i havent been on this thred for a while,i was busy dieing in super hostile maps(super hostile maps=super evil survival maps where you have to collect wool for a monument),
pack is looking nice as always.
MCpatcher had an update, now you can have connected textures for every block,
for eksample,misa made it so the new stonebrick work as a pillar,
could you try to make something for connected textures?
Hi Jippii_Ja. Good to hear from you.
Connected Textures are a pretty low priority for me right now, as the usual textures they get applied to either don't require them, like my chemist shop drawer bookcase, or my glass which is supposed to be a structural block or my sandstone blocks which already work well as pillars and are designed to be connected anyway.
Not sure what you mean about Misa's stonebrick texture being used as a pillar, as I can't see a .ctm file in her latest download.
When I can, I will look into it and for those who use Optifine, with Connected Textures switched on by default, there will be a .ctm file (kindly created by Demi Person) in the next update, so that new users don't get caught out with default textures on the above items. They won't be 'connected' textures though.
My advice for now if you use MC Patcher is obviously to switch Connected Textures off.
Spoilers were a lag for me. Now they work fine, and now that I think of it, there is a bit of paranoia.
Lol! That's a relief and glad the spoilers turned out ok for you. In reinstalling my browsers and cleaning my caches repeatedly recently, I've experienced lag too on loading up my thread again for the first time.
I don't often use the word awesome, but that's...awesome! Thanks, mate. It just might stave off the mass hysteria over ideal download sites.
As someone remote from my machine, can you confirm if Rapidshare requires membership to download files, as some seem to suggest? Either way, I can perhaps make it a little clearer with instructions in my OP in-case folk are just clicking on the wrong download button. I'm still searching for another backup file-sharing site if my present ISP is going to be as jittery as this, but they all have a cap on bandwidth or require mebership, or are just plain dud sites. Never thought it would be as frustrating an experience as this.
From conducting a little research, it seems TalkTalk are a little jittery about MediaFire, and if the site gets blacklisted here in the UK (albeit temporarily) for particular unsavoury media, then my ISP usually blocks access until they are off said list. That still doesn't answer why I haven't experienced this before and still seems a very draconian way of dealing with the shady antics of those who won't be effected by blocking tactics in the slightest. As usual, the law-abiding 'many' get screwed by the corrupt 'few'. Just the same with DRM, those who decide not to pay for games aren't effected by DRM, it's those who fork out the cash who get struck by all the inconveniences. It's a funny old world.
Thanks again, sheep for hosting my files. I'll throw them up in my OP as soon as I can, then perhaps I can get back to work on my next update.
I don't often use the word awesome, but that's...awesome! Thanks, mate. It just might stave off the mass hysteria over ideal download sites. As someone remote from my machine, can you confirm if Rapidshare requires membership to download files, as some seem to suggest? Either way, I can perhaps make it a little clearer with instructions in my OP in-case folk are just clicking on the wrong download button.
Not a problem! Looking at Rapidshare, I did not have to sign up, but the way it is laid out can be a bit confusing, what with the download link right between two "registered members only" links. I'd think just clarifying that you can download without registering by pressing the green "Download" button, and ignoring the other two buttons.
Also, your talk of people getting around the blocks made me think that you could potentially access MediaFire via a Proxy server, but I personally wouldn't trust those with sensitive information like log-in info. You can never tell how trustworthy such proxy servers are.
I have Photoshop too, which I mostly use for my photographic work. However, I still much prefer Gimp for actual texture editing, because it's what I began using when I first started tinkering with Minecraft. As I still very much work with real art materials in the 'real' world I prefer Gimp's simpler interface over Photoshop's and for some reason my pen and tablet seem to like Gimp better too!!
I personally hate gimp, Ive been working in photoshop to create digital art. I was using paint.net for my minecraft texture needs, but I hate how hard it is to create textures from scratch and I was hoping photoshop would help.
Also I was wondering what your next priority is for this pack is or would be.
Connected Textures are a pretty low priority for me right now, as the usual textures they get applied to either don't require them, like my chemist shop drawer bookcase, or my glass which is supposed to be a structural block or my sandstone blocks which already work well as pillars and are designed to be connected anyway.
Not sure what you mean about Misa's stonebrick texture being used as a pillar, as I can't see a .ctm file in her latest download.
