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* I am the only person who is allowed to start new topics, although anyone can respond to topics I start.

* The contest is open to any registered HM Forum member.

* No off-topic posts here, please. The few threads we have will be crowded enough without them. If anyone strays, I'll simply delete the post. No hard feelings.

* Confine posts to existing threads to only 2 types: Entries of designs that meet that thread's criteria, and Comments concerning any designs in that thread. Others will be deleted.

* No smilies-only or "Me too"s. Again, we need to be able to read through these designs. If you have constructive, specific comments on a design, that's fine.

* Suggestions for new contests should be made either by PM'ing me, or responding to /this/ thread only.

* I will determine the winner of each category/contest, in accord with my public and/or private criteria. I will most certainly try to be fair and consistent.

* All designs should be by /you/, not just copies of a design that someone else posted and you liked. I'll have to trust you on this, but if I determine that a winner posted a design originally designed by someone else, it will be removed from the winner's circle. If I think it was intentional, I may prevent the person from entering other contests.

* In posting a design, you should post only the Text TRO, in CODE tags for readability. Also include a LINK to the data file, which you should upload to the User Submissions page. After posting to this page, you will receive a link, which you can then include in your post.

* If you have to add or correct any information in a posted design, please EDIT it; do not post again. It is to your advantage to post everything correctly land completely the first time.

* Designs need not include fluff, in fact I prefer that they don't. They will /not/ be judged on fluff, at least unless I specifically say so.

* If your design is chosen as a winner of a contest, I will then notify you and request that you submit a complete design, unchanged, design-wise, but with fluff added. Again, you won't be judged on the fluff, and you don't have to be a professional writer, just give us the best you can about usage, etc.

* If your design is chosen as a winner, and /if/ you have original artwork or a photo representing a design, you should include it when selected as a winner (NOT when submitted), as I will add it to my web site along with the design. Again, your design will /not/ be judged in any way on the picture, and not having one is no big deal. But if you've built your winning design, it would be nice to share with others.

* The winning design will be posted on a Contest Winners page on HeavyMetalPro.com, giving you credit for the design. An HTML page will display the design, and a link will be given to download load the design.

Well, I was going to point out that your contests are too broad with not enough specificity but it seems as though you've already noticed that.

Hey Rick if you want some more traffic for the Design contest area, I have a Locust contest going on in the design forum you could move here. it seems to be doing pretty well.

Well, I'm not sure it's a good idea to design a contest around a specific, winning 'Mech.

Anyhoo....how 'bout only one entry per person per contest

"And I declare...me to be the winner. Just because I rule."

Nah. The prize isn't high enough. (Just what I need - /another/ page done by me on HeavyMetalPro.com.

I am a little confused (easily done ) are you after the fastest design of each different chassis? Mech, wheeled, tracked, VTOL, etc beacuse none of the designs are any faster than the first two, at a quick scroll through anyway.

Maybe you should have specified a minimum ammo requirement if it is suposed to be battle-worthy

I don't think too many people will put Ultra-20's on a design that's supposed to be speedy.

...and very few truly "combat worthy".

Uhh, I think you posted to the wrong thread, my friend.

RICK could u plz do one for highest cost. when looking at these mechs than can cost 130 mil plus i was wondering how far u could actually push it

* In posting a design, you should post only the Text TRO, in CODE tags for readability. Also include a LINK to the data file, which you should upload to the User Submissions page. After posting to this page, you will receive a link, which you can then include in your post.

Here's another one, how many support craft do we see? Almost none. Where are all of the combat cargo transports (that is fleet resupply ships, you know not cargo dropships but cargo warships) or the refueling ships. Where, o please tell me where, are the hospital shuttles/dropships/warships? What about civilian ships? Where are the luxury crafts of the rich? We only have one passenger liner, the Monarch. It can't be the only one. You would figure that there has to be luxury shuttles and dropships. Or even, during the days of the Star League, luxury Jump capable ships, either built off of a Jump Ship engine or even a Warship engine. You know that somebody like a Star League Bill Gates would have his own luxury shuttle that would take him to orbit where he would get in his own ship (with a warship core) and travel to the Jump Point in luxury and not have to depend on jump ships like the rest of the rift raff. What about more space station designs?

They're all located in various files on my two computers.

We vote. Aren't you already doing that for the Best Refit contests?

Sure. We'd need to tie down the specs pretty well, so we aren't pitting destroyers against warships.

How come so few people have bothered to vote for the competition entries