Staredit Network

A few important points:

1. As BeeR_KeG[eM] has been grounded indefinently, I am taking over running this contest. Submit your maps by PMing them to me or e-mailing me at cfk@leorg.ucdavis.edu. All maps already submitted must be re-submitted.

Submission Rules:
1. When submitting by e-mail include your screenname that you wish to be listed by.
2. The submitted map must be unprotected and uncorrupted.

2. Results will be listed as they come out here: http://www.clandt.org/map-listings.html and can be viewed prior to that by select people at: http://homework.f2o.org/maplistearly.py They will also be listed in short form here.

3. We do not need one more judge. Don't Apply Below.

Current Judges
1. DT_Battlekruser
2. High
3. MindArchon
4. MillenniumArmy
5. LegacyWeapon

Submitted Maps (Links are protected version)
Map Name / Author

Marine Wars / M_s4
Xeris Castle Defense / LegitXeris
Fort RPG / Mp(U) - It seems sounds have been omitted in online version
Battle of Little Big Horn / Mediocremapmaker
Pixel Tournament 2005 / SoftWarewolf
1 Sunken Defense / Turin
The Golden Land RPG / shakespeare101
Poker TD / T0urmenteur
Final Fantasy Bound 2 / eom[Dark_Lord]
Maze Defense / FunnyGuy
Desert Storm / MeTaLxMiLiTiA!


Old rules and prizes:

Map Rating System

Gameplay (60 points + 5 bonus points)
(1) 1. Originality (15 points)
(2) 2. Easiness to Play (10 points)
(3) 3. "Fun Factor" (20 points)
(4) 4. Map-Specific (15 points)
(5) 5. Atmoshpere (5 point bonus)

Technical - Triggers (40 points + 5 bonus points)
(6) 1. Complexity (20 points)
(7) 2. Efficiency (15 points)
(8) 3. Neat/Organized (5 points)
(9) 4. Groundbreak (5 point bonus)

Technical - Units (25 points)
(10) 1. Unit Names (15 points)
(11) 2. Unit Placement (10 points)

Technical - General (50 points)
(12) 1. Terrain (25 points)
(13) 2. Bug-Free (15 points)
(14) 3. Proper Use of Sound (10 points)

TOTAL ---------- (175 points + 10 bonus points)

NOTES:
(1) How original the map is. If someone ripped off another map or didn'e even start from scratch, they will get a low score. New ideas in map will score high.
(2) How easy the game is to play. If the judge looks at your map and goes HUH? what do I do? then you will get a low score. Tips and HowTos are good for scoring high here.
(3) How much fun your map is. Purely a judge opinon, but the fun factor exists. A map can be complex, but not as much fun.
(4) Specific to the map type. Can be balance for defenses, RPGs, madnesses, etc; difficulty for bounds, etc. etc. etc.
(5) Your map will gain bonus points if it creates a proper atmosphere. As with all bonuses, it is hard to achieve. A good example of a map getting 5/0 here would be House of the Haunted by (U)Bolt_Head. (see the DLDB to look at the map).
(6) The complexity of your triggers. If you incorporate advanced trigger systems, you will score high. A map with few triggers or very simple triggers will score low.
(7) How efficient your triggers are. If you have unneccesary actions, conditions, or triggers, you will be marked down.
(8) How organized your triggers are. A mass of uncommented hard-to-follow triggers will get a 0 or a 1. Keep them organized!
(9) If you invent or discover a new trick and incorporate it into your map, you will get bonus points. This will not make up for other categories. For example, a test map of BeeR_KeG[eM]'s Accuracy Bullet System submitted by him would get a bonus, but not score highly elsewhere. His snipers map, however, which uses it, would be a good way to get the bonus points without harming other scores.
(10) How neat you unit names are. If you have messy overlapping or missing capital or misspellings, you will get marked down. It may seem like nitpicking, but it can seriously detract from your map.
(11) How neat your unit placement is. "Unit Unplaceable"s at start of map are a fast way to lose points. Other placement that looks sloppy or uncoordinated in the map will also detract from this score.
(12) Your terrain. A judge's opinion of how good a job you did with your terrain.
(13) You map should not have any glitches or problems. If it does, you will loose points here, and probabally elsewhere, too.
(14) The best score here is achieved by use of sound subtly and cleverly to create a mood. Crude sounds will loose points as will no sound if the judges thinks there should be. Playing rock music as beckground to a bound will not score too highly here.

Each of the 5 judges will rate the map in each category and submit a report to the bookkeeper with the map name, author, and ratings. The bookkeeper will then average each seperate score (rounding decimals to 1 place, .X5 up) and add them to come up with a final score out of 175. Maps will be ranked by final score. In the rankings, a detailed report of each judges score in each category and the average, and the totals will be provided.

I apply for judge?

I also apply. Now I've applied thrice times!

sp MillenniumArmy

Lol I find that very funny. LoL! Btw, when will the next map making contest be?

I'd like to try out for the 5th slot... rofl



But battlecruiser, do u think we should also postpone the date? Because i still dont think many people will be ready by feb 1st...?



We don't know if we'll ever have another one after this. We might but we'll just need to find more prizes...

I'll think about it. Some people are probabally waiting for Jan 31 to submit.

I'd like to apply to judge...for the third time...

I'd love for it to be postponed a little OR make me a judge Come on, mill will guide me, I can also tell a good map from a bad one and score on a rubric accurately.

I will apply for Judge. I know about map making and I am familiar with all the current map making tricks. I also don't know over 4/5 of these people so I will not be biased in any such way since I do not know them.

3. We need one more judge. Apply Below.

I will also apply for judge. If any qualification is required, I will provide accordingly.

I am more unbaised than you.

I would like to be a judge.

I apply.
Why was Keg grounded?

I won't submit any map anymore. I'm busy with my secret project

Would a Rip-Off count as a remake of an old map with different things? I don't want to reveal my map (secret) so i really cant tell you in specific, but it has differences, and more likeness to the actual game that I'm baseing it off of, (Not the map)

That is each judge's decision. To me it depends on how unique your map is compared to the original.

Hmmm, for the judge. (eenie meenie miny mo) I pick... LegacyWeapon.

It was really hard to choose, so no hard feelings (I spent close to an hour thinking about it). happy Mapping!

I knew I never liked DT xP. Well at least Legacy is my

Do you realize how hard to choose it was? All but one of the aplicants joined in mid-July of 04 and were about the same in status.

I would've liked it if Mp)3, Chu, Clokr_ or Paella were chosen but you must've had your reasons and I respect that.

I'll try and send you all the maps that have been submited and any others that might be submited after this post. I'll also e-mail you the $20 prize money which if you use I'll personally take the $20 from your pocket.

-Clokr_ Didn't volunteer and Paella is a baby in my eyes. if you want, I could change it. Like I said it was a really hard decision.

Keep it as it is.

Will do, sir

Moo.....darn. Oh well!! I might try and submit something?

DT, don't get mad at me because you mismanaged your bank. But still, no hard feelings.

So BeerKeg why are you grounded?