Iceblade on 22/2/2016 at 02:27

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Contest Goal:

This contest was started to give novice dromeders defined limits on mission size, so they could release their first mission within a set time frame. Three authors have successfully met this goal. For those unable to finish their contest mission within the time limit, I hope you will continue your work on it and release it to the committee.

Contests Missions:

The three missions submitted are

(http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2016/Forgotten%20Tomb_1.0.zip) Forgotten Tomb by (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/member.php?u=75218) Kurhhan - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146324) Mission Thread
(http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2016/JustMyLuck_NNC.zip) Just My Luck by (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/member.php?u=75648) Grandmauden - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146325) Mission Thread
(http://www.southquarter.com/downloads/2016/ShoesDresses.zip) Shoes & Dresses by (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/member.php?u=66191) JarlFrank - (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146326) Mission Thread

The authors have done great work and I encourage you to vote and provide some feedback on these missions.

Judging:
Eight criteria have been chosen for judgment. Voters should provide a 1-10 score for each criterion for each mission. To submit your vote, private message me on the forums (by March 21st) with the following information for all three missions:

Overall Enjoyment:
Gameplay:
Story:
Design:
Atmosphere:
Technical Effects:
Use of Space:
Uniqueness:

Some aspects to consider for each criterion are listed below. Weights for each criterion will be applied to the average 1-10 score for each criterion for an overall mission score.

* Overall Enjoyment/Quality (Weight: 2/10) - The focus of this criteria is overall fun factor and the general quality of the mission as a whole. Voters should grade the mission based on a first play-thru.
* Gameplay (Weight 2/10) - This category focuses on quality of the gameplay. Is it difficult in a fun way or is it frustrating? Is the gameplay too easy or simple? Does it provide good sneaking opportunities? Is it ghostable? Does the gameplay vary by difficulty? Is it linear or does it offer plenty of freedom of movement. Would the mission still be fun on another play-thru?
* Story (Weight 1.5/10) - Is the story interesting, well executed, emotionally evocative? Are readables amusing or interesting or deep?
* Design (Weight 1.5/10) - Is the mission well constructed? Is sound propagation implemented correctly? Does the author use more than basic shapes and flat terrain in construction? Are rooms reasonably decorated or featureless?
* Atmosphere (Weight 1/10) - How well is the implied atmosphere of the mission implemented?
* Technical Effects (Weight 1/10) - This category is focused on the implementation of a variety of technical/scripting effects. Good implementation of patrols and objectives (and other basic scripting without anything more involved) should warrant a fair score. More complex features and their execution are the focus of this category and CAN include visuals effects, conversations, special usage of animations, interactions, and complex puzzles (beyond grab x and place it at y location or key hunts).
* Use of Space (Weight 0.5/10) - How well is the limited space used. Is it not overly cramped or filled with wasted space?
* Uniqueness (Weight 0.5/10) - Is the mission unusual, is its design or gameplay original or uncommon?

Bosh on 22/2/2016 at 10:24

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Yay! Thanks Iceblade. Congratulation Kurhhan, Grandmauden and JarlFrank - looking forward to taffing about in all of your missions :thumb:

bigalexjones66 on 22/2/2016 at 13:42

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Thanks for the mission:joke:

nickie on 22/2/2016 at 15:52

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Looking forward to playing these - well done everyone!

What's the time limit for voting?

Renault on 22/2/2016 at 19:36

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Congrats to the three authors for getting out their first FM - no small task - and hopefully many more to come. Look forward to checking them out tonight.