Fall from Heaven has achieved an overwhelming victory in the Strategy Category
The The professional Judges from Industry and Press have chosen among the best: See here the whole table of Results (http://www.gameflood.com/Index.cfm/Mod/Contest/stgAct/ContestLanding)

Judges' Comments

“This mod is, BY MILES, the best mod in recent memory.” – Graeme Bayless of Kush Games

“1 in my book by far. This one is hard to even view as a mod …truly a mod masterpiece” – Dustin Hansen of Polystew

And a big Thank you goes to this community for an amazing score of over 2000 points!!!!! by votes and downloads in the voting phase

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef.

For the future:
this is what the Gameflood page says:
More Contests Coming Soon
This is only the first of many exciting GameFlood contests. Become a member today and we'll keep you informed about our upcoming contests and events.

If you want to say thank you and support FfH in the future, stay with us and help us out the next time :)

Anyway, if you happen to visit the Gameflood site...
You should also leave us a comment after voting, for those guys who dont know what FfH is all about.
Registering is not bad at all, the guys from Gameflood are friendly and want to build up a cross games modding central, which is a good idea and will help modding in future. So, registering, voting, commenting will not lead to trouble! (and their download manager really speeds up downloads :))

Thank you for your support!
You are great!

Hi guys, on Gameflood http://www.gameflood.com/Mashup/Index.cfm/all-games-fps-rpg/maps-mods-downloads/Fall-from-Heaven-II/Display/intModID/8200
there is a Contest running, FfH has an entry, but we need votes to win.

If you want to say thank you and support FfH, go to the above link and vote for FfH!!!!

Thank you for your support!

Bah - if i could vote without joining something, I would.
-Qes

Bah - if i could vote without joining something, I would.
-Qes

It takes about 2 minutes to register, and you only need an e-mail address to sign-up....... how about a bit of gratitude for someone who's worked their arse off for your entertainment? :dunno:

It takes about 2 minutes to register, and you only need an e-mail address to sign-up....... how about a bit of gratitude for someone who's worked their arse off for your entertainment? :dunno:

thank you man!

you guys don`t even need to give your main email address...

Yes, Yahoo mail works well, I find.

thank you man!

you guys don`t even need to give your main email address...

Come now. I need not prove my love to you, do I?

Besides, both my regular and fake emails have too much in them. [Insert other random excuse for being lazy here]

Cheers,
-Qes

Only 38 votes till you're on the top, I don't see how you could possibly lose.

Only 38 votes till you're on the top, I don't see how you could possibly lose.

oh, I see the reason in guys like QES (nothing against you, i like you :)), who undoubtedly like the mod, but don`t think it is worth spending 2 mins registering somewhere to vote for us :(
(you wont get any spam from them, except you subscribe somewhere, which is optional!)

By the way, gameflood is an alternative download side for those having trouble with 3d downloads.

It s up to you guys, how much glory and attention you think FfH II deserves...

Guh. THERE.

Never let it be said that I've a heart of stone that cannot be soften by wonton and unrepressed guilt.

I voted - because I love.
-Qes

oh, I see the reason in guys like QES (nothing against you, i like you :)), who undoubtedly like the mod, but don`t think it is worth spending 2 mins registering somewhere to vote for us :(
(you wont get any spam from them, except you subscribe somewhere, which is optional!)

By the way, gameflood is an alternative download side for those having trouble with 3d downloads.

It s up to you guys, how much glory and attention you think FfH II deserves...

No, I was serious, 38 votes is nothing with the fan base you guys have.

EDIT: See? The count has gone up by 5 since my last post, before which I voted myself.

That was some masterful guilt-tripping right there, seZ:lol:
Actually, you can even write in a bogus e-mail, if all you're going to do is vote. I didn't have to confirm my signup, anyway.

Just voted for you.
But one question:
Am I blind or isnt there a ranking for turn based strategy yet?
I only see:
realtime strategy maps& mods
Roleplay games mods
first person Shooter maps& mods

You're right, so we're in the RTS mods category.

