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The Tower Contest - The Special 6th Season
It's the holiday season and guess what? A new Tower Contest!
It's the holiday season and guess what? A new Tower Contest!
- The Theme
This time the tower contest will have a Christmas/Holiday/Winter theme. Most things relating to this time of year will be good for tower ideas. A large Santa that throws reindeer through the air while shouting "HO HO HO" loudly will be perfectly acceptable for a tower in this contest. A large snowflake that spins around the track and beheads creeps will also be acceptable. Though, I shouldn't steal all the ideas....
As always,
Cannon towers =
Awesome eye candy and cool tower effects =
You know what to do. - The Rules
As always, we can't let things get out of hand, now can we? So take a look:
- Your tower must be unique to the contest. In other words, it must have been created specifically for this contest.
- Imported icons, models, and whatever are fine for use.
- Code may be done either in GUI or JASS. Systems such as a Casting System and vJASS are fine to use. Just make sure you use systems as utilities and not to completely do all of your tower without you doing any work.
- Please include importation instructions with your tower.
- I will provide a testing map that will be posted in this post. Please use this map when submitting. When you submit your tower's map, please include your username in the filename of the map.
- Your tower may upgrade. However, having tons of tiers will not get you any more favor. So don't be silly about it. Make the upgrades mean something.
- You may have more than one tower if both towers must work together to produce the effect. I would rather not see a second tower that simply increases the damage of the other or something like that.
Download test map here.
- The Rewards
Ah, yes. The rewards. We certainly want to make sure that those who come out on top get a judicious amount of rep, don't we?
Here's the breakdown:
1st Place - 30 rep
2nd Place - 25 rep
3rd Place - 20 rep
And anyone else who wants to give rep will certainly be welcome to do so.
- Anything Else
The due date of the contest is below.
The judging will be done solely by me, Ghan_04. I will award points based on several categories which may earn points. These categories are as follows:
Tower Art
How nice does your tower look? Does it have anything attached to the model that applies? Is it the right size? Would it fit in with other towers nicely?
Points Possible: 10
Special Effects
What do the projectiles look like? If it doesn't use projectiles, what kinds of eye candy does it have? What do its abilities look like when used? Is it noticeable?
Points Possible: 20
Adhereance to Theme
Does your tower fit the contest? Would it be applicable in a Tower Defense map? Is it innovative? Does it incorporate new ideas that have never been seen before?
Points Possible: 20
Coding Efficiency
Do your tower's trigger-enhanced abilities work as intended? Are all the leaks eliminated? Is it done in the best way possible? Are there any errors?
Points Possible: 30
Balance
Does your tower have the right amount of power? Is it not just an "ownage device"? Is it actually viable in a TD map?
Points Possible: 10
Implementation
Is it easy to incorporate your tower into a map? Could the common sea slug follow your instructions?
Points Possible: 10
Total Points Possible: 100
Q&A
Q: Where do I submit my tower?
A: Into this thread.
Q: How big can my tower be?
A: Much bigger than 4 Guard Towers is getting excessive.
Q: What can my tower do?
A: Anything, really. We just hope that it has something to do with stopping those pesky creeps....
Q: Can I use system X/Y/Z in making my tower?
A: As long as it doesn't require me to install anything special (like EGUI) in my NewGen editor.
Q: How many abilities can my tower have?
A: As many as you need for it to accomplish some one objective. Don't make a tower do a ton of different things and then some.
Q: Leaks?
A: No.
Q: Is X/Y/Z too complicated?
A: Up to you. My advice? KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Q: JASS?
A: Naturally.
Q: What are you going to do if you don't like something about my tower?
A: At best? Grade it. At worst? -rep and/or disqualification.
Q: What happens if my tower is borderline offensive?
A: Ask first.
Q: Can I have more than one tower?
A: If they work together to do something, yes. Separate towers, no.
Q: But I hate Christmas!
A: Then make a Winter-Themed tower.
Q: I hate cold weather.
A: Then don't join the contest.
Q: How can I not with all that rep?!
A: ...
Q: What if I need to make a change to my submission before the deadline?
A: Let me know there is a new version, and I'll get it.
Q: What if I need to make a change to my submission after the deadline?
A: Too bad. No harm in asking about it, though....
Q: The Halloween Contest just ended....
A: Yes.
Q: What if I'm too tired to think up a tower?
A: Yes.
Q: That wasn't even an answer!
A: Yes.
Q: Why are you hosting another of these boring contests?
A: It's been about 6 months.
A2: No one else is going to....
A3: We clearly need to give away more rep.
Q: I don't have any more questions.
A: Hm? Already? Well, let's get to coding, then.
This Contest Will End On
December 31
As you can see, the contest will end just over three weeks from now. So don't hesitate to join! WIP screenshots welcome!
December 31
As you can see, the contest will end just over three weeks from now. So don't hesitate to join! WIP screenshots welcome!
