Well, for a while now, we've had a notable lack of graphical mods for the game of DROD. So, I twisted my arm, and eventually got myself to devise a way to force you folks to make me graphical mods with which to enjoy DROD.
So, without further ado, I give you:
A Sight For Sore Eyes
Contest Rules:
1. Your goal is to create a graphical modification for DROD 3.2.
2. Your mod must change at least 40 of DROD's 22x22 tiles.
3. Your mod must not require the application of any of DROD's built-in image files, other than GeneralTiles.png (in effect, your mod must be based on the City style).
4. You must attach your mod in both .dmf and image form (compressed if multiple images)
5. You do not need to provide a license allowing modifications to the mod, but it is recommended.
6. You must post your mod before the due date, which is
Local Time:12-05-2008 at 12:00 PM (in
negative 825 weeks, 1 day).
7. Submissions will be voted on by the DROD community.
Tips for Mod Design
You can use
Stefan's MetaKitExtract program to access DROD's media files, which you can use as a reference. Remember, you cannot redistribute these files. In particular, you cannot simply submit a modified GeneralTiles.png; you will have to remove all Caravel graphics. You also cannot submit modified Caravel graphics; they must be purely your own creation.
You do not have to make tiles for inanimate objects - you may modify Beethro or monsters, or any 40 elements of the game.
Feel free to ask me for help; I've avoided writing a comprehensive modding guide in the contest rules. If you want, you can submit them to the submission topic and ask me to make a .tim file for you, but you have to be very specific as to what tiles you have!
Prizes
1st Place: A
choice from the Prize Pile warm fuzzy feeling and 30 rank points.
2nd Place: 20 rank points.
3rd Place: 10 rank points.
Also, for those you wondering why it's 3.2, it's because the tiles are smaller, so the same amount of work can change a larger section of the game's tiles than in RPG 1.1.
[Last edited by coppro at 11-07-2008 08:08 PM]