Official North America Revamp Contest - We have a winner!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:57 pm
And the winner is.....[player]natty dread[/player]
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[spoiler=public poll phase]Hello Community of Conquer Club!
during the first phase of this contest, 7 mapmakers have produced and submitted a revamped version of the current North America Map.
Now, it's your turn!
We ask to you all to look at the maps listed here below and vote for those you like the most!
You can vote up to 3 maps, but make your choice carefully, once you have voted you can't change it anymore!
Without any further ado, let me show you the maps:
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Map 4
Map 5
Map 6
Map 7
I kindly ask to everyone to preserve the spirit of the competition, so please don't turn it into a popularity contest! We want that the best map advance to the second round, not just the ones drawn by the people who are more known on the forum.
Be aware that the CAs have the privilege to disqualify any maps from the contest if we are informed about a mapmaker that asks for votes via PMs/Wall or posting into private forums/clans.
On the opposite, everyone is free to promote the whole contest in such a way that the submitted maps are kept anonymous.
Thank you
thenobodies80[/spoiler]
Public poll Results
[spoiler=poll]Vote the best map (up to 3 maps)
Poll ended at 21 Mar 2012, 23:05
MAP1.....27.....8%
MAP2.....60.....17% (Qualified for 2nd round)
MAP3.....173.....48% (Qualified for 2nd round)
MAP4.....4.....1%
MAP5.....28.....8%
MAP6......24.....7%
MAP7.....42.....12% (Qualified for 2nd round)
Total votes : 358[/spoiler]
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[spoiler=original post]Hello Mapmakers,
It's time for a new competition!!!
It was September 2006, when the North America Map was quenched, it was the 24th map on ConquerClub.
Much water has passed under the bridge from that moment and now, after more than 60000 games played on it, that map "start to look a bit old".
For this reason, the Cartographers Team is pleased to start this new Foundry REVAMP competition to revamp the GRAPHICS of this map!!!
To take part in the competition you have to produce a graphics version of the map; it's an open competition, any one can enter (yes that means you!
). If you want to enter, you simply have to post your submission to me ([player]thenobodies80[/player]) via PM before the deadline, CC Time: 2012-03-11 18:00:00
Now, before you start to draw your maps, please read the following rules:
Since [player]DublinDoogey[/player], the original mapmaker, has kindly given to us the permission to revamp this map without to set particular limitations, the winning map will be required only to have the original mapmaker name mentioned on it somewhere.
Contest Structure and Voting System
Since we've learned the lesson from the previous contests, the voting system will be different for this one.
The competition will have two rounds.
To prevent the usual mess with contests, only the CAs will be able to post in this topic so if anyone has questions or concerns about the contest, please send a pm to me ([player]thenobodies80[/player]). I'll post all the questions/answers in this thread in a new post to use like a sort of FAQ.
I kindly ask to everyone to preserve the spirit of the competition, so please don't turn it into a popularity contest! We want that the best map advance to the second round, not just the ones drawn by the people who are more known on the forum.
Be aware that the CAs have the privilege to disqualify any maps from the contest if we are informed about a mapmaker that asks for votes via PMs/Wall or posting into private forums/clans.
On the opposite, everyone is free to promote the whole contest in such a way that the submitted maps are kept anonymous.
The Prizes
Now that the contest structure and the voting system are clear, let me list the GREAT PRIZES we have in this contest:
Note: The winning map will have a dedicated topic in the Final Forge and it will be uploaded only after a final public review. From that moment the map will be considered like any other map in the Foundry System, in terms of standards, requirements, premium contributions and medals. So when uploaded the mapmaker will receive 1 year of premium membership provided by lackattack and, upon quenching, a mapmaking medal.
That's all , good luck to everyone
thenobodies80[/spoiler]
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[spoiler=public poll phase]Hello Community of Conquer Club!
during the first phase of this contest, 7 mapmakers have produced and submitted a revamped version of the current North America Map.
Now, it's your turn!
We ask to you all to look at the maps listed here below and vote for those you like the most!
You can vote up to 3 maps, but make your choice carefully, once you have voted you can't change it anymore!
Without any further ado, let me show you the maps:
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3
Map 4
Map 5
Map 6
Map 7
I kindly ask to everyone to preserve the spirit of the competition, so please don't turn it into a popularity contest! We want that the best map advance to the second round, not just the ones drawn by the people who are more known on the forum.
Be aware that the CAs have the privilege to disqualify any maps from the contest if we are informed about a mapmaker that asks for votes via PMs/Wall or posting into private forums/clans.
On the opposite, everyone is free to promote the whole contest in such a way that the submitted maps are kept anonymous.
