Going to be on TerrariaOfficial today at noon Pacific time. Looks like I may be on the hook here, so you will have to put up with my voice and novice streaming skills.
There will be a thread posted afterwards as well, in case you miss it.
Animated sprites were not against the rules.
@Leinfors guidance was about a single outfit requiring multiple very distinct forms. I'm sure there is some gray area in there but that was the intent.
We didn't look at anything in the community in making these choices. Not likes, not videos... heck, we didn't even look at names until after the fact to append them to the semifinalists so we know who did what. We did not want this to be a popularity contest - at least in the picking of the finalists. The voting of course is a popularity contest... of the best entries.
As for campaigning for votes, no way we can stop people from that I suppose. Just making clear that none of that impacted the internal Re-Logic process.
Instructions will be shared on the stream and posted here afterwards. Attempting a method not tied to any one corner of the community - but one with at least some protections against ballot stuffing.