Have you ever thought that your graphing calculator was underpowered for its price? Maybe sometimes you felt that its limited speed and screen resolution were a bottleneck during your programming sessions and that you wished you had more room to develop games.
But what if your screen resolution was actually even worse? What if it was... let's say... 4x3, 3x4 or 3x3 pixels large? What if 12 pixels (or 9) was all that you got to work with?
This is why today we are officially launching our first mini-contest: The CW 4x3 Challenge!(http://djomnimaga.codewalr.us/4x3challenge.gif)
Description
Basically, you have to create a video game that runs at a resolution of 4x3, 3x4 or 3x3 pixels. You can simulate it via scaling if the platform doesn't support such low resolution, but as long as the entire game looks like a 4x3, 3x4 or 3x3 game you are fine. 3x3 is accepted too since some people might not need an HUD bar (eg to show energy and lives) but since there will be bonus points awarded on how much screen percentage the game fills, using 4x3 or 3x4 is recommended.
The goal of this contest is not to showcase your programming skills in particular, but rather to show what kind of game you can create under such extreme limitations. In other words, be creative!
Who is allowed to participate?
-People who have a CodeWalrus forum account, except the 4 staff members.
What platforms are eligible?
-TI-73, 81, TI-82/+/Stats, TI-83/+/Premium CE, TI-84+/SE/CSE/CE
-TI-85, TI-86, TI-89
-TI-Nspire Clickpad/Touchpad/CX (as long as it can run on non-CAS models with OS 3.1 or 3.6)
-Casio FX-7000G, 9750GII, 9860G, fx-CG10/20 or CP400
-HP 39gII and HP Prime
-Windows (as long as it can run on Windows 7)
-Android
-Web browsers (as long as it runs in the latest stable release of Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari or IE)
-We also accept NES, SNES, N64, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, GBC and GBA homebrews (in ROM format).
Which programming languages are eligible?
Everything. But keep in mind that all entries compete against each others regardless of the platform and language, so FX-7000G BASIC might not be the best idea.
What are the contest rules?
-The game must only
use a 4x3, 3x4 or 3x3 blocks area. It doesn't have to fill the entire screen (or whatever is useable by the language), you get more points if it does. We will tolerate the drawing of each block using multiple commands (eg the Line() command), but if you do that then you must use the same sub-routine for every block and it must not erase other blocks. Do not emulate the gaps between pixels:
(http://img.codewalr.us/nogapspl0x.png)
-The deadline is
May 31st 2015, 11:59 PM, GMT. All entries will be made public afterward.
-The
source code must be provided if it's not already viewable by default in the binary.
-You cannot use other people's code, same for pre-made engines (eg Game Maker).
-A
readme explaining the game controls and what is needed to run and compile it must be included with your entry in
.txt format.
-You must create a
topic showcasing your entry (description, screenshots, progress) on the CodeWalrus forums at http://codewalr.us/index.php?board=34
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Participants cannot release code or binaries of their entry before judging and voting begins.-Judging will be performed by me. More judges might be added later, depending of if they own all the electronic platforms we got entries for. Once judging and voting are done, the scores will be converted then merged together to design the winner.
-You will be asked a working e-mail address if you win, so that we can send you your prize.
-Grading will be done as follows:
Quote from: Grading*(20 pts) Originality: Is it just another tic-tac-toe clone that looks exactly like the 100 other ones in ticalc.org archives?
*(20 pts) Creativity: How you managed to cram a game into 4x3, 3x4 or 3x3 resolution? Was your game choice reasonable (eg not Tetris)?
*(15 pts) Gameplay: How well does the game play? Are controls well-chosen? Is it too slow to be playable?
*(15 pts) Fun: Is the game fun? Would you play it again in the future?
*(10 pts) Graphics: How well the game is shown under such extreme limitation? Can we distinguish what is what for that type of game?
*(10 pts) Full screen: How much percentage of the screen (or whatever the language can use) can the game fill?
*(10 pts) Size, speed, installing & bugs: Is the game file size reasonable for what it offers? Is it too slow? Is installation easy? is the game bug-ridden?
Prize
The winner will receive a $30 (USD) gift card for Steam, iTunes or Amazon, depending of what he chooses and what is available in his country.
Where to submit your entryZip up the sources and binaries, even if it's a webpage, and send it to the following address:
c o n t e s t @ c o d e w a l r . u s
So what are you waiting for? If you feel you are up to the challenge and want to make the TI-80 look HD, then start coding now! :walrii:
UPDATE (June 15th 2015): The final results are out! http://codewalr.us/index.php?topic=546.0
This is a very cool idea!
