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. <<VIEW IN TERMAL FONT 9>> .We finally got this shit out.. at last, we would of liked it out a little earlier then now but we had a few problems and certain people didnt hand in there reports on time but thats all sorted now, few sites were down so they were not included in the stats otherwise things may of looked a little different. I cant be fucked to babble on any longer big thanks to everyone who helped in whatever way shape or form and a big fuck you to those who didnt :P
thats it for now enjoy!
Contents
- Editor(s) Intros
- Quotes of The Week
- News
- Top 20 Traders
- Courier Report
- Iso Games Report
- Rip Games Report
- Utils Report
- Interview(s)
- Movie Reviews
- Weekly MP3 Roundup
- Console Report
- Articles
- Closing
- Credits
Quotes of The Week!
<Alpha-> anyone here like 'alias' ?
<Alpha-> :x
<acy> ye
<acy> she is hot
<Alpha-> ye
<Alpha-> is there any soundtrack?
<acy> dont think so
<Alpha-> CRUM
<Alpha-> i need them gay/piano/vocal/romance songs
<acy> lol
<acy> you planning smth alfa
<acy> got a nice date?
<Alpha-> shuddup
<acy> take that as a yes
<acy> whats his name?
<Alpha-> im not giving you his name
<Alpha-> "#§%"§%&"
<Alpha-> HER
<Alpha-> ITS A SHE
<Alpha-> WTF
<Alpha-> crap@£$Ä
<Alpha-> BETTER NOT QUOTE THAT ANYWHERE, MARO WILL MSG ME CONSTANTLY :(§&/(
* Mistie_ uses cracked software. I will respond to the following commands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>, !open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons
<_board> yo
<_board> I think I'm getting my gangsta stylings right
<_board> cos like I was walking london the other day
<_board> and these gangsta guys walked past me in the oppositive direction
<_board> and as we passed one of them was like 'wasupto'
<_board> 'wasupyo'
<_board> in one word like that
<_board> so I was like 'word'
<_board> then I carried on walking
<zero-> nigga b!
<_board> yeah dude I"m gonna start my own gang soon
<_board> although I dunno what I need to do to register a gang etc
<********> [%%] ∑NUKE 1x∑ Idigicon.MahJong.v1.0.Incl.Keygen-TSZ (Nuker: filler Nukee(s): aj (195.3MB) Reason: die.evil.aod.member)
<AnnnA> Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any.
<MrHater> !google gay sex
<***> http://www.exclamationsgay.com/
<MrHater> weeeeeee
<********> [%%] Invited site courtesy deuce of MSN.
* Joins: site (arf@*****.*******.abo.wanadoo.fr)
<a28> kick!
(( *** HALL OF LAME *** ))
ahh the hall of lame, this is where we like to ridicule stupid people who get caught out by the usual fake dirs and pres... time to change you autotrade version guys.
<********> !New FAKE-PRE! Pre-FAKE bringing Move.And.Get.Caught.v6.12-LND (22x3006kB (Tot.64408kB)) to '%%%'
<********> [%%%] - RELEASE - Move.And.Get.Caught.v6.12-LND - by [ halu / AMN / HOLiDAY TiLL 11-08 ] at 22:23:12
<halu> wtd!@#!@#
<preach3r> ehehe
<zero> haha
<halu> i was getting a berr
<halu> beer
<halu> i sit down
<preach3r> Pre-FAKE bringing
<preach3r> :>
<halu> i press button
<halu> and get assfucked :[
<preach3r> excuses...
<halu> yesh!@#
<hound> [NEW]: 0815/Move.And.Get.Caught.v6.12-LND by sobol@MSN
<hound> so dont feel bad
<hound> :x
<halu> sobol doesnt count
<*****> [%%%] -0816- Blind.ppl.move.me.v1.0.WinAll-CAFE (sobol/MSN/Ugly Mother Fucker)
<*****> [%%%] -0815- Amazing.how.scripted.iam.v.0.00.WinAll-CAT (sobol/MSN/Ugly Mother Fucker)
<********> [%%] ∑Utils∑ Muv.M4.Now.Aotu.Muv3r.v1.01.Incl.Keygen-LUCiD created by aj@AOD =i think %% is oke=
<*******> [NEW]: 0818/Muv.M4.Now.Aotu.Muv3r.v1.01.Incl.Keygen-LUCiD by thedude@LT
<*******> [NEW]: 0818/Muv.M4.Now.Aotu.Muv3r.v1.01.Incl.Keygen-LUCiD by pajlatek@RTS
(( *** George W. Bush Fact of The Week *** ))
George W. Bush was the first president in US history to enter office with a criminal record.
News
- zero left MSN this week and joined LT, seems %%2 will remain a MSN hq though.
- F% and MiDNiGHT parted ways earlier this week, not sure what happened there seeing as MiDNiGHT was a recent addtion to the sites affiliations.
- %T% added an extra 250gb to the already massive ammount making the site close to 2tb.
- Rumor has it XCRYPT maybe looking at a comeback tour soon, certain old leaders have been seen lurking around and the old channel seems overflowing with active members again... who knows, they may even give RTS a run for there money <g>
- %%P went perm down earlier this week due to lack of support.. didnt last long as its backup now, fuck knows what happened there.
- CLASS seemed to have pissed off a few of there sites by not pre'ing to them on numerous occasions, better watch out guys before the vultures get wind of it and your looking for new hqs..
- killermal decided to retire from the scene this week.. im sure many of you will have mixed feelings about the guy but he did contribute a lot to any group he traded for (of which there were many) or helped, we wish him luck in whatever he decides to do next.
- Rumor is the dutch RIAA will be scanning some dutch links and such this week, not sure about the specifics but if you happen to be using any dutch links for anything *cough* i would go easy this week... to add ive been hearing mixed reports that it is either a RIAA search or a blaster worm search, either way hide that porn collection guys
- %W% picked up AGAiN as %%HQ
- * is now LT WHQ
- ONE (our nefarious endeavor) called it quits this week after a short spell, they did manage over 200 keygens which is no mean feat, reason for the abrupt exit is apparently they wanted to focus on different things, we would like to wish them all good luck in the future.
