posted 11 February 2009 11:20 AM EDT (US)
The Sixth Somewhat-Annually-Held Designer Awards
Nominations Thread
Send all complaints to yeebaagooon(at)hotmail(dot)co(dot)uk
(Sorry it's a long story, just skip down if you can't be bothered to read it
.)The designers left the conference and waded out into the snow (yes, snow in Dubai). As they hurriedly opened their umbrellas, huge slabs of lead fell out and hit them on the head.
A few days later the forumers arrived on Baker Island, almost exactly on the equator. But they could not find Yeebaagooon, and wondered why he had brought them to this remote equatorial island. Then a submarine surfaced on the beach where the forumers were playing, and Yeebaagooon poked his head out. "Come in, there's room for all!" he shouted joyfully, brandishing a bottle of whisky. The forumers clambered aboard the tightly packed submarine and after a 10 minute journey the submarine stopped.
The forumers were fired out of the torpedo bays one by one into an underwater bubble. Once in this bubble they were able to breathe and could ascend a staircase. Once this had been ascended, the forumers realised they were a few miles out at sea on a platform. They were on the equator exactly. "I'm afraid the journey is not over yet!" said Yeebaagooon as he pointed to a gigantic structure in the middle of the raft. The forumers were overwhelmed with this structure, it was a large circular room in the middle of a tether that stretched into the clouds.
Yeebaagooon walked into what looked like an observation deck at the bottom of this pole and the forumers also boarded. There was plenty of room in here, with roman couches for everyone, complete with slaves bringing you peeled grapes. Yeebaagooon then put on a pirate hat and advised everyone to get comfortable. He strode to the middle of this hall and pressed a series of buttons. A laser suddenly activated underneath the room and a great whirring sound was heard as the room rocked from side to side. "Here we go!" shouted Yeebaagooon over the noise and pressed a button.
The entire room catapulted up into the sky. The G Forces involved crushed many of the grapes and pinned all the forumers onto their roman couches. The clouds soon obscured the pacific ocean far below them as this elevator continued to hurtle upwards.
Many hours later the speed was still relentless. Eventually the room (now identified as an elevator) broke free of the Earth's atmosphere and entered space. The forumers instantly became weightless and started floating around. This was great for many diet plans, and a water pistol fight ensued.
A few minutes later, the elevator docked in the middle of a gigantic diamond. The doors puffed open and gravity returned to normal. The forumers staggered out of the contraption and were handed free sick bags. The forumers now realised where they were.
Yeebaagooon had stolen BPM 37093, and had created a space station out of this massive diamond. There were a great set of imposing diamond doors with quotes engraved upon them directly ahead that slid open.
Papaya was enraged at this and how much it must have cost. He now understood where the staff holiday fund had gone.
The forumers walked into the great diamond hall, and sat down on pristine diamond sofas. There were diamond cups filled with liquid diamond if one cared to taste the more delicate cuisine of space and diamond cushion for that nice soft feeling. There was a collection of diamond spacecrafts and escape pods, complete with a scale working model of the USS Voyager, in diamond of course. These received a good looking over by the forumers, wondering if they would be getting any free gifts...
Yeebaagooon sat on his diamond throne and begun to read out a list of the awards. People would then shout out others they wished to nominate. You may nominate yourself, but no more than 5 nominations per award please.
Standard Awards:
This award is for the most enjoyable, solid, and all-around best scenario. This can be any scenario out there in the DL Section.
This award is for the most enjoyable, solid, and all-around best scenario. This can be any scenario out there in the DL Section that has been created in 2008.
This award is for the best multiplayer (ie. online) scenario of all time.
This award is for the best multiplayer (ie. online) scenario created in 2008.
This award is for the best single player (ie.
This award is for the best single player (ie.
This award is for the overall greatest scenario designer.
This award is for the person who is the best at creating the stunning eyecandy that we crave to see.
This award is for the best campaign, consisting of an elaborate single player story and containing one or more scenarios.
This award is for the scenario or campaign with the best cinematics.
This award is for the best completely cinematic scenario of all time.
This award is for the best completely cinematic scenario. This must be created in 2008.
This award is for the best cinematic creator, for either a playable scenario, campaign, or cinematic scenario.
This award is for the all round best modpack.
This award is for the best modpack created in 2008.
This award is for the best graphical modpack creator.
This award is for the best Random Map Script (RMS) file.
This award is for the best Random Map Script (RMS) creator.
This award is for the best utility tool.
This award is for the best critic or reviewer in our Downloads Section.
New Awards:
Awarded to the playtester that contributed a lot of feedback to your maps.
This award is for the greatest scenario designer of the year.
Given to the modder/scen designer that has found the most impressive function of the game, like triggers, rms and xml editing.
The custom trigger you find you use every time.
Best new Scenario Designer at AomH.
People always have new and fresh ideas, why not award them for it?
What plots, short descriptions, etc have caught your eye in a scenario announcement?
This award is for the designer who has been the most dedicated and released the most notable scenario designs in 2008
Given to the best project presentation thread (of the year).
Given to the person that, in your eyes, is the best screenshot creator of AoMH.
Special Awards:
This special award, named for its acclaimed first winner,
This special award, named for former staff member and long-time community powerhouse, CheeZy, goes to the most productive forumer or staff member involved in the AoMH design community. This refers not only to design productivity, such as scenario or modpack design, but also activities in the community, such as in writing guides, answering questions, and so forth.
This special award is given to the AoMH designer who has achieved the most in the world of AoM design, be it scenario design, modpack design, or some other form of AoM-related design. Named after designer Gaurdian_112 who released 6 great scenarios in a mere 2 and a half years which have reached nearly 20,000 downloads total!
This special award, named in honor of Shiva, who tragically passed away, is presented to the AoMH forumer or staff member who exhibits the same outstanding leadership, compassion, helpfulness, and charisma that our former Seraph embodied. We all miss you, Shiv. Please consider your nominees carefully and treat this award with the respect and dignity it deserves.
Template for nominations:
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Best Scenario ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Scenario of the year ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Multiplayer Scenario ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Multiplayer Scenario of the year ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Single Player Scenario ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Single Player Scenario of the year ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Scenario Designer ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Eyecandier ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Campaign( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Scenario Cinematography ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Cinematic ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Cinematic of the year ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Modpack ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Modpack of the year ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Modder ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Best Random Map Script (RMS) ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Cinematographer ( [i][w] Nominations [/w][/i] )
Best Utility ( [i]