Banter's competition; coming soon!

[Major Banter]

Introduction

Field Zone is my pet project, a modification that at current I'm keeping fairly quiet about. It's not really kicking major arse at the moment with much of it WIP; maps, weapons, HUD, etc etc etc etc.

However, there is one key element that I would like to involve all of you with. The mod is very much story driven, along the lines of Dear Esther; you can play it, but if you don't look, see and understand you'll get very little out of it.

Background

This is where you, Lopers, come in. Do feel free to post these details on other sites; I may send a polite message to PlanetPhillip and Podcast 17 to drum up plenty of interest for the actual thing. There's exactly 51 pieces of specific information to gather throughout the mod; BioShock style tapes, Oblivion style books and notes; maybe pictures, slides, videos and so on. Basically, all key to the plot, all key to the penultimate chapter. You listen, read or observe.

The Competition

What I'll be doing is simple. You will be able to submit any number of entries along the above "information" lines of ANY format out of a choice of 3 specific themes; Civilian, Soldier and Scientist. Naturally, the last will involve an absolutely spoiler laden briefing, but the other two can be written/crafted/recorded etc without any mod details ruining it for you.

You submit an entry based upon the Field Zone universe, which will be detailed within the competition post. It could be a word document about a housewife's struggle with her deformed child, a soldier's worries about the increasing Lock Zone activity or a scientist's exploration into his subjects; demented or otherwise. Maybe a Photoshopped picture of the same, perhaps an audio log in the form of a .wav file. It's all very much awesome.

I will add one very interesting note; the city in the mod was abandoned in 1980, but during the 7 Hour War there were excursion teams sent to the site. Yup, this is set within the HL2 universe, around 8 years before HL2. I'll save other details.

The winner/participants reward

So why bother? Well, every piece that gets in will be fully credited - both in credit and in-mod. What's more, one or two particularly good entries will recieve a Steam game of thier choice under £15, or a copy of the Orange Box to be gifted to an account of thier choice.

I hope this generates some interest. It's a chance to really play with your creativity. All entries will naturally be bound by rules but for now I'm just curious as to how many of you would enter.

Feel free to ask questions.

[joe_rogers_11155]

very cool idea, expect something to come from me in the coming days or weeks as i intermittently visit the internet and then slip back into the aether.

[coder0xff]

Sounds pretty fun. I'd do it. Of course I'd go with the scientist.

[YokaI]

Erm... Not to be a negative nancy, but what's the point of you being a design section moderator if you're going to make your own competitions separate to the design section? :^|

[vcool]

Erm... Not to be a negative nancy, but what's the point of you being a design section moderator if you're going to make your own competitions separate to the design section? :^|

It's like any other member setting up a random comp.

[Major Banter]

Yokai, that is possibly the most insipid comment I have ever heard.

This is a personal competition for a personal mod, and not for prestige. It has prizes and a massively open entry style.

In essence, it doesn't belong in the design section; the section for mapping competitions. The section for design.

[NBRXXN]

Sounds cool.
And, am I correct in thinking that this compitition would require absolutly no modding skill at all?

[Major Banter]

You are correct. This is entirely your skill set in whatever medium you choose; audio or visual.

[coder0xff]

Well, stop teasing us, and tell us how to get started.

[Major Banter]

Haha, I'll kick it off shortly; I need to get into contact with PlanetPhillip and Podcast 17 first.