SEN Week-Long Mapping Contest #5
Welcome to the fifth installment of SEN's (two) week-long mapping contests! This time around, contestants will be allotted two weeks before a map must be submitted. The theme all submitted maps must adhere to is EMPIRES. Your map could be anything loosely related to the theme. For example, a gladiator battle map would qualify; as would a map about war. These are just two examples, but the possibilities are numerous. All submissions are due before July 30th, 2010, 11:59:59 EST. There will be mineral rewards for first, second, and third place. These rewards are 40, 20, and 10, respectively. It is expected of everyone submitting a map to have read the rules and fully understand and adhere to the theme. There will be no leniency when judging maps when it comes to broken rules.OVERALL SCOREBOARD*The overall leader in points is Azrael.Wrath
.2/0/0 Ave: 31.2/40 SM: 2 TP: 10
2. qPirateKing
1/0/0 Ave: 29.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 5
3. Gidoza
0/1/0 Ave: 30.7/40 SM: 1 TP: 3
4. chia_tyrant
0/1/0 Ave: 27.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 3
5. Mp)SkLoped
0/0/1 Ave: 24.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 1
6. Ultraviolet
0/0/1 Ave: 23.2/40 SM: 1 TP: 1
7. Leeroy_Jenkins
0/0/0 Ave: 19/40 SM: 1 TP: 0
8. Foxwolf1
0/0/0 Ave: 14.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 0
* The scores do not yet reflect the scores of Week #2's mapping contest, and will change once that information is available.Ranking Key
1. Dr. StrangeLove
1/2/0 Ave: 31.3/40 SM: 6 TP: 11
-1/2/0 is the total wins for first place/second place/third place over all the previous contests.
-Ave: is the average score for all the user's submitted maps.
-SM: is the total submitted maps for the particular user.
-TP: is the total points awarded for placing in the top three ranks in contests.
Scoring Process:
-Winners will be scored by the positions they place in. A first place position is worth 5 points, a second place position is worth three points, and a third place position is worth one point.
-The participants who have not yet won any of the top three positions will be ranked by their average map scores.
Rules
•All maps will be judged by a handful of pre-determined judges based on a set criteria.
•The submitted maps must adhere to the prescribed theme.
•Mapping teams are not allowed.
•Mod supplements are not allowed. Although maps with mods can be submitted for fun, they will not be judged (this includes Farty's EUD enabler).
•Maps started previous to the starting of this contest are not allowed.
•Only one map per participant may be submitted in each contest.
•Late maps may be submitted, but are not guaranteed to be judged, and will not count towards the rankings.
Judging Criteria
The judges (chia-tyrant, Leeroy_Jenkins, B-ETEFT, and UnholyUrine) will be judging the maps based on the following criteria:
Gameplay: 10 points
•Does the map keep the player's constant attention?
•Is the map too hard, too easy?
•Is the map actually fun?
Originality: 10 points
•Was the entire idea copied from someone else? If so, did you shape the idea into something unique?
•Is your map not just a Final Fantasy or AoS clone?
Aesthetics: 10 points
•How shiny is your map? How polished?
•Is your terrain blocky in places?
•Are there any text errors?
•Do you have proper grammar?
Theme: 5 points
•Does it fit the theme?
•Think about what kind of gameplay mechanic you want. Does it match the gameplay of the map?
•What incentives are there to progress forward onto the map?
Completion: 5 points
•Are there major bugs?
•Is the map complete?
•Do you use the entire map's space?
•Was there any more you could have done?
Once again, congratulations to the winner (by default) of last week's contest, Tile Shift by Azrael.Wrath!Previous Contest Submissions
Contest #1 - Puzzle
• Puzzle Map - qPirateKing (1st)
• PSYCHE - chia_tyrant (2nd)
• Bound Escape - Mp)SkLoped (3rd)
• Murder Mystery - Leeroy_Jenkins
• Lizard 37 - Foxwolf1
• conFuse Demo - Azrael.Wrath
Contest #2 - Short Story
(not yet judged)
•Autocracy RPG - Azrael.Wrath
•Essence - chia-tyrant
•Marianne - LoveLess
•Mental Asylum - B-ETEFT
•One Small Task - lil-inferno
•Recursion RPG - CecilSunkure
•Rescue Team - Leeroy_Jenkins
•The Ugly - EzTerix
Contest #3 - Teamwork
• Tower Escape - Azrael.Wrath (1st)
• Blind - Gidoza (2nd)
• 4chan - Ultraviolet (3rd)
Contest #4 - Single Player
• Tile Shift - Azrael.Wrath (1st)
Good luck, have fun, and start mapping! Remember to at least get something in, because as we saw from last week's contest, you could have won twenty minerals for submitting a rick roll. Also, if anyone wishes to donate something to the contest as a giveaway prize, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact one of the judges via PM to set up the donation.
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