Holiday Modding Contest – BeamNG.drive

Greetings, modding group!

The vacation season is upon us and we’re thrilled to current you with a particular festive problem this 12 months – our vacation modding contest.

We’re embracing a variety of submissions, united underneath the theme of vacation logistics. Whether or not you wish to reimagine Santa’s sleigh by way of the lately up to date T-Sequence, or add a present distribution heart to West Coast, or just throw in a number of festive props or hundreds – the canvas is yours and we will’t wait to see your tackle the theme.

Beneath, you’ll be able to be taught extra concerning the submission necessities, out there prizes, and judging standards.

Contest particulars

• Submissions are open from now till 29/Feb/2024
• The next classes are accepted:
  • Automobiles/props, automobile/prop modifications with accompanying configs
  • Automation creations
  • Maps, map modifications
  • Gameplay (missions, eventualities)
• Submission standards:
  • Entries have to be submitted by way of the BeamNG mod repository
    (please notice that mod approvals could also be delayed till early January)
  • Every entry have to be authentic and symbolize the theme of the competition
  • The standard of the mod and the repo web page ought to be nearly as good as attainable
  • The revealed mod ought to be shared within the dedicated forum thread
  • You can’t proceed an older mission for this problem

Prizes

• 1st place – $300, 1x set of unique BeamNG posters, sport keys (3x BeamNG & 3x Automation + DLC), 1x winner’s certificates
• 2nd place – $150, 1x set of unique BeamNG posters, sport keys (2x BeamNG & 2x Automation + DLC)
• third place – $50, 1x set of unique BeamNG posters, sport keys (1x BeamNG & 1x Automation + DLC)
• Finest entry within the Automation class will obtain unique prizes from the Automation group

Judging standards

Equally to our prior modding challenges, your submissions will probably be assessed based mostly on a variety of elements:

• Originality: Are you trailblazing a path along with your creation? Is your mod bringing one thing distinctive to the BeamNG universe? With this standards we’re primarily evaluating the originality of your idea, not essentially its execution.
• Problem: Does your submission embody the spirit of vacation logistics?
• Visuals: Does it look good? Right here we’ll consider the standard of particulars, fashions, and textures.
• Realism: BeamNG is all about authenticity. Whereas we’re wanting to see artistic and wild modifications, conserving it actual is a part of the deal™️. Is your Jbeam correct and flawless? Does your map have the right groundmodels, altitude, and density?
• Presentation: The way you current your mod additionally issues. Does your repository web page supply enough data and a backstory about your creation? Possibly you could have a video showcasing its key options? Are your configs well-organized, do they embody an outline?
• Creativity: How nicely did you execute your authentic idea right into a mod? Each mission presents its distinctive set of challenges. How did you sort out these challenges? We’re notably to see artistic options and progressive implementations.

Please notice that Automation submissions will probably be judged individually by their group, with the next standards in thoughts:

• General Look: Does the entry look good general? Is the design cohesive and plausible? We will probably be wanting over the entire entries in BeamNG to see how your design turned out!
• Consideration to element: This each ties in with look, in addition to the technical facet of the design; did the designer take all of the little particulars you’ll discover in a automotive into consideration, or did they simply give attention to the fundamentals and name it a day? Are fixtures, paint, and so on. tidy and coherent, or sloppy and messy, and did they make the export from Automation correctly?
• Efficiency: How does the design behave in BeamNG? Does it work in addition to you’ll suppose, based mostly on the looks and presentation?
• Presentation: How did you current your mod within the BeamNG Mod Repository? Is there a cool backstory to it? Did you make some actually superior footage or movies to assist showcase your design
• Originality and Creativity: Are you doing one thing actually enjoyable and off the wall? You’ll get excessive marks right here!
• Spirit of the Problem: How shut is your design in line with the spirit of vacation logistics?

Glad Holidays and completely satisfied modding, see you in 2024!

(up to date on 19/Feb/2024)