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End of the World Developer Contest! [$350 IN PRIZE MONEY!]

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:09:14 +0000

End of the World Developer Contest (EtoW)!

In honor of the end of the world, I will be hosting a contest that will span from the day the world ends (12/21/12 @ 12:00am) until the end of new year's day (01/01/13 @ 11:59pm). Let's see if we can get as good a turn-out as my past contests! They're tons of fun! :)

THEMES:

* Sun/Heat
* Ancient Civilization
* Adventurer

PRIZES:

* 1st Place - $150
* 2nd Place - $100
* 3rd Place - $75
* 4th Place - $25

Thanks to DarkCampainger for donating $315 to the contest! Woo! :)

If you'd like to participate, please read the entire forum thread so you know all of the rules. If you have further questions, simply ask and I'll answer as soon as possible.

You can enter only one game per person. You can work in groups of people, be sure to post everyone's name. You can use free-to-use public domain resources (including sound and graphics) as long as you reference somewhere where you got them. You can use any library or framework that you've made in the past even if it isn't public.

You must send in your game before the contest ends. Files required include a folder with all the files necessary to play the game (.rsc, executable, any extra files/maps) and a notepad document that includes some type of identification on who submitted the game along with all resources you used that you didn't make yourself. Send the games to my email (hexbit@ymail.com) with "BYOND Contest" or "EotW" somewhere in the topic/title.

There will be three themes and one must be used at the least. If a game doesn't include the theme, it will be disqualified.

I will be the only judge so that the judging will go a lot faster than it has in the past with other contests.

Any donations to the prize pool would be happily accepted, simply send me a page and I'll be sure to add your money to the pot or you can send money directly to my PayPal (hexbit@ymail.com). Be sure to tell me who you are when you send it so I can list you as a donator! :)

If you wish to join, simply post below. Remember that if you're a part of a team you must post every name. Be sure to spread this thread to your friends so that we can have many participants! :)
Be sure to check back once the contest starts for the themes!

See you all after the end of the world and happy developing!

-Oasiscircle

Version 4 Released

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:00:32 +0000

Glad there's been a positive reaction for more Myriad updates. This one is quite interesting!

There's an inventory system that's been added, and although it's quite small at the moment it will be expanded much farther in the future!

The update also contains item breaking, glancing blows, volume sliders, a floor counter, healing potions, and restarting after death. All requested features. (:

Ignore the saving and loading buttons and the lives counter in the top, those are for the future! ;)

Any suggestions for future updates?

And Then There Was One...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:08:20 +0000

One more page remaining. (approximately)

I'm starting to get really excited for this game, having everything on one page feels really good.
Even though some of these topics (like realtime monster AI) are pretty big, there are a lot that I could implement really quickly so it evens out quite nicely!

Be on the look-out, I'm charging full steam ahead! ;)

Free to use Art! (Crypt Defender)

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:03:49 +0000

http://files.byondhome.com/Oasiscircle/ Crypt%20Defender%20Icons.zip

Feel free to use any of these resources however you wish. No need to credit me, although it'd be fun to see what you use them for!
And if you'd like to, feel free to give me feedback on them, positive or negative. (:

Enjoy!

Game in 2 Weeks! [$150 in Prizes!]

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 22:19:22 +0000

Note: Please read the entire thread if you would like to enter. Failure to follow all guidelines will result in disqualification.

Theme List
You must pick one of the following themes and adhere to it to be entered within the contest. You do not need to publically announce which theme you're picking, but feel free to ask clarifying questions.

Small Window - No dimension for your only window can be longer than 320 pixels.
No Violence - No violence, killing, blood, weapons, guns, etc. If it's remotely violent, don't include it.
5 Colors - Your entire game cannot use more than 5 colors. This includes your interface and everything. Also, no alpha is allowed.

Hello again, everyone!
As a sequel to my other contest, Game in a Week, I'm going to be hosting another contest! Hopefully it ends up being more fun and successful than the last.

Game in 2 Weeks will be a game development contest running between 12AM September 1st to 12AM September 15th. You must submit a finalized version of your game with all files that are required to make the game playable packaged with the .dmb and the .rsc. All of these files must be in one zip file which is sent to hexbit@ymail.com. All files must be in my inbox by the deadline, and you cannot send your entry more than once. The first version that I receive will be judged and no other submitted versions will be judged even if they are submitted with time remaining. For my ease, you must put the phrase "Gi2W" and your BYOND key in the title of the email to mark it as your final entry.

