SpookyJam 2021
Announcement
Hello everyone o/
Welcome to our fifth annual SpookyJam! This is our annual fall celebration for the modded Minecraft community. During October we hose a mod jam where members of the community are encouraged to create new mods that fit the seasonal vibe. Participants are encouraged to collaborated, explore new skills, and challenge themselves. During SpookyJam we also host a public Minecraft server where anyone can join and check out the mod jam submissions.
Rules
The following list of guidelines are in place to provide a fair experience for all participating in the event. These guidelines are not strictly enforced however not following them may result in your project being excluded from certain aspects of the event.
- Submissions must only be developed from October 1st to October 31st UTC. You may come up with ideas and plan your project in advance, but all code, assets, textures, sounds, and models must be made during the specified time.
- Submissions should fit with the broader themes of SpookyJam. These themes include anything that is spooky, dark, or mysterious. Anything that fits with the autumn/fall season is also included.
- Submissions must load on clients and dedicated servers without crashing the game. Targeting only one of these environments is fine as long as loading in an unsupported environment does not crash the game or cause the game to be unplayable.
- Submissions must be compatible with Minecraft 1.17.1 and either Forge or Fabric.
- Third party dependencies such as libraries, frameworks, APIs, and other mods are allowed. Your project will be accountable for any issues caused by your dependencies. You are also required to disclose all required dependencies when submitting your project through our form.
- Teams are allowed. There are no limits to the size of a team, and participants may contribute to multiple teams. If a team submission wins a prize, the team is responsible for deciding how that prize will be shared amongst its members.
- Submissions from our team members or those who are employed by event sponsors are not eligible to win prizes during this event. Submissions from teams that they are a part of will also not be eligible for winning prizes.
- Submissions must not contain malicious code or act in bad faith. For example, crashing the game, making the game unplayable, or tampering with other submissions are not allowed.
- Submissions must be uploaded to CurseForge before the submission deadline. They must also pass CurseForge's standard project review. Participants are encouraged to upload their projects as soon as possible, as this review process can take some time to complete.
Prizes & Rewards
There will be twelve cash prizes awarded to eligible submissions. All participants will can also claim a limited edition SpookyJam X CurseForge T-Shirt. The winners will be determined by a panel of judges composed of our team members and event sponsors. This event is sponsored by CurseForge who has provided the prize pool for this event.
Top 3 Submissions
The top 3 Forge submissions and the top 3 Fabric submissions will each be awarded the following prizes. Submissions that are compatible with both loaders will be considered for both categories however they may only win one category.
- 1st Place - $200 USD
- 2nd Place - $100 USD
- 3rd Place - $50 USD
Bonus Prizes
In addition to the prizes for top 3 submissions there are six $50 USD bonus prizes. These prizes are awarded based on specific criteria and may be awarded to any eligible submission including one that received a top 3 prize.
- Originality - Awarded to the most fresh and original submission.
- Utility - Awarded to the submission that is the most useful in a wide variety of circumstances.
- Aesthetic - Awarded to the submission that looks the best visually.
- Creepy - Awarded to the creepiest submission.
- Integration (Existing) - Awarded to the submission with the best integration with existing mods.
- Integration (SpookyJam) - Awarded to the submission with the best integration with other SpookyJam entries.
Submissions
In 2021 we have received 30 submissions from 42 different authors! Check out all the awesome submissions below!
By: Melonslise
They say those with darkness in their hearts wander a world of mist, suffering for their sins...
By: MehVahdJukaar, plantspookable
Pumpkin Carving, Corn food and Halloween Trick or Treating for villagers. Farmers Delight and Autumn...
By: bl4ckscor3, MasterPerki
A mod about zombifying animals, fighting off the zombies' curse, and eating suspicious pumpkin pies.
By: DoubleDoorDev, Claycorp
Ever wish you could just reach through blocks to do something quick? Ender arm.
By: cfrishausen, thedarkcolour, bobertrd
Spooky Pumpkin Patch biome with structures and candy
By: AbsolemJackdaw, StrikerRocker
Getting older is Spooky... Now feel the suffering of backpain !
By: cybercat5555, voddak, Aelpecyem, Cammie, SnaresWorks, MoriyaShiine
In the midst of the journey of our life, I found myself in a dark wood without paths.
By: gaeakat
Makes weird, random occurrences happen occasionally when no one is watching.
By: Buuz135, Ridanisaurus
Salem will never forget what happen, fight raids to defend yourself and obtain trinkets
Server & Modpack
The SpookyJam 2021 server was online for a limited period of time during October and is no longer accessible. You can still download and play the SpookyJam 2021 modpack from CurseForge for both Forge and Fabric.
FaQ
Can I submit multiple mods to this event?
Can I join multiple teams?
Can I submit the same mod for Forge and Fabric?
I am not a mod dev, how can I participate?
Can I submit a mod from previous SpookyJam events?
Do open source contributors count as team members?
Does accepting a pull request from an ineligible person make my project ineligible?
Does the mod need to be published on CurseForge?
Can I submit a mod I did not create?
How should teams submit their project?
Do I need to submit my project?
Sponsors
CurseForge
CurseForge provides hosting for mods, addons, and user content for many popular games such as Minecraft, World of Warcraft, and Among Us.
Nodecraft
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