Renault on 15/1/2007 at 05:07

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Ok, let's get right to the good stuff -

Overall winner: Incubus, by Sterlino.

By category -

Crappiest Audio & Visuals: tOt 1 the escape, by taffer9
Crappiest Story: Incubus, by Sterlino.
Crappiest Design: House Rob, by thief0.
Crappiest Gameplay: tOt 1 the escape, by taffer9
Humor: Incubus, by Sterlino.
Originality: The Kill Factory, by Sliptip.

And the rest of the field -

A long way down, by Mortal Monkey
Bad man, by Mortal Monkey
Chuffy Train, by Sluggs
Half-Blind, by Drysils Chosen
Hammerite Hideout, by Cavalorn
Having Regrets, by Schwaa2
Kill the Guard, by pforth
OMG Get You're Blackjack Back! LOL, by Yandros
Quamtotius Purgamentium, by The_Dude
Shadow of Darkness, by Fitzambey
Tcrap, by TDBonko
Teh j0KeR, Telliamed
The Cube, by Ottoj55
The Drop, by Sluggs
The Kill Factory, by Sliptip
The Medal Age, by R Soul
The Scary Castle, by Sluggs
Walkin' Da Moon, by Bulgarian Taffer

Let me just say a few things here - these missions were all really fun to play. A definite departure from your standard Thief FM, which I think everyone needs once in a while. While my original idea for this contest was to make bad FMs that we could laugh at, there were quite a few entries that showed a contest like this might have promise if focused in a different direction. People have suggested that this contest should have been called "Weird and wacky" or maybe "the un-FM" contest - and they might be on to something there.

For the record, I thought OMGGYBB, The Medal Age, Shadow Of Darkness, and tOt 1 the escape came closest to accomplishing what I envisioned when I came up with this contest. Most of those had me laughing out loud with how bad they were, especially OMGGYBB and The Medal Age.

Also, I thought Quamtotius Purgamentium, The Kill Factory, Incubus, and A Long Way Down weren't crap at all, and were in fact pretty innovative. It's a bit ironic that one of these actually won the contest.

I regret the problems with voting, but not the solution we came to. Right or wrong, I think it was the only way to preserve any credibility left in the competition. However, if I ever do another contest, I will definitely go another route.

Thanks to everyone for partipating, playing and voting on these missions. It was more work than expected running the contest, but a lot of fun at the same time.

Last but not least...I'd love to hear others comments on the contest!

TheNightTerror on 15/1/2007 at 08:43

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I never played any of these missions, but I read the name of the mission Yandros made, and literally yelled, "Yandros, you DIDN'T!" :laff: Oh boy. I'm almost getting a renewed interest in playing these missions now. Where are they?

sterlino on 15/1/2007 at 12:15

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thank u :cheeky: hey people, i am the crappiest author of the world.. wow :p ps soon i would post something of more detailed but actually i am reply from mobile phone.. :p :p :p

sterlino on 15/1/2007 at 12:24

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yeah strange, i've sent a pm to BR to tell him that , is right , u deserve at least the original category: kill factory is amazing !

Renault on 15/1/2007 at 13:33

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Thanks for catching my blunder guys, now fixed. The Kill Factory did indeed win the "Originality" category.