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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 07:22:03 pm

Title: "Moogie the Generous"- Competition: submit your ideas!
Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 07:22:03 pm: Hey guys!

I have 900 crystals I\'ve been saving up as prize money for a big competition, but I need your help!

I\'d like you to post as many ideas for a competition as possible. I\'m not liking the idea of ingame activities such as races (due to lag problems, crashing etc. Any manner of things to go wrong...) so it\'ll have to be some kind of quiz or art compo, based here in the forum or on a temporary website I could whip up on Geocities.

I have a few ideas myself- maybe a storytelling competition, or \"test your knowledge\" type quiz, or even \"best design for a PS city/dungeon\". Who knows, for the latter I could even submit the winning entry(s) to the devs and see what they say. :)

So, let\'s see what we come up with! Make sure it\'s something everyone is capable of competing in... for example, we all have some kind of paint program, we can all type, we all have brains to answer questions. Not everyone has 3D modelling software though, so nothing like \"who can model the best dragon\" or anything.

Thanks and let\'s make this worthwhile and fun! :)

P.S. I\'ll keep saving up my crystals, so 900 will probably not be the total prize money by the time everything is decided.
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Post by: Caldazar on July 13, 2003, 07:25:50 pm: How about... a screensaver contest? Or skins to different programs, winamp, macamp, opera etc.?

Umm.. how do one create a screensaver?
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Post by: druke on July 13, 2003, 07:28:24 pm: oh oh oh how bout we all write pen and paper dungeons with a key, etc. not only will it be good comp, but you all would save me time to write them up. :]
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 07:28:59 pm: lol, I have no idea how to create a screensaver. Also I\'d like to try and keep it strictly PS orientated... hmm, skins... how about a character skinning competition?

[Edit: posted at the same time, Druke :P]
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Post by: Iamthom on July 13, 2003, 07:43:05 pm: hmmm..... prob ayshe would win that......

how bout like how can create the coolest PS ingame interface, like you know change all the buttons around and the hp + mp stuff.
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Post by: Monketh on July 13, 2003, 07:47:22 pm: I kinda like the dungeon/city idea. I could actually do that.
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Post by: Jedi on July 13, 2003, 07:57:33 pm: :( Boo me. I\'m such a looser. I can\'t do any of that stuff. The only things I can do are graphix work, 3d stuff, and music videos.

...HEY! Why not have a PS music video contest? It would eat so much bandwidth! Ya! :D

But, maybe that\'s a little too much work. I\'d say go with something simple like graphix. Everyone can do that.

Even if you think the music video\'s a dumb idea I\'m still gonna do one. I\'ll post it when I\'m done. ;)
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Post by: seperot on July 13, 2003, 07:59:45 pm: lol cat dancing music video whould be funny

the skin one or the city build one whould be the best i think
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 08:06:37 pm: Looking forward to see it, Jedi. :)

Seems the GUI/character skinning and \"Design a Dungeon\" ideas are quite popular so far. I think it\'s inevitable this will end up as some kind of graphics-related competition, but keep the suggestions coming. :)
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Post by: Iamthom on July 13, 2003, 08:13:17 pm: yea i would like to do the dungeon thing..... screw my idea!
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Post by: Wedge on July 13, 2003, 08:19:32 pm: Yeah I was thinking of designing a dungeon anyway, now maybe I\'ll actually do it :)
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Post by: Jedi on July 13, 2003, 08:19:57 pm: I might be able to do the dungeon thing...What does it entail? Do I need special software?

Thank you, bear with me. I am teh n00bz0|2z. :(
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 08:29:38 pm: Thanks to an idea suggested by Morgian, there can be a comprimise as to the ideas we settle for in this compo.

If the competition and prize money is split into three, we can hold \"best skin\", \"best dungeon design\" and \"best short story\". That way, people not good at art can write a story. People who\'s native tongue is not English can design a skin or a dungeon.

How does that sound?

[Edit: Oh no! I forgot to answer you Jedi, just after I said I would, no less. I\'d imagine that designing a dungeon requires only your imagination and a pen and pencil. You\'d draw a plan of the area, highlight points of interest such as NPCs, quests, monster types/locations, etc.]
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Post by: Wedge on July 13, 2003, 08:34:12 pm: Wait so what do you mean by dungeon then? I was gonna go make a whole huge 3-D model, and I\'m sorry but that seems a bit more difficult then just modifying a texture. Not that I have any reason to be complaining coz\' I pry won\'t actually do it, nor do I care about a prize, but it just sounds a bit unbalanced.
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 08:42:32 pm: It won\'t be a case of \"best skin versus best dungeon versus best story\", all three will be seperate and thus totally balanced. Further details such as the methods of creating the dungeon or what rules should be applied to stories can be worked out later, after we\'ve decided that\'s what it\'s gonna be about. :)
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Post by: Jedi on July 13, 2003, 09:31:24 pm: How are you going to split 1000 gems?

