Ultimate THIEF Modding Contest

[someTaff]

http://community.eidosmontreal.com/blogs/Thief-Modding-Contest?theme=thief

[Xarg]

Accurate description, 10/10 would read again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, seems some facts might be a bit screwy with this, will be interesting to watch.

[STiFU]

[New Horizon]

Hmm, and suddenly it's gone?

[Goldwell]

Damnit...

 

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[Goldwell]

Also.. what the fuck are they doing? they keep putting up this contest then pulling it down.. and all the details surrounding it are ambiguous.. Whoever handles marketing at EM should be fired because they constantly keep making mistakes (not just with this either)

[jaxa]

Hoax, or not a hoax? That question's been lingering for 12 hours now.

[New Horizon]

It's clearly not a hoax. As Spring said in another thread, it is being looked into behind the scenes. That's all that can be said for now.

[Diego]

Just got this link in my google alert:

http://www.biogamergirl.com/2014/02/win-paid-trip-to-e3-2014-and-more-with.html

[brethren]

This has been the smoothest start to a contest ever.

[Viktoria]

It is definitely legit and an SE initiative. Looking forward to this contest.... good luck to all who enter.

[Deadlove]

They want users to create mods/levels with TDM editor? Will we be able to reap benefits from this to add cool stuff to TDM or will Square Enix own the mods? If people make missions, will TDM be able to host them so all can enjoy or will they be SE property? I hope that all quality work for this contest can be implemented to help expand TDM!

 

 

Good publicity.

[jay pettitt]

I guess it's all too late in the day seeing as the comp is teetering on the edge of another announcement... But if TDM could infulence the competition to open it to entrants outside the US and folk under the age of 18 it'd be nice. Thief 4 might be 18 rated, but traditionally Thief has been 12+ hasn't it?

Edited February 19, 2014 by jay pettitt

[Deadlove]

First two Thief games were rated mature. I can't remember TDS's rating.

 

Edit:

 

TDS is mature.

 

ESRB Mature is 17+ in USA.

 

I see TDS was rated 12+ for a foreign release. Perhaps the ratings are different depending on region.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Deadlove

[jay pettitt]

Oh okay.

 

Though Thief 2 (and TDS) was 12 in Europeland ~ which would be what I remember. While apparently the Dark Project was a 16 ('cos scary )

Edited February 19, 2014 by jay pettitt

[vvGarrettvv]

nice move Sqeenix:

I found that:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1001928521&tag=vglnkc8351-20

[vvGarrettvv]

They want users to create mods/levels with TDM editor? Will we be able to reap benefits from this to add cool stuff to TDM or will Square Enix own the mods? If people make missions, will TDM be able to host them so all can enjoy or will they be SE property? I hope that all quality work for this contest can be implemented to help expand TDM!

 

 

Good publicity.

Thats the point. Why should SQeenix be interested in giving a free project a good publicity? Or let TDM expand more ?

I suspect there are connections from TDM to SE. This never has been made possible without asking somebody from TDM or vice versa.

And I dunno if it is a clever marketing-strategy from SE to use a free mod (editor) which is the moral "Thief" authority for

years. What would be the benefit of this? What will be the benefits for TDM? mmmhhhhh.......

 

hopefully SE is not up to bury the TDM, because a good mod like this is like a nail in their coffin.

TDm will remain . Thief4 will be forgotten at the end of 2014 when everybody can get it for peanuts as GOTY-edition from the "software-pyramid"

 

 

The TDM is part of their DISCLAIMER:

DISCLAIMER

Square Enix, Amazon, AMD, The Dark Mod, and all participating sponsors, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees, and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled, or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; ( any software or source code malfunctions, bugs, viruses, malware; ©telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications related malfunctions or failures; (d) any Competition disruptions, injuries, losses, or damages caused by events beyond the control of Square Enix or other participating sponsors; or (e) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Competition.

Edited February 19, 2014 by vvGarrettvv

[brethren]

Considering all you're turning in to SE is a video, I don't see how the mod itself could be declared property of SE or EM. But I'm sure the lawyers can find a way.

[someTaff]

 

Thats the point. Why should SQeenix be interested in giving a free project a good publicity? Or let TDM expand more ?

I suspect there are connections from TDM to SE. This never has been made possible without asking somebody from TDM or vice versa.

And I dunno if it is a clever marketing-strategy from SE to use a free mod (editor) which is the moral "Thief" authority for

years. What would be the benefit of this? What will be the benefits for TDM? mmmhhhhh.......

 

hopefully SE is not up to bury the TDM, because a good mod like this is like a nail in their coffin.

TDm will remain . Thief4 will be forgotten at the end of 2014 when everybody can get it for peanuts as GOTY-edition from the "software-pyramid"

 

 

The TDM is part of their DISCLAIMER:

DISCLAIMER

Square Enix, Amazon, AMD, The Dark Mod, and all participating sponsors, and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees, and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled, or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; ( any software or source code malfunctions, bugs, viruses, malware; ©telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer or communications related malfunctions or failures; (d) any Competition disruptions, injuries, losses, or damages caused by events beyond the control of Square Enix or other participating sponsors; or (e) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Competition.

Looks like they accept a video of a mission for an entry, nothing about of how complete this mission is or what?

[Deadlove]

nice move Sqeenix:

I found that:

http://www.amazon.co...g=vglnkc8351-20

 

The link on Amazon doesn't say anything about TDM...odd.

[Deadlove]

Also, if TDM is included, doesn't that contest description encourage people to "make Garrett a new mission"? Which is against TDM rules anyway.

[Vae]

By the way, speaking of modding...Stephane Roy has just confirmed that there won't be any editing tools for NuThief.

Edited February 19, 2014 by Vae

[vvGarrettvv]

This all makes no sense. If my english would be good enough, I would call them immediately and ask them if this is some hoax, joke or something like that.

And if not, if they are smoking a huge amount of astro turf.

 

No benefit for TDM, no usage for modding / making advertise for Square Eenix

Edited February 19, 2014 by vvGarrettvv

[jay pettitt]

I guess the proposition is that TDM gets some fresh interest and Eidos get to be seen playing nice with the traditional Thief community.

 

--edit--

oh, that and given that it's confirmed that Theif 4 won't have mission editing tools and that there's a strong modding community maybe it's a nice gesture to at least do something for those of us who play or make fan missions - even if it's a small thing that isn't an editor.

Edited February 19, 2014 by jay pettitt

[gnartsch]

It's clearly not a hoax. As Spring said in another thread, it is being looked into behind the scenes. That's all that can be said for now.

 

I wonder what might be still 'going on behind the scenes', keeping in mind that the contest officially started already on february 17 ?