Currently designing and documenting my entry. You'll be able to write your own DNA for a plant and help it survive in whatever environment you are given!
This will be fun.
Cool contest, i kinda thought it would be this :P
Also @strontium spoilers O.O
And is every colour allowed? (I mean the full spectrum)
Oh god, if we only were able to do black and white.
Then it would be a million times harder.
Quote from: Strontium on April 29, 2015, 12:27:05 AM
Currently designing and documenting my entry. You'll be able to write your own DNA for a plant and help it survive in whatever environment you are given!
This will be fun.
Cool :D. Make sure to create a topic in this sub-forum when you start coding it :)
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on April 29, 2015, 12:30:29 AM
Cool contest, i kinda thought it would be this :P
Also @Strontium spoilers O.O
And is every colour allowed? (I mean the full spectrum)
Well, after all the idea came from you by accident because you mentionned something about 4x3 resolution a few months ago in another thread. I forgot where, though. Good thing we didn't announce this contest earlier this month, though, because people would have thought it's an April Fools joke. :P
And yes all colors are allowed.
I think it started around here: http://codewalr.us/280/6637 (http://codewalr.us/280/6637)
Oh right that was where I got the idea from you :P
Dang, thats a tough one...
What to do, what to do...
I think I'll be doing this on a graphscreen :P
I made an entry, but I'm staff, so I guess I'll show it as a sample.
You made an entry already!?
Seems like so, but yeah he can't submit it because staff cannot participate. :P
Also just as a reminder: Do not emulate the gap between pixels on larger screens. Gonna add the example picture I just made inside the first post:
(http://img.codewalr.us/nogapspl0x.png)
Quote from: Strontium on April 29, 2015, 03:14:03 AM
You made an entry already!?
It was made a while ago when we got the idea for the contest. Gotta modify it, though, since it have some bad stuff in there.
I guess that if it's done properly within the rules then it could serve as an example. :P
I can't join because none of my calcs are allowed :P and I'm horrible at computer programming (I can't make anything on a computer)
On Android can there be on-screen touch controls? (like a dpad or something?)
They cannot be visible (unless you decide to do a 3x3 d-pad sprite that fills almost the entire screen :P). Touch/mouse controls themselves are allowed, though.
So the game MUST be squares, there can't be any designs inside the "squares"?
Also, can stats and things be displayed on the top of the screen?
Quote from: Unicorn on April 29, 2015, 05:41:38 AM
So the game MUST be squares, there can't be any designs inside the "squares"?
Also, can stats and things be displayed on the top of the screen?
What part of "must be 4x3" don't you get :P
I was just wondering...
Also, can there be a menu before and after the game starts displaying help/stats/restart?
Nah, everything must be 4x3. Think for example about how your computer runs in 1920x1080 or 1280x720 pixels resolution, the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition 320x240 or 160x240 and the TI-83 Plus 96x64. Now you are limited to 4x3 (basically, just 12 squares). For menu options or game help you will have to put that in the readme or find ways to make the game intuitive despite the limitations.
Ok, cool, K know what I will use for the scores so i can start writin that!
I am participating in this contest.
I wrote a 4x3 grayscale framebuffered, async engine, but I have a few questions:
Is it allowed to require external "hardware" on the calc (like a printed page or a pen)?
Also, is greyscale allowed?
I made the engine, but soelchf wants to make his own game, but he doesn't know axe too well, can I give him my engine's source code so that he can make his game with my high level functions?
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 29, 2015, 01:15:10 AM
And yes all colors are allowed.
All colors does include grayscale :P
Quote from: DarkestEx on April 29, 2015, 11:34:00 AM
I am participating in this contest.
I wrote a 4x3 grayscale framebuffered, async engine, but I have a few questions:
Is it allowed to require external "hardware" on the calc (like a printed page or a pen)?
Also, is greyscale allowed?
I made the engine, but soelchf wants to make his own game, but he doesn't know axe too well, can I give him my engine's source code so that he can make his game with my high level functions?
External hardware such as a dice and pen (eg for a traditional role playing game) might be tolerated, but remember that we are judging gameplay as well, so if such stuff hinders gameplay too much then this could affect the score.
And yes grayscale is allowed. As for sharing your engine, you can't, though. Sorry.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 29, 2015, 03:43:49 PM
Quote from: DarkestEx on April 29, 2015, 11:34:00 AM
I am participating in this contest.
I wrote a 4x3 grayscale framebuffered, async engine, but I have a few questions:
Is it allowed to require external "hardware" on the calc (like a printed page or a pen)?
