Mapping Contest: Calm Heights

[Meiscool-2]

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. Winners - DragonBlaze (Map) and AForgottenLegend (Story)

JUDGES: Meiscool  -  Linkizcool  -  MrMister

As promised, here is a chipset that’s not Mac and Blue:



Rules: Using the chipset above, create the best possible map that you can. You can only use the chipset, and NO events, effects, or panoramas, unless told otherwise. Any exceptions will be noted below.
-The Map will be 320 X 240 pixels (Screenshot size). THERE IS NO CERTAIN TYPE OF MAP YOU NEED TO MAKE. If I post a forest chipset, you can feel free to make a desert. It’s up to YOU. Only one screenshot per person.
-You cannot, and shouldn’t, use a screenshot that already exists in your game. This means, that to enter the contest, the map you make should’ve been made after I made this post, not something that was already in your game before this post. What you do after the contest with this map, is completely up to you.
-The map can only be changed using RPG Maker 2003. No other image editors, such as paint, Photoshop, etc, are allowed after you have taken the screenshot. If I find out you edited your picture with something other than RPG Maker 2003, you’re out of the contest.

Added Rule For This Specific Contest: When posting a screenshot, you are asked to give a story along with the screenshot. I thought that this might be a little fun and creative thing. Judges will judge both the story and the screen separate, so even if your map is horrible, you could still win the story portion. You are not required to give a story, but you have to post a map to give a story. No story giving without maps.

Exceptions: You may do almost anything you wish in this map. Make overlays, screen tints, weather, charasets, panoramas, ect. The only thing you CAN’T do is use a charaset of Humans, Humanoids, Animals, Monsters, or anything that is living other then plants and such.

*Note: This chipset is partially custom made by me, and slightly edited. Please contact me if you wish to use it in an event other then this contest, and give credit.*

This contest will go for five days, or until we have enough entries. Anyone can enter the contest, judges as well, though judges can't win prizes.

To start things off, I will post my map. This is an actual screen from my game. Remember, because I'm a judge, my map and story won't be in the voting. This is just an example of what you can do.


Story: Floating Island named Exsire. Actually the core of the planet earth, years ago powerful mages cast a spell to remove it from the center of the earth to set it free as a floating island. Without it, the earth died, but the core remained a paradise. The mages live on it to this very day.

So, begin!

~ Don’t know how to take screenshots? Here’s a tutorial:

In the upper right of your computer, you should notice a key that is called “Print Srcn”. Go into your game and play on the map that you want to take a screenshot of. Make sure your game is in full screen mode, and then press the “Print Srcn” key. Now, don’t do anything other than I tell you to right now. Close the game by pressing F12 and quit. Then, open MS Paint or any other image program. When it’s opened, press the Ctrl key and the V key at the same time. You should see an image of what you wanted to take a screenshot of. Next, make sure the screenshot is 320 x 240 pixels and hit save. Save your picture as a PNG file. After that, everything you need is done and you can host your map!

[SaiKar]

Hmm, I like this one. I think I'll submit something tomorrow sometime.

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by lucas_irineu
Can I use stone charsets?

Are stones living?

EDIT: JUDGE SAI! XD!!!!!!!

[Archem]

You wouldn't happen to have one that's of a valid image size, would you? Because I really don't feel like doing it myself right now... And I'm sure this'll throw a few people (no names are being mentioned...) who don't know how to resize it. I'm not saying I'm in on this (I'd hate to have to drop out due to IRL stuff like in the last one), but if I can get something together before the end, I'll make an entry.

[Meiscool-2]

Originally posted by Archem2
You wouldn't happen to have one that's of a valid image size, would you?

Valid image size? The chipset is 480x256, which is the normal size for chipsets. You should be able to import it fine.

In the event that I'm wrong, here is the direct link: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c105/Meiscool2/MountainTown.png

[Archem]

Oh my. This is quite peculiar. I double-checked on my part, and the size seems to be fine, but it gives me the invalid image size error... I'll prob'ly fix it soon enough, but I'm finding this to be quite odd...

[Robotam Plus]

You promised no mac and blue AGAIN? I hate you.  