- The former leader of the MP3 group APC (Apocalypse Crew) pleaded guilty to 'criminal infringement of copyright laws' which means he will be spending a few years behind bars.. just goes to show that it effects all scenes. However the bust was made possible by the 'Buccaneer' operation which saw us loose some of our best groups and friends.. its real guys, not just virtual.... for more info check url http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=599&ncid=762&e=9&u=/nm/20030821/media_nm/media_music_plea_dc
- %F is now a RORPDA hq
- %T%, R%%, T%%, %%2, %%M were down so no stats collected.
Top 20. Traders
Site stats are voted for by the traders that actually trade the sites, if your site is lower than you think it should be DO NOT bitch to us, we didnt make the stats your site traders DID!
Sites get marks for its affils, speed, staff and general site attributes. Rankings are reviewed monthly to give other sites a chance and to re-evaluate the current ranks. We would also like to thank all the traders who gave up some of there time to participate in voting, thanks!!!
3.0x %B - %O% - B% - %A%
2.5x % - %F - * - F%
2.0x C%% - %%G - %T% - %W%
1.5x %Q% - %E - %K% - %D
1.0x %%X - R%% - T%% - %%2
0.5x %U% - %B - %%M - %T
trader % group % points : %B %O% B% %A% % %F * F% C%% %%G %T% %W% %Q% %E %K% %D %%X R%% T%% %%2 %U% %B %%M %T
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01 maro AMN 608.50 03 01 01 01 02 01 01 01 01 01 DWN 01 01 01 02 01 02 DWN DWN DWN 01 01 DWN --
02 darkwolf AOD 531.50 01 03 02 02 01 02 02 -- 03 03 DWN 02 02 02 01 02 -- DWN DWN DWN 03 03 DWN 02
03 johs AMN 502.00 02 04 11 03 04 07 04 06 02 02 DWN 10 04 06 15 10 09 DWN DWN DWN 07 09 DWN 06
04 aj AOD 454.50 08 05 06 -- 06 14 08 02 08 07 DWN 06 07 07 03 05 -- DWN DWN DWN 10 02 DWN 13
05 skitza MSN 411.00 05 02 -- 09 03 04 05 03 04 05 DWN 12 10 02 -- 03 03 DWN DWN DWN 08 -- DWN 01
06 algalord LT 335.00 13 09 03 05 05 13 06 05 20 08 DWN 16 14 09 11 -- -- DWN DWN DWN 05 04 DWN 14
07 kitt LT 296.50 15 12 16 11 13 06 11 09 11 16 DWN 08 12 12 18 13 11 DWN DWN DWN 12 11 DWN 03
08 mrwizard MSN 293.00 12 10 19 06 10 09 07 11 13 11 DWN 20 -- -- 19 -- 04 DWN DWN DWN -- -- DWN 15
09 thedude LT 287.00 10 13 07 07 08 10 09 -- 16 10 DWN 11 09 15 12 -- 08 DWN DWN DWN 15 08 DWN 17
10 deuce MSN 284.00 16 11 05 10 -- 08 13 04 12 12 DWN 19 11 -- 17 11 10 DWN DWN DWN 11 -- DWN --
11 dj AMN 263.00 -- 08 09 08 11 14 10 08 15 19 DWN 18 13 13 20 16 -- DWN DWN DWN 14 -- DWN 05
12 punkstar LT 240.50 14 -- 10 12 12 12 05 07 17 15 DWN -- -- 11 -- 14 -- DWN DWN DWN 16 12 DWN 09
13 padan MSN 173.50 09 14 -- -- 07 -- -- 10 19 17 DWN -- -- 08 -- 08 06 DWN DWN DWN 13 -- DWN --
14 sobol MSN 148.00 06 06 -- 04 -- -- -- -- -- -- DWN -- -- -- 06 07 -- DWN DWN DWN -- -- DWN --
15 gavin AMN 139.00 17 12 -- 15 -- 15 12 -- -- -- DWN 14 15 14 -- 18 15 DWN DWN DWN -- 10 DWN --
16 theprof AOD 137.50 04 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 06 -- DWN -- 06 -- -- -- -- DWN DWN DWN -- -- DWN --
17 pyro AMN 106.00 19 19 -- 13 14 16 20 18 -- -- DWN -- 16 -- -- 15 -- DWN DWN DWN -- 20 DWN --
18 fletch MSN 102.00 -- 08 -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 13 DWN 13 -- 05 14 09 07 DWN DWN DWN 09 -- DWN 10
19 preacher AOD 098.00 20 15 -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- DWN -- -- 04 -- 12 13 DWN DWN DWN -- 15 DWN --
20 tohuk LT 089.50 -- 07 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 06 DWN -- -- -- 10 20 -- DWN DWN DWN 04 -- DWN 08Courier Report
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mia: darkangel, redb, prude, halewwwww
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[ [ ::: ANGELS ON DRUGS ::: ] ] GPWK: 02 POINTS: 538.50missed the gold medal only by few points on 2nd place comes the angels with the dark one on 2nd place doing good trade/pre combo aj on 4th place with a very good week, suddenly comes out of nowere the idle girl proffy ;) on 16th place & and the new recruited preacher shows some work and makes #19. over nice week missing alot of traders also but still pimping the #2 spot.
mia: kero, falcon, anthrax
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[ [ ::: LEGEND OF TRiNE ::: ] ] GPWK: 04 POINTS: 517.50After few weeks of ownage lt takes some break and beeing owned and drop to the dogs on 4th place their top dog was algalord on 6th place and after him rightaway comes kitt the elite on 7th place thedude keeps the spirit and comes 9th, punki had a buzy week and came only on 12th place and tohuk the new dude in lt family closing the circle on 20th place. overall nice week if all would do a litttle bit more .... :D
mia: pepsy, cadence, tehrubz!, fire, nok, vice, kytron basicly alot of em :D
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[ [ ::: MOONSHiNE ::: ] ] GPWK: 03 POINTS: 532w00t w00t on 3d place so close to the #1 come the sexy moonshiners :P
with the leading man skitza doing some nasty ownage and droping his fat azz on #5 spot right after him comes sexywizrd on the 8th place, deuce showing some support when he comes out of lazyness and comes #10, padan moving the shit around and lands on place #13 after him #14 is sobol with a very good week ( keep it up dog ), fletch is on place #18 and he rounds the crew ;) overall very good week for msn alot of traders little idleness, with some more support u could do that #1 eassyyy ;)
mia: axion, Termin-X, gamezz, boring
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[ [ ::: REQUEST TO SEND ::: ] ] GPWK: 05 POINTS: 192omg :) not alot 2 say when all parted from RTS and ap isnt active, nothing 2 talk bout even ;P
noone came in top 20 so hmm ;D well cya next week maybe ap will be active by then and recruit some more couriers who will help him compete the big guys ;D
mia: erm RTS has couriers???
