Artists, Shipset designers, and other creative types, please read.

[geoschmo]

Since I have been playing SEIV I have been in my spare time developing and tweaking my own Space Empires IV race called the Daitoon Consortium. I use this for games from time to time, and also for role play on the Space Empires IV ladder.

I have had several Versions of it over the months, but basically all have used the Norak shipset. I have also blatently used a racial pic that I found somewhere on the internet and copied, without expressed written, or even implied consent from the artist. (I am so ashamed. )

I wish to cease and desist from this activity, but I do not have a bit of creative ability to make my own racepic or shipset.

Well.... TA DA!

Announcing Geoschmo's shipset design contest.


Any of you that feel like you have some talent in this area are invited to make submissions. You can make as many submissions as you wish.

Each submission needs to meet the following specifications.

1. A 128 x 128 Race_Portrait bitmap of the Daitoon race. The Daitoon are a feline humanoid species that originated on a slightly colder than normal rock planet.

2. A 128 x 128 Daitoon_Portrait_BattleCruiser and a 36 x 36 Mini_BattleCruiser bitmap.

3. At least one other 128 x 128 Portrait and 36 x 36 Mini of a ship or unit of the artists choice. (I would not ask you to make an entire shipset until you win the contest!)

All contest entries will be judged by me, geoschmo.

What you get if you win...

1. The respect and admiration of your peers.

2. My personal grattitude.

3. Ten U.S. Dollars! (No it's not much, but hey you an amature afterall.)

Once the winner is decided, the artist will complete an entire shipset that is Neo-Standard compatible. The winner of the contest will receive credit as the original artist, but in exchange for the ten dollars will sell to me the rights to use of the end product. This includes the right to copy, distribute, and modify the images as I see fit.

All submissions must be the original work of the artist submitting it. No copying others work. I could do that myself!

Send contest submissions to dayton_dragons@yahoo.com. Zip up the images please!

Dealine for entries will be no earlier than January 31st, 2002. Deadline may be extended if a suitable entry is not received.

Void where prohibited by law.

This contest is not affiliated with Shrapnel Games, Malfador Machinations, SEIV Play-By-Web, or the Space Empires ladder.

Geoschmo