I think it's about time we started a Contest that not only
allows the use of Mods, but
requires the use of Mods!!!
The object of this contest is simple:
Design a 2-5 level game of any genre.
The Rules:
- The Game
MUST BE created with an FPSC Mod.
- The Game's objective must be clear to the player.
- The Game must consist of 2-5 levels.
- The Entry must be submitted by June 10th, 2009.
- Rules are subject to change if the need arises.
The Scoring:
Level Design -
15 points
Extraordinary Gameplay Mechanics -
35 points
Unique Graphical Media -
20 points
Unique Sound/Music -
20 points
Visual Enhancements -
10 points
Total Achievable Points: 100
Prizes:
1st Place:
- Copy of Ply's Mod Full Version
- 2 Additions of your choice to Ply's Mod
- FREE copy of AirMod Special Edition and pre-release BETA access
- 5 of Strelok's GCS Models (Winner's Choice)
- FPSC IP V3.1 features: Lobby & Chat + Multi-Level
- (More prizes are welcome!!!)
2nd Place:
- 1 Addition of your choice to Ply's Mod
- FREE copy of AirMod Special Edition and pre-release BETA access
- 3 of Strelok's GCS Models (Winner's Choice)
- FPSC IP V3.1 feature: Lobby & Chat
- (More prizes are welcome!!!)
3rd Place:
- FREE copy of AirMod Special Edition once it is released
- (More prizes are welcome!!!)
ALL Valid Entries:
- Choice of one (1) of Errant AI's GCS weapons
- Entries that score above 50 will receive an additional (2 Total) weapon of choice from Errant AI's GCS collection.
* Contestants are limited to one valid entry each.
** Top 2 Choices must be submitted to me alongside Valid Entries.
As of yet, I do not have anything to offer for 3rd place. If you would like to donate to the cause, please let me know! 
Contestants:
Dar13
meteorite
Keo C
Robert F
Toasty Fresh
Aaagreen
General Jackson
marc steene
ozzi mad boy
GamerDude
NAACP gotme
JRH
kitty101
who cares anymore
hockeykid & Kravenwolf
Dark Caliber FS
djmaster
Judges:
[i]Plystire
GERM
Airslide
The Fps Creator Rocks
SamHH
beachard5
[i]
To clear things up:
Level Design goes without saying, your levels should be appealing and enjoyable to play. They should not be confusing to the player and the player shouldn't become easily lost. Also included in this section is how well the level is designed to help reduce lag. The performance of your game will be judged in this section of the score board.
"Extraordinary" Gameplay Mechanics is referring to anything unique to how the game is played that is out of the ordinary. Flashlights are out of the "ordinary" but have been done at least 5 different ways by now, so they won't net you a lot of points. Incorporating an entirely new system of gameplay, such as having super powers that can be swapped out (like super speed or super strength), would be extraordinary.
Unique Graphical Media refers to any type of model, texture or HUD that has not been used and abused into it's grave. Stock media will recieve 0 points in this area UNLESS it is used effectively with the target environment in a way that makes it stand out and appealing. This area will recieve points for custom entities, segments, skyboxes, HUDs, etc. Anything graphically unique.
Unique Sound and Music is a no brainer. Believe it or not, sound and ambient music add a lot to a game. Do some voice acting for your characters, put some random crickets chirping out in a field at night, have some static radio music playing in a deserted office, if it's coming out of the speakers and it's unique then you get extra points! Points in this category will increase further if the custom sounds add more to the game than simply being tossed in.
Visual Enhancements refers to anything visually enhancing. If you've made some custom shaders to make the walls look better, you'll be getting some points in this area. If you've added Bloom, DoF, Motion Blur, better shadows, etc. this is the area you'll be recieving points in. The points recieved in here will also reflect the subtlety and usage of these enhancements. If the player is blinded by Bloom for no apparent reason, chances are you won't be getting very many points. However, if the sun is shining and there's a fine mist in the air, that would provide a good reason to increase the Bloom a little more. Just find a reason to show it off! Incorporating these effects into gameplay will also increase points received.
I've heard it before that many people felt a contest posed an unfair advantage over another field of expertise. This contest (hopefully) provides ample leverage in each field to bring out everyone.
It IS NOT required for you to make your own Mod. You are more than welcome to use any publicly available Mod in this contest as well. If you made your own, more power to you!
If you use a Mod that is NOT of your own creation, you must have permission from the creator to use it in the contest. Ply's Mod, AirMod, and S4Mod are examples of Mods that are (to my knowledge) freely available to use for competitions. I would like to point out that any version of efxMod (unless proven to be a purchased copy for commercial use) has been stated in the past to be restricted for personal/freeware use only and cannot be used for entry into a competition.
Let the games begin!
The one and only,
