This is the Submission Thread for SpeedCon 2019.

The Submission Form link is at the end of this Post. Plese read it carefully.

Submissions are now: Closed View submitted runs: http://submissions.speedcon.eu

[section=General Informations]

The event will run from the 10th of April to the 15th of April 2019 in Potsdam, Germany. This will be an on-site event, so make sure you are able to attend when submitting a run! SpeedCon 2019 is located here.

You need to be at least 18 years old to attend! Exception: If you are 16 or 17 years old, you will need written permission from your parents.

Please note: When your game gets accepted, we automatically reserve you a ticket for attending. There will be a small ticket fee of ~15.65€, covering rent, insurance and other direct costs.

If mass housing is required, calculate an additional fee of up to 50€ for Wednesday to Monday. Please only register for mass housing if you actually need it, there is only a very limited amount of slots available.

The closest bigger hotels are the B&B Potsdam and Mercure.

[section=Submission Guidelines]

• Discord is used as the main communication system; you are required to join our Discord server.
• Races are limited to two runners.
• Runs that have been accepted last year can be submitted again, but will be judged more critically.

[section=Console Runner Information]

• We don't provide consoles or cables, you will have to bring your own! This includes power adapters for consoles with voltage or frequency levels that differ from the standard in Germany.
• No PC based emulators. DosBox and official emulators like Wii VC or similar are allowed.

We will officially support these inputs:

• Composite for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for Composite)
• S-Video for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for S-Video)
• RGB scart for SD consoles (We provide CRTs for RGB scart)¤¤¤
• Component for SD & HD consoles (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV or PC monitors)
• HDMI (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV or PC monitors)

We won't support:

• VGA
• RF
• Everything else not mentioned

¤¤¤ We will have RGB scart available, but we can’t guarantee that it will be 100% compatible. Please have one of the other supported inputs available, too.

[section=PC Runner Information]

• We will provide a runner PC; it will most likely run Windows 7. If you plan on doing races, we will use a practice PC for the second runner. Feel free to bring your own laptop (HDMI video output required).
• We will provide generic peripherals for the PCs.
• Game installation will be done during console runs. Please talk to us ahead of time to install your games!!!

Please note: we highly encourage you to bring your games and/or required software on a USB stick. Don't rely on a good internet connection to be able to install your games.

[section=Practice]

• We will try our best to provide as much practice gear as possible.
• We will have at least 6 CRT's for old consoles, one HD-TV for HD consoles and one PC for practice available.
• Our goal is to provide as much as we can, but our budget is very limited. If you want to help us out, you can do so with a tip: http://tips.speedcon.eu/

[section=Cuts]

• For this marathon, cuts are done in one round.
• Expect cuts to be announced somewhen in January.

>Submit here<

Feel free to contact us on Discord if you’ve got any questions.

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Hey everyone,

this is the General Information Thread for SpeedCon 2019. It will always be kept up to date with the latest information regarding the event.

[section=General Information]

Facts Open for everyone from April 10th to April 15th. We aim for around 100 Attendees this year. SpeedCon 2019 will be streamed on the ESA channel till the weekend and then ESAMarathon2. We will once again support Save the Children. Venue: The freiLand Potsdam

Stream: The stream will run from Wednesday afternoon until very early Monday morning (CEST (UTC+2)). Map: http://map.speedcon.eu

[section=Tickets] Guest tickets are sold out. Runner tickets: Every runner whose run gets accepted will automatically have a ticket reserved. Cost: The expenses coverage this year is ~15.79€, covering venue rent, insurance and disposable material. Mass Housing: Will be on the area of the freiLand Potsdam. It will be open from Wednesday afternoon till Monday afternoon. Unfortunately there will be only one mass housing option this year with about 16 slots total. Due to some unfortunate circumstances there will be a location switch on Friday. More information regarding costs will be available later. Due to the limited slots, mass housing might already be fully booked out by runners when guest tickets go live.

[section=Submissions, Cuts and Schedule] Submissions are closed. Cuts: http://cuts.speedcon.eu/SC2019 Schedule: http://schedule.speedcon.eu

[section=Volunteers] Just like last year we are open for hosting volunteers. Sign up for volunteering here

Please join our Discord for any questions: https://discord.speedcon.eu That's also the best place to stay up to date with information regarding SpeedCon.

