Andy Olivera Posted October 27, 2019 85 demos this week. tchkb: Removed. 4 Share this post Link to post
Bob9001 Posted October 28, 2019 Hey, just wondering what the status is for the NM-Pacifist demo I did for TNT:R? I'm assuming you're not adding it, if so that's ok. 0 Share this post Link to post
Scorpius Posted November 3, 2019 I'm wondering the same thing, I have no idea how long it takes for demos to be put on the site. But I'm guessing a long time considering how many demos are submitted every week. 0 Share this post Link to post
Dimon12321 Posted November 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Scorpius said: I'm wondering the same thing, I have no idea how long it takes for demos to be put on the site. But I'm guessing a long time considering how many demos are submitted every week. Andy uploads demos either at the morning or at the evening. For example, on the 20th of May he uploaded 367 demos at 6:42 AM, and on the 13th on October he uploaded 76 demos at 9:00 PM. Everything depends on the extent of automatization of this process. I suspect Doomworld provides a list of all posts from Doom Speed Demos section which have attachments, he downloads/transfers each archive and writes each description himself (which WAD, category, player's nickname, engine and time). If the category and engine can be easily chosen from comboboxes, then what to do with WAD, nickname, time? I think to copy them manually because I doubt there is a special algorithm which reads the information in our posts in a special way and forms a column with all required info for DSDA. All in all, these are just my guesses. 0 Share this post Link to post
Andy Olivera Posted November 3, 2019 94 demos this week. Bob9001: It's there, I just merged it with your previous demo since they're the same time. Dimon: I browse the forum looking for new demos, download them, verify info if necessary, rename them appropriately, then enter them into the database. The only part that's automated is generating the statistics. Verification and renaming actually take most of the time because text files are often incorrect and the combination of the sheer number of demos and horrible trend toward millisecond improvements means many more demos have to be manually checked for file name conflicts. 7 Share this post Link to post
Scorpius Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) I'm confused now. Am I doing something wrong perhaps? Do I send demos to the email provided on that site, is there another way to do so or does it usually take a long time for demos to get added on the site? EDIT: Just in case I sound like it, I'm not whining or complaining. I am just simply curious. Edited November 3, 2019 by Scorpius 0 Share this post Link to post
TheV1perK1ller Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Scorpius said: Do I send demos to the email provided on that site, is there another way to do so or does it usually take a long time for demos to get added on the site? You could send your demos to Andy's e-mail, although personally the better alternative would be for you to post them yourself in the appropriate forums, so other members can view them. The original post usually (but not always) states how the demo should be named, what complevel to use, etc. Demos have always been posted on a weekly basis, no matter how many demos have been submitted during the course of the week. 3 Share this post Link to post
Aquasa Posted November 8, 2019 i'd like this demo to be removed, as i've recorded a new one in the correct complevel to replace it. thanks. 1 Share this post Link to post
Andy Olivera Posted November 10, 2019 30 demos this week. Aquasa: Replaced. 2 Share this post Link to post
Andy Olivera Posted November 12, 2019 9 demos, 11 years and one final update. Good luck with the new DSDA, Kraf and Zero! Keep it going. Farewell, all! 50 Share this post Link to post
Ribbiks Posted November 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, Andy Olivera said: Farewell, all! Huge respect for all your work Andy! DSDA is an incredible resource and the time you've put into its maintenance and regular updates over the years is immensely appreciated! 11 Share this post Link to post
GarrettChan Posted November 12, 2019 45 minutes ago, Andy Olivera said: Farewell, all! Thanks for the all effort, Andy. Sad to see you leave though. 2 Share this post Link to post
Dimon12321 Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Wow! I never thought that would happen now. May I ask a few questions, please? Quote .... First, after spending several months of intense work to integrate the PDANG my original goal of merging ... What does "PDANG" mean? Quote Four generations of games have gone by with only minimal and belated recognition from me. I have some serious catching up to do. I hope playing Doom and watching magnificent demos is not the same as adding demos one-by-one. You won't abandon Doomworld, will you? How long did it take to upload the biggest pack of demos in your life? How is doomedsda.us organised? You keep your own server or you rent it? If the last one, how much do you pay for it? Any support from outside? Do you feel the sense of accomplishment to Doom community? Because I'm out of ideas how we will do without you! How often you thought of dropping hosting doomedsda? Were there other candidates for hosting doomedsda before Kraflab and Zero-Master initialized next DSDA? Will you revisit Doom TASing someday? This is one of your masterpieces! (video) Doom community praises your work! Bon voyage! Edited November 12, 2019 by Dimon12321 0 Share this post Link to post
