About going wild while writing the text:
In the end I have to stick with what is easy so while some texts are great, if they go too wild I will probably have to rewrite (ask for a rewrite) because while it may be a good description it would take too much work to make rules that fit the descriptions. And in the end the game has to be balanced and all the races have to be playable.
Going wild is not that bad because it can be used as concept for the game, because you're giving me new ideas that I might use or not.
It's more like a process, at the start we throw lots of ideas and then we refine it until it fits the rules and is balanced.
Since I have a better idea about the rules and I wrote the descriptions myself it is already more or less balanced and within the scope of the game so removing things that I wrote might not be always a good idea, while adding things is more safe.
I wasn't going to take this into consideration on the first competition but since I'm talking about it now please be aware of this restriction.
About what to write:
-First Text
The descriptions I made have about 200 words, so let's try to make a 300-400 words maximum.
The text must be clear and to the point, it's a text that will be shown in-game so the player will read while playing.
At the end of the description it must point to the player the advantages and disadvantages of that race and optionally an observation.
About advantages and disadvantages, don't worry too much on what's possible and what's not right now. Just keep in mind that telling that a race is immortal is a no-no.
The race will be Human.
Format:
[Description]
[Jump a line]
[Advantage 1]
[Advantage N]
[Disadvantage 1]
[Disadvantage N]
[Observation]
-Second Text
This can be of any length, try not to make this more than a page unless it's necessary to make your point.
It must be a conversation or a letter between two humans talking about an alien.
Doesn't need to cover all about the alien in question, two to three points about them are enough.
This is a manual text so feel free to talk about Human Factions if you want.
The Rules:
Just the two texts above will be accepted, they must be sent together.
I will start accepting the texts on
Saturday 22 December 2012, do not send your text before this date.
I will stop accepting the texts on
Monday 7 January 2013, so even with the holidays coming you will have plenty of time.
Those who submit must not edit their texts, if you want more exposure you can submit earlier, if you want to be sure it has no errors you can submit it later.
If someone submit a text that does not follow the rules I give myself the right to remove it, explain the reason why and give one chance to resubmit the text while still respecting the end date.
The alien of the second text must be one from the document provided.
http://purpleorangegames.com/pdf/StarLifePage2-12.pdf
The human from the first and second text must be based on the human from the document provided.
If someone thinks someone else is not following the rules, please contact me.
The prize:
At March/2013 I will run a Kickstarter campaign, from this campaign I can ask from $3.000 to $5.000 to the writer.
So I can only hire after this date, if the Kickstarter campaign is successful.
Another option is to accept a share of the profits (like all the other members) so the Kickstarter funds will be used for other stuff and you can start right away.
It is also possible a combination of the two, but asking for money on Kickstarter will give you a smaller % of the profits compared to the above.
I'm ok with whatever the winning writer chooses.
Is there something else I should address?
If you don't agree with something please tell me now so we can sort this out as soon as possible.
