Beginners' contest - August 2009

Dear Friends,

It's time for beginners' August 2009 contest. Please go through these steps if you wanna play
1) Register at the forum (if you didn't do it already)
2) Download the lite-C workshops and go through them (optional)
3) Download lite-C free version, create a small demo and post a link to it at the forum. This month's contest theme is "create a particle effect", so feel free to create anything that deals with particles, as long as your demo runs by itself in the last version of lite-C free edition.

Suggested readings for this contest:
- The particle examples from AUM 67…86.
- The particle effect sample I've create especially for this contest - get it here
The deadline for this contest is the 25th of September, 2009. It's less work this time, so the winner will get a copy of A7 extra.

If you are an experienced user (you have over 1,000 forum posts or so) please give the beginners the chance to win their copy of A7. As you know, the regular AUM contest has much bigger prizes from now on so you can participate there.

Good luck! Don't forget to post your questions and comments here.

great theme for a contest , im definately going to enter my nuke effect! as a matter of fact i have a few cool demos showing off p effects i would like to enter , so i have to ask .... can a user submit more than one entry?

Sure, feel free to submit as many demos as you want.

What a pity... I can't need the price. I have an extra version already... But good luck to the other members

aah, that would be great for the folks back at AcknexTurk.

Only A7 Extra this time? Oh, mh, I´ll try !

only extra .... hmmm i missed that

The main goal of this contest is to help the beginners learn more programming. If you can also get the prize, that's an added bonus

hey a7 extra is still a great prize ! , i just did nt notice.
im still going to enter

Does that mean that the prize will be better - dependant on the quality of the demos? Or is only extra available?

I think he means the difficulty from the task.

i´ll take part try to win this time

The prize might vary depending on the difficulty of the task. It's A7 extra this month.

Hm... anyway I will attend at the contest to have a small incentive to learn the Particel-System I made a little one already but I'm missing some small things. There's a video from the current status:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb1g2wqptaQ

Can't wait to see the other projects *mrgreen*

Hi!


I wanted to make an explosion particle for this contest, but i don't know anything about particle effects, so i wanted to ask, if someone know a good tutorial for making explosion particle effects?

sorry about my bad english

- Muhsin Kaymak

Have you read the first post of george?

yea, i looked at all the AUM magazine for A7, but i couldn't find anything about the particle effect. where exactly is it written?

hi muhsin,

you can try gstools.de aum search. Also there will be a small particle effect workshop in Turkish, that would give you som directions on particle effects. it will be up around 5th sep.

Don't forget AUM Online - search for "effect" (without the quotes)

I finished my project here's the download link, I hope it works with the Trial version ^^

-Delete Links, because ist doesn't work with trial version-

i´ve changed my mind because i have now commercial

The project should work with lite-C free, which can be downloaded here: Atari lite-C download page

If I start the free version and hit the test-button, it says "Trial period expired". And I can't start the WED and the GED

free version != WED or GED

Understand

Oh, I didn't know that. Sorry :mrgreen:

lol^^ - Is there a limit for submiting Demos? - I already have 3

combine them in in one?

Hm, ah Firework a watersprayer(are whatever it´s called in english) and a fireplace - that can´t match !

The firerwork makes a fire and then anything put it out with a watersprayer ^^

You can send as many demos as you want. You can also combine them all into a single demo.

combining them in a single demo would be better for you imo, you dont get your votes seperated. If you send seperate projects votes will be sperated too.

make it like an effects showcase make a menu, let use choose an effect and load it.

great idea - thanks Quadraxas!

Could we have the exact deadline? I'm still wondering whether I should start now or wait for the next competition...

The deadline for this contest is the 25th of September, 2009. Read the first post in this tread for more information.

yeah.

This month the prize is A7 Extra.

So, I can´t wait anymore^^!

Here is an early version of my demos:


Things you may know:
1. It´s not perfect, yet!
2. You´re not allowed to use the models, tga´s or sounds - and sure : not the code!
3. There is a help with F1 - but you´ll see it. - In the fire demo is no help because it´s not needed .


A really important thing:

If I win, I will make a Contribution for the fireworks and water sprayer - a Plug-and-Play system - So vote for me!!!

Oh, i nearly forget the download link:

Download - Particle Demo

Thanks for reading and bye!

No one said anything to my demo

Jea It's a great work. I love it! But I think it's offtopic, if I only say this, and if I don't have any ideas for improvement. The time for commendations is then, when the voting started, I think. Also, don't worry, wait for the voting and you will see, many peoples like your work

^^hehe, last time - for the panel contest - we also talked about our demos, but if you say i wont spam.

really nothing to change? - i mean i´m happy but i never think my work is good

I´ll add much more fireworks, so that you can take them later for your project

Im gonna post my entry early too :), so hopefully ill get more feedback and have more time to improve.

Edit@ Taken off because it doesnt run - soz

To be done:
- WASD camera move.
- Instructions in-game.
- Fix the Trail-Length slider.

Instructions:(soz, none ingame yet)
P - pause all particles.
0(number) - default camera move(havnt made my own yet)
space or launch button - Launch custom firework
use sliders too adjust firework settings.

doesnt run, says particle.c is missing

oops, soz, ill fix that soon as pos.

No one gonna show something else?

Well, I'm not going to since i already am in possession of extra..

Thanks that makes easier for me^^!

Still the only one?

Hm, here is a new demo:


Changelog: - One demo added(flamethrower)
- firework improved!

Download: Particle Demo - Download

Thanks !

Oh, I just noticed that the 2. demo doesn´t work ^^.

Here is a new link:

Particle Demo - Download - New One

They might want to surprise you

Hi!

I think coding particle effects is very difficult. I tried different tutorials and examples, but I couldn't make it work. So I don't want to join this contest, because it's too hard for me. I hope that there will be more contests like these (just easier), because it helps beginners to learn to use lite-C (I couldn't make my particle work, but I learned very much using lite-c), and at the same time gives them a free version of 3D Gamestudio. That’s the best way to get more people to make good games!

So I wish you all very good luck with the contest!

May the best win!


- Muhsin Kaymak

@Mushin:
Please, what???

Coding particles is difficult?

I think it´s really easy! - and if you don´t think so, it´s easier than the Panel Contest .

@George:
Thanks George

@Rei_Ayanami
I'm sure that you have more experience with lite-c than me.
I'm new to lite-c coding. It's first time for me to use lite-c.



- Muhsin Kaymak

Hm, i´m a 1/3 year with lite-C.

The best help is the manual .

So, final Version is ready !



Changelog: - IN the demos(not in the menu) you can switch the screen resolution)
- You can switch a random factor on/off in the 3. demo
- the flamethrower throws more circulary (it´s not a recantrangle(viereck) anymore)

Download: Particle Demo - Download

hi everyone
this is my first entry I'm glad that they have given this opportunity to beginners I'm not good at modelling as you will see.

*Sounds add
here is my project:
rapidshare.com
alternative
rapidshare.de

Only 2 entries this time?

yes you'r right mine entry worse than yours

-thanks darkinferno-

really no problem I'm joking

be careful rei, bash him here, others may feel sorry and vote