Platform Masters - Will you be the world's next platform master?

Last updated: Jan 27, 2011 (first version)
Level 1 update on Mar 10, 2011 (world 2's music now has actual progress made)
Level 6 update on Mar 12, 2011 (the section on contributing has been added)
Level 3 update on Mar 21, 2011 (some restrictions have been lifted and others have been relaxed; other minor changes)
Level 5 update on Aug 4, 2011 (sound effects details added; restrictions section updated for clarification and better organizing; section 5.2 split; various other updates)
Level 4 update on Jan 18, 2012 (list of music updated to include coverage, expanded on restrictions (extra details), some proofreading)
Level 2 update on Jan 23, 2012 (had coverage for worlds 10 and 20 mixed up, elaborated slightly on the "bouncy" rhythm, other slight clarifications in the "restrictions" section)
Level 3 update on Jan 29, 2012 (coverage explained in depth, table updated to now include a last updated date for the table as it may get updated much more frequently than this page does)
Level 2 update on Jan 31, 2012 (planning column deleted, sound effects table now has a "cover" column)
Level 3 update on Feb 2, 2012 (sound effect coverage rating explained)
Level 2 update on Mar 22, 2012 (music table's time signature, tempo, and genre columns deleted with a remarks column replacing these)

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1 Audio in general

Pretty much every video game since the third generation systems have had music and sound effects. Platform Masters is intended to have both. However, this is my primary weak point in game design, due solely to lack of experience. Little planning has also been done so details are often vague or nonexistent.

2 Music

2.1 List of music and coverage

Platform Masters has 24 music tracks, each with a catchy tune or rhythm.

Due to the lack of planning on this front, details are very limited. Due to contributions, some considerable progress has been made on this front.

List of Platform Masters' music tracks Last updated: Apr 30, 2012 at 9:44 PM UTC
Location of play	Title	Remarks	Cover
Title screen	Not yet named	None	65%
Overworld	Not yet named	None	60%
World 1	Not yet named	Very well done	95%
World 2	No submission	My own song was rejected - poor quality (18%)	18%
World 3	Rainy Ronnisa Plains	Perfected	> 99%
World 4	No fitting submission	None	55%
World 5	No submission	Being made but waiting for submission	20%
World 6	Hopping Through Keveran Forest	Perfected	> 99%
World 7	Let's Ride the Air Taxi	Perfected	> 99%
World 8	No submission	None	8%
World 9	A Carnivalesta Night	Needs a catchy rhythm	85%
World 10	No fitting submission	None	30%
World 11	No fitting submission	None	30%
World 12	Not yet named	Theme unknown to public Very good, but needs to be normalized (a 14 dB amplification) by the contributor	65%
World 13	Not yet named	None	80%
World 14	Not yet named	Theme unknown to public; needs a little improvement	80%
World 15	Nodera Ice Jingle	Perfected; has highest compatibility spike of all contributions at 1200	> 99%
World 16	Not yet named	A good submission, but needs improvement	55%
World 17	Not yet named	None	85%
World 18	Not yet named	None	85%
World 19	No submission	Setting mostly unknown to public	1%
World 20	Bouncing to Victory	Theme unknown to public; perfected; has highest average compatibility of all songs at 400	> 99%
Boss	Not yet named	Lacks a catchy rhythm	70%
Final boss	Not yet named	Very fitting submission	88%

The cover column is how well a contribution covers that particular world. Just because your contribution may only be 60% doesn't mean it won't be included. It just means that, should another, more suitable contribution come along, that song could be used in another area. Do note that these numbers may change for a given contribution when reviewing for the final product. Compared to my own attempts, virtually every submission is better. To explain further, refer to this guide:

0%. No contributions suit this need. Anything will work here.
Above 0% to below 10%. A contribution fitting another world better also suits this world though slightly. You should still consider contributing something that fits this world better.
10% to below 40%. A contribution fitting another world better suits a different world but this world makes for a fair alternative if all else. You should still consider contributing for this world as you've got a good chance of improving it.
40% to below 70%. A contribution was focused toward this world and seems a bit lacking or not quite fully suited toward that world. You could still consider contributing for this world to see if you can improve on it.
70% to below 90%. A contribution was focused toward this world and is quite decent. There is some room for improvement though. Unless you feel like you can improve on this, I wouldn't recommend further contributions on this.
90% to below 95%. A contribution was focused toward this world and is very decent. Replacement is quite unlikely due to the great quality and the fitting of my needs. Contributing toward this is generally not recommended as there's only slight room for improvement.
95% to 99%. A contribution for this world is very well done. It is unlikely that a contribution toward this world will be used for this world and will either be rejected or moved to a different world that's alternatively more suitable. It is not recommended that you contribute for this world.
> 99%. A contribution for this world is perfected. This contribution is practically guaranteed to be used and for that world. Do not contribute for this world as it's otherwise guaranteed to be either rejected or moved to a different world.