BTW I\'ll be entering all of the contests.
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 09:49:48 pm: I could do 330 each and keep 10, or 300 each and plant the rest around the Planeshift world in difficult to reach places such as rooftops, battlements, atop the temple and so forth.

[Edit: Okay, due to the probable complexity of the Dungeon idea, I\'m open to other suggestions, unless somebody can come up with a few fair, reasonable rules regarding just exactly how people should go about designing them. If we can\'t think of any other ideas the third competition will be scrapped and the prize money will equal 500:500 for the other two.]
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Post by: Jedi on July 13, 2003, 10:11:20 pm: How about a contest for who can design the best title page for Crystal Blue? Sketch or otherwise. You know, what they want it to look like.
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 10:35:27 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Jedi
How about a contest for who can design the best title page for Crystal Blue? Sketch or otherwise. You know, what they want it to look like.

That would be nice, but, what if the devs have already designed the new title page, or are planning on making their *own* title page competition in the future with a much higher prize..?
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Post by: Jedi on July 13, 2003, 11:08:36 pm: Then the winner gets even more gems! ;)

No, I get you. It was a stupid idea. Sorry.
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Post by: Moogie on July 13, 2003, 11:40:28 pm: No no, it\'s not stupid at all Jedi. I love the idea, but I wouldn\'t want to steal any thunder... well I guess we can use the idea. It doesn\'t matter if the developers are planning the same thing- it doesn\'t mean that they can\'t still do that, right..? Who knows, maybe the winners of this one will have the priviledge of having their work made official, but I wouldn\'t hold your breath. ;)

Okay, so, it\'s decided! I\'ll post the competition on it\'s own thread to make sure there\'s no misunderstandings or unneccessary clutter.
Title: Ah, the unofficial week of contests
Post by: Monketh on July 13, 2003, 11:45:00 pm: hmm...

Monketh\'s Suggested Rules For Dungeon Design & Construction:
- No 3d models necessary or considered in the contest, they\'re nice but not everybody has my bandwidth
- To be laid out in image format of choice, excepting .psd\'s .bmp\'s and other non-sharable over the internet types
- New image or color for every floor, so we can make sense of it
- You can give us decor previews, these will be considered in the contest
- Use common sense, no profanity, rascism, etc..
- Have fun

[Edit: Gah! 5 minutes too late :( ]
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Post by: Moogie on July 14, 2003, 12:04:07 am: Sorry Monketh... I already posted... :( But thanks for taking the time to suggest those rules.

Well, the competition has now officially started. Good luck all! :)
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Post by: Monketh on July 14, 2003, 12:06:54 am: So is there, or isn\'t there a dungeon contest?

[Edit: Sorry, this Monketh is out of date. :P ]
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Post by: Caldazar on July 14, 2003, 03:08:38 pm: Is it possible to change the writing comeptition from 100 words to... say, 300 words? It\'s rather hard to write a story with only 100 words..
*got carried away and is up to 135 words, not even close to ending it*
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Post by: Moogie on July 14, 2003, 03:14:04 pm: Well, what I\'d like to see is just the quality of the writing, not quantity. It shows good skill if you can keep within the limits. :)

Try to simplify the story. Not looking for a complete in-depth tale of someone\'s life here (unless they had a very short life indeed...), just a simple tale with a personal touch.
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Post by: Jedi on July 14, 2003, 07:57:32 pm: I agree with Caldazar. 100 words isn\'t short, it pint-sized! I could write a fairly short story, but it\'d be at least 5000 words! Please reconsider your rules.
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Post by: Moogie on July 14, 2003, 08:33:07 pm: Gah, did you people never have to write 100-word short stories in school? :P

Hmm... okay. 300 words it is then, but no more! I\'ll change the details in the other thread.

Tut... I dunno... you people... ;)
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Post by: Jedi on July 14, 2003, 08:35:53 pm: :D I knew you were a generous person, Moogie.

Yes, I do remember writing 100 word stories in school. I also remember them sucking quite badly. Oh well, I suppose I can make do with 300.

Thanks.;)
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Post by: Monketh on July 15, 2003, 06:19:46 pm: Would anybody be interested in a dungeon design contest?
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Post by: Moogie on July 15, 2003, 06:41:19 pm: You\'d probably get more interest/replies if you posted a seperate thread to ask.