OK everybody; the submission stage for Round 1 is now
closed. Any submissions made from now onwards will not be counted (although as everyone apart from
@Skyscraper, who already opted out of Round 1 a few posts back, has submitted, this doesn't apply to anyone currently in the competition).
So that means that we're now onto the
voting stage, where points can be gained and people can begin to gain a lead in the competition!
Just as a reminder before we get onto the nitty gritty of how the voting stage works, here are the submissions from all competitors, with the username next to them so you know who to vote for if you liked a particular submission:
Exodus, a Mack HyperCoaster by @Matt N
RIP Loggers Leap x, an RMC IBox Track by @RicketyCricket
X-0dus, a B&M Hyper Coaster by @JAperson
Appropriate Length, a B&M Floorless Coaster by @Matt.GC
Molto Veloce, an Intamin Accelerator Coaster by @Thameslink Rail
Exobus, a B&M Inverted Coaster by @Poisson
Project Exodus Improved, a Mack HyperCoaster by @Burbs
Exodus, an Intamin Mega Coaster by @mo237
Exodus, an RMC hybrid coaster by @Matt878787
So those are all of the Round 1 submissions, there for you to view and rank at your pleasure!
Now I hear you asking "well if I'm supposed to vote, how on earth does voting work?". Well don't worry; I'm about to clear that up!
Basically, I would like each of you to post your top 5 layouts, ranked in order. Can I please request that you include the user who created the layout in each of your ranking spots, so I can keep an easier tally of the scores as voting progresses (going off of ride name alone would make things tough, as there are 3 Exoduses). You can include the ride name if you like or you can just post the user if you'd prefer, but if you could put usernames in there for each ranking, that would be terrific! I would also like you to nominate the layouts that you feel are Most Realistic and Most Original; these do not have to be from your top 5. So if I was posting my votes, I'd post something like this:
- @UserA
- @UserB
- @UserC
- @UserD
- @UserE
- Most Realistic: @UserX
- Most Original: @UserY
(Obviously you don't have to post exactly like that, but that's just a template to give you some idea. You can offer some explanation of your choices if you wish, or you can just post the users themselves without any explanation; it's entirely up to you!)
In terms of how the scoring works; each ranking within a list is weighted a certain amount, with a #1 ranking gaining the most points and a #5 ranking gaining the least points. The weightings are as follows:
- #1 ranking gains 5 points
- #2 ranking gains 4 points
- #3 ranking gains 3 points
- #4 ranking gains 2 points
- #5 ranking gains 1 point
- A vote for Most Realistic gains 1 Realism point, and a vote for Most Original gains 1 Originality point. These are logged separately to the overall points.
Before I let us jump into voting, let me just lay out one ground rule;
please do not vote for yourself. Please exclude your own layout when casting your vote. I know that sounds harsh, but I feel that allowing votes for your own submission could unfairly skew the results.
So, I think that's just about everything. Whether you're a contestant or just a spectator; get voting, everybody! Voting for round 1 will close on
22nd February 2022 at 11:59pm.
Apologies in advance for the double post, everybody, as I will now lead by example and cast my own votes...
EDIT: Just as a memo, a log of both the overall competition scores and the scores for the current round are being kept in my initial post on page 1.