As it stands right now I have put forth $20 and we also have $130 worth of prizes donated generously from Writing a New One, Aaiko and W12W. If you would like to be so kind as to donate some money to the prize pool, it would be greatly appreciated! If you would like to donate to the contest prize pool, just get a hold of me either by pager, on Chatters, or ask to add me on Skype/MSN in this thread.

The prize structure as follows is only temporary, and more donations will make for more prizes and places. You must be able to receive the cash through PayPal, as it is both the easiest and fastest method of monetary transfers over the web.

First Place: $75 + 3 months BYONDPanel Hosting
Second Place: $50
Third Place: $25

There are a few restrictions for this contest to prevent cheating:

You cannot start any work on your entry until the contest begins.
You cannot use any libraries, demos, or frameworks that are published on the site after the date 8/24/12.
You are free to use all other libraries, demos, or frameworks that are posted publically on this site for download. If you do decide to use a library, framework, or demo from this site, you must include the name of the creator of the resource along with the resource's name in a text file within the final zip file.
To join the contest, you must post a confirmation in the thread saying that you will be participating.
If you plan to work with a group of people, each person must post a confirmation in the thread about working on a team with one another.
After the themes are revealed, you must choose at least one of the three themes to work around. Choosing more than one theme may earn you more points.
If your game does not a follow the theme, you will be disqualified.
Any submissions after the deadline will be disqualified.
Make sure you only use resources that are either public domain or of your own creation.

Calus CoRPS wrote: Welcome to the Game in 2 Weeks event! I have a feeling that this will produce even better entries given the extra week. Now lets get down to the reason as to why you're reading this, how are the entries going to be judged? EnigmaticGallivanter and I will be judging each entry and providing a score out of 100. A short review of each game will accompany the results. Given the additional week, the Gameplay and Polish categories will be weighted heavier than the other three. Here is the breakdown:

Gameplay [30] - The player(s) interaction within the game. Is it entertaining, does it keep one interested for more than 1 minute?
Polish [25] - Does your game look complete? Does it look like it was thrown together or planned out carefully?
Design [20] - This is the meat of your game. This would include the world, content, level, interface design, and the game in general.
Graphics [15] - Is the art in your game attractive? Does it clash? Does it fit the gameplays style?
Audio [10] - Do you have audio? Does it fit your game?

To make things a little more interesting, I have decided to add a category in which those who successfully submitted an entry can select their top 3 favorite games. This category is called:

Developers Choice [10]

Once the contest ends, the developers will have 2 days to cast their first place, second place, and third place choices. Obviously, one cannot vote for their own game, so don't try! Once the voting has ended, the game with the most first place votes would receive an addition 10 points to their overall score. The second place game would receive 7 points and third would receive 4 points. In the event of a tie occurring, the judges will get together and collectively decide which one of the tied entries deserves the place.
If you have any questions or suggestions feel free to reply back. Thanks and good luck to all!"
-Calus CoRPS, judging manager

Thank you for reading, make sure to post if you would like to enter and check back September 1st for the themes! If you have any questions, leave them below and I will answer them as soon as possible.
Again, all generous donations are immensely appreciated and will only serve to make the outcome of this contest even better. Thank you for your consideration. :)

-Oasiscircle

Game in a Week! [$274 IN PRIZES!!!]

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:57:00 +0000

EVENT COMPLETED THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING

I'd like to thank everyone again for participating, I will contact the four winners about their prize money as soon as possible. I'll hopefully see you all again in Gi2W. Gi2W will be posted about in about a week with the time it will be running, so keep an eye out for that.

Again, congratulations participants! (:
-Oasiscircle

Winners of GiaW 2012:

1st Place - Horror Game by D4RK3 54B3R

GAMEPLAY: 22.5/30
GRAPHICS: 28.5/30
MUSIC: 12/12
POLISH: 15.5/18
OVERALL: 78.5/90

Branks: Oh, my.. Where do I begin? This game looks and feels like a professional indie game. I like the fact that we can choose multiple classes, and use a variety of skills to survive against the games monsters. Adding the dynamic lighting pretty much made this game. Monsters + dark environment = a very intriguing atmosphere.
The guns work pretty well, but there is one gripe I have. The way rotating your character works is a bit clunky. I found myself getting annoyed by the lag between rotation with the mouse. The graphics are amazing for a BYOND game. Very well, put together. I really like that you added 'flashing' to the monsters taking damage. It adds an arcade-ish effect. The tileset is high quality, and the mapping job is perfect in my eyes. I have no issues with the music or sound. All of the sound effects bring the game to life. When you take damge and are near death, a heartbeat sound plays and you really feel like you're about to kick the bucket. Hearing the monsters moan for flesh is exciting as well. When it comes to polish, I think you could take a look into your movement and player
rotation (using the mouse) systems and possibly debug to make them smoother. If you do that, your game will be smooth, and even more attractive!

