Rules and Regulations
- All submissions are due August 14th, 2011, 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 set criteria.
- The maps to be submit must adhere to the prescribed theme. Noncompliance will result in disqaulification.
- Mapping teams are allowed, but form one at your own discretion.
- Maps submitted with mod supplements are permitted; however, the mod will not be used by the judges. EUD enablers apply to this rule.
- Maps started previous to the starting of this contest are not allowed.
- Only one submission is permitted.
- Late maps may be submitted, but are not guaranteed to be judged, and will not count towards the rankings.
Theme
Theme: over the top.
Definition: far more than expected; exceeding the normal bounds; immoderate; extravagant.
Try to think more than necessary, overwhelming. How do you add the icing on top of the cake?
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?
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 use proper grammar?
Theme: 5 points
Does the map give the player a "wow" factor?
Does playing the map make your hair windblown with epic-ness?
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?
Judges
- Sacrieur
- Tikels
Rewards
Third Prize - Bronze is shiny too.
Person who gets the third highest overall score for their map WILL be rewarded with 35 minerals.
Second Prize - If you're not first... you could be second.
Person who gets the second highest overall score for their map WILL be rewarded with 50 minerals.
First Prize - The mighty alpha.
Person who gets the first highest overall score for their map WILL be rewarded with a whopping 80 minerals.
Mineral awards subject to change.
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
Contest #6 - Domination
- Destroy the World By K_A
- Domination Map By CecilSunkure
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 Sacrieur via a PM to set up the donation.
If anyone wants to create a banner, please do!
Please participate.
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