UPDATED: Thief II: The Metal Age 20th Anniversary Contest - Mar 23-27, 2019 - by Yandros
Amorphous on 23/3/2019 at 14:41
I hope this argument doesn't last the whole contest.
Independent Thief on 23/3/2019 at 14:41
I've been a "custom resource crazy" guy in my FM's and I have to say the stock resource limitation is just fine, the T1 contest had some of the best missions I've seen in a long time! I think the limitation will force authors to be more creative in their work.
fortuni on 23/3/2019 at 14:44
There's no rules preventing authors who wish to make a mission in honour of the 20th anniversary of T2 can't make a custom resources mission and release it on the same day as the contest missions are released, they just won't be eligible for the contest itself. :sly:
Yandros on 23/3/2019 at 14:50
Quote Posted by Amorphous
I hope this argument doesn't last the whole contest.
Don't worry, it won't. I will make sure of that.
Quote Posted by Independent Thief
I've been a "custom resource crazy" guy in my FM's and I have to say the stock resource limitation is just fine, the T1 contest had some of the best missions I've seen in a long time! I think the limitation will force authors to be more creative in their work.
I agree!
Quote Posted by fortuni
There's no rules preventing authors who wish to make a mission in honour of the 20th anniversary of T2 can't make a custom resources mission and release it on the same day as the contest missions are released, they just won't be eligible for the contest itself. :sly:
Quite true! I would encourage any authors who feel restrained by the stock limitation to do just that and celebrate the anniversary with us in their own way.
FireMage on 23/3/2019 at 16:02
Concerning the modified bin, I would like to know. When you're saying "the right to change the texture", is it allowed to change the UV of the model (how the texture are applied on the faces of the the model)?
Same question about the amount of textures/material that can be applied on the model? I mean, if I take the glass object, am I allowed to change the transparency of the glass faces or even have different texture on the frames instead of sticking to the two lone textures that are the glass with it 50% transparency and the wooden ones?
Or is it restricted to just swap the texture without any changes on the mentionned things?
redleaf on 23/3/2019 at 17:57
Can the mission be made from architecture pulled out of a morgue folder, or does it have to be started fresh as of 23 March?
Keeper Flix on 23/3/2019 at 18:30
Quote Posted by Independent Thief
I've been a "custom resource crazy" guy in my FM's and I have to say the stock resource limitation is just fine, the T1 contest had some of the best missions I've seen in a long time! I think the limitation will force authors to be more creative in their work.
I couldn't agree more on the creativity part ;)
Quote Posted by redleaf
Can the mission be made from architecture pulled out of a morgue folder, or does it have to be started fresh as of 23 March?
well, I think it would be nice if you'd just start it now. On the other hand: who's to say if you're re-using your own stuff from an abandoned project, as long as it doesn't directly violate the rules? (if you catch my drift)
Purgator on 23/3/2019 at 19:36
Wonderful.
Looking forward to this contest. Thief 20 was an absolute triumph, and a lasting testament to all the lovely people who inhabit these fora, authors and players alike.
Best of luck to all concerned. May your missions optimise successfully.
Here we go.....
Yandros on 23/3/2019 at 20:04
The rule on the last contest was you can use small multibrushes of prefabricated things like buildings to build your mission, but you couldn't start from an abandoned map.
Firemage, I'm waiting on an answer from skacky on your question. If you hear from him privately please let us know here.
SneakyGuy101 on 23/3/2019 at 22:35
Words cannot describe how excited I am for this contest! I find it will be much easier for me this time around to make a mission because Thief 2's stock textures are much better than the ones from Thief 1 :laff:
I felt so let down a few months ago when I didn't make it into the Thief 1 contest so I feel like this is a chance to redeem myself. I definitely will try to be more focused this time around and do less slacking off :rolleyes: