                        Chaos Constructions 000
                               demoparty

                              Version 2.020
                     version of 5th of February 2000


 -[A...General Information...]--------------------------------------->

 - Date:
   19-20 of August, 2000

 - Place:
   St.Petersburg, Russia
   Bryantzeva street, 10.

 - Competitions:

   Attention! _all_ entries must be new.
   Entries that have been released earlier on any party or have been available
   to public will not be accepted.

   All compo entries must be created _especially_ for CC000 demoparty!

   All competitions, except for special compos, must have at least three
   entries from _different_ authors, otherwise the compo will be announced
   as FAILED and entries might be shown on their own and voting for them
   will not take place.



 -[B...Travel Information...]---------------------------------------->

 Chaos Constructions 000 will take place in St.Petersburg, at the same place
 where CC999 took place (Bryantzeva, 10).

 However, the party place might change, but will be finalized one month before
 to the demoparty.




 -[C...General Rules...]--------------------------------------------->

 1) Use of drugs on demoparty is prohibited.
 2) Fiddling with organizer's and participant's equipment without written
    permission of coordinators is prohibited.
 3) Smoking is only allowed in special marked places.
 4) Don't swear.
 5) Don't litter.
 6) Presence of people under influence of alcohol will be controlled by
    organizers/security.

 ! Offenders of the rules (1), (2) will be kicked out straight away,
   offenders of rulel (3)-(6) will go through the system of two warnings.

 ! System of two warnings:
   1. After the first warning, received from security, the visitor must
   either retire till the end of the current day or find himself a referral,
   the person that will take full responsibility of offender's actions.
   2. If the visitor gets the second warning, him _and_ his referral will
   be removed from the party.
   3. Entries of the "removed" people will not be disqualified, unless
   some kind of conflict or issue will raise, which can't be settled without
   presense of the author.

 ! Attention, every visitor of the party (no matter whether (s)he's
   participating in the compos or not) will have to produce some kind of
   identification and sign the following disclaimer:

   "I am, as the visitor of the Chaos Constructions, have read the current
   rules and regulations and agree to obey them. I understand that in case
   of me braking these rules, I might be removed from the premises of the
   demoparty and the funds, that I will spend on my tickets will not be
   refunded. I agree to pay for any damage caused by me intentionally or not."

   Attention! All damages will _have_ to be paid for, no matter who, how or
   why has caused them. If responsible people won't be found, the next
   variants of settling this problem are possible (depending on how serious
   the damages are):

   + Cancellation of the demoparty. Voting won't take place, neither will the
     prizes given to anyone.
   + Fundraising from visitors to cover the damages caused. Party will
     continue as usual. In case of disagreement, see the first variant.
   + Organizers are covering damages from the prizes fund (if possible).
     Party will continue, but prizes will reduced (or cancelled).

   Absolutely no refunds for the tickets will be given away.

 - Approximate Timetable:

   Day 1.
           Spectrum: GFX, Intros, Music, Demos
           BK: Intros, Demos
           anim compo, ascii\ansi compo, wild compo, special compos

   Day 2.
           Amiga/PC: Hand-Drawn and RayTraced GFX, Intros, Music, Demos
           special compos

 ! More detailed timetable will be announced at the beginning of each day.

 - Cost of tickets and prizes.

 ! Ticket for 2 days will cost up to $3.
 ! Ticket for 1 day will cost up to $2.

 ! Girls don't need tickets. They can go in for free

 ! Prizes - certificates/symbolics/money prizes/computer accessories/and so
   on. More detailed information about the prizes will be announced one month
   before the party.

 ! You must reserve tickets before the event (till 11th of August)
   We cannot guarantee the same price for the tickets at the door.
   Reservation of the tickets is done through e-mail.
   Everyone who wants to come, should fill in the forms and send them through
   internet or fido to one of the contact addresses.





 -[D...Competitions...]---------------------------------------------->

    -[D.0...BK...]--->

 + 4kb intro      - 4096 bytes code, 3 minutes max. BK0011M (palletes,
                    128Kb RAM, AY, COVOX).
                    One entry from author, maximum two entries from the group.
                    10 entries in total.

                    ! address of execution is 1000(8)
                    ! loading from disk during the execution is prohibited.
                      One intro - one file.

 + 800Kb demo     - DD floppy disk, HDD use is allowed, 10 minutes max.
                    One entry from the group.
                    15 entries in total.