2.2 How coverage is determined

Here's how the coverage is broken down.

Fits my needs: 50%. This is top importance and is covered in depth in the restrictions section below.
Quality: 30%. Quality is of high importance as well. A very dull, boring, overly repetitive song will score low here. When you submit a contribution, I'll let you know where the quality weak points are and any suggestions that could improve on these.
Suits the environment: 18%. A wintry theme tends to use high-pitched notes while a desert or lava theme tends to use low-pitched notes. Songs with no direct focus on anything will be used with the best-fitting world so this scores the highest... unless that world was already taken and wasn't improved on and gets redirected to another, less fitting world.
Compatibility: 2%. The more I like the song overall, the better, but this has a minuscule effect so don't worry too much on it. A compatibility from 2 to 8 gives 1 percentage point and 8+ gives the full 2. The 8 is easy enough to get.

3 Sound effects

Sound effects occur frequently and depend on what is going on. Collecting a jewel, jumping, grabbing an extra life, landing on a spring, moving the cursor in menus, selecting menu options, and many other such actions all use sound effects.

This area is my weakest point of all and I have essentially no skill here at all. I wouldn't be too surprised if I got a rating of a "5" for sound effects - I'd be quite happy with that (assuming a 1 to 10 scale). Here's a list of the sound effects I'll need:

List of Platform Masters' sound effects Last updated: Feb 2, 2012 at 7:12 AM UTC
Event	Varieties needed	Occurrence and notes	Cover
Extra life	1, 2, or 4	This occurs whenever an extra life is grabbed. I'm thinking there could be a slight variant for each progressively higher one, especially for the ultimate 5up.	0%
Valuable	1 or 2	Upon collecting any jewel, this plays. The gold bullion should use something different though.	0%
Treasure chest	1	Upon opening a treasure chest, from bopping it.	0%
Coin	6	The "cling" sound from a falling coin and the pickup are needed, possibly one sound with slight differences for each coin type (bronze, silver, and gold)	96%
Heart	1 or 2	This occurs upon collecting a heart. Perhaps the "full" heart could use a different sound effect?	0%
Spring	1	This occurs whenever a spring is activated by jumping on it.	0%
Splash	1 to 5	At least 1 variety is needed, but I would think that there should be at least 3 different intensities used. The intensities are based on the impact speed. The greater the impact speed with water, the bigger and more intense the splash is.	0%
Move in water	1 or 2	When walking through water, a different sound should occur. Other varieties can be used with faster speeds.	0%
Mud	2	The falling into mud and walking through it.	0%
Lava	2	Not well planned as to how to go about this one.	0%
Character damage	1 or 2	Damage taken from hazards (frying in lava and freezing in ice water aside) and enemies might be separate.	0%
Explosion	1 or more	The TNT barrel is obvious, but high speed impacts do cause explosion sound effects as well - the more speed, the more intense the explosion.	0%
Ice sliding	1 or more	The sliding on icy surfaces - different varieties for different speeds would be nice.	0%
Wind	3 or more	In the open plains, or the middle of the ocean, there's bound to be wind. I would like at least 3 varieties of wind - a gentle breeze (like 5 mph), a light breeze (10 mph), a moderate breeze (20 mph), a strong breeze (30 mph), and gale force (40 mph) winds would be preferred. I need the 10, 20, and 40 speeds at the minimum though. All wind sound effects must be loopable.	0%
Jump	1 or 3	The varieties would be based on a small, medium, or large jump, based on the initial jumping speed.	0%
Land	1 or more	When the character lands on solid ground at a slow enough speed, this sound effect occurs - a small, medium, and large impact are preferred. Bounces also count here, if at a slow enough speed.	0%
Step	1 or 2	When the character takes a step, a soft sound usually occurs. A higher speed might lead to another form of step.	0%
Death	1	Not well planned as to how to go about this one, but I've had the sound effect idea stuck in my head for nearly a year.	0%
Fallout	1	When the characters falls into a bottomless pit, this occurs.	80%
Tick	1	The sound of a loud ticking clock (4 ticks per second) occurring when 10 seconds remain on the clock.	0%
Ring	1	The ringing bell of old style alarm clocks, occurring when time runs out.	0%
Stage clear	1	Upon landing on the goal platform.	0%
Cha-ching	1	Upon the total score appearing upon clearing a level.	0%
Cursor move	1	Occurs the movement of the cursor in the game's menus.	0%
Menu select	1	Occurs when a menu item is selected.	75%
Menu cancel	1	Occurs when either "back" is chosen on the menus or the cancel button is pressed when navigating menus.	92%
Zap	1	An enemy has something causes a zap kind of sound effect	> 99%
Snap	1 or more	Some enemies use a snapping sound effect when they strike.	0%
Hum	1 or 2	A humming sound that fades in and out, like the sound effect of the cura spell in Final Fantasy 12.	0%
Crackle	1 or more	When near a fire, the familiar crackling sound occurs.	0%

