Dromed Summer Speedbuild Competition

Renault on 28/7/2021 at 19:22

It was discussed on the Dromed Discord that it might be fun to have a Dromed Speedbuild competition. Whether you’re just itching to build something, or maybe you want a break from that huge project you’re working on, this is a chance to kind of cut loose and make something quickly (and perhaps maybe not so grand or serious).

We’ve done similar things before, like the (https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141922) 48 and (https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145961) 72 hour contests. This will not be a contest per se, as in there won’t be any voting or a declared winner, but instead will just be a friendly competition with your Dromed cohorts, and a chance to see what you can accomplish in a short period of time. I wanted to give everyone a few days ahead of the start time to sort of plan their mission out and gather resources (if necessary), so the competition will officially start on Sunday, August 1st at midnight (CST in the U.S.) and last for 14 days. I’ll assume everyone believes in the honor system and won’t create their .mis file until then. Ahem.

We were initially going to implement a “Summer” theme, but in the end decided against it because it was too limiting (but feel free to use the theme if you so choose). In fact, there are no requirements or limitations on what you can or can’t do, except that you must build something with Dromed and of course must get it to me by the deadline.

Send your missions however possible (via email, a link, through Discord, etc.) by the end of the day on Saturday, August 14th (CST) and then I’ll post all the completed missions together on Sunday.

So, have at it then…

UPDATE: The deadline has been extended one day, to Sunday, August 15th, CST.

klatremus on 29/7/2021 at 00:11

Cool idea! Hopefully we get a few entries. :thumb:

trefoilknot on 29/7/2021 at 02:57

I realize it's not a true competition, so perhaps asking for clarification on the “rules” is silly, but what's the policy on using pre-existing multibrushes? Eg if I have a bunch of prefabricated stuff, can it be used? Or does that go against the spirit of the “contest”?

Renault on 29/7/2021 at 05:31

I'd say using a multibrush of something relatively small or simple, like a spiral staircase, would be fine. But if you import large chunks of geometry, yeah, you're pretty much defeating the purpose there.

Necrohowl on 1/8/2021 at 13:26

Can an argument be made as to how "Summer" is too limiting?

I can easily imagine many elements it may have; the sun, the heat, ships, the docks, pirates, paradise, islands, beaches, "Summer of Love" type eves or whatever Summer Celebration the real pagans had (remember Christmas?) and even allergy. Daytime, too, but nothing wrong with night, which could even be as visible as daytime sometimes.

I really would love to see some Summer-themed missions, guess all I can do is hope that the authors also add a bit of Summer theme to it.

trefoilknot on 2/8/2021 at 15:24

Quote Posted by Brethren

:thumb:

Exactly what I had in mind.

downwinder on 3/8/2021 at 17:51

good luck all

A.Stahl on 7/8/2021 at 12:57

>“Summer” theme

45°C, midday, wind 0.5m/sec; Garrett in a dark leather suit moving through the deserted City towards cold storage facility as he has a request for 10 kg of ice. Cold storage is guarded by semi-melted mechanists seeking some shadow under the overheated Children of Karras. The air is disgusting because of the temperature and the smog of the wood fires around the City. His mask is almost black of cinder. And his thermos for the "request" is made of fabric and aluminum foil. But a job is a job.

Yandros on 8/8/2021 at 12:23

We're halfway through, who is working on a mission? I started on one, but have decided not to push myself to finish it so it's the latest unfinished idea on the large heap in the back corner of my Dromed closet.

ticky on 9/8/2021 at 09:23

Let's hope there will be a few entries at least! This idea is really cool.