                    ! music is the must.

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   -[D.1...Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum...]--->

 + 512bytes intro - 512 bytes code, 1 minute max. AY.
                    One entry from author, maximum two entries from the group.
                    10 entries in total.
 + 4kb intro      - 4096 bytes code, 3 minutes max. AY.
                    One entry from author, maximum two entries from the group.
                    10 entries in total.

                  ! All intros will be executed in BestView without BASIC
                    loaders. don't forget to set the border to desired color.

                  ! If using the ROM (subroutines or data)
                    keep in mind that it will be the standard Pentagon ROM.
                    (Scorpion will be emulating it)

                  ! All intros must return to BASIC.

 + 640Kb demo     - DD floppy disk, compatible with teledisk and standard
                    TRD (or FDI) format, 15 minutes max. AY.
                    One entry from the group.
                    15 entries in total.

                  ! Attention:
                    Demo (intro) has to work correctly on the standard
                    Pentagon 128, which will be used as a compo machine.
                    Demo can use GS (general sound), SD (sound drive), GMX,
                    Turbo Mode, extended memory (up to 512kb pentagon
                    standard) _BUT_!
                  ! Attention! during the competitions, entries will be
                    demonstrated on the standard Pentagon 128.
                    After the end of voting, the entries can be displayed
                    using all the features and extenders.
                  ! If authors wish, the entry can be also presented on the
                    Wild Compo (it will have to pass the preselect)

                  ! Demo _must_ work on the standard Scorpion (without
                    crashes).

 + Graphics       - standard screen of 6912 bytes, 25 entries in total.
                    One entry from author
                  ! Attention, graphics shouldn't have any logos or author's
                    or group's names.

                  ! If author wishes, post party release can include the
                    graphics with logos (alternative version).

                  ! Only hand-drawn graphics accepted (drawn on/for spectrum).
                    No scanned graphics. Preselect is done in individual order
                    to settle the suspicious cases author should have the
                    intermidiate versions of the picture - to confirm
                    originality.

 + AY music       - _compiled_ at #C000, 3 minutes max.
                    One entry from author.
                    15 entries in total.
                    ! Attention, entry should play correctly under the
                    BestView _without_ the special player.

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   -[D.2...PC...]--->

 + 256bytes intro - no extenders are provided, 30 seconds max.
                    One entry from author, maximum two entries from the
                    group. 10 entries in total.
 + 512bytes intro - no extenders are provided, 60 seconds max.
                    One entry from author, maximum two entries from the
                    group. 10 entries in total.
 + 4kb intro      - DPMI and DirectX are provided, 3 minutes max.
                    Two entries from the group maximum.
                    10 entries in total.
 + 64kb intro     - DPMI and DirectX are provided, 5 minutes max.
                    One entry from the group maximum.
                    10 entries in total.
 + 8mb intro      - DPMI and DirectX are provided, 10 minutes max.
                    One entry from the group maximum.
                    15 entries in total.

                  ! Attention:
                  ! All Demos/Intros must work with Gravis Ultra Sound,
                    SB16 or General Midi (during competition Midi emulation
                    will be turned on on AWE32 or GUS with standard sound
                    bank, if needed).
                  ! 3dfx or other hardware accelerators are not allowed.
                  ! Maximum extended memory - 64mb (550kb BASE).
                  ! Vesa2 or DirectX services are provided (without 3d accel)
                  ! Demo/Intro must exit on the 'ESC' key, work without the
                    users intervention, work correctly in the dos box of
                    Windows.
                  ! Maximum resolution is 800x600x32bit.
                  ! Every entry will get the time specified above.


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   -[D.3...Amiga...]--->

 + 4kb intro      - 3 minutes max, two entries from the group maximum.
                    10 entries in total.
 + 64kb intro     - 5 minutes max, one entry from the group maximum.
                    10 entries in total.
 + 8mb demo       - 10 minutes max, one entry from the group maximum.
                    15 entries in total.

                  ! Attention:
                  ! All Demos/Intros must exit when 'LMB' is pressed,
                    work without the user intervention.
                  ! Maximum extended memory - 32 fast (+2 chip) mb.
                  ! all _standard_ videomodes ECS/AGA/CGX/OCS.
                  ! it is recommended to bring the accelerator that the
                    demo was written on.

 Attention! with low number of entries in similar nominations for BOTH
 platformes, it might be possible to join the compos for AMiGA with the same
 compos on PC, to lower the number of failed compos. Decision will be made
 by organizers after discussing it with the authors.

