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Post by jivesinator on Oct 29, 2016 9:42:51 GMT -5
was afraid with my two current projects (with a beta publish each) that neither would be eligible. glad I read through the entire thread. count me in on this one.
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Oct 29, 2016 9:48:39 GMT -5
I have been trying to get more and more comfortable with GNCD and have put a bunch of hours into learning, but I've literally never published any of the few courses I have worked on - would this be the type of competition for me, or should I wait for something more on a beginner level? I think it would be fun and give me a reason to push harder and learn quicker through some of the frustrating aspects I've come across, but I don't want to be out of place and/or essentially just be an easy source of points for other competitors, hence giving them an advantage.
Appreciate the advice.
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Post by Errol1967 on Oct 29, 2016 9:49:29 GMT -5
Keep in mind that players on PC have more advantage then players on PS4 @griff It crashes from time to time...you have to save a lot everytime. I dont own a PC copy. Don't build cart paths (or at least not many) until towards the end. I've only had one course that was crash city and that was Swiss theme with a ton of cart paths... rarely have I seen crashes otherwise, just save regularly just in case and it is fine from my experience Tnx mate...I do love carthpaths and flowers...think im gonna save that for last. |
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Post by pyates on Oct 29, 2016 10:01:36 GMT -5
Don't build cart paths (or at least not many) until towards the end. I've only had one course that was crash city and that was Swiss theme with a ton of cart paths... rarely have I seen crashes otherwise, just save regularly just in case and it is fine from my experience Tnx mate...I do love carthpaths and flowers...think im gonna save that for last. No probs, best of luck  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 10:16:30 GMT -5
I have been trying to get more and more comfortable with GNCD and have put a bunch of hours into learning, but I've literally never published any of the few courses I have worked on - would this be the type of competition for me, or should I wait for something more on a beginner level? I think it would be fun and give me a reason to push harder and learn quicker through some of the frustrating aspects I've come across, but I don't want to be out of place and/or essentially just be an easy source of points for other competitors, hence giving them an advantage. Appreciate the advice. I guess it just depends on your mindset, brother. I look at it this way: Yes, you may lose. In the process you're going to be credited with a publish, you're going to get your name out in the community as a designer, your course will be featured in a stream, in said stream myself and others will giving feedback (things we like, things that could be cleaned up, things that don't work if there are any), you're going to be interacting with seasoned designers that will also give you info along the way, you get to see your course side by side others and compare, and you get a good taste of what a design contest is all about. If your main focus is winning, then it might be a tough row to hoe...but that's true for even the most veteran of designers. If your interest is putting out your best effort, having people see it, being recognized for it, learning some things in the process, and quite possibly doing well in the contest...well, you're in the right place. What I know for a fact is that you'll never know how you'll do in a contest until you compete in one. |
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Post by scampi00 on Oct 29, 2016 11:09:47 GMT -5
Yes please.
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Post by georgeolsen on Oct 29, 2016 11:25:10 GMT -5
This is great timing for me to get motivated to start my 2nd course. Sign me up in the non-vet category |
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Post by B.Smooth13 on Oct 29, 2016 12:41:10 GMT -5
I guess it just depends on your mindset, brother. I look at it this way: Yes, you may lose. In the process you're going to be credited with a publish, you're going to get your name out in the community as a designer, your course will be featured in a stream, in said stream myself and others will giving feedback (things we like, things that could be cleaned up, things that don't work if there are any), you're going to be interacting with seasoned designers that will also give you info along the way, you get to see your course side by side others and compare, and you get a good taste of what a design contest is all about. If your main focus is winning, then it might be a tough row to hoe...but that's true for even the most veteran of designers. If your interest is putting out your best effort, having people see it, being recognized for it, learning some things in the process, and quite possibly doing well in the contest...well, you're in the right place. What I know for a fact is that you'll never know how you'll do in a contest until you compete in one. My question had nothing to do with winning. I wouldn't expect to even come close. I was trying to get a feel for whether someone with such little experience as myself should consider entering a contest like this. Honestly, I just want to make sure I'm not getting in the way, overstepping into an arena above my ability - again, not concerned with anything close to winning. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 12:45:09 GMT -5
I guess it just depends on your mindset, brother. I look at it this way: Yes, you may lose. In the process you're going to be credited with a publish, you're going to get your name out in the community as a designer, your course will be featured in a stream, in said stream myself and others will giving feedback (things we like, things that could be cleaned up, things that don't work if there are any), you're going to be interacting with seasoned designers that will also give you info along the way, you get to see your course side by side others and compare, and you get a good taste of what a design contest is all about. If your main focus is winning, then it might be a tough row to hoe...but that's true for even the most veteran of designers. If your interest is putting out your best effort, having people see it, being recognized for it, learning some things in the process, and quite possibly doing well in the contest...well, you're in the right place. What I know for a fact is that you'll never know how you'll do in a contest until you compete in one. My question had nothing to do with winning. I wouldn't expect to even come close. I was trying to get a feel for whether someone with such little experience as myself should consider entering a contest like this. Honestly, I just want to make sure I'm not getting in the way, overstepping into an arena above my ability - again, not concerned with anything close to winning. I think you'd be fine, man. Just give it some thought. If you think you would have fun then we'd love to have you. |
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Post by jivesinator on Oct 29, 2016 12:53:14 GMT -5
yeah i haven't been in any of these before but griff runs them well, if you want to have fun designing and see others play your course, by all means make one and enter it. winning's not everything in any competition, especially this one.