Then you would be already at first place with 15 votes.
But you are not listed first.

Top 3 Mods for RTS Contest show top 25
Content Title Game Title Author Score
1 The United Fighting Force Command & Conquer 2: Generals SLee 10
2 tyranidmod04 Warhammer 40k: Dark Crusader Kavey 5
3 Napoleonic Total War II v0.2.7 Rome: Total War The Lordz 4

Voted .

Then you would be already at first place with 15 votes.
But you are not listed first.

Top 3 Mods for RTS Contest show top 25
Content Title Game Title Author Score
1 The United Fighting Force Command & Conquer 2: Generals SLee 10
2 tyranidmod04 Warhammer 40k: Dark Crusader Kavey 5
3 Napoleonic Total War II v0.2.7 Rome: Total War The Lordz 4

I think it is updated daily, so lets have a look at the score tomorrow.
If you guys make this dream come true, i owe you a big favor!

voted!
it is updated real time. the vote keep on rising as i refresh.

No the voting on the standing stage is updated daily while the counter on the FFH page is updated real time. Check back tommorow to see who's winning. FFH will easily win in the RTS category but to actually win it needs to beat the FPS category aswell which may be tough. If people don't vote.

I did vote by the way!

The top 25 is updated daily.

No the voting on the standing stage is updated daily while the counter on the FFH page is updated real time. Check back tommorow to see who's winning. FFH will easily win in the RTS category but to actually win it needs to beat the FPS category aswell which may be tough. If people don't vote.

I did vote by the way!

It doesn't need to beat any FPS games. This is the process:

The community votes on mods in the major catergories (of which we are RTS mods). At the close of voting the top 10 from this voting will be review by judges to determine the top 1, 2 and 3 for that category. Prizes are awarded to mods that win those places.

Good thing with the judges. A second I was worried there was a huge exploit hole in that you didn't need a bona fide email adress.

You don't even have to verify anything in your email after registering, which speeds up the register process compared to most register processes.

SO SIGN UP AND VOTE NOW! ;)

dont exploit it guys, otherwise we might get disqualified!
and i hope we dont need to exploit it, anyway.... come on this community is so great :)

votes count twice as much as downloads

kael mentioned, v.23 be available on the 13th.

kael mentioned, v.23 be available on the 13th.

sounds great, so everybody download v23 from gameflood :)

RTS titles? More like TBS titles...

Voted! I'll tell friends to vote too.

When is contest closing?

I brought it up to 47, despite them not accepting non-alphanumeric characters in their passwords... :)
If you guys make this dream come true, i owe you a big favor!
You owe us? Bah, that's silly-talk!

I found answer: It's closing at 16. July. Just how comes we got only 1 point so far? And we do have great shot at 1st place, or at least 10th, I'm sure judges will find FfH very worth vile.And another thing: One great advantage FfH has over C&C mod currently at the first place: It has no AI support, while FfH has done some things to AI that were previously thought impossible.

i brought it to 53

You don't even have to verify anything in your email after registering, which speeds up the register process compared to most register processes.


My vote has not been really accepted until i validated my registration using the link sent me by email. I did press "vote" and it was marked as voted but after i reload the page this mark always disappeared (until validation). So be careful.

Ah, k. DIdnt see that.

thanks so much guys, you are really the greatest community i can think of!
I am happy to work for guys like you ;)

we are topleading (overall place 1),

in front of even the half life 2 mods :) for todays score, hope you guys continue voting, so we will stay top over the next week., might get a close race with the C&C mods ;)
And dont forget, Fire 0.23 will have a lot of cool new features and art, so download it from gameflood too :D

Oooh! Relase is perfectly timed! This will give us massive points- BTW for now only close contender is C&C mod, all others are far under!

Maybe if you could spread the word to whole CivFanatics community outside of FfH2 forums you could get even more votes.