Benjogami Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Andy Olivera said: Farewell, all! A truly heroic tenure. Thank you, and enjoy retirement. :) 1 Share this post Link to post
Nine Inch Heels Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Andy Olivera said: Farewell, all! Thank you so much for all the hard work you've done over the past 25 years. Grabbing somebody else's demos from the DSDA and watching them, or seeing my own demos uploaded to it, really made this game a lot more enjoyable for me than it otherwise would have been. Enjoy your retirement with reckless abandon. ;-) 2 Share this post Link to post
rehelekretep Posted November 12, 2019 @Andy Olivera youre a legend and i cant even fathom your level of commitment. hats off. 5 Share this post Link to post
Paul977 Posted November 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Andy Olivera said: 9 demos, 11 years and one final update. Good luck with the new DSDA, Kraf and Zero! Keep it going. Farewell, all! Thanks man, you are great 2 Share this post Link to post
Grain of Salt Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for supplying me with demos since 2009!!!!! Your service won't be forgotten!!!! This is pretty sad, we should make a community tribute wad or something, damn. 33 minutes ago, Dimon12321 said: What does "PDANG" mean? iirc it's Public Doom Archive of Non-Gods 4 Share this post Link to post
Scorpius Posted November 12, 2019 Thank you for providing such an incredible platform where players could share their passion and hobby for DOOM. What an absolute legend! I wasn't here to see it all, but I want to wish only the best for you, Andy! I remember when I saw my demos on DSDA for the first time. That was just DAYS ago! Huge respect. :D 1 Share this post Link to post
TimeOfDeath666 Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for all the hard work! That was nuts! 3 Share this post Link to post
Poncho1 Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Don't feel bad about stopping! You've maintained it for so long, it's something to be proud of. I salute you, sir. 2 Share this post Link to post
almostmatt1 Posted November 12, 2019 Thank you for everything you've done! 1 Share this post Link to post
GoneAway Posted November 12, 2019 We can never thank you enough for all your years of service to the community. Thank you so much 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post
4shockblast Posted November 13, 2019 You've almost certainly been one of the primary reasons Doom speedrunning is still so alive and active to this day. Thanks for everything you've done (including putting up with all our recent giant demo packs :D)! 2 Share this post Link to post
Bob9001 Posted November 13, 2019 Wow this is a surprise, thanks for all your time and effort to maintain a piece of gaming history that is probably still alive thanks to your work. What's gonna happen now with demos and such like? 0 Share this post Link to post
DoomedDude Posted November 13, 2019 Thank you for all your effort and commitment to keeping DSDA up and running for all these years. It's been fun, hope you enjoy retirement. :) 1 Share this post Link to post
vdgg Posted November 13, 2019 Well that was a superhuman task, thank you. I also owe you a few things: discovering Cleimos II via Visions of Doom, help and support when creating my first built demo and d2200ep1.wad (maps 4 and 5, I think I will return to MAP05 as I was close to getting a successful run which would have been 5 minutes faster). 10 hours ago, Grain of Salt said: Thanks for supplying me with demos since 2009!!!!! Your service won't be forgotten!!!! This is pretty sad, we should make a community tribute wad or something, damn. Apparently this was started and died: 2 Share this post Link to post
Grain of Salt Posted November 13, 2019 Oh yeah, I remember that... wow, time flies 1 Share this post Link to post
Bob9001 Posted November 14, 2019 21 hours ago, vdgg said: Well that was a superhuman task, thank you. I also owe you a few things: discovering Cleimos II via Visions of Doom, help and support when creating my first built demo and d2200ep1.wad (maps 4 and 5, I think I will return to MAP05 as I was close to getting a successful run which would have been 5 minutes faster). Apparently this was started and died: Yeah I still have all my maps for this, and @rdwpa also has copies of the rest I believe. Maybe one day we could finish this as a tribute to a legend. 0 Share this post Link to post