The ISO Games Report
- Games will be scored on a scale of 0 to 5, points being awarded according to the quality of the title and gameplay. This means although a title may be highly anticipated, it can still get a lower score due to its suckiness.
- A fix will result in a loss of .5 (one half) of a point. If the fix is released by a group other than that which released the game, they will earn the extra point.
- Update patches and trainers will earn 1 point each provided they are fully working. A trainer released by a group after an existing trainer has already been made available in an earlier release will only be considered if it offers something NEW, otherwise it will be considered a DUPE.
- A DUPE of a game will result in the loss of 1 point, with the following exception: A game that was lost during a race between two groups will not result in the loss of any points (we do need some competition in the scene!).
- Repackaging of a game will result in the loss of .5 (one half) of a point.
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Hot_Rod_American_Street_Drag-iMMERSiON xx/15 1
Construction_Destruction-iMMERSiON xx/18 2
Hot_Rod_American_Street_Drag_Money_Trainer-iMSDOX xx/01 1
Total: 4
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________iMMERSiON began the week with their Hot_Rod_American_Street_Drag-iMMERSiON release. This game is a waste of bandwidth, so don't even bother downloading. If you're really curious get the rip so you dont piss yourself off by wasting time and creds on crap :b. Next, came Construction_Destruction-iMMERSiON, and interesting title to say the least. This game was giving a 2/5 just due to the originality of the gameplay. Basically, the name gives away the main point of the game, construction and destruction! I actually was sucked into it for a few minutes, but perhaps that was just cause of pure boredom. However, if a mindless game that allows you to build things and then destroy it in a variety of ways strikes you as interesting, hey by all means be my guest. IMS released a money trainer for Hot Rod, and thank god, cause if anyone is spending time playing that trying to be legit and earn cash w/o cheating, they should be taking out back and shot immediately.
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Razor 1911 SIZE POINTS
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Tony_Hawks_Pro_Skater_4-Razor1911 xx/89 5
Tony_Hawks_Pro_Skater_4_NoCD_Working-RazorDOX xx/01 1
Cold_Zero-Razor1911 xx/47 3
Total: 9
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Oke, basically Razor1911 killed all the competition this week with their Tony_Hawks_Pro_Skater_4-Razor1911 rls. Stony Hawk of course receives a 5/5 for points due to the kickass title of the latest addition to one of the best sport/extreme sport series out there. If you haven't ever played Tony Hawk you are either a super llama or live in Bumfuk egypt, so grab this title and for sure add it to the collection. Next, Razor brought us Cold_Zero-Razor1911, developed by JoWood. I had a chance to play this for a few mins, and it's a really unique game. Although it's a stealth/strategy game, it definitely has Fallout/Fallout Tactics kind of influences. It's almost RPG like in that sense, the way you gather items, gain experience, and creep around in a 3rd person, top-view perspective.
<problems with deviance header, will be here next issue PROMISE!)
DEViANCE SIZE POINTS
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AGE.OF.WONDERS.SHADOW.MAGIC.V1.1.PLUS.8.TRAINER-DEViANCE xx/01 1
KORSUN.POCKET.PLUS.2.TRAINER-DEViANCE xx/01 1
TRON.2.0-DEViANCE xx/74 4
TRON.2.0.KEYGEN-DEViANCE xx/01 1
TRON.2.0.NOCD.CRACK-DEViANCE xx/01 1
Total: 8
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Nothing special from DEViANCE until late this week with their release of TRON.2.0-DEVIANCE. Now for those of who aren't little kiddies, Tron was a sci-fi/adventure movie released back in 1982 which was quite revolutionary for its unique plot and interesting artistic direction for the 1980s. The first thing you notice when entering the game is its looks; it has the same hue and glow feel to it that the movie had. Although at the surface, Tron 2.0 looks like a first person shooter, but in fact it is much more complex and has features that truly set it away from other FPS games. After an hour of playing it, I was reminded vaguely of Metroid Prime for the Gamecube; it had that kind of feel to it, simply said a FPS that didn't quite feel like an FPS :b. The thing that sets Tron 2.0 apart from the rest of them is it's highly developed combat/weaponing system which includes three subcombat routines (defense, utility, and combat) which allows you to enhance your armor, weapons, and other general abilities. Tron 2.0 definitely has some promise to it, and is definitely worth trying out if you are a fan of FPS games. Hats off to DEViANCE, I really respect a group for releasing trainers, editors, and patches as much as they do. Definitely gives all the games that are seen a higher play/re-play value with updated patches and easy money and stats ;b. DEViANCE makes it easy for those of us who wanna just cheat and play the game thru and delete it :b. Hopefully we'll see some titles next week.
group % points % best week %
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01 RAZOR1911 9.0
02 DEVIANCE 8.0
03 IMMERSION 4.0
[ [ ::: Alltime :::: ] ]
group % points %
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01 RAZOR1911 9.0
02 DEVIANCE 8.0
03 IMMERSION 4.0The RIP Games Report
- Games will be scored on a scale of 0 to 5, points being awarded according to the quality of the title. And not just quality by name - after all, an anticipated "blockbuster" can suck as badly as the worst budget schlock.
- A fix will result in a loss of .5 (one half) of a point. If the fix is released by a group other than that which released the game, they will earn the extra point.
- Addons such as Movies and Music will earn between 1 and 2 points, depending on the title AND whether or not they actually ENHANCE the gaming experience. Addons released by groups other than the group who originally released the game will not be considered. Addons of essential features (IE Textures, 3DFX, stuff that should not have been ripped to begin with) will result in the loss of 1 point. Which means certain titles can earn points even if some people consider them "rapes" - I'm on a modem after all!
- Retail addons will receive a score of between 1 and 4 points if they are developed by the original developers of the game, or are officially licensed. Unofficial addons will not be considered. Standalone addon packs are always preferable to a standard addon release. If a group releases an addon which is later released as a standalone, only the standalone will receive points.