Also, is greyscale allowed?
I made the engine, but soelchf wants to make his own game, but he doesn't know axe too well, can I give him my engine's source code so that he can make his game with my high level functions?
External hardware such as a dice and pen (eg for a traditional role playing game) might be tolerated, but remember that we are judging gameplay as well, so if such stuff hinders gameplay too much then this could affect the score.
And yes grayscale is allowed. As for sharing your engine, you can't, though. Sorry.
But be serious. You just can't make gameplay only with 4x3 squares. Its just impossible. You can only use it with the manual though so a printed paper (in my case an overlay over the screen with holes or a chart with display codes) is the only way of playing such a game.
False, I could port Illusiat TI-81 Remake to 4x3 color if I wanted to. HP would be red (and become darker as it gets close to zero) and MP green. Plus even a primitive Mario game would be possible if someone wanted to. It just requires imagination. And for controls the readme can be used. Granted, it is not ideal when sending the game between friends at school since they won't get the manual, but this is for a contest that asks you to be creative (*cough*without repeatedly trying to find loopholes in the rules*cough*).
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 29, 2015, 05:08:14 PM
False, I could port Illusiat TI-81 Remake to 4x3 color if I wanted to. HP would be red (and become darker as it gets close to zero) and MP green. Plus even a primitive Mario game would be possible if someone wanted to. It just requires imagination. And for controls the readme can be used. Granted, it is not ideal when sending the game between friends at school since they won't get the manual, but this is for a contest that asks you to be creative (*cough*without repeatedly trying to find loopholes in the rules*cough*).
My idea was to create a printed overlay for the screen, which does not change. And a table for decoding the messages on screen.
Like they did with the first game consoles. This is not cheating, but creative.
Update:
Here's an image of such a game console:
(http://qph.is.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c08e65bae28cae5cb002db3dda94b108?convert_to_webp=true)
And for the overlay, it would have been a printed paper which you would have cut holes into. I still really want to make something like that.
Oh, that could work since the overlay itself wouldn't be part of the in-game digital display, but of course during judging I would not have the overlay so it is widely encouraged to at least try to make the game somewhat playable without one.
Also one of my friends got that console, but I forgot if he got the overlays. O.O
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on April 29, 2015, 05:24:25 PM
Oh, that could work since the overlay itself wouldn't be part of the in-game digital display, but of course during judging I would not have the overlay so it is widely encouraged to at least try to make the game somewhat playable without one.
Also one of my friends got that console, but I forgot if he got the overlays. O.O
Yeah of course it will be playable w/o, but it will be much harder, as you will have to constantly look into the documentation at the beginning. But you will get the principle over time. The overlay will of course be delivered aswell (as a pdf file).
Interesting. I don't really know the console, but only the way it displayed things. It didn't had a big resolution and only monochrome, so it used the overlays.
I 've finally managed to read what the 4x3 gif DJ made says! its "CW 4x3 challenge"
Oh by the way: Don't forget to backup your progress often, on multiple storage mediums! I am asking because in past Omnimaga contests, half of the entries would get canceled due to the author repeatedly losing his work and still not learning to backup often.
And lol Cumred I was wondering if people would do it. :P I am not a big fan of certain characters I used, but I guess not much can be done in 4x3 :P
You have to make a separate topic about your entry but when? After you finish it, when the contest ends, or when you start it. I would think when the contest ends.
I'd say when you start as the topic will be there when the contest ends.
Sorry do you mean post the topic now when I start? Then post one after the contest ends I am confused :(
I'd quickly like to ask: how about other valutas? I'm sure I don't have to explain that $30 =/= €30. Will the prize be changed to valuta courses or can non-Americans quit their efforts?
Quote from: brentmaas on April 29, 2015, 08:29:47 PM
I'd quickly like to ask: how about other valutas? I'm sure I don't have to explain that $30 =/= €30. Will the prize be changed to valuta courses or can non-Americans quit their efforts?
You're right. We can't use prepaid dollar cards in EU countries.
I think adding dollars to steam accounts will probably work.
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on April 29, 2015, 08:44:44 PM
I think adding dollars to steam accounts will probably work.
I am not sure about that. Normally prepaid cards only work for the currency they are bought with.
Also I don't want a steam card. It would be wasted money for me.
The best thing for me would be bank transfer, but I guess that's impossible for DJ Omnimaga.
I think we should use magics.
Oh, yeah, backups...
EDIT: If we involve :walrii: in the game, can it be regular pixel size?
