2018 Christmas/NewYear mapmakers mini-competition

Due to lack of time and small number of maps sent in, competition is prolonged till next week – 30 Dec!

Winter is coming along with Alpha 10 of the Knights Province! Let’s celebrate this with a competition! Task is simple – create an addon map for the game using built-in map editor (and optionally, dynamic scripts). Submit the map until December 23rd 30th. Await for results and get your prize soon after.

Participation rules:

• New single-player map (can have support for upcoming skirmish/coop play)
• Created in Alpha 10 wip (latest version available on Discord #new_versions)
• Meet basic quality standards and be playable
• Size M+ and any player count
• Can be several maps per participant, but only one best one is competing for the prize
• Jury members can participate, but are not eligible for 1st and 2nd place prizes
• Best maps will be included into the game (for that you will need to write explicit permission, giving map away under CC BY SA)
• Any map can be disqualified for undisclosed reasons by anonymous jury’s decision
• Submit to kromster80@gmail.com or Discord #general_eng until midnight December 22nd 29th CET
• Judging will be starting on December 23rd

Each map will be judged by the jury (DarkianMaker, Krom, Lewin, Maps, Thibmo). Map with the most points – wins. Points will be awarded in the following categories:

• Visually pleasing design (up to 10 points)
• Gameplay (up to 5 points)
• Detalization (map objects, emitters, etc.) (up to 5 points)
• Quest elements (dynamic script) (up to 5 points)
• NewYear/Christmas references (up to 3 points)
• Support for skirmish/coop play (up to 5 points)

Prizes are:

• Scores 20 and above – small Steam game from community member Dah. Mention on the games website
• 3rd place, small Steam game, mapmakers role on Discord channel
• 2nd place, small Steam game, mapmakers role, Steam game of your choice (up to 15$ or equivalent)
• 1st place, small Steam game, mapmakers role, Steam game of your choice (up to 25$ or equivalent), attribution in map description as mini-contest winner

FAQ

Feel free to ask for clarifications, they will be answered here.