MasterCommaThe Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I will be hosting a full week of nightly (Edit: 9pm Central) Speed Building Contests from January 25th - January 31st on c.nerd.nu. There will be at least 3 rounds each night that will take place in the official Creative Speed Build Arena. The prize is that the winning builds will be featured in a "trophy room" (until someone donates something else).I am accepting ideas for the topics for each round, please post your ideas for my consideration in the comments below! Edit: The final Theme on Friday will be "Redstone". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeHee2000 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Just a question, how big will the plots be? If fairly big, the contest could be very successful. I'd aim for about 20x20, it's possible with the recent expansion. It'd be cool to have this on the calendar too, and seen as a big upcoming event just as the previous speedbuild was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCommaThe Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Plots are 15x15! Thanks for the reminder, the events are on the calendar. I will post exact times later, but I expect 9pm Central unless people request otherwise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nealsmith Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 As miners (you know you are) I might suggest an tribute to mining statue. not sure what you are specificly looking at... maybe A build a mining scene including the following ( not to scale) a cart, rail, and tools... somthing like that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four_Down Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I enjoyed the last speedbuilding contest, I'll try to take part in at least one of these ones :P Thank you for running this :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admanta Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I have a lot of ideas, here they are in no particular order. Freedom Music Big Small Water/Underwater Ice/cold Fire/hot Air Food Animals Funny Car/bike Boat Plane City Space Building Destruction PVP arena Games Red stone Derpy blocks only (Gold, diamond, emerald, iron etc) Trees park/garden Cobble + oak challenge (Only able to use Oak planks/logs and cobble) Beer Nation themed (separate themes for Canada, USA, Germany, France, China, UK, Russia etc. Monster Minecraft mob TV show/movie Classic video games Current Games Dinosaurs History future Myths Bedroom Bathroom kitchen Book Robot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizzletinks Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 'Merica Religion Fast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four_Down Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 'Merica Religion Fast I disagree with having religion as a topic, could easily turn offensive, best to play it safe. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schererererer Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'll propose an architecture trifecta: pillar, stair, and arch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCommaThe Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I have a lot of ideas, here they are in no particular order. Just the type of thing I was hoping for in this post! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapptime18 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Back when I was planning on doing something similar, I came up with a short list of ideas: Houses Apartments Hotels Library Town Hall Rail station Bar/Tavern Restaurants (Could also do fast food) Gardens/Parks/Nature Statues Farms Afk box Skyscrapers Futuristic/Spaceship Wild West And finally, free builds, where contestants can build in whatever style they want. On a side note, would it be possible to allow the placement of flowing water or lava in the speed building area? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
u2fan25 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Topic Idea~ Famous Landmarks Of the world :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeHee2000 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Idea: nerd.nu general image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theclefe Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Where is this? I can't seem to find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCommaThe Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Where is this? I can't seem to find it? type /warp arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapptime18 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 First contest went great! We had ~30 people on C! That being said, I'm not sure if you've heard of the streamer on Twitch, Lodeclaw, but he runs a very successful speedbuild league (which I suggest everyone checks out) and he uses http://ardentforge.net/themes.html to come up with themes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCommaThe Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks! I got a few good ideas from it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCommaThe Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm announcing now that the final theme on Friday will be "Redstone."Please keep in mind that normal server rules still apply. This means clocks (redstone signals that travel continuously in a circle and repeat) must be toggle-able (able to be turned on and off). Any clocks should only be turned on by you for testing and by judges for during final judgement.It is suggested that any activation buttons, switches, etc... be clearly marked with either brightly colored wool or signs so that judges can easily find how to activate your device.Please plan out your builds and be thoughtful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeHee2000 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Just to note, I believe we had 47-43 players on tonight! That's quite an accomplishment for Creative and is very pleasing to see. Another great aspect of this is that PvE/Survival players are participating, which has made it as great as it is. Can't wait for Friday's builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooprm32 Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I've been enjoying thes contests; hope we have more after this week is over. Maybe a weekly contest? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EeHee2000 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 I'd be for a weekly contest. Also, Friday had 50+ players online, a great accomplishment for Creative. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapptime18 Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Would anybody be down for a speedbuilding league? Maybe have a few divisions based on building skill? Just throwing that out there. It's been so great seeing old players and new players alike come together for these contests! Thanks for running these! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwitchViewz Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) I'd love to have a weekly contest, or at least have them more often! And seeing so many people on Creative at a time is wonderful! Edited February 2, 2014 by SwitchViewz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnyus Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I'd be for a weekly contest. Also, Friday had 50+ players online, a great accomplishment for Creative. Take note that Friday was actually the slowest day for the contest. Wednesday's turnout was huge though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knapptime18 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Take note that Friday was actually the slowest day for the contest. Wednesday's turnout was huge though. My theory is that people were actually scared off by the announcement that the final theme would be redstone. That, or maybe people got tired of speed building every night? This was a great deal of fun though, I only wish that sports and school didn't keep me from participating every night. Great job and thanks for running this, Master. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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