Make a 4x3 walrus
Bu it wouldn't look good O.O
Is the prize optional? If my parents see $30 in my Steam they will freak (they don't even know about my CW account). So it could go to second in place as an option?!
Why would your parents see that you have 30$ in steam? Are they the kind of parents who monitor EVERYTHING?
Also, just spend it as soon as you get it, then :P Put them games you want in your wishlist and speed buy them if you win,
I think the calcs I have are added now, I might attempt.
Does the orientation of the 4x3 matter? can it be 3x4?
Quote from: princetonlion.tibd on April 30, 2015, 03:07:13 AM
I think the calcs I have are added now, I might attempt.
Does the orientation of the 4x3 matter? can it be 3x4?
It can be 3x3, 3x4, or 4x3, if I am correct
so the maximum size is 4x3, but it can be smaller?
That, I don't know, I think it stops at 3x3...
Quote from: princetonlion.tibd on April 30, 2015, 03:11:06 AM
so the maximum size is 4x3, but it can be smaller?
3x3 is the minimum. Otherwise the only two other options are 4x3 and 3x4 (the latter is ideal for smartphones or the Classpad)
Ummmm..
Can I change my idea a little if I need to? Would that be allowed?
I really think that there should be three winners,
@DJ Omnimaga.
They could get a 10($/€) for place 2 and a 5($/€) card for place 3.
This would make it alot better and would give others a better change to win.
It's sad if your game doesn't win after (then) having worked for over a month on it (school making it even harder to do so).
And if you can't give prizes to the 2nd and 3rd place, you should still give them badges.
If you're participating just for the prize, you're doing contests wrong, in my opinion.
How does Ludum Dare have thousands of participants yet no prize?
Quote from: Strontium on April 30, 2015, 08:55:19 PM
If you're participating just for the prize, you're doing contests wrong, in my opinion.
How does Ludum Dare have thousands of participants yet no prize?
You got me wrong. If I wouldn't want to win (or atleast get into the circle of -hopefully- three winners) I wouldn't participate. Would you?
Oh and yes, its not for the money. But just for the good feeling of having won.
These prizes would have been more symbolic than useful.
I wouldn't spend hours and hours trying to get some huge pixel things working, wouldn't spend one hour typing 36 3x3 letters into the calulator, wouldn't develop a framebuffer driver for graphics output, wouldn't make scrolling menus, wouldn't do this even if I have alot to do for school (theoretically :P).
So I hope this will clear things up.
EDIT #1:
I must really be honorest. When this is done, I will have spent at least 12 hours (more like 24 at the end), getting this working (maybe even more...).
Nobody is probably ever going to play my game afterwards and I haven't learned too much over the development yet, so of course do I want some feedback, a positive response, you know.
EDIT #2:
Don't get me wrong on this too. I have fun making this game, but I am just realistic about the rest.
Okay, thanks. The way you talked about the prize made it seem like you were more interested in money than the pleasure of actually competing in a contest :P
I haven't ever made a game before either.
This ends on my birthday! :)
THe thing is that this particular contest was more considered as a mini-contest since we plan a bigger one with more prizes later. CodeWalrus staff members are pretty much on their own when it comes to funding the website and contests, unlike Cemetech (an anonymous person donates them many calcs every year), TI-Planet (affiliated with TI) and Planète-Casio (affiliated with Casio), and while Omnimaga has no affiliation with anyone, one of their admin earns a lot of money from his job compared to me. On top of that I am the only CodeWalrus staff with an income. This is why smaller contests only have one prize and why we try to keep hosting costs to a minimum.
We could always give special badges to three winners and the gift card prize to the top winner, but we can't always do miracles. I hope you understand and still have fun participating. Now I should try to get some ideas for badges
Some badge ideas: contest walrus or party walrus. Party walrus gets a party hat, contest walrus gets a fancy blue ribbon.
Walrii could work but the CW Supporter badge already uses it. It could be some sort of medal, though (bronze, silver and gold)
oooo a gold walrii.
Wasn't there already a gold Walrii?
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on May 01, 2015, 09:22:10 AM
Wasn't there already a gold Walrii?
Yeah, hence why for the medals they would be more like tokens with a resized walrii in it.
I should make a fancy winner userbar.
The userbar shoud be custom for the user.
The user bar should be a scaled up 4x3 of the game they made!
Actually that seems like a good idea :D. It should probably also include a scaled down copy of the medal.
