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JCS Awards 2014 - Nominations

Every poster is allowed to nominate as many entries as they want. Entries have to have been released in 2014, either by being uploaded to the J2O downloads section or being otherwise made accessible to the general public. Keep in mind this is not a voting thread - when the deadline is reached, suggestions made here will be listed in a separate thread where you will be able to cast your votes.

Nominations will be open for a period of one week, i.e. until 22:00 CET January the 10th, 2015.

Available categories are listed below. If you can come up with a category that isn't listed but sounds reasonable and would have at least two decent entries, don't hesitate to suggest it.
- Best Battle Level
- Best CTF Level
- Best Other MP Level
- Best Single Player Release
- Best Use of AngelScript
- Best JCSer

Here are links to JCS Awards threads from 2013 if you're confused about the procedure:
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For reference, all 2014 uploads.

I've also moved this to the general forum, as it gets more traffic. Thanks for doing this!
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I nominate Rocket Powered Rabbits as the best use of angelscript.
Vault Of Ceramicus as the best other MP level.
Ancient Museum for the best CTF one.
Since there weren't so much battle levels, Decimation for the best battle level.
Stone Abyss for the best Single Player release.
Aaaand for the best JCSer, FireSworD.

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Best Battle Level: Kolmas Valtakunta, Decimation, Pool Party
Best CTF Level: Castamere, Daybreak, A Giant Drifting Log's Jungle, Cold Storage
Best Other MP Level: Damn Exit
Best Single Player Release: Rocket Powered Rabbits, Sonic with a Gun
Best Use of AngelScript: Rocket Powered Rabbits, Decimation, Daybreak
Best JCSer: FireSworD, Sir Ementaler, Ragnarok
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I'd suggest adding 'Best Test Level' to this list too, because there have been quite some test uploads in 2014. A test could be 'Other MP level', but since it is a category of its own with people putting time and effort in maintaining said category and building tests, I think it deserves a place here. I know, I made 3 tests too, so I may be a little biased on the Test Front, but that does give me the right to speak up for this category.
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As I don't think there's many 2014 "Other MP levels" besides tests, I'd say that category can be used for it fine...
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If that is indeed the will of the council, then so be it, and I will not be heard from again. Yet in my honest opinion, the label 'other' makes it sound so...trivial. Putting together Treasure Hunt and Test is nothing short of blasphemy. Also, the amount of Single Player uploads is 12, and Tests beats that with 14 uploads. Even CTF doesn't get that far, with only 13 uploads. Then why, o Great Council, do both Single Player and CTF have their own respective category, whereas the Tests are cast aside in the void of Otherness?

As for nominating things, I must admit I have neither downloaded nor played anything or most of the things listed, so my whole and only contribution to this party lies within the uploads I made (added, bestowed, whatever word fits best here) and my opinion on the Test Files.

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My own opinion on the matter is that test levels tend to be of significantly lower quality than levels for any other game modes; thus, competition between tests and other levels ensures that award-winning tests are actually on par with other entries and not just the best in their own category (which, as a side note, is basically strongly bastardized single player where a wide variety of features and high eyecandy standards were replaced with social interaction).
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Seen from that perspective, I can imagine the current way of dividing categories. Quality over quantity. Yes, that makes sense. Thanks .
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'Best Test Level'
Best Oxymoron of 2015 right here
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Best Oxymoron of 2015 right here
Borgia has a point . If there is enough test levels to make a category, then i think there should be a 'best test level' category.
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- Best single player: Stone Abyss (Bloody_Body), Rocket Powered Rabbit
- Best Other MP Level: Overgrown (Laro B)

I haven't played SWAG, and I don't know if it's eligible for these awards, but it's supposedly good, so probably you should include that one too.

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Best Oxymoron of 2015 right here
Thank you, thank you.