- Update patches and trainers will earn 1 point each provided they are fully working. A trainer released by a group after an existing trainer has already been made available in an earlier release will only be considered if it offers something NEW, otherwise it will be considered a DUPE.
- Cheat codes will be worth .5 (one half) of a point. Since updates and trainers take more skill to produce, simple cheat codes cannot be assigned an equal value.
- A DUPE of a game will result in the loss of 1 point, with the following exception: A game that was lost during a race between two groups will not result in the loss of any points (we do need some competition in the scene!).
- Repackaging of a game will result in the loss of .5 (one half) of a point.
- Any group has the right to PROPER a release as long as it complys with the rules agreed apon and must be within 2 weeks of the first release. The group who wins the PROPER will be rewarded all the points for the title, the loosing group shall be deducted 1.0 for sloppyness where not needed.
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Heaven and Hell (c) CDV +3.5 xx/49
Cold Zero (c) JoWooD +3 xx/62
Emperor Rise Of The Middle Kingdom v1.0.1.0 *+5 Trainer* +1 xx/01
Neverwinter Nights Update v1.31 (c) Bioware +1 xx/04Heaven & Hell is kind of a quirky poke fun at relegion settlers clone but it is very good and fairly entertaining, features some nice voice overs and the gfx arnt overly bad just mildly. Initialy i had high expectations for Cold Zero (dont ask me why) but as usual it failed to live up to expectations the camera angle is terrible and the point and click style may suite some games but i found it very hard during the action sequences but ive heard a few people say they enjoyed it so maybe its just me
YAY: Heaven and Hell (c) CDV
NAY: -
TOTAL: 8.5
ALTIME: 8.5
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Heath The Unchosen Path (c) GMX Media +2.5 xx/57
Heaven and Hell (c) CDV *Cheats* +1 xx/01
Heaven and Hell (c) CDV *+1 Trainer* +1 xx/01
Cold Zero (c) JoWooD *+3 Trainer* +1 xx/01
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (c) Aspyr/Activision *CHEATS* +1I noticed from the iMS release of heath that it is win9x only little strange considering i doubt many ppl use anything lower than win2000 nowerdays but nevertheless it was nice of stn to mention that anyone who didnt notice the iMS release would be wasting there time downloading because it wouldn't work! i will deduct points because im just that lame.. apart from heath it was usual mix of cheats and trainers, a few sheep nukers have been nuking cheat releases for being free on the web not realising that for some strange reason the cheat codes in the exe would be the same as on the web.. duh.
YAY: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (c) Aspyr/Activision *CHEATS*
NAY: -
TOTAL: 6.5
ALTIME: 6.5
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[ [ ::: CLASS ::: ] ] points % size
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (c) Aspyr/Activision +5 xx/52CLS pulled there fingers out and brought us the only major this week, THPS is an excellent game that even i enjoyed, its hard to get to grips with the new controls/play system but once you do it has excellent music as ever which CLS was good enough to keep in the rip. Instead of getting pre-set tasks to do, you freely roam around the area where you have to talk to drunks and fellow skaters to get your tasks, im not sure if i like it this way but its only a minor hiccup in what is a great addition to the franchise.
YAY: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (c) Aspyr/Activision
NAY: -
TOTAL: 5
ALTIME: 5
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[ [ ::: DIVINE ::: ] ] points % size
Construction Destruction (c) Valusoft +2 xx/22
Hot Rod American Street Drag (c) Valuesoft +2 xx/32Couple of budget titles from THQ's budget label this week from DVN, Hot rod is pretty much the nitro street racer that was released a few weeks back but with a few different cars and shit.. i didnt try construction destruction i try to keep the ammount of shit installed on my pc to a minimum but i heard it was usual valusoft game.. so not sure what to think there.
YAY: they actually released
NAY: err.. they actually released -g-
TOTAL: 4
ALTIME: 4
group % points % best week %
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01 MYTH 8.5 x
02 SECONDTONONE 6.5 x
03 CLASS 5.0 x
04 DIVINE 4.9 x
[ [ ::: Alltime :::: ] ]
group % points %
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01 MYTH 8.5
02 SECONDTONONE 6.5
03 CLASS 5.0
04 DIVINE 4.9I think i will skip the intro every week from now on, its a big mag and you've got enough to read. MYTH won this week with STN pulling second place beating cls major with a few cheats, trainers and a budget game, thats it from me see you next week (i hope)
Utils Report
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Movie Review(s)
S.W.A.T.
- Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J.
- Director: Clark Johnson
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Genre: Action
- Source: S.W.A.T.REAL.PROPER.SVCD.TS-pHVCD
- Quality: 5/10 * not bad, not great.
When Sgt 'Hondo' played by Samuel L is given the task to recruit and train a team of elite S.W.A.T members he picks some of the best the LAPD has to offer including now suspended 'street' played by Colin Farell. A worldwide drugs baron is arrested on a broken headlight charge his offer of 100,000,000 to anyone who breaks him out seems to hard to refuse so its up to 'Hondos' new elite S.W.A.T team to protect him from every gang member and criminal in LA.
I actually enjoyed this film, not because of the obvious attraction of Ms Rodriguez which in my eyes is enough to go see the film, it boasts the right mix of action and suspence which seemed lacking in many films or 'blockbusters' this season. The only downside is the quite stupid way the 'reward' is played through which provided what could be seen a typical action moment to keep the film within its merits. With his recent profile being quite high its quite obvious why the makers decided to base the film around Colin Farrell in which he does them justice as always showing he can hold a lead role, Samuel, Michelle and LL providing the backup in what is a very well done and seen through movie but if it wasent for the need to keep providing the audience with the typical token action moments in such a obvious way then it could of been a lot better.
Rating: 7/10
Open Range
- Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening
- Director: Kevin Costner
- Studio: Buena Vista
- Genre: Action/Drama
- Source: Open.Range.TS.SVCD-TCR
- Quality: 5/10 * not bad, not great.
Well, if you liked Waterworld and The Postman, you are going to love this movie. However, if you are like the rest of the world and thought that those movies should never have been made, then skip this one. It has all the same problems as the above mentioned movies, over dramatization, a plot that never really developed and lack of action. Also, this is supposed to be a western movie about a herder who becomes a gun man once again. Yet there is not one shot fired on screen until about an hour and a half into the movie.
