Kapo

you should be able to play out one of the two contest cards (Hurler/Ashbone) right from the start. best idea I have is that you go into your map-folder and delete the map (CCC10_AshHurler.pak) and just try to re-download it, and see if it works then. @Kubik any idea?

can you write in detail what doesnt work? it doesnt load? do you get an error message?

yes, only those two. (or Ashbone and Regrowth) I will add you to the list of sponsors 😃

Hello Skylords, Skyladies, and other Skybeings; Welcome to CCC #10 – the tenth Crappy Community Contest! THE CONTEST HAS ENDED. If you want to check out the winners, CLICK HERE. If you are just here to grab the code, there you go: CCCA-SHBO-NEHU-RLER What are “Crappy Community Contests”? CCC's are meant to be small-scale contests with weird challenges, hopefully luring you away from well-trodden paths. They are small-scale on the organizers side too: usually there will be no stream, video, or event announcing the winners. What's special about these contests is a participation prize for the whole Skylords community. What, when, where, how? Ashbone Pyro vs. Magma Hurler Both strong and revered - but which of them is the stronger card? This challenge is to win the custom map "CCC#10 - Ash vs. Hurler" on expert difficulty in the fastest time under severe deck limitations. In this challenge, you are sent to win a copy of the campaign map "Crusade", using either Ashbone Pyro OR Magma Hurlers to destroy your enemies. The map provides instant access to those units and enough energy to get going right from the start. Additionally, to said units, you are allowed to use Regrowth in your deck to quickly heal up your army. So in total, you are only using Magma Hurler + Regrowth _OR_ Ashbone Pyro + Regrowth. Ashbone and Hurler fill a very similar role with comparable orb requirements, and we will settle once and for all what's the card better fulfilling its role. As a special feature, the winner of this challenge will get the special honour of deciding if the Official Skylords Discord will get an Ashbone or Hurler emoticon (CLICK HERE) provided by the talented @Titan. The winner may decide freely, you don't need to use Hurler in your contest entry if you want to decide for Hurler. How to enter: Battleforge automatically saves a replay file of the last match you play, named autosave.pmv. After playing the map, rename this file, so it doesn't get overwritten. You can find your replays here: Documents => Battleforge => replays. The contest has started with the release of this post – submit your replay through Discord (DM to Kapo#0116) or the Skylords Forum (DM to @Kapo) until 12.03.2023 23:59 CET (= 11 days time total). You can submit multiple times, but only your last entry will count. Please note that any submitted replays may be posted here in the forums. To lessen my workload, please rename your replay to the following format: CCC10_<your-time>_<your-name>.pmv (e.g. CCC10_5_11.23_Kapo.pmv) How to access the map: What's the prize pool? Since this is not just a crappy contest, but a Crappy Community Contest, you may help with your participation to earn a prize for the whole community. If we reach more than 25 participants (unique players, not entries), we will unlock a Mini-Booster code for the entire Skylords community. If more than 40 participants enter, the code will be upgraded to a Booster instead of a Mini-Booster. So tell your fellow Skylords to try this challenge – it's an occasion to try something completely new, and it raises our chances to hand out a code for everybody. Of course, the top ranking Skylords will get prizes too, sponsored by myself, the Community and the Skylords Reborn Team: 1st place 5 General Boosters + Promo Rogan Kayle + Discord Emoticon Choice (see above) 2nd place 4 General Boosters + Nether Warp (G) + Ashbone Pyro 3rd place 3 General Boosters + Spitfire + Sunderer + Magma Hurler (x2) 4th place 2 General Boosters + Frost Shard + War Eagle 5th place 1 General Booster + Frenetic Assault (P) 6th place Church of Negation + Nightshade Plant (P), 7th place Stronghold + Deepcoil Worm 8th place Grim Bahir (G) + Banzai Lord (P) 9th place Cluster Explosion (P) + Viridya 10th place