@Lt Khorne: Glad you are joining the jam and welcome to OpenGameArt! :)
> we can take images with a public domain license (ex. wikimedia commons , pixabay) and use as base to make scenes , backgrounds , etc... Those edits are suitable to upload here ?
Yes this is ok, as long as the license for the original work allows it.
Pixbay says all of it's images are CC0 which is basically public domain so those images should be fine.
Wikimedia commons images are shared under many different licenses, so be sure to check that the image you are using allows you to distribute derivatives under an OGA supported license. Generally, anything using a Creative Commons license should be ok. Feel free to ask if you have questions about a specific image.
Also, remember the rules of the Fall All OGA Jam require you to give credit to the original artist (including a link to their work) even if the license for the work doesn't require it.
So for the Jam you will need to credit the original author(s) for CC0 images on Pixbay and Wikimedia commons, even though CC0 license doesn't require you to credit anyone.
> "Completing the set" that means you must use all resources from that asset ?
No not at all. The theme is just meant as an abstract idea. You may interpret it however you like.
For example, an RPG where you must collect all eight pieces of the Octo-Force could be considered 'Completing the Set'.
Alternately, a card game where you must collect all the cards of a particular type or suite could be considered a game about 'Completing the Set'.
Or a construction game where you must build the stage for a play or movie which would literally be 'Completing the Set'
Really anything you can think of that fits the words 'Completing the Set' will work.
Also, the theme is entirely optional. You don't have to follow the theme at all if you don't want to. You could even doing something that is the exact opposite of the theme, such as a game where you must hide all eight pieces of the Octo-Force or something like that.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask more questions if you have them.
> Eyh ! I just join OGA Jam and I'm thinking something good.
Awesome! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! :)
> about the rule prohibiting political agendas, does that include the political agendas of fictional ingame factions, or only concrete real world ones?
fictional in-game politics/factions/agendas should be fine.
In general, using fictionalized characters or scenarios to explore political themes should be fine.
The rule is intended to cover obvious/crude propoganda or political messaging, and it's application is inherently a subjective 'I know it when I see' affair.
If you're concerned, you can PM a quick description of the story/scenario you were thinking of and I'll let you know if it's likely to be an issue.
@michalis: You're not crazy, the default search is pretty much hopeless. It's some kind of bizzaro-land amalgam of stuff from the description plus comments, plus who knows what else, but very often not stuff from the title. You'll want to stick with title searches to get any kind of consistent results.
gotcha. I should add that I think you're right, thin lines don't scale very well.
Monday, August 27, 2018 - 06:53
> when scaled down
Will you be scaling the sprites during the game?
If not, why not just make them in the resolution/size you need from the start?
Just curious.
Monday, August 27, 2018 - 06:51
Sorry for the slow reply, things got hectic for me this weekend.
Anyway, yeah more than one entry is totally fine. As long as you think the quality's there and they meet the requirements of the jam (eg. made in October), you can submit as many games as you want.
@Lt Khorne: I answered your question over on the official jam thread.
https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/the-fall-all-oga-game-jam-2018-offici...
@Lt Khorne: Glad you are joining the jam and welcome to OpenGameArt! :)
> we can take images with a public domain license (ex. wikimedia commons , pixabay) and use as base to make scenes , backgrounds , etc... Those edits are suitable to upload here ?
Yes this is ok, as long as the license for the original work allows it.
Pixbay says all of it's images are CC0 which is basically public domain so those images should be fine.
Wikimedia commons images are shared under many different licenses, so be sure to check that the image you are using allows you to distribute derivatives under an OGA supported license. Generally, anything using a Creative Commons license should be ok. Feel free to ask if you have questions about a specific image.
Also, remember the rules of the Fall All OGA Jam require you to give credit to the original artist (including a link to their work) even if the license for the work doesn't require it.
So for the Jam you will need to credit the original author(s) for CC0 images on Pixbay and Wikimedia commons, even though CC0 license doesn't require you to credit anyone.
> "Completing the set" that means you must use all resources from that asset ?
No not at all. The theme is just meant as an abstract idea. You may interpret it however you like.
For example, an RPG where you must collect all eight pieces of the Octo-Force could be considered 'Completing the Set'.
Alternately, a card game where you must collect all the cards of a particular type or suite could be considered a game about 'Completing the Set'.
Or a construction game where you must build the stage for a play or movie which would literally be 'Completing the Set'
Really anything you can think of that fits the words 'Completing the Set' will work.
Also, the theme is entirely optional. You don't have to follow the theme at all if you don't want to. You could even doing something that is the exact opposite of the theme, such as a game where you must hide all eight pieces of the Octo-Force or something like that.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask more questions if you have them.
> Eyh ! I just join OGA Jam and I'm thinking something good.
Awesome! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! :)
MedicineStorm: awesome thanks! and yeah, let's give the side bar a try, if it's too weird we can always remove it.
Sticky post looks great btw! thanks for putting the picture up there!
@all:
Ok, it's time, I've started an official forum thread for the jam, let's move discussion there.
https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/the-fall-all-oga-game-jam-2018-offici...
@medicine storm:
When you get a minute, can you add the sticky and sidebar links for the jam thread:
https://opengameart.org/forumtopic/the-fall-all-oga-game-jam-2018-offici...
and the jam page on itch:
https://itch.io/jam/fall-all-oga-game-jam-2018
Thanks!
@Spring-Enterprises:
> about the rule prohibiting political agendas, does that include the political agendas of fictional ingame factions, or only concrete real world ones?
fictional in-game politics/factions/agendas should be fine.
In general, using fictionalized characters or scenarios to explore political themes should be fine.
The rule is intended to cover obvious/crude propoganda or political messaging, and it's application is inherently a subjective 'I know it when I see' affair.
If you're concerned, you can PM a quick description of the story/scenario you were thinking of and I'll let you know if it's likely to be an issue.
@michalis: You're not crazy, the default search is pretty much hopeless. It's some kind of bizzaro-land amalgam of stuff from the description plus comments, plus who knows what else, but very often not stuff from the title. You'll want to stick with title searches to get any kind of consistent results.
@michalis: Why not just tell folks to put [CGE] in the title of all the castle game engine compatible submissions?
Then your search link becomes:
https://opengameart.org/art-search-advanced?keys=&title=%5BCGE%5D
that's what the LPC people do for their project.
https://opengameart.org/art-search-advanced?keys=&title=%5BLPC%5D
Seems to work for them.
gotcha. I should add that I think you're right, thin lines don't scale very well.
> when scaled down
Will you be scaling the sprites during the game?
If not, why not just make them in the resolution/size you need from the start?
Just curious.
Sorry for the slow reply, things got hectic for me this weekend.
Anyway, yeah more than one entry is totally fine. As long as you think the quality's there and they meet the requirements of the jam (eg. made in October), you can submit as many games as you want.
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