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Post by LSLeong on Oct 11, 2013 2:11:22 GMT -5
Photo Challenge Costume Party
Lucy recently suggested a costume themed photo contest, and as a result in this month's Photo Challenge, we will continue the Halloween madness with the ultimate TSTO costume party! We want to see you gather up as many characters as possible in their costumes. The old-school point structure is in place again, but there's a catch. Simply lining everyone up on the street isn't going to cut it. We want to see a party-esque area, complete with Halloween decor and buildings. Point System: - Attendance: 10 points will be award for all party attendees who are in costume. Be careful, because those who are attending and are not in costume will count for -5 points.
- Cohesion: 20 points will automatically be award for the scene being cohesive, meaning it's not a bunch of random trees thrown around a building with a street going around it.
- Halloween decor and buildings: 5 points will be given for all Halloween specific decor and buildings present. There is a maximum of 125 points in this category.
- Public Favorite: 25 points will go to the public's favorite scene, which will be determine by a poll. After submission have been received, the judges will tally up the points. The scenes with the most points will be put into a short, two day poll where the public will pick their favorite scene.
- Creative costume: Since the definition of "in costume," for the purpose of this contest, is "a change from the character's normal attire," the committee has decided to allot up to 25 points for clever, witty, and/or funny explanations of a character in normal attire actually being in costume for the party. Please note that submitting a costume explanation does not guarantee you 25 points. You can receive anywhere from 0-25 points for this category.
Guidelines- Please submit all entries to PnR Submissions.
- You can only submit one entry.
- You have one screenshot, and only one screenshot, to get everything you want it.
- You have until October 22, 2013 at midnight EST to submit your entries. Any entries time stamped after this time will not be considered. Public polling will commence on October 24, and end October 26 (approximately 48 hours). The winner will be announced October 27.
- A "costume" isn't necessarily Halloween specific gear. There are plenty of other "costumes" out there that are not Halloween specific.
Rule Amendment and Explanation (10/18): - After much discussion and debate, the committee has to decided to amend the point system of the contest. An extra 25 points is now available.
- Read this closely: A costume is strictly defined, for the purposes of this contest, as an outfit change from a character's normal attire. For example, Homer walking around in his normal white T and jeans would not count as a costume, but Homer strolling around as a Mayan was. However, we will give all participants, even those who have already entered, a change to creatively explain one of the characters who are not in costume to us and to justify them as in costume. Up to 25 points may be given for clever, witty, and/or funny explanations. Explaining a costume does not guarantee you will get 25 points, you can get anywhere from 0-25 points for this. Please keep in mind that you can only try to explain one character that is not (by definition) in costume. Any other explanations will not be considered and any extra non-costumed characters will count for the -5 points discussed above.
- The new due date for submissions is Tuesday, October 22 at Midnight EST. Any submission time stamped after this date and time will not be considered. Public polling will now begin October 24, and end October 26, with the winner being announced October 27.
- Any submissions that have been received up to this point will still count, however, the person who entered may either revise their entry, pull their entry, or clarify their argument. If you have already entered you will receive a PM from PnR Submissions addressing the rule change.
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Post by A Bad Example on Oct 11, 2013 2:41:13 GMT -5
Photo Challenge Costume Party
Lucy recently suggested a costume themed photo contest, and as a result in this month's Photo Challenge, we will continue the Halloween madness with the ultimate TSTO costume party! We want to see you gather up as many characters as possible in their costumes. The old-school point structure is in place again, but there's a catch. Simply lining everyone up on the street isn't going to cut it. We want to see a party-esque area, complete with Halloween decor and buildings. Point System: - Attendance: 10 points will be award for all party attendees who are in costume. Be careful, because those who are attending and are not in costume will count for -5 points.
- Cohesion: 20 points will automatically be award for the scene being cohesive, meaning it's not a bunch of random trees thrown around a building with a street going around it.
- Halloween decor and buildings: 5 points will be given for all Halloween specific decor and buildings present. There is a maximum of 125 points in this category.
- Public Favorite: 25 points will go to the public's favorite scene, which will be determine by a poll. After submission have been received, the judges will tally up the points. The scenes with the most points will be put into a short, two day poll where the public will pick their favorite scene.
Guidelines- Please submit all entries to PnR Submissions.
- You can only submit one entry.
- You have one screenshot, and only one screenshot, to get everything you want it.
- You have until October 18, 2013 at midnight EST to submit your entries. Any entries time stamped after this time will not be considered. Public polling will commence on October 21, and end October 23 (approximately 48 hours). The winner will be announced October 24.
- A "costume" isn't necessarily Halloween specific gear. There are plenty of other "costumes" out there that are not Halloween specific.
Question. If a character has a change of appearance as part of their normal tasks, does that count as a costume? |
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Post by Lucy on Oct 11, 2013 3:49:06 GMT -5
Awesome idea (lol)....
I'm super happy that this is "blind" submissions, thank you for changing the way these are done.
Will work on mine this weekend, oh wait, that starts today! Yay, weekends!