If you want to support this project, please visit this link: http://tips.speedcon.eu Any donation will be used to improve the stream and on-site experience. For 2019, the focus will lie on a 1080p capable quad-capture to allow runners to run at their native resolution and hopefully solve some technically issues related to non-native res. (looking at you windows 10)

Hey, thank you for your feedback. Yes our entrance fee is cheap, and that is good!

We think a little bit different then the other marathons and that is kinda our philisophy.

Our entrance fee will always reflect the direct costs of the event. We want to be different compared to the "commercial orriented" marathons. Ofc we're nevertheless working on improveing our event value step by step till a certain point, but since we do not make any surplus, we rely on people wanting to support us via http://tips.speedcon.eu or the extra options on the tickets payment site (we'll provide a flexible amount next time cus some asked for that already)

CRT wise i aim to replace the non NTSC ones with NTSC ones for the next year. (Still gotta be 14" tho, because storage and transport) If i can source enogh i also aim to get models that have AV mode accessible via front buttons so no remotes are needet anymore. Also if the money allows it a better hand mic and backup / additonal headsets are on the list but a 1080p60 capable capture card is the more important next goal.

I might add that the hand mic is most likely going to stay as a hand mic is easily passed around withouth having a ton of headsets of which each needs a mixer channel, cabeling and game audio played out to the headset, but a third one for a permanent additional commentator (during coop/races in particular) is definitely something we will look into.

Better WiFi is unfortunately always dependant on how much the surrounding allows. This was one of our improvement targets for this event and we have invested about 300€ into new Ubiquiti routers and AP's with the money we raised trough the tips link and while it was slow, mostly you where able to connect and use it. Plus we layed a additional uplink to another building to get a separate 100/10 line for practice to use.

Unfortunately the big limiting factor is the bandwith and overcrowding. This was observable if you used the hotspot in the room at the end of the venue where not a lot of wifi signals where and the speed was some what reasonable (Linke the PC's which where on cable and had a good speed) There is only so much we can do as basically every office has its own network there (This was taken in the office downstairs, upstairs all these are as strong as the Office one)

Tho we will try our best to improve on what is possible. Hopefully we can get a bit more performance out of it by adding a Raspberry Pi with the Unify Controller to manage devices and fequencies a bit better then just the hotspots on their own.

Yep it's held in Germany, and there have been 2 previous ones allready :D

Who is ready for another round? PogChamp

Name: SpeedCon 2019 Discord: http://discord.speedcon.eu Type: On-Site Marathon Cause: most likely Save the Children again like past years. Dates: March/April ish like our past marathons, date is expected to be fixxed within the next 2-3 Months Length: 4+ days depending on location availability and runner/attendee capacity. Stream: Either the ESA Marathon channel our own (SpeedCon) depending on the hosting partnership. Moderators: FPaul (SuperMod), SpeedCon, 95XTX, Andarius, Arikira, Matse007, Onestay, SmaragdSL, Yadra121

This is our third marathon with https://www.speedrun.com/esagermany_2017 beeing our first and https://www.speedrun.com/gsm_2018 beeing the second.

The schedule is out: http://schedule.speedcon.eu/ This is final from our side, but there might be changes due to external factors.

Here they are, the cuts for Germany's Speedrun Marathon aka Speedcon 2018: http://cuts.speedcon.eu/GSM2018/

This is the Submission Thread for GSM 2018.

The Submission Form link is at the end of this Post. Plese read it carefully.

Submissions are now: Closed Already submitted runs: http://submissions.speedcon.eu (Manually updated)

[section=General Informations]

The event will run from the 28th of March to the 2nd of April 2018 in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. This will be an on-site event, so make sure you are able to attend when submitting a run! GSM 2018 is located here.

You need to be at least 18 years old to attend! Exception: If you are 16 or 17 years old, you will need written permission from your parents.

Please note: When your game gets accepted, we automatically reserve you a ticket for attending. There will be a small ticket fee of 15€, covering rent, insurance and other direct costs.

If mass housing is required, calculate an additional fee of up to 50€ for Wednesday to Monday. Please only register for mass housing if you actually need it, as the amount of available slots is limited.

The closest bigger hotels are https://www.mercure-potsdam.com/en/ and https://goo.gl/C3TYZk.

[section=Submission Guidelines]

• Discord will be used as the main communication system; you are required to join our Discord server (https://discordapp.com/invite/ABpsAt4).
• Our capacity is 120 attendees this year, so we should not have to worry as much as last year in terms of how many different runners we can accept.
• Races are limited to two runners.
• Runs that have been accepted last year can be submitted again, but will be judged more critically.

[section=Console Runner Information]

• We won't be able to provide any consoles or cables, so you will have to bring your own! This includes power adapters for consoles with voltage or frequency levels that differ from the standard in Germany.

We will officially support these inputs:

• Composite for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for Composite)
• S-Video for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for S-Video)
• Component for SD & HD consoles (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV or PC monitors)
• HDMI (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV or PC monitors)
• RGB scart for SD consoles (We provide CRTs for RGB scart)¤¤¤

We won't support:

• VGA
• RF
• Everything else not mentioned

¤¤¤ We will have RGB scart available, but we can’t guarantee that it will be 100% compatible. Please have one of the other supported inputs available, too.

[section=PC Runner Information]

• We will provide a runner PC; it will most likely run Windows 7. If you plan on doing races, we will use a practice PC for the second runner. Feel free to bring your own laptop (HDMI video output required).
• We will provide generic peripherals for the PCs.
• Game installation will be done during console runs. Please don’t wait until your run is up next, but instead talk to us ahead of time to install your games!

Please note that we highly encourage you to bring your games and/or required software on a USB stick. The available internet connection is not very powerful because its speed is limited to ensure a stable stream.

[section=Practice]

• We will try our best to provide as much practice gear as possible.
• We will have at least one CRT for old consoles, one HD-TV for HD consoles and one PC for practice available.
• Our goal is to provide as much as we can, but our budget is very limited. If you want to help us out, you can do so with a donation: http://tips.speedcon.eu/

[section=Cuts]

• For this marathon, cuts will be made in one round.
• Expect cuts to be announced sometime in January.

Submit here: https://goo.gl/forms/7nP5HIN97OETQejh2

Feel free to contact us on Discord if you’ve got any more questions.

[center][big][big]General Information Thread[/big][/big][/center]

Hey everyone,

this is the General Information Thread for Germany's Speedrun Marathon aka Speedcon 2018. This thread will always be kept up to date with the latest information regarding the event.

[section=General Information] Facts Open for everyone from March 28th to April 2nd. We have capacity for 120 Attendees this year. The event will be streamed on the ESAMarathon channel again. Like last time, GSM 2018 will support Save the Children. Venue: The freiLand Potsdam Stream: The stream will be online from 15:00 Wednesday afternoon till 02:00 Monday morning (CEST (UTC+2)). There might be a bonus stream again on Monday. Map: Babyhuehnchen made a great map of the venue and the surrounding area last year. Check it out here.

[section=Tickets] Guest tickets: Are now open for reservation here: https://goo.gl/PNYUZu Runner tickets: Every runner whose run gets accepted will automatically have a ticket reserved. Cost: The expenses coverage this year is ~15,65€, covering venue rent, insurance and disposable material. Mass Housing: Will be on the area of the freiLand Potsdam. It will be open from Wednesday afternoon till Monday afternoon. There will be two mass housing options this year with about 40 slots total. More information regarding costs will be available later. Due to the limited slots, mass housing might already be fully booked out by runners when guest tickets go live.

[section=Submissions, Cuts and Schedule] Submissions where open from November 3rd to December 3rd. More detailed information are available here.

The cuts for GSM 2018 can be seen here. Our schedule can be found on Horaro.

[section=Volunteers] Hosting (Donation reading): Hosting will be the same as last year. Signup here: https://goo.gl/Ab61EK Chat mods: Moderator applications are handled by Trollbear this year. Signups are open: https://goo.gl/9zk3RR

Feel free to contact us via Discord if you have any questions. That's also the best place to stay up to date with information regarding GSM 2018. We highly encourage you to join our Discord server to stay up to date: https://discord.speedcon.eu

If you want to support this project, please visit this link: http://tips.speedcon.eu Any donation will be used to improve the stream and on-site experience. For 2018, the focus will lie on more HD TV's and a solid WiFi network. [/center]

This is a repost of the map Babyhuenchen made last year for ESA Germany. Thank you for making it :)

http://map.speedcon.eu/

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Germany's Speedrun Marathon aka SpeedCon 2018 is an ON-SITE Speedrun Marathon project currently held in Germany.

With ESA Germany last year, this is our second project.

Our current core-team consists of FPaul, 95xtx, Matse007, Arikira and Andarius.

Germany's Speedrun Marathon 2018 will take place from March 28th to April 2nd in the Freiland Potsdam. Just like last year, we will be benefiting Save the Children. This year's capacity of attendees is about 120 people.