There are others with the story, and others that involve things that are currently classified. There may be some that are declassified but I forgot to list. At least this gives an idea on what I'm looking for. The "cover" column is pretty much the same as that of music though slightly different.

0%. No contributions suit this need. Anything will work here.
Above 0% to below 40%. This sound effect is very poor and needs to be redone. Contributing for this is strongly recommended.
40% to below 60%. This sound effect is fair and could use some improvements. Contributing for it is still recommended.
60% to below 80%. This sound effect is acceptable - improving it will only increase the chances of making it in the final product. Contributing for this is split for recommendations - contribute if you feel you can improve it.
80% to below 90%. This sound effect is good and doesn't have much room for improvement. Further contributions are not recommended.
90% to below 95%. This sound effect is very good and has little room for improvement. Contributing for this is not recommended.
95% to 99%. This sound effect is very well done and has very little room for improvement. Contributing for this is strongly not recommended.
> 99%. This sound effect is perfected - there is no room for improvement. Do not contribute for this any more as it will be rejected unless it can fit something else.

4 A major audio problem to solve

When it comes to the audio in Platform Masters, I have a big problem that I'm unsure on how to resolve. The problem is file size and compression. I only know RLE compression, not MP3, JPG, or OGG. Thus, I have to use uncompressed WAV audio. Audio compresses very poorly (typically 3%, more if plenty of silence is present) which means it'll contribute a huge amount to the download size, far more than all the graphics. If I went with CD quality audio (44,100 Hz, 16-bit, stereo) and made each track exactly 1 minute long, rather short, I'm going to need 242.249 MB of data which will compress to perhaps only 235 MB. All the graphics only add about 30 MB they compress very well despite using up perhaps 300 MB of data. There are legal issues with selling items that contain MP3s but OGG doesn't. Unfortunately, I don't know how to decompress OGG. Why decompress it? In order for the file to be played, it must be loaded in memory in an uncompressed format.

Unless I can resolve this problem, the audio will be of a very low quality - 24,000 Hz, 8-bit, mono. This will require only 13.6% of the disk space and significantly reduce the download size. This is also what my YouTube videos use (this is for a different reason - randomly, the audio goes out of alignment after uploaded).

If I can resolve this, I'd use OGG (since there's no licensing restrictions), and use 48,000 Hz, 16-bit, mono. Why mono? I generally can't tell the difference between stereo and mono in music CD's because the 2 channels are otherwise the same with almost no differences.

5 Contributions

Unlike artwork where I have tons of formulas to guide me with, or programming game behaviors, none of my tricks work with music creation. If I'm left to do the music and sound effects on my own, they may either take years or decades to get done or be left completely out. Thus, it's a near-certainty that I'm going to need outside help on this front. However, if one does contribute the music, I'll gladly add you to the game's credits. The game's credits will be viewed any time the player chooses the "credits" option in the configuration menu or upon completing the game's story. There's another bonus too - a shortened development duration, potentially cutting 2 months off. Except for the restrictions section (5.3), what I have described here only serve as guidelines. There is no need to follow them.

