The builders behind the failed extraction shooter The Day Earlier than are asking folks to design ranges for its subsequent recreation. Fntastic took to its Discord server (h/t Eurogamer) to announce a “contest” for folks to design a map for its newest try at a recreation, ITEMS.
The catch is, the winner of the competition gained’t be paid for his or her work.
“This contest is an opportunity so that you can unleash your creativity by designing a map that, if it wins, will probably be added to the sport in future updates,” the announcement learn.
Guidelines for collaborating within the “contest” had been then laid out, which incorporates stating that submissions might be 2D drawings, 3D fashions, or “some other fashion”. Along with the map design, submissions must additionally embrace photographs and art work, a full description, the map’s theme, layoff, and “steadiness issues”.
The kicker, as talked about earlier, is that the one that creates the successful submission gained’t obtain any cost for the time put into designing the map. As an alternative, they’ll merely get a duplicate of the sport — if it ever releases –, the map constructed to be used within the recreation, and their title displayed “someplace” on the map.
As of publishing, six maps have been submitted.
Fntastic’s Historical past With Fan Submissions
Fntastic in search of fan submissions for its map designs isn’t one thing new for the studio. In the course of the growth of The Day Earlier than, the studio commonly used unpaid volunteers for the event of its recreation. These volunteers had been positioned in varied nations, together with Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Finland, and extra.
At one level, the studio claimed to be utilizing over 100 full time volunteers.
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