» Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:52 pm The house mod selected by you as The Most Imaginative Home of 2009 is:
Shadowcrest Vineyard by Korana
Congrats Korana! :clap:
Shadowcrest Vineyard joins the Most Imaginative Homes of 2007 (Bravil Sea Domes by Phitt) and 2008 (Amaterasu No Yume by Exilehunter) on the http://oblivionsrealestate.com/Find_A_Home/ORE_Challenges/ore_challenges.html.
Secondly, there have been some big changes on ORE so go to the site and see if you haven't already.
Lastly, there was a poll.....many people voted.....then there was another poll....again with the voting......but the point is that finally we have our next Oblivion's Real Estate Challenge. This is the thirteenth challenge held by Oblivion's Real Estate over the years. For details on previous challenges see http://www.oblivionsrealestate.com/. The challenge selecte...by you.......was.......
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/Shezrie/CastleHomesChallenge.jpg
Thanks Lewis for the banner.
If you would like to participate sign up in this thread or head over to the ORE forums.
What is the object of this Challenge?
The object is to create a castle!
General Rules:
*Entries must be in be the end of May 30th, 2010. There is a three month time period.
*Entries must be sent via email to Shezrie, pm me when you are ready and I will give you the email address.
*If you want to participate then you must sign up here or on the http://ljosa.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=castlechallenge.
*Each entry must be made by only one person and entered by that same person.
*You must not reveal any information/screenshots about your entry at all, as these may 'inspire' others.
*You can use vanilla or modded items to create and decorate your homes.
*If you have submitted your house before the end date and you made an update to it, you MUST resubmit the ENTIRE mod with updated readme. Please do not send single files or documents to me as this creates much more work for me.
*The house must have a bed. (Best not to ask.)
*Do not discuss or reveal any information about your mod that will give anything away.
*All mods entered must be put exclusively on ORE for the first two weeks after the challenge, barring any major errors or problems. After the two weeks time period, authors are free to host their mod anywhere they like.
*Lore is NOT important, you can create a home as unlore like as possible and it will not affect your chances of winning.
*All houses entered must be fully finished and will be beta tested by Shezrie before being put before the judges.
*Mods must contain a readme.
*Mods must NOT have your name in the description section of the mod itself, so that judges cannot see the creator of the mod.
This is because the Judges would be able to see who made the mod when they go to activate it in the DataFiles.
*The Judges names will not be revealed until after the voting.
The Judges
*The judges are secretly selected by Shezrie and offered the position. I select a panel of experienced modders or very knowledgeable people who are respectable, honest members of the entire Elder Scrolls community.
*They are not permitted to tell anyone they are a Judge.
*They will not know who made which mod until after the winner is announced.
*Judges award points out of ten for various categories.
Possible Questions and Answers
What do you mean by a castle?
Dictionary definition: A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack.
Are there limitations on where the castle can be built?
There are no limitations on where to build your castle. It can be in any province, any worldspace, Oblivion, smack in the middle of a town/city...anywhere...
Will adding a quest increase my chances?
Feel free to add in a quest, however it will be ignored by the Judges when judging. This is because this is about the house and we need to keep it on an even playing field. It would not be fair to others if they did not put in a quest, but people who did got higher scores when a quest was not a requirement of the challenge.
How does the Judging work, can I be assured of fair and impartial judging procedure?
In order to ensure that mods are judged fairly there is a procedure that is followed to ensure the fairest possible judging procedure.
I (Shezrie) am the only one who will know which mod was made by who throughout the entire challenge until the I announce the results. I follow a certain procedure....
*Once I have your mod I will test it in game. If there are obvious flaws that prevent judging I will send it back to be corrected.
*If/when the mod is fine, I then carefully check the mod and the readme for any sign of the author's name and remove any.
*I repackage the mod up with the now nameless readme and it goes up to a secure area on ORE along with the other mods.
*The Judges are provided with a secret area on the forum. I put the download links/access passwords there along with the Judging guidelines for the Judges to proceed. At this point the mods are only identified by their names, the Judges do not know who created what.
*The Judges test and score each mod. I add up the scores when the final Judge's information is in. Judges still don't know who made which mod and the challengers still don't know either or who the Judges are. #animatedfear#
*I put all the mods on ORE and announce the winner at the same time. At this time the challengers get to know who the Judges were and the Judges find out who made which mod and I get to stop being so secretive.
In the past I have needed the assistance of the staff and a few of them have become aware of who made what mod. This happened once due to the sheer number of entries we had.Will you release the scores awarded by the Judges, so we can see who came second, third etc?
Absolutely no, no chance, not in a million years. The scores are deleted and never revealed.
What does the winner get?
The winning mod will be featured on the front page of ORE for one Month and will joins the ranks of ORE Challenge Winners, baring the title of 'Winner of the ORE Castle Homes Challenge'. If the author is a member of this forum they will get the title and 200 karma.
Feel free to pm me, Shezrie/Meek with any questions about your particular mod/idea and whether it meets the challenge requirements or any other questions on the challenge.
Good Luck! Remember to check out the variety of resources on http://oblivionsrealestate.com/Resources/resources.html.
This list of rules may be altered/added too during the course of the challenge, as is required. So be sure to check it frequently.
Have fun with this one and think outside the box. It doesn't have to be a standard home as long as the player has some living accomodation there.
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Mannimagus
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Adiuvo
Sparhawk1974
Da Mage
Oblivimonk
The Filthy Spaniard
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Oddbod
Xualete
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