MAKERSCORE
An explanation of what it is and how it is accumulated
- kentona
- 03/23/2011 03:28 PM
- 168608 views
Makerscore is a quantitative representation of your contributions to the site. Certain contributions net you a certain amount of makerscore, for example, a tutorial will get you 30, while a completed 5-star game will get you 750! You can find your total makerscore under your name in both your user profile and under your avatar in posts on the site. You can see a summary of makerscore earned by clicking on Submissions in the toolbar above.
As you garner more makerscore, the space in your personal locker grows (at roughly the rate of 40kb per point of makerscore).
Makerscore is recalculated in an overnight batch job (so when you don't see immediate changes in your makerscore, go to bed! Everything will be better in the morning).
SUBMISSION | MAKERSCORE |
Article | 30 |
Tutorial | 30 |
Script | 30 |
Utility | 30 |
Review | 50 |
Game Media | 15 |
Game Image | 1 |
Game Blog Entry | 4 |
Game Page | 2 |
Game Download | 15 |
GAME + RATING | MAKERSCORE |
Unrated game | 10 |
0.5 star game | 25 |
1.0 star game | 50 |
1.5 star game | 75 |
2.0 star game | 110 |
2.5 star game | 160 |
3.0 star game | 220 |
3.5 star game | 280 |
4.0 star game | 340 |
4.5 star game | 400 |
5.0 star game | 500 |
COMPLETED GAME* | MAKERSCORE |
Unrated game | 15 |
0.5 star game | 37 |
1.0 star game | 75 |
1.5 star game | 112 |
2.0 star game | 165 |
2.5 star game | 240 |
3.0 star game | 330 |
3.5 star game | 420 |
4.0 star game | 510 |
4.5 star game | 600 |
5.0 star game | 750 |
ACHIEVEMENTS | MAKERSCORE |
Event contest entry | Varies |
Event contest winner | Varies |
Had a game featured | 75 |
*A completed game receives a 50% bonus in makerscore.
**A user marked as 'Tester' or 'Other' on a gameprofile will receive 25% of that gameprofile's makerscore value.
Contribute lots!
*updated to reflect new RMN4 scoring
Posts
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
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I think you get Makerscore when you are named as a Tester, but I don't see that accounted for here. It would probably encourage people to offer to test games if they knew there was some MS bonus to it.
I've never been named as an Other, but would that earn someone Makerscore as well? If so, that should probably get mentioned here as well.
I've never been named as an Other, but would that earn someone Makerscore as well? If so, that should probably get mentioned here as well.
The locker's for file storage. Kinda like dropbox. You can upload anything you want in there, so long as it fits.
author=karins_soulkeeperNot exactly like dropbox since there is no syncing/backing up. It's just basic online storage. It's more like having your own web storage space/domain/ftp server. If you must compare it to another service, mediafire.
The locker's for file storage. Kinda like dropbox. You can upload anything you want in there, so long as it fits.
it reminds me a lot of the old bitbuckets I used to drop music in, with the obvious difference that it's all collected in one place so I don't have to remember URLs.
and, uh, also the difference that the Locker probably won't disappear when the owner invariably stops paying for the server space or some fun-hater loads the upload page with malware
and, uh, also the difference that the Locker probably won't disappear when the owner invariably stops paying for the server space or some fun-hater loads the upload page with malware
author=mawk
and, uh, also the difference that the Locker probably won't disappear when the owner invariably stops paying for the server space or some fun-hater loads the upload page with malware
Heh, although at one time RMN was in danger of being shut down! I think lack of funds was an issue at some point as well.
I wonder if getting banned from RMN affects lockerspace?
So it's kind of like storage space that I can link to from other sites around the web?
I know, I know...dense. But hey, it won't last for long! 'Cause I'm learnin'!
I know, I know...dense. But hey, it won't last for long! 'Cause I'm learnin'!
I have a question, shouldn't users defined as "tester" or "other" in gamepages, get some makerscore? Like 1 or 5?
It makes sense I think :)
It makes sense I think :)
They do, actually. I'm not sure about the exact amount, but testers and "others" definitely receive a percentage of the makerscore a game page generates.
Edit: Welp. What kentona says.
Edit: Welp. What kentona says.
author=iddalai
I have a question, shouldn't users defined as "tester" or "other" in gamepages, get some makerscore? Like 1 or 5?
It makes sense I think :)
That's why they do! They get 25% of the total makerscore value of the gamepage.
Oh, OK! Cool.
I didn't know :)
May I suggest adding that info to this page? It's not a big deal, but may prevent questions like mine :P
I didn't know :)
May I suggest adding that info to this page? It's not a big deal, but may prevent questions like mine :P
author=iddalai
Oh, OK! Cool.
I didn't know :)
May I suggest adding that info to this page? It's not a big deal, but may prevent questions like mine :P
Done.
Makerscore is recalculated in an overnight batch job (so when you don't see immediate changes in your makerscore, go to bed! Everything will be better in the morning).
THAT'S what I was looking for.
Edit (2 Months Later): man like, don't give people MS for getting Featured Game. Getting Featured Game is plenty of its own reward.