 Example: there're 4 entries presented on the 64k intro compo (from the
 different authors), while the PC compo has only 2 entries. Compos will NOT
 be joined, because amiga compo will already take place without problems. In
 this case 64k intro compo for PC will be announced as failed compo.

 Same would happen in vice versa situation.

 but! in case both platformed won't have 3 entries each, then and only then
 join _might_ be possible (so it might not happen, it depends on organizers
 and entries).

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   -[D.4...Amiga/PC...]--->

 + 1mb 4ch music  - Standard MOD (protracker), 4 minutes max.
                    One entry from author.
                    15 entries in total.
 + 4mb mch music  - Traditional style. 32 channels.
                    (MED, IT & DBM - no compressed samples, XM, S3M),
                    4 minutes max. One entry from author.
                    15 entries in total.
 + 4mb mch music  - Alternative styles. 32 channels.
                    (MED, IT & DBM - no compressed samples, XM, S3M),
                    4 minutes max. One entry from author.
                    15 entries in total.
 + 4mb mp3 music  - All styles. 44khz stereo.
                    128 bit encoding,
                    4 minutes max. One entry from author.
                    15 entries in total.

 + Hand-Drawn GFX - 800x600x24 max. Two entries from author maximum.
                    25 entries in total.
 + Rendered GFX   - 800x600x24 max. Two entries from author maximum.
                    25 entries in total.

                  ! Attention:
                    Graphics shouldn't have any logos or author/group's
                    names.

                  ! If author wishes, post party release can include the
                    picture with logos (alternative version).

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   -[D.5...Animation...]--->

 + Any animation, in any standard format, including Video Tape.
   Not longer than 10 minutes. One entry from author.
   It is recommended to have mpeg-version to publish on internet.
   10 entries in total.


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   -[D.6...Wild...]--->

 + No limits. Authors bring _all_ the hardware and software, hardware should
   have the standard audio output (3.5mm or RCA) and standard video output
   (SCART or RCA). Entries are not necessary to be computer oriented.
   10 minutes max, one entry from the group.
   15 entries in total.

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   -[D.7.A..ASCII...]--->

 + Two formats are accepted - 80/25 and 80/50.
   Standard PC font (ROM).
   Standard ASCII without color codes.
   Entries will be shown in Acid View.
   One ASCII entry from author.
   15 entries in total.

   -[D.7.B..ANSI...]--->

 + Two formats are accepted - 80/25 and 80/50.
   Standard PC font (ROM).
   Complete ANSI (with colors, static).
   Entries will be shown in Acid View.
   One ASCII entry from author.
   15 entries in total.

 ! attention, it is _strictly_ prohibited to use any converters like
   gif2asc, gfx ascii and so on. Have intermidiate versions of the entry
   to prove your ownership.

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   -[D.8...Special...]--->

 + Compo for the best symbol/logo, slogan, music, video, demos, intros
   and so on, created specially for the promotion of Chaos Constructions
   (demoparty) and Concern Chaos (main organizer).
   No limits. Winners will be presented on the party, winners will be
   determined by the organizers.
 ! Not exactly a "compo" - entries will be chosen BEFORE the party and
   used when decorating the party.
   No limits on the amount of entries.

 ! Attention:
   when designing the logos for CC000 think about the possibility of printing
   it on the t-shirts.

 ! Attention. Because all the entries will be chosen BEFORE the party, ALL
   of the entries need to be handed in BEFORE 1st of August.


 -[...Possible Compos...]-------------------------------------------->

 ! possible compos will happen depending on the number of entries and
   interest shown by the visitors.

   -[D.9...Spectrum Game Compo...]--->

 + Only new (unreleased before the party) games. Only original entries are
   accepted (quality conversions of _spectrum_ games for General Sound fall
   into this category).
 ! Game will be executed and left for 5 minutes.
 ! Game should have a demo mode, which demonstrates all the possibilities,
   this mode should activate without user intervention.
 ! Game must work on the standard Pentagon 128 but can use General Sound,
   Sound Drive, up to 512kb of RAM.
   15 entries in total.