Thank you
thenobodies80[/spoiler]
Public poll Results
[spoiler=poll]Vote the best map (up to 3 maps)
Poll ended at 21 Mar 2012, 23:05
MAP1.....27.....8%
MAP2.....60.....17% (Qualified for 2nd round)
MAP3.....173.....48% (Qualified for 2nd round)
MAP4.....4.....1%
MAP5.....28.....8%
MAP6......24.....7%
MAP7.....42.....12% (Qualified for 2nd round)
Total votes : 358[/spoiler]
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[spoiler=original post]Hello Mapmakers,
It's time for a new competition!!!
It was September 2006, when the North America Map was quenched, it was the 24th map on ConquerClub.
Much water has passed under the bridge from that moment and now, after more than 60000 games played on it, that map "start to look a bit old".
For this reason, the Cartographers Team is pleased to start this new Foundry REVAMP competition to revamp the GRAPHICS of this map!!!
To take part in the competition you have to produce a graphics version of the map; it's an open competition, any one can enter (yes that means you!
). If you want to enter, you simply have to post your submission to me ([player]thenobodies80[/player]) via PM before the deadline, CC Time: 2012-03-11 18:00:00Now, before you start to draw your maps, please read the following rules:
- This is an anonymous competition; that means no signatures on the map!
- No gameplay changes of any sort.
- Meet the deadline! If you miss the deadline your image will not be considered for submission.
- The map must stay within the STANDARD size limits (WxH) 840x800 (large version) and 630x600 (small version)
Since [player]DublinDoogey[/player], the original mapmaker, has kindly given to us the permission to revamp this map without to set particular limitations, the winning map will be required only to have the original mapmaker name mentioned on it somewhere.
Contest Structure and Voting System
Since we've learned the lesson from the previous contests, the voting system will be different for this one.
The competition will have two rounds.
- First Round:
- I will post in this topic all the maps submitted.
- I will run a public poll for 1 week, everyone will be able to vote.
- The 3 (or 4) maps that will receive more votes advance to the 2nd Round.
To prevent the usual mess with contests, only the CAs will be able to post in this topic so if anyone has questions or concerns about the contest, please send a pm to me ([player]thenobodies80[/player]). I'll post all the questions/answers in this thread in a new post to use like a sort of FAQ.
I kindly ask to everyone to preserve the spirit of the competition, so please don't turn it into a popularity contest! We want that the best map advance to the second round, not just the ones drawn by the people who are more known on the forum.
Be aware that the CAs have the privilege to disqualify any maps from the contest if we are informed about a mapmaker that asks for votes via PMs/Wall or posting into private forums/clans.
On the opposite, everyone is free to promote the whole contest in such a way that the submitted maps are kept anonymous.
- Second Round:
With the second round things will work in a different way, in fact I'm going to introduce the Jury system concept that could seem a bit complicated, but it's more simple than what it seems.- I will forward via PMs the maps that are advanced to the second turn to 2 different groups of people.
- Each group of people will give to each map 2 different votes from 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best).
The first vote will judge the graphics quality of the map, the technical execution of the map.
The second vote will judge the aesthetics of the maps, how the parts work and mesh together. - The first group will be known from the start and it's composed by the Cartographers Assistants (except myself) and Andy Dufresne.
- The second group will be secret and the names of the components of the jury will be announced only when the voting is done. This group is composed by 20-25 members picked randomly among mapmakers and also other forum users. The members of this group don't know who are the other jurors and I asked to each one of them to keep secret their role, so it will impossible for the participants to know who are in the jury and try to bribe them.
- Each map will receive the same amount of votes. A mapmaker or a CA can be part of the jury, even if he takes part to the contest; if the map will reach the second turn of voting, I will vote for his map (to keep the same number of votes for everyone).
- In case 2 or more maps will have the same score at the completion of the voting session, I'll ask to a "special guest" to judge the maps.
The Prizes
Now that the contest structure and the voting system are clear, let me list the GREAT PRIZES we have in this contest:
- All mapmakers that will produce a map that advance to the second round will receive a General Achievement Medal
- The winner of the contest will receive:
- 1 General Achievement Medal
- 6 Months of Premium Membership
- 1 Free Spot for the Next Conquer Cup
Note: The winning map will have a dedicated topic in the Final Forge and it will be uploaded only after a final public review. From that moment the map will be considered like any other map in the Foundry System, in terms of standards, requirements, premium contributions and medals. So when uploaded the mapmaker will receive 1 year of premium membership provided by lackattack and, upon quenching, a mapmaking medal.
That's all , good luck to everyone
thenobodies80[/spoiler]
General Achievement Medal for reaching the 2nd stage of this contest 
