Specifications
- All submissions are due August 29th, 2010, by 11:59:59PM EST.
- Deadline may be moved due to a unanimous decision by judges and at the request of participants.
- All maps will be judged by a handful of pre-determined judges based on a set criteria.
- The maps to be submit must adhere to the prescribed theme.
- There is no specification for an amount of players.
Mapping teams are not allowed.This rule might be removed, pending the approval of the other judges.- Mod supplements are not allowed. Although maps with mods can be submit 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 submit in each contest.
- Late maps may be submit, but are not guaranteed to be judged, and will not count towards the rankings.
Theme
The theme that each of the maps need to adhere to is: Customization
As opposed to some of the previous contests, almost every imaginable genre is eligible in this one. However, each map must integrate systems that will allow the player to modify certain aspects of the game.
Examples of such systems include:
- Upgradeable spells and attributes in a RPG.
- Being able to interact with NPCs and modify their behaviours as well as the storyline.
Judging 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?
- 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?
- How shiny is your map? How polished?
- Is your terrain blocky in places?
- Are there any text errors?
- Do you have proper grammar?
- Is the player consistently offered several meaningful options throughout the course of the game?
- Are those choices essential and do they determine the game's unfolding?
- Are there major bugs?
- Is the map complete?
- Do you use the entire map's space?
- Was there any more you could have done?
Judges
- UnholyUrine
- Eteft(U)
- Chia-Tyrant
Rewards
Third Prize - you're getting there... waaay back there
Person who gets the third highest overall score in the third week WILL be rewarded with 10 minerals.
Second Prize - So close.. yet so far
Person who gets the second highest overall score in the third week WILL be rewarded with 20 minerals.
First Prize - congrats on getting the title "public enemy of the week"
Person who gets the first highest overall score in the third week WILL be rewarded with a whopping 40 minerals.
Previous Contests
Contest #1 - Puzzle
- Puzzle Map By qPirateKing
- PSYCHE By chia_tyrant
- Bound Escape By Mp)SkLoped
- Murder Mystery by Leeroy_Jenkins
- Lizard 37 By Foxwolf1
- conFuse Demo By -Azrael666-
Contest #2 - Short Story
- Autocracy RPG By Azrael.Wrath
- Essence By chia-tyrant
- Marianne By LoveLess & The Ugly By EzTerix
- Mental Asylum By B-ETEFT
- One Small Task By lil-inferno
- Recursion RPG By CecilSunkure
- Rescue Team By Leeroy_Jenkins
Contest #3 - Teamwork
- Tower Escape By Azrael.Wrath
- Blind By Gidoza
- 4Chan By Ultraviolet
Contest #4 - Single Player
- Tile Shift By Azrael.Wrath
Contest #5 - Empires
- Conquest By Azrael.Wrath
- The Saddest Map on SC By Leeroy_Jenkins
Rankings
[Rank].[Name]
[first places]/[second places]/[third places] Sum:[sum of ratings] SM:[Number of submitted maps] Ave:[Average Rating] TP:[Total points]
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.
- Azrael.Wrath
4/0/0 Sum:89.7 SM:5(3) Ave:29.9/40 TP:20 - Chia-Tyrant
0/2/0 Sum:60.5 SM:2 Ave:30.3/40 TP:6 - qPirateKing
1/0/0 Sum:29.5 SM:1 Ave:29.5/40 TP:5 - Gidoza
0/1/0 Sum:30.7 SM:1 Ave:30.7/40 TP:3 - Leeroy_Jenkins
0/1/0 Sum:52.5 SM:4(3) Ave:17.5/40 TP:3 - Loveless
0/0/1 Sum:31 SM:1 Ave:31/40 TP:1 - EzTerix
0/0/1 Sum:31 SM:1 Ave:31/40 TP:1 - Mp)SkLoped
0/0/1 Sum:24.5 SM:1 Ave:24.5/40 TP:1 - Ultraviolet
0/0/1 Sum:23.2 SM:1 Ave:23.2/40 TP:1 - Eteft
0/0/0 Sum:29.5 SM:1 Ave:29.5/40 TP:0 - lil-inferno
0/0/0 Sum:29 SM:1 Ave:29/40 TP:0 - CecilSunkure
0/0/0 Sum:27 SM:1 Ave:27/40 TP:0 - Foxwolf1
0/0/0 Sum:- SM:2(0) Ave:-/40 TP:0
Additional Notes:
- If anyone wishes to donate something to the contest to act as a giveaway prize, it would be greatly appreciated! Please contact one of the judges via a PM to set up the donation.
- If anyone wants to create a banner, please do!
Post has been edited 4 time(s), last time on Nov 6 2010, 5:33 pm by chia-tyrant.
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.. I've got a good idea, but I need a terraineer.
. Let's hope we'll get more entries this time.
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