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Ernie15

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Posted February 1, '14 4:40am UTC

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:

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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?

This is the official [url=http://armorgames.com/play/11099/crush-the-castle-2-players-pack]Crush the Castle 2 Players Pack[/url] 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 [b]this thread.[/b] If it isn't posted in [b]this thread[/b] 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 [url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/12509772/crush-the-castle-2-players-pack-castle-builder-guide]this guide[/url] made by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Arm_Candy]@Arm_Candy[/url].

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 [b]merit[/b], a spot in the [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CTC2PP_Hall_of_Fame]CTC2PP Hall of Fame[/url], and a [b]rare quest[/b] that can only be earned through winning (or judging) a level building contest:

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

Basic rules for this contest, written originally by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/PrivatePapi]@PrivatePapi[/url] for his old CTC contest:
[i]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![/i]

And this section, written by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/FishPreferred]@FishPreferred[/url]:
[i]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.[/i]

And lastly, a few additional notes added by yours truly:
[i]- 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.[/i]

Looks like a lot of rules, but it's all intuitive. You'll have no trouble following these guidelines.
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[b]Optional: CODE[/b]
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.

[url=http://armorgames.com/community/thread/7527664/guide-and-howto-modify-the-code-in-crush-the-castle-2-and-2-players-pack]How to modify castle codes[/url] by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/SSTG]@SSTG[/url].

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

[b]IMPORTANT NOTE FOR CODERS:[/b] If you decide to use code-modified elements in an entry, take caution, for, although code-editing can be useful for certain details, [b]excessive use of code-modified elements in an entry could lead to a deduction of points from the entry.[/b]
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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 [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CourtJester]@CourtJester[/url] 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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DrElmer

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Shepherd

Posted July 16, '14 2:36am UTC

Villa Capra "La Rotonda"
Online save problem was fixed just in time for my lunch break.

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Arm_Candy

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Bard

Posted July 16, '14 3:53am UTC

St. Mark's Wormhole

It's based on St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. I tried to compensate for the lag by offering the easiest and most powerful projectile and incorporating it into the castle's theme.

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Posted July 18, '14 11:07pm UTC Edited July 18, '14 11:13pm UTC by Ernie15

First off, I would like to welcome @Seashark001 to the competition.

My favorite rounds are always the ones where two castles place with the same rating, putting four castles in the final placement instead of three. This is the fourth time it's come to that so far, and luckily enough it still isn't for first place.

3rd place, with an average rating of 6.63/10, goes to Il Duomo di Milano, submitted by @kegaumongo.

2nd place, with an average rating of 6.93/10, goes to both MAUSOLEUM DE MALEFICUS, submitted by @DracoMaleficus, and Villa Capra "La Rotonda", submitted by @DrElmer.

1st place, and the grand merit prize winner of Round 24, with an average rating of 7.17/10, goes to St. Mark's Wormhole, submitted by @Arm_Candy. Congratulations!

ROUND 25
Theme: Small Stones
Deadline: Tuesday, July 22, 11:59 pm AG time.
Judges: @CourtJester, @FishPreferred, @Ernie15
Description: There is no limit to what materials you use to build the castle, but the only projectiles that are allowed to crush it this round are small stones (single and triple). There is no shot limit.

Get hyped, get building, and get foil.

@Arm_Candy and his castle have been inducted into the CTC2PP Hall of Fame.

First off, I would like to welcome [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Seashark001]@Seashark001[/url] to the competition.

[b]3rd place[/b], with an average rating of 6.63/10, goes to [url=http://armor.ag/22qni]Il Duomo di Milano[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/kegaumongo]@kegaumongo[/url].

[b]2nd place[/b], with an average rating of 6.93/10, goes to both [url=http://armor.ag/22rGJ]MAUSOLEUM DE MALEFICUS[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/DracoMaleficus]@DracoMaleficus[/url], and [url=http://armor.ag/22rJX]Villa Capra "La Rotonda"[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/DrElmer]@DrElmer[/url].

[b]1st place[/b], and the grand merit prize winner of Round 24, with an average rating of 7.17/10, goes to [url=http://armor.ag/22rJm]St. Mark's Wormhole[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Arm_Candy]@Arm_Candy[/url]. Congratulations!

[b]ROUND 25[/b]
[b]Theme:[/b] Small Stones
[b]Deadline:[/b] Tuesday, July 22, 11:59 pm AG time.
[b]Judges:[/b] [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CourtJester]@CourtJester[/url], [url=http://armorgames.com/user/FishPreferred]@FishPreferred[/url], [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Ernie15]@Ernie15[/url]
[b]Description:[/b] There is no limit to what materials you use to build the castle, but the only projectiles that are allowed to crush it this round are small stones (single and triple). There is no shot limit.

Get hyped, get building, and get [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk]foil[/url].

[url=http://armorgames.com/user/Arm_Candy]@Arm_Candy[/url] and his castle have been inducted into the [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CTC2PP_Hall_of_Fame]CTC2PP Hall of Fame[/url].