Also thanks guys for the comments and suggestions about the contest. Even though we might not always agree 100% with everything, I'm happy that CodeWalrus members tell us or our users directly what they have issues with instead of in their back (http://chat.eeems.ca/?server=irc.omnimaga.org%206667&channel=omnimaga&date=Fri%20May%2001%202015#1430516591851). Politics-aside, I wish good luck to the contestants and don't forget to backup your work (and other projects) often to avoid bad surprises, especially with hard drives and people who code directly on-calc. :)
Do you think this contest should be announced on other websites?
I think it would do something for publicity, but Its your choice.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 02, 2015, 12:38:05 AM
Actually that seems like a good idea :D. It should probably also include a scaled down copy of the medal.
Also thanks guys for the comments and suggestions about the contest. Even though we might not always agree 100% with everything, I'm happy that CodeWalrus members tell us or our users directly what they have issues with instead of in their back (http://chat.eeems.ca/?server=irc.omnimaga.org%206667&channel=omnimaga&date=Fri%20May%2001%202015#1430516591851). Politics-aside, I wish good luck to the contestants and don't forget to backup your work (and other projects) often to avoid bad surprises, especially with hard drives and people who code directly on-calc. :)
Do you think this contest should be announced on other websites?
About backing up I my calc reset and NAGOJI 4x3 got deleted but it is all good (I did some pretty noob coding looking at my out of date back up so it will hopefully be better made now :P)
Ouch, hopefully you can prevent such data loss in thr future. I guess rewrites don't hurt sometimes, providing the author doesn't end up doing an endless rewrite cycle like some past calc projects (E:SoR anyone?)
Yeah the code now is much more organized and I am backing it up on calc whenever I fix any major bugs or make it do more stuff but luckly I think the rewrite was for the better this time (I don't want it to happen again though :P)
Sorry if the question is a bit obvious, but is sound allowed?
it doesnt say you arent
I have an idea...
If only I could figure out how to integrate sound into a program :|
Quote from: Siapran on May 08, 2015, 08:59:27 PM
Sorry if the question is a bit obvious, but is sound allowed?
Yes but during judging we don't use speakers/headphones, so gameplay that is heavily dependent on sound is not recommended.
Your entry must also not require extra hardware like some of the programs that
@Keoni29 made in the past.
Ya know what would be cool? A garageband type program.
So yea, this is a pretty cool contest idea. It really tests your creativity. I'm thinking I might enter with a rougelike RPG. :D
That would be nice. A Rogue-like would entirely be possible, assuming you went Illusiat 1 style. :)
Quote from: Unicorn on May 09, 2015, 03:25:26 AM
Ya know what would be cool? A garageband type program.
Yes. The issue though is that people usually insist in making trackers where you don't hear the notes you are inserting, and people tend to see them as less user-friendly. Add the fact not many people are interested enough in calc music to purchase the required adapters, this reduces trackers audience even further. Some people prefer trackers, though.
But that's for another topic since that isn't contest-eligible.
It could be if the judges used headphones...
How many entries are there now?
Hi guys!
Long time Omnimagician, first time CodeWalrus :3= . Some of you may recognize me. To those people, I say, long time no see :P
Formalities aside, I have an idea for this contest...Bitty Bird! (I have no better name.) I'll get started! ;)
Heya, welcome to the forums. And yes we saw each others before :P. I am curious about your idea. Hopefully you can pull off some interesting game into that resolution that rivals the TI-80. :)
On a side note, we have a member introductions thread located at http://codewalr.us/32 . You should say hi there and tell other users about yourself or your past releases and hobbies :)
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 11, 2015, 10:06:29 PM
Heya, welcome to the forums. And yes we saw each others before :P. I am curious about your idea. Hopefully you can pull off some interesting game into that resolution that rivals the TI-80. :)
On a side note, we have a member introductions thread located at http://codewalr.us/32 . You should say hi there and tell other users about yourself or your past releases and hobbies :)
Will do. ;)
Oh, and I actually just finished. 3 different versions, actually. Would it be fine if, in TI-84+ BASIC, there is a 1-pxl border around the play area, and 3x size pixels in the play area? Because if so, that is definitely the version I'm submitting.
And the game? Just a Flappy Bird clone. It was the first actual game idea I had that I could make into a monochrome 4x3 game :P . But to be honest, I'm actually proud of it :thumbsup:
Make a topic with some screenshots so we can answer!
Also, make a special feature for originality. ;)
Quote from: Unicorn on May 12, 2015, 05:02:36 AM
Make a topic with some screenshots so we can answer!
Also, make a special feature for originality. ;)
As soon as I can, I'll post a topic.
And as for features: can I have selectable difficulty? Easy, Normal, and NIGH IMPOSSIBLE?
