techant
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 854
Registered: 06-08-2004
IP: Logged

Mattcrampy wrote:
I was actually inspired by the IF awards. It's a contest run in the text adventure community with similar rules.

I googled to find out more about the IF awards but got cinima sites could you point me in the right direction?

____________________________
DROD RPG Released!! You must try it out it is Great!!

Tuttle
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 1545
Registered: 02-22-2003
IP: Logged

IF = Interactive Fiction (text adventure games).

I think the competition Matt was referring to is IFComp, where judges are only allowed to play for two hours before rating a game.

Jeff_Ray...
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 962
Registered: 05-16-2005
IP: Logged

I wonder, though, if it's past one hour, people can 'cheat' and keep playing until they can make it, and vote for it.

I'll join, if it's not too late.

____________________________
I make Let's Plays too!
Click here to find out my LPs' progress, and find out what I plan to tackle next!

Currently playing:


My Holds:
-Completed:

-Work in Progress:

NiroZ
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1302
Registered: 02-12-2006
IP: Logged

Jeff_Ray... wrote:
I wonder, though, if it's past one hour, people can 'cheat' and keep playing until they can make it, and vote for it.

I'll join, if it's not too late.

Sure they can, but its their loss. But that isn't really fair on anyone.

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

Jeff_Ray... wrote:
I wonder, though, if it's past one hour, people can 'cheat' and keep playing until they can make it, and vote for it.

They can, but it's missing the point. (In fact, I expect some people to want to finish the hold even if it takes them more than an hour.) We'll cover that in the voting part.

I'll join, if it's not too late.

This isn't a contest where you have to say you're playing. Make a hold and submit it, and you're in.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

Jeff_Ray...
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 962
Registered: 05-16-2005
IP: Logged

Ok then.
My hold should be ready soon.

____________________________
I make Let's Plays too!
Click here to find out my LPs' progress, and find out what I plan to tackle next!

Currently playing:


My Holds:
-Completed:

-Work in Progress:

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

Guys: remember to tell me whether or not you want to be in the Lunchbox Special.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

NiroZ
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1302
Registered: 02-12-2006
IP: Logged

Mattcrampy wrote:
Guys: remember to tell me whether or not you want to be in the Lunchbox Special.

Lunchbox special?
Your talking about a compilation of the competition entries, right?

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

NiroZ wrote:

Mattcrampy wrote:
Guys: remember to tell me whether or not you want to be in the Lunchbox Special.

Lunchbox special?
Your talking about a compilation of the competition entries, right?

That's correct. Make sure you tell me in your competition entry if you want that entry to included in the compilation hold.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

jjohn7418
Level: Master Delver
Rank Points: 161
Registered: 08-24-2003
IP: Logged

I am going to try this out, as my first official contest entry. I have one question: How do I submit my hold? If I post on the submission thread, will it only be seen by Matt?

Thanks, Jim

____________________________
"Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge! Know what I mean? Say no more!" - Monty Python

NiroZ
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1302
Registered: 02-12-2006
IP: Logged

jjohn7418 wrote:
I am going to try this out, as my first official contest entry. I have one question: How do I submit my hold? If I post on the submission thread, will it only be seen by Matt?

Thanks, Jim

yeah, only Mattcrampy(and the admin's) can see what you submit.
You can use the attachment thingo to upload your hold.

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

NiroZ wrote:
yeah, only Mattcrampy(and the admin'syou) can see what you submit.
You can use the attachment thingo to upload your hold.

I'm pretty sure even Schik can't see it. But then, I'm working off my info and I can't do jack anymore.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

coppro
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1308
Registered: 11-24-2005
IP: Logged

Schik can see it, but I think that involves checking the databases manually - I remember him asking people whether they wanted to revote after giving some people 1s in another contest (I forget which one)

The spitemaster
Level: Smiter
Rank Points: 354
Registered: 06-09-2005
IP: Logged

Is diffucculty inside the timeframe marked? Like, if you have good difficulty that is beatable, is it rewarded?

____________________________
Last night upon a stair
I met a man that wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish that man would stay away

coppro
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1308
Registered: 11-24-2005
IP: Logged

Well, people won't like it much if it's boring.

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

And if it's difficult but unrewarding, it's just going to annoy people. I'll be asking people to rate based on 'fun', and they'll have to decide what that means for them.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

Chaco
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 3624
Registered: 10-06-2005
IP: Logged

I'd like to ask a question to Matt about the contest here.

My DROD: JtRH installation is currently rather buggy and unable to build holds. However, I'd still like to compete in this contest, as I believe I have some puzzles that I can make before the deadline.

Would it be alright to submit an Architect's Edition hold to this contest?

____________________________
Quick links to my stuff (in case you forgot where it was):

coppro
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1308
Registered: 11-24-2005
IP: Logged

I don't see why you couldn't.