5.1 My experience and skill

Despite being able to listen to songs for thousands upon thousands of loops in a row (132,500 loops is my current record, 52 1/4 days for the same song with speed changes, 17 days without speed changes), I'm completely unable to determine what genre a song is or even what instruments are playing. The best I can do for instrument identification is determining whether it's a string instrument, wind instrument (I consider brass as wind), or percussion. Throw in a severe lack of experience and a huge negative motive, the music and sound effects for Platform Masters may otherwise never get done by myself.

5.1.1 Artwork

Stats:
First started: 2000
Total time spent: 21 million seconds (roughly 8 months).
Strengths: Tons of available formulas; total experience.
Weaknesses: Organics (trees, humans, etc.), not artistically-inclined (countered by using math).

I've been doing artwork since 2000, with clouds. These clouds were based off what Jumping Flash had. Animation came not long after. At first, I didn't have much in the way of formulas. Although I'm mathematically-inclined and not artistically-inclined, I've become quite skilled with artwork over the years. As long as I can put numbers into things, I can become skilled at it. I've got so many formulas available for artwork (fog, transparency, distance, sizing, perspective, etc.) that it's no wonder why I've gotten very decent at it and my mathematics-oriented mind can process it. Looking at the screenshots (especially Jeremy's House) and YouTube videos explains a lot. My only weakness is when it comes to organic things. These includes objects like trees, horses, and humans. I lack algorithms for these and thus they tend to be of lower quality.

5.1.2 Programming

Stats:
First started: 2004
Total time spent: 8 million seconds (roughly 3 months).
Strengths: Can program most any game mechanic; mathematics.
Weaknesses: Pointers; determining what the name of function is that I need in order to do something.

Programming started in 2004 at the earliest via Gamestudio. C programming started in 2007. Since programming is almost entirely mathematics and numbers (it's primarily variable manipulation and problem-solving as far as I see it), I caught on quick. I do have a major weakness with programming though - "what is the name of the function that does that?" I'm bad at searching as I get so many irrelevant results that it often steers me away from learning new things causing me to tend to stick with what I already know. However, I can program pretty much any game behavior I want. Faced with a programming puzzle for figuring out how to accomplish something (like the case with collision detection I had earlier or programming the optimization for the clouds), I tend to come up with a few methods that have a reasonable chance of working. I eventually solve the problem given enough time. Just consider the variable water opacity, the 3D effects of the clouds, or setting up object functionality and you'll know what I mean. Pretty much every aspect, even though I haven't done much of what remains, I already know how to program or at least have several ideas on how to program. The only thing I have no idea how to do is program robots, even the simplest type where, by pressing the enter key, a variable changes from 0 to 1 and causes a light to turn on. I have no clue how to change the state of physical objects from changing a variable, even something this simple.

5.1.3 Audio

Stats:
First started: 2001?
Total time spent: 40,000 seconds (less than a half day).
Strengths: Able to listen to the same song for thousands of times in a row.
Weaknesses: Lack of experience; very low motive; unable to identify instruments or even an exact note (i.e. listening to a note and telling if it's a C4 or D4 note without knowing that it's one of the 2).

Music, on the other hand, has none of these tricks and skills available to me. I can't turn music into numbers for creating it, like I can with artwork (at least, not yet). I have no formulas to guide me either. I have 200 times more experience with programming and 500 times more experience with artwork than I do music creation. As a consequence, I'm at a loss on this front and the music and sound effects quality will likely be quite low, potentially hurting sales. At least I can program the play back... after searching for the name of the function that does that.

5.2 The need for contributions

5.2.1 Music

Thus, this is one area where fans can contribute. By having music-oriented fans create the music for me, there are 2 advantages I get out of this. The first is that I get much better quality music. With my skill, I'd be happy with a rather poor 4 rating on GameFAQs for the audio (10 is the best, 1 is the worst). If someone with 20 million seconds of total experience comes in, then an 8 wouldn't be too unusual, if not better. The second is that Platform Masters will be finished sooner since I can put my efforts into things I enjoy the most - level design (when I get far enough into development for that), programming, making the scenery, etc. Potentially 4 months can be trimmed off. I can guarantee that anyone who does contribute music or sound effects will be added to the credits. Actual payment is unknown and completely undecided at this point. There's no guarantee that Platform Masters will even be finished, but the chances are very high that it will.

5.2.2 Sound effects

Sound effects are a different subject. These I'm mostly unsure how to even do in the first place.

