Campaign Contest #1 - Free theme

[AirHead]

I am going to make a campaign about a war

But more specifically a war between Night Elves, Men and Tauren.

I've already started but I don't have a campaign screen yet D; I'm gunna make it now I think.

 

[Gamat]

I'm also in but whithout ideas, maybe a strategy one or maybe an rpg

 

[Palaslayer]

hm, now thats funny, more and more submissions when the original contest was allready over ^^

 

[HyperActive]

I'm working on a smaller campaign, should be quite interesting if I manage to do everything as I've wanted. Though, I still think I should have paired up with someone. But, now that's over. Perhaps in some other contest.
Ramble, ramble, bla, bla...

As about the progress, today is been very productive. I've got some nice storyline devoloped that will keep me going to finish this!

 

[AirHead]

Hohum, I made a cool unit system for my campaign but it only works with other players, not computers.

 

[Bob27]

Ok well I am hoping to have a campaign done for this contest, i've made good progress on it so far.

Heres a couple of screenshots of the first chapter in my campaign

 

[bounty hunter2]

Looks nice Bob, are you remaking the original warcraft campaign or?

 

[HyperActive]

Shit! I'm using the same interface.
Though, my campaign is about demons, and your is about the undead, right?

 

[Mechmap]

I really like your's bob, that demon interface though doesn't look that good with the snow.

 

[CoBrA b]

Well, it looks like it is probably way too late to join this because everyone has such a head start on me, but I was interested in the idea. Is it too late to join? If not I'll see if I can quickly whip up a little campaign before you get enough completed submissions to conclude.

 

[Avator]

If you start now, you'll never be able to finish a proper campaign in time. There's already 2.5 months of work in the other campaigns and they need all the time they can get. There's no chance you'll be able to finish your campaign in time. This doesn't however mean that you can't finish the campaign and upload it without entering the contest ofcourse.

 

[HyperActive]

Depends on how dedicated you can be, and how big the campaign is. I've started another campaign than I originally wanted to do, and I'm just finishing chapter one. But, that doesn't stop me from giving my personal best on this.

 

[Just_Spectating]

this is one of the longest contests ever. Those campaigns look really Noice btw.

i dont know how you guys can fit so much time to do this

 

[Belgarath]

Eh, I might enter if I finish this crap in time
It's about shipwrecks :>

 

[Linaze]

Hmm, I need some clarification:
Does a map of the size 96x96 count as on of the three maps needed for a complete submission?
Does a map of a size lower than 96x96 count as *same as above*?

 

[Avator]

• Your map will not affect the amount of maps if it follows these exceptions:
  • The map must not be bigger than 96x96.
  • The map may not have more than one required quest.

So a map size of 96x96 or smaller does not count towards the amount of playable maps (if it also matches the second condition). So you can have 1 million mini-maps of 96x96 with 1 quest each and you'd still have no maps counting towards the min./max. amount of maps in your campaign.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I don't bother with the rules that much, if I get disqualified the heck, but I don't think I will. Just make it bigger then 96.

 

[Belgarath]

4 screenshots here. All taken in game, and first map is half done :>

 

[Linaze]

You should rename the quest requirement "Find Civilization of sorts" to something like "Find a sign of civilization", but that's just my own personal opinion. Anyways, the terrain looks quite good, I suppose Castaway is the heroes name, not referring to the hero being like an "outcast"?

 

[bounty hunter2]

Dunno doesn't look a lot for now. The atmosphere is good, I hope there is a reason your main character isn't a hero =)

 

[Avator]

It's a guy who shipwrecked. Does every shipwrecked person have to be a hero?

 

[bounty hunter2]

Nop but probably the main campaign character should be a hero. If he's the main character ofcourse.

 

[Avator]

Not everyone who has a story to be told about is marked a hero. Same counts for calling them a villain. People could talk about my story because I was the only one sawing an amazing event or something! Then I'm the main character, but I didn't do anything to be called a hero.

 

[Belgarath]

It's the main char, and I cbf having a hero because then I have to use all sorts of shit. :>
And it looks cleaner with normal units. And because I prefer it like this >_<

 

[bounty hunter2]

Okay, but if you take it to the warcraft world (You took the meaning of hero to literal, I was reffering to warcraft heroes), and us the players are playing this guy, who is just a ordinary boring unit, whats the point? I am sure he becomes a hero a bit later in game, but if he is not a hero at all then the motivation to play drops a lot. Combats are avoided etc.

EDIT: Up there was the original reply: Now I saw that you won't use a hero at all. That lowers my actual motivation a lot. Because a hero can advance by fighting, this way fights will be tried to be avoided.

EDIT EDIT: It does look cleaner, but it doesn't make it as interesting.

 

[AirHead]

Alright, upon the realization that my campaign was going nowhere fast, I decided to think up a better theme, and get a different look at the story. Now most everyone will be a hero, after all, medihv said the time of war is over and the time of heroes just began (when the world tree went boom).

 

[Avator]

Warcraft called them heroes because they needed a name for a unit-type that has incredible skills beyond any normal unit. These extraordinary units should be strong enough to protect their faction. The best word to use for such a unit is a hero. So it all comes to the same description. If you play just a regular person without any special abilities, it's just like you're the same old boring self in a not so boring, exiting new world. In this world, you can change the old boring you into someone who really has a big meaning! It's like copying yourself into an action movie and with your own effort, you changed yourself into someone who did heroic deeds. It makes the player feel like he made himself just as much a hero as he made the character a hero. That is a very good way to motivate players!

