Map Concept Creation Contest #1

[Palaslayer]

Map Concept Creation Contest #1
Designing a Warcraft 3 Campaign

Contest Rules And Conditions

• Teamwork is not allowed.
• Every CnP related stuff will lead to immediate disqualification and will be reported to the side's moderators.
• No submission may violate any of the site rules.
• Your submission must be posted before the deadline.
• Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
• All submissions must be realistic and executable in Warcraft 3 TFT.
• Your submission has to be in a proper format (.pdf, .doc,) or made directly in your post on thw.
  

Contest Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 25 reputation points and a special award icon Second Place: 10 reputation points Third Place: 5 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• Judges:
  will be chosen soon
  
• Judging Criteria:
  

  Originality	The idea has to be original and creative and should not match already existing campaigns	/10
  Amount	The more detailed and extensive your entry is the better the result	/10
  Form	This points includes concept art, icons, your language skills (which will of course not be judged that hard) and other demonstrative stuff that describes your project well.	/5

• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

Contestants


If you would like to enter the contest simply make a post in this thread, stating the information about your entry.

Entry Name	Contestant Name

Contest Dates And Deadline

• The contest shall begin on Friday the 17th of July and conclude on [rainbow]the 21st of August
  Time[/rainbow] (GMT)

 

[Palaslayer]

Detailed Conditions:

• At least one main character and two semi characters have to be described in detail with a fitting amount of background story
• Each of them should have at least for unique spells including their tooltips (icons optional)
• The campaign should have at least three chapters
• Quests should be made
• An outline of the maps should be added (actual terrain screenshots or your own concept paintings are optional).
• Special systems you want to use should be named and described (they have to be executable!)

Notica that this is a Screenwriting, Storyboarding & Concept Creation Contest were no actual map is needed. You are given a lot of time and I hope to see some good ideas with detailed and lovely description.

You can post your entries in this thread or if you want, I'll open a submission thread.

 

[Sephalo]

I'm on a vacation till sunday but after that I might join this.
Just one question: Does it have to be warcraft 3 lore related? Or can you make up your own storyline?

 

[Palaslayer]

you can make up your own, else it would be uncreative and unoriginal. i am on vacation from this sunday on so i choose a rather long time for this contest. i would open it and then join the discussion two weeks later.

 

[Just_Spectating]

we should just make it into another campaign contest

 

[Palaslayer]

no. it is not supposed to create campaigns only. its just a concept!

apart from that, if this contest is going well there will be a second with a different theme.

 

[Pharaoh_]

These are the worst rewards ever :S

 

[Avator]

This is just a campaign contest without the map or a story writing contest with annoying boring details like spells. Also, the rewards should be nearly as much as in a Campaign Contest. All with all, I think this contest will probably get not much people into this because it just takes way too long and all you're doing is typing.

 

[Sephalo]

:O

Didn't really get it. Thought you had to make a campaign, but all you do is writing things down because you can't make the things yourself? Tbh I don't like that concept and I'm not going to join this anymore

 

[Palaslayer]

well. this is no campaign contest. contest #2 might be to design a melee map, #3 to make concepts for an aos.

guys, where is your problem, ever heard

Notica that this is a Screenwriting, Storyboarding & Concept Creation Contest were no actual map is needed.

you know 'concept'?

if not i might search in workwiki or such things.


for the rewards thank gilles.

 

[Avator]

We know what concept is, but I think that barely anyone will join this, because (like I already said) it's nothing but writing.

 

[Palaslayer]

well. i like making concepts, because making the actual map needs to much time and i also like to write stories and such so this is, in my opinion, a good combination.

also, people who are looking for ideas can use those submitted.

another offer of mine would be this rule:

the winners entry will be executed by all contestants.

 

[Sephalo]

Yeah well. I like doing things in World Editor. And this is kinda avoiding WE as much as possible. I like making a good concept, but then I also want the opportunity to evaluate my concept into something real.
It's like posting something in terrainers section where you describe your terrain withoud posting it... It doesn't really fit my style so I won't join it. Ofc I accept if there are people that like it, but it doesn't fit my style because I prefer drawing/editing more then writing.

 

[Gilles]

Something like this may already be in the works. Right now I don't like the rules of this contest, but you may see something similar come up soon.

 

[Palaslayer]

wow. but it was my damn idea...

 

[Gilles]

I'm not sure I follow what you mean.

 

[Palaslayer]

i think you just said something similar will be hosted soon.

 

[Gilles]

I didn't say it will be hosted, I said we've been having discussion about hosting a new type of contest.

It's got a similar feel or general idea, but it's definitely different. This contests rules are far too constrictive.

 

[Hawkwing]

Something like this may already be in the works. Right now I don't like the rules of this contest, but you may see something similar come up soon.

I was about to say the same thing!

 

[Palaslayer]

well, then change the rules of this contest....

 

[Hawkwing]

Or how about we don't, because there is something else in the making? This idea we're working on is too similar to be going at the same time, but it is too different to be put under the same name.

Why are you so persistent on having specifically this contest hosted?

 

[Dreadnought[dA]]

I don't like this contest at all. Not my cup of tea, coffee, blood.

 

[Gausslander]

I actually like this contest. I'd join it.

 

[Palaslayer]

one.
wow.

 

[Martin Barbov]

I'd join. Make it 2.

 

[Just_Spectating]

i wouldnt

stay at 2.

 

[Gilles]

Doesn't really matter since we're not at all likely to host this anytime soon. Actually now that I read your description more carefully, it's not really like the contest we have in the works. It's not really a campaign per se, but it's got some elements of your "rules/theme".

I'm actually excited about it, so keep your eyes peeled. Hopefully it'll be a big hit.

 

[Avator]

Your post is quite dubble-sided, Gilles. Is it going to be hosted or not if there are enough participators? Because if it is, then I don't think it'll be hosted anyway for lack of interest.

 

[Gilles]

This contest is not going to be hosted right now, and if it ever is, it would need some changes.

The second part of my post was referring to the contest we might host soon. Something unique.