Official The TCF 1st Anniversary Contest!

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Kazzymodus said:
This will not be my entry for obvious reasons, but I still want to share it.

Click this, then quickly open the spoiler and then start reading. It helps a lot if you know the original text.

Now this is a story all about how
My world got flipped-turned upside down.
And I'd like to take a minute, just listen to me.
I'll tell you how I became the king of Terraria point three.

=

West of the dungeon, spawned and based.
In the town with the Guide I spent most of my days.
Building and crafting and fighting all the time.
Farming the hell out of Skeleton Prime.

Then a couple of devs, they saw me owning Queen Frost.
They saw I had already owned every other boss.
Then they took some notes, and then they looked at me.
They said "We're updating your world to one point three".

I watched them spriting and coding new behaviour.
Making OP weapons like a Lunar Gatligator.
And they made this new boss who looked really wicked.
So I took my Terra Blade and thought "I might as well kick it!".

I.
Walked.
Up to the Dungeon, saw something foul.
There were all these weirdos wearing cloaks with a cowl.
Praying to this tablet and bowing their head.
So I killed a few of them and then they got real upset.

They rushed and attacked me, and I managed to kill
This one guy, wearing this mask with a bill.
And suddenly, an earthquake, and down came from space.
These massive pillars, all over the place!

One of these towers was burning real bright.
I could see it from miles away even though it was night.
I went to take a look and amidst the desolation
I saw a bunch of monsters preparing my cremation.

=

I killed some of these monsters, got into the flow.
And suddenly the pillar started to glow.
It had like this force field, but not any more.
I lifted my sword, and I shouted "FORE!".

I.
Stabbed.
Right through the core, and boom it went.
Sprayed this orange stuff all over the sand.
I scooped it up, and according to the Guide
You can make some cool weapons if you use this stuff right.

Went to the other three, and gave 'em hell.
Up until the last one, everything went pretty well.
But with the last one gone, the whole world went black.
And this guy with seven eyes went on the attack.

He had eyes in his hands, and eyes in his head.
But who cares where they were, they just wanted me dead.
I dodged the lasers they fired everywhere.
And shot my own lasers, right back in those stares.

The eyes went out, one by one.
Couldn't stand the assault of my trusty Chain Gun.
When I finally blinded that overgrown pest
This huge gaping hole appeared in his chest.

I shot a few rounds in it, and some missiles as well.
Got my Razorblade Typhoon, and gave that thing hell.
The guy exploded, and I got a really cool gun.
So I killed him a few more times, just for fun.

So
With
The Moon Lord gone, my quest was done.
Once again, I dominated everyone,
So now you know, and now you can see.
Why I'm the rightful king of Terraria one point three.
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There needs to be a new category just for this so it can win thrice over.
 
Kazzymodus said:
This will not be my entry for obvious reasons, but I still want to share it.

Click this, then quickly open the spoiler and then start reading. It helps a lot if you know the original text.

Now this is a story all about how
My world got flipped-turned upside down.
And I'd like to take a minute, just listen to me.
I'll tell you how I became the king of Terraria point three.

=

West of the dungeon, spawned and based.
In the town with the Guide I spent most of my days.
Building and crafting and fighting all the time.
Farming the hell out of Skeleton Prime.

Then a couple of devs, they saw me owning Queen Frost.
They saw I had already owned every other boss.
Then they took some notes, and then they looked at me.
They said "We're updating your world to one point three".

I watched them spriting and coding new behaviour.
Making OP weapons like a Lunar Gatligator.
And they made this new boss who looked really wicked.
So I took my Terra Blade and thought "I might as well kick it!".

I.
Walked.
Up to the Dungeon, saw something foul.
There were all these weirdos wearing cloaks with a cowl.
Praying to this tablet and bowing their head.
So I killed a few of them and then they got real upset.

They rushed and attacked me, and I managed to kill
This one guy, wearing this mask with a bill.
And suddenly, an earthquake, and down came from space.
These massive pillars, all over the place!

One of these towers was burning real bright.
I could see it from miles away even though it was night.
I went to take a look and amidst the desolation
I saw a bunch of monsters preparing my cremation.

=

I killed some of these monsters, got into the flow.
And suddenly the pillar started to glow.
It had like this force field, but not any more.
I lifted my sword, and I shouted "FORE!".

I.
Stabbed.
Right through the core, and boom it went.
Sprayed this orange stuff all over the sand.
I scooped it up, and according to the Guide
You can make some cool weapons if you use this stuff right.

