Winner Announced: Parkaboy!

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Challenge Details
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the moon. Millions tuned in to watch the historic event on TV as the new frontier was first explored by people. Find out more about the famous voyage here.

40 years later, to celebrate that momentous occasion, we're opening the Apollo 11 Adventure Challenge! Create an adventure from our lunar template creation: The Moon.

Make it realistic, with goals such as planting scientific equipment on the surface and collecting samples, or create an entirely new version of the events, such as encountering alien life, or trekking to the dark side of the moon.

To edit the template, save this png and drag it into your Sporepedia, or view the adventure on Spore.com and click "Download Adventure".



We'll post our favorite adventures here for you to vote on a winner.

What will the challenge winner get?

Glory of course... and a chance to be featured on Spore.com!

Your adventure:
• must be an edited version of this template adventure
• must not contain other authors (aside from MaxisSpore) in the lineage
• must not have any links or references to other sites in the submission's tags, name, or description

Submissions that do not meet the above criteria will not be considered for a feature

Additional Requirements:

• To submit an adventure: publish it with the tag mcapollochallenge.
• You can submit as many adventures as you’d like
• All submissions must be in by 11:00 AM PST Friday (08/07/09)

Optional:
• Post a link to your adventure
• Post screenshots from your adventure
• Post YouTube movies of your adventure

Challenge FAQ
How was the moon template created?
The USGS Astrogeology research program has published various topographic maps of the lunar surface. Spore's Kate Compton used bump maps created by artist Robert Johnston from the USGS data to recreate a planet that looks like the Earth's moon! She added a couple extra craters to make the surface more interesting, so you may want to think of this as "the moon, but after an especially heavy Leonid shower".

Is contact from Earth required, or can we just use the template to create a moon-based adventure? Does the landing need to occur in the adventure?
You do not need to contact earth. Please keep in mind that the spirit of this challenge is to remember Apollo 11, but that is widely open to your interpretation. You don't need to include the landing in your adventure.

Does the captain have to be the astronaut? Can we use him/her in the adventure?
You can change the captain, and make it locked or unlocked. The template uses a locked astronaught captain, but you're welcome to change this aspect of the adventure.

Will there be a Sporecast of the entry creations?
If you make one there will be!

Can I terraform the planet?
Yes.

Awsome! I know what Im making...

I want haz join!

I might join but I am not a real fan of realism.

StarUniter wrote:I might join but I am not a real fan of realism.

You're not confined to a realistic space in this challenge. While it's an option, you're also welcomed to get creative and use your imagination to come up with a fantastic new perspective on a lunar expedition.

-MC

I will enter soon, will there be a sporecast for the contest creations?

MC, Pm's

Does the captain have to be the astronaut?

Can we use him/her in the adventure?

I'm a big history geek but I don't know if I'll have the time (I'm working on both of MC's other challenges).
Edit: Sorry I couldn't enter MC but I ran out of ideas...

I might join as well, but I need to practice my adventure creation (Specialy because Amazon.com has been late with the order I did a week ago). BTW, Isn't that JelloJolteon2000's Spaceman creation?

i will make the best moon mission.

anyone have a lunar lander that ISNT a spaceship? *sigh* why cant spaceships land?

I'm gonna join, but I doubt mine will win. XD

I can't enter the planet because it has a creature with C&C....

Is contact from Earth required, or can we just use the template to create a moon-based adventure? Does the landing need to occur in the adventure?