Multiplayer Moderators

We are in the process of implementing moderator functions for the Multiplayer Chat lobby. We will be actively looking for people interested in spending a couple hours a day in multiplayer in order to take care of spammers, cheaters and that sort of thing.

If you are interested, please PM lightdarkness or Chardish and leave them a detailed message as to why you think you would make a good moderator.

Do not leave them a message like “yo I wuld kick tha buts u want go FFR wtfbbqroflcoptrsamzinggrayce”. Use a spellchecker and proper grammar. Any message like that will immediately be disregarded.

Moderators of course will have influence over the direction of FFR and will have access to the moderator sections in the forums.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Synthlight

SERVER SWITCH!! :)

We just finished imaging our drives and will be switching to a larger, more powerful server tonight. I expect maybe an hour downtime and the database may be rolled back to 6pm Central time once the new server is completely functional.

Thanks for your patience.

Btw.. new stuff is on it’s way to FFR. I will explain in the next few days.

Cheers,

Synthlight

UPDATE: 7/29

The site will be staying on the main server and we are splitting the database off onto another dedicated machine where it will be completely cached in memory. The database machine will be an athlon64 based server with 4gb of ram and a direct connection to the main FFR server.

LD EDIT: Song of the week… and perhaps a little more later tonight

Hey! Hey! Hey!

FFR is home to songs by many very talented artists, but it is indeed a notable occasion when we can welcome a professional, for-hire musician willing to freely share his work with our project. Today, thankfully, is one such day. Kyle “KeeL” Ward joins us this week, and FFR couldn’t be more grateful to have such a prominent artist on our site. KeeL releases music under many project names, including KaW, Inspector K, and Smiley. Under the Smiley pseudonym, he shares his song “Delirium” with us this week, adding some much-needed happy hardcore to FFR’s music selection. I’ve enjoyed listening to Delirium for almost a year now and couldn’t be happier that it’s being added to FFR.

Delirium (Dance section of FFR) is not an easy song. It’s a low 6 on a 6-point scale of difficulty. (I keep hinting at this 6-point scale for a reason, people ) I’d say the long 16th runs are slightly easier than Uber Rave’s, but not by much. The steps don’t really let up too much.

You can listen to Delirium, along with a bunch of other music by KeeL, at www.ampcast.com/kaw . (This is also a really good idea if you can’t clear the song, because the song itself is amazing.)

Steps by Moogy, with minor edits by me (Chardish.) Background by me.

Enjoy!

BTW: We are aware that Dance is now 4 pages long. We realize that this is inordinately long and are currently investigating ways to remedy this.

24 Hours of Radio!

Thats right… starting tonight and going until Sunday, the radio will be on for a total of 24 hours.

Tonight
10-12 – DJ Ascent (Eyespewgreekfire) will be mixing a live set. You can talk to him via AIM, as he won’t be in mIRC. He also won’t be talking during his set.

Tomorrow (Thurs)
6-9 – Dace K (Satsui) will be on, playing some happening beats.
9-1 – Tasselfoot will be back taking requests and singing terribly.

Friday
8-10 – DjShox comes back on air. Don’t miss his return to Radio FFR.
10-12 – Aperson has a set of IDM lined up that will blow everyone away.

Saturday
8-10 – DjRidder makes his Radio FFR debut. He’s always a funny guy, so make sure to tune in.
10-12 – lightdarkness is coming back and doing an alternative set, once again joined by Tasselfoot

Sunday
8-10 – DancingManic3 has some good old fashioned rock for everyone.
10-2 – Tasselfoot will continue the rock from DM late into the night. Both of us will take requests.

Join us all week in #ffrradio on IRC. Don’t have IRC? Get IRC! Go to www.mirc.com to get the client, then connect to the server irc.othersideirc.net (after picking a nickname, type “/server irc.othersideirc.net” into the main command bar) then join #ffrradio (two f’s, two r’s.)

To listen: Links are on the lefthand side, or http://www.ffrradio.com:8000/listen.pls

If you are interested in being a DJ on RadioFFR, Click here

FFR Radio Keeps on Rolling!

Yet another weekend has come, and that means a new song, and more FFR Radio!

Tonight, I (LD) will be playing starting at 9PM EDT. I will be playing nothing but your requests!

For requests, i’ve set up an automated system. Visit this site and you can make a request. The best part is, you can even send me songs to play on the radio if you don’t think I have it! Send an attachment (mp3s only) to FFR.Radio.Requests@gmail.com, and i’ll review it and probably put it on the air!

I’ll be doing this until 10:30pmt. Of course i’ll be in #ffrradio on IRC. Don’t have IRC? Get IRC! Go to www.mirc.com to get the client, then connect to the server irc.othersideirc.net (after picking a nickname, type “/server irc.othersideirc.net” into the main command bar) then join #ffrradio (two f’s, two r’s.) IRC radio chat is a great way to get involved with the community, and i’m sure other FFR radio personalities will be there.

Saturday

6 pm- 8pm EDT: DJ Ascent Mixing a live set of Psychedelic Trance, DJ Ascent will kick the night off with a high energy bang. He will not be in the IRC chatroom, becuase it caused problems during his last set, but you can contact him on AIM. (sn:eyespewgreekfire)

8pm-10pm EDT: Snapps will be DJing. His show will be an all Bond show. No he is not talking about James Bond. He is talking about the four girl strings group. Haylie Ecker (Violin), Eos Chater (Violin), Tania Davis (Viola), and Gay-Yee Westerhoff (Chello) will be pulling some of the best string songs in this generation of classical music.

