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Attention all modders and asset creators!
Paradox Interactive has a new mission preparing for launch! Deadline for entry is February 5th

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We need top-secret creators to join our soon-to-be-revealed project and create a mod or asset for Surviving Mars. This will require a simple NDA, so Direct Message me for entry and details!

What's in it for you?

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Modding Contest Rewards include:
1 GeForce RTX 2080
3 $300 Gift Cards to a retailer of your choice
20 $50 Gift Cards to the Paradox Store

The Grand Prize and 3 Runner-Ups will be chosen by a panel at Paradox Interactive. The 20 Paradox Store Gift cards will be People's Choice Awards, chosen by the players!

Players from all games are welcome to try their hand at winning these amazing prizes and helping Paradox with our upcoming project.

DM me now if you'd like to create a mod or asset for our secret project, and we'll fill you in on the rules and details!​
 
"Paid" "mods"? Or some kind of asset outsourcing project? Not likely but could be surprised.

Maybe some kind of modding tools for easier creation/porting asset to game?
 
I suppose mod will be about surviving whatever other planet than mars or will be about a overhaul of all building or adding a war state.
Example : China vs US on the hidden side of the moon battle for helium-3.
Objective loot more than the neighbor and sabotaging his colony with a new class of colonist : infiltrator
 
It's either Creation Club: Paradox Edition or outsourcing for a major DLC.
 
JaJe said:
Just for my curiousity.
This contest is available just because Surviving Mars don't have any good mods worth playing like other PDX Games yet?
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Surviving Mars is a newer title, so it was easier to implement for this particular project ;) Enough hints and questioning... You'll all learn soon enough. February 5th to be precise. But if you follow our social media channels then maybe I'll drop a few hints sooner
 
We just need a good APIs and a detailed reference documentation. Up to now it is really a shame to loose hours finding any good information and code sample.
It takes hours to understood how it works.
 
Darkspysrival said:
outsourcing for a major DLC.
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Everything is potentially subject to change, but the next DLC is theoretically going to be "Green Planet".

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Still shows it on Steam. Not sure if the contest will provide something for that or not.
 
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Azurespecter said:
Attention all modders and asset creators!
Paradox Interactive has a new mission preparing for launch on February 5th.​
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A guy dropped this message over at the Steam forum : "So, this let me about 2 weeks to fully understood how this LUA coding work..."
And since I find the Paradox announcement giving either little information about time-frame or that it is hard to understand with respect to time-frame then I understand the guy...
After some contemplation then I read the Paradox announcement like that the competition itself will start on February 5th and then run for a certain period of time, a period in which people can make the mod or the asset and then submit it before the end of the period. But if that is so then the major problem is that if people do not know how much time they have to make the mod then they might not want to start doing the task out of fear that they will not be able to meet the deadline...
I am not going to submit anything myself but I would like to see this competition as something with a result that is not given in advance and as a competition where as many as possible will have an *equally fair chance of winning* !
 
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Fiatlux said:
A guy dropped this message over at the Steam forum : "So, this let me about 2 weeks to fully understood how this LUA coding work..."
And since I find the Paradox announcement giving either little information about time-frame or that it is hard to understand with respect to time-frame then I understand the guy...
After some contemplation then I read the Paradox announcement like that the competition itself will start on February 5th and then run for a certain period of time, a period in which people can make the mod or the asset and then submit it before the end of the period. But if that is so then the major problem is that if people do not know how much time they have to make the mod then they might not want to start doing the task out of fear that they will not be able to meet the deadline...
I am not going to submit anything myself but I would like to see this competition as something with a result that is not given in advance and as a competition where as many as possible will have an *equally fair chance of winning* !
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Would you mind sending me a DM with a link to that post? I'd like to check it out

I definitely understand that it's a short time frame =) I'm actively talking with each participant to make sure that everyone feels like they have time to create something - knowing that it is a bit rushed. I've also let each participant know that they are under no obligation to participate, even after signing the NDA and being filled in about the project.

So basically - we're working actively with anybody interested to make sure that this turns out great for everyone. Everyone has a fair chance of winning, especially with the large amount of prizes we're giving out. 24 in total, plus a few additional "bonus prizes"
 
I would absolutely want to, but I have no idea how to mod. The only thing I attempted was a mission logo. I was successful by dumb luck more than anything and it broke with the next patch. So I don't think I even qualify.
 
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