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ExGFX Contest: March 2015 - Submission Thread

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ExGFX Contest: March 2015
It is yet again time for you all to get your yy-chr out and draw some lovely looking graphics! This time, a few little things have changed but the main idea is still there.


Information
Your task will be to design graphics fitting to a specific theme. This contest's theme is "the sky". Think of what you see in the sky: clouds, planes, airships, blimps... etc...

This time we're not punishing those who cannot draw foregrounds or who cannot draw backgrounds. Instead, we're running two categories: Foreground Category and Background Category. You can enter either of them or both of them and they'll be judged separately (so there will be a winner for each category). Just let us know in your submission post what category you'll be entering so it's clear.


Submitting Your Entry
All entries must be posted in this submission thread by the deadline (this can be found below). Your submission must include the following:
- Map16 page for your FG and/or BG
- A sample level utilising your FG and/or BG between one and three screens (decimal). This is what we will look at to judge your level
- Palette file for your FG and/or BG
- The ExGFX files


Contest Rule and Guidelines
- No more than two map16 pages may be used for each category
- You cannot change any of the standard SMW graphics (coins, ? blocks, any sprites and so on)
- You may not break the palettes of said objects above as well as the status bar, the player palette, message boxes and so on
- No ripped graphics are allowed
- Animation is allowed
- Anything submitted to this contest must be "new", as in not something you have already submitted to the site. You are allowed to upload your submission after the results have been announced


Scoring
Each category will be judged under the following headings:
- Overall design (what the graphics look like in general): /50
- Originality (how unique is your submission): /10

Overall, it is out of 60.


Point Deductions
Points will be taken from your overall score from all of the judges if your submission has any of the following issues:
- If your map16 is missing any tiles and it affects your sample level (five points taken if anything is missing)
- If you have any missing files such as a palette file or a map16 file. If you're missing a ExGFX file you will be disqualified as we can't judge your entry (five points taken per file)


Deadline
You have until March the 22nd, 17:00 GMT (extended deadline) to submit your entry. That gives you about two weeks to make your entry. Please post your entries here only and keep all discussion to the discussion thread.



Good luck!
http://bin.smwcentral.net/u/26315/airshipz.mwl
http://bin.smwcentral.net/u/26315/wood.pal
http://bin.smwcentral.net/u/26315/wood.map16
http://bin.smwcentral.net/u/26315/ExGFX80.bin
Note: this is a FG entry. replace FG1.

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Originally posted by Wuthering
I could expand the tileset farther but I'm burnt out from it and don't wish to work on it anymore. Oh well.
^this.
Link. FG.

Edit: I know that there will be last minute entries, but judging from the current ones posted, (8 so far) I'll get last place. Maybe second from last place, and if I'm very lucky, third from last place. Let's see what the judges think.
My entry, this is a FG.
i'm just a beginner don't laugh too hard plz
Alien Sky Realm

A gloomy place for those who are fearful.
Want progress on 100 Rooms of Enemies: The Nightmare Edition? Go here to see.

(rip my other userbars momentarily)

It's 5:30 AM, but it's done
FG and BG
The BG sux, though
I do pixels sometimes
CLOUD CASTLE COURTYARD
FG + BG BUT THE BG IS REALLY SHITTY

E: updated with BG map16 >_>
E2: Also the castle tops need that one slope fix patch to work properly (so mario doesn't walk through the slope into the roof)

Highwind Palace FG+BG
Made you look. Now Breath Manualy.

That's that. Not a huge turnout, but the theme was quite difficult this time around.

Expect the results within a few days.
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