I, the greatest Ares and EV/O Pilot in the Grand History of the Universe, known as spacecowboy to the Ambrosia Webboards and El Lobo to fellow pilots, formally issue this challenge to all reading this:
Make a single-mission plugin, with the mission being both single-player and net. Post them on the Add-On Files website.
The non-participants (as well as the participants) will download these files and then rate them on a scale of one to ten overall. Participants should download, but cannot judge.
Kudos and karma to the winner, and may the best editor win.
P.S. I've got a head-start on y'all, I just now posted my plugin, called Star Wars. Should be up in a few days.

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

I'm in, as long as enough people join to make this contest worthwhile. I have SETR gathering dust on the shelves of my HD, may as well take it for a spin...

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

I'm in.

Never made a net level before... oh well there is a first time for everyting

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Ares Extended: EV:NOVA started out as a plugin too...
(url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ares/scenarios&file;=Earths Journey.sit.hqx")Earth's Journey Back To The Stars(/url)

(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2")Earth's Journey v2.0 screen shots(/url)

I wonder what Patrick's done with Duality by now, that would make a great entry.

Anyway, I might join, Gaitori Empire would be somewhat "amusing" and I have a bunch of other ideas.

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"Once, just once, I'd like to be able to land somewhere and say, 'Behold, I am the Archangel Gabriel.'"
"I fail to see the humor in that situation, Doctor."
"Naturally. You could hardly claim to be an angel with those pointed ears, Mister Spock. But say you landed someplace with a pitchfork "

A Single-player single level which also runs on the Net? That's fairly restrictive, wouldn't you say?

And incidentally, please post your scenario description here Spacecowboy, as they are currently being stripped from uploaded scenarios.

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Sundered Angel ,
The One and Only
Ares Webboard Moderator, and all-around Nice Guy

I assume that ship quantities can be changed for the Net Scenario - I mean, we do have to compensate for the human in place of a computer. Alternatively, we could use large numbers of neutral ships... but what's the fun in that?

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"Once, just once, I'd like to be able to land somewhere and say, 'Behold, I am the Archangel Gabriel.'"
"I fail to see the humor in that situation, Doctor."
"Naturally. You could hardly claim to be an angel with those pointed ears, Mister Spock. But say you landed someplace with a pitchfork "

For those of you who have not been watching the news, the Pentagon has a 150-foot-wide hole in the South side, and the World Trade Center is no more.
Both are due to terrorist attacks.
We are currently unsure to whom this is due.
The WTC was operating at capacity, meaning there were approximately 60,000 souls in the buildings at the time of the attack.
There is an unconfirmed count of 34 dead due to the Pentagon attack.
Although I am usually not a very religious fellow, I feel I must refer you to the 23rd Psalm:
"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no Evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodnes and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."
God Bless Us All, and God Bless America.

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

Yes that is very sad and terrible indeed...

Seeing as I have no net mission experience, would someone test out the new mission in this before I put in on the add-ons page? It should be here (url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2/.cv/brookeview2/Public/Scenario Contest-binhex.hqx")http://homepage.mac....test-binhex.hqx(/url)

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9/11/01
(url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ares/scenarios&file;=Earths Journey.sit.hqx")Earth's Journey Back To The Stars(/url)
(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2")Earth's Journey v2.0 screen shots(/url)

Sorry, Brookeview, but I don't play net scenarios either. All my scenario description is is this: This plug-in, 'Star Wars', is a 'Space Race: the Musical'-type scenario, for both single-player and net play, and is my contribution to the Scenario Contest. Have fun!

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

sorry for the double post. However, I'd really like to know why I keep uploading my scenario and it never appears on the add-ons page. I've uploaded that thing about five times over the course of over a week, and it's never appeared.

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

It is not automated. You have to bug someone (a mod I think) enough so that they post it.
My last thing took about two weeks before it finally went up there.

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9/11/01...
The saddest day in American history...

(url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ares/scenarios&file;=Earths Journey.sit.hqx")Earth's Journey Back To The Stars(/url)

My scenario is ready (just need to add breifing) and I will submit it sometime towmarrow. It will also be on my idisk (see second link at bottom) with in 10 minutes of 9:00 central

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9/11/01...
The saddest day in American history...
(url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ares/scenarios&file;=Earths Journey.sit.hqx")Earth's Journey Back To The Stars(/url)
(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2")Earth's Journey v2.0 screen shots(/url)

(This message has been edited by brookeview (edited 09-14-2001).)

Hey, brookeview, I keep trying to register with iTools, but it won't let me. Somebody on the Mac boards said that my copy of AOL 5.0 is too old and I need to get ahold of IEx 5.0. I tried the IEx site, and they don't have anything for Mac. I seem to be stuck on 1 Infinity Loop. Help!

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

Try Mactopia.com...
On the side bar there is a link for IE at that site

(edit) 1 Infinity Loop... I might not mind being stuck there... (/edit)
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9/11/01...
The saddest day in American history...
(url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/cgi-bin/vftp/dl-redirect.pl?path=ares/scenarios&file;=Earths Journey.sit.hqx")Earth's Journey Back To The Stars(/url)
(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2")Earth's Journey v2.0 screen shots(/url)

(This message has been edited by brookeview (edited 09-19-2001).)

People in the competition:

Space cowboy
Brookeview
Pallas Athene
Me

Booyah or no booyah?

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

Danged Yankee! What the heck does 'booyah' mean???

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"

My God... I'm a yankee?

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

I agree, Joveia can't be a yankee... He is from Jupiter

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9/11/01...
The saddest day in American history...
(url="http://"http://homepage.mac.com/brookeview2/")Earth's Journey v2.0 screen shots(/url)

(This message has been edited by brookeview (edited 09-25-2001).)

/me flaps tentacles in acknowledgement

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There are only 3 kinds of people: those who can count, and those who can't.

Being born in North Carolina, and currently living in Florida, pretty much anybody above the latitude (or altitude and azimuth) of my birth is a Yankee.

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"Only In America/Where We Dream In Red White & Blue/Only In America/Where We Dream As Big As We Want To/Only In America/"
-- Brooks & Dunn, "Only In America"