5.2.3 When contributions will be examined

I can't say when I'll examine your contributions. I will in the end, though if you haven't heard back from me in 3 or 4 days, chances are, I forgot about it. I always download the file, at least, as soon as I'm aware of it (unless there's an unexpected problem with downloading it). If you think I forgot, please drop me another message at my YouTube or an E-mail. There are cases, though rare, that I get heavily involved with something that my motive for dealing with that towers over pretty much everything else which will cause a delay. I'll usually note this.

5.3 The restrictions

Unlike the artwork and programming aspects, I'm otherwise very loose on this (as opposed to strict since exact sizes and things need to be determined for artwork and programming).

5.3.1 E-mail attachments - permission required first

Regardless of the kind of submission you make, do not send attachments in an E-mail without permission. To get permission, simply ask. This is for safety reasons, so I know who you are and not a spambot. Once granted permission, permission is perpetual until you change your E-mail address where another one is needed.

5.3.2 Music restrictions

There are 5 restrictions with music that I can think of. The "effect" part explains what portion of the "fits my needs" that element has. Note that some of these have a strong negative effect.

No lyrics. Effect: -60% to 0%. I strongly dislike songs with words. This, at least, does make it much easier and faster for creating the music and you don't need to include your voice. If the song has lyrics, there is a very high chance it will be rejected due to the -60 effect on coverage (which means your song will only get up to 40% at best).
The music should be catchy (rhythmic or bouncy). Effect: 0% to 30%. Although not exactly required, this has a strong effect on the acceptance of a contribution. This is because I've advertised Platform Masters for having this kind of music for a few years now. Bubsy's Desert Zone (plays after stopping the train on levels 7, 8, or 9; Genesis version only), the first level after the first boss in Tiny Toon Buster's Hidden Treasure, and Final Fantasy 6's first world map music (the bass rhythm during the first 20 measures is especially good) are excellent examples of what I mean by this. In fact, almost the entire audio collection of Tiny Toon Buster's Hidden Treasure is the kind of style I'm after, especially the first half of the game.
The length of the song is within my needed range. Effect: -5% to 15%. The length is based on the loop - the intro doesn't count if an intro is present. The longer the song, up to the limit, the better the odds of inclusion though this is a fairly weak effect. Going outside the bounds causes a loss on coverage. A very slight amount outside is fine.
- Title screen: 10 to 30 seconds. The title screen is where you start a new game, load a previous game, adjust basic configuration settings (basic graphics, audio volume, and difficulty being the main ones), if you wait long enough, watch a computer-controlled demo of the game. The title screen song does not have to loop although it still can.
- Overworld: 40-100 seconds. Since the player is expected to spend some time on the overworld to move between worlds or adjust configuration settings (these go into far more depth than the title screen), this needs to be of a fair length and it must be loopable.
- Worlds: 70-150 seconds. Because some players may explore or struggle with a certain level or two, I need a fairly decent length for worlds. A little outside this range will still be accepted, but the longer, until the upper limit, the greater the odds of inclusion in the final product.
- Regular bosses: 40-90 seconds. Since regular bosses are generally quick and short-lasting, unless the player dies frequently or repeatedly plays a boss level for whatever reason, the length requirement for regular bosses is considerably shorter.
- Final boss: 50-120 seconds. Since the final boss is tougher and more demanding, requiring a fair amount of time and effort, the final boss music needs to be a bit longer than regular bosses.
The submission must either a MIDI (preferred) or a high quality MP3 or OGG file. Effect: -30% to +5%. In detail:
- MIDI is the most preferred file format. MIDI is preferred is because it provides great flexibility on what I make the final outcome. Not only that, but the file size, given the conditions of the next requirement, is typically 100KB or less making pretty much any E-mail client able to send it. The only downside with MIDI is that what you hear and what I hear may not be quite the same. Slight differences are fine provided it still sounds good. If there's a considerable difference or you're using special effects, MIDI won't work. Use of MIDI guarantees the +5% effect regardless of other attributes.
- MP3 or OGG are an alternative to MIDI. If you do use one of these, the file format must be 16-bit and mono. Stereo will be accepted (without affecting the coverage), but it will just get converted to mono anyway and will use a bigger file size. The sample rate must be at least 44,100 Hz (the CD standard) though I prefer 96,000 Hz. The bit rate must be variable and 96 Kbps for OGG or 160 Kbps for MP3. A constant bit rate will be accepted only if at least 256 Kbps for MP3. Use of these bit rates for the minimum will guarantee the +5%. Below and the negatives take effect in a linear fashion.
I need the intro, 2 full loops, and at least one measure of the third loop all in one single audio file and contiguous. Effect: -80% or 0%. That extra measure is so I can find the looping point and MP3 tends to cut off the end slightly. Leaving out an intro from the song has no effect. Providing just one loop will result in the -80% since lossless formats may cut it short causing an odd gap or skip in the looping which hurts quality too. If the extra measure (more than 1 is fine and has no effect) is left out, this will not affect the score but it will cause the loop to start from a point you didn't intend on since I have to use the middle of the song instead.
Lastly, tell me how you want to be credited. Effect: 0%. If this is left out, I'll assume your E-mail name (as I see it in my inbox, only without the part from and after the @ symbol).

