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Ernie15
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This is the official Crush the Castle 2 Players Pack contest. You've come to the right place.

You're probably wondering how this contest works. Basically, we (the three judges) give you a theme at the beginning of each round, and you, the contestant, build a castle that follows the theme in some way. Then, so we can count your castle as an entry, take the link to that castle and post it in this thread. If it isn't posted in this thread by the deadline (and the deadline will always be a specific date and time), we will not be able to count it as an entry for that round.

If you've never built a castle before, or you want to brush up on your building skills, check out this guide made by @Arm_Candy.

This is a weekly contest, so each round will last 5 days, with 2 days being designated for judging. Every week, the theme will change and a new round will begin. Pretty easy to grasp.

Oh, and the winner of each round receives a merit, a spot in the CTC2PP Hall of Fame, and a rare quest that can only be earned through winning (or judging) a level building contest:

http://quests.armorgames.com/website/5/media/icon/d06fa73d7b7eaa626941288fc59ce86a.png?v=1398292205
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RULES
Yes, there are rules. What did you expect?

Basic rules for this contest, written originally by @PrivatePapi for his old CTC contest:
1. Do not spam under any circumstance.
2. Only enter 1 castle for each category.
3. Do not ask either of us which category will be next.
4. Do not copy somebody else's castle if you do not have permission from him/her.
5. When entering for the contest, always submit your castle according to the current category.
6. Have fun!

And this section, written by @FishPreferred:
a) All entries must be playable and have at least 1 person in them. It seems obvious, but who knows?
b) Entries that are so overladen with stuff that they cause considerable lag will not be eligible. Considerable lag is herein defined as "a big freakin' pile of lag that renders an entry virtually unplayable without severely overheating my 3 year old computer".
c) Entries should be stable enough to last a full minute without collapsing, and should require at least one shot in order to be won. This applies to every part of the contest that doesn't explicitly state otherwise in its instructions.
d) Any entry which the judges deem to be inappropriate (in a lewd, indecent, or libellious sense) will be disqualified, and most likely deleted by the admin.

And lastly, a few additional notes added by yours truly:
- The only castles you are allowed to post in this thread are contest entries. If you link to more than one castle, only the most recent one will be treated as an official entry, unless otherwise specified.
- All entries must be built specifically for the contest and for the current theme. You can't submit castles that you entered in previous rounds, or anything that was built before the beginning of the current round.

Looks like a lot of rules, but it's all intuitive. You'll have no trouble following these guidelines.
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Optional: CODE
Some architects like to take things a step further and modify castle codes to do things that otherwise wouldn't be possible in the regular editor mode. This method will not give you a significant advantage over other contestants, but it may be of interest if you want to play around with the editor a bit. Code modification is not a requirement for this competition.

How to modify castle codes by @SSTG.

If you don't modify castle codes or have any plans to in the future, you can skip over this next part.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CODERS: If you decide to use code-modified elements in an entry, take caution, for, although code-editing can be useful for certain details, excessive use of code-modified elements in an entry could lead to a deduction of points from the entry.
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That's the contest in a nutshell. Just remember to check back every week for the results of each round, as well as the theme for the next round. I will post the theme for the first round after this post ends, so as not to confuse first-time submitters in the future.

And if you have any ideas for future themes, contact @CourtJester or myself or post your theme idea in the thread.

That certainly was a lot of words. Over 700 of them. It may seem like a lot to take in, but this contest is all about having fun, despite all these large blocks of text.

So get hyped, get building, and have fun with it!

Did I mention there's a merit prize to the winner of each round?

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Arm_Candy
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I did not originally intend to build a bank in the wild west, but that's what it turned out to be.

Wild Wild West United

It should work the second time if it does not work the first.

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When I spend hours on details, the end result is always a detailed castle that shakes, rattles, and rolls right over, so for this round, instead of building a medieval building, I attempted modern architecture, and the story behind this building is that it's a private bank shared by two kings who keep their valuables locked and heavily guarded in this secure location. 'Vault of the Kings' is what the bank is called, and the one room that which the inner contents and people can be seen is the vault, however there is no explanation for why both shareholding kings are there at the same time.

Vault of the Kings

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I am not some experienced builder , but I am quite satisfied with my ETR bank !

ETR Bank

ETR stands for Easy To Rob

Limnxy
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Limnxy
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Doesn't matter how fancy the graphics are, if it's fun to play, I will enjoy it!

I have wanted to do this theme for a while, which is why I stayed up late again for this one. The British Queen visiting the Bank of England. Two shots for Gold.

Visit to the Vault

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Banco du Suisse Be careful. Not all is what it seems! He he he!

jeff2241
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this still happens? i don't know if i should enter the next round or not. y'all got better.

Ernie15
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Whether you enter the next round, @jeff2241, is up to you. We appreciate everyone who takes the time to build a castle. There will be a SHIFT 4 contest soon (this time I mean it), and if you're the same jeff2241 who built SHIFT 4 custom maps in 2014, it might be worth sticking around for.

Ernie15
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Eight entries is a stellar round. One more and we'll tie the record.

8th place goes to ETR Bank, submitted by @ivanxxxxxxx.
7th place goes to First Bank of Volcania, submitted by @BigJoeTheMighty.
6th place goes to Let's Blow This Joint Account, submitted by @DeathstormKnight.
5th place goes to Wild Wild West United, submitted by @Arm_Candy.
4th place goes to Secret Treasure Fortress, submitted by @DrElmer.

3rd place, with an average rating of 7, goes to Banco du Suisse, submitted by @ObieOdie.

2nd place, with an average rating of 7.1, goes to Vault of the Kings, submitted by @GeoffreyXIV.

1st place, and the grand merit prize winner of Round 19, with an average rating of 7.6, goes to Visit to the Vault, submitted by @Limnxy. Congratulations!

ROUND 20
Theme: Wooden Rainbow
Deadline: Wednesday, September 2, 11:59 PM AG time.
Description: Your castle must be made entirely of wood and wooden props, and you must use all eight types of wood: standard, weathered, bamboo, frozen, mossy, tribal, decorated, and charred. Spikes, spears, and stairs count towards their respective wood types. Chests, roofs, tower tops, perches, crates, barrels, TNT, and ladders don't count towards any particular type of wood, but they can still be used. All projectiles are welcome (but try and stay away from fire).

Ernie15
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why dont the other props count?

Those props are made of wood, but not any specified type of wood, so they can't count towards any particular type of wood. The exception is the tower tops, which do contain adjectives based on their color, but they don't look anything like the types of wood that their adjectives correspond to, so a weathered tile top doesn't count towards using weathered wood.

But all wooden props are allowed.

ivan
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Here is my entry for this round:

Primitive tribe

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Arm_Candy
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I tried to make it look different from Lignum Magus Castro, which I modeled parts of it after, but they still look similar. This one uses a time fuse bomb instead of a log, and of course, all types of wood.

Xylo Mageia

The name means 'wood magic' in Greek, according to Google's translator.

CourtJester
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I see you have transgressed to a Moderator @Arm_Candy! ha ha ha!

ObieOdie
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Slow Burn Not that good but didn't have time - bin busy!

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