Chaco
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 3624
Registered: 10-06-2005
IP: Logged

Well, I know that JtRH can import AE files just fine, I just figured it'd complicate the compilation somewhat.

Also, worse aesthetics. With the checkerboard and rocks.

____________________________
Quick links to my stuff (in case you forgot where it was):

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

I don't see a problem with it. (You'll also have some limitations with doors and the types of monsters you can use...)

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

jjohn7418
Level: Master Delver
Rank Points: 161
Registered: 08-24-2003
IP: Logged

Matt, I forgot to include the lunchbox special in my submission. Do I need to change who can edit the hold? I'm okay with you including it, would you include the whole thing or just parts?

____________________________
"Know what I mean? Know what I mean? Nudge, nudge! Know what I mean? Say no more!" - Monty Python

trick
Level: Legendary Smitemaster
Rank Points: 2580
Registered: 04-12-2003
IP: Logged

I don't know what Matt is planning to do, but my vote would be for including everything. I mean, I wouldn't want to lose something by not playing the holds individually..

Hm, that made me think of something. What about end text, if holds have story and such ? Intro text is easy, but for the ending .. a room with an entrance for each end text, maybe ?

~ Gerry

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

Yeah, it's not hard to get the ending text in there. I'll be including the entire hold, including description text, ending text and the hold's author.

I've got a few options for what I'm going to do, but the option I'm leaning towards is to build a wrapper level which contains the ending text when you come out of the hold. You'd have to complete all the holds to end the level.

But I do need the hold to be either anyone edit or edit on conquer. If it's not, I can't include it. I also need people's permission to include them, and if it comes down to chasing people up for permissions or just leaving them out of the hold, I'd probably be inclined to save myself the hassle and leave you out, so make sure you edit your contest entry and say it's okay.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

Kevin_P86
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 535
Registered: 06-28-2005
IP: Logged

So I may be wrong, but considering how many times the submission topic folder has turned red, I'm guessing there's been at least 8 or 10 entries so far. Perhaps its just me, but I think its just a little unreasonable to expect everyone who would like to vote to spend 8 or 10 hours playing the various entries...

____________________________
+++++[>+++++<-]>[>+++>++++>+++++<<<-]>.>+.>-------.<++++.+++++.

NiroZ
Level: Smitemaster
Rank Points: 1302
Registered: 02-12-2006
IP: Logged

Kevin_P86 wrote:
So I may be wrong, but considering how many times the submission topic folder has turned red, I'm guessing there's been at least 8 or 10 entries so far. Perhaps its just me, but I think its just a little unreasonable to expect everyone who would like to vote to spend 8 or 10 hours playing the various entries...

a few things.

A) how do you know that every reply submitted an entry?(lunchbox special?)

B)all he has to do is leave the poll open long enough that you could play one a day. Yes, that does mean that this contest could again go into the next month, but it wouldn't be the first.

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

There's been a few posts, but the response so far has been great. I will be sure to give people plenty of time to play all the entries.

Remember, though, that each entry has been shooting for one hour of play. At the very most you'll be playing for an hour for all of them, but many of them can be completed in half that time. There's only a couple so far that overshoot their mark. You should be able to judge all of them over the time I'll be giving you - I'm going to try and give you at least two weekends, but we'll see.

There are, currently, 16 entries. That's a lot! I'm really pleased with the turnout.

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

---

[Last edited by Mattcrampy at 10-21-2006 07:18 AM]

Kevin_P86
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 535
Registered: 06-28-2005
IP: Logged

Mattcrampy wrote:
There are, currently, 16 entries. That's a lot! I'm really pleased with the turnout.

That would be 17, it seems...

____________________________
+++++[>+++++<-]>[>+++>++++>+++++<<<-]>.>+.>-------.<++++.+++++.

Tahnan
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2459
Registered: 11-14-2005
IP: Logged

Will the holds have authors listed when they're posted for voting, or will they be anonymous? (I've got some sort of strange bug in my hold, but I don't want to post it and reveal that it's mine, if that won't be known in the contest.)

Mattcrampy
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2388
Registered: 05-29-2003
IP: Logged

Tahnan wrote:
Will the holds have authors listed when they're posted for voting, or will they be anonymous? (I've got some sort of strange bug in my hold, but I don't want to post it and reveal that it's mine, if that won't be known in the contest.)

It'll be reasonably obvious whose is whose, because they'll have the author's name on the hold. I'm not going to be adding any information the author hasn't already provided.

There is less than 24 hours to go before the contest closes!

____________________________
What do you call an elephant at the North Pole?

Tahnan
Level: Smitemaster

Rank Points: 2459
Registered: 11-14-2005
IP: Logged

Mattcrampy wrote:
It'll be reasonably obvious whose is whose, because they'll have the author's name on the hold.

Ah. Well, that wasn't necessarily the case. In the end, no worries on either part--got the bug worked out, and not really too worried about nonanonyminity.