OFFICIAL Fantasy Emag Contest Q&A!!!!!

[shartley]

zvanut
That is a hard question to answer. I do not know how different they are. Of course you can put 5 totally different Markers on the same entry if you like, but it will still be ONE entry. If the Markers are substantially different, it is best to make them separate entries.

But I don't know how different they actually are. That is a determination that YOU the designer must make. Here is the actual rule as is stands in the Official Rules:

11) Individuals may enter as many concept graphics as they want as long as there are substantial differences between each of their entries. This means that color changes are not enough for an additional entry. If you have different color schemes feel free to add small thumbnail pictures TO your submitted graphic showing various color/paint schemes of the same Marker design, but do NOT send as separate entries.

So, as you can see Tom wanted only ADDITIONAL entries if the changes were greater than minor changes (such as a different tank, color scheme, etc.). For a new entry they should be a totally different Marker, not variants of the same one.

I hope this helps, but I think this one can only really be answered by you, since you know how large or small the actual changes are... not me.

[Ov3rmind]

Is it possible to replace an entry with another one? I was just wondering, because I fiddled around a bit with my entry, and was able to make it much sharper than the one I entered. So, would you guys take an entry and replace one I already sent in (I will have it under the same file name)?

[shartley]

Ov3rmind
I knew a HARD question would come up, and you presented it. I took a hard look at all the issues this question presents, and how it would effect the contest, and everyone involved in the contest.. to include the contestants.

The answer is no, you can not resubmit your entry. One of the reasons people were given such a long time before the e-mail address was announced was to prevent this type of thing. Another reason is that no other contest would allow entry swapping for any reason, it just opens up too many doors that are way too hard to close. There are other issues as well, but I am sure you get the idea.

I understand your problem. But I can not allow one person to resubmit, or I will have to let everyone do so.

I am sorry.

[Ov3rmind]

I understand. Just out of curiosity, how many other people here have already submitted theirs?

[shartley]

Ov3rmind
Thank you for understanding.

As for how many entries have been submitted to this point, I do not know. I do not personally receive them. I am sure a good many will be coming in over the next week, so we will all just have to wait and see. :)

[The Mag Man]

How long will it take to get the "Gallery" of voting images up? By this I mean after the contest is over on November 30, when will we know who the winners are?

[zvanut]

i know how i can give u my situation w/o telling everyone it :)

say i have 2 e-mags, one w/ a flatline tank and halo and its polka dotted, the other has a crossfire tank w/ a revvy and is striped, can the be on the same entry?

[zvanut]

just thought u would like to know

That Is NOT my situatuin, just an example to give him an idea of my problem

[shartley]

zvanut
Yes, what you described would be one entry, not two. :)

[The Mag Man]

Don't forget about my question.

[shartley]

The Mag Man

How long will it take to get the "Gallery" of voting images up? By this I mean after the contest is over on November 30, when will we know who the winners are?

As with the last contest, it all depends on how much time Tom and the AGD Crew have. If they are very busy, there will be a slight delay in setting up the Gallery.

Then there will be a full week for all votes to be sent in (one vote per member, any trying to "fool" us will be found out very quickly... as it was the last time.). This should allow every member to get their chance to vote.

I hope his gives you a good indication of the timeframe we are looking at.

(Sorry for not answering it before. You slipped it in between rapid posts. LOL)

[omni]

Hallo, I looked around and I don't think I saw this asked, sorry if it is.



IS there a Size limit on the design, aka. 1024X768 tipical desktop size.

I'm running 1280X1024, and I could fill that up with Idea's/art, but I'm not going too heh, that would be huge!

So tipical size or Dimension limit? big is good tho :)

[shartley]

omni
You got me on my first cup of coffee. So I had to hold back with my answer.

This is what the actual AO site says about its design:

This site is optimized for Internet Explorer 5.0+, millions of colors, and 800x600 resolution.

Yes, it WILL expand to allow larger resolutions, but is designed for 800X600. And that being the case, at 800X600 a good size to use for an entry graphic would be no more than about 600 to 700 wide (600 SHOULD be fine). As for height, again, does everyone ACTUALLY want me to start making limits? Sure, there WILL be a problem if someone sends in an image that is 700Wide and 5560000High.

Remember, if the entries get sent way too large, they WILL be reduced to an acceptable size. And again, if that process reduces the quality of the entry.... you get the idea. This is a WEB BASED and DISPLAYED contest, there has never been any doubt about that. So you must keep your entries appropriate for that.

I hope that clears up that issue.

[shartley]

cujdik
More than likely. That is about the only logical way to do it. It would just take too long for a full scale gallery to load.

[tunaman jr]

samples anyone?