HollowKnight wrote:

Bookmagician wrote:This'll be interesting. I'm almost tempted to try something...

Same.

Except...I can't draw...

I actually have a chance wiht this one!!! I'm great with drawing cartoony stuff like spore!!!

Bookmagician wrote:
Except...I can't draw...

Don't forget to check out the free tool on Mashon that you can use to create a storyboard with.

You won't need to be able to draw to make something cool.

-MC

A storyboard for what part of it?

This seems pretty bangorang, Maxis! On the school-issued laptops we get up here in the thawing Northeast US, there's an application called Comiclife that would be perfect for this challenge

CopperWolf wrote:How many frames can we put in one page?

Is there a full size pic of those comics?

Seiniyta wrote:

2. Eligibility. This Contest is only open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada, except Quebec, who are 13 years of age or older at time of entry and who had Internet access as of May 1st, 2009. This Contest is void in Quebec, Canada. Employees of Electronic Arts Inc. ("Sponsor") and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies ("Sponsor and its Agents") and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of each are not eligible. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.

Maxis doesn't like Europe at all........

That's really too bad, I think I would have enjoy this contest, since I'm illustrator in real life

DrScallion wrote:

Seiniyta wrote:

2. Eligibility. This Contest is only open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia and Canada, except Quebec, who are 13 years of age or older at time of entry and who had Internet access as of May 1st, 2009. This Contest is void in Quebec, Canada. Employees of Electronic Arts Inc. ("Sponsor") and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, advertising, promotion and publicity agencies ("Sponsor and its Agents") and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of each are not eligible. Contest is void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. All federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.

Maxis doesn't like Europe at all........

That's really too bad, I think I would have enjoy this contest, since I'm illustrator in real life

Not again, I really wouldn't mind if the dutch site was more active. But it's not. there are 2 posts a week now and no contests. really i would pay for shipping myself if that's the problem.

I had an idea about a police officer in a city planet. Who like my idea?
I made a 6 panel storybord printout so you can have even squares,
if you want to use it click here

might just be me, but shouldn't the person with the best GA storyboard get a free copy of GA? just a thought. I'm still doing one, though!!!

LSunday wrote:might just be me, but shouldn't the person with the best GA storyboard get a free copy of GA? just a thought.

ditto on that. i want to give this a try but a copy of GA would really seal the deal since i won't likely be getting a copy as soon as it comes out. and a graphics card won't do me a lick of good since i only have a laptop...

Can we use stick men and Maxis fills in the blanks?

A few quick questions regarding GA (relevant to my story boarding)...

1) Can keys be picked up in one act and then carried with you and used in the following act? (I'm thinking yes, but want to confirm one way or the other.)

2) I know that an act can include a goal such as picking up items (gems/treasure). Can you then have the captain 'give' those items to another sentient creature, triggering said creature to speak and provide him with valuable information that could aid in completing the mission successfully (info you would not otherwise obtain)? Or will the creature always speak to you upon encounter, without any gifts being involved?

3) I've heard rumor that you will be able to 'ride' other creatures in GA. Is this true? And if so, will you actually 'ride' on them in the traditional sense (straddling a horse, for example)... or is it more like with moving vehicles and platforms, where you simply jump onto a flat surface (such as on creature's back) and then 'ride' in a standing position?

4) And last, I am trying to get a bit of a handle on the complexity limits issue. I've heard the general rule of thumb limits of '10 creature species' & 'c. 100 total creations' per GA Adventure thrown around as rough estimates on how much you can add to a planet/adventure before maxing out on complexity. So, if one of my 'acts' involves a maze... how much is that likely to impact/limit the complexity that I will have remaining & available for use in fleshing out the rest of my GA 'world'? The individual wall sections used in constructing the maze will be very low complexity per... but it will require numerous wall pieces in order to complete the setting. If the over-all complexity of the completed maze is similar to (or only slightly greater than) the max total complexity that one single building in Spore's building editor might have... should I still be 'ok' (still able to add c. 10-15 other buildings involved in other acts--with one or two of those being 'complex' buildings, along with at least 10-15 smaller 'props' & 'keys', prob one actual vehicle, and c. 30 total creatures)? Or will complexity become an issue simply due to the maze using multiple 'pieces'? I guess what I am really asking is: Is it the number of 'pieces' used, or the sum of the complexity of all those individual pieces, that will determine how much complexity a maze eats up?

I have tried to read through everything I can find regarding what can and can not be done in GA (the interview thread has been esp helpful)... but still needed a bit of clarification on the above questions. I would like to try to avoid building anything into my storyboards that would be impossible to do during an adventure. And if the maze is going to take a big bite out of my allotted complexity, then I would like to know up front so that I can maybe just cut out an act or two from my adventure in order to compensate. Thanks!

Question: Are entries for this contest for "commercial and/or for-profit" purposes? I'm asking because if it is, we probably can't use the "Sporedom" font, or any other font that is not allowed for "commercial and/or for-profit" purposes. I'll still plan to use the Sporedom font unless I'm told otherwise. (or I find a better-suited one)