   -[D.10...Real Time Coding Compo (Speccy/PC)...]--->

 + 4-5 people will be participating at the same time.
 ! Everybody will have the same tools to solve the given problem.
 ! The task will be time limited (1-2 hours).
   The compos will take place during music and graphics compo.
 ! No own templates/sources/disks/configs/compilers are allowed.
 ! Maximum one represantative from the group.
 ! Preselect will be done by the preselect committee based on the portfolio
   (previous releases).

 ! Software installed on the development machines will be announced later.
 ! All suggestions are welcome.

 ! During spectrum compo machine will have a disk containing various software
   (TASM, XAS, STS, ALASM, PT3, ART STUDIO, HRUM,
   HRUST, ZX WORD, Perfect Commander)

   -[D.11-xx...Special compos...]--->

 ! Attention, if you are interested in organizing your own compos,
   please contact the organizers of the party.

 Ideas for the compos: 8mb accelerated PC demo compo, real time music compo,
 auction, target shooting with various objects, jokes/anecdotes compo,
 best costume (dress up), miss cc000, mortal kombat, armwrestling, endurance
 tests, soccer game (compers vs organizers, visitors vs locals), speed runs to
 the shops and back, best home video (about and with your group)

 ! Attention, most of the compos above WILL DEFINATELY take place, therefore
 you should prepare right now. More information about the exact list of the
 "special compos" will be announced minimum one month before the compo.




 -[E...Technical Information...]------------------------------------->

 - computers for the demonstration:
   PC Celeron 450, 128Mb, Gravis Ultrasound 4Mb, AWE32/64.

   A1200/32Mb with various, most suitable for demonstration, accelerators.

   Scorpion 256 Turbo + GS + GMX 2Mb emulating Pentagon 128. Scorpion's
   standard on AY channels (BAC).

   BK0011&#1034;-4MHz/RAM 128kb/HDD 420mb/AY/COVOX
   (HDC - AltPro, OS: ANDOS 3.30, MKDOS 3.17, CSIDOS 3.30, RT-11)

 - visuals:
   _color_ (for _all_ platformes) projector (big screen).

 - sound:
   stereosystem appropriate for the partyplace.

 - notes about the configuration of the compo machines:

   PC:

   Default configuration:
   config.sys:
   ===
   DOS=HIGH,UMB
   DEVICE=C:\WIN98\HIMEM.SYS
   DEVICE=F:\ULTRASND\ULTRINIT.SYS ULTRASND=240,3,3,11,07
   ===

   autoexec.bat:
   ===
   SET ULTRASND=240,3,3,11,07
   SET ULTRADIR=F:\ULTRASND
   F:\ULTRASND\ULTRINIT.EXE -DJ
   SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T6
   C:\VC\VC
   ===

   Dos version 7.0 or 7.10. (if needed Windows 95 + latest DirectX)
   Possibly, that entries will be show in the dos-box of Windows'95

   If authors wish the following drivers can be loaded:
   1. SDD version 6.53
   2. UltraMid with various patches. (no direct access to the %ULTRAMID%
      directory - only driver calls)
   3. DPMI: latest cwsdpmi or dos session of windows'95.
   4. DirectX.
   6. EMM386.EXE (dos/4gw in the path).

   when using sound, you should support GUS Classic 1mb (recommended),
   SB16 (AWE32) or General Midi; program should work with various ports,
   irq or dma either through the setup menu or by reading the environment
   variables (BLASTER and ULTRASND) or autodetect (be careful! you should
   also provide manual override) OR (for up to 4k compo) different versions
   for different configurations of the sound card.




 -[F...Registration...]---------------------------------------------->

 - Due to preselect, all (!!!) entries must be registered prior to the party!

 ! music and graphics for ZX-Spectrum after 14th of August 2000 most likely
   will not be accepted.
 ! music and graphics for AMiGA/PC after 15th of August 2000 most likely
   will not be accepted.

 ! DeadLine 30 minutes before the compo if there're spots in the time table!
   (attention, deadline is for handing in of the finished entries, new entries
   will be registered ONLY as an exception, therefore register your entries
   EARLY even if they are not finished!)

 ! Registration of demo or intro might (!!!) happen at the day of the compo,
   but this is not guaranteed, because it might cause delays.

 ! It is recommended to send the entries early for testing on the compo
   machines to make YOUR life easier during the party.


 - All entries must be handed in before 11th of August to the following
   addresses:

 ! e-mail - constructions@chaosite.com
 ! fido   - 2:5030/920.20
 ! ftp    - ftp://chaosite.com/incoming/cc000/
            ftp-server is open for upload only!

