[ASM scene] Crinkler 1k mode pre-announcement

[Aske Simon Christensen]

Hello again!

Crinkler 2.0 with special 1k options is now released!

Read about all the new features at
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=18158#c734352


For Assembly organizers: to pull attention to the release, how about
putting something like this in the 1k compo rules:

"ATTENTION: A new version of Crinkler was recently released which usually
reduces the size of a 1k intro by more than 100 bytes compared to
traditional Crinkler compression. Be sure to try it out if you are making a
1k intro for the Windows platform!"

where the first "Crinkler" is a link pointing to the above URL?

-Blueberry


On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Aske Simon Christensen <
blueberry at loonies.dk> wrote:

> Hello Assembly oldskoolers!
>
> Today marks the tenth anniversary of the first release of Crinkler.
> Some of you might remember our talk at Assembly 2005, where we
> introduced this new way of compressing 4k intros.
>
> Ten years and hundreds of 4k intros later, we are currently preparing
> a major update to Crinkler, which will be out at some point before
> this year's Assembly.
>
> The main new feature is a special mode for compressing 1k intros which
> typically saves more than 100 bytes compared to usual Crinkler
> compression. Assembly has become one of the primary battlegrounds for
> 1k intros, so the timing is fortunate (and not entirely coincidental).
>
> Thus, we are reaching out to everybody who are working on a 1k intro
> for Assembly (and plan to use Crinkler) to tell you that you have 100
> bytes more to spend. :)
>
>
> In order for this improvement to benefit every contestant - to enable
> a general quality lift in the compo - it is important to spread these
> news as widely as possible among potential contestants. Thus, we are
> also reaching out to the Assembly organizers to ask for assistance and
> suggestions for this "marketing campaign".
>
> Some ideas for places where it could be relevant to advertise (apart
> from Pouet and other such public places):
> - In the 1k compo rules
> - In the 1k compo summary
> - On the big screen during the party
>
> Other suggestions? Comments?
>
> We will return with more information once the release is out.
>
> -Blueberry
>
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