downwinder on 6/5/2025 at 20:47
i was think we lost some amazing fan mission authors, bbb, FreddyFox, Lady Jo, Lady Rowena, Naks and Zaccheus, on the Special Category:- In Memoriam
how would a contest be if the idea was the create a mission "in the style of one of the people that were lost"
for example i miss the amazing exploration of a bbb mission and wish someone would make missions in the stlye of his/ also lady rowena would be amazing, and also a branching idea would be to continue a mission from a series they did furthering the story like best example would be naks snobs series i love the first 2 in the series but we never got a third in the series = at the end of part 2 of snob you can find naks in her house working on snobs 3 but we lost her and never got to play it, would be epic if someone could pick up on all series from past authors and make more, not remakes but the next part inn the series, how do you all feel about the idea's
either a mission in the style of or a continuation of a series never finished
cant wait to see what you all reply
Emerald Wolf on 7/5/2025 at 05:53
If someone takes inspiration from another's work that would be one thing but to have a competition with the theme of imitating another's style seems a bit disrespectful in my opinion, especially if you want to expand on one of their stories without their permission (which you can't get from those no longer with us).
Finding "in memoriam" easter eggs in levels makes playing those levels more touching though.
OldPoorman on 7/5/2025 at 13:28
I agree wholeheartedly with Emerald Wolf.
Let's leave those missions as they are as a memory to the authors.
trefoilknot on 7/5/2025 at 15:56
I think it could be fun to have people sign up to imitate others and have their work imitated. e.g., everyone who wants to participate throws their name in, then there is a drawing and they get their "assignment" of who to mimic.
But I don't like the idea of mimicking authors who didn't agree to be mimmicked.
The downside of my suggestion is that it limits to pool to only well-known authors. An alternative would be to let well-known authors agree to allow their style to be mimicked (without necessarily agreeing to participate in the contest), and then anyone who wants to participate in the contest can make a mission in one of those agreeing authors' styles.
downwinder on 7/5/2025 at 17:31
my definition of in the style of seems different then the reply's i am reading
i was not talking about stealing anything already made by a pasted fan mission author, if you read my first post i said "in the style of" and it would be 100% new work done, as far as continuing a series of a lost fan mission author, wasn't that done for lady rowena's last map = was amazing, and i don't think people did anything but praise the work done
a way to remember/dedicate a mission to a past fan mission author seems to be a good thing, but i was just curious how people felt
Azaran on 7/5/2025 at 19:33
I'd love to see more Purah-style missions being done, though to be fair many FM's we've gotten over the year fit the style (eg a few of the T1 anniversary missions, and Black Parade)
ticky on 7/5/2025 at 21:27
How about making a competition "in the style of", but not attempting to continue any series that our deceased community members started? That would be a great balance between appreciating those authors and keeping a respectful distance from memories and works.
bjack on 7/5/2025 at 23:53
Ticky, I agree with your point and think it's sort of a t2x approach. Tell a similar story, but from another perspective. Alluding to events from other FMs seems fair game, as long as the events from those FMs are shown as ancillary to the new FMs plot. Continuing a plot line from an FM is far less desirable. It can be done in a subtle way, but that is an art that some may not possess, or at least pull off without looking like a rip off artist. Thankfully, I cannot think of one FM that fully rips off someone else's work. I'm sure they exist, but I've not encountered one yet.
Continuation of an original plot from the OEM game is fine. Using someone else's plotline is a road that should be treaded upon lightly. Just an opinion. Having a contest to make similar FMs to well respected past FM creators is an OK idea. Mimicking an FM creator's style? Meh, that's something to pause on. Creating an extension of the beloved FMs? No.
downwinder on 8/5/2025 at 01:08
ticky that was one of my 2 idea's so yeah, yeah " in the style of" would be my first pick
the series idea was just another idea, nothing more
john9818a on 8/5/2025 at 02:54
Lady Rowena's last mission Home Sweet Home was 99% completed by Lady Rowena, but Yandros fixed a few things and made it ready for public release. :)