More information about submissions and the general information thread are coming soon. Tickets for visitors will be available after the cuts like last year.

Feel free to contact us via Discord if you have any questions. We highly encourage you to join our Discord server to stay up to date: http://discord.speedcon.eu

If you want to support this project please visit this link: http://tips.speedcon.eu Any donation will be used to improve the stream and on-site experience. Our main targets for 2018 are more HD TV's and a solid WiFi network. [/center]

soon (tm) PogChampGold

PogChamp

So. Im gonna keep this short just give us any feedback that you have for us about the first ESA Germany here.

Here they are, the cuts for ESA Germany 2017.

http://cuts.speedcon.eu/ESAG2017/

This is the submission thread for ESA Germany 2017.

Submissions are now ** closed. ** Submitted runs: submissions.speedcon.eu

The event will run from the 6th to the 10th of April 2017 in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany. This will be an on-site event, so make sure you are able to attend when submitting a run. ESA Germany 2017 is located here.

You need to be 18 years old to attend, If you are 16/17 you need a permisson from your parents.

Please note: When your game gets accepted, we automatically reserve you a ticket for attending. There will be a small ticket fee of 10€. (Covering the rent and insurance)

If masshousing is required, calculate a cost of about 10€ for Thursday to Monday. Please do not register for masshousing if you don't absolutely need it, we only have verry limited slots available.

The next bigger hotel is: http://www.mercure-potsdam.com/en/ And: https://goo.gl/C3TYZk

[section=Submission Guidelines]

• Discord will be used as the main communication system, so please join our Discord server (http://discord.speedcon.eu).
• Due to our maximal capacity of 50 attendees we will have to keep an eye on how many different runners we can accept. We try our best to keep it balanced and fair.
• Races are limited to two runners.

[section=Console Runner Information]

• We won't be able to provide any consoles or cables so you will have to bring your own. This includes power adapters for consoles that have a different voltage or frequency than standard in Germany.

We will officially support these inputs:

• Composite for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for composite)
• S-Video for SD Consoles (We provide CRTs for S-Video)
• Component for SD & HD consoles (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV)
• HDMI (only 480i/p and above) (Displayed on HD-TV or PC monitors)
• RGB scart for SD consoles (We provide CRTs for RGB scart)¤¤¤

We won't support:

• VGA
• Everything else not mentioned

¤¤¤ We will have RGB scart available, but we can’t guarantee that it’ll be 100% compatible. Please have one of the other supported inputs available, too.

[section=PC Runner Information]

• We will provide 2 PCs one Windows 10 machine and one Windows 7 machine. If you plan on doing races, you need to use the Windows 10 and Windows 7 machine. Feel free to bring your own Laptop. (HDMI video output required)
• We will provide generic peripherals for the PCs.
• Game installation will be done during console runs. Please don’t wait until your run is up and talk to us ahead of time for installing your games.
• One PC will be hooked up to a HD-TV instead of a PC monitor. (Probably the Windows 10 PC)

Please note that we highly encourage you to bring your games and/or required software on a USB stick. The available internet connection is not very good and speed limited to ensure a stable stream.

[section=Practice]

• We will try our best to provide as much practice gear as possible.
• We will have at least one CRT for old consoles, one HD-TV for HD consoles and one PC for practice available.
• Our goal is to provide as much as we can, but our budget first goes to the stream itself.

[section=Cuts]

• For this marathon, cuts will be made in one round.
• Expect cuts to be announced somewhen in January.

Submit here: https://goo.gl/forms/uHVGOZVABv1XrTmZ2

Feel free to contact us on Discord, if you’ve got any more questions.

Sorry Pac BibleThump

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[big]Introducing ESA Germany[/big] ESA Germany is an independent ON-SITE Speedrun Marathon project that is supported by ESA.

ESA Germany 2017 takes place from 6th to 10th April in Potsdam, Germany. We will be benefiting Save the Children. The capacity we have for attendees is 70 People.

Submissions are now closed: https://www.speedrun.com/ESAGermany_2017/thread/sogx0 Tickets for visitors will be available after the cuts.

Our current team consists of: FPaul, Onestay and Matse007.

Feel free to contact us at contact@esagermany.eu or on Discord if you have any questions. We highly encourage you to join our Discord server to stay up to date.

If you want to support this project you can do that here: http://tips.esagermany.eu[/center]