For a TS this is okay quality, part of each side of the screen is cut off and the sound is of acceptable quality. There is a bit of skippy video in parts, but all in all for a TS its fine.
Weekly MP3 Roundup
Radiohead-Go_to_Sleep-CDM1-2003-BUTT
01 Go To Sleep 02 I Am Citizen Insane 03 Fog (Again) (Live)
New single release of some bsides from 'hail to the thief'. The first track, Go To Sleep, is typical of what I would expect from radiohead now. An acoustic guitar intro leads into a very laid back chilled out 'alternative rock' (for lack of a better expression) song that seems to meander everywhere without actually going anywhere. Would be well suited to getting stoned in a field listening to, but sitting at my desk it's far from inspiring. The moaned vocals don't convey any message to me whatsoever, and I can't help feeling bored. The next track is a big change. I Am Citizen Insane sounds like it could have been the product of someone's first 30 minutes playing around with a PC audio program. There are some beeps laid over a very boring kick drum beat and this track goes absolutely nowhere. On top of that is some humming. While not a fan of radiohead in the slightest, this really does sound like someone who isn't trying. Not even a major band who isn't trying, this song sounds like it was made in 30 minutes by someone with little to no musical ability I've listened to it a few times, and I know this is a collection of bsides, but this doesn't even qualify as a bside in my opinion. I can't imagine anyone wanting to listen to this song more than once, and why they decided to release it on a CD with only two main tracks I really don't know. Thankfully the final track is the best track on the album. This is a piano based song where he sings properly rather than humming or moaning, and it is a massive improvement. Again I have a hard time picking up the actual message of the song, but it appears to be a sad love song. If I was in the mood for this type of music, I think I could probably dig this track, and it's the only one that I may be listening to again in the future.
Overall: I can imagine a radiohead fan going out to purchase this CD simply to add to their collection and then never listening to it, and to be honest that's the only thing it's good for. If you collect everything radiohead then get it, otherwise give it a miss.
Rating: 1/10
Nirvana_-_Come_As_You_Are__House_Remix-Promo_Vinyl-2003-iDC
01 Come As You Are (House Remix)
Don't know anything about this except that it's a house remix of the classic Nirvana track 'Come As You Are'. Not being a house guru, the start of this track seems pretty average. Not good, not bad, just what all house sounds like to me. After about 30 seconds you start hearing strands of guitar from the nirvana song, and at the minute mark it starts to kick in properly. By the time I reached 2 minutes, I was thinking that this song is actually pretty cool.. surprising as I'm a fan of neither nirvana nor house music. However, it's got more novality value than anything else and it's not gonna stick on anyone stereo for a long time. By 5 minutes I'm bored, and there are still over 3 left! It is a lot more professionally done than I was expecting, and doesn't sound like it was made in someone's bedroom.. although chances are, it probably was. If you like the nirvana original, then you'll be interested to check out this new completely different take on it, but reviewing it purely as a house track I can't really see how the snippets of the nirvana song do anything to add to it... but then again I feel this a serious house track, more just some fun with the original song, and on that level it works.
Overall: Like the original? Might as well check this out just to see want it sounds like. Want some good house music? Give this a miss.
Rating 6/10
Console Report
- Games will be scored on a scale of 0 to 5, points being awarded according to the quality of the title and gameplay. This means although a title may be highly anticipated, it can still get a lower score due to its suckiness.
- Naturally, DVD games are usually ripped first. The score DVD games receive is the same score the rip will receive, unless there are aspects of the CDRIPs that lower the score such as being over 2CDs for poor titles, etc.
- Trainers will earn 1 point each provided they are fully working. A trainer released by a group after an existing trainer has already been made available in an earlier release will only be considered if it offers something NEW, otherwise it will be considered a DUPE.
- A DUPE of a game will result in the loss of 1 point, with the following exception: A game that was lost during a race between two groups will not result in the loss of any points (we do need some competition in the scene!).
- Repackaging of a game will result in the loss of .5 (one half) of a point.
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KALISTO SIZE POINTS
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Resident_Evil_Dead_Aim_Plus5_Trainer_USA_PS2-KALISTO xx/01 1
Splashdown_Rides_Gone_Wild_Plus11_Trainer_USA_PS2-KALISTO xx/01 1
Tomb_Raider_Angel_Of_Darkness_Plus8_Trainer_PS2-KALISTO xx/01 1
Chaos_Legion_Plus8_Trainer_USA_PS2RIP-KALISTO xx/01 1
SideWinder_V_PS2-KALISTO xx/31 5
The_Great_Escape_Plus4_Trainer_USA_PS2-KALISTO xx/01 1
Alter_Echo_USA_PS2-KALISTO 4CDS! 3
Agassi_Tennis_Generation_USA_PS2-KALISTO xx/11 2
Total: 15
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________KALISTO kicking ass as usual this week. I'm really stoked that they sacked up and released the SideWinder V ps2-dvd rip. That game kicks major ass, read more about it below. Anyways, KALISTO picked up some big points due to their cdrip of SideWinder which got an extra point just cause most other groups probably wouldn't rip it, or, even worse, do a shitty job of it. KALISTO's rip, Alter_Echo_USA_PS2-KALISTO got docked a point due to it being 4CDS. Agassi_Tennis_Generation_USA_Ps2-KALISTO picked up 2 points. I'm personally a fan of tennis games, however, if you are looking for a tennis game for PS2, Sega Sports Tennis is hands down the best tennis game to date released for PS2. KALISTO also picked up some nice points for their trainers, something us cheaters should really respect cause sometimes it's not easy to get these trainers working well on consoles. Keep up the good work!
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SideWinder_V_READNFO_NTSC_PS2DVD-SPOTLiGHT xx/29 4
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Although this is a Japanese title, I think it is worth mentioning who enjoy flight-sims. SideWinder V is a high action, intense Jetfighter game. As you can see, this is the fifth SideWinder released in the series, a game that has been very popular in both the US and Japanese markets. I personally think this game is fucking sickening :b. SideWinder V is super fast-paced and has a reality to it that puts most other games in the genre to shame. The thing I like most about it is it's lack of complexity compared to most flying games, which in all reality enhances the gameplay cause you aren't sitting on your thumb fucking around with how the fuck to fly your plane for two hours. Simple, fast, fun, great graphics, and best of all, 2 players! Yes, that's right, now you and your friends can dogfight each other into oblivion to earn shittalking rights and to show off for your lame nerdy pale girlfriends, so definitely pick this one up. If you don't have DVD-R, pick up KALISTO cdrip!