Wrathgazer + Shrine of Memory For participation, there is a random chance to win one of the following cards out of a large pool: Random Draws 5x1 General Booster, Infect, Amii Monument, Spitfire, Mine, Shrine of War, Shrine of Martyrs, Nightshade Plant (P), Lost Grigori (B), War Eagle, Brannoc Sunderer, Amok (P), Revenge, Nightguard (R), Soul Splicer (R), Mortar Tower, Gladiatrix (G), Crystal Fiend (B), Twilight Curse (R), Mark of the Keeper, Banzai Lord (P), Abomination (P), Abomination (B), Frenetic Assault (R), Lost Grigori (P), Lost Shade (P), Nightshade Plant (G), Shrine of Memory, Twilight Creeper (R), Core Dredge (R), Abyssal Warder (R), Mindweaver (x2), Tortugun (R), Twilight Warfare (P), Protectors Seal (TL) (x2), Rageflame (R), Amazon (G) (x2), Core Dredge (B), Wrathgazer, Volcano (R), Tranquility, Transcendence, Fathom Lord, Ice Guardian, Rocket Tower, Bonus Hurler: Every participant will receive one copy of Magma Hurler. Newcomer Card Pool: If you are of Bronze or Silver Rank, you will additionally receive one guaranteed copy of Ensnaring Roots, and a random draw of some of the following cards: Sponsors If one or more mighty Skylord(s) decides to sponsor this event, please contact me - community contest prizes are ment to be from the community, for the community. I would be more than happy to beef up or even expand the prize pool to more ranks, add additional random draws, add cards for newcomers, set special bounties or any other upgrades to the prize pool you can think of. The following prizes have been sponsored so far: Skylords Team General Boosters (x20), Community Booster Code @Kapo Promo Rogan Kayle, Wrathgazer, Grim Bahir (G), Core Dredge (R), Abyssal Warder (R), Mindweaver, Tortugun (R), Twilight Warfare (P), Protectors Seal (TL), Rageflame (R) @Dolewan Amok (P), Revenge, Nightguard (R), Soul Splicer (R), Mortar Tower, Gladiatrix (G), Nightshade Plant (P) (x2), Crystal Fiend (B), Twilight Curse (R), Deepcoil Worm, Magma Hurler (x2) @Trando Infect, Frost Shard, Amii Monument, Nether Warp (G), Stronghold, Mark of the Keeper, Shrine of War, Shrine of Martyrs, Newcomer Ensnaring Roots @Xanatoss Mine, Deepcoil Worm @THE_BIG_WET Cluster Explosion (P), Church of Negation, Spitfire, War Eagle (x2), Banzai Lord (P) (x2), Brannoc, Sunderer (x2), Viridya, Abomination (P), Abomination (B), Ashbone Pyro (x2), Frenetic Assault (R), Lost Grigori (B), Lost Grigori (P), Lost Shade (P), Nightshade Plant (G), Shrine of Memory (x2), Twilight Creeper (R) @T1421 Spitfire @CrazyCockerell Wrecker, Sun Reaver (R) x4, Nomad (G), Nomad (R), Banner of Glory, Unity (B), Eruption, Blaster Cannon (R), Fire Sphere, Fire Stalker, Forsaken, Executor (x2), Knight of Chaos (P) (x3), Knight of Chaos (B) (x3), Snapjaws (R), Lifestealer, Offering (G), Offering (B), Unholy Power (x3), Void Maw, Unstable Demon (x2), Necroblaster (P) (x2), Necroblaster (G) (x2), Unholy Hero, Second Chance (G), Juice Tank, Wardens Sigil (B) (x2), Infernal Chain (G) (x2), Silverwind Lancers, Cannon Tower, Retreating Circle, Northland Drake (B) (x3), Northland Drake (R), Frontier Keep (R), Armored Tower (x2), Construct, Mumbo Jumbo (R) (x2), Mumbo Jumbo (P), Fountain of Rebirth, Shaman, Mauler (x3), Spirit Hunters (G), Drones (x3), Curse of Oink, Equilibrium (G) (x4), Giant Wyrm, Equlibrium (B) (x2), Regrowth, Earth Crystal (x4), Dark Crystal, Amazon (G) (x2), @Hrdina_Imperia One Magma Hurler for every participant! Also: Mindweaver, Core Dredge (B), Wrathgazer, Volcano (R), Tranquility, Transcendence, Fathom Lord, Ice Guardian, Rocket Tower, Protectors Seal (TL) Thanks to the sponsors that support the contest! ❤️ Conclusion I hope you have fun with this challenge, and I hope ... that Hurler wins ! 🔥 Kapo Future Events – get involved! If you are interested in helping with these (or better) kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out! Contact our Event Manager @Metagross31, @Minashigo Hiko or @nukie on the forums or discord. They are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool! If you especially like this small-scale-format, and you have an idea for it, you may also contact me directly to discuss your idea and host your own Crappy Community Contest.