Oasiscircle: For this game it is clear that it was worked on for hard and long hours, and its scores show that quite well.

2nd Place - Dragon by Koil

GAMEPLAY: 22/30
GRAPHICS: 21/20
MUSIC: 10.5/12
POLISH: 17/18
OVERALL: 70.5/90

Branks: I enjoyed this entry that plays very similar to "Snake" which is a classic game. From the opening of the game, to the 'Game Over' screen; I enjoyed what I played (I tried a dozen times). Starting off with gameplay.. It's quite simple. You use the Left & Right arrow keys to rotate your position and the movement is constant. Don't let that fool you. It's quite a difficult game as the speed progresses. I often face-palmed myself at stupid mistakes causing me to lose. SO, kudos to you for allowing me to connect to the gameplay. I can tell a lot of effort was put into making this a very smooth running entry. The graphics are simplistic, but very well made. Everything flows together, and from an artists opinion, you've done well to capture the mood. It's nothing to drool over, though. Maybe you could have made some props or an interesting looking border around the game map to bring it to life a bit more. When the game boots up, you are granted with some very "hip" music. I really dig it. The only lacking area is sound effects. It would be nice to have sound effects when you collect those 'Dragon Bits'. Lastly.. the polishing on this entry is practicly flawless, and the best thus far. It's way too simple, so I couldn't grant you a maximum polish score, due to whats mentioned above.

Magnum2k: Koil's game is FANTASTIC. The gameplay is fast-paced and innovative, the graphics fit, and the music is just relaxing and awesome. There's not much to be said about this besides that new features should be added.

3rd Place - And She Will Breathe by Yut Put

GAMEPLAY: 18/30
GRAPHICS: 20.5/30
MUSIC: 11.5/12
POLISH: 13.5/18
OVERALL: 63.5/90

Branks: The game starts out with an interesting story. Pretty much you collect orbs throughout the game, in order to progress further with the dialogue. The platforming was a bit annoying though. You can't jump forward if you're on the edge of a cliff tile. It just denies you every time. The only challenge I had was the connecting of the jumps I had to make in order to climb the cliffs. Enemies were eye candy, seeing as they were idle and basically just watched me infinitely. Kind of a let down, but I see you were trying to focus mainly on the story telling and atmosphere. The graphics are simple, but I did like the presentation. The thing that bothered me most was the climbing animation. It looked like I was some sort of insect. The static effect between dialogue was a nice touch, thus making the story powerful. When it comes to sound, the music fits the game entirely. It would have been nice to have some sort of dramatic song play at the "sad" parts of the game. Sound effects for the sword is decent, as well as the wolves. When it comes to the polish area.. My personal experience is that it's a clean game. The only part that was annoying like said previously.. is not being able to jump forward when on the edge of a solid turf. It really bothered me.

Oasiscircle: Atmospheric games are always really interesting, but despite the great graphics and music I don't think the story was told well enough. Great entry otherwise though!

4th Place - Rocket Down by Akto

GAMEPLAY: 15/30
GRAPHICS: 21/30
MUSIC: 9/12
POLISH: 13.5/18
OVERALL: 58.5/90

Branks: This was a decent attempt at a shooter that felt similar to the Halo series. However, it fell short on a few areas in gameplay. I felt like this should have been more than just a pointless deathmatch game. Didn't really see a reason to play for more than 5 minutes. It's one of those games that requires players to join your server in order to even try the game. The fundamentals are there, but they're just applied very bad. When it comes to graphics I believe the characters look good. The particle effects
are very cool when you use the jetpack. I like the 'Alert!' warning when you're over heating as well. The map could use a few more props to make it stand out. The sound department is somewhat decent. The music compliments the setting, but the projectile sounds are not what I'd imagine to use for this kind of game. In the end, the game could use some objectives, better map variation, and possibly different character designs. It COULD become a fun game, if it's developed further.

Oasiscircle: This was a good shooter game, and reminded me a lot of the project that the graphics were going to be for! Really nice entry, just add more to the gameplay and it'd be a ton of fun.

