May Mapping Contest

[Ellie]

May Mapping Contest

Just a friendly little contest, no prizes, but lots of warm fuzzy feeling when you enter.

Basically a few years ago Bacon ran these and they went pretty well. It's just a way to showcase your mapping skills.

Premise

Create a single map in RPG Maker 2000, 2003, XP, VX or VX Ace.

Your map should be related to this month's theme, Forest.

Rules

• • You may only use the RTP of the engine you choose, but may mix and match tiles from tilesets in that RTP.
  • Your map must be the default map size for that engine.
  • One entry per person.

Deadline

The deadline is 20th May 2014.

Rewards

The best maps will feature in the next issue of the eZine, which will be Issue 20, so should be something special.

You will also get a badge on your user profile!

How to Submit

Post your maps here. After all maps are in, a poll will be added to this thread for the members to vote whose map is best.

Tips

The mapping improvement thread is a great way to improve your mapping, and is usable for this contest!

 

[coyotecraft]

Are parallax mapping and lighting effects allowed?

 

[Ellie]

I'm going to say no, just because that would technically be non-rtp resources, although if the parallax mapping is just rearranging RTP objects slightly then I don't see an issue.

 

[Glitchfinder]

What about scripts and such? For example, I've done some interesting things with default RTP simply by using scripts. (Layered fogs, for example?) And if scripts are allowed, where is the line drawn? For example, you can draw straight to a bitmap using scripts, which allows for things like replacing the default weather graphics used in the game.

 

[Daxis]

Oh gods, mapping contests. I like these.

XP goodness, here I come.

 

[Daxis]

Q:

I assume it's a single 20 x 20 (or however big the default screen size is) map?

 

[Ellie]

Whatever the default is. In XP it's 20x15 but it's different in VX/Ace.

 

[ZenVirZan]

Doing this reminds me of how long it's been since I've used RMXP. Is this forrest-y enough, or should we just stick to using the woods tileset?

Spoiler: Screenie

Having no campfire tiles default in this tileset rustles my jimmies.

 

[Ellie]

Looks good to me!

 

[Ellie]

I just realised I said June everywhere instead of May. Wtf?

Sorry if I messed up anyone's schedule, but it is supposed to be happening now not in June. Ill have to edit it later.

 

[Ellie]

Zenvirzan wins, unfortunately by default.

 

[ZenVirZan]

:blank:

 

[Ellie]

Unless anyone else wants to post something quickly before the ezine out on the 1st I guess.

 

[Skyla Doragono]

I'll see if I can give it a shot later today.

 

[Skyla Doragono]

Spoiler

 

[Ellie]

Thought I'd try and use canopy tiles, since I've never even attempted to use them correctly. Not sure if this is how they're done.

Spoiler

 

[Skyla Doragono]

Yes and no; the canopy images are more meant to be used as a frame for a larger map. Map 18 in the VXA sample pack has a good example of how they can be used.

Personally I hate the default canopy all together and rather not use it.

 

[Perihelion]

Well, I don't have any fancy panoramas or screen tints, but here's a quick entry:

I think everything is RTP, but I'm not 100% sure since I just grabbed a fused tileset that on was on my hard drive.

 

[Ellie]

Looking good. Man, I love all the details in the rtp. The fallen bark, the slightly trodden ground, etc.