 

[bounty hunter2]

But how can you motivate someone if you give him control over a regular unit. That is if you put me in control of a footman and told me: This is your character go save the world. Terrain and story can be motivating, but a normal unit I find it hard. I don't know I might be mistaken as I have always played campaigns with heroes, and when I had just units I was utterly bored. But I find it better if i put myself in a role of a Hero who has special powers then this boring guy with who all I can do with is run happily around. It is my opinion, however it may differ to other people ofcourse.

 

[Just_Spectating]

His regular unit can 'Become' a Hero

 

[Belgarath]

It's for realism purposes too - this is a modern map, you get a gun, you have a torch (which will become rather important for stealth etc ) Don't worry, your guy isn't a weak shit, he's still stronger than other units.

 

[bounty hunter2]

I expected something like this, stealth missions etc., not a regular campaign where you use your main char/hero/unit just to kill stuff. This way it could pass. =)

 

[Belgarath]

Heh - IF I finish it xD.
It'll be more interaction, stealth, shooting. Not just mash mash

2 more terrain shots. First map fully terrained, all it needs is a cinematic. Already planned out too :>

 

[Avator]

Nice. You do have a big uncharted area. I suggest you use it to fill up with an optional quest or something. There's enough room for one.

 

[Belgarath]

Uncharted area is just me walking straight through to the finish. It's not recommended, since there could be items, secrets + cool looks there. The stuff in the middle is the river. I might actually put some ships or some ship wrecks put together there... hmmmm...

 

[Just_Spectating]

ships dont nessecarily run on a small river, depending on how big it is compared on your map.

you do need an ocean where the guy crashed.

 

[Belgarath]

They don't necessarily do, and how do you know it's not an inlet?

 

[bounty hunter2]

The inlet is a river running into a ocean? And yea a ship can crash on a river too, I don't see much of a problem there.

 

[Belgarath]

I think it may be an inlet - the ship wreck got washed ashore or something. The ship got blown into there by the storm, and then it crashed. Etc.
2nd chapter is being worked on atm by me I may have someone to help me with triggers / a team partner for triggers. I'll see.

Back story (quick shit)
Your name is James Bentham. You are on your way to Fiji when a storm blows your ship into a river inlet, crashing it, apparently killing everyone aboard but you. As you make your way to shore, then to a road, you realize ... this place is different. It is special. It is a feel in the air, a tingling in your body ... and then you find a dead body. Then you realize this place is not only "different", but it is dangerous. This proves itself to be definitely true as you are viciously attacked ...

That's just a summary pretty much. Your backstory will be explained in little "flashbacks" (Lost style) that you get every now and then (1-3 or 4 per chapter).
The campaign is a discovery, stealth mix game - discover secrets, information and items to help you on your journey about this island.
A big aim is for realism -- the lighting system and how your torch is in front of you instead of all around you is one thing, then for example that enemies can see you if you have your torch on, they attack you etc. I'm not sure how I'll do that yet.

Maybe, just maybe, I'll have a nice little tie-in with Lost :>.

 

[bounty hunter2]

This reminds me on King Klears map a bit. I don't remember the name but it was great. You know with the shipwreck and everything?

 

[Just_Spectating]

So progressing in your campaign is just surviving all the chapters or what?

 

[Belgarath]

Mmh, yeah, uhh, it was ... Shipwrecked? I know the one you mean though.
Progress = get to the end of the mission w/o dying and also try to complete primary and secondary objectives. It's sort of like - if you do all the mains, you have fun sure, but if you do the secondaries, your brain will get working on theories, conspiracies etc.

 

[Mechmap]

This reminds me on King Klears map a bit. I don't remember the name but it was great. You know with the shipwreck and everything?

Zombie Island: The Curse of the Lost City

A very good map.

 

[Belgarath]

That's the one. I kept getting pwnt by the spiders from the roof >.<

 

[Linaze]

Let's not get to off-topic here, gentlemen. To get back on track, your terrain looks quite promising, Belgarath, even though it seems a tad flat in my eyes.

 

[Belgarath]

I don't suppose you've noticed it's on a road or the hill he's staring down Although yes, it's a bit flat, but it's more realistic that way tbh. And it's only flat in some areas - the start, and shortly before the end. In between, it's rather hilly, and at the end you climb a bigger hill.

 

[Linaze]

Well, in that case, I suppose it's fine. As long as the majority of the map isn't that flat, I don't really see it as much of an issue.

 

[Belgarath]

Oh, and I filled in the uncharted area. The water gave me an idea to have a couple of piers leading to a sort of sandbank in the middle. For the optional quest

 

[Avator]

Hurray! Good luck with your campaign
That counts to all contestants ofcourse, but for him in particular because he's showing nice WIPs lately ^^

 

[Belgarath]

Okay, the 2nd mission will be more about stealth and finding information (hence the name Discoveries) and about shooting the other guys >.<.
The map is 160x160 (first one = 96x96) and it'll contain a lot more things, probably 2 or 3 main quests and maybe 3+ optionals.

 

[Just_Spectating]

shooting the other guys?

you mean like animals?