Register Now for the Mega Stack 'O' Jam!

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Hey everyone!

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the Mega Stack ‘O’ Jam! This seven-day game jam is your chance to join fellow developers in a fantastic event centered around level design using the new and improved Stack-o-Bot 2.0 Sample project.

We’ll be kicking off the event during this week’s Inside Unreal, on both Twitch, and YouTube on Thursday, August 14, at 2:00 PM ET. The submission deadline for the Mega Stack ‘O’ Jam is Thursday, August 21, at 11:59 PM ET.

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Work independently to showcase your skills in an environment that fosters fun and creativity. While there are judging criteria that cover gameplay, audio, and fun factor, the spotlight will be on level design, which carries a higher point potential of 10!

Don’t miss this chance to hone your skills and unleash your creativity. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

How to Register:
Hop on over to the official Mega Stack-O-Jam Itch.io page and register today. And don’t forget to check out all the scrumptious details, resources, rules, and prizes waiting for you.

Official Rules:
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), and Turkish.

Feel free to ask any questions if you have them.

Don’t forget to share your progress as well as a link to your entry on the forums for increased discoverability and recognition within the industry, and the chance to be showcased on the EDC!

Learn more about the improved Stack-o-Bot Sample.

Happy jamming!

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Hi~ Must the main character of the game be the Bot provided in the sample, or is it not required?

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Hey There! What exactly counts as a student? Is it just anyone above 13 and under 18? Or is it people who are doing this as a school project or something else school-related?

Also, are we supposed to reuse meshes? And can I reuse the map but make a lot of changes? I would just like to know before I start tomorrow.

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Hi :slight_smile:

I didn’t understand if the game must be packaged to just one of the platforms mentioned in the rules or more than one?

Thank you

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Hello, I would like to clarify. I really want to participate in the jam, but I’m in Russia right now. Does this mean that I cannot participate or, in the case of prizes, I will not be able to become a winner?

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Hey @Mameeyo :slight_smile: The main character doesn’t have to be the one provided in the sample. It can be a custom character or something else. The focus of the jam is on level design and using the Stack-O-Bot sample to aid in that level design in whichever fashion works for you and your concept.

Hope this helps!

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Hi @Player_SPS :slight_smile:

In regards to the event, to qualify as a student, they must be enrolled at an accredited institution, whether full-time/part-time/distance learning, or at a physical establishment. This does also include those that are on summer break awaiting the resuming of their active studies in the coming weeks. If, during eligibility checks through the judging process a student entry is found to not be eligible, they will be added to the non-student category. If it shows that there has been falsification, the entry may be disqualified.

I hope that helps clear that up for you :slight_smile:

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Hey hey @BTOLINSKI :slight_smile: Your game submission only needs to be packaged to one of the platforms mentioned in the rules.

Thanks for your question!

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Hey @Clootron :slight_smile: Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately we are unable to distribute prizes to Russia at this time. Restricted Jurisdictions aren’t able to compete in the contest. Therefore an entry from an individual residing in that that region, or regions mentioned under “Restricted Jurisdictions” would be disqualified and unable to be a potential winning entry.

Thanks!

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Last time I attempted to have my students participate in an Epic Jam it turned out they needed to be 18 years old. I don’t see any information about age on the official rules.

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Thank you for bringing this up @SpecsSensei. To be an eligible participant, entrants are required to be at least 18 years old.

We’re added a note of this on the event page as part of the criteria.

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Hi! I think it was mentioned in the announcement stream, but could we get official clarification on the use of fab assets for the jam? In the stream it was mentioned that using fab assets is allowed, as long as we attribute/credit the creators.

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Hey @MrBeardy, this is correct. You can use any sourced assets as long as they are credited during the submission process, for which there is a field during submission where you can list/link those assets. Naturally, you can also use original assets (those you may create for the jam, during the jam) which wouldn’t need to be listed.

Happy jamming! :slight_smile:

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Hi, this is my first time attending a game jam at Epic. I wanted to know if there is a specific genre we need to make the game in or if it can be any genre?

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It can be any genre! As long as the sample is used in some way :slight_smile:

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About how long does it take to package? I am not done yet but want to prepare the timeline for when I need to be finished by to submit in time.

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I uploaded my submission to itch.io before the deadline (it’s published) but it didn’t seem to get submitted to the game jam (I have a screenshot with the time stamp). Is there any way to add the submission in manually? Thank you so much in advance for consideration (even if just to get feedback, I would so appreciate it!). Here is a link to the game footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7FPmGRFY4

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Hi :slight_smile:

I have a game breaking bug in the second level of my submission. It occurs only in the packaged build due to reference lose by wrongly using world partition. (In my game the player travels very large distances from planet to planet, and it was my first time using world partition).

Would it be allowed to submit a documented patch? Or link a fixed version for anyone who is interested?

Thank you

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Had a lot of fun working on this jam, is there a timeframe for results?