Following the release of UT99 Demo Capture, we are excited to announce the next step in this journey: the creation of a dedicated platform at democonverter.com. While the UT99 converter laid the foundation, this new platform will scale the concept to support many more games, offering automated demo conversion as a service for players, streamers, and esports communities. The goal is to bring together advanced rendering, distributed processing, and metadata extraction in one place. What began as a project to preserve the legacy of Unreal Tournament 1999 will soon evolve into a broader ecosystem where game demos are not just archived, but transformed into shareable, accessible media. The UT99 project remains at the heart of this initiative and continues to be developed on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/mdys/ut99-democonverter. Stay tuned as we expand beyond UT99 and prepare to open a platform designed for the entire gaming community.
We’re thrilled to announce the release of UT99 Demo Capture! Born out of passion for Unreal Tournament 1999, this tool converts UT99 demos into stunning videos, blending nostalgia with modern technology. Developed as a worker for the upcoming democonverter platform, it supports distributed demo rendering and local processing for private use. https://gitlab.com/mdys/ut99-democonverter Features: - Multiple Perspectives: First-person, third-person, and split-view videos. - Thumbnails & Metadata: Ten thumbnails and a detailed JSON file per demo. - Hardware Acceleration: Optimized for NVIDIA GPUs with fallback for software rendering. - Wide Compatibility: Works on Debian, Arch Linux, and WSL. Get Started: - Clone the repository at GitLab, add your UT99.iso, and configure the .env file. Then process demos with: ./ut99_demo_convert.sh local_capture_demo -localcache < demo.dem This project celebrates UT99’s legacy. Join us in preserving gaming history, one demo at a time!
We are excited to announce the latest features of our DDEV Deployment Automation! This comprehensive suite of automation scripts simplifies managing DDEV environments across local, staging, and live setups. Our solution now offers a cost-effective alternative to complex cloud Kubernetes setups, ideal for small to medium-sized projects. https://gitlab.com/mdys/ddev-deployment-automation New features include: - Comprehensive Automation: Fully automated deployment and management of DDEV environments. Utilizes DBaaS and a separate instance for file storage, mountable via SSHFS. - Individual Review Environments: Each merge request gets its own environment with a unique URL and SSL. - Secure File Transfer: Automatic downloading and management of secure files. - HTTP Authentication: Easy setup of HTTP authentication for staging environments. - Read-Only Live Data: Live data can be mounted as read-only volumes in staging and local environments.
A groundbreaking project has been launched to automate the analysis of Unreal Tournament 99 (UT99) demo files using OpenAI's GPT-4. The initiative aims to develop a Python script capable of accurately determining the playtime of UT99 demos by deciphering their binary structure and extracting the necessary data. The project's methodology involves generating script suggestions through OpenAI's API and refining these scripts iteratively based on their performance. This innovative approach leverages AI to tackle the complex task of gaming analytics, significantly reducing the manual effort involved in the process. By systematically refining each attempt, the project seeks to achieve precise and efficient solutions. https://gitlab.com/mdys/openai-find-ut99-demo-structure
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