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New Contest: Weird D-Mod (Closed)

December 14th 2003, 01:02 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
Are you interested in making D-Mods, but simply can't find the motivation to do it? Or are you quite good at making them, and want to find a new challenge? Tada, this Contest might help.

Basically, the goal of the contest is to make a 'Weird' D-Mod. It also allows D-Mods to compete against D-Mods in a Contest, instead of battling everything in DOTM contests.

To view the rules, view the Comments.

The Rules

Deadline: All entries must arrive at redink1@rpgplanet.com before February 1st, 2004, and they will be put online the next day.

If you upload your entry to another public website before it is on The Dink Network, it is disqualified from the Contest.

Voting: Voting will be conducted by the Senior Staff within a week of the deadline.

If there are less than 3 entries, the contest is basically cancelled, and no prizes will be awarded.

Prize: A tangible prize will be awarded, but it is still unknown what it will be. In any case, only one prize will be given to the top D-Mod, regardless of how many authors contribute to it.

Size: There are not any size limitations, either in map screens or file size.

Specifications: The D-Mod must be 'Weird' in some easily identifiable way. 'Weird' is a term given to non-traditional D-Mods, meaning D-Mods where it isn't just the player guiding Dink around, talking to people, and killing monsters.

So it could be an arcade-type game, point-and-click adventure, non-interactive movie, extremely odd looking and playing D-Mod, an adventure where you or someone else real is 'sucked into' the D-Mod, or something that nobody has thought of yet. If you're at a loss for ideas, check out the Weird D-Mods already released.

If you want to ensure that your idea is 'Weird' enough for the contest, e-mail a senior staff member or post a comment to the board and ask.

Misc: If you have any questions, or think some of my rules are a bit silly, please post a comment or a message on the board.

Oh, and because there is a prize, and the voting will be conducted by the Dink Network Senior Staff, any entries by Senior Staff are not eligible.

Previously released D-Mods are not eligible, nor any parts of their map and/or story. For example, Sharp couldn't take Milder 3 submit it for the contest. However, if you wanted to have a SOB scorpion as an enemy (or character) that is allowed.

The point of the Weird theme was to make it so people couldn't just submit a D-Mod they've been working on for months. So if have been working on a D-Mod for a while that fits in the rules, please start a new one.

You can submit more than one entry. But beware: you may end up 'splitting the vote', and allowing another D-Mod to win.
December 15th 2003, 02:17 PM
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magicman
Peasant They/Them Netherlands duck
Mmmm, pizza. 
Wow, you actually made it!!

And yet again, you've been terribly lazy:

"For example, Sharp couldn't take Milder 3 submit it for the contest."

Sharp's Milder 3 wasn't THAT weird, now was it?

Make that my DinkRacer, and we might talk again...
December 15th 2003, 02:29 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
Well, Milder 3 was used as the last two examples for the other two contests... and I didn't want to spoil the tradition It was sort of 'weird', in that you couldn't fight anyone (at least, I think so). And that would be 'Weird' enough for the contest.
December 15th 2003, 02:31 PM
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so i should submitt mike the magician again woot
December 15th 2003, 02:32 PM
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Christiaan
Bard They/Them Netherlands
Lazy bum 
It says it's a "normal" dmod though, whereas Bloop the Fish is seen as "weird". I think thát is weird.
December 15th 2003, 02:38 PM
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magicman
Peasant They/Them Netherlands duck
Mmmm, pizza. 
Ah, ok, I think I could manage to consider to have an idea of imagining what 'weird' could be able to mean.
December 15th 2003, 02:46 PM
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Binirit
Peasant She/Her
 
Dry is classified as a normal D-mod, whereas everyone said it was the weirdest D-mod ever. Now thàt's weird.
December 15th 2003, 06:17 PM
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Striker
Noble She/Her United States
Daniel, there are clowns. 
Yeah, what's up with that?

Anyway, this thing sounds pretty interesting...
(wonders if he has time to give it a shot)
December 15th 2003, 07:46 PM
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I am in. I just hope I learn fast enough to finish mine.
December 16th 2003, 01:48 AM
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Sharp
Peasant She/Her Finland
 
I was just about to ask why they always assume I would contribute

Darn, once again i'd have an idea but no time for the contest.
December 16th 2003, 06:56 AM
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Phoenix
Peasant He/Him Norway
Back from the ashes 
Darn, once again i'd have an idea but no time for the contest.

