Chaos Project - Mapping Contest!

[Landith]

February Mapping Contest
So far Chaos Project has had many contests, but no Mapping Contests, and I decided it was time for one!
February 1-15

Rules:

• RTP only - No exceptions


• There will be criteria for each of the three rounds you have to follow. Like inside/outside, type of map, etc... You will know what they are when the round starts.


• No pre-made maps will be accepted, only unique/original maps.


• No partners


• It has to be a screenshot of it in-game, no editor screenshots (so take advantage of your fogs/tints/events)

Rounds:
There will be 2 rounds. -.-'

• First Round to advance - Starts February 1st (Top 5 qualify)
  
  
  
  • Criteria - Desert Map - Outside


• Last Round - Starts February 8th (Top 3 qualify)
  
  
  
  • Criteria - Castle Map - Inside and Outside

Prizes:

• First Place - Game_Guy - Will make you a custom script


• Second Place - Aqua - Will do something for you, you just have to talk to her


• Third Place - Calintz - Will make a custom Sig/Avvie for you, your choice on theme and specifications

Judges:
There will be 3 Judges, but for the first round no one will judge. There will be a poll for the first round.

• Lore


• Aqua


• Ryexander

Contestants:
To be a contestant you will have to pass the preliminary round. There will be 15 contestants who make it, so I encourage everyone to participate (:
If you want to participate just PM on here, and when the preliminary round starts I'll put you on the currently participating list and put the criteria for the map you need to make.

Currently Participating:

• Game_Guy


• GuardianAngelX72


• elementisland


• Valdred


• legacyblade


• Winkio


• C.C. rOyAl


• wolfspirit


• Sourseb

[GAX]

I feel this'll probably come down to Rose, Blizz, Nam, and myself...alright, I'm in.

[Lore]

@GAX
Last I checked, I can map pretty well too, although to be frank, not on all tilesets.
However, I don't feel like putting in so much effort, I've got my game to map, Ruby to learn and helping two other projects.
Landith, if it's possible I can judge. Tell me if I need to give you a resume or something.

[Landith]

@GAX: Ok your in.
@Lore: o_O No resume lol you can judge. But the thing is you won't judge until the Final Round, that way people won't think it's favor-ism throughout the contest or what not.

[Lore]

Hm, I don't like that to be honest. That means any random person with little mapping experience can judge the most important round. I recommend you make sure the judges can map decently themselves so they know what they're doing and what they need to look for in a map.

Just an idea.

[Landith]

Ok true. I didn't of that tbh... A little tired and all.
Go ahead and PM me a few of your maps and I'll make sure you know what to judge. I'll also send you one of mine and I want you to judge it by a certain criteria so I know what your doing.

[Lore]

Maps will have to come a bit later, but I'll PM you something for now.

[Aqua]

Pffft... Lore, you just don't want me to be a judge.

I'm not a mapper, but I'm still an artist.
[Mapping is DEFINITELY an art]

I'm gonna be judging all map entries as if I were critiquing pieces of art.

[Lore]

Pffft... Lore, you just don't want me to be a judge.

I'm not a mapper, but I'm still an artist.
[Mapping is DEFINITELY an art]

I'm gonna be judging all map entries as if I were critiquing pieces of art.

Well, Mapping is my favorite aspect of RMXP and I really enjoy doing it, so I want the contest to be fair for the final round D:
But you have a point...and I guess you can judge because you're Aqua >:

[Landith]

I personally know Aqua can judge/critique good so that's why she can be a judge. Even though her mapping skills aren't as good.

[legacyblade]

Can I compete in this? How do I enter? What kind of map are we going to make for the preliminary map? And if we're only submitting a screenshot, why do the maps need to be linked?

[element]

I think i'll participate in this.
Dunno if I can map good but here's a chance to see xD

[Valdred]

i'm inn.

[Landith]

Yes. You just entered but you will need to qualify to advance. You will find out the 1st of February. They don't need to be linked, I said Inside/Outside meaning Inside or Outside.

[legacyblade]

Oh, lol. I totally misread the sentence in the first post (I hate when I do that). Well, can't wait till February to see what I'll be mapping. Have you decided how long each round will last (how long we get to make our map?)

[Landith]

Yeah you will have 2 days before the next deadline,(giving everyone a chance to vote) which is 5 days to map it and turn it in and 1 week between each deadline. This contest will end up lasting all February which is why it's called February Mapping Contest (:

[legacyblade]

Sounds like it'll be really cool I can't wait for the preliminary round!

[winkio]

Sign me up, seems like fun.

[C.C. rOyAl]

Ill give it a go 
Sign me up please

[Landith]

Ok you guys are in.
Even after the preliminary round starts people can still sign up, but they will only have until February 6th to turn anything in.
After that no one else can join and people will get cut (if we even reach 15 people :/)