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Things to do for a Level Design or other contest.
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Things to do for a Contest.
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# Put up MOTD
 
# Put up MOTD
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# Announce contest in forums
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# Announce on mailing list
  
 
=== BBB ===
 
=== BBB ===
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Specifics for setting up a BBB:
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# Come up with a list of levels:
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#* 40 standard levels, hopefully evenly distributed across game types
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#* 3 or 4 break maps with TextItems that say they are break maps.  These should last 10 min. and not be winnable
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#* 5 to 10 more 'extra' maps in case the map list is cycled through quickly
  
 
=== Level Design Contest ===
 
=== Level Design Contest ===
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Specifics for a level design contest:
 
# Put up server with a password and test with a select few
 
# Put up server with a password and test with a select few
 
# Open up server for the unveiling at the Contest Party
 
# Open up server for the unveiling at the Contest Party
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=== Handy Things ===
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* Script to create the level design contest discussion post.  This creates the level list and a template for review.  Give it a directory of level files as the argument.  (BASH only)
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<pre>
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#!/bin/bash
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#
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# Generate forum post code from a level folder
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folder=$1
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color='#FFBF00'
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if [ -z $folder ]; then
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        echo
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        echo "Usage:  `basename $0` [CONTEST_FOLDER_WITH_LEVEL_FILES]"
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        echo
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        exit 1
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fi
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# Start script
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pushd $folder &> /dev/null
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levelInfo() {
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ls *.level | while read file
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do
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        #echo "file: $file"
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        name=`grep 'LevelName' $file | sed 's/.*LevelName //' | sed 's/"//g' | tr -d '\r'`
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        gametype=`grep 'GameType' $file | sed 's/ .*//' | tr -d '\r'`
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        levelgen=`grep 'Script' $file | tr -d '\r'`
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        lg=""
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        if [ "$gametype" == "GameType" ]; then
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                gametype="BitMatch"
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        fi
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        gametype=`echo -n $gametype | sed 's/GameType//'`
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        if [ "x$levelgen" != "x" ]; then
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                lg=' (levelgen)'
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        fi
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        echo "[color=$color][b]$name[/b][/color] - [i]$gametype$lg[/i]"
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        # Add extra line for template
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        if [ "$1" == "yes" ]; then
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                echo
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        fi
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done
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}
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levelInfo
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echo
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echo "Copy and paste this template to give your review for each map:"
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echo "[code=text]"
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levelInfo "yes"
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echo "[/code]"
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</pre>

Latest revision as of 10:05, 23 July 2013

Things to do for a Contest.

  1. Put up MOTD
  2. Announce contest in forums
  3. Announce on mailing list

BBB

Specifics for setting up a BBB:

  1. Come up with a list of levels:
    • 40 standard levels, hopefully evenly distributed across game types
    • 3 or 4 break maps with TextItems that say they are break maps. These should last 10 min. and not be winnable
    • 5 to 10 more 'extra' maps in case the map list is cycled through quickly

Level Design Contest

Specifics for a level design contest:

  1. Put up server with a password and test with a select few
  2. Open up server for the unveiling at the Contest Party

Handy Things

  • Script to create the level design contest discussion post. This creates the level list and a template for review. Give it a directory of level files as the argument. (BASH only) 
#!/bin/bash
#
# Generate forum post code from a level folder

folder=$1
color='#FFBF00'


if [ -z $folder ]; then
        echo
        echo "Usage:  `basename $0` [CONTEST_FOLDER_WITH_LEVEL_FILES]"
        echo
        exit 1
fi

# Start script
pushd $folder &> /dev/null

levelInfo() {
ls *.level | while read file
do
        #echo "file: $file"
        name=`grep 'LevelName' $file | sed 's/.*LevelName //' | sed 's/"//g' | tr -d '\r'`
        gametype=`grep 'GameType' $file | sed 's/ .*//' | tr -d '\r'`
        levelgen=`grep 'Script' $file | tr -d '\r'`
        lg=""

        if [ "$gametype" == "GameType" ]; then
                gametype="BitMatch"
        fi

        gametype=`echo -n $gametype | sed 's/GameType//'`

        if [ "x$levelgen" != "x" ]; then
                lg=' (levelgen)'
        fi

        echo "[color=$color][b]$name[/b][/color] - [i]$gametype$lg[/i]"

        # Add extra line for template
        if [ "$1" == "yes" ]; then
                echo
        fi
done
}

levelInfo

echo
echo "Copy and paste this template to give your review for each map:"
echo "[code=text]"
levelInfo "yes"
echo "[/code]"
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