CSTSF Modding Competition 2017 - Submission and Discussion Thread

Remove the dll i included in the game folder then, and if the error persists reinstall direct x from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35
I have Windows ten and i just grabbed my copy of the dll but Windows is picky sometimes

 

Heyo kiddos

Since I'm too busy to do any work I've gone ahead and started my mod. It's got a few neat ideas and I'm gonna try my best to finish it. Who all else is still working on theirs? There's potential to be had yet

 

The neverending deadline

 

It won't take me that long, I'll probably need a few extra days at the absolute most

Unless it just ends up being me vs Noxid 2.0 in which case I can always wait another four years

 

It still has to end in 2017 with enough time for the judges to do their duty.

This has been going since March. Just let it die, let it find peace. Obviously not right this second, but August 28th?

 

you already have one entry, that's enough to have a winner uwu

 

Yeah I gave up on "Poetry Contest Simulator 2017" due to other more interesting obligations.

But who knows with the deadline not existing maybe one day Ill finally release something.

 

Here's my entry: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5sqn6ypa1x4un95/The 9 Rooms COMPLETE.zip?dl=0 (OLD)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/63hgp9fc0p5k0a3/The 9 Rooms version 2.zip?dl=0 (NEW)

The 9 Rooms is a mod about, well, I'm not sure. Navigate through the unknown area and try to escape. But escape may not be as easy as it appears at first glance.

 

The 9 Rooms is a mod about, well, I'm not sure.

Spoiler

I DID go through it as much as I could: got the jetpack, polar star with the limited ammo, mimiga mask?, stopwatch... fought the ... Critter and the Bat. Fell to my doom, and also kept going back to Cthulhu... but he always said... come back when you've done everything. What Is Left?! The only path I haven't explored on the map was the unreachable part connected to the top. Anyway, interesting mod concept, but it had a bunch of things working against it.

Such as: If the almost black paths are supposed to be barely visible, you should probably make it a bit more visible still. I had to adjust my display in order to see the paths ...
No music, or interesting use of the silent environment...
The mod would send me back to a true New Game if I died normally to anything. Like spikes.
It was too aimless. Once you reached the last room, it sends you to the title. And even when finding the "The End" room, I don't know if it's over since there is a NO, and the Cthulhu telling me there is more to... find.
What were the items for? A Clock... a mask... etc... I was waiting for the big reveal, but never found anything. And running out of bullets seems odd and possibly a game breaker. Also, ignoring a boss and leaving the room causes the boss music to play forever. Lastly, one chest had an unusual message, empty with a question mark? Why were they different?

Anyway, it seems creative... but it needs Something... imo. You have the maze, but no cheese to find. It does make a good psych project though, how far is the player willing to explore with no direction? What makes them quit? When they find The End, do they ignore it and seek "NO". I'm reaching here, but anyway... glad to see a creative entry!

I bet this would be more fun with some friends; to tease them to try to find everything, maybe with some hints. Reminds me of labyrinth mazes I used to make to torment people x) (fun times!)

 

Spoiler

I DID go through it as much as I could: got the jetpack, polar star with the limited ammo, mimiga mask?, stopwatch... fought the ... Critter and the Bat. Fell to my doom, and also kept going back to Cthulhu... but he always said... come back when you've done everything. What Is Left?! The only path I haven't explored on the map was the unreachable part connected to the top. Anyway, interesting mod concept, but it had a bunch of things working against it.

Such as: If the almost black paths are supposed to be barely visible, you should probably make it a bit more visible still. I had to adjust my display in order to see the paths ...
No music, or interesting use of the silent environment...
The mod would send me back to a true New Game if I died normally to anything. Like spikes.
It was too aimless. Once you reached the last room, it sends you to the title. And even when finding the "The End" room, I don't know if it's over since there is a NO, and the Cthulhu telling me there is more to... find.
What were the items for? A Clock... a mask... etc... I was waiting for the big reveal, but never found anything. And running out of bullets seems odd and possibly a game breaker. Also, ignoring a boss and leaving the room causes the boss music to play forever. Lastly, one chest had an unusual message, empty with a question mark? Why were they different?

Anyway, it seems creative... but it needs Something... imo. You have the maze, but no cheese to find. It does make a good psych project though, how far is the player willing to explore with no direction? What makes them quit? When they find The End, do they ignore it and seek "NO". I'm reaching here, but anyway... glad to see a creative entry!

I bet this would be more fun with some friends; to tease them to try to find everything, maybe with some hints. Reminds me of labyrinth mazes I used to make to torment people x) (fun times!)

Did you go back into the hallway where you found the clock? that should be the last ending. Head back to Cthulhu and the rest should be easy to figure out. I actually didn't mean for that ending to be so hard to find. If I do another update, I'll add some hints.

EDIT: The items don't really do anything in this mod (except the block disruptor, which you get much later), but will have a bigger meaning in the sequel. The 9 Rooms is sort a test of willpower and stubbornness, a tribute to human curiosity. Pushing on and on even though there's a chance none of it will matter, and the ending will make you even more confused than when you began.

 

for a game with no save points it's pretty easy to die in this

 

for a game with no save points it's pretty easy to die in this

the game saves quite often but pressing "yes" in the "you have died" message makes you restart. This is intentional.

 

the game saves quite often but pressing "yes" in the "you have died" message makes you restart. This is intentional.

I haven't played this yet, but that sounds terrible.

Nobody wants to press an additional key other than spamming "z" upon death.

 

I haven't played this yet, but that sounds terrible.

Nobody wants to press an additional key other than spamming "z" upon death.

you don't die much though. i'll fix this in update 2

 

Please withhold from submitting demos of your publicly before the mod is ready. And once you submit your mod you can not update it unless there is something critically wrong with it; in which case you may update it once.

 

well seeing that X-Calibur got stuck for quite a while, I'd assume that this is a major flaw. I'll ask zxin about it first I guess.

 

I'll permit one update, but no more than that.

Version 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/63hgp9fc0p5k0a3/The 9 Rooms version 2.zip?dl=0