I'm going through and grading the contest entries again.
I'll be taking in the following criteria, which I feel are important for the entries:
Spriting - Duh, the look of the sprites, presence of gibs, originality of work, shading etc.
Coding - Ini prowess, Sparkle Magic fingers, the cool stuff about it, originality, and functionality.
Mod Vs. Theme - How well the entry stuck to the theme of the contest. Derp.
Aerial Flamethrower:
Spriting - Rocket was nicely colored. Lack of any gibs though killed this field. If it's black I don't want to see white rocket parts flying out of it. Also lacked door animations for the exits left on the rocket. 5/10
Coding - Coding was a little odd. The mod had copies of all this Base.rte stuff that could have just been referenced and not recopied into the mod. Everyone has those files already, no need to have 2 of so many of them. Also, what could've been put into one ini file was split into nine different ones. Great for modding, bad for playing. 5/10
Mod Vs. Theme - Well, it was a craft I guess. Using a glorified rocket engine as a rotating flamethrower was cool, but a lack of flipping code made it auto gib when tilted too far. 7/10
SCORE: 17/30
Apocalypse:
Spriting - Sprites were nice, but looking at them, they look like they were ripped from another game. If they weren't, then this is a very high compliment. Gibs fit the craft. 7/10
Coding - Clean and very documented Sparkle Magic was nice. Unfortunately, despite the intention, my Apoc not only shot off into orbit in the middle of combat, it also dropped all its legs and its enormous guns around the map, which my actors could then pick up, which looked funny, but definitely not intended. 5/10
Mod Vs. Theme It was definitely a craft. A crazy one. Very cool, just wish it worked all together better. 8/10
SCORE: 20/30
ComingOfGod:
Spriting - The inverse color glitch thing was a very cool touch. The meteors all looked realistic and smoldered well. Very, very cool. 8/10
Coding - For reasons not needing reiterating, a perfect score will be marked in this field. 10/10
Mod Vs. Theme - It simply was not a craft. It was an orderable cutscene, which honestly didn't belong in this contest, despite being completely ♥♥♥♥ awesome. 5/10
SCORE: 23/30
Destrosphere:
Spriting - Sprite was alright. Glow was good (although recycled from his other mod). Shots looked awesome. 5/10
Coding - Although the concept of an Orb was also internally recycled, it functioned great, auto aiming and whatnot. Was a little overpoweered though.7/10
Mod Vs. Theme - Overall a good craft. Stuck to your own style so that's a plus. 7/10
SCORE 19/30
Drop Rocket:
Spriting - Vanilla sprites stuck right next to each other. Gibs were present, though also unoriginal. I'm only giving some points because they matched somewhat. 3/10
Coding - Not really anything here either. More base stuff. I didn't see anything worth noting here. 3/10
Mod Vs. Theme - It was at least a craft. Kind of clunky and really just got me flipped a lot. Needs much more work. 4/10
SCORE: 10/30
Heavy Armour Drop Ship:
Spriting Really looked odd against CC backgrounds and gameplay. It just stuck out wrong. At least it was original AND had proper gibs. Nothing else worth noting. 6/10
Coding - Nothing special here. Just base.rte worthy. 4/10
Mod Vs. Theme - A standard craft with some glowies. Works just fine for being a dropship. 7/10
SCORE: 17/30
RotoRocket:
Spriting - Smashed togther vanilla sprites. Plus for rotating animation in center though. 5/10
Coding - Honestly, when I tested this, I immediately thought "This could be the start of Cortex Command Katamari". Impractical, but concept opens up a lot. 7/10
Mod Vs. Theme - It was a craft kind of. I like how it just spins and squishes everything. Very fun. 7/10
SCORE: 19/30
Zepplin:
Spriting - Sprites were original, and I like the overall look. Very Red Alert inspired. Also, this thing does epic gibs. EVERYTHING is gibbed. Makes a nice awesome mess. It looks just like a zeppelin. 9/10
Coding - With some Sparkle Magic this thing could've become super cool, as mail said. The lack of it was disappointing, but I liked the rapid dropping bombs and the way the door functioned. Makes realistic Zeppelin raids possible! 6/10
Mod Vs. Theme - It was a unique craft. Probably the most combat useful if you can get it high enough. Needs a telescoping gun turret so you can see where you're about to aim the payload though. 7/10
SCORE: 22/30
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Crashes were a nasty downside, but most of them could be avoided by not opening craft doors while moving.
Holy funky mother of crabcake. This is beyond amazing. Really, this goes right into the little "Mod Shrine" folder I have in my computer. Heck, I haven't seen anything like that since B18, like Nummy's Ypsilon Cannon and Zalo's AwesomeFantastic. Amazing from the beggining to the end. I can't even imagine how much Sparkle Magic was used on it. BTW, the reversed color thing is made by using a glow with negative strength.