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Hardware_Online_Arena_PS2-USA xx/06 0
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ok, first of all, BOOOOOOOOOOOO USA! This game is utter crap, I played the online version awhile back and I mean it's oke, but online games are supposed to be really tight to really suck in the players to continue playing. Hardware Online definitely does not do a good job of this, I stopped playing it the first day I started. Now to have USA release a "offline" version makes this game even fucking worse, cause about the only fun in this game was talking shit after you blow shit/people up. I mean it might deserve a point for graphics but thats only a consideration. Hopefully USA's next release won't suck as bad as this one.
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Alter_Echo_Usa_PS2_Dvd-ORGASM xx/06 3
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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ORGASM began their week with the release of Alter_Echo_Usa_PS2_Dvd-ORGASM, an interesting sci-fi action/puzzle game developed by Outrage Games. ORGASM picks up 3 points for this release, a fair score for my impressions of it after about the first hour of playing. The game mainly focuses on combo-intensive fighting, and strange enough, has a puzzle aspect to it as well. Personally, I'm not a big fan of button smashing combo fighters, however the puzzle aspect gives Alter Echo the advantage over other games in a similar genre. Give it a try if you want to combo some futuristic mafakas to death and solve some unique puzzles and riddles.
group % points % best week %
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01 KALISTO 15.0 x
02 SPOTLIGHT 4.0 x
03 ORGASM 3.0 x
04 USA 0.0 x
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group % points %
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01 KALISTO 15.0
02 SPOTLIGHT 4.0
03 ORGASM 3.0
04 USA 0.0Interview(s)
Interview with Bender!
<VLR> First of all, I would just like to say thank you for the opportunity to interview you, bender, especially for the first issue. With that said, I will continue in the tradition of asking the most cliche question of all:
how did you come to know the scene and what are your past and present group affiliations?
<bender> how did i came well first i rolled out of the factory low a quart of beer
<bender> in all seriousness i began as a lot of the older fellows did i started on my local BBS sites which were called "elite" areas
<bender> and moved my way thru the ranks there until i found out all the bbs releases originated on the internet
<bender> luckily in my area we had a few nice boards i was able to find larger ones with affiliations easier
<bender> and just moved thru them affiliations well i have always been known to be running my own group, but ui have been past member of RiSC SODOM XFORCE fATE THC
<bender> of course more close to source better chance id have to Download the game or app i wanted
<bender> instead of waiting and maybe not seeiong it
<bender> or wasting hundreds on telephone bills
<bender> kids BBS cost money when thay are long distance to most of us
<VLR> hahaha, i remember those days, i was forced to moved from BBS to internet because of that
<bender> eventually landed myself in a channel #m8leech #fatefiles #wares950 #exceed
<VLR> calling nodes in bumfuck egypt just to leech a few small releases on 24kbaud :b
<bender> where i was able to get files to upload to local bbs cheaper and easier
<bender> exactly my point
<bender> brb need a rum n coke
<VLR> hehe oke
<VLR> Seeing how you're probably 10 drinks deep already, how do you think the rest of this interview is going to go? :b
<bender> usual bender style
<bender> :)
<bender> frothy n classy
<bender> :)
<VLR> just like always :b
<VLR> oke back to the lecture at hand before we start getting sentimental
<VLR> you mentioned XFORCE, SODOM, fATE, THC, and some others, those are some really old groups
<VLR> how have the times changed since then? or compare and contrast then and now :b
<bender> they are the groups that are were the CORE of what we see today
<bender> compare and contrast
<bender> AMNESiA for example is now doing what they should of done years ago
<bender> complete and utter domination
<bender> in all aspects of the scene
<VLR> ah not just in terms of stats, cause im sure you would get people to beg to differ with you there :b
<VLR> but yes, AMNESiA definitely is very involved with all aspects of the scene which makes them the solid group they are today
<bender> no stats mean nothing look at a guy like lester has got his hands in everything
<bender> movies mop3 iso 0day courier
<bender> a talented and wicked man
<VLR> hahah indeed
<VLR> you've long been involved in the utils/apps scene, i personally have noticed great changes since our early days of the scene as we know it on the internet
<VLR> what are your thoughts of the current apps/utils scene?
<bender> well in all reality and to be honest
<bender> i have no opinion, i lost the feeling until recently very recent today in fact
<bender> i told a few close people I finally
<bender> remembered why i WANTED to be here
<bender> that feeling of racing a $10,000 release against 5 other groups and winning
<bender> is better then any drug alcohol or sex could give anyone
<VLR> yah, those words sounded really good when you told me, the oldskewler came alive, and hopefully you dont mind me adding what you said in the quotes portion of the mag :b
<bender> if youve never felt that from this or felt that from being #1 wkup on a site
<bender> then you have no idea why this scene exists for alot of us
<VLR> very true, i personally dont think a lot of these newer release groups who whore every possibly webware they can, really truely know what the scene is about
<bender> they do altho my gut says they dont
<bender> ITS FUN its a RUSH its a DRUG A POISON
<bender> an ADDICTION
<VLR> ahha, so would i be too far off in calling bender a 0lifer? :b
<bender> man i may drop off here and there and become non interested, but that dont mean like another mentionable i said earlier
<bender> i dont got my hand in another pot
<bender> like the last 3 years u all thought i was gone retired lost
<bender> think again
<bender> im closer then you think
<bender> and just as deep
<VLR> its tought to stay true to retiring :b, and hopefully youll be here for the truely long haul, cause ive seen names come and go, its madness
<bender> they come and go but its the martys the people who REALIZE what this is
<bender> that you still see around
<bender> and trust me nickname do change
<VLR> speaking of which :b
<VLR> now that's we've discussed your opinions of the release scene, so i hafta get mr. bender's opinions on the courier scene :b
<bender> well the courier scene is my drug
<bender> personally its a somination thing if its not RiSC its AMN or JOE or BOB
<VLR> and you just mentioned nickname change, you might have noticed that greyhound is back
<VLR> nick change has caused him quite a lot of trouble in the scene, what are your thought son that?