My vote has not been really accepted until i validated my registration using the link sent me by email. I did press "vote" and it was marked as voted but after i reload the page this mark always disappeared (until validation). So be carefulThat's strange, I had already voted, but I validated the registration and logged back in and my vote was still preserved.

Yeah, me too.

Top 3 Mods for RTS Contest
Content Title Game Title Score
1.Fall from Heaven II Civilization IV (167)
2.Cold War Crisis v0.6 Command & Conquer 2: Generals (113)
3.The United Fighting Force Command & Conquer 2: Generals (12)

Well, I think we have top three pretty much sown up ATM.:lol:

FFH/Civ is definitely better than C&C. Or any other RTS game including starcraft.


:mischief:

There is a hell of a lot more replayability in it, certainly. Although Company of Heroes is damn good fun for shorter stints. In fact, I think I may play that a bit tonight. Ooooh CoH.

That's strange, I had already voted, but I validated the registration and logged back in and my vote was still preserved.

Yeah, after validation it is, even if you voted before. But if you logged back before validation it is not marked. I had temporary problems with email and checked it several times. Many times. :)

Greetings from GameFlood, everyone!

I just wanted to pop in and assure you all that it's perfectly safe to register with us; we don't give or sell your registration information to ANYONE, anywhere, for any reaon. Please don't let our modest 2-minute sign-up process prevent you from voting for your favorite mod team (ESPECIALLY for FfH)!

Also, a special tidbit for the FfH team; have you seen our list of judges yet? Check it out:
http://www.gameflood.com/contest_judges

With that said I'm going to bow out, but please let me know if there's any questions I can answer for anyone. We can always be reached at support@gameflood.com.

Thanks all! Best of luck to the FfH team, and of course to all our other entrants as well!

->Nathan

The deed is done, good luck given the time and effort you've all put in it's deserved

isn't this more of a single player game kael?
see-multiplayer is hard with civ online

isn't this more of a single player game kael?
see-multiplayer is hard with civ online

Its mostly single-player perhaps. But I play more multi player these days cause its more fun.

It is a great multi-player game.

Its mostly single-player perhaps. But I play more multi player these days cause its more fun.

It is a great multi-player game.

I dont have much time to play, but if i do, then with some friends in hotseat or simultaneous in lan. its a great multiplayer game :)

I'm playing online as well, even better than offline. BTW we are first and have almost double score :)

I'm playing online as well, even better than offline. BTW we are first and have almost double score :)

lets see what the Judges will say :)

But guys keep on voting, i would love to see FfH finishing the whole contest with topscoring.

Added my vote and a comment addressing one poster's suspicion that there were a lot of votes for only 2 downloads.

- feydras

Looks like he has changed his mind:lol:

I can see how he would be suspicious, there is so much praise in there I'm turning red with blushing - and I'm only one of the smaller cogs in the FfH machine:D

Added my vote and a comment addressing one poster's suspicion that there were a lot of votes for only 2 downloads.

- feydras

Dont laugh... I used to get all my downloads from largely commercialized and for-profit site(s) that shall not be named. Talk about uninformed masochism...

:D :lol:

Despite my reluctance to sign up for GameFlood, I couldn't pass up an
opportunity to support the creators of this most awesome game.

But I might have written something I shouldn't have in the comments. I noticed that there is a game developers focus to that site and so I put in a good word for the team. Thinking that perhaps there might be some opportunity for you to break into the game development world. But now today I wonder if I shouldn't have put it out there like I did. Here is what I said....

"BTW.. if you are a developer looking for talent, I think it would be wise to consider this team. From design and writing to art these folks have done a brilliant job. Furthermore they frequently update this game and remain active within the community. Sometimes I don''t know how they do it while managing to hold down real world jobs. The FfH Team is rich with motivation, dedication, and creativity."

I apologize if I shouldn't have said that.

Well definitely no one will be mad at you because you wrote something good about them, in worst case Kael will politely refuse some applications because of misunderstanding and because there is a limit on how many people can efficiently work on mod at one time, and recommend them some other good teams.

I'm wondering if we should also be downloading it off their site...?

