2018 Christmas/NewYear mapmakers mini-competition

[Krom]

Winter is coming along with Alpha 10 of the Knights Province! Let’s celebrate this with a competition! Task is simple - create an addon map for the game using built-in map editor (and optionally, dynamic scripts). Submit the map until December 23rd. Await for results and get your prize soon after.

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Participation rules:
- New single-player map (can have support for upcoming skirmish/coop play)
- Created in Alpha 10 wip (latest version available on Discord #new_versions (https://discord.gg/yw4BTgE))
- Meet basic quality standards and be playable
- Size M+ and any player count
- Can be several maps per participant, but only one best one is competing for the prize
- Jury members can participate, but are not eligible for 1st and 2nd place prizes
- Best maps will be included into the game (for that you will need to write explicit permission, giving map away under CC BY SA)
- Any map can be disqualified for undisclosed reasons by anonymous jury’s decision
- Submit to kromster80@gmail.com or Discord #general_eng (https://discord.gg/yw4BTgE) until midnight December 22nd CET
- Judging will be starting on December 23rd
- Each map will be judged by the jury (DarkianMaker, Krom, Lewin, Maps, Thibmo). Map with the most points - wins. Points will be awarded in the following categories:

Visually pleasing design (up to 10 points)
- Gameplay (up to 5 points)
- Detalization (map objects, emitters, etc.) (up to 5 points)
- Quest elements (dynamic script) (up to 5 points)
- NewYear/Christmas references (up to 3 points)
- Support for skirmish/coop play (up to 5 points)

Prizes are:
- Scores 20 and above - small Steam game from community member Dah. Mention on the games website
- 3rd place, small Steam game, mapmakers role on Discord channel
- 2nd place, small Steam game, mapmakers role, Steam game of your choice (up to 15$ or equivalent)
- 1st place, small Steam game, mapmakers role, Steam game of your choice (up to 25$ or equivalent), attribution in map description as mini-contest winner

FAQ:
- Feel free to ask for clarifications, they will be answered here.

[thunder]

Submit the map until December 23rd. Await for results and get your prize soon after.

Posted on 15th of Dec.

Does the editor have built-in random map generator?

[Krom]

That is why this is a mini-competition.

No, there's no random map generator yet. However there are some tools to help generate mountains and forests quickly