put 2 steps of your graphic, call it for example step1.jpg, and step2.jpg.
• a 3d graphic : Render a wireframe of your scene, call it for example wireframe.jpg.
• Get the following information near you :
  • Your email, formatted like that for example : artist(at)planet-d(dot)net
  • Choose the generic category of your production in this table :

    Code	Name
    2d;8bits	2d 8bits Graphic
    2d;24bits	2d 24bits Graphic
    3d	3d Graphic
    composite	Composite
    custom	Whatever

  • The competition category code and name; for example code : handdrawn and name : Handdrawn.
  • The filename of your production, for example : art.png.
  • A message for the audience in the show that could be displayed on the big screen : you just read this message.
• Use the online editor : (http://xnfo.sf.net/tools/create.php) or use the modified version available on the party website.
• If you can't use the online editor : Copy paste the following text in a notepad.

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  <xnfo standard="1.1" version="1" mode="complete" author="insert author email">
  <graphic>
  	<name>insert art name</name>
  	<authors>
  		<person>insert your nickname</group>
  	</authors>
  	<category type="insert generic category code">insert generic category</category>
  	<compo>
  		<category type="insert category code">insert category name</category>
  

  if 2d art, using steps.

  		<steps>
  			<step>insert first step name<step>
  			<step>insert second step name<step>
  		</steps>
  

  if 3d art, providing wireframe.

  		<wireframe>insert the name of the wireframe image</wireframe>
  

  		<messages>
  			<message to="audience">insert the message for the big screen</message>
  		</messages>
  		<run>the file to show</run>
  	</compo>
  </graphic>
  </xnfo>
  

• Save the file to the name of your achive, with a .xnfo extension.
• Insert the .xnfo file in your archive.
• Upload the release to an FTP, or follow party organizers instructions.

More ?

• Give complete credits.
• Send some greetings or messages.

For a music

For a video

Other