Unfortunately you cannot add a border. But it's fine if the game isn't 100% full screen (although if the language you use supports it then this can lead to slightly lower score, as mentionned in the news post and scoring rubric.)
For difficulty you could make the menu as squares I guess and make easy blue, normal green and hard red since you can't use text (unless the text is made of 3x3 characters filling the entire screen or something)
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 12, 2015, 05:24:37 AM
Unfortunately you cannot add a border. But it's fine if the game isn't 100% full screen (although if the language you use supports it then this can lead to slightly lower score, as mentionned in the news post and scoring rubric.)
For difficulty you could make the menu as squares I guess and make easy blue, normal green and hard red since you can't use text (unless the text is made of 3x3 characters filling the entire screen or something)
The game is in regular TI-84+ BASIC. Though it technically "supports" full screen "pixels", it would be a pain to implement, and it would be so slow it'd be unplayable. So my game is not full screen; each pixel in the game board is 3 square pixels on the screen itself. Also, since it's hard to tell where the boundaries for the box are, I added them as a one-pixel-thick rectangle around the board.
And for the menu, I should probably just do numbers, selectable with the arrow keys.
Maybe you can use some kind of ASM lib, to make the drawing faster?
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on May 12, 2015, 12:51:05 PM
Maybe you can use some kind of ASM lib, to make the drawing faster?
I feel like that's more of a pain than it's worth. :P
Quote from: JWinslow23 on May 12, 2015, 05:39:10 AM
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 12, 2015, 05:24:37 AM
Unfortunately you cannot add a border. But it's fine if the game isn't 100% full screen (although if the language you use supports it then this can lead to slightly lower score, as mentionned in the news post and scoring rubric.)
For difficulty you could make the menu as squares I guess and make easy blue, normal green and hard red since you can't use text (unless the text is made of 3x3 characters filling the entire screen or something)
The game is in regular TI-84+ BASIC. Though it technically "supports" full screen "pixels", it would be a pain to implement, and it would be so slow it'd be unplayable. So my game is not full screen; each pixel in the game board is 3 square pixels on the screen itself. Also, since it's hard to tell where the boundaries for the box are, I added them as a one-pixel-thick rectangle around the board.
And for the menu, I should probably just do numbers, selectable with the arrow keys.
You could use pre-rendered pictures, Illusiat 1-style, or an ASM/Axe lib as Cumred suggests. Another alternative is a plain black picture combined with the Text(-1 trick which are all fast enough. Or since you are quite experienced in Axe, then you could use Axe altogether.
So yeah, only 12 days left to work on your entries (deadline is May 31st 2015, 11:59 PM, GMT), so if you have finished them, don't forget to submit them at the c o n t e s t @ c o d e w a l r . u s e-mail address, preferably in a zip/rar archive and of course with the readme and files. If you aren't done yet, then don't wait until the last minute! :)
hehe, I waited till the last minute for the cemetech contest. :P
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 20, 2015, 05:05:07 AM
If you aren't done yet, then don't wait until the last minute! :)
lol. I always end up procrastinating up to the last minute, then finish everything in panic mode. :P
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 20, 2015, 05:05:07 AM
So yeah, only 12 days left to work on your entries (deadline is May 31st 2015, 11:59 PM, GMT), so if you have finished them, don't forget to submit them at the c o n t e s t @ c o d e w a l r . u s e-mail address, preferably in a zip/rar archive and of course with the readme and files. If you aren't done yet, then don't wait until the last minute! :)
Oh you can submit them before the due date? Cool I will finish up and do so :)
Still haven't thought if anything to make, also busy with school. :(
Yeah I am lucky I just turned in my project today :-\
School makes life soo hard! :(
I'm am done with the Axe grayscale framebuffer rendering stuff and with basic text drawing, but still, I haven't got any sort of game yet.
But starting tomorrow and until June 8th I have time to work on things again (like the contest).
Awesome! Hope everyone will have time to finish :) I have it easy I am still in middle school... but next year will be high school <_<
Quote from: DarkestEx on May 20, 2015, 11:29:22 PM
School makes life soo hard! :(
I'm am done with the Axe grayscale framebuffer rendering stuff and with basic text drawing, but still, I haven't got any sort of game yet.
But starting tomorrow and until June 8th I have time to work on things again (like the contest).
Didn't you plan to make some maze game or was it someone else?
And yeah school is why so many community members vanish for good once they become 18 years old and start college. >.< Luckily, Quebec hi school isn't as demanding, homework-wise, but in USA it's just insane from what I heard, especially for people who take extra classes per year to finish earlier.