My advice for now if you use MC Patcher is obviously to switch Connected Textures off.
what i ment was,MCpatcher dos now have optional ctm for every texture.
and you dont need to switch MCpatcher off,since if it isent an ctm.png in the texture pack folder
it will just take textures from the terrain.png(another reason for why i prefer the patcher to optifine)
sorry for bad english,its not my first language
EDIT:misa havent realeased the stonebrick ctm, that probably why it wasent in the texture pack folder
Not a problem! Looking at Rapidshare, I did not have to sign up, but the way it is laid out can be a bit confusing, what with the download link right between two "registered members only" links. I'd think just clarifying that you can download without registering by pressing the green "Download" button, and ignoring the other two buttons.
Also, your talk of people getting around the blocks made me think that you could potentially access MediaFire via a Proxy server, but I personally wouldn't trust those with sensitive information like log-in info. You can never tell how trustworthy such proxy servers are.
Well, that's good news about Rapidshare. I should have put clearer instructions in long ago, that's just typical of me though!
Yeh! Like file-sharing sites, there are hundreds to choose from, but deciding what's safe and legit is another matter. It's funny you should mention the subject, but I spent part of this morning checking a few out after reading how someone else had got round the ISP blocking problem by using a proxy server.
I put your links in the OP by the way. Seems to be downloading fine for me, which is just TalkTalk's way of taunting me!
I personally hate gimp, Ive been working in photoshop to create digital art. I was using paint.net for my minecraft texture needs, but I hate how hard it is to create textures from scratch and I was hoping photoshop would help.
Also I was wondering what your next priority is for this pack is or would be.
Best of wishes, -Green
I think it's what we first start using which remains our most comfortable and preferred software. I started using Gimp way, way back before Photoshop and so it feels natural to me and I know where most of the tools and shortcuts are without thinking. Photoshop just leaves me bewildered at times, though it's excellent for touching up my photographs.
Prioritys? Hah! I keep meaning to have a list of things I'm working on in my OP, but then I'd get jumped on for not following my list! I'm trying to get my head round animating gui's and still assembling things for the villagers. However, there are too many things on my real life plate and it's very difficult to get stuck in to a long session. Can't be helped.
what i ment was,MCpatcher dos now have optional ctm for every texture.
and you dont need to switch MCpatcher off,since if it isent an ctm.png in the texture pack folder
it will just take textures from the terrain.png(another reason for why i prefer the patcher to optifine)
EDIT:misa havent realeased the stonebrick ctm, that probably why it wasent in the texture pack folder
Well it's nice to have someone who still appreciates MC Patcher for a change. It's still my preferred choice.
I will look at CTs, but they just don't leap out at me at the moment.
At present I'm mucking around with animations (not that I'm getting very far, lol) and finishing off a new container gui amongst other things, but what free time I had this week has been wasted on TalkTalk communications and file-sharing site testing! Gah!!!
Just gonna throw this out there: I FINALLY got around to testing the latest batch of mod textures, and I realized 2 things. One, I didn't include the latest items sheet for IC2, and second, the Railcraft textures aren't working quite right. I'm gonna test a few things with that and see if I can't come up with a fix. However, I haven't received any new stuff, so it probably doesn't warrant a new release just yet. I also won't have much time, with Finals right around the bend. Maybe once summer starts…
Just gonna throw this out there: I FINALLY got around to testing the latest batch of mod textures, and I realized 2 things. One, I didn't include the latest items sheet for IC2, and second, the Railcraft textures aren't working quite right. I'm gonna test a few things with that and see if I can't come up with a fix. However, I haven't received any new stuff, so it probably doesn't warrant a new release just yet. I also won't have much time, with Finals right around the bend. Maybe once summer starts…
I really should get off now...but I meant to say I haven't heard back from Lady Eternity yet, so I will go ahead and PM you a link to their personalised version of my pack with all the mod textures they'd been working on, then you'll have enough time after your finals to assimilate them into the mod pack with appropriate credit. I won't do it tonight, cos I really do need a break from 'admin' work!
Ha! Made my first pixel art evar....... Its my custom skin.
P.S. Glimmar, what program do you use to make the textures?
Good stuff! Once you start changing things, you'll never look back!
I use Gimp primarily for Minecraft, which I'm most comfortable with and because I approve of the philosophy behind opensource software, but I also occasionally use Photoshop.
This is by far the best texture pack I've seen! I love all the animated blocks, and the diamond pickax and saw I'm going to make an adventure map based off of this texture pack!
This is by far the best texture pack I've seen! I love all the animated blocks, and the diamond pickax and saw I'm going to make an adventure map based off of this texture pack!
