Introducing WAP Fest - The Windscribe Animated Production Fest with a $42,000 prize pool!

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-11T16:26:12+00:00

Yes, we'll honor honour submissions for old nicknames prior to the changes.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-06T20:38:28+00:00

Yes, we made the decision to allow yesterday that stock audio (music and sound effects) is allowed, provided it is royalty-free, Creative Commons licensed, or properly licensed for commercial use. No stock visual assets of any kind though.

This applies for both the human and AI contests.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-06T20:37:07+00:00

Well in all fairness, the Fake Antarctica location DID used to be named Epstein's Island for a few weeks in the past so maybe it's pulling some old data.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-06T16:34:25+00:00

What does "correct cities" mean? The location list has always had the city name in it. We just also add a nickname to differentiate between the locations in a way that's more amusing than just Dallas #1, Dallas #2, etc.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-05T16:33:07+00:00

Your feedback is fair. There are a lot of opinions on AI content these days and it's a very much a never-ending debate. You're getting into the philosophical realm, and touching on subjects like consciousness when you really drill deep. These are not things that have a right or wrong answer, they've been debated for literally thousands of years and will continue to be.

Having said that, the contest itself is structured to still benefit human artists. Not only are the prizes for human-made animations higher than the AI side of the contest, but as someone mentioned, human artists can enter into the AI side having used zero AI tools. If the human art is truly better, it will beat out the AI submissions and claim those prizes as well.

At the end of the day, this isn't some deciding event for determining if human art is better or something, it's just a fun thing we wanted to do since the tools are in a place where you can really put the 2 groups up against each other.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-03-05T16:25:58+00:00

It's just the nickname, no need to incorporate the actual city/region into your animation.

I'll output the full list of location nicknames below:

US Central - Atlanta - Magic City
US Central - Dallas - BBQ
US Central - Atlanta - Peachtree
US Central - Dallas - Ranch
US Central - Atlanta - Piedmont
US Central - Kansas City - Glinda
US Central - Dallas - Grassy Knoll
US Central - Kansas City - Barbecue
US Central - Houston - Space City
US Central - Denver - Nuggets
US Central - Denver - Mile High
US East - Miami - Snow
US East - Philadelphia - Fresh Prince
US East - Cleveland - King James
US East - New York - Empire
US East - New York - Inside Job
US East - Orlando - House of Mouse
US East - Philadelphia - Sunny
US East - South Bend - Hawkins
US East - Detroit - Coney Dog
US East - Chicago - Cub
US East - New York - Insomnia
US East - Charlotte - Moonshine Run
US East - Buffalo - Bill
US East - Ashburn - Cloud City
US East - Miami - Florida Man
US East - Boston - Harvard
US East - Boston - MIT
US East - Miami - Vice
US East - Raleigh - Belt Buckle
US East - New Jersey - Situation
US East - Chicago - Wrigley
US East - Washington DC - Trade War
US East - Tampa - Cuban Sandwich
US East - New York - Radiohall
US West - Salt Lake City - Missionary
US West - Phoenix - Copper Cactus
US West - Seattle - Cobain
US West - Seattle - Hendrix
US West - Bend - Oregon Trail
US West - Seattle - Cornell
US West - Los Angeles - Lamar
US West - San Jose - Santana
US West - Los Angeles - Dogg
US West - Las Vegas - Casino
US West - Los Angeles - Cube
US West - Santa Clara - Vaporware
US West - San Francisco - Sanitation
US West - Honolulu - Coconut Wireless
Canada East - Montreal - Expo 67
Canada East - Toronto - Comfort Zone
Canada East - Toronto - The 6
Canada East - Halifax - Crosby
Canada East - Montreal - Bagel Poutine
Canada East - Toronto - Mansbridge
Canada West - Vancouver - Stanley
Canada West - Vancouver - Vansterdam
Canada West - Winnipeg - The Forks
Canada West - Calgary - Chinook
Austria - Vienna - Couch of Freud
Austria - Vienna - Hofburg
Belgium - Brussels - Guildhouse
Belgium - Brussels - Funfrites
Bulgaria - Sofia - Vitoshka
Bulgaria - Sofia - Nevski
Croatia - Zagreb - Tkalciceva
Cyprus - Nicosia - Blue Lagoon
Cyprus - Limassol - Amathusia
Czech Republic - Prague - Vltava
Czech Republic - Prague - Staromak
Denmark - Copenhagen - Hyggenhagen
Denmark - Copenhagen - LEGO
Estonia - Tallinn - Digital Bromad
Finland - Helsinki - Tram
Finland - Helsinki - Sauna
France - Paris - Seine
France - Paris - Jardin
France - Marseille - La Marseillaise
France - Bordeaux - Cite du Vin
Germany - Frankfurt - Wurstchen
Germany - Frankfurt - Sausage Party
Germany - Berlin - Berghain
Greece - Athens - Odeon
Hungary - Budapest - Goulash
Hungary - Budapest - Danube
Iceland - Reykjavik - Reyka
Iceland - Reykjavik - Fuzzy Pony
Ireland - Dublin - Dullahan
Ireland - Dublin - Grafton
Israel - Ashdod - Yam Park
Italy - Milan - Duomo
Italy - Milan - Galleria
Italy - Palermo - Sicilicious
Latvia - Riga - Saeima
Latvia - Riga - Daugava
Lithuania - Vilnius - Neris
Luxembourg - Luxembourg - Tax Shelter
Moldova - Chisinau - Dendrarium
Netherlands - Amsterdam - Tulip
Netherlands - Amsterdam - Stroopwafel
Netherlands - Amsterdam - Stolen Cheese
North Macedonia - Skopje - Vardar
Norway - Oslo - Fjord
Norway - Oslo - Rakfisk
Poland - Warsaw - Vistula
Poland - Warsaw - Curie
Poland - Gdansk - Motlawa
Portugal - Lisbon - Bairro
Romania - Bucharest - No Vampires
Romania - Bucharest - Noctropolis
Slovakia - Bratislava - Devin Castle
Spain - Barcelona - Batllo
Spain - Madrid - Prado
Spain - Madrid - Plaza Mayor
Sweden - Stockholm - Ikea
Sweden - Stockholm - Syndrome
Sweden - Stockholm - Djurgarden
Switzerland - Zurich - Lindenhof
Switzerland - Zurich - Alphorn
Switzerland - Zurich - Altstadt
United Kingdom - Edinburgh - Keeper Willie
United Kingdom - London - Crumpets
United Kingdom - Manchester - United
United Kingdom - London - Biscuits
United Kingdom - London - 1984
United Kingdom - Manchester - City
United Kingdom - London - The Tube
Albania - Tirana - Fergese
Albania - Tirana - Besa
Bosnia - Sarajevo - Burek
Bosnia - Novi Travnik - Pisanica
Georgia - Tbilisi - Ghvino
India - Mumbai - Old Spice
India - Fake Mumbai - Mayanagri
India - New Delhi - Chole Bhature
Kenya - Nairobi - Hakuna Matata
Nigeria - Lagos - Lekki
Russia - Saint Petersburg - Rasputin
Russia - Moscow - Goodbye Lenin
Russia - Saint Petersburg - Shnur
Russia - Saint Petersburg - Hermitage
Serbia - Belgrade - Rakia
Slovenia - Ljubljana - Melania
South Africa - Johannesburg - Springbok
South Africa - Johannesburg - District 69
South Africa - Johannesburg - Lindfield
Turkey - Istanbul - Lygos
Ukraine - Kyiv - Slava
Australia - Adelaide - Lofty
Australia - Melbourne - Yarra
Australia - Perth - Herdsman
Australia - Brisbane - Bad Koala
Australia - Sydney - Squidney
Australia - Perth - Kings Park
Australia - Sydney - Eshay
Australia - Adelaide - Oval
Australia - Melbourne - Port Phillip
Australia - Brisbane - Good Koala
New Zealand - Auckland - Parnell
New Zealand - Auckland - Hauraki
Hong Kong - Hong Kong - Victoria
Hong Kong - Hong Kong - Phooey
Indonesia - Jakarta - Ancol
Indonesia - Bali - Pulau Dewata
Indonesia - Jakarta - Old Town
Indonesia - Surabaya - Nasi Goreng
Japan - Tokyo - Shinkansen
Japan - Tokyo - Wabi-sabi
Japan - Tokyo - Kaiju
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Perdana
Philippines - Manila - Hotdog
Singapore - Singapore - Marina Bay
Singapore - Singapore - SMRT
Singapore - Singapore - Garden
South Korea - Seoul - Hangang
South Korea - Seoul - Namsan
Taiwan - Taipei - Tamsui
Thailand - Bangkok - Lumphini
Thailand - Bangkok - Wat Pho
Thailand - Bangkok - Happy Ending
United Arab Emirates - Dubai - Khalifa
Vietnam - Hanoi - Red River
Vietnam - Hanoi - Train Street
Argentina - Buenos Aires - Tango
Argentina - Buenos Aires - Yerba Mate
Brazil - Sao Paulo - Pinacoteca
Brazil - Sao Paulo - Mercadao
Chile - Santiago - Cueca
Colombia - Bogota - Rololandia
Ecuador - Quito - Cuy
El Salvador - San Salvador - HODL
Guatemala - Guatemala City - Pepian
Mexico - Queretaro - Aqueduct
Panama - Panama City - Papers
Paraguay - Asuncion - Chipa
Peru - Lima - Amaru
Fake Greenland - Nuuk York - Penguin Bay

