Another scenario contest?

[Case]

Hasn't it been traditional in previous SDC's to provide some resouces to help people? (eg maps, links, graphics, etc)

Personally, I think that the category 'Age of Sail' is good enough. This will result in roughly comparible scenarios on an interestingly wide number of subjects.
For example, people who like making colonisation style civs can do the colonisation of America's, people who like war scenarios can do any of the 1 million (approx) wars which occured during the period, and people who like hypothetical scenarios should also be well covered (eg what-if the French went for the US instead of Canada)

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by WarVoid
Anyhoo, as much as I like both Exile's and BeBro's ideas (map and naval warfare theme), since i'll most likely be handling much of the work, which means doing extensive historical research to make sure the scenarios are accurate, i'm limiting it to one theme era only. Trying to research such a wide expanse of naval history would simply be too time consuming on my part. Sorry fellas.

No problem, it was just an idea

For the Age of Sail gfx, I have some ships available http://www.civ2000.civ2.gamigo.de/pics/Units3.gif (by me)
http://www.civ2000.civ2.gamigo.de/pics/UnitsArne4.gif (by Arne)

I´m sure others have great units for the period too.

[Leonidas]

Originally posted by BeBro


I don´t know what the others think of a broader perspective, but think this suggestion is very good. Combined with WarVoids idea ("a combination of land and naval warfare") this would open a variety of option for the designer, he could choose between:

- ancient operations like Alexander´s siege of Tyros or the Athenian operation against Syracuse,
- medieval events like the Viking/Norman conquests
- age of sail, like mentioned from others before
- or newer operations like eg WWI the landing at Gallipoli, the "island hopping" of US forces in WWII, or the Falkland war of 1982

All of these things could be done in a very different way, more focused on combat, or on empire building and developing - what do you think? Perhaps we can have one general topic with several sub categories (I don´t know if this is too much)...

This sounds like a great idea

[Shaka Naldur]

Originally posted by BeBro

- ancient operations like Alexander´s siege of Tyros or the Athenian operation against Syracuse,

I wonder why Alexander the Great has been abandoned by the scn designers,
the only two escenarios that i know about him are made by Stefan

don´t you think it´s a pity

[our_man]

What about ToT entries? I don't know if there's a great market for ToT PBEM so I'm wondering if using this format will be acceptable, and if so will it be subject to the same theme?

[Frank Johnson]

Warvoid. I'll make a scenario. So is it going to be age of sail?

[WarVoid]

Well, seeing as it's been the most popular by feedback, I think I might as well make it official now.

Yes, by Imperial Decree of the Maquis de Void.

The theme for Scenario Design Contest # 5 is now officially the Age of Sail. Your scenarios may be set anywhere between the years 1600 A.D. to 1801 A.D.

I shall have a website full of resources and information about the contest, including the rules, up by the weekend.

[Jacobite1688]

I would be in favor of Age of Sail. I have an entry in mind.

[Case]

What's the final decision on wether the scenarios should be designed to be PBEMable?

[kIndal]

Originally posted by WarVoid
The theme for Scenario Design Contest # 5 is now officially the Age of Sail. Your scenarios may be set anywhere between the years 1600 A.D. to 1801 A.D.

pleaseeeeee, can you expand it some years?per example from 1580-1801, so could be that somebody make a scenario about some naval campaigns in this years

[BeBMan]

I know what you are talking about

Perhaps 1500 - 1800? And perhaps we could have PBEM and non PBEM scenarios?

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Shaka Naldur


I wonder why Alexander the Great has been abandoned by the scn designers,
the only two escenarios that i know about him are made by Stefan

don´t you think it´s a pity

Well, if I had enough time...

[Jay Bee]

Originally posted by WarVoid
The theme for Scenario Design Contest # 5 is now officially the Age of Sail.

Why #5? What ever happened to SCD #4?

[DarthVeda]

muahahahaha...

*ressurrects a secret project.*



Are we gearing these towards multiplayer or just single play?

Also, what's the story on format... FW, ToT, MGE?

[hardjoy]

Originally posted by BeBro
Perhaps 1500 - 1800? And perhaps we could have PBEM and non PBEM scenarios?

This is a good time frame, IMO. It'll allow for exploration-colonization type scens, as well as scens about Spain at the height of its glory (pre-1588), as well as scens about Englands ascendance as an international naval (and imperial) power.