Back to the Basics! Round 2 ended!

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After the huge success that was round 1. Round 2 starts today and it is bigger and better than ever before. Well, okay that's easy giving that round one had zero participating levels. :-)

The mission: Create a level!

Rules:

1. Every switch must be visible. Whether it's a standard switch, a custom made switch or a logic gate, you are not allowed to hide it. They need to be in plain sight.

2. Everything else must be visible as well. No hidden emitters, no invisible pistons, no invisible robes and of course no invisible materials. Exception: Magic mouths and speakers.

3. You may not use any DLC objects, that includes stickers, materials, the paint switch and plasma balls.
The only exception are the things found in the Creator Pack 1 ie. the unlimited life checkpoint.


The criteria of judgement:

- Playability
- Fun

And of course the design and how well you have managed to incorporate the switches. The more integrated they are the better. A AND/OR switch that is part of the environment is better than the same switch that floats in mid air. So be creative, think about logical ways of implementing the logic into your design.

Note: Ugly levels are acceptable of course and may have a chance to win but the judges may be slightly biased towards good looking levels whether they admit it or not.

The aim: To help people understand how switches and logic mechanisms work and how they effect a level.

Deadline: New moon of October. That is the 18th of October.

The Prize:
1. 500xp
2. 250xp
3. 100xp

Have fun! And be creative, imaginative, resourceful, inventive, ingenious, original! :p

Entries so far:

PSN - Level name

manny_wtk - LBPC Back to Basics 2 Entry
TonyTwoGunz - Logical Behaviour
robotiod - B2B2 Terrible Times 1
lozynmymnd - Star of Pain
ghostrider135 - Toxic trouble back to basics entry

Judges:
rtm223
comphermc
Vidi--Vici
v0rtex

And it makes a triumphant return! Sorry I couldn't make the first one; I was surprisingly very busy the first few weeks of school.

Wait... Only 11 days? Can we not get a bit more time than this?

Oh, I meant October.

Whew!! Thanks :)

Yeah, sorry about that I was somehow still in August. :)

I'll be a judge, if it pleases the congregation. I'll also be happy to start harrassing contestants around the closing date if they have nothing to show for themselves!

Good, I hereby name thee first judge of la compétition.

I'll make a new entry, just so we are all starting fresh. :)

I would also like to judge, as I don't think I'll be able to make a level in time.

We may have one inadvertant entry already. Assuming he decides to stop by, Hallm3 made a concise little level with completely visible logic. There's a thread in the showcase.

If he enters, then you shouldn't feel bad about having started your level, BSprague.

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Can I make one suggestion? Invisible speakers and magic mouths. We are at a disadvantage to MM in that their magic mouths can be very long. It looks tacky to have multiple mouths right next to each other. Also, there's really no advantage to being able to see the speakers. Music changes are fine, but the speakers would feel weird in my opinion.

if u need another judge, ill judge...:p

Good point, comphermc. I'll add that to the first post cause as you said it is pretty obvious that a speaker or magic mouth is active.

You two will be the the last two judges.

On the subject of magic mouths and speakers, especially the latter:

I would like to see people try to incorporate them into the aesthetics in some fashon. Obviously you can hide them as per the rules, but the more that's visible (and incorporated in a clever way) the better :) This is, after all, the essense of the competition.


Also, who else wants to enter this fabulous competition? C'mon!

I think i'll have a bit of this challenge, its a great idea! Best get my thinking head on:idea:

I'll have a go at this, this time i'll put more effort. *puts on serious pants*

I'm done, got it published. I know theres still a lot of time left, but I've drawn blank as to what to add. Hope you guys like it.

Excellent. What's the name of the level?

LBPC Back to Basics 2 Entry

Good choice. :)
Added you to the first post.

Ill enter this contest im already in comphermc's so this will be my second ever community contest. I have a day off Thursday from skoo, so ill see what I can do. :p