First Seed Material / REFMAP gone; resource recovery operation go!

[King Arthur]

@Archeia_Nessiah 私の分かる範囲で言うと、First Seed Materialのレンタルサーバーの期限が切れていて、利用できない状況です。関係者ではないので、それ以上のことは私にも分かりません。力になれずすみません。

Translated into English:

As far as I know, it appears that First Seed Material's hosting plan has expired resulting in the site being inaccessible. Unfortunately I don't have any further information as I do not work at First Seed Material. I am sorry I cannot be more helpful.

The keyword there is レンタルサーバー, "rented server", aka a hosting plan.

So I guess my initial guess that FSM had its hosting plan expire was correct. Doesn't make the situation any less of a crisis though. :\

EDIT:

https://twitter.com/search?q=First+Seed+Material

Archeia's link to Twitter regarding FSM without the Google Translate thing, the link wasn't working for me.

EDIT 2: FSM still down as of 05/22.

EDIT 3:

Hmmm, well I have a boatload of stuff from FSM but no permission to repost any of it.

Fortunately, many of the very best resources were from blogs which are still up.

Even if reuploading is sketchy, surely linking to the blogs in question would be okay right? If so, linking them here would help in keeping First Seed Material and its related works alive.

 

[GrandmaDeb]

To Download Mack's Tileset, you can download this VX game (called vx_sample,) and pull the resources from the Graphics folders.


If you have the vx_sample game you have 27 char sets and the tiles. =]


Mack's two-tile high Characters and outstanding Tiles from his Blog, available in a VX sample game


(You do not need VX to access the tiles and character files.)


(please do not repost this link elsewhere - thank you.)


Where to find the Resources After you Extract the Demo:

Spoiler

*****

Example Maps - Exterior

Spoiler

BlueGreen Village Overview

Church

Shop

Example Maps - Interior

Spoiler

Inn

Shop

Village House Downstairs

Village House Upstairs

Mack's tiles with Snowy Edits by Alaurable


Mack's snowy trees

Mack Red Couch front and back edit by Atticus Harper

How to use Mack Roof tiles, with roof edits, by Candacis


Mack A2 tiles edited as an Ace exterior tileset


additional Mack mapping tutorial http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/26559-craydragons-mapping-dark-forest-with-mack-tiles-tutorial/

 

[King Arthur]

I've added that vx_sample.exe mirror to the OP and also the mirror topic on RMN.

Please let me know ASAP if my placing that link on this topic's RMN counterpart is problematic for you, the link was also placed there purely to maintain consistency between the two mirrored topics.

 

[GrandmaDeb]

np. But you did already have it. So I felt silly. =]

I do not have have the original compressed file by Mackie, which I believe was called face_m,

and held sixteen files with sixteen faces each.

But this is the complete set, I believe.

Here are Mackie's Faces

 

[King Arthur]

Thanks GrandmaDeb, added that link into the OP.

Cross-referencing that archive with PepsiOtaku's and Little Wing Guy's archives, I think we can safely say we have all of Mackie's facesets as all three archives contain the same 16 facesets.

Still on the look out for Ume's 2 facesets, if anyone happens to have them please provide them so that they can be safely collected here.

FSM still down as of 05/24. (*´Д｀)

 

[ShinGamix]

I don't know what to say. IS FSM gone for good?

Knew I should have just saved everything from there.

 

[GrandmaDeb]

I don't know what to say. IS FSM gone for good?


Knew I should have just saved everything from there.

Yep. Applies to the entire contents of the internet, dude.


So go start going through Granny's lists and saving every doggone thing you like. Be a compulsive like Granny.


Check my avie for the usual results.........

 

[VoxPopuli]

Hi, due to confusion on my part I put links to non-FSM resource material in this thread and thus removing them.  See King Arthur's following post.  Thanks for the clarification!

 

 

[King Arthur]

Those are Kaduki's resources, came to prominence and popularity back in RMVX thanks to its outstanding quality and also because Kaduki's resources were compatible with the Tankentai side-view battle system.

As far as I know though, Kaduki isn't related with First Seed Material.

 

[nio kasgami]

Ho I have the whole Mack tileset from the fms site should I send it?

 

[King Arthur]

FSM still down as of 06/01. Are there any signs of them coming back at all? (*´Д｀)

 

[Archeia]

Here's an update! Please translate King Arthur, I'm too exhausted ;w;

 

[slimmmeiske2]

He's contacted the administrator to ask for more details on what happened, but hasn't gotten a reply back, so he can only guess what was the cause was. Probably unpaid charges for the server.

 

[King Arthur]

Here's an update! Please translate King Arthur, I'm too exhausted ;w;

My guess is that the bills for their hosting plan went unpaid.However, this is nothing more than pure speculation and I have tried to get in touch with the administrators for information.

Unfortunately, I have yet to receive any response, so the reason for this current situation and how this will all pan out is currently unknown.

Link to the referred Twitter post: https://twitter.com/yossy_44/status/472366992742035456

 

[jajunk]

Thanks God you made this thread !
I was looking for this for ages and couldn't found it !
Thank you very much !

 

[Vinedrius]

I was wondering if there had ever been a collection of Looseleaf generator body templates and generator parts to be recovered. The generator web site isn't down but it would be nice to use them in an image editor (Game Character Hub comes to mind too) but I'm not sure if it is even allowed to use the parts outside the generator application on the web site. If it is allowed though, this looks like a good opportunity as Mack other FSM resources are already being tracked for recovery.

King Arthur, could you read the terms of use on this page for us, please? http://www.geocities.jp/kurororo4/looseleaf/

Edit: I also wonder if we are allowed to edit the template and/or parts in case it is mentioned under the terms but that is a bit off-topic.

 

[King Arthur]

Well, that's quite a handful to be translating. I'll post up a translated version for you and others soon.

 

[GrandmaDeb]

@vinedrai, it follows the same terms as all other Mack stuff - commercial or non-commercial is fine, give credit and a link (though a link is useless now due to the site being down)

In some ways I am amazed the thing is still there. IDK how to preserve it though.

I am usually a hopeful sort, but I am feeling gloomy for poor old FSM.

Mostly for the loss of the art that was only posted there...

 

[Vinedrius]

Well, that's quite a handful to be translating. I'll post up a translated version for you and others soon.

Thank you, take your time

@vinedrai, it follows the same terms as all other Mack stuff - commercial or non-commercial is fine, give credit and a link (though a link is useless now due to the site being down)

In some ways I am amazed the thing is still there. IDK how to preserve it though.

I am usually a hopeful sort, but I am feeling gloomy for poor old FSM.

Mostly for the loss of the art that was only posted there...

From what I can understand from google translate, there are some other names mentioned in the text so I was wondering. Btw, have you ever come across a collection of those generator parts?

 

[GrandmaDeb]

No, just make a hundred sprites, lol!


"poor Fsm is dead, poor old FSM is dead"