IF you take a look at the third party pack creation, there is a player doing a skyblock post aproc map... the map can be anything if you can imagine it.... Hence creativity....
JamPacked II
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I just want to add in here that the stipulations of this competition is merely for this competition. The next one will have completely different rules as well. If you don't like this concept then sit this one out. No one will hold anything against you for having your own opinion. (To each their own). This is all for fun and for possible prizes of course but don't take the fun out of it. It's a game after all.
It's not up to the FTB team to be creative with the contest, it's up to the people participating in it. Seriously, what's the big deal with them locking the theme to this one? You're making it seem like the end of the world even though the restrictions aren't all that bad.
What?
Yes I realise it's just for the competition...
Is not the end of the world by any means, doubt I'll even play any of the entries not my playstyle and certainly had no intention of entering...
BUT
It's lazy and annoying on the part of the competition thinker uppers. The Post-apocalyptic HQM modpack/map has been done(very well and extensively), why do we need another raft of them? The ones we have will be polished and improved upon as well. Come up with something new and innovative if you're going to force ppl in a specific direction(there are merits with this and it helps with judging I agree).
The only restriction I would give this competition is that it should NOT be another post-apocalyptic HQM map.
Interesting points. Little confused why your posting if your not interest in the competition?
I agree that post-apocalyptic maps have been slightly overdone, but lets wait until the end, im sure some really creative and fun packs will come out.
I for one think that making the theme a requirement is going to make this JamPacked better than the last one. yes we got so many good packs from the last JamPacked but with it being set to one theme will bring a whole new set of modpacks/maps to the table instead of modpacks that might look or feel the same as last time.
I'm genuinely interested to see what people come up with and will def watch LP's etc using these packs...
Purposefully limiting people to do exactly the same things that were done last time only slightly differently is not creativity or innovation.
Quests with some sort of ending that can be reached aka not open ended.
That will not impact this.
Yes. It's only a no if you have a Yellow Tag or higher (including grey). Blue tags or no tags can still win.
To touch on a couple points.
Still working on the prize thing. Hopefully have news later today.
Not changing my mind on the theme thing at this point. If you don't like it, don't make a pack. There really are a heck of a lot of options you could call apocalypse.
No one said anything about HQM. In fact, "You are not required to use any specific mods".
Definitive end means that there is a point in the pack where you have completed all the instructions given by the pack, ie, you're done. A vanilla word with a sign saying, "make a cake", would fulfill the requirements. I'm was trying to word it as loosely as possible to avoid restricting anything I hadn't thought of, but I realize it might be a bit unclear. Let me know if you can come up with any specific scenarios.
Still working on the prize thing. Hopefully have news later today.
Not changing my mind on the theme thing at this point. If you don't like it, don't make a pack. There really are a heck of a lot of options you could call apocalypse.
No one said anything about HQM. In fact, "You are not required to use any specific mods".
Definitive end means that there is a point in the pack where you have completed all the instructions given by the pack, ie, you're done. A vanilla word with a sign saying, "make a cake", would fulfill the requirements. I'm was trying to word it as loosely as possible to avoid restricting anything I hadn't thought of, but I realize it might be a bit unclear. Let me know if you can come up with any specific scenarios.
I do have an Ending Chapter, but also have alot of optional quests and even an entire optional Chapter. Are these still acceptable?
Something to consider: Try rewording the theme from "post-apocalypse" to "apocalypse-level event". This broadens the idea enough to encourage people to think outside the original paradigm. A good example of this is Blightfall, which is recovering a planet for colonization after it gets covered by a mysterious blight between the planet's discovery, and the arrival of the colony ship. (Named The Jaded, of course.) An apocalyptic event happened, so technically it can be submitted.
So understanding the wording of the theme helps in describing what you're aiming for.
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So understanding the wording of the theme helps in describing what you're aiming for.
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Well. I've been waiting a while for this, if I can just find enough time to be able to work on it and finish it in two months.......
@CoolSquid and I might be teaming up for a pack. It would probably be a refreshing experience for me to participate ^^