Jazz2Online news for April 2009
GamesFM to host an episode full of Jazz - April 25th 2009
Next week the Dutch online Radio station GamesFM will host a full week of retro gaming radio. One two-hour episode, hosted by Jim Vorwald and me, will be dedicated to the Jazz Jackrabbit series. Amongst other things, it includes an in-depth interview with lead programmer Arjan Brussee from Guerilla/Orange Games.
The episode will likely be streamed live and released as a podcast on friday evening 1 May.
Update: The episode can now be downloaded. Note that it is in Dutch!
Short reminder about music uploads - April 20th 2009
If you upload music, it may only be Jazz-related, or for use with a large levelpack you upload. No original songs.
This includes uploading JJ2’s tracks to J2O under a changed format (wtf?). If you made a track usable within JJ2, please get yourself a ModArchive or scene.org account and put them there. Thanks.
Improv Weekly Maping Contests - April 20th 2009
Feel like competing in contests? Feel like making maps but don’t want to spend lots of time on them? Well maybe you should try my Improv Mapping Contests.
I will regularly be posting in this thread:
http://www.jazz2online.com/jcf/showthread.php?threadid=18203
These are mapping contests, but they are more for fun and creativity, and are smaller topics aimed to take around 30-90 minutes per entry.
Topics range from single player bosses to custom concept maps to higher quality 1vs1 maps.
Check it Out, enter, and have fun doing it!
This was posted on RabbitJournal on April 19th 2009. You can post, too!
A fix for connections timing out? - April 13th 2009
Source: JCF thread
Do you find yourself still getting the Connection Timed Out error in JJ2, even after hours of messing with the router and dozens of attempts with the JJ2 UDP port chooser? BlurredD’s newest announcement might be your chance:
Cpp and I are trying to figure out why exactly some players timeout after joining a server, but we need testers to do so.
By helping BlurredD and Cpp (formerly Overlord) test their new work, you not only have a chance of properly playing JJ2 online, but you also help out other people troubled by timeouts :o
A large JJ2+ update has been just released, featuring numerous bug fixes and new features. Note: A small fix has just been released, so if you downloaded it on the 9th, it is recommended that you download it again, especially if you have had problems with the latest release. Latest version: April 10, 2009.
Anniversary Bash 11 details - April 8th 2009
The Anniversary Bash will start on April 10th (Friday), 15:00 GDT.
On April 9th, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and its community will become eleven years old. The yearly celebration event is just coming!
Thanks to DanielZeal, the dedicated server will run 24/7 for four days, hosting the traditional battle and CTF level loops. The level packs aren’t yet available for download, but look towards them very soon!
It’s highly recommended that you download the excellent JJ2+ addon before joining the server, too. If you’re going to celebrate, may as well celebrate big, which JJ2+ certainly allows!
The J2O staff hopes to see everyone at the server :)
Anniversary Bash 11 - April 5th 2009
The yearly celebration event is just around the corner! The level lists (assembled by Ragnarok this year) have just been finalized:
| Battle List
01 – Headhitting by Snooze 02 – King’s Crown by Newspaz 03 – The Emerald Eye by plunK 04 – Surreal Scenery City by Snooze 05 – Aurora Citadel by FawFuL and Hitch 06 – Action Attic v2 by BlurredD 07 – Corsair’s Coast by Blackraptor 08 – Epical Elements by Darksonic 09 – Hellforge by Eigus 10 – Enter the Chaos by FireSworD 11 – Intercity Grudge Match by BlurredD 12 – Condemned by PurpleJazz 13 – TITLED Trije by Crimiclown and Darksonic 14 – Pleased with Presents by FawFuL 15 – EvilMike’s Evil Fortress by EvilMike 16 – Device by Darksonic and Snooze 17 – Agony Void by P4ul 18 – An Uninspired Psych Level by cooba 19 – Untitled Prupel Level by Darksonic 20 – Lux Aeterna by ShadowGPW |
Capture List
01 – City of the Snooze by PurpleJazz 02 – Starlit Summit by Ragnarok 03 – Dubbed Marine by Crimiclown 04 – Clipboard Chaos by Snooze 05 – High Volume CTF by FireSworD 06 – Castle of Mysteries by Hitch 07 – Surreal Landscapes CTF by FireSworD 08 – TITLED Deux by Crimiclown and Darksonic 09 – Mt. Helens by Superjazz 10 – Technologized Shockwaves by FawFuL 11 – Chernobyl Catacombs by valmango 12 – Destroyed Cassis Factory by Snooze 13 – SlaB RatZ by ShadowGPW 14 – Nuclear Afterblast by BlurredD 15 – Industrial Intersect by Darksonic 16 – Space Cataclysm by Overlord 17 – Pinball Arena 2k5 by Blackraptor 18 – The Gauntlet by Daniel Zeal 19 – Sanctuary by CelL 20 – Sanguinary Sanctuary by cooba |
Stay tuned for more bash11 information!
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