Many thanks for the encouragement, DrummerD00d77.
As mentioned in a post above, I had a good session this afternoon working on some new animations, so they should be in the next update.
I look forward to seeing what adventure you come up with. Don't forget, I'm trying to collect links to adventures that make use of my pack, so post us some pics if you want...when you feel it's ready to show off.
Glimmar, that was a great, and interesting, explanation of your views and inspirations for this wonderful texture pack, and steampunk in general. Even though I've been a fan of it for a long time I don't think I have really expressed it here and thanked you for making it.
And 13thMurder, I hope you don't see it as that I'm taking Glimmar's "side" or anything here by stepping into your discussion. I've followed your thread too and you seem to have a lot of unique and fascinating ideas that will be interesting to see how you develop further.
(In the debate of what steampunk is and isn't I can't help but post this little catchy tune, for anyone who hasn't seen it.)
not to worry, i understand completely.
i admit, due to my extreme social ineptitude, i may do some things that seem a bit... odd, but hopefully not offensive.
for example, my opinions on things are rarely rock solid, and should one provide evidence that makes me change my mind, i have no problem changing my opinion on things. i feel that standing by my own opinions once someone has made me feel differently about them, and come to new realizations would be absolutely ridiculous. some might call that a lack of principal, however, i think keeping an open mind to these things is the only way to truly understand well... anything really.
although, i shamelessly express my opinions, without fear of them being wrong, however i do so with the knowledge that they may not be right. as i said, without FEAR of them being wrong. they could be, but i just dont care. i do so almost as an unspoken challenge for others to attempt to change it. sometimes its quite impossible to do so, other times, people bring up good arguments against it, and i find myself agreeing. these are the times that make it worth doing.
glimmar brought up some good points on this one, and id have to say, i do agree. i was looking at it too narrowly.
looking into the dieselpunk genre, by description its quite similar to steampunk, and they do sort of bleed into each other, in that the material choices tend to be similar, however, if you look at the actual works, steampunk usually favors a victorian asthetic, and dieselpunk usually favors something a bit more like art deco... however, that is simply a more common interpretation of each. the whole point of art is to redefine things, and create new from the old (or just new works too, but thats beside the point) there are no solid definitions, just generalizations close enough to describe something so that your intentions are somewhat obvious. if there were solid definitions, everything would be the same, and thus boredom would ensue.
that song is rather awesome, the people of deviantart could make good use of the advice that song provides. "gears are appropriate to introduce, if they look like they have a legitimate use" ive seen far too many people marketing their shirt designs with a single lime green gear, claiming it to be steampunk, and oddly enough getting tons of fans over things like this... in these cases, i think they are trying to market to an audience they just dont understand.
however i leave you with a song, one completely irrelevant to the topic, but very good.
oh fine, have a steampunk one you've probably never heard too:
steam powered giraffe needs to be far more famous than they are.
i admit, due to my extreme social ineptitude, i may do some things that seem a bit... odd, but hopefully not offensive.
for example, my opinions on things are rarely rock solid, and should one provide evidence that makes me change my mind, i have no problem changing my opinion on things. i feel that standing by my own opinions once someone has made me feel differently about them, and come to new realizations would be absolutely ridiculous. some might call that a lack of principal, however, i think keeping an open mind to these things is the only way to truly understand well... anything really.
although, i shamelessly express my opinions, without fear of them being wrong, however i do so with the knowledge that they may not be right. as i said, without FEAR of them being wrong. they could be, but i just dont care. i do so almost as an unspoken challenge for others to attempt to change it. sometimes its quite impossible to do so, other times, people bring up good arguments against it, and i find myself agreeing. these are the times that make it worth doing.
glimmar brought up some good points on this one, and id have to say, i do agree. i was looking at it too narrowly.
looking into the dieselpunk genre, by description its quite similar to steampunk, and they do sort of bleed into each other, in that the material choices tend to be similar, however, if you look at the actual works, steampunk usually favors a victorian asthetic, and dieselpunk usually favors something a bit more like art deco... however, that is simply a more common interpretation of each. the whole point of art is to redefine things, and create new from the old (or just new works too, but thats beside the point) there are no solid definitions, just generalizations close enough to describe something so that your intentions are somewhat obvious. if there were solid definitions, everything would be the same, and thus boredom would ensue.
that song is rather awesome, the people of deviantart could make good use of the advice that song provides. "gears are appropriate to introduce, if they look like they have a legitimate use" ive seen far too many people marketing their shirt designs with a single lime green gear, claiming it to be steampunk, and oddly enough getting tons of fans over things like this... in these cases, i think they are trying to market to an audience they just dont understand.
however i leave you with a song, one completely irrelevant to the topic, but very good.
oh fine, have a steampunk one you've probably never heard too:
steam powered giraffe needs to be far more famous than they are.