[MrMister]

Originally posted by Robotam Plus
You promised no mac and blue AGAIN? I hate you.  

"You" are an RPG Maker "noob." "Owned."

[aboutasoandthis]

Where the River Goes

We get a lot of earthquakes up here. Some are big, and some are small. Some are so small, you can walk right threw them and not even notice them. What never really comes is a flood. There are a bunch of rivers that come from the mountains. A lot of times, the water in them touch the shore next to them. Even if it rains, nobody really knows where the water goes.

One time, there was this earthquake and a crash down by Harold's Cliff. A bunch of us went down to see what had happened. Everyone was amazed. There was a hole on the river's floor. Not only that, but there was this stone building stuck in the mountainside where the hole was!

The entire county went to see what was in the hole. Even some of the cityfolk came to see it. They say the bricks in the building didn't match the mountainside. They told everyone it was some kind of marble. Some people say the World's Fair came to town a couple years ago, and this was lost from it. The kids say there's some ancient city down there.

What's wierd is that Harold's Cliff and that river are high up in the mountains. They say they can't swim in the river to look at it, without being carried off, chickens. After it was in the newspaper, the Mayor said he'd bring in someone to look at it? Where does the water go? Who put that building there? What's under the mountain? Is there more of a city to see?

Who knows? Maybe we'll get another earthquake and see.

[Robotam Plus]

Originally posted by MrMister

Originally posted by Robotam Plus
You promised no mac and blue AGAIN? I hate you.  

"You" are an RPG Maker "noob." "Owned."[/B]

I hate you too.

[MrMister]

Originally posted by Robotam Plus

Originally posted by MrMister

Originally posted by Robotam Plus
You promised no mac and blue AGAIN? I hate you.  

"You" are an RPG Maker "noob." "Owned."[/B]

I hate you too.[/B]

I want to piss on you.
 - R Kelly

[Robotam Plus]

Originally posted by MrMister

Originally posted by Robotam Plus

Originally posted by MrMister

Originally posted by Robotam Plus
You promised no mac and blue AGAIN? I hate you.  

"You" are an RPG Maker "noob." "Owned."[/B]

I hate you too.[/B]

I want to piss on you.
 - R Kelly[/B]

Chapelle's show ftw.  

[Krynth]

Idea: Cherry blossom trees (when the leaves fall they're suppose to look like fire is raining) supposed to be in place of the four pillars below. That and probably cant tell but its suppose to be shaped sorta like a dragon's head...the two piller islands above are suppose to be the end of the horns... which connect to the two pillers at the side of the building (head)



(need to think of something for a story...)

Story: Spring softens the land, the green returns to the valleys and then to the mountains...

    Then an unnatural coldness runs through your veins as the sky goes black...high above fire rains down upon the land and covers you...the heavens turn red as the season of dragons grow near...

     Soon they'll come when evening befalls the land and out from the fortress high above these serpents will pour...

Edit: Fixed and may be able to do more if I find the right resources...

[Meiscool-2]

That map goes against the rules. Please read them over, and discover for yourself what you did wrong.

[Bluhman]

--The Sky Fortress--



Once upon a time, there lived a great man.
Admiral Cole was his name.
He fought in a war, many years it would span.
But Admiral thought of it simply a game.

In order to fight his enemies great,
he built himself a fortress, high in the sky,
made of stones of compressed sand.
some might have said that the fortress could fly,

but even this fortress was bound to the ground.

With columns many and fine cliffs attached,
the fortress was an island high in the air.
the height of the fortress even matched
the height of the mountain "Avante Al Feur".

But it was not long until enemies came.
The legion came in a furiously fast attack.
It was the ogres, most looked the same.
But one stood out, ogrun shogun Jack.

Shogun jack stood wide and tall.
The very earth shook when he took a stomp.
And seeing how easily the fortress would fall,
He jumped in the air and made a loud THWOMP.

Within seconds, the stone leviathan tilted,
toppled and melted, down to the earth.
Even quicker, indeed, was the fortresses death,
Than even it's seventeen year-long birth.

And now, my friends, now you know
of the sky fortress, with stones of sand.
And remember, when fighting a sturdy foe...

Build a sturdy fortress - Upon sturdy land.