I'm wondering if we should also be downloading it off their site...?

I think mentioned that each download counts towards the score. As .23 is due to land this week I'd imagine the team have arranged for it to be upped to their site. Got to be more interesting than 3d

I hope The Team uploads it to Game Flood as soon as it is released.
I'll be anxiously waiting to download from there. hehe and I can't wait!!

Despite my reluctance to sign up for GameFlood, I couldn't pass up an
opportunity to support the creators of this most awesome game.

But I might have written something I shouldn't have in the comments. I noticed that there is a game developers focus to that site and so I put in a good word for the team. Thinking that perhaps there might be some opportunity for you to break into the game development world. But now today I wonder if I shouldn't have put it out there like I did. Here is what I said....

"BTW.. if you are a developer looking for talent, I think it would be wise to consider this team. From design and writing to art these folks have done a brilliant job. Furthermore they frequently update this game and remain active within the community. Sometimes I don''t know how they do it while managing to hold down real world jobs. The FfH Team is rich with motivation, dedication, and creativity."

I apologize if I shouldn't have said that.
It's not possible to join the FFH developement without being accepted as Firaxis Betatester as well. Also I don't think there's need of many more members since the team is already big and has an awesome community that gives a lot of support but if modders from Gameflood get excited with modding civ because of FFH and the other civmods taking part of the contest this could really do good to the CFC community in general. There are many modprojects out there searching for talents and I really hope we don't only get new players for FFH but also new modders lured into CFC. If that happens the contest was well worth it.

It seems that the Gameflood download for FfH is only up to patch g, not h.

It's not possible to join the FFH developement without being accepted as Firaxis Betatester as well.Actually, it sounds like White Elk was recommending professionals to hire Kael full time. It'd be a good catch, but I think he's happy as is.

Actually, it sounds like White Elk was recommending professionals to hire Kael full time. It'd be a good catch, but I think he's happy as is.

True :lol: I might be a bit tired so maybe shouldn't write anything in my condition. Well can't talk for Kael but if some developers would like to consider me I'm all for it:D But I doubt they will:crazyeye:

I voted, however unnecessary it was.
I'm impressed that FFHII has the second most votes so far.

Was just thinking, since a new edition is due on the 13th, can you make the download link to gameflood not the one used it the past? Might be easier, I really don't wanna download it and then realize that I didn't get it from gameflood and in doing so not contributed to the score :D

I think the idea is in the works.

I voted, however unnecessary it was.
I'm impressed that FFHII has the second most votes so far.

Its not unneccessary, but in fact, we have the most votes. The other mods with a higher score have downloads from the past, like 300 and 500 downloads, which gives them a huge score.... so with us uploading the absolute brilliant (;)) version 0.23 to gameflood... hehe you know what :)

And White Elk, thanks for the kind words.
I think if at all, a producer should hire the complete team :)
Or Ploeperpengel, so he finally gets a job ;)

Well, I'm still studying, so perhaps others should be hired before me, yeah:lol:

But thanks for the plug. I blushing again:blush:

Well, I'm still studying, so perhaps others should be hired before me, yeah:lol:

But thanks for the plug. I blushing again:blush:

Hehe, I am studying too, would probably have to finish my Diploma in Chemistry first, before I think about going a different route, especially as i am so close to it :)
And you know, after that, getting a Doctor Title is seductive too :)

But with you guys I would go anywhere! ;)

Voted and commented. I stole the counterstrike/half-life ffh/civ4 comparison I read somewhere here on the forums for my comment.

Actually, it sounds like White Elk was recommending professionals to hire Kael full time. It'd be a good catch, but I think he's happy as is.Thats correct Nikis-Knight. And not only Kael but yourself and the other members of the team. But I didn't think about that aspect of being "happy as is" until the next day. You guys have done a great job. And what better way to break into an industry than to have something like FfH in your portfolio. Goes beyond gaming as this project demonstrates a few things about your characters. As in creativity, motivation, dedication etc

Thats correct Nikis-Knight. And not only Kael but yourself and the other members of the team. But I didn't think about that aspect of being "happy as is" until the next day. You guys have done a great job. And what better way to break into an industry than to have something like FfH in your portfolio. Goes beyond gaming as this project demonstrates a few things about your characters. As in creativity, motivation, dedication etc

I would love to see some of the team members go into professional game design, they definitly have the talent.

