»CL6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- »CL0: Delirium 2001 Party Report »CL6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by »CL5:Makak of »CL5:Madwizards »CL6:& »CL5:Reason »CL1:Only four weeks after the Symphony party, we all had the opportunity of going to another copy party in Poland. Recently it has been somewhat unusual to have two parties in such a short period. I knew that this did not mean parties would now be common, so I could not miss the last opportunity this year to meet all my Polish scene mates. A few minutes after midnight on Oct. 13th, I got on the train and started the long journey to Olkusz, a small Polish town near Krakow. Travelling was great although I had to travel on my own before Warsaw, but there »CL7:I meet some people from Koszalin and everyone knows that with Azzaro, Borys, Kierownik, Adamsoft, Ubik, and others, you cannot get bored»CL1:. My mates were already tired from their journey. Of course, travelling by train did not tire them too much, but they seemed to be a bit too heavy boozed... Our trip passed very fast, while we were talking and drinking tasty "Stolychnaya" vodka. It seemed like I just got on the train, when we reached Olkusz. »PIC:4.iff» »PIC:4.iff» »PIC:4.iff» One of the organizers had promised to wait for us at the station to show us the way to the party place, but unfortunately, we did not see anyone there. Luckily, we saw some small arrow signs with the "Delirium Party" logo. »CL6:It was not difficult to find the party place, as the party was held in a medieval tower»CL1: (now we also have "our" Spotleum...) so the only thing we needed to ask people in the streets was "how to find the tower". After a short walk, we spotted the party place. We were some of the first people to arrive, so we had the opportunity to see the party place before hordes of sceners entered it. The tower had two levels; the lower level was situated as a small pub, which was our party place, and the upper level was the main party hall. Well, "party hall" may not be the best word, since it was only a little bigger than the living room in my apartment. The small amount of space was not a problem. It provided us with a great chamber atmosphere, where everyone knew each other and we really felt the scene spirit. »CL8:The entrance fee was only 5 zloty (2.5 DM!), and we did not even have to pay!»CL1: It was not obligatory, but those who paid the organizers got an ID, a voting sheet and a free beer in the pub. The atmosphere was so great that almost everyone decided to pay the entrance fee. As always, the first half of the party was filled with nice chats with other sceners. This time, we had not "missed" each other so much, because the last party was only four weeks earlier. Fortunately, there was a shop nearby who had cheap alcoholic drinks, so we could drink our traditional Polish "po jednym". »CL6:The only bad thing about the party place was that it was a pub and therefore private alcohol was not allowed after 4pm»CL1:, when the pub owners appeared, but earlier we could do whatever we wanted. They were very strict about it and it was impossible to drink anything of your own at the party place. Luckily, they did not confiscate our drinks, but only wanted us to take it outside. Personally, I was very impressed with their skills, especially after a woman spotted me giving Juen a can of beer that was still in my pocket...... In the evening, the first competitions started. I do not remember the music compo, since I had fallen asleep when taking advantage of a free bench, where I could lay my tired body and my oh-so-heavy head. Suddenly, I was awoken by "»CL8:Misio komputerowy»CL1:" ("»CL8:Computer bear»CL1:"), one of the most famous scene songs these days, »CL8:performed by a Polish disco band»CL1:. It became a scene song, when Tabaka Lovers were showing a crazy demo about Hakon/Whelpz and used it for a soundtrack. After that, Borys and Grogon performed the best song in the crazy music compo live. That finally made me rest, and I could go and get my free beer in the bar. After the music compo, the gfx compo was held. Well, I have no words to say about it. There were few pictures (4 or 5 if I remember correctly). All of them, except for Mantras were really shitty. »CL6:I wonder what is going on with our graphicians, where did the pictures from Slayer, Dûordan, and other pixel masters go, eh»CL1:? Finally, the demo and intro compo came. Both compos had only ONE production each. Well, I do not want to spread bad news, but I am afraid that this bad tendency is here to stay. The first production was Juens intro (I do not remember, if it was made under the Nah-Kolor- or just the Juen/nah label). It had been assembled live on bigscreen and then run. Juen had made something in old style, with a damn long scroll, which I have not yet managed to read until the end. »CL7:The only production in the demo compo was Mawi's demo by Kierownik»CL1:. He is now for sure the brightest star of the Polish scene. The demo was great, but not as good as "Cruel Karma Forms". Perhaps it is due to the short period between Symphony and Delirium. The final words in the demo, "this is only a preview", appears to confirm my suspicion. It is too bad that Kierownik is now the only one who is able to make demos on such a high level; the lack of competition is not healthy. Nevertheless, one should not forget about Mavey & Diamond, did you know that those talented Potion coders have made a demo for Game Boy? I hope it does not mean that they will drop PowerPC for Game Boy! »CL8:The PC demo compo was cancelled due to the lack of productions»CL1:. According to Crust there was one, but it was disqualified, because it used a 3D-accelerator, which was clearly forbidden in the invitation. I must say that I am wondering if the PC sceners are even capable of doing anything without using their 3D-accelerators. »PIC:4.iff» »PIC:4.iff» »PIC:4.iff» After the demo compo and a short break, the crazy compo started. This time we had two nice animations done by Borys and Def. It is a shame that they are hard to understand for sceners outside Poland. Anyway, we had a great time during this; especially the animation made from photos from SLC with the famous Polish rock song "fabryka malp" ("monkey's factory") impressed us. Believe it, when I tell you that the lyrics matched the pictures extremely well, and if Borys is telling the truth, the pictures were randomly chosen from his collection! »CL6:The organizers tried to make some crazy compos when all the compos were finished»CL1:, but at that time it was definitely too late to have a lot of fun. The only competition I remember is "»CL7:the fastest typer compo»CL1:", the fastest typer on keyboard. The second one should have been the "Hello World compo" (who will be the fastest to write the well-known "hello world!" program in C). I wanted to enter that competition, but I cannot remember if it even started and when I saw »CL7:Kierownik»CL1: waiting for the compo, I already knew that I would not win. ;) Suddenly, the organizers told us "sorry, but you have to leave", and the party was over. It was sad that it happened so sudden! Otherwise, I would have been able to do many things that I had planned. We had to leave the party place at 5 am and go wherever we wanted. I did not like it; sceners should not be driven out from a party place that way... »CLA:After all, I think Delirium 2001 was great»CL1:. The organizers did a good job organizing it and I am grateful that they gave me the opportunity to meet my scene friends. Although there were some small stumbles, I want to thank »PIC:5.iff» them for the party! I hope we will have the chance to visit Olkusz again next year at Delirium 2002. I also hope that some Czech people will visit the town, since it is rather close to the Czech border. CYONCP!