Went to the other three, and gave 'em hell.
Up until the last one, everything went pretty well.
But with the last one gone, the whole world went black.
And this guy with seven eyes went on the attack.

He had eyes in his hands, and eyes in his head.
But who cares where they were, they just wanted me dead.
I dodged the lasers they fired everywhere.
And shot my own lasers, right back in those stares.

The eyes went out, one by one.
Couldn't stand the assault of my trusty Chain Gun.
When I finally blinded that overgrown pest
This huge gaping hole appeared in his chest.

I shot a few rounds in it, and some missiles as well.
Got my Razorblade Typhoon, and gave that thing hell.
The guy exploded, and I got a really cool gun.
So I killed him a few more times, just for fun.

So
With
The Moon Lord gone, my quest was done.
Once again, I dominated everyone,
So now you know, and now you can see.
Why I'm the rightful king of Terraria one point three.
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My entry was going to be a poem/parody of the Fresh Prince theme song, dammit.
 
Kazzymodus said:
Question: is the 1000 word limit for the Writing section a hard limit? Because I've seen quite a few go over that.
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We are trying to be flexible with it as necessity calls (for instance, if that last sentence put you at 1007 words, who would get on you for that), but at the same time, we set 1000 as a goal, and depending on how far you go over it, it could be seen as a failure to follow the rules, which could be reflected in the score.

My personal stance is similar to that of what a teacher once told me he did when students ignored the writing limit; he stopped reading once it went over and judged only what he had read. If a piece of writing loses a lot due to the loss of the ending, or failed to come to a satisfactory conclusion as a result, then it lost points. Its only fair to the other people who completed their work within the limits.

Rejn said:
Wonder if comic alike artwork is acceptable?
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As long as it isn't excessively long, then sure, it would qualify as art.
 
Leinfors said:
We are trying to be flexible with it as necessity calls (for instance, if that last sentence put you at 1007 words, who would get on you for that), but at the same time, we set 1000 as a goal, and depending on how far you go over it, it could be seen as a failure to follow the rules, which could be reflected in the score.

My personal stance is similar to that of what a teacher once told me he did when students ignored the writing limit; he stopped reading once it went over and judged only what he had read. If a piece of writing loses a lot due to the loss of the ending, or failed to come to a satisfactory conclusion as a result, then it lost points. Its only fair to the other people who completed their work within the limits.



As long as it isn't excessively long, then sure, it would qualify as art.
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That's actually really smart of your teacher.
 
Been thinking about doing a Terraria remix for quite a while, but now I have a reason to! Gonna work on a Terraria remix. :D
 
I have two questions about screenshots:

Loki said:
Images should primarily focus on content introduced in the 1.3 update, including builds heavily incorporating 1.3 blocks and furniture, or screenshots of events otherwise concerning the new content.
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How "heavily" is heavily? I'm currently building a corrupted house which includes some aspects of the 1.3 update. However, most of the blocks and furniture is still pre 1.3 stuff (especially most of the roof). Is it enough if one can spot the 1.3 content clearly and there is more than little of it?

My second question is about posting the entry elsewhere. How long are you allowed to keep the entry in your own art thread before the entry is not allowed in the contest anymore?
 
Is it possible for me to upload something I've already shown? I have a build but I uploaded a bit of it a day before the contest. It doesn't say in the rules so I dont know.
 
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Ooh, this sounds fun. Last year I wrote a poem for Halloween concerning the Solar Eclipse. Let's see what I can pull out of my sleeve this time.
 
Loki said:
No editing your images. This includes editing text or graphics into it. You are allowed to crop your images down.
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@Loki So if we are allowed to crop images down, are we allowed to stich screenshots together into a single larger one?

Also, can we have a wiring and mech. builds category :( If so, how much time will there be between the upcoming patch which will introduce logic gates and an extra wire colour and the deadline for the contest entry?
 
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This one is going to be a tricky one. I can barely tell the difference from 1.2.4 and 1.3 content. I will probably have to scour the wiki just to figure out what is and what isn't 1.3 for a few things. I can only think of a few things I know of off hand, the rest I'll do the scouring... Still though I like to see if I can incorporate the content rather than just use the content only. Might come up with something.

If I do enter though I would probably only aim to at least get the participation trophy, to say that I in the very least tried. :dryadhappy:

Nice idea for a contest. Every one do there best, where able.:dryadsmile:
 
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