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On using tools like Notch for making demos...

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How about monetizing drivers? Put some ads into textures directly. Ka-ching!
added on the 2026-08-13 02:18:09 by rloaderro rloaderro
Aah I like that, its very evil :D
added on the 2026-08-13 09:09:14 by leGend leGend
Wow that sounds like such a bad idea, someone is going to do it :|
added on the 2026-08-13 13:19:22 by groepaz groepaz
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HW dongles are still waaaay better than subscriptions.


Dunno, I prefer VMProtect 3 + always online, over more USB dongles to manage in more USB ports.

Just me.
added on the 2026-08-14 02:52:32 by mudlord mudlord
Both 1st and 3rd ranked demos at EVOKE 2026 were built on top of TIXL 🥰
Does it means that every TIXL prod is a winner ? Or that winners don't use custom made 3D engines ? :)
added on the 2026-08-29 08:20:36 by fra fra
I think it's still about how much fun you get during the creation process, regardless the tool.
Then we might want to argue about fair competition at demoparties, but looking at main events during the last 15 years already provides quite a hint about where the trend is going, like it or not.

Now here are my popcorns for me to wait for Notch UI to show an AI dialog box just like every other tool has done during the last two years.
added on the 2026-08-29 11:19:41 by dixan dixan
you can keep staring at the chisel or just enjoy the pretty statue
or... use the chisel.
added on the 2026-08-29 19:50:45 by farfar farfar
or... a 3D printer.
added on the 2026-08-29 23:48:41 by fra fra
DaaS -> Demo as a Service.
added on the 2026-08-30 00:38:30 by wysiwtf wysiwtf
But why not posting your demo gif on behance for likes and prayers ah!
Maybe some sort of process compo would be in order
added on the 2026-08-30 13:15:17 by rloaderro rloaderro
What about music production? Shouldn't musicians also be required to develop their own DAWs, synths, samplers, drum machines and acoustic instruments?
added on the 2026-08-30 17:08:52 by rp rp
We’ll all be goat herders
added on the 2026-08-30 17:30:00 by okkie okkie
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What about music production? Shouldn't musicians also be required to develop their own DAWs, synths, samplers, drum machines and acoustic instruments?

Absolutely, schematics have been available for a while. I've built one of those (in the 80s.)
added on the 2026-08-30 17:55:44 by bifat bifat
I like Ronny's way to think outside the box! Perfect answer! ^^
added on the 2026-08-30 18:13:54 by jazZ jazZ
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What about music production? Shouldn't musicians also be required to develop their own DAWs, synths, samplers, drum machines and acoustic instruments?

This! :)

Finally we know that every music piece that was written in a tracker is not real demoscene, just as gfx using Deluxe Paint or comparable tools. They were all produced using musicmakers or graphicmakers (just like demos made in demomakers). Beware! :o)
added on the 2026-08-30 18:28:45 by gaspode gaspode
there's a major flaw in your comparison, though (@rp). The equivalent to removing coders from a demo production (by using a demo maker with premade effects) would be to remove musicians or graphics artists and replace their work with premade assets from a 3rd party library.

coders almost never write their text editors, assemblers, or compilers themselves (the equivalents to sequencers, synths, or paint programs).
added on the 2026-08-30 19:19:36 by bsp bsp
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by using a demo maker with premade effects

Question is what a »premade effect« is. In Tooll3 for example there are points, but you have to make your effect on your own by pinning Operators together.
added on the 2026-08-30 19:24:13 by gaspode gaspode
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you have to make your effect on your own by pinning Operators together.
added on the 2026-08-30 19:34:23 by bifat bifat
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you have to make your effect on your own by pinning Operators together.
Yeah, but this is something different than taking a ready-made effect from a library. Don't know if this is possible in Notch though.
added on the 2026-08-30 19:36:23 by gaspode gaspode
The same as with coding in Assembly: You have to pin the operators together :)
added on the 2026-08-30 19:38:31 by bifat bifat
so we're back to that 'just drag your assets files into notch and press the 'make wannabe fairlight demo'-button and win assembly!'-fallacy!
Nooo.. just don't let too much effort get in the way of your creativity and expressing yourself
added on the 2026-08-30 19:58:17 by bifat bifat
if coding is soooooooooooooo much effort for you, no wonder tools began to exist!

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