Dow2live Map making competition

[bogger]

So, In the grand tradition of me being forced to publicise every fricking competition I'm even marginly involved in >.>

http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt14/Ka0s337/tibbles.jpg

# FOLLOW THIS LINK # (http://www.dow2live.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=8)

A total of 250£ worth of Prizes in total

Do you want your map to be used by pro's in Dawn Of War 2?

Dow2live.com is Excited to give you a map contest for Dawn Of War 2! We would like to welcome your maps for submission to our contest, starting TODAY! Tuesday, August 18th. You have 3 days to design a new map, or polish your previously created maps for the deadline on Friday, August 21th, 2009 at 12:00 PM GMT (noon).

Rules Link (http://www.dow2live.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=9)

Judging:
- Maps will be judged by a special community and then the community will be polled.
- Maps will be judged on creativity, fun factor and, most importantly,their competitive capabilities.

[TibblesEvilDog]

thanks

[Kendallv2000]

I think i might have to start making maps again especially if it involves money

[bogger]

worth of prizes is marketing lingo for merchandise ^.^

according to my clock, only 2 days left, this is gonna be interesting ^.^ (remember, you don't need to make a new map, just take an old one and bring it up to shininess)

[Misiok]

There's no maximum map size rule, right? Means I can go wild? :p

[TibblesEvilDog]

yes go wild

1. You may only submit a 1vs1 map.

2. No remakes of maps you have not made, orginality is key

3.You must include an action screenshot, a screenshot of your mini map, an overhead screenshot of your map, and all necessary files in an archive (WinZip, WinRAR).

4. You must post a description of your map with a small screenshot (less than 500 pixels horizontally) and a download link to your map files archive in this thread.

5. If your download link doesn’t work, you will be disqualified. Please find a good file host.

6. Your map must be in SGA format.

7. You must get your map “balance-tested” by other peers in the community before submitting it to dow2live, be prepared to provide at leaste 2 replays on request

8. Upon submission, entrants accept to have their maps treated as fair game in relation to additions to map packs and broadcasting games on these maps.

[ValKor01]

I would love to enter this competition, I started my map for the other competition on Game Replays, however even if I struggled away to get my map finished for closing time theres no way I'll also be able to get playtesting sessions done. Plus I dont think id be happy rushing my map to get it out in time, ive rushed my other maps because I was too eager to get them out to people and decided that I would take as long as I could (even to the closing date) to release my map, id preffer getting it out so I could get some feedback, but I dont plan on rushing for it.

guess im out, good luck to those that enter though.

[bogger]

valk0r, you can use a map which you've posted about before

[ValKor01]

Ive only released two 3v3 maps to date :-D, we'll see, you never know I may get more done than I expect and manage to get 2 play tests in before your deadline.

[bogger]

is that really that strenuous a requirement? surely you play on a map a bit before releasing it?

[ValKor01]

I dont understand where you got the idea I was saying playtesting is a strenuous requirement. Its not that playtesting my map is a problem, only that I didnt believe I would be able to get the map finished in time and also get it tested.

I always test my maps a few times before I release them, I even pass them on to a few friends first so we can have games on them, atleast that was the case with kasyr, one of my friends didnt have DoW2 when I was making fangbreaka so I relied more on feedback from the community after first release.

I was only trying to say that I think its great that you are doing a competition like this (hence the "I would love to enter" comment), even if I cant take part and I wanted to wish everyone good luck. Not all communities have competitions, never mind 2 at the same time and I was only voicing my support, Im sorry I bothered you.

[sporty]

It looks like the deadline has been moved back by 3 days. I encourage everyone with a finished map to give this one a shot, if CoH is an example, then getting your map evaluated by a more competitively oriented community is a rare treat :)

[Jaguar-Lord]

hmmm...too bad i saw this only today, i'd have run for the prize.
oh ! looks like i need to have a try at the DoW-II world builder after all.
see you next competition guys :)

JL

ps: i hope we will have a Chaos extension beforethe new contest comes.

[etherdragn]

Theres still the game replays competition Jag! You have a few days left on that.

I wonder what happened with this competition. I doesn't seem like they have many entries. I barely knew about it before last friday.