Morrad asked me to put up the competition topic for him, so I'm doing that now. His topic will be displayed on [size=200][url=http://mfgg.net/mgctimer/]>> The Timer <<[/url][/size] on Saturday 20th of October. Same rules as usual, however I feel the need to emphasize this again: [b]No extensions![/b] They rarely benefit anyone, and the only exception to this rule is if a significant amount of people who have already done something need the extra time to complete their entry. But rule of thumb is: NO extensions. Finish your entries until the deadline, or you're out. Minigame Competitions are about time management, programming efficiently and not overestimating your time or skill. Make something that can be done in a week. If you only have 4 days to work on your entry because you have school or work, then make something that can be done in 4 days. Quality can always win over quantity. Keep that in mind. It might sound like strict or harsh rules, but if you force yourself to some discipline and work with limitations, your creativity will greatly benefit from it over time. With that said, enjoy the show. Maybe some of these entries make it to NCFC which starts in about a month from now! Good luck!

I haven't entered a comp in a long time! Hopefully I'll be able to think of a good idea for this one!

So this means that extensions are banned forever?

It's not a new rule, it's just something that hasn't been enforced enough. Competitions shouldn't need to accommodate for people's schedules, people should adjust their plans for MGCs to be done within the time they have. If extensions actually got more entrants in, I wouldn't mind them so much, but: 1) They don't 2) They drag out an "unpopular" competition even more, eventually it gets forgotten and people just wonder when it's going to be over already. 3) People who didn't have time when it started won't do something because they think they have a disadvantage over the people who actually did something and see their chances of winning limited. Only in very rare cases extensions have shown to be good for the competition. In the case that a theme is really really interesting and a good amount of people (at least 5) are really really interested in making something but have reasons why they didn't have time, and are also reliable that they WILL do something, then an extension can be given. But we need to stop throwing out extensions like ball pens.

Entering this one! Jumping from platform to platform is considered climbing?

Neat. I could be joining. If I do you can expect screenshots of development and more. Oh, and I'm cool for joining/forming a team. GML/AS2.

[quote="DragezeeY"]Entering this one! Jumping from platform to platform is considered climbing?[/quote] Technically I guess it could be, even if for this competition I'd personally make something that involves holding on to something for the movement, as seen in these definitions: [quote="dictionary"] 1 : to go upward on or along, to the top of, or over <climb a hill> 2 : to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet <children climbing the tree> [/quote] (which doesn't mean it has to be all you can do in the game ofc)

[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/1khtv.png[/img] Making some decent progress (that green rectangle is a climbable surface, by the way).\

I'm actually working on something inspired by the theme: [spoiler][img]http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm110/Miles3298/aimimg_1-3.png[/img][/spoiler] But I don't think I'll submit it since it's mostly a ripoff of [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VD1cPrVrn8]the first part of this[/url]. It won't be the same but I figure what I have planned for it is close enough.

Woah, that looks great, Miles. You too, Yoshbert, [s]Peach ftw[/s]

Not one entry. This is disappointing. :(

@ Miles: Looks nice! The concept actually came from a really old game, called 'Nebulus', on the Commedore64 :3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acp9ixaKFZk

So uhhh.... what now?

It's over. People were not interested in it apparently, and I can understand them, seeing how NCFC is around the corner and everyone hopefully works hard on completing their demos/games for it. I'll leave this topic open however, and I'd like those who are interested in trying this same theme again to post here, so we can give it another try after NCFC. Otherwise, I'll end this and start a new competition once NCFC is over.

If I have an entry by tomorrow, does still count? cuz Im still interested in this but i was busy last week :/

You can always post your entry, but the competition is over. If you want I can let you still set up the next theme after NCFC.

I've never been good at setting comps, so spare me the honor :)

So since slash isn't doing it who will? Seems like this thread just died off.

I'm doing it then. Stay tuned, we start next week.