...and you had good points too, 13thMurder. It made me sit up and think about Steampunk in it's general, but also specific sense, and it's always good to have an intelligent conversation about an exciting subject. I know many onlookers associate the subject with 'coggy' fashions and crazy people who like to dress up and go to conventions, which is certainly one aspect of the Steampunk world. However, I think what I like about the genre, after decades reading fantasy and science fiction, is that it satisfies my two great literary leisure interests in a strange oxymoronic(?) way - the past in the future, high fantasy combined with sophisticated low-technology, flamboyant renaissance architecture alongside 19th century grungy industry, light-hearted adventure at war with dark arcane forces and, when it's done well, presents a relief to the overly clean and minimalistic silicon chip era I grew up in.
You see, I'm old enough to have had an old working valve radio to play with as a kid, even before transistor radios became common place. That old glass fronted wooden cabinet had to warm up and 'glow' before it came alive, but there was something inside that box of hot valves that stayed with me for the rest of my life and seemed far more magical than today's static, dust protected, circuit packed Tupperware. For me that experience kind of epitomises what lies at the heart of Steampunk...
...Haaaah! I need to go off and daydream again. I shall listen to those songs you linked tomorrow, 13thMurder. Always nice to talk, even if I've cut in on a reply meant for someone else.
...and you had good points too, 13thMurder. It made me sit up and think about Steampunk in it's general, but also specific sense, and it's always good to have an intelligent conversation about an exciting subject. I know many onlookers associate the subject with 'coggy' fashions and crazy people who like to dress up and go to conventions, which is certainly one aspect of the Steampunk world. However, I think what I like about the genre, after decades reading fantasy and science fiction, is that it satisfies my two great literary leisure interests in a strange oxymoronic(?) way - the past in the future, high fantasy combined with sophisticated low-technology, flamboyant renaissance architecture alongside 19th century grungy industry, light-hearted adventure at war with dark arcane forces and, when it's done well, presents a relief to the overly clean and minimalistic silicon chip era I grew up in.
You see, I'm old enough to have had an old working valve radio to play with as a kid, even before transistor radios became common place. That old glass fronted wooden cabinet had to warm up and 'glow' before it came alive, but there was something inside that box of hot valves that stayed with me for the rest of my life and seemed far more magical than today's static, dust protected, circuit packed Tupperware. For me that experience kind of epitomises what lies at the heart of Steampunk...
...Haaaah! I need to go off and daydream again. I shall listen to those songs you linked tomorrow, 13thMurder. Always nice to talk, even if I've cut in on a reply meant for someone else.
on the off chance you were unaware, there is such a thing as steampunk music. its not so much music about steampunk things, but is a genre all of its own. its an odd cross between industrial rock and 1920s jazz... usually. it varies a lot.
honestly, i wish i had a radio such as the one you describe, or perhaps a set of speakers that hook to my computer with vacuum tubes rather than electromagnets, there's a rather large difference in the sound depth potential.
Glimmar's Steampunk V.5 x32
http://www.mediafire.com/?55ozt1ge98rx9gs
Glimmar's Steampunk V.5 (x64 water, lava, etc)
http://www.mediafire.com/?auncfkc7xpx0i7h
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Curse PremiumHi Jippii_Ja. Good to hear from you.
Connected Textures are a pretty low priority for me right now, as the usual textures they get applied to either don't require them, like my chemist shop drawer bookcase, or my glass which is supposed to be a structural block or my sandstone blocks which already work well as pillars and are designed to be connected anyway.
Not sure what you mean about Misa's stonebrick texture being used as a pillar, as I can't see a .ctm file in her latest download.
When I can, I will look into it and for those who use Optifine, with Connected Textures switched on by default, there will be a .ctm file (kindly created by Demi Person) in the next update, so that new users don't get caught out with default textures on the above items. They won't be 'connected' textures though.
My advice for now if you use MC Patcher is obviously to switch Connected Textures off.
Lol! That's a relief and glad the spoilers turned out ok for you. In reinstalling my browsers and cleaning my caches repeatedly recently, I've experienced lag too on loading up my thread again for the first time.