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Post by Mitzy on Oct 11, 2013 5:14:30 GMT -5
By one screenshot do you mean one game screenshot? Or can you stitch pictures together so you're submitting one picture  |
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Post by Andy on Oct 11, 2013 5:31:11 GMT -5
If a character has a change of appearance as part of their normal tasks, does that count as a costume? If you mean tasks such as Carl's 'Honour his Icelandic Heritage' then yes, I believe those count. |
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Post by A Bad Example on Oct 11, 2013 5:49:11 GMT -5
If a character has a change of appearance as part of their normal tasks, does that count as a costume? If you mean tasks such as Carl's 'Honour his Icelandic Heritage' then yes, I believe those count. And the ones like Brockman's "Go undercover" or Agnes' "Sweep the town"? |
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Post by Andy on Oct 11, 2013 6:45:04 GMT -5
If you mean tasks such as Carl's 'Honour his Icelandic Heritage' then yes, I believe those count. And the ones like Brockman's "Go undercover" or Agnes' "Sweep the town"? I can't say with 100% certainty since I wasn't involved in the creation of this challenge, but I'd say you'll be okay with any task as long as the character isn't wearing their default clothing. |
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Post by LSLeong on Oct 11, 2013 10:46:40 GMT -5
Question. If a character has a change of appearance as part of their normal tasks, does that count as a costume? Don't mean to be vague, but it depends on the task. In general, a costume does not need to be a skin. I hope that answers your question. |
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Post by Snarkmork on Oct 11, 2013 17:14:07 GMT -5
Are creative explanations once again accepted, as in the family photo challenge, LSLeong? |
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Post by LSLeong on Oct 11, 2013 17:18:41 GMT -5
Are creative explanations once again accepted, as in the family photo challenge, LSLeong? Yes, creative explanations always help  |
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Post by D'oh-tastrophe Inc. on Oct 11, 2013 23:27:12 GMT -5
By one screenshot do you mean one game screenshot? Or can you stitch pictures together so you're submitting one picture One game screen shot. |
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 12, 2013 1:04:23 GMT -5
YAY! I can win my camera badge finally, ok now to actually read the rules
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 12, 2013 8:35:41 GMT -5
Oh so we pm out entries this time?
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 12, 2013 8:38:31 GMT -5
Can everyone pm their entry to me when u submit them as well to steal idea from No? Ugh fine be that way, so selfish all of u  |
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Post by Mitzy on Oct 12, 2013 10:49:54 GMT -5
LSLeong I have another question. Will the voting be blind too? Ie no one will know who they are voting for ( which I think will be fun ) 
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 12, 2013 10:54:49 GMT -5
LSLeong I have another question. Will the voting be blind too? Ie no one will know who they are voting for ( which I think will be fun ) That would help my chances |
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Post by D'oh-tastrophe Inc. on Oct 12, 2013 11:00:04 GMT -5
LSLeong I have another question. Will the voting be blind too? Ie no one will know who they are voting for ( which I think will be fun ) Yes, it will be blind. We will post all entries and the name of who entered after the contest is over.  |
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Post by oracle019 on Oct 12, 2013 11:31:47 GMT -5
Quick question - does the Bumblebee Man count as being in costume?
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 12, 2013 11:51:50 GMT -5
Quick question - does the Bumblebee Man count as being in costume? Hahaha I was just thinking about this to, but I believe it would be no cuz it's his default costume |
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Post by #40 (tintedinpink) on Oct 13, 2013 0:36:37 GMT -5
Man, this looks cool. Not sure if I will end up submitting anything, but I'll have fun playing with my SF in the meantime. I don't really have the time to move everything around in my town for hours on end, but we'll see if I can manage something. Can't wait 'til voting starts!
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Post by Mitzy on Oct 13, 2013 6:46:42 GMT -5
PnR Submissions if we get an update before the deadline will those items count in this photo challenge? 
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Post by D'oh-tastrophe Inc. on Oct 13, 2013 11:27:02 GMT -5
PnR Submissions if we get an update before the deadline will those items count in this photo challenge? No. If there is an update and new characters (in costume) are in a submission they will not count for points. |
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Post by Duff Dawg on Oct 13, 2013 12:39:50 GMT -5
It's pretty hard to make it cohesive and got all in one screen
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Post by A Bad Example on Oct 13, 2013 23:28:09 GMT -5
It's pretty hard to make it cohesive and got all in one screen Think outside the box. Play on blue stacks. Using a 60" monitor. Take a screen shot.  |
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Post by D'oh-tastrophe Inc. on Oct 13, 2013 23:33:53 GMT -5
It's pretty hard to make it cohesive and got all in one screen Think outside the box. Play on blue stacks. Using a 60" monitor. Take a screen shot. I've noticed lately that characters have said "Fuck your roads," and if you leave a single segment of road in your town they'll wander elsewhere. I managed to get most of my characters to hang out on the beach by deleting all of my pavement and all but a small segment of road. The old "leave only one piece of road" trick no longer seems to work. They also cut through yards like little hoodlums, and I always see several of them in a corner where there are no roads. That makes things more difficult.  |
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