PGD Annual 2009 - Questions about rules and judging

[noeska]

Do the judges machines feature OpenAL?

[AthenaOfDelphi]

can you explain rule ta4 a bit futher?

Every new game should start in the same place and the overall flow of the game should follow the same path for each successive game.

If you consider most computer games, they will have a start, and that start and a certain progression to them... the start and the way the game progresses will normally be pretty much the same for everyone who plays it.

A good example is Space Invaders. They start slow and high... the next level they probably start further down the screen... the next, further down again and so on.

To use a bigger example, HalfLife 2. My gaming experience is largely the same as everyone else who has played it... but how far we get into the game without dying for example will vary based on our skill... but essentially, the game is the same for everyone who plays it.

[chronozphere]

Do the judges machines feature OpenAL?

Probably. As long as you provide an installer, there shouldn't be a problem, i guess.

My Audio Module is also based on OpenAL.

[AthenaOfDelphi]

Do the judges machines feature OpenAL?

Probably. As long as you provide an installer, there shouldn't be a problem, i guess.

My Audio Module is also based on OpenAL.

chronozphere is correct. If your game needs OpenAL to run, you should provide it. This is a general rule from the sites terms and conditions.

[AthenaOfDelphi]

This evening, there have been some adjustments to the rules. Nothing has changed as such, things have been cleared up and hopefully made easier to understand.

For full details visit this thread.

[dazappa]

This evening, there have been some adjustments to the rules. Nothing has changed as such, things have been cleared up and hopefully made easier to understand.

For full details visit this thread.

On the "stages" drop down you might want to adjust the bonus points for multiplayer.

[AthenaOfDelphi]

This evening, there have been some adjustments to the rules. Nothing has changed as such, things have been cleared up and hopefully made easier to understand.

For full details visit this thread.

On the "stages" drop down you might want to adjust the bonus points for multiplayer.

OOOPS! Thanks for that hon, I've updated the competition to reflect the new bonus points.

[paul_nicholls]

Not sure if this is the correct place, but I had an important note for the judges regarding my entry "Day Of Destruction!"...

When running the .exe on Vista, you need to run it as administrator, otherwise it locks up when it attempts to access the on-line high-scores...at least it did on the only Vista machine I got access to.

I only found this out today...it works just fine if you do this on Vista, and it works ok running it as per normal using XP.

cheers,
Paul

[AthenaOfDelphi]

The best thing to do with things like this is to include details in a read me file in the install archive.

[paul_nicholls]

The best thing to do with things like this is to include details in a read me file in the install archive.

Do I have time this morning to update my readme in my install archive and resend it?

cheers,
Paul