Try to stay as close as you can to the reference pic, if you can. I'm sure you won't get penalized too much for straying away from the reference pic, but don't just get the base architecture and start piling in stuff that's not in the pic.
Try and do what you want, but the map should still be easily recognisable from the pic.
And how could a map in space show skill? All it would be would be a map inside a giant skybox, and each map would be too similar. Surely that can't be any good.
Good to see you are busy mapping, Captain P. I'm sure you are more busy doing other things, but hey, who cares. If you don't get it finished, you had nothing to lose in the first place.
That should be peoples thoughts: "I might as well enter, I've got nothing to lose." Except maybe a bit of reputation. But you never know really.
Finally, any chance of getting a "Go
here for more information" on the actual compo page?
People seem to be full of questions that have been answered in this thread, but some people don't use the forums or don't look in the "Site Comments / Suggestions" part.
Just wonderin'.........