I don't often use the word awesome, but that's...awesome! Thanks, mate. It just might stave off the mass hysteria over ideal download sites.
As someone remote from my machine, can you confirm if Rapidshare requires membership to download files, as some seem to suggest? Either way, I can perhaps make it a little clearer with instructions in my OP in-case folk are just clicking on the wrong download button. I'm still searching for another backup file-sharing site if my present ISP is going to be as jittery as this, but they all have a cap on bandwidth or require mebership, or are just plain dud sites. Never thought it would be as frustrating an experience as this.
From conducting a little research, it seems TalkTalk are a little jittery about MediaFire, and if the site gets blacklisted here in the UK (albeit temporarily) for particular unsavoury media, then my ISP usually blocks access until they are off said list. That still doesn't answer why I haven't experienced this before and still seems a very draconian way of dealing with the shady antics of those who won't be effected by blocking tactics in the slightest. As usual, the law-abiding 'many' get screwed by the corrupt 'few'. Just the same with DRM, those who decide not to pay for games aren't effected by DRM, it's those who fork out the cash who get struck by all the inconveniences. It's a funny old world.
Thanks again, sheep for hosting my files. I'll throw them up in my OP as soon as I can, then perhaps I can get back to work on my next update.
Not a problem! Looking at Rapidshare, I did not have to sign up, but the way it is laid out can be a bit confusing, what with the download link right between two "registered members only" links. I'd think just clarifying that you can download without registering by pressing the green "Download" button, and ignoring the other two buttons.
Also, your talk of people getting around the blocks made me think that you could potentially access MediaFire via a Proxy server, but I personally wouldn't trust those with sensitive information like log-in info. You can never tell how trustworthy such proxy servers are.
I personally hate gimp, Ive been working in photoshop to create digital art. I was using paint.net for my minecraft texture needs, but I hate how hard it is to create textures from scratch and I was hoping photoshop would help.
Also I was wondering what your next priority is for this pack is or would be.
Best of wishes, -Green
what i ment was,MCpatcher dos now have optional ctm for every texture.
and you dont need to switch MCpatcher off,since if it isent an ctm.png in the texture pack folder
it will just take textures from the terrain.png(another reason for why i prefer the patcher to optifine)
sorry for bad english,its not my first language
EDIT:misa havent realeased the stonebrick ctm, that probably why it wasent in the texture pack folder
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Curse PremiumWell, that's good news about Rapidshare.
Yeh! Like file-sharing sites, there are hundreds to choose from, but deciding what's safe and legit is another matter. It's funny you should mention the subject, but I spent part of this morning checking a few out after reading how someone else had got round the ISP blocking problem by using a proxy server.
I put your links in the OP by the way. Seems to be downloading fine for me, which is just TalkTalk's way of taunting me!
I think it's what we first start using which remains our most comfortable and preferred software. I started using Gimp way, way back before Photoshop and so it feels natural to me and I know where most of the tools and shortcuts are without thinking. Photoshop just leaves me bewildered at times, though it's excellent for touching up my photographs.
Prioritys? Hah! I keep meaning to have a list of things I'm working on in my OP, but then I'd get jumped on for not following my list! I'm trying to get my head round animating gui's and still assembling things for the villagers. However, there are too many things on my real life plate and it's very difficult to get stuck in to a long session. Can't be helped.
Well it's nice to have someone who still appreciates MC Patcher for a change.
I will look at CTs, but they just don't leap out at me at the moment.
At present I'm mucking around with animations (not that I'm getting very far, lol) and finishing off a new container gui amongst other things, but what free time I had this week has been wasted on TalkTalk communications and file-sharing site testing! Gah!!!
I say...steady on old chap!
So that's what all that door banging in the night is about!!
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Righto, I'm retreating with a bit of freetime to see what I can do with this gui. See you on the other side, wish me luck in the pressure chamber.
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Curse PremiumI really should get off now...but I meant to say I haven't heard back from Lady Eternity yet, so I will go ahead and PM you a link to their personalised version of my pack with all the mod textures they'd been working on, then you'll have enough time after your finals to assimilate them into the mod pack with appropriate credit. I won't do it tonight, cos I really do need a break from 'admin' work!
Good luck with those finals.
P.S. Glimmar, what program do you use to make the textures?
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Curse PremiumThanks, RustySheep. Submarines and ships and vaults and laboratories, etc. where all things I had in mind when choosing that as an iron door.
