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[phelanjkell]

Art & Story Contest

This is the first of many contests to come hosted by NGNG! Here's the plan. You (that's right you!) create original Mechwarrior/Battletech art and fiction. You will than email your work to NGNG, where it will be posted on the site. Once the deadline for submissions is reached, a poll will be created for the comunity to vote via forums. The winners will receive free video games via Stream. Sounds simple right? That's because it is!

• The Do's: Make it entertaining. Make it original. Make it fun. One submission per contestant. Yes you can submit entry's in both contests!

• The Don'ts: Don't plagiarize. Don't be racist or sexist. Don't include pornographic content. When in doubt, follow what has been done in the Battletech universe thus far. In short, don't be immature.

Disclaimers: Candidates must have a Steam account in order to claim their prize/s. This contest is not a affiliated in any way with Steam. Prizes may contain Mature-Rated content, discretion is advised.

Read below for both contests information!

Art Contest, Phase 1: Battlemech in Action!

Welcome to the NGNG Winter Art Contest! This contest will be for drawn art, whether by hand, with a tablet or even with oil-based paints. If you want to try water-color, go for it!

For the first phase of the Art Contest, you will depict a Battlemech in action! You may include other things in your entry ('Mechs, Vehicles etc), but the primary focus must be a single Battlemech.

Your 'Mech must be doing at least 1 of the 3 things; engaged in combat, in a unique firing position, or making a physical attack. Make sure your 'Mech is depicted in one of these ways, but feel free to combine 2 or even all 3. Make sure to follow these guidelines:

• Only use cannon Battlemechs
  
• The Battlemech/s must have been in use before or during 3048
  
• Your entry must be 100% original. Including contest that you did not create will be seen as plagiarism, and you will be immediately disqualified from this contest and future ones as well. Using art created prior to the contest's start date is also frowned upon.

Format Information:

Must be in .jpeg or .png format.
The dimensions must be at least 1280x800 (we've got a minimum size because the images will be displayed on the NGNG website in a gallery).

Style Ideas:

• Pixel Art
  
• Cel-Shaded
  
• Black & White
  
• Stylistic

Submission Beginning Date: Jan. 5, 2012

Submission Ending Date: Jan. 20, 2012

Submission Guidelines:
All contestants are required to submit their work via email to both people below:

• Phillip: seanlang@nogutsnogalaxy.net
  
• Andrew: onearmdude@yahoo.com

Please do not forget to attach you said work!!

Subject: NGNG Art Contest, NAME, DATE
Please only email submissions once, additional entries will be discarded/ignored.

Prizes: *1st place chooses first, than 2nd...*

• Crysis: Warhead
  
• Portal
  
• Alien vs Predator
  
• Amnesia: the Dark Descent
  
• Defcon

Fiction Contest, Phase 1: After Action Report!

So it begins...

For the first phase of the Fiction contest, you will write an after-action report. in this case, the AAR will consist of a retrospective analysis/evaluation of a single battle that the author of the report (you) either observed directly or took part in. The style of the report may vary depending on your story's narrator and his/her/their point-of-view. Use your imagination, but make sure to follow these guidelines:

• The battle must take place in the year or prior to 3048
  
• You may use established characters, units or events in your story so long as their involvement does not stray from cannon lore. No slash-fiction about Galen *** and Victor Steiner-Davion.
  
• It must be no longer than 1500 words. This limit will make reading all the entries feasible, though the limit may go up or down in future contests.
  
• No racism or sexism. No excessive profanity. No overtly pornographic material. Try and keep the story Rated-R or less.
  
• Plagiarism, either from official cannon or existing fan fiction is grounds for fiction is grounds for immediate disqualification and possible banning from future contests.

Format Information:

12 font - Black color
Times New Roman
Single Space
1" margins
File must be able to be opened with Microsoft Word 2003. (save it as a .doc file-type)

Narrator Ideas: from the POV of...

• a tank commander in the Periphery
  
• a Davion infantryman in the Federated Commonwealth
  
• a Ronin mechwarrior in the Draconis Combine
  
• a Solaris 7 tournament commentator

Submission Beginning Date: Jan. 5, 2012

Submission Ending Date: Jan. 20, 2012

Submission Guidelines:
All contestants are required to submit their work via email to:

• Phillip: seanlang@nogutsnogalaxy.net
  
• Andrew: onearmdude@yahoo.com

Please do not forget to attach your said work!!!
Subject: NGNG Story Contest, Name, Date
Please only email once, additional entries will be discarded/ignored.

Prizes: *1st place chooses first, than 2nd...*

• Crysis: Warhead
  
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  
• Alien vs Predator
  
• Amnesia: the Dark Descent
  
• Garry's Mod

[CG Anastasius Focht]

I already posted one of my fan fictions

http://mwomercs.com/...623-poker-face/

Can i enter that ?

