Bob De Quatre Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Challenge 1: Into the Wilds... Having just arrived in the Andromeda's galaxy, members of the three corporations are sent out to make their first steps in unknown worlds. The planets are treacheous, with hostile climats, ferocious animals (or plants), and various harsh environments. Let's hope everyone will come back safe and sound... Staff notes In Andromeda's Gates you'll have lots of planets and different environments to explore. This first challenge was designed to familiarize players with some techniques to build landscapes, rocks, plants or animals. We encourage you to take a look at some posts in the History subforum, like the Snot Rock Tutorial by kabel or A Guide To Tree Building by Venunder. Of course animals must be brickbuilt, don't try to sell us a Tauntaun! Remember that all entries are WIP until the deadline, so don't hesitate to ask for comments and advices. Prizes The corporation with the highest score will receive 200 Awesomnium, 100 Water and 100 Biomass. Player with the highest personnal score will receive 75 Credits. (In case of a tie for first place, judges will decide of the winner). Rules All rules in the General Rules thread apply unless otherwise. Players and corporations will earn credits, resources and domination points according to the players' score. The three corporation's goal is to depict their members "first sight" of the planets they have access to, representing either fauna, flora or the environment/landscape. Entries must only show natural environment, players' character must not be represented in the build. There is a size restriction of 24x24 studs, minimal overhang allowed. The challenge will run from May 25th to June 21st. As long as it is still June 21st somewhere in the world, you can still enter. Entries posted after the deadline will be disqualified from the challenge and will not be scored. Entries will be judged according to the General Rules. A corporation score is calculated by adding 0,25 points for each of its players to the average of their scores. This challenge is open to all players of Andromeda's Gates, even if they joined EB or signed up for the game after the challenge has begun; the Andromeda's Gates staff, EB admins and moderators are not eligible to win prizes but may earn credits. All entries must be new creations, not posted anywhere else prior to being entered in the challenge. You may be asked by a staff member to change your entry if it is too similar to an earlier creation. All entries must be built from real LEGO or with Lego Digital Designer. No clone brands, no third-party custom parts. All entries must be posted as a new topic in the Andromeda's Gates subforum, the title prefixed by, "[Challenge 1]". (For example, "[Challenge 1] Farmoli's plains".) Post pictures no larger than 1000x720, as specified in the EB Member Guidelines. You may do a 'full-blown photo edit' with all the text, effects, background compositing, support erasing, and other effects onone picture. All your other pictures may have no editing other than color adjustment or background removal for a solid-color background. For obvious reasons, any photo editing that changes the shape, functionality, or color (not tint or adjustment, but actual color) of a LEGO piece is prohibited. All entries are considered WIPs (Works In Progress) until the deadline passes. Until the deadline has passed, you are allowed to change and improve your MOC. Quote
Kai NRG Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 Can this be any planet we have access to at time of posting entry, or just the home planet? Also can we build this build and another one in the same week, or is it one build a week total including challenge builds? Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted May 25, 2015 Author Posted May 25, 2015 You should have access t the planet when you post your entry. And challenge builds don't count as your weekly freebuild. Quote
Kai NRG Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 You should have access t the planet when you post your entry. And challenge builds don't count as your weekly freebuild. Okay, thank you! Quote
mccoyed Posted May 25, 2015 Posted May 25, 2015 This is a very cool idea for a challenge! Thanks, Bob! Congratulations, by the way, on how well AG has taken off. I think it's one of the most exciting things happening in role-building right now! Quote
Master_Data Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 How many builds can we enter? One a week or just one? Quote
LucasLaughing Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 This is an awesome idea for a contest! My only question is in regard to this bit: Entries must only show natural environment, players' character must not be represented in the build. I assume that rule is meant to keep the builds focused on the environment rather than the character, which I like, but I think it could be difficult to show scale - especially of alien creatures- without any mini or microfigs. Would it be possible to tweak the rules so that figures can be shown, as long as all they are doing is observing the animals/environment? This contest is going to be great either way, I just thought I'd add my two cents Quote
narbilu Posted May 27, 2015 Posted May 27, 2015 How many builds can we enter? One a week or just one? Just one build, total. Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted May 27, 2015 Author Posted May 27, 2015 This is an awesome idea for a contest! My only question is in regard to this bit: Entries must only show natural environment, players' character must not be represented in the build. I assume that rule is meant to keep the builds focused on the environment rather than the character, which I like, but I think it could be difficult to show scale - especially of alien creatures- without any mini or microfigs. Would it be possible to tweak the rules so that figures can be shown, as long as all they are doing is observing the animals/environment? This contest is going to be great either way, I just thought I'd add my two cents I think you can give a sense of scale in the desciption of your build, for example you can descibe a creature and give its measurements. Quote
LucasLaughing Posted May 28, 2015 Posted May 28, 2015 Sounds good - as long as I don't have to use the metric system for measurements Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted May 30, 2015 Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Great challenge! Is this the planets we're allowed to build on for freebuilds, i.e adjacent ones? Sounds good - as long as I don't have to use the metric system for measurements In the far future, Europe governs the Earth forcing the Americans to bow before them and use the metre to construct ships for Kawashita! Edited May 30, 2015 by Lord Tyrus Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 Great challenge! Is this the planets we're allowed to build on for freebuilds, i.e adjacent ones? Correct. New planets will be available as you corp progress in the next weeks, but you'll also have less time to build if you wait for the last momen Quote
Lord Tyrus Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Correct. New planets will be available as you corp progress in the next weeks, but you'll also have less time to build if you wait for the last momen Okay, thanks! Quote
TheUtilityBelt Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Since the build cannot include our character, can we include a made up, minor, nobody explorer? Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted June 8, 2015 Author Posted June 8, 2015 Since the build cannot include our character, can we include a made up, minor, nobody explorer? It's a nature only challenge, so no made up, minor, nobody explorer. Quote
TheUtilityBelt Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 It's a nature only challenge, so no made up, minor, nobody explorer. Gotcha. Quote
kabel Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 This challenge is open to all players of Andromeda's Gates, even if they joined EB or signed up for the game after the challenge has begun; the Andromeda's Gates staff, EB admins and moderators are not eligible to win prizes but may earn credits. does that apply to regulators as well? Quote
Commander Beltar Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Are we allowed to show the effects that a corporation had on a planet after they left? Such as what animals end up doing to the equipment or anything left behind, etc. Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 No, your entry should depict nature before the "invasion". Quote
Myrddyn Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Does "Nature only" mean we can't put a border around the build? Quote
kabel Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 does that apply to regulators as well? @Bob: still no answer? Quote
Bob De Quatre Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 @Bob: still no answer? No, I don't want to answer you... Of course this doesn't apply to regulators since they don't have access to AG staff forum Quote
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