Since no one was able to do the deed in the first 10 days, I'm raising the Bounty to 15.000 BFP. Where are the Pro's at?

I remember someone wasn't able to defend the satellite orb as well... but I forgot who 😛

This, this and this. Looking forward to BOT4 !

Expert of course. I'll add that to the description 😃

I really dislike the current Bad Harvest Solo method - giving up your base is not worthy of a real Skylord. And while I came close to a new strategy, yet I am unable to get it really to work. I wasted way too much time on this, but I think it is possible for sure, so I'm setting up a bounty for someone who is able to send me a replay that meets the following criteria: * Full solo, no other player joining for orbs/wells * Expert difficulty * Defend the starting base - do not lose an orb or well * Must be repeatable - e.g. do not profit from a rare occurrence, like getting the units stuck on the wall way longer than usual * Of course: win the map 😉 Disclaimer: I reserve the right to refuse an entry if anything goes against the spirit of the challenge - like, if I forgot to add a rule or condition. It's win the map + keep the base in any way you like, but I will not allow for any rule-lawyering. Also, if some heavy bug-use or exploit is involved, I may refuse the entry - I want to see a gameplay solution similar to the Codebreaker Achievement, not a shady trick 😃 Also, by entering the Bounty, you accept that your entry (replay) will be made public. REWARD: 15.000 BFP + Promo Rogan Kayle The bounty has been completed by @Hirooo. If I get inpatient, I may add more BFP to the bounty, but I think for someone who is an excellent player, it's worth investing an hour or two to see if they can do it. Also, if you invest some SERIOUS time, please send the replay anyway to me, I may reward you with some BFP and make it public, so others can develop from that point on further. Good luck to all the Bounty Hunters!

Just drop a message and we have a go too 😉

GET CARRIED BY @Rose_Eleanor, stay INDESTRUCTIBLE.pmv

ChatGPT Advice The following request was sent: Here is the result: Advice for everyone: Don't rush to buy boosters from the store. Instead, try to buy boosters from other players at a lower price. Keep an eye on the market prices for the cards you want to buy or sell. Use the auction house to your advantage and try to buy low and sell high. Try to complete the achievements in the game that yield BFP. These achievements can quickly give you a boost in currency to start trading with. If you have a few high-value cards, don't rush to sell them. Keep them in your collection and wait for the right time to sell them. The value of some cards can increase over time as the game progresses and new players join. Keep an eye on the trends of the market. If you notice a particular card is in high demand, try to get your hands on it before the price goes up. Advice for people with little extra time (10 minutes max): Try to spend your 10 minutes checking the market for cards you want to buy or sell. Look for undervalued cards that you can resell for a profit. Post a few auctions of cards you want to sell at slightly lower prices than the market value. This will increase your chances of making a quick sale. Spend a few minutes opening a booster or two to see if you can get lucky and pull a valuable card. Advice for people with some extra time (20 minutes max): Spend a few minutes every day checking the market for cards you want to buy or sell. Look for trends and try to predict which cards might increase in value. Post auctions of cards you want to sell at slightly lower prices than the market value. This will increase your chances of making a quick sale. Try to complete some of the achievements that yield BFP to increase your currency. Spend a few minutes opening a booster or two to see if you can get lucky and pull a valuable card. Advice for people with a lot of extra time (up to one hour): Spend the first few minutes checking the market for cards you want to buy or sell. Look for undervalued cards and try to resell for a profit. Post a lot of auctions of cards you want to sell at slightly lower prices than the market value. This will increase your chances of making multiple sales. Try to complete as many achievements as possible to increase your currency. Spend some time opening boosters to try and pull valuable cards. Try to build a deck that's competitive in the game, and that uses some of the higher-value cards that you might have in your collection. This can give you an edge in gameplay, as well as increase the value of the cards in your collection. Overall, the key to success in this game is to be patient and smart with your trading decisions. Keep an eye on the market, post auctions at strategic times, and take advantage of the opportunities that come your way. Good luck! Q: Would it be profitable to not open booster and just resell cards, or is opening boosters better under these premises? A: In general, it's difficult to determine whether it's more profitable to sell unopened boosters or to open them and sell the individual cards, as it depends on various factors such as the current market demand for the cards, the player's individual luck in opening high-value cards, and the time and effort involved in selling individual cards versus selling unopened boosters. However, based on the information provided, it seems like opening boosters and selling individual cards is likely to be more profitable than simply selling unopened boosters. While the average return on investment for boosters is typically less than 5%, some boosters can have a return on investment of up to 10%, which suggests that there is some potential for profit in opening boosters. Additionally, since some cards are high-valued while most lean towards the lower end, it's possible to make a profit by selling the valuable cards obtained from boosters while using the lower-value cards to fill out a collection or sell at a lower price. That being said, if a player is particularly risk-averse and would prefer a more consistent, reliable source of income, selling unopened boosters at a slightly reduced price could be a viable option. However, they should be aware that they may be leaving potential profits on the table by not opening the boosters and selling the individual cards. Ultimately, the decision to open boosters or sell them unopened will depend on the player's individual preferences and risk tolerance.