Good stuff! Once you start changing things, you'll never look back!
I use Gimp primarily for Minecraft, which I'm most comfortable with and because I approve of the philosophy behind opensource software, but I also occasionally use Photoshop.
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Curse PremiumThanks, TravieK, I appreciate that.
Just working on some new animations and guis today....so still a work in progress.
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Curse PremiumMany thanks for the encouragement, DrummerD00d77.
As mentioned in a post above, I had a good session this afternoon working on some new animations, so they should be in the next update.
I look forward to seeing what adventure you come up with. Don't forget, I'm trying to collect links to adventures that make use of my pack, so post us some pics if you want...when you feel it's ready to show off.
Good luck and have fun.
Thanks, SumRock666, and thanks for saying.
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Retired Staffnot to worry, i understand completely.
i admit, due to my extreme social ineptitude, i may do some things that seem a bit... odd, but hopefully not offensive.
for example, my opinions on things are rarely rock solid, and should one provide evidence that makes me change my mind, i have no problem changing my opinion on things. i feel that standing by my own opinions once someone has made me feel differently about them, and come to new realizations would be absolutely ridiculous. some might call that a lack of principal, however, i think keeping an open mind to these things is the only way to truly understand well... anything really.
although, i shamelessly express my opinions, without fear of them being wrong, however i do so with the knowledge that they may not be right. as i said, without FEAR of them being wrong. they could be, but i just dont care. i do so almost as an unspoken challenge for others to attempt to change it. sometimes its quite impossible to do so, other times, people bring up good arguments against it, and i find myself agreeing. these are the times that make it worth doing.
glimmar brought up some good points on this one, and id have to say, i do agree. i was looking at it too narrowly.
looking into the dieselpunk genre, by description its quite similar to steampunk, and they do sort of bleed into each other, in that the material choices tend to be similar, however, if you look at the actual works, steampunk usually favors a victorian asthetic, and dieselpunk usually favors something a bit more like art deco... however, that is simply a more common interpretation of each. the whole point of art is to redefine things, and create new from the old (or just new works too, but thats beside the point) there are no solid definitions, just generalizations close enough to describe something so that your intentions are somewhat obvious. if there were solid definitions, everything would be the same, and thus boredom would ensue.
that song is rather awesome, the people of deviantart could make good use of the advice that song provides. "gears are appropriate to introduce, if they look like they have a legitimate use" ive seen far too many people marketing their shirt designs with a single lime green gear, claiming it to be steampunk, and oddly enough getting tons of fans over things like this... in these cases, i think they are trying to market to an audience they just dont understand.
however i leave you with a song, one completely irrelevant to the topic, but very good.
oh fine, have a steampunk one you've probably never heard too:
steam powered giraffe needs to be far more famous than they are.
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Curse Premium...and you had good points too, 13thMurder. It made me sit up and think about Steampunk in it's general, but also specific sense, and it's always good to have an intelligent conversation about an exciting subject. I know many onlookers associate the subject with 'coggy' fashions and crazy people who like to dress up and go to conventions, which is certainly one aspect of the Steampunk world. However, I think what I like about the genre, after decades reading fantasy and science fiction, is that it satisfies my two great literary leisure interests in a strange oxymoronic(?) way - the past in the future, high fantasy combined with sophisticated low-technology, flamboyant renaissance architecture alongside 19th century grungy industry, light-hearted adventure at war with dark arcane forces and, when it's done well, presents a relief to the overly clean and minimalistic silicon chip era I grew up in.
You see, I'm old enough to have had an old working valve radio to play with as a kid, even before transistor radios became common place. That old glass fronted wooden cabinet had to warm up and 'glow' before it came alive, but there was something inside that box of hot valves that stayed with me for the rest of my life and seemed far more magical than today's static, dust protected, circuit packed Tupperware. For me that experience kind of epitomises what lies at the heart of Steampunk...
...Haaaah! I need to go off and daydream again. I shall listen to those songs you linked tomorrow, 13thMurder. Always nice to talk, even if I've cut in on a reply meant for someone else.
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Retired Staffon the off chance you were unaware, there is such a thing as steampunk music. its not so much music about steampunk things, but is a genre all of its own. its an odd cross between industrial rock and 1920s jazz... usually. it varies a lot.
honestly, i wish i had a radio such as the one you describe, or perhaps a set of speakers that hook to my computer with vacuum tubes rather than electromagnets, there's a rather large difference in the sound depth potential.