Sundown 2008 is upon us soon

Just been speaking to RC55 and he tells me Sundown 2008 is on again in september

heres a link to the intro on my least fave site

http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=50903

Anyone fancy going???

Rc55 tells me Shockwave is going!

Yep, I will be there

Probably just for the Saturday though so I can see the comps. I havent decided if I am going to enter any of them myself though... I never seem to have much time to code nowadays.

I've been intending to go for a few years now but it's never really happened. Always been busy or something has come up.

Could try again this year if a decent group of people I know are going to be there.

Nice invitro! I won't be attending as I'm on holiday in mid September but it'd be good to see a few of the oSuK massive heading down there.

For futher nFO, try surfing over to the main Sundown page.

One thing I've noticed on the site regarding this years set-up:

Has the sound system spontaneously combusted at a previous party??

Dazzaboy,

Yeah, it blew up during the chiptune competition. I blame poor ventilation, the amplifier had some kind of Equaliser sat on top of it and thus the capacitors let out their magic smoke. We ended up using my 5.1 desktop speakers to finish the party off, and they worked really well, more clarity but not as loud.

zYX! - if you do need help getting to Sundown, let me know where you are located and I'll try and get you a lift if I can.

The guest list is growing massively. This will easily be the biggest Sundown yet - we're even thinking about getting a live act or two in and some decor / lighting done.

R

Eeeek! Oh well, all adds to the spontaneity of the event I suppose. My guess is, one of the revellers probably spilt some Kestrel Super Strength in it at some point.

Funny you should say that, the amount of kooky beers and stouts I come back with each year is unreal. God knows why people have such esoteric tastes in alcohol.

I'm sure it's all good for some!

Thanks rc55 but I really don't know what is happening yet. I'm changing jobs at the moment so life is a bit up in the air.

Not ruling anything out though, I'm actually in Bristol so I don't have as much of an excuse about distance really. I could probably get a train thinking about it.

I see Axl is on the "undecided" list. Would be nice to meet him as I've known the guy for years now.

So any anyone else from the forum planning on going?

just pray that work dont mess me rota up then

i booked 4 days hols and me 4 normal days off

Decided not to go again this year! Kinda out of the scene too much really... don`t even speak with any of the people going so kinda pointless now too!

Either way though I hope it`s another success - gotta be good for the UK and scene as a whole.

zyx: i booked my ticket and gonna be booking me train ticks monday

Hi there!

I thought I'd put together a blinking huge update on how planning with Sundown is going for the '08. There certainly has been a big change in the amount of work involved for this year, down to a number of factors.

So, what's new? :

- FIRSTLY, IF YOU NEED A LIFT FROM EITHER LONDON AIRPORTS OR EXETER TO BUDLEIGH, MAKE SURE YOU GET IN TOUCH NOW TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT
Use the forums or e-mail rc55@rc55.com.

- GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!
Less than two weeks remaining - and remember the competitions are OPEN - so you DON'T have to be at the party to compete.

- NEW SOUNDSYSTEM
We have a new Sound system provided by Shevek (from Tech Adventure). This professional audio setup ensures the best possible audio quality for all productions shown. Shevek is a keen professional audio enthusiast and spends a signficant amount of time maintaining his PA equipment to peak performance. Put it this way, if it caught on fire like the soundsystem did last year, it's safe to say we're cursed.

- LIVE SHOW FROM SYPHUS and other acts TBC.

Syphus has been a member of the UK Demoscene and more recently was joined the prestiguous Amiga group UP Rough. Unlike most "chip-tune" musicians, Syphus arms himself with authentic software and hardware, utilising his arsenal of Commodore Amiga systems and both classic and new-era trackers, from Protracker, to Xeron's awesome AHX-on-crack HivelyTracker.

We still await the call back from REED RICHARDS, who actively avoids us when we raise the question. I seriously don't think he's as British as he thinks.


- HIGHER QUALITY PROJECTION CONFIRMED
We've enlisted the facilities of Stage Electrics (Exeter), to provide us with the same high quality screen but a newer projector, the SANYO XT16 which will throw 3500 ANSI lumens at 1024x768 onto our 14 x 10' Fastfold screen. This will ensure that the colour accuracy will be far improved over last years existing projector, making sure the show will look the best it can. The fist sized pixels are back!

- HIGHEST SUNDOWN ATTENDANCE EVER
Our current attendance list shows that we have 27 people fully paid up, 55 people planning to go and 33 people considering coming to Sundown. People of note include Allister Brimble formerly of Team 17, members of TRSI, Calodox, BDSE, Torment, UK Scene Allstars, Rebels and IRIS. It may be that this year we could have some form of capacity issues, but nothing we cannot work with. Hamtastic!