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Post by Errol1967 on Oct 29, 2016 13:02:36 GMT -5
@griff
Suggestion for this contest in groupstages of 4.
Everyone create first 9 holes (front 9), best 2 go to knockout stage and create the back nine? Or you could do 3 holes first. New designers dont have to put much time in it this way. Best 2 of groupstages will be all vets anyway.
Dont know what you think and offcourse other designers.
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Post by pablo on Oct 29, 2016 13:04:12 GMT -5
I guess it just depends on your mindset, brother. I look at it this way: Yes, you may lose. In the process you're going to be credited with a publish, you're going to get your name out in the community as a designer, your course will be featured in a stream, in said stream myself and others will giving feedback (things we like, things that could be cleaned up, things that don't work if there are any), you're going to be interacting with seasoned designers that will also give you info along the way, you get to see your course side by side others and compare, and you get a good taste of what a design contest is all about. If your main focus is winning, then it might be a tough row to hoe...but that's true for even the most veteran of designers. If your interest is putting out your best effort, having people see it, being recognized for it, learning some things in the process, and quite possibly doing well in the contest...well, you're in the right place. What I know for a fact is that you'll never know how you'll do in a contest until you compete in one. My question had nothing to do with winning. I wouldn't expect to even come close. I was trying to get a feel for whether someone with such little experience as myself should consider entering a contest like this. Honestly, I just want to make sure I'm not getting in the way, overstepping into an arena above my ability - again, not concerned with anything close to winning. My opinion about the contests is great, so I'd say you "go for it" the worst can happen is you learn. Having seasoned designers dissecting your course in a stream is the best thing can happen to you. So forget your ability, have fun creating a course and you will learn a lot. Trust me, I know what I'm saying |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2016 13:14:28 GMT -5
@griff Suggestion for this contest in groupstages of 4. Everyone create first 9 holes (front 9), best 2 go to knockout stage and create the back nine? Or you could do 3 holes first. New designers dont have to put much time in it this way. Best 2 of groupstages will be all vets anyway. Dont know what you think and offcourse other designers. We're just going to go with a traditional 18 hole "give us your bet course" contest. We went through some of the same thoughts for the Summer Showdown, but don't just assume that the vets are going to be the ones advancing, brother. We had several designers that didn't have the name recognition take down some of the well known designers in the Showdown. Hell, nobody really knew who I even was as a designer before the Web Finals contest and I did pretty decent against some big names. You're getting too caught up on the names, my man. In the end you're really competing against yourself. If you put out a course that you're proud of, you win. If you exceed your expectations and put out a course that looks good and is fun to play, you win. At the end of the day you and the other designers are publishing new courses that everybody gets to see and take a turn on, so the community wins...and that's most important. I honestly wouldn't concern myself with who else is in the contest and who ends up in your group. Do the best that YOU can do and see what happens. You just may be surprised. |
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Post by nevadaballin on Oct 29, 2016 13:19:53 GMT -5
I'm in.......
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Post by Moe Slorkman on Oct 29, 2016 13:37:08 GMT -5
Sign me up!!!!
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