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Competition Preparation

Hardware / Submission Companion · ~15 MIN · FREE · LOCAL ONLY

Deadlines, formats, screenshots and evidence — the unglamorous work that decides whether an entry runs at all.

Assemble a submission package without last-minute surprises.

  • compo rules
  • deadlines
  • delivery formats
  • screenshots and previews
  • backup captures
  • authorship evidence

Lessons

  1. Read the rules for your compo

    Every party publishes rules per competition: allowed platforms, size limits, duration limits, AI policy and deadlines. They differ between parties and between years.

  2. Submit a package, not a file

    Organisers expect the production, a readme with credits and run instructions, a screenshot, and often a backup capture. Missing pieces get chased at the worst moment.

  3. Deadlines are earlier than you think

    Submission usually closes hours before the compo runs. Aim to be done a day early so a failed test is recoverable.

Submission package

Choose the kind of competition you are entering, then confirm every item in its package checklist.

Choose one

Generic guidance, reviewed 2026-07 — party rules always take precedence

See what changed

The preview is generated from your choices above.

No target selected

    Checklist report · not a compliance certificate

    No target selected yet, so there is nothing to report on.

    WHAT CHANGED · Pick a target above and this panel becomes a readiness report for that exact route.

    0/4 REQUIREMENTS MET

    • Party and competition named
    • Personal deadline set
    • Competition type selected
    • All six package items confirmed

    COMPLETION RULE · Name the party and your personal deadline, select a competition type, and confirm all six package items.

    Your plan

    Everything above stays on this device. Take a copy with you.

    Competition Preparation — SceneStart

Which party and competition?: —
Your personal deadline (a day early): —
Selected: —
Guidance revision: Generic guidance, reviewed 2026-07 — party rules always take precedence

Completion: 0/4 — Name the party and your personal deadline, select a competition type, and confirm all six package items.

SceneStart is not affiliated with any demoparty and cannot certify compliance. The party's published rules always take precedence.

    Where to do the real work

    • The party's own rules pageAlways the authoritative source. Rules change every year.
    • Demozoo ↗Archive of parties, productions and results.
    • Pouet ↗Community site for releases, comments and party info.

    SCOPE · SceneStart is not affiliated with any party and cannot certify compliance. This is generic preparation guidance; the party's published rules always take precedence.

    FREE FOREVER · A future paid tier could track multiple entries and deadlines. The checklist stays free.