There, there. I love you anyway.
December 16th 2003, 10:28 AM
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glennglenn
Peasant He/Him Norway
GlennGlenn doesn't want a custom title. 
how do you know if the d-mods is wierd and such?????
December 16th 2003, 10:57 AM
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Just go for it. If it's not weird enough, re-submit later in another category.
December 16th 2003, 01:12 PM
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Kyle
Peasant He/Him Belgium
 
It's in the text (what you need to do)
December 16th 2003, 04:10 PM
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safmoor
Peasant He/Him
 
The prize should be the choice of either $1,000,000 or the mystery box. (Don't worry about supplying the money, the winner always goes for the mystery box.)
December 17th 2003, 08:03 PM
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Ric
Peasant They/Them Canada
 
Cool. I'm having an idea....
December 18th 2003, 06:10 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
The contest is finally here, woohoo!! Pity that I haven't thought of an idea yet...
December 19th 2003, 01:27 PM
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magicman
Peasant They/Them Netherlands duck
Mmmm, pizza. 
I have an idea, and it's never done before. You'll need friends to play it with, though.
December 19th 2003, 04:25 PM
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merlin
Peasant He/Him
 
Well that's a bad idea, then. Especially for people who don't have friends (like me).
December 19th 2003, 04:39 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
Pfft. Just play against yourself... I actually did a few times while playing Dinkers, the checkers thing for Dink, and I always won
December 19th 2003, 05:34 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
Dry is classified as a normal D-mod, whereas everyone said it was the weirdest D-mod ever. Now thàt's weird.

Well, Dry is weird, but not the right kind of Weird Even with Dry's odd visuals, interesting conversations, and so on, its still basically walk around, talk to people, and kill things like most every other D-Mod.

The Weird the contest is looking for is more gameplay-centric.
December 20th 2003, 12:51 AM
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SimonK
Peasant He/Him Australia
 
I think it is a given that if you play with yourself you're guaranteed to come first.
December 20th 2003, 05:38 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
"Pfft. Just play against yourself... I actually did a few times while playing Dinkers, the checkers thing for Dink, and I always won "

Were they close games though?

"I think it is a given that if you play with yourself you're guaranteed to come first."

*CHUCKLE*

And I have an idea now, so hooray for that!
December 20th 2003, 05:59 AM
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Simeon
Peasant He/Him Netherlands
Any fool can use a computer. Many do. 
And I have an idea now, so hooray for that!

Everyone seems to have ideas..
December 20th 2003, 11:43 AM
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merlin
Peasant He/Him
 
And I have an idea now...

That's a first. Does it involve cloning yourself?
December 20th 2003, 01:08 PM
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joshriot
Peasant They/Them United States
keep it real 
comming soon: the necrophilia d-mod.
December 20th 2003, 01:16 PM
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ROFL!! OMG!! Simon, how do you think of that stuff. No don't answer.
December 20th 2003, 01:44 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
I have many ideas for the contest really... but I'm trying to pretend don't, so I finish one of them!!

And Simon can turn even the most innocent of conversations into a dirty and vulgar one. It comes with being an Aussie (Unlucky in the World Cup BTW ).
December 20th 2003, 09:35 PM
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SimonK
Peasant He/Him Australia
 
Dirty? Vulgar? Hmmm, the statement seemed quite innocent to me, it must be the reader who reads what they want to read into it.

World Cup? Hmmm, I've never followed Rugby. It comes from being born and raised in South Australia where football is "Aussie Rules" - the game in which big men fly.
December 20th 2003, 11:12 PM
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I would use the words witty, funny, and yes, perfectly innocent. Why I can almost see the shine of his halo from here.

What's Aussie Rules? No rules?
December 21st 2003, 04:29 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
It appears my rather dirty/vulgar mind has got the better of me here... oh well, I always knew I was a bit like that...

I don't usually follow rugby too avidly, but when England are actually dang good at something, it's nice to jump on the bandwagon.

"What's Aussie Rules? No rules?"
Aussie rules does actually sound quite fun, I'd like to give it a try (and proceed to be mashed up by the brawny guys in small shorts).
January 2nd 2004, 05:15 PM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
Would it be acceptable to have parts of the game akin to more traditional Dink, but with most of the game being "weird"?
January 2nd 2004, 06:41 PM
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redink1
King He/Him United States bloop
A mother ducking wizard 
Probably, as long as the core gameplay is weird.
January 3rd 2004, 06:43 AM
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SabreTrout
Noble He/Him United Kingdom
Tigertigertiger. 
OK. It probably won't be weird enough (I'm not sure how to do what I intend yet), but we'll see...
January 7th 2004, 06:41 PM
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vortex
Peasant He/Him United States
It rubs the lotion on its skin... 
Come on don't put yourself down...if there was anyone to be extremely wierd that weirdo is you..
July 6th 2007, 07:05 PM
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Chrispy
Peasant He/Him Canada
I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to.I guess. 
FFS, you know they can figure out who you are when you do this.