Wow,I'm behind the times, ·and its only aday.
Anyways,I should be able to finish now that I have no responsibilities. :P
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 21, 2015, 05:50:09 AM
Quote from: DarkestEx on May 20, 2015, 11:29:22 PM
School makes life soo hard! :(
I'm am done with the Axe grayscale framebuffer rendering stuff and with basic text drawing, but still, I haven't got any sort of game yet.
But starting tomorrow and until June 8th I have time to work on things again (like the contest).
Didn't you plan to make some maze game or was it someone else?
And yeah school is why so many community members vanish for good once they become 18 years old and start college. >.< Luckily, Quebec hi school isn't as demanding, homework-wise, but in USA it's just insane from what I heard, especially for people who take extra classes per year to finish earlier.
Yeah, you are right, I am doing some kind of a maze game. Well, I have still a few years left in high school, so I won't vanish that soon ;)
Ohh, what kind of maze game? :)
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on May 21, 2015, 12:54:35 PM
Ohh, what kind of maze game? :)
Well, i thought about a kind of maze game, where you have to unlock doors and complete tasks in order to get to the exit.
Yeah, and it need to be hard. ;)
Oh really cool idea! :D
I wish you good luck, and don't forget to update your topic once you start working on it. :)
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 21, 2015, 05:50:09 AM
Quote from: DarkestEx on May 20, 2015, 11:29:22 PM
School makes life soo hard! :(
I'm am done with the Axe grayscale framebuffer rendering stuff and with basic text drawing, but still, I haven't got any sort of game yet.
But starting tomorrow and until June 8th I have time to work on things again (like the contest).
Didn't you plan to make some maze game or was it someone else?
And yeah school is why so many community members vanish for good once they become 18 years old and start college. >.< Luckily, Quebec hi school isn't as demanding, homework-wise, but in USA it's just insane from what I heard, especially for people who take extra classes per year to finish earlier.
In high school I will start with dual enrollment so I can have free college credits! I will make time for coding though :)
I wish you good luck. Hopefully you don't have to quit the co.munity either, since it's cool to have you around, not just coding-wise :)
I definitely plan to stick around, in my freshman year (9th grade) I won't take college classes but in 10th grade I will.
Don't worry I am a loyal :walrii: :P
I thought you were more a (http://img.codewalr.us/rainbowwalrii3b.gif) than :walrii: ? :P
Kidding aside I hope you can manage to finish your entry in time :P
Is that first wallri a rainbow one.? If so, thats me. My entry is enterable, can I send multiple version, just in case when I change my entry I don't get around to submitting it?
That's hyper walrii, he snorted too much sugar :P
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 22, 2015, 04:39:14 AM
Kidding aside I hope you can manage to finish your entry in time :P
Yeah I just have to add a win animation and then it is complete :)
Quote from: Unicorn on May 22, 2015, 06:54:52 AM
Is that first wallri a rainbow one.? If so, thats me. My entry is enterable, can I send multiple version, just in case when I change my entry I don't get around to submitting it?
Yes. The most recent version submitted before the deadline will be taken into account :)
So yeah, only 1 week left (deadline is Sunday May 31st at 11:59 PM GMT).
@DarkestEx @Hayleia @LD Studios @Haobo @JWinslow23 @alexgt @Enaz @Unicorn @Scipi and others who would like to join, if you are still working on your entry don't forget to submit it in time! :)
Notes:
-The readme.txt doesn't have to be elaborate: Just as long as it tells me how to play the game and what are the controls. If applicable, which shell or OS do I need to run it too.
-The game doesn't have to be 100% complete (most other community contests had incomplete entries). If it's still missing some levels or something then it's perfectly fine. Just make sure that it's functional and that it's playable, so that you have a better chance to win.
I submitted mine a few hours ago!
Good idea to make a reminder, because my entry has been submittable for a while but I was like "add something or not?" since then, then forgot about the deadline -.-
Should we PM you DJ or post it on the original topic? Just read the rules again :P
Also an idea for future contests or even this one could be to make a poll at the topic for each entry for an overall rating from the community :)
I made a readme just yesterday. Here's the story, according to it:
Quote from: Bitty Bird ReadmeYou are definitely a bird and totally
not a white brick. You are just learning
to fly. Off into the distance, you see
if-you-squint-they-look-metallic-green
pipes. You figure, "Hey, maybe I can use
these for an obstacle course."
Wonder what that could be :P. good story line though :).