'Best Test Release', 'Best Test Map', perhaps?
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Borgia has a point . If there is enough test levels to make a category, then i think there should be a 'best test level' category.
There is literally not a single "other" level that was uploaded to J2O in 2014, except for Borgia's own Cathedral of St. Borgius. If there were to be any changes, I'd recommend getting rid of the other category and adding a test category, but that doesn't seem necessary. Just count test levels as "other". Or just get it over with and name it the "Borgia award".
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I nominate my map, "War on Christmas", for the worst CTF map. Why isn't there awards for the worst maps as well? No offense, but Miky would win these awards (the guy with bad english which is hosting a server). Sorry for going off-topic.
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There is literally not a single "other" level that was uploaded to J2O in 2014, except for Borgia's own Cathedral of St. Borgius. If there were to be any changes, I'd recommend getting rid of the other category and adding a test category, but that doesn't seem necessary. Just count test levels as "other". Or just get it over with and name it the "Borgia award".
We want "Borgia Awards".
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It's not that there are no Battle levels.. there are enough Battle levels in Renewed Inspirations.

Oh and my nominations for best JCSer: Loon, PurpleJazz
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There is literally not a single "other" level that was uploaded to J2O in 2014, except for Borgia's own Cathedral of St. Borgius. If there were to be any changes, I'd recommend getting rid of the other category and adding a test category, but that doesn't seem necessary. Just count test levels as "other". Or just get it over with and name it the "Borgia award".
True, but it says other MULTIPLAYER level. Tests can be played in Single Player, also.
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I'd nominate SWAG for single player, screw eligibility it actually got me interested in making something again, and joining in on the crusade of FS 4 best JCS'er

Also thanks for nominating my one lowly level :)
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Tossing in an SP nomination for Urdung Levels Castle Chapter
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There is literally not a single "other" level that was uploaded to J2O in 2014, except for Borgia's own Cathedral of St. Borgius. If there were to be any changes, I'd recommend getting rid of the other category and adding a test category, but that doesn't seem necessary. Just count test levels as "other". Or just get it over with and name it the "Borgia award".
I only made it 'other' because Sir Ementaler commented upon my first choice of category in his review of the Cathedral. It used to be Single Player, but according to SE that was mislabeled. Since there is no 'Hotel' or 'Art' level category, I changed it to 'other'.

Borgia Award does sound appealing...I would be most honored :P.
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Nominees:

Best Battle Level: Verdoemenis, Warpspacer, Acht, Ancient Acropolis
Best CTF Level: Grand Glacier
Best Other MP Level: Warpspacer
Best JCSer: Loon
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I won't go as far as nominating my own levels from Renewed Inspirations, but I think they should be considered. The other levels have been nominated (except Comet which was not from 2014)
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- Best Battle Level

Alcatraz by Loon
To Be Nominated, or maybe not

- Best CTF Level

Trigelateral v2 by Ragnarok
Castle of Camp by Blackrose

- Best Other MP Level

Buddha's Zen Alley by Agnes
Damn Exit by Firesword

- Best Single Player Release

SWAG by Violet (counts as a JJ1 level/mod?)

- Best Use of AngelScript

Rocket Powered Rabbits by Salamander
Treasure Jail by xxmonster

- Best JCSer

555
Borgia
Loon

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Alcatraz won Best Battle of 2013 though
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AngelScript: Ancient Acropolis, Pool Party
JCSer: DarkSonic
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I won't go as far as nominating my own levels from Renewed Inspirations, but I think they should be considered. The other levels have been nominated (except Comet which was not from 2014)
I forgot Warpspacer was by Loon and not you. :c

Anyway I felt like nominating one more of my favourites from that pack:

Best Battle Level: Inside the Warehouse Reloaded
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Alcatraz won Best Battle of 2013 though
LOL, I knew there was something fishy about my nominations. It was on the list with 2014 levels on J2°.
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555
Borgia
Yep, these guys just rock with the visual stuff .
Also, is it just me, or is 555 the only one who's made a tileset in 2014?
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Also, is it just me, or is 555 the only one who's made a tileset in 2014?
No. Check the recent uploads of 2014. They are on Stijns post. Graesy is the only decent tileset of 2014. Two are terrible and the last are boring, clashy conversions. I didn't even know 555 made a tileset because it wasn't uploaded as one.
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(it's not on j2o) but I'm guessing it would be Yet Another Top Secret Conversion (tm) or My first tileset of 10 Minutes in MSpaint (tm).
Dunno what to call this, and it IS on j2o :P
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I didn't notice because it wasn't uploaded as a tileset. Most of it is either from top secret or ripped text and sprites. I'll stick it into the "Yet another top secret conversion" category.
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Just a quicky reminder that you can't nominate anymore
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The voting thread is now open.
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