Community Atlas Anniversary Mapping Contest - February
Monsen
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The voting is now over, and the results are in. For the details results, look at the lists at the bottom of this post.
Winner, best map: ScottA, Feralwood Forest (map #11)
Winner, random: Quenten, Magumul Empire (map #5)
Winner, random: Wyvern, Night Sky over Nibrium (map #3)
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to everyone for contributing. Great effort everyone.
And to everyone receiving 0 votes on the best map vote, don't despair. Since people were only allowed to vote for a single map, that doesn't mean people didn't like your map, it just means you weren't anyone top choice. And while the winner was very clear, the overall number of votes was a bit low, just above 1 vote per map on average, so quite a few very nice maps actually ended up with 0 votes.
Big thanks to ProFantasy for sponsoring this contest.
Results
Best Map Poll
Poll
Vote Results
Night Sky over Nibrium by Wyvern (1-4)1
3%
Magmul Empire by Quenten (5)2
6%
Souza Inn by Quenten (6)2
6%
Leonder Imperium by Quenten (7)1
3%
Feather Woods by Cernunnos (8)3
9%
Al-Sanadin by Cernunnons (9)4
12%
Emerald Crown forest by ScottA (10)3
9%
Feralwood Forest by ScottA (11)9
26%
Wolfsbane Moor by ScottA (12)0
0%
Mooserun by ScottA (13)0
0%
Stormwatch by ScottA (14)1
3%
Peristiwa Peninsula by Lorelei (15)0
0%
Ambracia by Lorelei (16)1
3%
Chapel Ruins (Perspective) by Shessar (17-18)1
3%
Chapel Ruins (Floorplan) by Shessar (19)0
0%
Ghost Tower Dungeon by JimP (20)0
0%
Ghost Tower First Floor by JimP (21)0
0%
Lampoteuo City by Josh Plunkett (22)4
12%
Lucky Grain Inn by Josh Plunkett (23)0
0%
The Wound by Josh Plunkett (24)0
0%
Creepers Cave by Josh Plunkett (25)1
3%
Lampoteuo Region by Josh Plunkett (26)0
0%
Kentoria by Gathar (27)0
0%
Malhavania by Kathorus (28)1
3%
Loksa Environs by Kathorus (29)0
0%
Total Votes: 34
Random Draw
The random draw was done using the sequence generator over at random.org in Advanced mode. As previously announced, the 5 secret numbers I received from five different community members were summed up, and the total was used as the persistent identifer. This ensured a random sequence not predicatable by me or any individual number giver, but at the same time ensured a reproducible result, as anyone with the number can easily repeat the draw to check the results.The secret numbers were (each provider can check their own number to prevent manipulation by me, and all moderators/admins can see the original whispers and check that the correct numbers were indeed used):
Shessar: 57
kathorus: 486795
Josh.P.: 83
Dogtag: 8675309
ScottA: 52
Total: 9162296
The generated list then looks like this. Winners would be the top two maps (unless the mapper of those had already won another prize, in which case we would simply have continued down the list until an eligible winner could be found. In this case, both the two two were eligible.
5
3
19
28
29
8
17
18
25
7
14
16
11
26
24
9
23
20
6
10
2
1
21
27
12
13
22
4
15
Comments
Submissions
These are all the maps submitted to the contest. Click on any map to open it up in the atlas for access to higher quality versions and fcw files. Quality is kept at a medium level here in this thread since there will be a lot of images.Wyvern
05.02.2018
1.[Image_10321]2.[Image_10318]
3.[Image_10320]
4.[Image_10319]
Quenten
06.02.2018
5.[Image_10324]6.[Image_10325]
22.02.2018
7.[Image_10422]Cernunnos
07.02.2018
8.[Image_10331]28.02.2018
9.[Image_10463]ScottA
13.02.2018
10.[Image_10353]11.[Image_10354]
21.02.2018
12.[Image_10419]13.[Image_10420]
27.02.2018
14.[Image_10452]Lorelei
18.02.2018
15.[Image_10393]28.02.1018
16.[Image_10457]Shessar
20.02.2018
17.[Image_10409]18.[Image_10410]
19.[Image_10411]
JimP
23.02.2018
20.[Image_10427]27.02.2018
21.[Image_10451]Josh Plunkett
25.02.2018
22.[Image_10431]23.[Image_10432]
24.[Image_10433]
25.[Image_10434]
26.02.2018
26.[Image_10438]Gathar
27.02.2018
27.[Image_10442]Kathorus
27.02.2018
28.[Image_10453]29.[Image_10454]
That's a really cool contest.
You could advertise it at the Guild? If you contact one of the Community Leaders they might put it up on the News forum for you. (its only accessible to CLs and Publishers, so I can't do it for you - sorry!)
I just skimmed the first post so not sure if this is covered: Do we need to reserve a new area for this or can I use an area I currently have reserved for my submission?
Remember that the contest will start on February 1st, at midnight UTC, and end on February 28th on midnight UTC, so keep the time zones in mind if you plan on handing in a map right around the month change. And remember, it is fine to start on the map now hand have it ready for February, you don't need to wait until February to start your contest map, as long as it is handed in during February.
And remember, this contest is open to everyone. I would very much enjoy seeing some new mappers to the atlas for this. And don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions about the process.
Remember, this contest is open to everyone, you don't need to be a seasoned veteran or a renowned artist to participate. As long as you can produce a map that is reasonably faithful to the area you are detailing, that is all that is required (And I have seen many people posting 'First Maps' in these forums that easily qualify).
I especially encourage new users to the atlas to contribute, this contest is the perfect starting point. But existing contributors are very well welcome too.
Any type of map is welcome, be it overland, city, village, street, dungeon, cave, floorplan or anything else. All you need to do is to find a spot in the atlas where this map would fit, and request it. Feel free to ask questions if you are unsure of anything.
If you are short on time, pick an easier map type. Overland maps are generally faster to make than cities, and not every dungeon needs to be enormous. Small dungeons and floorplans (inns, temples, houses, etc) are also needed.
Please read the top post for rules and contest details.
I look forward to receiving your submissions.
Happy Mapping.
Note that all maps submitted to the contest will be collected in the second post of this thread, go there to see the overview.
Here are his maps, remember that all maps submitted to the contest are viewable form the second post in this topic, so you can see and compare them all.
As before, the complete set of maps can be viewed from the second post in this thread, and all maps are clickable to display them in a larger format in the atlas, with access to the .fcw and hi-res versions
Remember that all the maps submitted to the contest is collected in the second post of this thread. Click on them to bring them up in the atlas for larger view.
Remember you can click on the thumbnails to open the map in the atlas, from where you can access the high quality version as well as the .fcw file