 ! Attention, your graphics or music can be presented either by you or your
   friends. For intros and demos it is recommended to have at least one of
   the members of your group.

 ! Every author should fill Form #1 for _each_ entry, presented on the
   demoparty.

  Form #1. Entry.

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1. Title of the entry:
[............................................................................]
2. Compo:
[............................................................................]
2. Author:
[............................................................................]
3. Group:
[............................................................................]
4. Duration of the entry (in case of music, intro or demo compo).
[............................................................................]
5. Notes about the entry.
[............................................................................]
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 ! Attention, every visitor of Chaos Constructions really should fill in the
   Form #2 and send it to one of the addresses mentioned in this information
   sheet before the party.

  Form #2. Visitor.

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1. Name:
[............................................................................]
2. Group:
[............................................................................]
3. Position(s) in the group:
[............................................................................]
4. Residential address:
[............................................................................]
5. Occupation:
[............................................................................]
6. How did you learn of the Chaos Constructions:
[............................................................................]
7. Will you be interested in purchasing the t-shirt(s) with symbolics of the
party and if so how many and it what maximum price for one:
[............................................................................]
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 -[G...Preselect...]------------------------------------------------->

  Preselect will take place in case of the big (bigger than the total number
 of the entries for the give compo) number of entries and low quality of the
 majority of entries.

 - Committee supposed to select the best entries for the compos by the
   following rules:

 + Graphics:
   scanned and/or stolen graphics from the other platformes is prohibited.

 + Music:
   stolen music is prohibited.

 + Demo/Intro:
   straight animation is prohibited (except Wild Demo and Animation Compo).

 ! Attention:
   Because of the limits on the total number of the entries in the categories,
   only best entries (in eyes of the preselect committee) will be accepted
   to the compos, the rest of entries will be presented (if time allows)
   out of compo or not displayed at all (if author wishes).
 ! In case if the number of demonstrations and intros is too high, the
   committee will be forced to use the similar strategy.
 ! Members of preselect committee have the right to participate in the compos.
   Their entries also must pass the preselect (but they don't vote).
 ! In case if the total number of entries is relatively small, organizers
   might not force preselect. Everything depends on the conditions and the
   time available.
 ! Attention:
   All entries for the spectrum should be in TR DOS format, except for
   the spectrum entries for the Wild Compo. If authors don't have access
   to the TR DOS system, they should contact organizers minimum 2 months
   prior to the party, who will attempt to convert the entries.

 - Current Committee:

   Music     : XPEh^LKR, Visual^XTM, Random^CC, Manwe^SandS, Arty^DR,
               Raver^PHT, EA^Antares
   Graphics  : Random^CC, Mac Buster^XTM, Arty^DR, Raver^PHT, Terror^DR
   Intro\Demo: Random^CC, Arty^DR, Hurtman, Mac Buster^XTM,
               Flying^DR, Monster, Raver^PHT

   Attention, if somebody from the people above absent during the preselect,
      organizers reserve the right to either run preselect without the
      absencies or invite competent people from the organizers.




 -[H...Contact organizers...]---------------------------------------->

  email   - random@chaosite.com         Potapov Vsevolod
            wlblack@ns.91.ru            Vladimir Bulchukey

  fido    - 2:5058/88.303               Potapov Vsevolod (Orenburg)
            2:5030/920.20               Potapov Vsevolod (Sankt-Petersburg)
            2:5020/689.100              Vladimir Bulchukey (Moscow)

  phone   - (812) 1554910               Alexandr Knyazev (Sankt-Petersburg)
            (095) 4628902               Vladimir Bulchukey (Moscow)




 -[I...Additional Information...]------------------------------------>

 + List of organizers and partners:
   Concern Chaos (pc/amiga/spectrum)
   Digital Reality (pc/spectrum)
   Style Group (spectrum)
   FunTop 98 organizers (spectrum)
   IB/NEWS (informational support) - http://www.enlight.ru/ib/news

 + List of the sponsors at the moment (contact us if you want to sponsor us):
   METEC Ltd
   Cyber International
   Concern Chaos

 + List of the groups and individuals, who are going to present the entries
   on CC000:
   Antares
   Progress
   Digital Reality
   Accept Corp
   Concern Chaos
   Flash Inc
   Eternity Industry
   Brainwave
   Ascendancy
   jUSt-X
   ANDESA Soft International
   Ivan Roshin
   Storm Studios

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