I am learning myself at how to conduct a "contest" and I have already blown it. Just like anything else; most of the time we learn by trial and error. There will be a lot of that with this contest "project." I am revising this first post to include everything that is of importance. At least I hope so.
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The idea behind this contest "project" is to script something that will do a specific action. I will
not show you what I have scripted. You will simply see an action that takes place and along with it a short description. Then you will need to create your own script to make that action happen. It does not have to be exactly as I have scripted it. Just as long as it does what it is supposed to do.
I want to make sure that this can be done so I am using something I have already done. You will see that it may not be as easy as you think.
Click
here to download the AVI (560 Kb) to use as an example of what needs to happen and what the end result should look and sound like.
Again, the sounds have to sound exactly like the AVI. These are sounds that are stock. A scifi door needs to open and then close and the sound of a lift going down follows. The first floor door needs to open and the character needs to walk to the player.
The timing of some of the sounds is not important as long as they are realistic in that regard.
If you can't download a large file such as the AVI then click
here to he download an mp3 of the sounds taken from the AVI.
Also the following are screenies:
The first is the player waiting as he hears the footsteps, door, and lift sounds.
This image is of the door opening and ally walking out of lift.
The following image is the ally walking towards the player.
And the ally standing before the player.
Finally, click
here to download the map (fpm) file to use for this project.
After completing the script(s) -- likely more than one. You will need to send the revised fpm along with the scripts to my email link. Please let me know where the scripts should go within the scriptbank. Post that you are sending it and then send the email. (I will not use your email address for spam or anything else). I have tested the email link and it works.
The first three people who sends me a working script that sounds and looks like the version in the download will win:
1st - 400 store points
2nd - 200 store points
3rd - 100 store points
Again the scripts are not that large for this contest and you may wonder if I should have called this a scripting contest. I am just testing the waters with this one. It is not necessarily for beginners but I hope you will try to at least think about it. Hopefully it will make everyone think outside of the box and see that sometimes in order to get something that works in FPSC might need a work-a-round.
Addendum:
One thing I had not been able to do is tweak the character walking out of the lift. He looks pretty spastic and almost trips over the lift door.
If anyone is able to get a character to walk through the door smoothly, I might consider giving you bonus points whether you are in 1st, 2nd or 3rd.
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