Quote from: Hayleia on May 25, 2015, 09:02:01 AM
Good idea to make a reminder, because my entry has been submittable for a while but I was like "add something or not?" since then, then forgot about the deadline -.-
I'll probalby poke everyone again near the end, because so far, only Unicorn submitted his entry :P
Submitted my entry. :)
HA! I am one of the few
Yep I confirm that I received both your entries and they work (and the zip files contains everything needed).
Great! You'll probly be receiving another submission from me tomorow
I submitted mine! Does it have everything?
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 28, 2015, 06:35:49 AM
Yep I confirm that I received both your entries and they work (and the zip files contains everything needed).
Sweet. :) Can't wait for judging. Also looking forward to playing the other entries (that is, if I can play them XD . I'm probably the only TI-83+ submitter)
I submitted
I give up.
Sorry. I just don't have time, as I was working on the Notifier for the last days.
I am half-way done, but seriously, how should I be able to finish it :(
Quote from: LD Studios on May 29, 2015, 09:14:32 PM
I submitted
Ay! Cousin LDStudios!
(read that in Russian accent)Haven't seen you in a while. Good luck on your entry, whatever it is! :thumbsup:
Quote from: DarkestEx on May 29, 2015, 09:16:19 PM
I give up.
Sorry. I just don't have time, as I was working on the Notifier for the last days.
I am half-way done, but seriously, how should I be able to finish it :(
Awe man, that sucks. :'(
Anyways, just have to store the highscores now, all of the display thingies work. :)
If I make multiple versions of the same game (for multiple platforms):
* Would I submit them together or separately
* If I submit them together which one gets graded?
Sorry to hear DarkestEx. Good luck to the others, and remember that Sunday is the last day :)
Quote from: unknownloner on May 29, 2015, 10:04:32 PM
If I make multiple versions of the same game (for multiple platforms):
* Would I submit them together or separately
* If I submit them together which one gets graded?
One zip file. The most recent one gets graded.
Welp, with it ending, I am real excited to try out everyone's entries and see who won, of course. :P
Also, with all of you guys who didn't finish, I hope that your entry may be completed in the future for fun :)
@DJ Omnimaga Have you received my entry?
I want to wish everybody who entered good luck with the judging of the all-mighty Walrus God :walrii: ! Also with the judging of DJ ofcourse :P
Good luck to everyone who got their contest in :) sorry Darkest :(
Quote from: Cumred_Snektron on May 31, 2015, 09:21:07 AM
I want to wish everybody who entered good luck with the judging of the all-mighty Walrus God :walrii: ! Also with the judging of DJ ofcourse :P
You want me judged instead of the entrirs? O.O
And yeah good luck to everyone. Only a few hours left, the deadline being 11:59 PM GMT.
Good luck errybody
Here are the badges!
(http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge1stplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge2ndplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge3rdplace.png)
They are small so not much could be crammed into them, but I wanted to disrupt forum layout as less as possible. Where you see stars below Keoni/Eiyeron/DJ profile is where the badge will appear.
I am working on it finally. I worked on it for one hour now and it's getting shape. It is for PC not Calc anymore. I have only 3 hours left, so I am in a hurry!
I hopw you can manage it! :s
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 31, 2015, 08:02:26 PM
Here are the badges!
(http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge1stplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge2ndplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge3rdplace.png)
They are small so not much could be crammed into them, but I wanted to disrupt forum layout as less as possible. Where you see stars below Keoni/Eiyeron/DJ profile is where the badge will appear.
Nice! I really like them.
Nice to hear, good luck!
So yeah I confirm that I received
@Cumred_Snektron @gameblabla (updated)
@brentmaas (same)
@Scipi @unknownloner @Unicorn (updated twice)
@CKH4 @LD Studios @Hayleia @alexgt @guicrith and
@JWinslow23 entries.
However CKH4 and Unicorn entries appears to have bugs or be corrupted so I'll have to let them know in their thread.
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 31, 2015, 08:02:26 PM
Here are the badges!
(http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge1stplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge2ndplace.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/cw4x3badge3rdplace.png)
They are small so not much could be crammed into them, but I wanted to disrupt forum layout as less as possible. Where you see stars below Keoni/Eiyeron/DJ profile is where the badge will appear.
What if a person won multiple contests would you have stacked badges or could you choose :-\
They look really nice though :)
Indeed! Willthey be bit smaller?
Maybe I could scale them down bu then we can't see the text >.<
EDIT: The survey is up at http://codewalr.us/index.php?topic=509.0 . Locking this thread now so that it doesn't detract from the voting thread. You can still continue discussing the contest and the entries in the other thread.