Quote: "1. Is there a [free] tool available you can recommend we use to generate these real world height map files? Unless I'm overlooking a button on Google Earth, or I missed some crucial information in one of the videos, not exactly sure where we're supposed to be getting these files from?"
This site is one such source:
HEIGHT MAP WEBSITE
Quote: "2. Are you guys looking for a demo level with bad guys, objectives and shootie bang bangs, or just a "walking simulator" to show off the new height maps feature? Will one of these score more points than the other?"
This is really up to you! The better the experience, the higher it will rank.
Quote: "3. Would you prefer assets only be stock? Will it affect judging negatively in any way if entries use custom assets?"
Extra assets can make an entry stand out and look different so it's always a bonus to use them.
Quote: "4. If using custom game assets, where would you like them to go? Any specific naming conventions in mind for the file paths and folders for user generated content, since some of these entries may be shipping with GGM?"
For now just put them into user/gamename
Quote: "5. Can we be creative with the real world locations, or would you like them to be realistic? For example, can I bury the Sahara Desert under twenty feet of snow?"
We're looking for entries that will make people think, oh I can make a game about a certain location in the world. So if you choose a desert that sort of missing the point.
Hope my answers help.
Rick
Development Director
TGC Team
