Welcome to the
December/January Edition of the FPSCreator Level Design Competition. This month's theme is:
Urban.
Here are the rules:
- You may use custom media; to include entities, segments, sounds, music, and scripts, etc. Just remember that all the levels will be made public once the competition has been judged, and a decision has been made public.
- There will be NO stealing, pirating, or unauthorized borrowing of media/music/or scripts to be used in your level. If this is discovered, you will be automatically disqualified and possibly banned from the forums. If you're not sure if its OK to use someone else's material; then the best thing to do, is not use it. If you do use someone else's material, then you must have WRITTEN permission to do so (unless the permission is given in the license agreement; i.e., free for 'commercial or non-commercial'). Forging written permission will also result in punative action.
- Your level must be in an installer or a compiled .exe; no .FPM files will be accepted. The file size limit is [b]200 MB; but try to keep your levels as small as possible. Remember, this is a level design contest; part of the design process is to optimize the size of your levels.
All entries must be uploaded to the designated site (we will NOT be using FileFront), which is Ozark Games. You will have to register (for free) as a member in order to PM Just One Old Man (JOOM) to receive your upload instructions. To register, click here.
- Your levels must be complete; that is, they should have a clear beginning, and a clear end.
- Remember that the forum rules still apply; in that there will be no nudity, or swearing allowed. Either of those items present in your level could be grounds for disqualification (an attempt to contact the designer may be made, but is not required).
- The start of this contest begins the moment you finish reading this post;
the Deadline is February 1st (2007). Any entries recieved after 11:59PM Eastern Standard Time (23:59 for the rest of the world) on
February 1st, will
NOT be considered for this contest...
NO EXCEPTIONS will be made.
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- Your level must have a story associated with it; the story can be presented in any manner you see fit (through cutscenes, pop-up dialogue boxes, etc.).
- The physical "look" of your level can be whatever you wish (i.e., WWII segments, Fantasy segments, Sci-Fi segments, etc.).
- Weapons/Gunfights are not mandatory.
- It is required that you exit and enter at
least 2 separate buildings, set in an Urban Environment. This requirement will be judged
heavily. The intent is to ensure a real urban feel, and not just a gunfight in an office or warehouse that you never leave.
- You should have a level objective, other than getting from point 'A' to point 'B'.[/b]
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*Some basic criteria (what the judges will look for):
- Level Design (how well your level is layed out, and flows)
- Custom Media (this includes art and sound)
- Following the Theme (how closely did you stick to the requirements); which will be worth more points than the other catagories.
- GamePlay (your frame-rate is a factor)
- Fun Factor (is your level fun to play, or just something the judge has to get through; were there any innovations going on)
- Completeness (does your level have a clear beginning and end)
- Menu System (is the menu original, or standard)
This is a
generic list of the requirements the judges will be given (their list will be more detailed). Each category can net you a total of
5 points each; except the Theme catagory, which will net you
10 points. After all the results are in, each entrant's points will be added up; the highest score wins (and so on).
Some items may be modified on this list, but nothing major.
You may now BEGIN.
-Keith
The Judges
- FredP
- Luke314pi
-Tschwarz
The Prizes (so far)
1st Place has their choice of any 1 TGC Model Pack (courtesy of TSchwarz); in addition to:
**The Top 3 Winners will receive:
Signs IV, and OG WWII Pack #1 automatically.**
Then choose 1 from the following: (according to your rank)
-Luke's Horror Pack
-ECS Pro
-CorePack Vol. 1
-Silent Thunder's Segment Pack
-Custom 'Store' script for your online marketplace (by Black Terror). Find out more [b]here[/b]
