I would like to invite everyone to participate in the second SRGC graphics contest!
It is a competition for the finest in-game graphics for simutrans. The theme for the second competition is now a moving object: A modern
passenger ferry.
Passenger FerrySubject of this contest is a small passenger ferry as seen in many metropolitan areas bordering streams or the sea. The type transporting a few dozen to a few hundred people short distances. Modern vessels built
past 1970 (soft limit) are requested (in other words no paddle steamers.) Not requested are large long range ferries, eg. like those seen connecting Athens with Greek islands, connecting ports at the baltic sea and so on. Here are some pictures to illustrate this.
Ferry in the Bristol Harbourside by
James F Clay, on Flickr
Elbfähre ELBMEILE Hamburg Elbe by
Reinhard_Schuldt, on Flickr
Ferry across the Mersey by
jimmedia, on Flickr
executionDat files and alignement of boats can be quite a bit tricky, but don't worry. This is a graphics contest, while the graphic should be your own work, for the dat file and the technical aspects you can rely on the community, just post a request in this thread.
Submit your submission in this thread before midnight (UTC)
31 October. Feel free to post your work in progress in this thread too. It would also be nice if you post about your intention to participate.
Providing the sources and putting it under a free and open source license is a required for this contest, the purpose of this contest is to encourage people to produce content required to improve simutrans. The graphic has to be compatible to the setting, style and technical aspects of one of the paksets maintained in this forum.
Price & EvaluationPrice: The respect of the community. (And almost certain speedy inclusion in a pakset)
The winner will be decided through the combination of a jury headed by
zeno and a public vote. The main reason for the jury is to offset the influence of different paksets.
please don't hestitate to post, if something is not clear, your idea does not completely fit the rules (we are flexible!) or if you have general questions.