ForumsGamesCTC2PP: Custom Castle Contest

1474 270715
Ernie15
offline
Ernie15
13,344 posts
Bard

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
-------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------
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?

  • 1,474 Replies
CherryCoke360
offline
CherryCoke360
407 posts
Nomad
gh0sts
offline
gh0sts
865 posts
Shepherd

Football (Glass Case)

The prince is proud of his autographed football, so he keeps it encased in glass and for some reason in the sky.

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

i have 3 replacement entries, i just cant decide which one to use...

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

my replacement entry - FIERLJEPPEN (canal jump)

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

heres an interesting topic suggestion: human-powered transport - basically anything on wheels or blades powered by a human...

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

theres also a couple water & air crafts that are human-powered too

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

another idea ive been wanting to suggest is: building blocks - making a structure using at least 80% foundation blocks

Arm_Candy
offline
Arm_Candy
716 posts
Bard

I will not miss the deadline this time!

Castle Air Jordania

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

it might be a cool contest (no pun intended) if we can only use the ice projectile to take the kingdom down.
- i second that - i dont think itll be any harder than the chicken (it might even be easier) to come up with a concept
Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

another one that i still think would cool as well is: song title -

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

religion was a pretty big deal back in medieval days, so therefore it might be a good topic - maybe just narrow it down to religious buildings

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

heres something too that makes sense: since most the stuff we build on here is fantasy & fictional why not have the topic: fantasy & fiction - and it must be based on something from a book, movie or tv

Ernie15
offline
Ernie15
13,344 posts
Bard

Those ideas will be taken into consideration. In the meantime, I've just locked in my ratings.

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

i got to thinking about the song title topic - it can be a song title or lyrics from a song: if its song lyrics, the song title should be next to it (separate from the bold-link title)

Theoprastus
offline
Theoprastus
2,197 posts
Nomad

if its song lyrics, the song title should be next to it (separate from the bold-link title)
- like this - GO-KART MOZART (lyrics from "Blinded by the Light"
Showing 121-135 of 1474