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Post #1     UnholyUrine May 20 2010, 4:58 am

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SEN Week-Long Mapping Contest #3

All submissions are due May 27th, 2010, by 11:59:59PM EST
Deadline may be moved due to a unanimous decision by judges and at the request of participants.

Alright Then...
This is myour turn to shine :D . The third installment of the week-long SEN mapping contest is here! The last week's entries have been spectacular (I've personally played it all, but haven't finished all of them...). This is causing the judging to be delayed, both due to the length of the games, and the difficulty to judge them since they're all so awesome. Anywho, there Will be MINERAL REWARDS for first, second, and third prize! Details below. -- Note the due date is Thursday night. I will be hosting your submissions on Map Night the day after :D .

Specifications
  • 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 (ironically... read below)
  • 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: Teamwork

The Key here is to be creative. There are tons of map styles that can fit into teamwork, but don't think we're being easy on you. Try to be creative with this: What kind of map styles have we not experienced before, or have not experienced enough, that requires teamwork?
Example Ideas for a Map:
  • Leader leading a squadron into battle
  • Infiltration, different players with different skills
  • Pikmin styled arena?



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 have proper grammar?
Theme: 5 points
  • Do the players have to work together as a team, or would they actually be better off themselves?
  • Think about what kind of gameplay mechanic you want. Do players have different roles in their team, or the same?
  • What incentives are there to work together?
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
  • Loveless
  • CecilSunkure - Unfortunately, he will be too busy for this one, so he has told me he will most likely not judge this week's contest.
  • UnholyUrine
  • Judges pending...

Q: "Can I be a Judge!?"
A: "Why.. Yes you CAN! Be sure to tell me Why you'd be a good Judge! Tell me ASAP, cause Judge spaces are first come first serve!"


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, AND will get an SCII beta-key generously donated by Payne <3 <3.


Previous Contest Map List
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


Previous Contest Rankings
Contest #1 - Puzzles
1. qPirateKing
1/0/0 Ave: 29.5/40 SM: 5 TP: 5
2. chia_tyrant
0/1/0 Ave: 27.5/40 SM: 3 TP: 3
3. Mp)SkLoped
0/0/1 Ave: 24.5/40 SM: 1 TP: 1
4. Leeroy_Jenkins
0/0/0 Ave: 19/40 SM: 0 TP: 0
5. Foxwolf1
0/0/0 Ave: 14.5/40 SM: 0 TP: 0

Contest #2 - Short Story
Judging pending...


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 submit maps.
-SM: is the total submit 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.


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!
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Post #2     UnholyUrine May 20 2010, 6:24 pm

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Post #3     CecilSunkure May 20 2010, 6:28 pm

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@Unholy
You should use :encase: instead of :quote:


You should use :encase: instead of :quote:


Looks like a good contest! I hope to see some awesome teamwork oriented maps!

My suggestion to participants: Make a team vs team map. Make the map simple, make it insultingly simple. Make it so that the mapper is required to make the least amount of content possible (I designed Recursion RPG to be specifically like this). Once you have a decent idea for your gameplay mechanic, test the map out and make necessary modifications, then add on as much as you can to make the game fun until the the deadline approaches. Test the gameplay ASAP, and please please name your maps in interesting ways to allow an ease for the judges. If the judges are having trouble finding players because you named your map as if you were a dunce, shame on you ;)

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Post #4     payne May 20 2010, 6:30 pm

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I'll give a beta-key to the winner.

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Post #5     lil-Inferno May 20 2010, 7:21 pm

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A banner that just needs words on it:
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I might participate in this one.

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Post #6     UnholyUrine May 20 2010, 7:26 pm

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Change the flag into something SC related (or SEN related) :D

edit: edited first post to clear things up a bit

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Post #7     payne May 20 2010, 7:32 pm

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You didn't even add the fact that I was giving a beta-key to the winner in the prizes! :(
And you have an :encase: that isn't working somewhere in your post ;o
Also, I'd suggest to put anything not related to -this- specific contest into a collapse box.

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Post #8     UnholyUrine May 20 2010, 7:37 pm

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wtf? I must've mis-pasted D:

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Post #9     Azrael May 20 2010, 8:21 pm

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I'd like to point out that

1) My short story map is "Autocracy RPG," not "Ascension RPG" >_>

2) It can be downloaded via DLDB now instead of a mediafire rar link ^^

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Post #10     UnholyUrine May 20 2010, 8:57 pm

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Post #11     HCM™ImagoDeo May 20 2010, 9:27 pm

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I'll give a beta-key to the winner.

Ah already haz a beta key, but no matter - I'll enter anywayz and if I get the key I'll give it to a friend who doesn't have one.

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Post #12     Leeroy_Jenkins May 20 2010, 9:29 pm

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You realize the beta will have ended before winners are decided, right?

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Post #13     HCM™ImagoDeo May 20 2010, 10:29 pm

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Quote from Leeroy_Jenkins;)
You realize the beta will have ended before winners are decided, right?

And then it starts back up again in a few weeks. :awesome:

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Post #14     Azrael May 20 2010, 10:32 pm

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Quote from O)UnholyUrine;)
:blush: fixed
Np, I saw the thread for the other RPG and was almost confused myself ^^

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Post #15     UnholyUrine May 21 2010, 3:11 am

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Can anyone help me w/ resizing the banner? whenever it uploads, it strangely doesn't upload the resized image

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Post #16     Azrael May 21 2010, 5:17 am

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1) This is the banner resized.

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4113/banner3c.jpg

2) Can you list my name as -Azrael666-? There is an "Azrael666" on bnet and it isn't me ^^

On SEN and bnet, my name used to start and end with a hyphen. Then some greater power decided they hated non-alphanumeric characters and Blizzard deleted my name for beginning with a hyphen and this site also won't let me use my proper name anymore. It is supposed to be written with 2 hyphens. Thanks ^^

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Post #17     HCM™ImagoDeo May 21 2010, 7:02 pm

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I lol'd at the banner. :awesome:

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Post #18     EzTerix May 23 2010, 7:23 am

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although I have a ton of neat ideas for this one I probably wont make a map for this contest

srry guys T_T

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Post #19     Leeroy_Jenkins May 25 2010, 6:38 am

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It's taken a ridiculously long time to judge the last contest. Makes me lose interest in this one...

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Post #20     UnholyUrine May 25 2010, 6:49 am

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Doesn't mean you aren't going to get minerals if you win

If you don't feel like it, then don't do anything.. no need to be negative about it :wtfage:
we'll finish as soon as we can

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