Personally Im to far along to be changing careers at this point. Im better at what I do for a living than I am at game design, and although I do love game design I love what I do for a living too (and it pays better). So I will forever work to work and design as a hobby.

Speaking of my professional life I was interviewed for a book that was released a few months ago. This doesn't have anything to do with modding or anything, just came about because of some things I was working on professionally. Those that can't get enough Kael can check it out at: Service Excellence @ Novell (http://www.amazon.com/Service-Excellence-Novell-Taking-Customer/dp/9077256113/ref=sr_1_7/002-6943340-0732051?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184010699&sr=8-7). I wouldn't recommend it unless you manage a services organization or you're stalking me, but if you fit into either of those categories I think you will enjoy it.

Well I'm not NOT stalking you. :mischief:

please go vote for me ;)

didnt find you Garret :)
give us a link ;)


And we are stagnant, only one more vote in one day :(

I hope friday will change things a bit ;)

I may never have looked more forward to a friday than I do this one!!
(its at least in my top twenty I'm sure)


What industry within the service industry do you work in Kael? I've managed companies (low to mid level) in a few different service industries (food service, retail, security, construction). I'm fascinated by the logistics that make businesses work. Making improvements to manpower and material usage along with increasing efficiency in product/service throughput is why I think I've been placed in a managerial role so often. But I'm thinking its time to get out of the blue collared laboring gypsy lifestyle I've been living and pick an outfit for which I can pursue my passion of increasing workplace efficiency. Does that book cover any aspect of that? And have you any experience with companies which specialize in workplace efficiency? (sort of like a production floor version of a comptroller)

I may never have looked more forward to a friday than I do this one!!
(its at least in my top twenty I'm sure)


What industry within the service industry do you work in Kael? I've managed companies (low to mid level) in a few different service industries (food service, retail, security, construction). I'm fascinated by the logistics that make businesses work. Making improvements to manpower and material usage along with increasing efficiency in product/service throughput is why I think I've been placed in a managerial role so often. But I'm thinking its time to get out of the blue collared laboring gypsy lifestyle I've been living and pick an outfit for which I can pursue my passion of increasing workplace efficiency. Does that book cover any aspect of that? And have you any experience with companies which specialize in workplace efficiency? (sort of like a production floor version of a comptroller)

Im a computer support guy. I specialize in directories (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directory_services) and I work with large companies (banks, insurance companies, the government).

The book is about customer service, the non-technical aspects of building an effective (and profitable) support organization. It goes through the four fears (mistakes, pain, failure, rejection), identifying and dealing with the four customer conditions (irate, insistent, indesisive, comfortable), the self talk cycle, etc.

A lot of these things are already understood (even if they dont put names to them) by good customer service people. What the book tries to do is to wrap a common language around these concepts so companies can begin talking about them to help provide a consistent higher level of customer service.

Much needed. At least my experience with german companies is that the only focus seems to be moneymaking/reducing costs. Quality of service has been going down since years. Mostly taken over by external callcenters which employ students like me who don't really know anything about the products they are supposed to support since they aren't even part of the company which produces them and don't have any background related to the production of the products they support.

At least my experience with german companies is that the only focus seems to be moneymaking/reducing costs. Quality of service has been going down since years.

Unfortunatly thats not only true for german companies but worldwide.

Youp. http://hiding the tencharlimit.com

guys we are falling behind :) !!!
give us your vote :)

Tomorrow should we get some more votes and downloads ;)

MmmmmMmmmmdownloads.

my vote is in

Let's show to all world that Civ has the best mods. So help Rhye and do the download-vote combo for him too! :p

I think it is updated daily, so lets have a look at the score tomorrow.
If you guys make this dream come true, i owe you a big favor!

