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Well... Since the past week only 5 people have even looked at this, i am going to make a new thread. I just finished copying your terrain, so i can post the screen shots of them for you. If you are reading this, the new topic will be:

Bridge/Stairs Hybrid(2)

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Vote on the best!


This topic will be a poll and will decide the winner of the 800 minerals, so please go vote!

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DONT RATE THIS YET!

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This is my version of the bridge/stairs hybrid. This is just to give you some ideas.(copy this exactly and you will not win any mins because this isn't going to win. sorry )

Sprite Version:
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(this has too many sprites, it is just to give some ideas)
Sprite-Less version:
[attachmentid=18680]

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*NEW*

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Sprite Version:
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Sprite-Less version:
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Sprite Version Major Problems:
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(if you know anything that could make this look better -no more sprites-, then please tell me.)

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Current Contestants
-killer_kow
-Mp)Dada
-Ninebreaker


I want to have a friendly competition to see who can make the best looking terrain.

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Regulations:

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-jpeg format
-more than 5x5 tiles yet less than 100x100 tiles
-must have stairs
-must be walkable
-must have bridge on both sides of the stairs
-No more than 15 sprites(for sprite version)
-Submit a Sprite version and a Sprite-Less version
-Only one entry for both.
(You dont have to submit both if you don't want to.)

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There will be a winner for both the sprite version and the sprit-less version.

I dont know how to give minerals, but when i find out i will give all of my minerals to the winners(half and half unless there is a tie.)


Lets see your best attempts. So far, no one has even posted so im sure yours will be the best if you post it.(i will not be eligable for this contest since I am hosting it.)


Good luck!

smile )

Id do this except for the first line after "Good Luck!"

jpeg is for the size. Wooden, whats wrong with letting others use your piece? Its your choice though. Enter or don't, I can't change the rules for one person.

gif and png compress more than jpeg, hence the image can be even bigger.

Alright, alright I made one, but how do you make a screenshot not ingame like that?

ADD: Nvm, figured it out.

Without sprites:


With sprites:

I was going for a sort of overgrown look, so I used some sprites not covering up anything just for balance... And the rules don't say it has to be walkable (which I'm not sure if it is or isn't...)

Well, those are my entries.

Sweet. I find that jpeg keeps quality better than gif, but reduces size to a reasonable amount.

Oh forgort to say that it should be walkable... It looks like its walkable though... Ill add it to my specifications.

It is walkable.

ADD: Oh, and it's png format, and its fine.

ADD: Oh, and you can send minerals via PM. (<Not me being arrogant, just answering your question.)

What image format you should use just depnds on the image.
gifs can be a maximum of 256 colors. Starcraft runs in 256 colors, so there's no color loss, but if you have a photograph it might not look so great as a gif. Also, gif is the only normal image format that can be animated with multiple frames.

Jpgs are in 24 bit color (16.7 million colors) and have an adjustable compression factor, which can be anywhere from 1-99. The higher the number, the worse the quality of the saved image. There are some techniques to diminish jpg artifacts but for the most part the damage is un-undoable.

Pngs have more flexibility than jpgs. They can have any size pallete and alpha channel or single color transparency. The size of a png depends largely on the size of the color palette, so it's good to reduce it as far as possible without losing quality.

Here's an example of what jpg compression can do to an image, along with a comparison of what sort of file sized you get from using different formats:

_Jpg compression at 1_


_Jpg compression at 50_


_Jpg compression at 99_



The maximum-cmpressed jpg is the smallest, but as you can see the image is totally ruined.

PS.
Yeah, I know it's completely off-topic. =P

The rules say it dada lolz

Alright cool. Yeah thanks for that little bit on image sizes to formats. Really useful. So how do i pm them? just say give 20 minerals?(i know thats not right, but is there a button or something?)

hey dada, idk if you read the regulations or not, but it answeres your question and disqualifies your piece.(you can submit a version that qualifies and sorry for the inconvieniance) Though i do say that isn't bad terrin, just try not to mirror so much.

Regulations:

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-jpeg format
-more than 5x5 tiles yet less than 100x100 tiles
-must have stairs
-must be walkable
-must have bridge on both sides of the stairs
-No more than 15 sprites(for sprite version)
-Submit a Sprite version and a Sprite-Less version
-Only one entry for both.
(You dont have to submit both if you don't want to.)

You can send minerals to someone from their profile (just click their name to view their profile) To the left if where the avatar appears there is a box labeled "Profile Options" and an option that says " Send Money", you can probably figure it out from there. =)

Alrighty. At least this one qualifies. Sorry i made you redo it, and i hope it wasn't too much trouble. Common... someone else going to enter for a chance at 800 minerals?

So should i add you to the contestant list?

^Double posts? Anyway, people should try and make this, I wanna see what people come up with.

yeah me too. I think that if we get a really good one then lots of people could use it in their maps. Also, since there are going to be lots of entries(i hope at least 5) then there will be many different versions, so it wont get old seeing the same one in every map.

I'm posting an old one i made, but wait until tonight, im not in my house

Cool. Ill add you to my list.

Heres one, uhm ill make a new version w the bridges next time, too lazy now.. prompt me to read the whole damn topic b4 i start on a creative spree..
Yea so anyone remember me? haha hope my skills haven't rusted.. Check it- heres my sample

Er... That doesn't fit in the rules at all...

RandomJo submitted a RandomPiece.