Gravity by Bravo1

GAMEPLAY: 21/30
GRAPHICS: 16/30
MUSIC: 9.5/12
POLISH: 11.5/18
OVERALL: 58/90

Dungeon by Gooseheaded & Mechanios

GAMEPLAY: 19.5/30
GRAPHICS: 21/30
MUSIC: 9/12
POLISH: 7.5/18
OVERALL: 57/90

Sword by Greatfisher

GAMEPLAY: 18/30
GRAPHICS: 21/30
MUSIC: 5.5/12
POLISH: 12/18
OVERALL: 56.5/90

Game by Albro1

GAMEPLAY: 19.5/30
GRAPHICS: 16.5/30
MUSIC: 10.5/12
POLISH: 10/18
OVERALL: 56.5/90

Chaos Keys by Cloud Mage

GAMEPLAY: 17.5/30
GRAPHICS: 17/30
MUSIC: 11.5/12
POLISH: 9.5/18
OVERALL: 55.5/90

1-Bit Space Adventure by Fugsnarf

GAMEPLAY: 15/30
GRAPHICS: 21/30
MUSIC: 11.5/12
POLISH: 7/18
OVERALL: 54.5/90

CazHaz by Kaiochao

GAMEPLAY: 17.5/30
GRAPHICS: 20/30
MUSIC: 0/12
POLISH: 14.5/18
OVERALL: 42/90

Cave Clearer by Higoten

GAMEPLAY: 11.5/30
GRAPHICS: 12/30
MUSIC: 6/12
POLISH: 7.5/18
OVERALL: 37/90

Captive by Toddab503

GAMEPLAY: 11/30
GRAPHICS: 10/30
MUSIC: 6/12
POLISH: 6/18
OVERALL: 33/90

Brick Escape by Prf X

GAMEPLAY: 14/30
GRAPHICS: 7/30
MUSIC: 0/12
POLISH: 6/18
OVERALL: 28/90

Lost Saga by Arcangelx16

GAMEPLAY: 3/30
GRAPHICS: 4/30
MUSIC: 2/12
POLISH: 4/18
OVERALL: 13/90

Archived Post:

Just because I love these time-constrained contests, I figured I would host one for fun before summer ends for most BYOND-goers.

The aim of this contest is not only to give out prizes for those who can complete a game in such constraints, but also to stimulate some development of the small fun games that BYOND is known for. If you would like to participate, simply comment below! If you are participating as a group, I need confirmation from each group member in this thread. You can join after the contest has begun, but the end date is still the same!

To qualify for prizes, you must create a game start to finish within the contest's time restraints and submit a zip file containing your game's .dmb, .rsc, and all other files that are needed for the game to work. And if it is not listed somewhere in-game, I need a way to identify what the key (or keys) of the creator is. Make sure you only use resources that are either public domain or of your own creation. Feel free to use libraries and frame-works!

Submissions can either be uploaded somewhere or sent directly to my email hexbit@ymail.com .

I will be judging each game that I am submitted in the following categories with a maximum score of 30.

[10] Gameplay
[10] Graphics
[4] Music/Sound
[6] Polish

I will create a judging file that gives my ranking on each category for each game and a short summary of what I enjoyed about the game.

I will be participating, but I won't be eligible for any prizes, so don't you worry about unfair judging! ;)

Due to generous contributions by Vocal_nebula, Bravo1, Megablaze, Aaiko, and an anonymous donor the prize list is currently as follows:

1st Place Prize - $100
2nd Place Prize - $75
3rd Place Prize - $50
4th Place Prize - $25
Megablaze's Choice - $20 or 1 Year BYOND Membership ($24 value)

Prize money can either be received through PayPal, used for Steam games, or BYOND Membership(s) for you or your team. If you are working on a team, prize money will be distributed only after the method of distribution is confirmed by all team members. Megablaze will be choosing his own personal favorite game from the submissions which I will provide him. He shall be delivering the prize himself to his choice.

