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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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FishPreferred
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Swaying Tower of Ghana


Wow. For a while, that really didn't look like it was going to pass the 1 minute mark, but it's still teetering after 5.

I spent about 2 hours making a castle last night. Just before I was to post it the power went out and I lost it. I'll try to find some time to build it again today.


Somehow, it's always when you forget to save that these things happen.
Clancy12
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Tried for 2 hours, but I couldn't get it just right. I really liked that one too. Guess I'll sit out this round.

SSTG
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Tried for 2 hours, but I couldn't get it just right. I really liked that one too. Guess I'll sit out this round.

You need to export the code and save it in a text file.
CherryCoke360
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Wow. For a while, that really didn't look like it was going to pass the 1 minute mark, but it's still teetering after 5.


Haha yeah I just sat and watched it for a few minutes and it never fell down
CourtJester
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Please, a little less spam and more entries. You can post your comments on this thread CTC2 Custom Castles Sorry, we would like to keep this thread clean except for entries. Thanks

Theoprastus
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theme idea: electricity

Arm_Candy
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The Perch

Let me know if it falls on its own. It shouldn't, though.

CourtJester
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Let me know if it falls on its own. It shouldn't, though.
It didn't fall even when I hit it with a wood.
Theoprastus
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theme idea: ESPIONAGE

Theoprastus
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theme idea: RANDOM 3-LETTER TITLE: chose 3 letters at random for which we have to make a title (no specific theme); the words beginning with those letters must be in the order given

Ernie15
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I realize I made an error when planning the deadline for this round. It should have been today at 11:59 PM rather than tomorrow. It's not a huge deal that this is a 6-day round instead of a 5-day round, but in the future it will only last until Tuesday instead of Wednesday.

I'm already beginning judging the entries, though the round is still open for the next 25 hours.

Theoprastus
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this has been 6 days - Deadline: Wednesday, February 5, 11:59 PM, AG time - you posted that on Jan 31

Theoprastus
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oops - it has been 5 days - sorry

Theoprastus
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pardon me for saying this, error or not , you posted the deadline for today, and i think you should stick to it

CourtJester
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Okay, we have (so far):
The Perch by Arm Candy
The Swaying Tower of Ghana CherryCoke360
Castle Frankenstein V1.1 by Ivanxxxxxxx
BARBELL BALANCING ACT by Theoprastus
Bamboo Towers by gh0st
Inner Peace by Pieguyme
the balance contest by Randytheviking2

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