<bender> whomever it is the working members know what the drug and reason is for this
<bender> madness we call a scene
<bender> if you all only knew
<bender> necessary for personal security necessary for change necessary to keep the scene true
<bender> heres a shock benders a 36 year old peckerwood from California
<bender> not some Gary Coleman looking Afro freak
<bender> <g>
<bender> secuity u say no i say YES
<bender> but whops here being intervied
<bender> cough
<bender> :)
<VLR> haha, well see if that shows up :b
<bender> :P
<bender> felt good tho
<bender> :)
<VLR> dude and ive seen your pics, you're a 36 year old peckerwood Gary Coleman looking afro freak :b
<VLR> but hey what do looks matter
<bender> so u really think its that hard for me to change nick to Beetlejuice
<bender> and go on
<bender> i can count 5 diff aliases
<bender> and none ever knew knows but a few
<bender> that ive used
<bender> and been active using
<VLR> yah, funny how that works and some people just seem to get killed for it
<bender> 1 even saved me from a major FBI "operation"
<VLR> while others have done the same thing, the nick shouldn't matter
<bender> so if thats not security
<bender> what is
<VLR> person behind the nick is what matters
<bender> attitude not person
<VLR> yes, a much better word for what i was aiming at
<VLR> well seeing how you and I like to argue the politics of the scene so much
<VLR> gimme your current view of the courier scene in relation to your days in M8, iNSM, etc
<bender> its alot easier for sure
<bender> matter of fucking fact u guys owe US all a thank you
<bender> and an apology
<bender> "couriers of my era" that is
<bender> we perfected made tested trialed
<bender> all the TOOLS you use today
<bender> it was not cheatinng
<bender> altho some think their odd thoughts
<VLR> yes, trading was much different back then, and i remember you as well as others who were keen to help those trade back then
<VLR> now its just as simple as letting a rls catcher copy some shit and pressing a button :x
<bender> lol peep this
<bender> *****(*@*.cz): btw
<bender> *****(*@*.cz): nice to see you to talk to sitebot ;)
<bender> ok go on
<bender> :)
<VLR> ok now you've thrown me off, you like talking to sitebots or something :b
<bender> lol so it seems
<VLR> yelling at inanimate objects is one of my personal passtimes :b
<bender> thats why i loved Sodomer a bot with AI
<bender> always goood conversationalist
<VLR> spend hours yelling at that thing just for something to talk to :b
<bender> wait
<bender> thats another reason
<bender> im here
<VLR> oooo
<bender> o snap
<bender> /me has had an epiphany
<VLR> spontaneity! i like that!
<VLR> do, do enlighten us bender
<VLR> :B
<bender> hey get your own KDE+enlightenment
<VLR> hahhaa
<bender> classic eh
<bender> need a break
<bender> :)
<VLR> do tell before you you lose it you drunkard! :b
<VLR> no breaks!
<bender> this is all true hear and not made up shit
<VLR> we're almost finished :b
<VLR> i think, shit i only got one more question, i just want to hear my bender rantings
<VLR> like in the good old days
<VLR> :b
<bender> theres nothing to tell if you dont know then perhaps someone opened the wrong door for you
<bender> i just gotta pour another
<bender> n pack one
<VLR> always time for that
<bender> yeah true usually when im waiting on a download to finish
<bender> a download i never play use or watch
<VLR> just to collect for fucks sake :b
<bender> i just downloaded it
<bender> laf
<bender> an delete when i need space
<VLR> hahahha
<VLR> leecher madness!
<bender> kids dont do juares ull be like me someday
<bender> madness an
<bender> addiction yes
<bender> which takes me back to
<bender> i wanted Doom or wolf 3d
<bender> but a new game came out
<bender> and then a new
<bender> a new
<bender> still a new
<bender> um wtf am i here for doom ?
<bender> no
<bender> comopanionship friendship LIFE LESSONS laughs cries EXPERIENCES
<VLR> but the nostalgie of doom will always remain :b
<VLR> now there's one thing i gotta ask you, if you had like super uber scene power and could influence anything, what changes would you make ;b?
<bender> i like snake myself
<bender> even things away from what we call the scene
<bender> ?
<VLR> no just within the scene, i dont want to hear your godly delusions of grandeur in the outside world :b
<bender> id teach everyone accpetance of people place thins situations eras and such because back to reasons why we sit here friends Accpetance is one we ALL deal with and a reason we come here because no matter who what wehere we are somewhere
<bender> WE ARE ACCEPTED
<bender> u got it anyhow
<VLR> i couldnt agree with you more :x
<VLR> Well bender, it has been great interviewing you, is there anyone you'd like to give shoutouts to? People you've known from the past/present that have made your stay enjoyable?
<bender> u win a "scene" pulitzer
<VLR> make it long :b
<bender> remember me
<bender> :)
<bender> o im going to cry now
<VLR> you should have been prepared, you knew that was coming at some point :b
<bender> literally Sneeze may you watcdh over us all, d000bie hang in ther brother, bizzy you were before your time, laamaah a tue friend, jess a big softie, MASON keep the health up, CHR)NIC my little brother ; Jonni for believeing in me, ever single muther fucker that passed thru iNSOMNiA or M8 M0ssyoak it was a blast STINGRAY thanks for the chance, ST T0k and BK for believeing SJ for the wakeup calls BANDIDO for taking my place PALEHORSE for int
<bender> fr0st for being there
<bender> Lester for the lafs so many i can list
<bender> HOSON for being HOSON and creating HYBRID
<bender> zero you for listening
<bender> 3com for the trechnology
<bender> i dont wanna waste your paper so anyone i missed
<bender> ddruid for keeping me on my toes a
<bender> i could talk for ever on who to thank or give shouts to you know who you are what you did, keep it up and our childrens children will have this to get the same release we got in a healthy or not so healty way
<bender> "fin"
<VLR> ahha thanks a ton for the interview m8 :b
Articles
This is normally a place for any misc or one-time articles that people send us or we decide to include. Below is the current rules for RIP games, we decided to include it because they have been called into play lately by a few groups releasing PROPER's so its just for quick reference:
1. The disk limit is as of now 65 x 2,915,000 bytes. This equates to a total of 189,495,000 bytes of compressed data. Groups may not go over the total size to prevent any future cheating. Acceptable compression formats at this time are ACE or RAR or any future compression that supports multiple volumes and long file names, followed by the traditional PKZIPing.