If anyone is nice enough to contribute a prize to the contest themselves, feel free to comment below and I will talk to you out of thread about it. Thanks for your generosity! (:

Any questions about the contest will be answered below.
Good luck with your game, and I will see you in a week! :)

Tourney Aftermath

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:12:44 +0000

GRANDMASTER BRACKET FINAL

#1 Flash Speed     633
#2 D4RK3 54B3R     530
#3 Klra            505
#4 Ragneo          502
#5 ELGears         489
#6 Lexeous-kun     487
#7 Super Saiyan X  358

OPEN BRACKET FINAL

#1 Alitron123      620
#2 Higoten         605
#3 Jittai          549
#4 Tyrantis123     546
#5 Vendettaune     479
#6 Truseeker       474
#7 Magnum2k        468
#8 TheBrawler424   455
#9 Acebloke        454
#10 Yusuke13       441
#11 TikTik         409

Congratulations, Flash Speed and Alitron123 for winning their brackets! They have both received their prizes.
We'll see if we have another tournament at a later date. If you want to hold one of your own, feel free to contact me and I'll setup the tourney system again! (:

Tourney Summary 7/11/12

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:03:39 +0000

# GRANDMASTER SUMMARY DAY 5

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1 Flash Speed       633     +25 ^
#2 Lexeous-kun       580     +16 ^
#3 Ragneo            502    -118 v
#4 D4RK3 54B3R       491     +29
#5 Klra              448      -9
#6 ELGears           446     +59 ^
#7 Super Saiyan X    404      +0 v

# OPEN SUMMARY DAY 5

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1  Alitron123       586     +12 ^
#2  Tyrantis123      581      +0 v
#3  Jittai           549      +0
#4  Higoten          541     +29
#5  Magnum2k         519     +22 ^
#6  Willdowe12       500      +0
#7  UnknownMurder    500      +0
#8  Vendettaune      479      +0 ^
#9  Truseeker        474     -28 v
#10 TheBrawler424    455      -4 ^
#11 Acebloke         454     -11 v
#12 Yusuke13         441      -7
#13 TikTik           421     -13

Finally a game got cast and uploaded without Youtube being silly.

Lots of action in the Open bracket yesterday. Who is your favorite to win Open Bracket and why? Comment your opinion below!

Tourney Summary 7/10/12

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:13:57 +0000

# GRANDMASTER SUMMARY DAY 3

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1 Ragneo            620     +17 ^
#2 Flash Speed       608     +0  v
#3 Lexeous-kun       564     -13
#4 D4RK3 54B3R       462     +2
#5 Klra              457     +22
#6 Super Saiyan X    404     -11 ^
#7 ELGears           387     -28 v

# OPEN SUMMARY DAY 3

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1  Tyrantis123       581     +0
#2  Alitron123        574     +23
#3  Jittai            549     +0
#4  Higoten           512     -5
#5  Truseeker         502     +0  ^
#6  Willdowe12        500     +0  ^
#7  UnknownMurder     500     +0  ^
#8  Magnum2k          497     +12
#9  Vendettaune       479     +0
#10 Acebloke          465     +0
#11 TheBrawler424     459     +0
#12 Yusuke13          449     +0
#13 TikTik            433     -31

No video because Youtube is acting silly today. Video tomorrow.

Comment on what you think of yesterday's rank changes below, as I have no time to do so right now!

Tourney Summary 7/9/12

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:17:38 +0000

# GRANDMASTER SUMMARY DAY 3

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1 Flash Speed       608     +49 ^
#2 Ragneo            603     +9  v
#3 Lexeous-kun       577     +10 v
#4 D4RK3 54B3R       460     +87 ^
#5 Klra              435     -27 ^
#6 ELGears           415    -112 v
#7 Super Saiyan X    404     -16 v

# OPEN SUMMARY DAY 3

   Name            Ranking  Change
#1 Tyrantis123       581    +115 ^
#2 Alitron123        551     +3
#3 Jittai            549     +0  v
#4 Higoten           517     +14
#5 Truseeker         502     +0
#6 Willdowe12        500     +0  ^
#7 UnknownMurder     500     +0  ^
#8 Magnum2k          485     -22 v
#9 Vendettaune       479     +0  ^
#10 Acebloke         465     -32 v
#11 TikTik           464     +0  ^
#12 TheBrawler424    459     -27 v
#13 Yusuke13         449     -51 v

Sorry, no video commentary today. Both me and D4Rk3 54B3R were way too tired to record and there was no one online when we were ready to do it. ):

Both the Grandmaster bracket and the Open bracket have some very interesting stories to tell. Flash Speed takes first place in the Grandmaster bracket and Tyrantis takes a gigantic lead over the Open bracket. Will these players be able to hold on to their rank until the end, there's no doubt it will be a constant struggle.

Do you think that Flash Speed can take it to the end? Leave your opinion in the comments section below!