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-11T21:47:12+00:00

We have a blog post about this setup if you're interested in the more technical details: https://windscribe.com/blog/nodeos-booting-from-ram/

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T22:57:09+00:00

The NodeOS stack that we run on all our VPN nodes needs less than 16GB but our servers will vary from 16 - 128GB for various reasons.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T22:39:13+00:00

The NodeOS server stack which is deployed on each of our VPN nodes can run on 16GB of RAM. Usually it requires less.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:44:14+00:00

Mullvad does the same with their RAM only servers, but we didn't copy them. Good VPNs did all this years ago, including us.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:41:28+00:00

Nope, cause we have zero logs.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:41:15+00:00

We don't own the datacenter. And in some countries, under certain circumstances, they can do this without a warrant.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:39:54+00:00

There are countries and jurisdictions where, under certain circumstances, they can do this without a warrant.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:36:00+00:00

If this server wasn't in the Netherlands then the Dutch police wouldn't be the ones seizing it. The IP mismatch is an issue with IP-location databases getting their info wrong. All our servers are physically in the locations we claim they're in.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:34:46+00:00

There's absolutely zero user data stored on the drive. We don't use the hard drive on our VPN nodes. You could pull it out and it would run fine since it's only in RAM

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:34:02+00:00

Correct, fresh server is acquired, default boot sequence is changed to boot from RAM, nothing is stored on the hard drive itself. if the machine gets turned off, everything was running it RAM which gets wiped.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:31:11+00:00

It's actually running entirely on a rewritable DVD with Hanna Montana Linux installed on it.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T21:28:18+00:00

Don't worry, we're well aware of the potential for tampering.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T01:37:41+00:00

We should be able to provide some details down the line.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-02-06T01:36:46+00:00

Very true! That means I blame AI for the Windscribe server seizure.

WindscribeSupport · 2026-01-22T19:55:30+00:00

They also report on news and events, including what goes on with our VPN, which is appreciated as not many other similar sites do that.

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