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Posted July 19, '14 12:00am UTC

Indeed, I think it's one of his best since "White & Nerdy". The word "foil" is clickable in that post, by the way. I'll give you one guess where it leads.

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Islandempire89

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Peasant

Posted July 19, '14 10:56pm UTC

I knew I should have finished my Basilica of Santa Croce! :P

Apartment Mk2

There's something about that apartment number I don't trust...

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gh0sts

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Shepherd

Posted July 20, '14 10:21pm UTC

Forest of the Tree Elves

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Shepherd

Posted July 22, '14 9:06am UTC

Port Jahannam

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Bard

Posted July 23, '14 2:43am UTC

Third Rock From the City

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Ernie15

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Posted July 26, '14 2:26am UTC Edited July 26, '14 2:30am UTC by Ernie15

Looks like we have a couple fewer entries than last round, but this contest seems to fluctuate a bit, so we could be back up to 7 or 8 in a matter of rounds.

Interestingly enough, although only 3 castles placed (as is custom unless there's a tie), all 5 castles submitted this round scored an average rating of 6/10.

3rd place, with an average rating of 6.53/10, goes to Apartment Mk2, submitted by @Islandempire89.

2nd place, with an average rating of 6.63/10, goes to Forest of the Tree Elves, submitted by @gh0sts.

1st place, and the grand merit prize winner of Round 25, with an average rating of 7.17/10, goes to RAVENTHORN BRIDGE 2, submitted by @DracoMaleficus. Congratulations!

ROUND 26
Theme: Back in Black
Deadline: Tuesday, July 29, 11:59 pm AG time.
Judges: @CourtJester, @FishPreferred, @Ernie15
Description: The castle may only be constructed using black materials. This includes and is limited to charred wood (and charred spikes, stairs and spears), jungle stone (including jungle arches, ramparts and doors), tribal stone (including tribal arches, ramparts and doors), rusted viny iron, steel, ashed iron, ashed tiled tower tops (skinny as well), ashed columns, torch lights of any size, small black gargoyles, and ladders.

Get hyped, get building, and get back. In black.

@DracoMaleficus and his castle have been inducted into the CTC2PP Hall of Fame.

Looks like we have a couple fewer entries than last round, but this contest seems to fluctuate a bit, so we could be back up to 7 or 8 in a matter of rounds.

Interestingly enough, although only 3 castles placed (as is custom unless there's a tie), all 5 castles submitted this round scored an average rating of 6/10.

[b]3rd place[/b], with an average rating of 6.53/10, goes to [url=http://armor.ag/22s7l]Apartment Mk2[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Islandempire89]@Islandempire89[/url].

[b]2nd place[/b], with an average rating of 6.63/10, goes to [url=http://armor.ag/22sL3]Forest of the Tree Elves[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/gh0sts]@gh0sts[/url].

[b]1st place[/b], and the grand merit prize winner of Round 25, with an average rating of 7.17/10, goes to [url=http://armor.ag/22sNU]RAVENTHORN BRIDGE 2[/url], submitted by [url=http://armorgames.com/user/DracoMaleficus]@DracoMaleficus[/url]. Congratulations!

[b]ROUND 26[/b]
[b]Theme:[/b] Back in Black
[b]Deadline:[/b] Tuesday, July 29, 11:59 pm AG time.
[b]Judges:[/b] [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CourtJester]@CourtJester[/url], [url=http://armorgames.com/user/FishPreferred]@FishPreferred[/url], [url=http://armorgames.com/user/Ernie15]@Ernie15[/url]
[b]Description:[/b] The castle may only be constructed using black materials. This includes and is limited to charred wood (and charred spikes, stairs and spears), jungle stone (including jungle arches, ramparts and doors), tribal stone (including tribal arches, ramparts and doors), rusted viny iron, steel, ashed iron, ashed tiled tower tops (skinny as well), ashed columns, torch lights of any size, small black gargoyles, and ladders.

Get hyped, get building, and get back. In black.

[url=http://armorgames.com/user/DracoMaleficus]@DracoMaleficus[/url] and his castle have been inducted into the [url=http://armorgames.com/user/CTC2PP_Hall_of_Fame]CTC2PP Hall of Fame[/url].

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Ernie15

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Posted July 28, '14 2:54am UTC

No TNT this round, but the next few rounds I suspect will be full of explosives...

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Pieguyme

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Farmer

Posted July 28, '14 5:36pm UTC

Well, I might as well make my return now. Let's see if I remember how to do this. [url=http://armor.ag/22twn] Dark Wizardry.

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Shepherd

Posted July 28, '14 10:07pm UTC

Pyramid of the Evil Mage

I had to use 3 different projectiles.

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Nomad

Posted July 28, '14 11:03pm UTC

The fat queen stole Black Beauty!

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Peasant

Posted July 29, '14 2:23am UTC

I started this a few days ago and forgot to finish it.

Blackburn Castle

The ladders in the middle gave me some hell, but everything else burned to a crisp!

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Pieguyme

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Posted July 29, '14 3:06am UTC

Can someone fix that link for me? I haven't done this for a while, so I have no clue how to. Thanks.

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