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MineYoshi wrote:So technically this will be a Modding Competition? The mod should be new. (I suppose)

But i have some questions:
-Can we do a modpack? Or it should go in an only mod folder?
-Can we use own licenses? I mean not using Creative Comons, GNU Licenses or anything popular likely MIT? Always that share the Source and give freedom?
-Where do we post the mod? In WIP mods, or it should go in Mods Releases? When do we should post it?
-We start coding 17th of December right? Or when exactly?
-Who will be judging the mods?

npx wrote:This is a wonderful idea! And we really would like to participate! But are you really sure you want to do this contest in the last week end before Christmas? Maybe it could be a little bit difficult for someone to participate. Some people have not much time in this period...

endev15 wrote:I think was npx is asking, is could it possibly be moved to mid-break? I may be wrong, just a guess. I personally am fine with whatever.

And FYI, whitepheonix already knows this, but I will be participating. And winning :P

MineYoshi wrote:At least the second prize is good too. Y' Know?

endev15 wrote:

MineYoshi wrote:At least the second prize is good too. Y' Know?

More likely than not, I'll be discovering how great the first place prize is. Y' Know? :P

Xudo wrote:I looked for criterias of judging and didn't find any.
Am I missed something?

Xudo wrote:I looked for criterias of judging and didn't find any.
Am I missed something?

MineYoshi wrote:

Xudo wrote:I looked for criterias of judging and didn't find any.
Am I missed something?

That's a good fact.
Maybe:
-Creativity (How good the idea is)
-Code (How good the source is, and how stable)
-Media (How good the textures, images and sounds are)

Qualify from 1 to 10
Then join every score having from 1 to 30.
Higher is the score, better is the judging! :)

whitephoenix wrote:So sorry guys, but my operating system threw a fit and the gift link to humble bundle got deleted, so I will be giving out some stuff from the new game programming bundle instead, hopefully that's alright.

whitephoenix wrote:

Hello everybody! I was thinking, other games have modding jams/competitions, so why don't we?
I decided to announce a 72 hour long modding competition for minetest called TestJam.
The contest will take place Saturday the 17th through Monday the 19th (of December), starting at 10AM PST and ending at 10PM PST.

Did I mention there are prizes? One winner will receive:
1. Five "Code your own game" eBooks ($~85 paperback value) as a humble bundle gift

2. Trine enchanted edition on Steam. ($15) Game Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/35700/

The second place winner will receive:
1. English country tune on Steam. ($5) Game Link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/207570/


That's about $105 worth of prizes! ($105 more than LudumDare might I add)

Interested? Here's what you gotta do to have a chance at winning.
1. Setup a gitlab or github repo, do NOT run git init or make the repo before the contest has started!
2. Join the IRC channel #testjam @ irc.freenode.net (optional but highly recommended)
3. Start working, you can use any libraries or tools you like, but you must create most (aim for at-least 80%) of the code and do so during the competition. Using textures and assets made by others is allowed, provided they are licensed accordingly. You can (and I encourage you to) stream or record your work. There is no theme. Up to 3 people can work in your group, but you must decide amongst yourselves how to split the prizes.
4. Commit your changes to github or gitlab and post your work in this thread. If there are any commits after the contest has ended, they will be ignored.
5. Wait for results, which will be announced in this thread, I expect results to take about 2-3 days to be announced. I will be giving out prizes from this account, any other account is probably trying to scam you.
6. Release your mod on the forum, please wait until judging it finished.

If you have any questions, swing by the IRC or ask in this thread. During the contest, I will probably be streaming at https://www.twitch.tv/whitephoenix0 and checking out what everyone is working on.