10 pm – ??am EDT: Don’t miss out on Tasselfoot’s interesting set. He will be playing 20 very well known songs and also their Richard Cheese cover. Mr. Cheese is an excellent musician whose covers will leave all of you speechless. After those 20 songs, He will be taking requests until he is blue in the face (read: until you want him to stop (read: 3:30-4am)). He looks forward to all of you tuning in to this Cheese-packed show, starting at 10PM on Saturday night (and of course… NO ANIME)

Wicked Weekend of FFR Radio!

Hello everyone! As you know, FFR Radio is alive and kicking again, and we’ve got a grand total of 4 shows coming up this weekend for your aural pleasure. (Ignore any homonyms in the previous sentence, please.)

Friday Night:
7:00 – 10:00 PM: FFR’s favorite rock DJ, Tasselfoot, returns to the microphone, for another set of rock, metal, and other genres of music that prominently feature loud guitars and banging drums. Tasselfoot once again guarantees NO ANIME.
10:00 PM: Chardish‘s celebrated radio show brings forward FFR Radio’s most eclectic selection of music. This show will continue for at least two-three hours, but will likely drag on into the wee hours of the morning, when Chardish can take no more and at last surrenders to sleep. Cohost lightdarkness will be joining for color commentary and witty conversation. (And, of course, frank appraisal of Chardish’s taste in television.)

Saturday Night:
8:00pm – 10:00 PM: FFR’s original deckwrecka, DJ Spook Goblin, will be spinning a live set of psychedelic trance, and possibly a short Drum ‘n Bass set as well! Tune in and listen to The Justice throw it down.
10:00 PM – midnight (and maybe later!): Newcomer DJ Ascent offers his talents as a DJ to FFR Radio, mixing another live set of psychedelic trance. The show has no definite end point but will continue for at least two hours. Eyespew will take requests on AIM (SN: eyespewgreekfire) assuming they blend well into the set (no Dragostea Din Tei, people.)

And, of course, [all times and music eastern].

To listen, click the FFR Radio Winamp (Hi) link on the left side of this page. This link may not work until the shows start.

Want a cool place (in the internet sense) to hang out and talk during the show? Get IRC! Go to www.mirc.com to get the client, then connect to the server irc.othersideirc.net (after picking a nickname, type “/server irc.othersideirc.net” into the main command bar) then join #ffrradio (two f’s, two r’s.) IRC radio chat is a great way to get involved with the community – the past few IRC chats have been unforgettably fun times.

Tasselfoot, LD, Spook, Eyespew, and I will all be present in the IRC chat room during our respective shows. It’s a great way to contact us.

See you all tomorrow, and Saturday! These are not going to be shows to miss.

Oh, and new FFR song tomorrow, too. Look forward to it!

Your pal,
-Chardish

Rock Radio Comes To FFR

Saturday at 9:00 PM EST, I’ll be hosting my first radio show on FFR! It will be mostly rock with some punk, metal, and random assorted goodness. After midnight, I’ll start taking your requests too!

I’m really excited to be able to broadcast out to all of you. My playlist is already coming together nicely. The set will be much different than what you’re used to on FFR Radio. Expect little techno, little video game music, and NO ANIME. For those who would like to chat it up with me about the show, you know how to get in touch with me.

To listen, just click the FFR Radio Winamp link on the left side of the page.

For talk during the show, get IRC! Go to www.mirc.com to get the client, then connect to the server irc.othersideirc.net (after picking a nickname, type “/server irc.othersideirc.net” into the main command bar) then join #ffrradio (two f’s, two r’s.) Yes, I copied this straight from Chardish, ’cause he’s just that cool. If you want to request songs, you must be in this chat.

Ok guys, I’ll be seeing all of you in a few days!

Much Love,
-Tass

FFR Realtime Multiplayer Status

As of this writing, FFR multiplayer is about to surpass 140,000 plays in about 2 weeks. We have fixed numerous bugs in the game but we still have many features to implement so that we can finish our goals in FFR Realtime Multiplayer.

There are currently 2 major bugs which I won’t discuss but which shall be fixed in the next couple of days. Those of you who play often know what these bugs are. I guess you could call them exploits.

The next new feature will be alternate playfields and then the coveted matchmaking system will be finished. There will be a system ranking/level number for the matchmaking system. This means that you will have 3 possible rankings on FFR. 1) overall ranking 2) public multiplayer ranking 3) matchmaking multiplayer ranking.

Any questions? Suggestions? We are all ears as we put features into the game.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Hear New FFR Music Before It’s In The Game!

NOTE: SONG OF THE WEEK WILL BE RELEASED LIVE ON THE RADIO!

Friday the 13th FFR RADIO SHOW!

Hello everyone,

I (Chardish) and lightdarkness are the two guys responsible for putting new songs in FFR every week. We love our jobs, and because of this we’ve got months worth of music already planned out to go in the game.

But what fun is it keeping all these secrets to ourselves? We want to share this music with you now! So we’ve decided to do a radio show on FFR Radio tonight, Friday The 13th, to not only get back on the FFR Radio airwaves but also play over a half hour worth of new FFR music from new and returning FFR artists.

But that’s not all we’ve got planned…I (Chardish) will be playing plenty of great music I’ve discovered in the months since I last did a radio show. It should be a fantastic night, and you’re not going to want to miss it. I will be taking requests!

To listen, just click the FFR Radio Winamp link on the left side of the page. We’ll kick things off @ 10:30 Eastern.

For talk during the show, get IRC! Go to www.mirc.com to get the client, then connect to the server irc.othersideirc.net (after picking a nickname, type “/server irc.othersideirc.net” into the main command bar) then join #ffrradio (two f’s, two r’s.) We look forward to chatting with you during the show, taking requests, and hearing feedback – your opinions about the music will help us determine the order in which we release the songs.

So, where are you going to be at 10:30 PM Eastern tonight? Why, in front of your computer, of course, listening to Chardish and lightdarkness on FFR Radio!

Cheers,
-Chardish