**** - Denotes Rule Changes as of January 7th, 2001
Campaign Contest
Submission Form
Design Requirements:
Campaigns must contain 3 scenarios, no more or less, and be designed under Age of Kings:
The Conquerors (AoK:TC). They must be reasonably accurately based on any event or series
of events relating to the Chinese Empire in the time period covered by AoK and AoK:TC,
(approximately 500A.D. - 1600 A.D.) The History section of each scenario must show clear
evidence of historical research. The instructions and general setup of the gameplay must
be reasonably consistent with the history. Some creativity and logical fictionalization in
map design and player missions to enrich the gameplay are encouraged. Each campaign must
contain at least one introductory graphic (.bmp, .gif or .jpg) which helps the player
understand the history and/or play the scenarios. Each campaign must also contain accurate
and helpful instructions and hints for the player, appropriate victory and loss messages,
and at least one custom .ai file. Please note: no use of modpacks is permitted, nor is
requiring the use of cheat codes by the player in order to follow the intended line of
play. Sounds, music, and .avi files are permitted. Evaluation:
There will be six judges (Angel Rasher, Angel Spineman, Cherub Lobby, The Downward Spiral,
Jerusalem, and an ES Designer Vote (the agreed score by ES_Deathshrimp, Karen Sparks and
ES_Quasta)). Entries will be evaluated using the Blacksmith criteria of Playability,
Creativity, Balance, Map Design, and Story/Instructions, plus an added category of
Historical Content. If it is deemed necessary due to a large number of entries, Angels
Spineman and Rasher will go through the submissions and narrow them down to a number that
is deemed as suitable for the judges. Each entry remaining will be played and evaluated by
two judges. Entries receiving a score of at least 4.0 from one or both of those judges
will be played and evaluated by the other four judges. The new score for the campaign will
be the average of all judges' scores. In the event of ties for prizes, each judge will
numerically rank the tied entries, with the highest overall ranking prevailing. If ties
still remain, a coin toss will be used. Results will be announced on February 28th, 2001.
All campaigns submitted will be posted in The Blacksmith after the contest is over.
Eligibility:
The contest is open to all except the six named judges. While Angels, Cherubs, Ensemble
Studios, Microsoft and other HeavenGames-affiliated entrants are eligible to enter the
contest, they are not eligible to win the Grand Prize.
Submission Procedures:
Campaign Contest
Submission Form
Campaigns may be submitted at any time until ****Noon, US Eastern Daylight Time (1600
GMT), Febuary 15th, 2001. No person may submit more than one entry. Two or more
authors may collaborate on a single entry, but this entry will count as the single entry
allowed for each author, and the authors are responsible for determining an equitable
sharing of any prize won by such an entry. All submissions must be a ZIP file. The ZIP
file must include two other ZIP files - one containing only the campaign itself, the other
containing all sounds, bitmaps, AI Files, music, and AVI files. Once an entry is
submitted, that entry may not be withdrawn by the author(s) for correction and
resubmission, nor may it be withdrawn from the contest to submit another in its place.
You can see a Sample Entry
Zipped File here.
Please note that all files enclosed in the .zip file are not the required name nor
quantity. The example provided is merely an indicator of the proper file structure of the
entry.
Prizes: (Thx to Ensemble Studios for providing the great prizes!)
Grand Prize: ****AoE Collector's Edition (signed by Bruce Shelley), HGS T-Shirt,
AoK:TC Shirt, AoK:TC or ES Hat, Music From the Ages CD, More Music From the Ages CD and an
ES Watch!
1st Runner Up: HGS T-Shirt, AoK:TC Shirt, AoK:TC or ES Hat and one Music from the Ages
CD
2nd Runner Up: HGS T-Shirt, AoK:TC or ES Hat and one Music from the Ages CD
As well, all Honorable Mentions shall recieve an HGS T-Shirt.
Questions and Other:
Angel Rasher (rasher@heavengames.com) is in
charge of the contest. Refer any questions to him. For some excellent tips on scenario
design in Age of Kings, visit The Blacksmith. Also, stop by the Scenario Editing Forum
where you can pick up additional tips, ask questions of the judges and see what the other
designers are up to. Have fun and Good luck!
Disclaimer:
All contest entries become the property of HeavenGames (HG). By submitting a campaign
to this contest, the entrant agrees to have their entry published in the Blacksmith where
it will be available for public download. HG also reserves the right to use anything
contained within the entry, such as images and descriptions, to publish additional pages
within HG. The entry may not be placed on another website without express consent from
both HG and the author of the campaign. Thank you.
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