2025 Homecoming Base Contest (Rules & Entries thread)

[Archanarchist]

On 4/2/2025 at 5:11 PM, Dacy said:

Judging does not start until May 4th, so you have some time to finish this. Bases need to be complete to be judged, unless they look and feel complete without whatever it was you were going to finish. However, an unattached teleport point will be pretty obvious.

 

The novice category was created for both the new builder, and the casual builder.  If you're not hiring out for commissions, or entering contests and building prolifically, you probably are just fine in the novice category. If you feel like you should not be in novice due to your skill level, by all means, feel free to switch categories, as the "novice" tag will also be reflected in any title earned. 🙂

 

well the base has been being casually built since 2019.
the core of base is the central room and gimel point out the police box door
its been complete for a year+ 🙂 

yedth point is just where i play about with ideas. 
(and as such will never be complete and usually have junk laying about)
all parts of base even yedth, usually, telepads, points ext work.
i could temp disable the yedth point TP if youd like

i mostly put it in for ppl to see it so i dont really care what category it is
if after u see it u think it should stay in novice leave it there otherwise if u think i have some tricks
in amongst it novices wouldnt know 
put it in open 🙂

[Pyracles]

• Your character name: Axe Maniac

• Your Global handle: @Pyroplasmic

• Are you the owner: Yes

• Are you the builder: Yes

• Your base’s name: The Secret Place Where We Meet

• The shard it is located on: Reunion

• The passcode for entry: secretplace-8396

• The category your base is entering under: fantasy / arcane

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles: none

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand: 

[Dacy]

Okay! I have updated the TOUR hubs to make touring Contest Bases easier. (Which is why I include this post in this topic).

 

All the current entries have been included in the appropriate categories, and I will update as I can as others enter the competition. Also, still in the TOUR hubs are the bases that still have valid codes from last year's Showcases. I am happy to add any other bases, whether they are in the contest or not, so people can find them while in game.

 

Everlasting: TOUR-33691
Excelsior: TOUR-30788
Indomitable: TOUR-11167
Reunion: TOUR-9105
Torchbearer: TOUR-14480

Victory: TOUR-893

 

The TOUR hubs list base codes and builders and owners, and Everlasting and Excelsior also include a category for Clubs and Venues. There are macros you can copy for base hopping, and portals to all the zones.

 

Edited Sunday at 07:48 AM by Dacy

[ShardWarrior]

• Your character name (Red Star Holder): Green Paragon

• Your Global handle: @Shard Warrior

• Your base’s name: The Watchtower

• The shard it is located on: Excelsior

• The passcode for entry: PARAGON-15105

• The category your base is entering under: Tech/Sci-Fi

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles:  None

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand:   Highest visscale is recommended.  Flight is optional, but fun if you do have it for exploring the exterior of the station.  Vanguard shuttles in the hangar bay are teleports out onto orbiting asteroids for exterior views of the station.  There is something of a hidden easter egg of future base projects I am working on somewhere on the map.  The easter egg is continued in the story of Research Station P2X-374, the Paragon Corps base on Torchbearer.  

• More information about the Paragon Corps and The Watchtower here - 

   

Edited Tuesday at 05:37 AM by ShardWarrior

[lemming]

• Your character name: Scales

• Your Global handle: @Lemming

• Are you the owner? Y

• Are you the builder? Y

• Your base’s name: Protectors

• The shard it is located on: Victory

• The passcode for entry: Victory-248

• The category your base is entering under: Novice

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles: @ZapDevil @Aehr

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand: Just a functional base that has everything needed in one room.  And since we needed at least some sort of entry on Victory.  I'm happiest about the base portal spots now.

[Dacy]

Just a note...Indom also has no entries. (But it does have a hub. Now I'm off to build another hub on Victory...)

Edit: I wanted to delete these posts as they are more appropriate for the discussion thread, despite the fact that that is not where the issue arose, but the editor here will only let me hide posts, not delete them.. Further discussions will take place in discussion thread.

Edited Sunday at 01:40 AM by Dacy

[lemming]

30 minutes ago, Dacy said:

Just a note...Indom also has no entries. (But it does have a hub. Now I'm off to build another hub on Victory...)

I thought there were hubs.  Victory-229 was an early one.   (Oh! Tour Hubs!)

Edited Saturday at 10:16 PM by lemming
doh!

[Lukester]

• Your character name: Emerald Specter

• Your Global handle: @Lukester

• Your base’s name: Midtown

• The shard it is located on:  Everlasting

• The passcode for entry: MIDTOWN-29367

• The category your base is entering under: Realism

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles: @Lukester

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand:
  Midtown is a massive city block surrounded by tall skyscrapers and glimmering towers. It is connected to four transit tunnels. The main feature is Emerald Square, a park with an amphitheater, food courts, pavilions, and more. /visscale 5 for best viewing distance.

Edited Sunday at 06:58 PM by Lukester

[Morgahn]

• Your character name: Auron.

• Your Global handle:  @Magikh

• Are you the owner?  I am the owner

• Are you the builder? I am the Builder

• Your base’s name:  Keepers of the Mists

• The shard it is located on:  Excelsisor

• The passcode for entry:  Mists-18552

• The category your base is entering under:  Other

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand:
  Mists is a base meant to have a garden feel.  It's a work in progress, about 2/3 complete.  Key game-related features (vendors, portals, etc) are all near the entrance, the rest is purely aesthetics.

Edited Sunday at 05:53 PM by Morgahn

[Ragdoll]

• Your character name: Abyssinia

• Your Global handle: @Bootstrap

• Are you the owner: Yes

• Are you the builder: Yes

• Your base’s name: Telemachus Park

• The shard it is located on: Everlasting

• The passcode for entry: PARK-36846

• The category your base is entering under: Nature

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles: @Bootstrap

• Any additional information you wish the judges to know beforehand: I'd recommend /visscale 5 or 6! There's also a hidden entrance to underground caverns, but they aren't integral to the general build or vibe.
  
  Attaching below the location of the underbase-on entering the cave behind the hanging vines, there's a portal point hidden in the water at the base of the steps. Enjoy!
  

Edited Monday at 06:34 PM by Ragdoll
Including directions for underbase access.

[Coolt2]

• Your character name: Coolt

• Your Global handle: @Coolt

• Are you the owner? Yes

• Are you the builder? Yes 

• Your base’s name: The Silver Scholars

• The shard it is located on: Excelsior

• The passcode for entry: Hemingway23-30038

• The category your base is entering under: Tech / Sci-Fi

• Contributing builders’ names or Global handles: I am the sole builder.