So am I gonna get my "Qes" hero model installed in FFH?

:p
-Qes

What a threadjacking version of Loki? lol

So am I gonna get my "Qes" hero model installed in FFH?

:p
-Qes

Yes, but the Balseraph version of it :p

Anti-Hero Promotion
Start with 100 XP - ticks down 1 per turn, if you reach zero the unit dies
Resets when a Hero is slain by the unit

Question, should I be logged in for my download to count as a vote?

Question, should I be logged in for my download to count as a vote?

good question, i suggest you take the safe road and log in :)
while i think (judging by the downloads and score of our concurents, that every dl counts as a half vote)

Downloading right now :)

Could you add link to Bug Thread? (for people to know where to get patches)

Anti-Hero Promotion
Start with 100 XP - ticks down 1 per turn, if you reach zero the unit dies
Resets when a Hero is slain by the unit

Actually that sounds really cool. You'd have to keep fighting with it to keep its exp up. It also fits my entropic personality. :p
-Qes

ADD: Actually the new BtS mechanics of espionage sound much more to my appeal. Plus my avatar has always been the goodly diplomat from Civ II.

ADD: Actually the new BtS mechanics of espionage sound much more to my appeal. Plus my avatar has always been the goodly diplomat from Civ II.

Isnt it one from CIV I?
The good old, only half as big, unit without any animations?

CIV I has even crappier graphics ;).

For comparison.
http://www.civfanatics.com/images/civ3/civUnits.gif

That warrior looks like an archer!

Hmm, 514 downloads and only 156 votes. Explanation?

CIV I has even crappier graphics ;).

For comparison.
http://www.civfanatics.com/images/civ3/civUnits.gif

I always thought the warrior from civ II looked female.
-Qes

Hmm, 514 downloads and only 156 votes. Explanation?
Thats because you don't need to be a member to download the files, and most people don't want to go through the trouble of registering.

#shrug
Most people...

Yeah, when you count the time it takes to download without registering and the time it takes to download plus registering it is quicker to join and use their download manager.

Three cheers for FFHII, 500 downloads in 8 hours :) (I wonder what it will be the next daily update?)

guys we are falling behind :) !!!
give us your vote :)

900 points while 2nd mod has only 300! Who's falling behind what??? Hehehe...
:lol:

So you, vote for Rhye's and Fall of Civilization! Size is below 50mB, so you don't have to wait long to download it.

After all, we're all part of a Civ community.

So you, vote for Rhye's and Fall of Civilization! Size is below 50mB, so you don't have to wait long to download it.

After all, we're all part of a Civ community.

voted for Rhye :)

don't fear he is in the top10 anyway and will get his judgment by the professional judges,.... i hope he wont beat us :rolleyes:

I think that you are very close to victory. Judges will appreciate such a massive lead in votes.

to many downloads (1004) but few votes (176). I hope more would register and vote as well.

Judges will appreciate such a massive lead in votes.
I think they'll appreciate the mod to :)

still few hours left before 7/16.
VOTE for FFH II - one way of saying THANK YOU for the undying efforts of the team.

Our media pack really should be taken out of the running as a mod component, but it's okay since we can only win in one category.

nevermind...

Just voted,
really hope you guys win! It's been such fun playing it all as it's developed :)

when do you find out if you won? :D

28th July. At least according to Rhye.

Hi guys, have a look at the score table on Gameflood:
The Voting part of the Contest has ended.... (http://www.gameflood.com/Index.cfm/Mod/Contest/stgAct/ContestLanding)


Thank you for an amazing score of over 2000 points!!!!!
Which sadly has been generated mostly by downloads and not by actual votes.... :/
Anyway,... everything from now on will be decided by professional judges....
we will get the final results announced on the 27th of July... wish us luck :)

For the future:
this is what the Gameflood page says:
More Contests Coming Soon
This is only the first of many exciting GameFlood contests. Become a member today and we'll keep you informed about our upcoming contests and events.