[Dlardrageth]

phelanjkell, on 05 January 2012 - 07:05 PM, said:

• Plagiarism, either from official cannon or existing fan fiction is grounds for fiction is grounds for immediate disqualification and possible banning from future contests.

Does that also mean I cannot plagiarize myself? Or does it appeal only to other people's work?

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Format Information:

12 font - Black color
Times New Roman
Single Space
1" margins
File must be able to be opened with Microsoft Word 2003. (save it as a .doc file-type)

Just a humble suggestion, due to compatibility (yes, compatability of different text editor programs and national versions and what not) and even language issues, it might be advantageous to have a public (example) template for this. At least if you plan to make this a recurring event. Unless of course you want to tone down the requirements and just ask for RTF files, hehe.

Edit: Forgot one point. What about the copyright? I assume it remains with the author, or do we need to void it when entering the contest? Might be worth a footnote of yours.

Edited by Dlardrageth, 05 January 2012 - 11:23 PM.

[Andrew Harvey]

[CG]Anastasius Focht, on 05 January 2012 - 09:56 PM, said:

I already posted one of my fan fictions

http://mwomercs.com/...623-poker-face/

Can i enter that ?

We'd prefer that none of the submissions use content that was created before the contest's start date. Allowing that would give an unfair advantage to authors who only have until January 20th to complete their submissions.

Dlardrageth, on 05 January 2012 - 10:58 PM, said:

Does that also mean I cannot plagiarize myself? Or does it appeal only to other people's work?

We'd like your entries to use entirely new content. While some people may have extensive portfolios of Battletech fan-work, using them in submissions would disadvantage new authors(and artists).

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Just a humble suggestion, due to compatibility (yes, compatibility of different text editor programs and national versions and what not) and even language issues, it might be advantageous to have a public (example) template for this. At least if you plan to make this a recurring event. Unless of course you want to tone down the requirements and just ask for RTF files, hehe.

Edit: Forgot one point. What about the copyright? I assume it remains with the author, or do we need to void it when entering the contest? Might be worth a footnote of yours.

We want this contest to be as accommodating as possible when it comes to submission requirements, so we may make changes if needed. As for copyrights, the author retains all ownership, we only ask that NGNG is allowed to display submissions under the fair-use license.

[CG Anastasius Focht]

Andrew Harvey, on 05 January 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:

We'd prefer that none of the submissions use content that was created before the contest's start date. Allowing that would give an unfair advantage to authors who only have until January 20th to complete their submissions.

Thats fair enough, i do have another half finished one floating around , but since the first half was written a decade ago, the same applies i'm thinking.

[Dlardrageth]

Oh, and just in order to mention it: great idea, NGNG! <3 it!

[Andrew Harvey]

If anyone has questions about the contests, don't hesitate to PM me. I'd rather have a full inbox than leave anyone with unvoiced concerns/etc.

[Waylandx]

Is this for the MechWarrior Online site or a fan site?

[Andrew Harvey]

Waylandx, on 11 January 2012 - 12:59 PM, said:

Is this for the MechWarrior Online site or a fan site?

The No Guts No Galaxy website will be hosting submission content so that everyone will be able to view the varied entries easily. But the voting will take place here in the MechWarrior Online forums once the end date for accepting submissions has passed, and any news or changes to the contest will be posted here.

This is not an official MWO contest, but it is most definitely for MWO fans.

Edited by Andrew Harvey, 11 January 2012 - 01:20 PM.

[Waylandx]

ohhh ok, ty.

[MuffinTop]

Can we post scanned pencil, and ink drawings?

[Andrew Harvey]

MuffinTop, on 12 January 2012 - 10:18 AM, said:

Can we post scanned pencil, and ink drawings?

Definitely. Just about any kind of method is accepted as long as the product is an original image.

[RogueSpear]

Looks like I'll be busy next week. I've never seen an AAR, any tips on the style or layout to use?

[phelanjkell]

RogueSpear, on 13 January 2012 - 03:42 AM, said:

Looks like I'll be busy next week. I've never seen an AAR, any tips on the style or layout to use?

Just google, but there are so many formats out there. You can be very technical or create your own. All units would have similar documents for them, with slight differences.

Only a few more days, get in your submissions early!!

[Charlic Wolf]

When is the deadline?

[Cattra Kell]

Peachy Davion, on 15 January 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

When is the deadline?

Submission Ending Date: Jan. 20, 2012

Edited by Cattra Kell, 15 January 2012 - 11:06 AM.

[Charlic Wolf]

k so do we email to both emails or just one?

[Andrew Harvey]

Peachy Davion, on 16 January 2012 - 08:34 PM, said:

k so do we email to both emails or just one?

Submissions should be emailed to both addresses.

[phelanjkell]

Last day of the contest, submit your entry's before its to late!

[Damion Wolf]

Can't wait to see the results!