As you sit around, kicking up the dirt, wondering about just how you could make it better, make it more fun, make it more like you like it...I come around.
You will have a full month to complete the mission, should you chose to accept it.
The Mission: Using the provided UV map, sample and model file to test your work with, complete an original Mjolnr skin with it's corresponding reg/green/blue/yellow team colors.
The Resources: You can obtain the Mjolnr skin SDK here.
The supplied files are simple guides to aid you in your mission. They are not for re-distribution. Study these files well because it may prove very difficult to identify what's what.
The Guidelines: Your skin must have a default color. This can very well be one of your team colors, or a separate file on it's own. Your skin must have variations for each team color. Claiming it's the same file for each team is just...ehm..lame. When you open the UV map, you'll see 4 quadrants..the top-right quadrant is the team color, meaning this is what will change on the texture when a different team color is chosen..everything else will stay the same in all variations.
Submission: Your final skins should be 512x512 at screen resolution files (72 or 75dpi). Generally..I'd suggest painting at 1024x1024 but be mindful of detail that may be lost once you down-sample. You should give your skin a name (this is different from your filename) and you should try and include a small description as to why you chose that name (a backstory and how it fits your skin). Send your submissions as follows:
- name the 4 or 5 (if you make a separate generic version) files themselves your skin game name and team color..e.g. badassred.jpg
- compress the individual files into a .zip or .sit archive with your nickname as it's name.
- Include your name/nickname in your email
- Include your skin's game name and the story behind it
- send your completed submission to contest@marathon.dhs.org
Prizes:
- The top three entries in our subjective opinion will be included in the final M:R skin pack
- The same top three entries will also receive a CD with all the re-mastered/remixed and original music for M:R that we have. There are quite a few tracks, and if I get around to it I might even make a full CD cover and insert.
The submissions will be subjectively judged on coolness and whatever else might strike our fancy at the time, but also on technical and artistic merits.
Important Note: The contest is meant to inspire fun competition, but the real purpose is to encourage you, the people who enjoy Marathon, to take the opportunity to shape a part of your game experience with your own taste and skill. Good luck and we look forward to your submissions.
Please direct any and all questions about this contest to this here forum.