If you want to say thank you and support FfH in the future, stay with us and help us out the next time :)

Anyway, if you happen to visit the Gameflood site...
You should also leave us a comment after voting, for those guys who dont know what FfH is all about.
Registering is not bad at all, the guys from Gameflood are friendly and want to build up a cross games modding central, which is a good idea and will help modding in future. So, registering, voting, commenting will not lead to trouble! (and their download manager really speeds up downloads :))

Thank you for your support!
You are great!

Kewl, great to see the mod scored almost twice as much as the next (in any cat) again well done guys
<-voted and dled

Im sure the judges will give you guys recognition you have certainly well deserved. Know that everyone here in the community world-wide will support you guys 100%! :)

3 cheers for the Kael Gang :D

As you are aware, GameFlood is scheduled to announce the winners of the $25,000 Map and Mod Contest on July 27th, 2007. Due to the depth and high quality of submissions, judging is taking longer than expected and regrettably, we have to delay the contest results until August 3rd, 2007. This delay is to ensure the fairest judging possible for all parties. If you have any questions regarding the delay, please drop us a line at contact@gameflood.com. Thank you for your patience and we extend our sincerest apologies to all the developers involved.

Yours sincerely,

The GameFlood Team

Today the results should be announced.
I hope FfH2 has been lucky.

Today the results should be announced.
I hope FfH2 has been lucky.

this waiting makes me really crazy :crazyeye:
i am totally confused, because in England, its is the 19th hour of August 3rd and no announcement yet :(
I still fear we were beaten by Rhye :sad:

It's 20:30 here.
I wish you (us) luck!!!
We got what it takes to win, and more!

this waiting makes me really crazy :crazyeye:
i am totally confused, because in England, its is the 19th hour of August 3rd and no announcement yet :(
I still fear we were beaten by Rhye :sad:

No shame if that happens, Rhye has made a great game. I will be happy if either of us wins. I feel bad for the judge that has to pick between the two.

I feel even worse for the judge who picks rhye's. ;) just kidding.

Made a great mod, but overall I must say that Fall From Heaven gave me much more fun, I played it from 0.60 and every time I play it it is a great game, while I can't say so for Rhye's, if only because I only played 2 games of it. Plus FfH has much more brilliant features, design hotspots, graphics... generally it feels like it involved more work. Rhye's a great mod and I enjoy playing it (if just loadings were just a bit shorter!), but Fall From Heaven is still better in every aspect.

I won't say it wasn't expected, but even so: Congratulations on the win!

(The Results (http://www.gameflood.com/Index.cfm/Mod/Contest/stgAct/ContestLanding))

“1 in my book by far. This one is hard to even view as a mod …truly a mod masterpiece” – Dustin Hansen of Polystew

That's reminds me of the time I was selling the mod to a RTS nut friend of mine heh.

Well Congratulations guys! y'all deserve it!

“This mod is, BY MILES, the best mod in recent memory.” – Graeme Bayless of Kush Games

Both of those quotes are nice to see from people such as this, for all of us here have already felt this way for a long time. ;)

Does this mean I can start advertising FfH2 as a best RTS game according to industry experts? :)

Their quotes could've been better, but I guess 'mod masterpiece' is good enough... for now. :evil:

Well I think the suggestion that the mod makes the game feel like a new game in a quote is a quote you can take to the bank.

;)

Well, thanks to everyone who voted, and congratulations to Kael for seeing his vision through to a masterpiece!

Congratulations!!!
I wonder if they will publicize full review or something?

Congratulations!!!
I wonder if they will publicize full review or something?

yea, congrats to the team! i would love to see the full reviews :rolleyes:

Congratulations. You deserve the praise for all efforts you take to make FfH2.

There could be a "trophy hall" sticky thread with these Soren Johnson's, Gameflood and other quotes. :)

BTW It seems CIV is the best moddable RTS game :D

Congrats! Well deserved. I certainly did vote for you. :)

Congrats! A well deserved win.