The limit for standard game add-ons is 35 x 2,915,000 bytes for any add-on on that includes Music, Speech, Commentary or Play By Play for the original release. Any add-on that does not fit this criteria will be restricted to 25 x 2,915,000 bytes. Only the group that won a game release is allowed to release the add-ons for the game.
2. To prevent sloppy rips, a re-release of a game is allowed to make groups release proper and respectable releases. The following provisions include:
- a) it can be ripped in >=10 disks less than the previous release by using only lossless compression methods. Lossy compression will not be permitted to compromise the release to fit under this condition.
- b) it can be ripped in >=15 disks less of the size of the previous release by using mp3-compression while not downgrading any wavs or mp3's sound quality using lossy compression.
That means all the essential gamedata must be still included in the re-release. No essential data is allowed to be removed to be considered a valid re-release. A re-release from a competing group may not use tools, original crack or any other files from the previous release that were modified for the original game rip.
The re-release of a rip can be done by any group and must be done in at most 48 hours after the release of the original rip, as possibly every game is rippable in a smaller size if enough time is spent.
3. Every release under this limit MUST be a functionally and playable complete game with no essential data missing to complete the game. This means that included will be every component necessary for the successful completion of the game e.g.:
- all game executables that are needed,
- every level (single AND multiplayer),
- every track (including practice),
- all actor graphics & models etc,
- sound effects
- registry settings to play on the Internet (e.g. Zone/DirectPlay)
4. Any lossless compression method to reduce the size of selected game data is ALLOWED (e.g. uharc).
5. Lossy compression is ALLOWED for sound, videos and non-texture graphics (e.g. jpeging of menu screens) but lossless compression is encouraged before using lossy compression. Lossy compression of textures is explicitly FORBIDDEN to prevent the many problems inherent to that.
6. Sound effects WILL and MUST be included. To reduce the size of rips when possible, standard waveformat files (PCM) should be mp3-compressed if possible in a reasonable state of time and is over the size of 20 disks. If the soundfiles exist inside a bigfile its highly regarded when time is invested to extract those files to compress them. Groups are not to required to index bigfiles though. Downgrade of sound quality to sound files to allow the game to fit the limit will not be permitted.
It is allowed to rip music, commentary/speech and ambience files as long as the game remains playable. Speech files MUST be included if there exist no on-screen subtitles. It is okay to remove commentary from a release if size does not permit it.
It is highly regarded when all sounds, speech and music are included in a rip and not intentionally put out as addons.
7. It is allowed to remove gamedata that exists in multiple resolutions or formats as long as the game remains playable on a typical system which is defined by a PII-300 with a D3D-card and soundcard.
- high-resolution textures for highend systems.
- low-resolution textures for low-end systems if there is no possible options to include the high-resolutions in the release.
If size permits, it is expected that high resolution be released as an add-on.
- high-screen resolution graphics data standard of 800x600 (or 640x480 if other than 800x600 is not applicable)
- at least one hardware-dependent data must be included, and must be in Direct3D mode or any other hardware data modes that are acceptable (e.g. Glide textures). A release of software mode only with all hardware-dependent data and textures removed will not be allowed in future releases.
8. Movies (intros, cutscenes) should be removed if they aren't game-related. Movies must be ripped in a way so that the gameplay experience is not compromised, e.g. framing of movies is highly regarded. It should always be avoided to create situations in which user-input is necessary on black screens because the video normally shown has been blacked out.
9. Other allowed add-ons for games include:
- cutscenes/movies
- commentary/speech
- music
- manual/documentation
- editor
Intro and Outro add-ons are EXPLICITLY FORBIDDEN. Not more than 2 add-ons should be released for a game release.
10. Children's games (aka Kiddie games) and Edutainment software do not qualify under these rules guidelines for acceptable releases. Kiddie games are usually defined via the game target audience of '5-12 years' as stated by the game's producer. Common sense should be based on common sense by all groups to identify what really is a kiddie game. Platform games are not to be considered kiddie games.
11. Levelpacks, game add-ons etc. for rips are only allowed if they are officially released/authorized by the same company/developer/publisher that put out the original game. If possible by its size, the add-on should be made as a standalone and not needing the original game release. The original missions may be removed to allow the game add-on to become standalone if not size can not permit the original game. It should be explained in the NFO if and why a game add-on isn't made to be standalone.
12. In regard to games distributed in the United States that are LATER distributed in Europe or vice versa under the same or different name/publisher. These games if released AFTER another group's release are counted as DUPES unless it can be proven that there is a clearly noticeable PLAYABLE difference in the latter release (more than just tiny differences in graphics or sound). Differences in filedates and Game Titles between Euro and US releases are NOT a good enough reason to re-release the game.
13. A brief outline of what has been stripped from the game should be clearly stated in the game-release NFO, as well as information as to whether or not Add-Ons can be expected.
14. Fully cracked Update Patches and Trainers are highly regarded, though they are not the responsibility of any group (including that of which released the original game). If 2 trainers from the same or different groups are released for 1 game, this does NOT qualify as a dupe unless the latter trainer provides no new features over the prior trainer. Beta update patches will not considered a valid release among any game group. No group shall release a cracked patch for a game if a generic patch exists for a particular game in the scene. If a generic crack exists, a new patch-release must specify that the generic crack does not work anymore.
15. If two or more rips of the same game get released, the first working rip wins. Sites should not nuke any release until the winning rip has been proven to work correctly and follows the above ruleset.
16. No group shall do a rip using another's groups work, be it an iso crack or tools written by another competing group. Any third party tools shall be acceptable. A crack from an ISO or past release (even in other languages) shall not be used unless permission is given from the cracker/creator of the original release group.
17. Rips created by iSO groups are to be nuked. iSO group must give for 0-Day groups time for do a RiP. If nobody do Rip of iSO GAME in 14 days, iSO group can do it!
All appointed HQ (Headquarters) should abide by these rules to the fullest extent permutable. Any group that competes in the gaming rip scene will and must abide by the above rules to allow fair competition among all competitors.
Signed
Leaders, Council Members and Seniors of Class, Myth & Divine
Credits
Big thanks to everyone who helped to make this mag what it is, also to the sites that keep it and the people that download & enjoy it.. keep up the good work
VALOR.
