The Zoolympic Games

Yes, 1st was the last day. Extension might be possible if you need it, but best to wait for Villanelle's word on that :)
Extensions are always possible, I just need to know so I dont steamroll someone out by releasing the scoring form too early! Keep me updated and anything is possible ✨️ I'm a good witch haha
 
And im "done"
Sadly couldnt work on it today due to honorary work and rather low motivation cause im quite exhausted, but hey better something then nothing
Major props for doing something rather than nothing, it takes guts :) I haven't looked yet but I'm sure its another excellent KDKB entry even if its half baked! 💚
 
And im "done"
Sadly couldnt work on it today due to honorary work and rather low motivation cause im quite exhausted, but hey better something then nothing
That's a great build, you could win this thing.
 
ok I take it back! I won't be submitting to this round, D:
I got the rules wrong and did islands in different parts of the world,
then in a last attempt to switch the islands to be all indonesian... I messed with the water level and wrecked everything lol!
But I will definitely join in the next one (especially if it is holiday themed!) and I will definitely vote on this round!
But I won't be submitting to the island round afterall, but I am happy to be back on this thread :)
 
ok I take it back! I won't be submitting to this round, D:
I got the rules wrong and did islands in different parts of the world,
then in a last attempt to switch the islands to be all indonesian... I messed with the water level and wrecked everything lol!
But I will definitely join in the next one (especially if it is holiday themed!) and I will definitely vote on this round!
But I won't be submitting to the island round afterall, but I am happy to be back on this thread :)
Aw that's a shame! Do you want to submit anyway? We relaxed the rules after it started so it can be any islands...do you have an older save file from before the water mishap? I wish water were easier to work with!

I'll be posting about the next round momentarily...
 
Hey!! Hope you're well Villanelle! <3 Did I read somewhere that you're not submitting entries anymore? :-( you're such an awesome builder!
Thanks! I'm doing good thanks, how are you? Yeah I felt silly getting my own scores...I am very proud of what I've built though, I really stretched myself :) I will join in when I feel like it, just not competitively. I'm happy you're back! Can't wait to see another Possum creation.
 
@Mr-Hyrax 2 I can't download your google doc - please could you change the sharing permissions so that I can download it as a pdf?

This happened the last few times and I screenshotted each picture from your google doc into another google doc, haha. It would be much much easier for me if you could make it shareable :)
 
@Mr-Hyrax 2 I can't download your google doc - please could you change the sharing permissions so that I can download it as a pdf?

This happened the last few times and I screenshotted each picture from your google doc into another google doc, haha. It would be much much easier for me if you could make it shareable :)
I will try but I am currently away from the device I did it on, give me a bit.
 
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Thanks! I'm doing good thanks, how are you? Yeah I felt silly getting my own scores...I am very proud of what I've built though, I really stretched myself :) I will join in when I feel like it, just not competitively. I'm happy you're back! Can't wait to see another Possum creation.
Awh well it is a fair and robust enough system for you to be scored, I love your builds, they really added to the competition, totally your call but its defo fair enough for you to be in the comps too. I do have screen shots of what it looked like originally before everything got messed up, if its ok to submit 3 fairly unrelated islands?
which form do I need to submit on again? it's been so long since the last time I submitted ! xD xx
 
Here's a sneak peek at the new scoring form! Let me know what you think. Changes explained below.


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Changes and rationale
  • Questions and prompts added below each scoring category to help scorers differentiate and understand what they are scoring for each category.
  • Max points increased to 10 to allow for more accurate scoring.
  • Realism changed to Level of Detail: because realism isn't always the goal, for example in fantasy-themed builds.
  • Beauty changed to Aesthetics: similarly because the builder's intention might not be to make something look pretty, but to make it look old and crumbling, repurposed, or functional etc. So it's more about it looking how the builder wanted it to look. But also, if something does look beautiful, this is where that can be recognised.
  • Met the brief has been added to score on how well the entry achieved the goal of the competition. A build could be really really good, but not really meet the theme. This worked well last round so we'll keep it.
  • Animal Welfare changed to Guest and Animal Needs: there were mixed views on whether this category should be kept or not. I gave it a lot of thought and in the end have compromised by expanding it to take guests into account as well, and limited the scoring to a max of 5 points, so it gets half the weight of the other categories. This means that people who really think about their animal welfare and guests can get some extra points here, without taking too much away from people who are more focused on aesthetics over gameplay.

Max points for each person is now 45 points per scorer (up from 20 originally) - this will allow for a much wider range of scores so expect fewer ties and bigger differences in the score charts coming up :) i.e., if 10 people scored you in round 1 you could get 200 points...now you could get 450!
 
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Here's a sneak peek at the new scoring form! Let me know what you think. Changes explained below.


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Changes and rationale
  • Questions and prompts added below each scoring category to help scorers differentiate and understand what they are scoring for each category.
  • Max points increased to 10 to allow for more accurate scoring.
  • Realism changed to Level of Detail: because realism isn't always the goal, for example in fantasy-themed builds.
  • Beauty changed to Aesthetics: similarly because the builder's intention might not be to make something look pretty, but to make it look old and crumbling, repurposed, or functional etc. So it's more about it looking how the builder wanted it to look. But also, if something does look beautiful, this is where that can be recognised.
  • Met the brief has been added to score on how well the entry achieved the goal of the competition. A build could be really really good, but not really meet the theme. This worked well last round so we'll keep it.
  • Animal Welfare changed to Guest and Animal Needs: there were mixed views on whether this category should be kept or not. I gave it a lot of thought and in the end have compromised by expanding it to take guests into account as well, and limited the scoring to a max of 5 points, so it gets half the weight of the other categories. This means that people who really think about their animal welfare and guests can get some extra points here, without taking too much away from people who are more focused on aesthetics over gameplay.

Max points for each person is now 45 points (up from 20 originally) - this will allow for a much wider range of scores so expect fewer ties and bigger differences in the score charts coming up :)
Aesthetics sounds like its just a little bit inspired by my entry xd
 
Awh well it is a fair and robust enough system for you to be scored, I love your builds, they really added to the competition, totally your call but its defo fair enough for you to be in the comps too. I do have screen shots of what it looked like originally before everything got messed up, if its ok to submit 3 fairly unrelated islands?
which form do I need to submit on again? it's been so long since the last time I submitted ! xD xx
Yes please do go ahead :) I'll DM you a google doc privately as I remember the template wasn't working for you last time.
 
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