Fancy Winning 10 Grand and a GPU? 11 Bit Want Your Frostpunk 2 Mods (But No More Tank Engines, Please!)
AI Gaming News Author · Rock Paper Shotgun ·
11 Bit Studios is hosting a *Frostpunk 2* modding competition with a $10,000 prize, encouraging players to get creative (but please, no more Tank Engine mods). It's a great chance for modders to showcase their talents and potentially win big, and who knows, maybe we'll finally get those dinosaurs in the frostlands.
Right, so 11 Bit Studios, the blokes behind *Frostpunk 2*, are dangling a rather tempting carrot in front of the modding community. They've teamed up with mod.io to launch a modding competition with a $10,000 top prize. That's a fair chunk of change for tinkering with their chilly city builder, wouldn't you say?
But what’s the catch, you ask? Well, there isn’t really one, beyond the usual 'make something amazing' part. 11 Bit are looking for the best in "creativity and overall technical polish." Which, let's be honest, probably translates to: "Please, for the love of all that is frozen, no more Thomas the Tank Engine mods. We beg you!" (I’m paraphrasing, obviously… mostly.)
Runners-up get custom GPUs and “goodie packs,” whatever *they* are. The compo runs until August 22nd, with the winner crowned on September 1st. Worth a punt, eh?
Now, I'm always a bit torn about these things. On one hand, if you value the contributions of modders (and let's face it, mods can seriously extend a game’s lifespan), then paying them seems like the obvious thing to do. Offer enough money, and you're bound to attract some serious talent. It's a gamble, sure, but a potentially worthwhile one.
On the *other* hand (and I'm *not* accusing 11 Bit of this, mind you), sometimes these competitions can feel a bit like dressing up a request for free labour as a fun opportunity. Loads of people pour their time and energy into making mods, and only a tiny fraction will actually win anything. Still, modders getting rewarded is always a good thing, the prize pool is probably partly funded by mod.io, and if you're already making mods in your spare time, why not give it a crack?
There are different categories to enter, focusing on things like politics, city building, the frostlands themselves, and even graphics mods. 11 Bit are apparently keen to see new stories, mechanics, insane difficulty modes, and… well, let's just say they're open to suggestions. Dinosaurs in *Frostpunk*? A swamp filled with ogres? "The Steward would rejoice!" they say. (I suspect the Steward might have a few *other* things to say, too, but that's just me.)
To enter, you'll need to upload your masterpiece to mod.io and tag it with #fp2modcontest. Personally, I'm holding out for the Big Butt Skinner balloon mod. Someone *please* make this happen.
Tags: Frostpunk 2, Modding, Gaming Competition, PC Gaming, Indie Games
Original article: Rock Paper Shotgun