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2021 Event Calendar

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This is the Event Calendar for 2021. Dates and Events in italics are tentative, and may have their dates moved as necessary, or be completely removed from the calendar.

This is not a complete calendar, and will be added to as the year goes on and more contests have their details finalized. Certain events, like 24hoSMWs and 72hoSPCs, may be planned and hosted without being added to the calendar ahead of time.

Start dateEnd dateEvent
JANUARY
Jan 8 Jan 12 SMW Central Creativity Convention: Winter 2021
FEBRUARY
Feb 7 Mar 21 Kaizo Level Design Contest 2021
MARCH
Mar 11 Mar 16 120hoSPC / 72hoSPC#8
Mar 20 Apr 3 Equinox 2021 VGM Guessing Contest
APRIL
Apr 2 Apr 4 Yoshi's Egg Hunt 2021
Apr 16 May 2 Old-School Level Design Contest 2
MAY
May 9 Jun 20 Overworld Design Contest 2021
JUNE
JULY
Jul 2 Jul 6 SMW Central Creativity Convention: Summer 2021
Jul 10 Jul 11 24hoSMW #14
Jul 10 Jul 17 KoopaCraft Build Contest #1
Jul 16 Aug 13 Questionable Level Design Contest
AUGUST
Aug 15 Aug 31 SMWC Class of 2021
SEPTEMBER
Sept 4 Oct 17 Super Famicompo 3
Sept 9 Sept 16 Music Tourney 2021
OCTOBER
Oct 15 Nov 1 KoopaCraft Build Contest #2
Oct 23 Dec 13 Hackjam
Oct 29 Nov 1 Mr. Witchy's Trick or Treat
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Dec 13 Dec 27 Mosts 2021

Feel free to discuss events and suggest new ones in this thread. If you have event suggestions for events, or questions, comments or complaints about about tentative dates, feel free to either post them in this thread or send a PM to FPzero, or any other Public Relations staff member.
I am glad to see the renewed version of the calendar.
Let me wish my peers a happier year 2021!

Some of the older contests make a come back such as Overworld contest, good.
I personally need to tone down my participation in those contests, since I went on a rampage this past year, enrolling even in a 72 hour kaizo... Which was not my best idea :p I need to develop my romhack project.

I'll definitely be looking forwards the two C3 though, add BLDC and maybe a new Super Famicompo. Though I still have trouble to differentiate my "marketing" strategy for music ports released in the standard way vs. Famicompo/C3 ports.

For BLDC, I am curious to see if it could be themed just the same way 24hoSMW contests are? It could give some purpose to the assets that are included. It could be nice also to include more obscure assets that are not publicly released (C3 stuff for example, with author's permissions), see how the userbase react to them and use them.

May I ask what was a Hackjam?
Can you ask for a VLDC13 this year?



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What is a hackjam?
It is an event idea we are planning currently, but we still need to work out many more details before we can give concrete information on what it'll be. But it's on the calendar to motivate us to do the planning and actually host it this year. But we'll definitely give out some details on it before Hackjam actually happens, so just keep it in mind and we'll talk about it more in the future!
Originally posted by Infinity
Can you ask for a VLDC13 this year?

the pr team has been considering not doing a vldc this year, and instead trying out oldc / bldc in lieu of it. each year we can only run so many major ldcs and ensure they get judged without there being an oversaturation of contests, and running vldc + bldc + oldc feels a bit.. oversaturating.

but, if you guys are opposed to us not doing a vldc this year, then we encourage feedback on what contests you would like to see. just keep in mind we can't run like, 9 major ldcs in a year. we have to prioritize what the community is wanting to partake in.
From an organization perspective I can live with not having a VLDC. More time to clear the compilation backlog, less fatigue and stress. Might be a bummer for people who'd been looking forward to making a level, but I guess that's why you're announcing it way in advance.

All I ask is that you come up with some kind of "Hackjammer"/"Jackhammer" pun.


 
very glad about another bldc happening this year
Overworld contest!
It's easily the best thing I've done
So why the empty numb?
I'm interested in the OWDC and BLDC.
Is an OLDC being considered for this year? I'd be happy with it instead of another VLDC.
I can live without another VLDC, personally. I'm pretty interested in BLDC since I haven't taken part in one of those before.
Check out my WIP romhack!
Originally posted by MORC
I'm interested in the OWDC and BLDC.
Is an OLDC being considered for this year? I'd be happy with it instead of another VLDC.

Like idol said, we are thinking of complementing BLDC with an OLDC at some point. We're just deciding how we should handle the contest this time.
If OLDC is going to come back this year - Please rework the controversial rule regarding unintended behavior that was defined in the first OLDC for reasons explained below.

While I understand that the intention of that rule was both a continuation of the whole idea of making SMW-styled levels based off of the 10th 24hoSMW contest in 2017 in which Authenticity was a judging category, and as a reaction to glitches deliberately incorporated as a level gimmick such as tile 1F0 and the like seen in VLDC9 and VLDCX which is reasonable given the fact that such a rule was what defined the purpose of OLDC existing separately from VLDC.

Unfortunately it has created confusion for level designers regarding how to handle creative applications of sprites and obstacles outside of their original use-cases in SMW that while it wouldn't rise to what is seen in modern VLDC levels that was the intention to discourage, would still wonder if their level did break the unintended behavior rule which as a result, hurts creativity from designers that would have otherwise made more creative levels.

If the devs of SMW were allowed to experiment with ideas they have (which why wouldn't they after all) in their minds to make it possible, we should be allowed do the same instead of having a rule that frankly is also a misreading into what makes a SMW-styled level as it's evident on playing SMW the devs encourage experimentation and creativity of such ideas, which is why SMW remains among the greats.
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On Pixel Art Requests: Depends on what it is and if I have the time for it. If its complex and I don't have the time, don't expect me to accept it.

Projects I support:


OLDC when
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Originally posted by Ayami
OLDC when

That's to be decided at some point as mentioned countless times #smrpg{gasp}
Windowless ride, feeling alive
Are you alive or just breathing?
My bad, let me rephrase:

OLDC please 🙏
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I was hoping to enter my first VLDC this year. Oh well. I guess this gives me time to practice my judging.

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STELLA!
Are Pit levels allowed in KLDC, or is it too much even for KLDC?
KLDC is kaizo lite i.e. no tool assistance.

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