- NEW DESIGNATED SLEEPING AREAS
We now have three rooms available which can accomodate around 3/4 sceners for sleeping purposes. These are currently first come first served - and are provided in addition to the other areas in and around the hall where people can sleep. Two of them even have toilets right next door, so if you have a weak bladder, you can rest easy.

- LIMITED SHOWER FACILITIES
Put simply, my sister lives near the hall and is willing to allow people to shower at her house for £2.50 per shower on Saturday morning (the cost is because she is on metered water), be sure to bring your own towel, or if you require one in advance, please contact us.

- WE CAN BUY YOU SLEEPING EQUIPMENT, LIKE - £20
For £20 we can provide you with an inflatable mattress and 300gsm sleeping bag for use in the party hall - be sure to ask in advance by e-mailing us. If you would prefer specific products, feel free to e-mail us your order from the www.argos.co.uk catalogue.

- NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM
VJ Lex from Pyrolighting / The Party Lab will be providing us with an assortment of professional lighting to spice up the atmosphere of the party hall - changing our traditional salmon walls to something much more atmospheric - coupled with our live music on Friday and the demo shows on Saturday, the party will look the part!

- MEATY'S QUIZ
Giles Constant of Assembly TV will return once more to present his panel quiz with four select sceners to test their demoscene knowledge, skills and endurance in a style unparalleled in the scene. Expect Ham. Expect Pretzels. Expect Inflatables. Meaty's Quiz is back.

- MUCH IMPROVED NETWORKING
Traditionally our Network facilities have been bloody awful, however this year, we have a much improved solution in the form of a Wireless link provided by WestLAN (LAN Party crew) - using uber-stable Zyxel bridging and a tried and tested routing solution meaning a stable connection should be available for the entire duration of the party.

- THERE IS A NEW PICTURE OF THE QUEEN AT THE BACK OF THE HALL
You cant help but swell in up in euphoric patriotism as our ultimate monarch beams her trademark understated smile amongst us all. Be sure to wave to her as you chew on your beef jerky, scoff your space-cake or down your cheap beers.

- FOR SOME REASON THERE IS A NEW PROJECTOR AND SCREEN INSTALLED WE CANT USE
Yeah, it's true! It's probably HD as well, but I have been told that we can most likely use it for Sundown 09! There's even a kick ass audio setup there too!

- SECOND PROJECTOR
For anyone wanting to do a XERON OF IRIS, there's a second projector and 6 x 6' screen for anyones use - private demoshows and Wii shenanigans are encouraged. (For those not in the know, XERON often had small crowds around him at previous Sundowns, where he showed many Amiga demos running on native hardware - 060 all the way!).

- FOOD FACILITIES TBC.
Depending on demand, we may have assistance on Saturday and Sunday in the form of the classic Bacon butty and Tea service, meaning you can truly live the utterly British cholesterol-ridden diet. After an evening of poor sleep and alcoholic abuse, utilise our food service to heal yourself in the way millions do across the country every weekend.

- I CANT THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT SEEMS REMOTELY RELEVANT TO THIS
Really, I can't. So come along, rock out to the gigs, enjoy the prods, party on the beach, roll around in the huge park, eat a pastie, get a funny look from an old person, eat some chips, drink some tea, tiptoe in the sea, collect a rock, send a postcard, SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES, VOTE VOTE VOTE, go for a walk along the cliffs, high five your friends, make many new ones, stay up late, thank you come again and most of all KICK IT DEMOSTYLE!

- BIG thanks to: ZEB - SYPHUS - MEATY - SHEVEK - NAVMAN - SOOPS - STAVS - KRIS - EVILPAUL - DOTWAFFLE - ALIEN - H2O - TEIS - 71M - DICAB - SPOTTER - NEOMANCER - MIKETHEGREEK - SPENOT - NE7 - M0D - VAMPIRE - DF_ - VESPA - ICABOD + YOU!

See you there tomorrow if anyone here is going?

Have a nice time, Shocky. Have you or any of the other DBF'ers entered any creations for the comp?

I am sorry to say that I never entered the comps, nor did anyone else on the dbf forums, but what was nice was that 5 members of DBF forums made it to the party

It was really nice, great atmosphere and the organisers did a fine job making it fun and welcoming to everyone.

I'll definately be there next year.

Good stuff m8 - did you take many piccies at the party?

Sorry for the slow reply Daz, was otherwise engaged with a broken ankle

Yep, I took some piccies, I uploaded them onto the dbf forum, but if you want to leech them and put them here too so everyone can see them, feel free

Cheers Shock, get well soon m8y! Take it you are out of hospital now?

Haven't been on DBF for a good while and can't remember my damn password. Will have to reset and I'll swipe the piccies or just crosslink 'em from here. Cheers.

@Shock: Can you post a link to the Sundown pics plz m8. I've had a shmooze on DBF but I'm buggared if I can find them?

Then again, I feel like poo tonight and have a serious bout of lethargy.