"Nobody is playing 10s!" Devs make Achievement Casual Players come "No, not like that!"

A way to make the Community Maps more organized is very welcome...

Skyrake Alphas are L too, right? Didnt think of that. Agreed, Kri'Rarr should be L. 👍 Mass Blink would be so cool for Hit-and-Run in Campaign Maps 😄

If you already are familiar with the game, check out the achievements - those give about 13-15k BFP and are an automatic "starter package" for veteran players 👍

The Winterbeasts are the perfect example for that. It's just a seemingly small thing, but the "Territorial" effect is mega smart and solves a problem for frost PvP in an incredible elegant way.

All prices (but 4) have been sent out - thx to Metagross - the last four have been contacted, once their ingame names have been gathered they will recieve their prices as well.

If you want some feedback, please contact Windhunter - he offered to talk about submissions. Nothing more I can do, since I don't know the reasoning of the jury.

CARRY @Trando, BECOME INVINCIBLE.pmv

It's time to announce the winners! First, a big thanks to all involved in the contest, from the participants to the jurors and all in-between - the energy that emerged from the contest was great! Here is a link to the reveal stream, if you don't want to read that much and just want to check the top entries out: Here are the winners of the Card Idea Contest: PLATINUM TIER The following entries have achieved platinum tier: by Metagross31 by Ult by Maze by Kapo GOLD+ TIER The jurors decided to highlight five entries that outperform Gold tier, yet do not make it completely into platinum: by Laze by Jolares by Styxious by Weak1ings by ElementG GOLD TIER There were so many excellent entries, re-formatting for presentation in the forums would be days and says of work, severely delaying the winner's announcement. So please click here to view them in a google docs: CLICK HERE FOR THE GOLD TIER WINNERS If you just want to check out if your entry landed in this tier, here is a shortlist of the Gold Tier winners: Reminder: Even if your name comes up twice, you will only receive the prize of the highest achieved tier. SILVER TIER The following entries have achieved silver tier: CLICK HERE FOR THE SILVER TIER WINNERS If you just want to check out if you landed in this tier, here is a "shortlist" of the Silver Tier winners: MEME TIER Some entries aimed (hopefully intentionally) at meme-worthy content, so the jurors decided to split them off and select the best two of them in a Meme Tier: by Damo by WaterMelonLord The prizes will be sent out within the next days. We all hope that you, even if you did not land in one of the top tiers, enjoyed this contest. This new encyclopedia of creative sparks will assist in the future development of cards for sure! Best regards, Skylords Reborn Team

Less than two hours until the stream starts!

This paragraph is so sweet, I want to buy you a coffee. ☕

Dear Skylords, The Platinum Winners (and some other entries) will be revealed on Ultralords Stream in two days - 10.01.2023 at 19:00 CET. I hope you guys are as much hyped as I am! 😃 Here the Link for the Stream Location: https://www.twitch.tv/ultralord_t1421