If you want to send a draft instead of the full version, so you can get a progress check, the length and file format restrictions do not apply. I'll still need the intro (if an intro is present) and 1 full loop. The extra measures are not required for drafts - that's only for the final version.

Unless I have a player that can play other audio formats beyond MIDI, WAV (not recommended outside a truly final result), MP3, or OGG, then I'll have to convert it to something I can use, WAV is almost always the case. With a player, I can simply use Audacity to record the file like I do with MIDI files (see the video in section 6.1 a little below) then process it accordingly from there.

5.3.3 Sound effect restrictions

Sound effects have only 2 restrictions.

The output must be at very high quality. The requirements here are same as music.
Tell me how you'd like to be credited. This is the same as that of music.

6 Other notes

Most of what you see on this page are just guidelines. The restrictions section is the most important - be sure to read it before submitting anything.

6.1 How I process contributions

This video explains how I process your contributions from start to finish. As you can tell, I'm quite knowledgeable with working with waveforms so I have no issues there. This also explains why MIDI files are useful - notice that they are less than 100KB? You may need to use full screen and the highest quality to see those details well enough. The first step is recording the MIDI to WAV, a very easy thing to do. The next step is cropping out the lead-in and lead-out. The lead-out requires a decent understanding of waveforms and how to interpret them. The third step is to save the result as a WAV file under the "intro and 2 loops" version. The fourth is to repeat the second only for getting the loopable version. This is saved as "loopable". The video description and screenshots 240 through 250 in the screenshot archive explain this in greater detail.

6.2 Fitting the environment

One common case, though not a requirement, is that the music fits the theme of the environment. Although you may have your song targeted toward world 8, it may get used in world 5 or 14 instead, whichever I feel is the most suited. A low-tempo song with a few high-pitched notes often coincides with wintry-themed environments (like world 15). A high-tempo song dominated by low-pitched notes often coincides with hot-themed environments (like world 13).

6.3 Guidelines

Although the tempo and time signatures are mentioned in the table above, they're mostly guidelines. Although tempo may be stated as 110, the actual tempo can be from 90 to 130, perhaps even a little outside this. Time signatures don't vary as much and have the most planning for. Still, they're mostly just guidelines - go ahead and change them as needed. I consider an 8/8 time signature to be a song with a lot of 8th and 16th notes and few longer-duration notes. 4/4 has a lot of quarter notes. The difference between 3/4 and 4/4 is quite self-explanatory though, for those who are music-oriented.

Genre is more theme-oriented, but, keep in mind, I'm almost completely unable to determine genres and what I have listed may not even be real genres (I know that Rock, Reggae, and Bluegrass are real genres, but the rest I don't).

For the songs that don't have a name, go ahead and make up your own. Change the names too if you feel like it, what very few I have.

For the themes of the other worlds, they'll inevitably have to get declassified very soon in order for the theme songs of these to get made properly. This is one thing I'm currently working on (as of January 17, 2012).

For the other sound effects, I still need more planning. At least I have a list now.

6.4 Make it suitable for 8-year-olds

Platform Masters is intended to be suitable for young children and thus, make your contributions suitable for this.

6.5 The decision

For now, I'll be collecting your contributions. When I get to nearing completion, I'll choose the ones for each world that sounds the best. Refer to the table in section 2 for where the gaps are or where quality improvement is needed. The first priority is the meeting of the requirements. Length, to a certain point, helps. In the off chance that two contributions are equally suited for a single world, the one with the highest compatibility will be used. In the very unlikely event that even compatibility is tied, random chance will determine the final result.

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