Map Contest (Page 2 of 3)

Hum...I wanted to judge ctf but i can for HpRace/Race too.

@dino: I didnt choose them... i suggested them

its not my decission and of course... i dont want to decide it but i think its a good suggestion.
I would suggest u too if i know u are a pro but i dont... i never saw u on any race server where  im playing or i just didnt realized xD

so it will be alowed also to put homepages?

i think youre right.

Yes, that's true. It is not fare to judge your own maps. I still don't know whether anyone can submit a map in a different category, though.

@Lemon: Yes, as long as they are concise.

As for the issue of sponsors, something I forgot to mention is that you need to send an SVG to put at the bottom of the contest banner. There will be a thread for submitting maps, and the banner will be there for all to see.

As for prizes, I am working on a game.png, and hopefully there will be a skin as well. My plan is to award the game.png to the third place winner, the skin and the game to the second place winner, and the skin and the game and another prize to the first place. If you are a clan leader and you can donate a server or two to run the winner's map, than this will grant you sponsorship.

Finally, does anyone want there to be a theme for the contest? Possible themes are:
- Medievel
- Wild West
- Space
- Urban
- Retro

You can suggest another if you want!

one of the qualifications is not to create a ctf map

That is a nice map, Bee, but I was hoping only to have maps made for the competition. This is so that all of the maps are new and original. You may use previously made tilesets or graphics, though.

NOTE: You are not allowed to use someone else's tiles except for the default. This is to avoid copyright issues.

I think the map should use the default tilesets.
If you want to see beautiful maps with personals graphics, just do a "Tile Contest".I t is certainly the best solution, because a map is good First for its gameplay. And players who see that graphics is an important point int this contest will be encouraged to make maps with good graphics but bad gameplay.

I would say you should create a new map. If you haven't published one then maybe...  but its up to Jon.

@Xara: All maps submitted must not be published before. It's okay to submit maps that have been made before, but have not not been uploaded, though submitting maps that are several years old will probably not get good scores.

@lordskelethom: Good playability is the top priority, which is why I chose judges who had been playing a long time and were used to the game. However, I am also looking at graphics, because having well-rounded maps will make for much more exciting (and possibly closer) competition.

@Sushi Tee: Giving credits may work out, but some people will be picky even then. More importantly, though, it's best to have people submit their own work to the competition.

@Bee: The judging begins when the deadline is selected, but that date is still unknown.

To clear the submission up, I am going to make a new thread. There, people can post comments on how they like or dislike the maps, as well as the submissions. I am also trying to do a website, though this will only happen if I can find a domain name.

Also, there are still a few questions that remain unanswered. Do you want a theme, to make it easier to judge? Which clans will be sponsors? How many plan on actually making maps? As for this last question, I believe there should only be a few judges. If you do not want to make a map because you feel you are not good enough, than you should probably not be a judge. I think it is best if the judges are capable of making work of similar calibre to what they are judging. Just a though for those volunteering.

As for prizes, I am working on some teeskins and Scifi2 weapons (which are nearly finished). If anyone else is willing to make some skins or weapons, they will get a copy of the weapons. The same goes for people who want to judge and people willing to donate servers.

Here is the hierarchy of prizes so far:

1st Place
- Scifi2 weapons
- Gold Teeskin
- Server hosting or a special title or the opportunity to judge the next contest or another weaponset/teeskin
Note: I have not decided on which one of these to offer; currently I still need the cooperation of mods and other designers as well as people to donate servers

2nd Place
- Scifi2 Weapons
- Silver Teeskin

3rd Place
- Steel Teeskin

Server Donators/Judges/Skin or Weapon Donators
- Scifi2 Weapons

As always, these may change depending on donations. Anyone who donates a prize may enter as well, perhaps meaning double winnings! To be clear, these prizes will never be released, or else there would no longer be a point in the competition. As for the skins and weapons, I will be posting watermarked screenshots once I finish them.

The winner gets a personalised avatar made by me.