Does this mean you are rich now :P

Does this mean you are rich now :P

would be great... sadly no :)

I still fear we were beaten by Rhye :sad:

Wow, am I so feared? :p

In the end the best possible solution happened: we won both!
:trophy: :trophy:

Congratulations to all the team, great job.

Congratulations folks...

I can't fake being surprised. I would have been only if this wasn't the outcome. The quotes short as they are still say it all. It is a full blown STR Game based on the civ4 engine. And as a game it excels in every aspect.

I actually like to stress the high artistic value of FfH. This aspect is quite breath taking and it overwhelms the player at the first encounter with the MOD.

My best wishes for a yet higher levels of excellence with the awaited coming release for BTS.

Congrats!0

Glad to hear about the win :D

Grats guys!

Congratulations

Congrats!

:D

CONgrats, FfH team! :band:

:mischief:

Congrats!
Keep up the good work! :goodjob:

So... what is your prize? ;)

So... what is your prize? ;)

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef. :)

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef.

:goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob: :goodjob:

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef. :)

:goodjob:
You are just great.

he didnt say that he voted for it, he prolly voted for something like "use the money to set up a fight to the death between a monkey and a llama" (my money is on the llama)

I meant 'you' as 'team'
:lol:

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef. :)
That's great, Kael! Very good decision! :thumbsup:

Congrats on the win!!! You guys deserved it. :)

Actually, it was supposed to go towards the "Kael for master of the known Universe" election fund, but we talked him out of it. Besides, that job is mine already, and it is not open for contest:mad:

I thought pool options were money, hoes, cars and clothes, with Nikis Knight having special request, wanting 24'' rims for his new lowrider.
Or holiday for entire team together!

There was also a question of buying Rosie O'Donnell, but Kael and Woodelf started fighting about who she would go to, so we dropped it in order to keep the team together.

There was also a question of buying Rosie O'Donnell, but Kael and Woodelf started fighting about who she would go to, so we dropped it in order to keep the team together.

:lol: :lol:

;) .

Eh maybe we should have just bought new clothes with the money, I'm starting to regret this whole "More water filters for Kenyans" idea.

Or make a big team party, and buy booze and drugs with money...

Just kidding, 3000$ for charity is wonderful gesture!

Will you get at least plaque stating: "This water filter was funded by a dark fantasy mod crew." ??

Really, I admire that decision.

Congrats guys, and it's very admirable to use your prize in that way. :) :goodjob:

Jon

The prize was $3,000. The team voted on what to do with the winnings and we decided to donate it to Unicef.

The idea is generous, indeed. And it is at the team credit.

Unfortunately, on 3000usd you give to this organization, 80% will be use for:
- buying Expensive Toyota Land-Cruisers (in Mozambique: 85.000usd. They use it for bringing their experts from the airport to the Delegation)
- paying the renting fees of the locals (ex.: in a 2 houses-block, converted in office, it is 13.000usd/month)
- pay for the rent of the experts' house: 2000 to 2500usd/month
- paying the studies, reports and tons of bla bla that ar invoiced at 300000usd or 400000usd each
- paying the "experts" coming for short and nmedium term missions. A technical assistance of 2 to 3 people costs about 450000usd/year (includes al logistical expenses

At the end, only 40% will be used for actually doing something with kids. And less will reach the kids, because of corruption.

It is the problem with all official organisations as they have to pay for a lot of "fat" before reaching the flesh.
I do not say this for diminishing the merit of the action, but for replacing into context. And I know very well the context...

In any poor country I went and worked in, I always saw NGOs doing a MUCH better job than ANY official organizations. Most NGOs (example: "Doctors without borders, Handicap Internationnal, ..." use the dollar you give for exactly what was intented for, with not-so-well paid volunteers but with a big heart (and not carreer-oriented experts), with second-hand no-air-conditionner pick-ups, and lots and lots of courage without suit and tie...

Thread closed. It's been two and a half months and I can see where this could end up going.