Schwarzerblitz is finally near a new release (coming mid August), containing the costumes from the last contest, with twice as much playable content as before. So, let's celebrate with two new contests!

The contest is officially closed. It will take me about one week time to decide the winner(s)!
Thanks to all the people who took part!!! You really made my day

1. Design a character, see it in game

For this contest, you can submit an original character for him to appear in-game in all their beauty There are a couple guidelines to follow:

• the character has to be submitted as a drawing/screenshot of any kind (that is, not a 3D mesh file). This "restriction" is enforced to avoid the style of the mesh to be completely different from the already existing ones. You can anyway build a 3D mesh and send me a screenshot of it from several angles;
• any kind of humanoid character is accepted, male, female or whatever;
• any kind of animal mutant is accepted (heck, I already have a sharkman, a tigerman and a lobsterman). Aliens are welcome too;
• no 18+ entry is allowed;
• the setting is: modern day + mutants (see above) and moderate sci-fi/cyberpunk (robots, AI, mechanical augments). The year is 2065. You can have a look at this cronology to have a taste of the setting, though it is not mandatory;
• no long capes or long coats (I still have some troubles in animating them);
• the character must have two legs and up to two arms;
• the character must not be too small (see: Gon in Tekken 3), too game-breaking (see: Boskonovitch in Tekken 3) or too tall (see: Colossus in Soul Calibur III or Abigail in SFV);
• the character full name (name + surname, when applicable) must fit into 15 characters, spaces included. No stresses are allowed (é, è, ò, à ä, ö, ü...). You can choose a separate stage name for the character (es: full name John Doe, stage name Doe). This will be the name which is displayed during a match.

You are allowed to submit a backstory for your character and - optionally - also a design for an alternate outfit. You are also allowed to submit your ideas for the moveset. If this is missing, I will create one for the character.
You can submit more than one character.

The deadline is the 1st of September at 00:00 of your own timezone. Entries can be accepted up to 24h later.

One ore more characters will be chosen at the author's discretion. As a rule of thumb, one character every 10 entries will be chosen to star in-game. I reserve the right to change this number depending on the number of entries.

Legal disclaimer: the character will remain property of their creator, which will give me a non-exclusive license to use them in the game. The character will be provided as additional game content without any charge to the users. The character will be made available to the players before the end of November, 2017.

2. Design a stage, see it in game

Stages, as well as characters, are an important part of a fighting game. For this contest, you have to design your own stage, following some loose guidelines:

• the stage has to be submitted as a drawing/screenshot of any kind (that is, not a 3D mesh). This "restriction" is enforced to avoid the style of the mesh to be completely different from the already existing ones. You can anyway build a 3D mesh and send me a screenshot of it from several angles;
• the stage can't be infinite;
• the stage can have both walls or open areas which can be used to perform a ring out. If the latter applies, specify where the ring out can be performed (east, west, south, north).
• the stage can have several animated elements in the background, rain, snow, particle effects, changing light colors and flickering lights;
• the only thematic request is modern day/sci-fi. Every variation is welcome, but nothing medieval, please you can anyway unleash your fantasy with bizarre stages. For these, the thematic restriction does not apply;
• you have to submit a name and a short caption for your stage intro.

You can submit more than one stage.

The deadline is the 1st of September at 00:00 of your own timezone. Entries can be accepted up to 24h later.

One ore more stages will be chosen at the author's discretion. As a rule of thumb, one stage every 5 entries will be chosen to star in-game. I reserve the right to change this number depending on the number of entries.

Legal disclaimer: the stage will remain property of their creator, which will give me a non-exclusive license to use them in the game. The stage will be provided as additional game content without any charge to the users. The stage will be made available to
the players before the end of November, 2017.

That's it! If you have any questions, just drop a comment!
Let the Black Lightning strike!!!

Additional material

- Some backstory to the game events: Schwarzerblitz / Distortionverse chronology
- Some of the current characters profiles: Schwarzerblitz - Choose your fate!
- Additional information on the cast: Schwarzerblitz - Meet the characters!

* Submitted Entries *

Characters

- Star, by : a capoeira-practicing dogman with a crush on Cyphr;
 
- Yugo Tokusatsu, by : a Portuguese/Japanese MMA fighter with a weakness for famous videogame moves;

- Mono, by : a former Japanese fashionista who mixed sumo and ninjitsu to create her own fighting style;
 
- Ms.Heartfelt (Dayo Dudzai), by : an African Oryx-mutant mercenary with a passion for... well, everything that moves (robots included - see description!!!);

- Grimaldus Barnett, by : a British brawler with two extra arms! (late entry)

Stages

- Stadium, by :

- Lava Cave, by :