Hiya everybody! This year I was selected to design this year's C3 scheme. (Hooray!) It's my first time designing a web page, but I got some help from my friend Mr. Clippy to make it look as spiffy as I can. I think you'll agree with the magic of CSS (Computer Snazzy Stylishness), we're ready to take this site into the 21st Century!!
Oh! Mother goose wanted to make sure I tell you about the tags. Please make sure to use the appropriate tags for your threads, it'll make the voting process much easier for the humble PR Team!
Here is a list of all the tags, and what they mean!
Super Mario World - For all your threads relating to our favourite game, Super Mario World.
Non-Super Mario World - Every kind of other ROM-hacking or adjacent thing (including Yoshi's Island, SMBX, etc), game release (such as an indie game you've worked on), non-SMW resource releases. Not threads for art, drawings, etc. That's covered further down.
Standard - "Standard" difficulty SMW and Non-SMW hacks and games
Kaizo/Pit - "Kaizo/Pit" difficulty SMW and Non-SMW hacks and games
Graphics - For Graphics intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Music - For Music intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Samples - For Musical Samples intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Soundtrack - For Soundtracks intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Patch - For ASM Patches intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
UberASM - For UberASM intended for use in SMW
Sprites - For Custom Sprites intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Blocks - For Custom Blocks intended for use in SMW and ROM hacks
Tool - For Tools intended for use with SMW and ROM hacks
Work in Progress - A Work in Progress project, such as a WIP SMW hack, or a game in development
Demo - A Demo release of a Work in Progress project, should be dual-tagged with Work in Progress
Full Release - A Full Release of a hack or game
Resource Release - A Resource Release that fits the criteria of at least one of the above resource type tags (ie, Graphics through to Tool)
Screenshots - If your thread contains screenshots of your resource, hack, or game, then tag it with this tag
Videos - If your thread contains a video showing off your work, then tag it with this tag. A Trailer for a release is different to a Video; see below tag.
Trailer - if you have curated a special trailer to showoff your hack or game, then use this tag instead of Video
Art - Art covers everything from your drawings, to your custom made songs that aren't intended for use in ROM hacking projects. If you have created a banging Drum and Bass tune you want to showoff, this is the correct tag.
Requests - If you intend to spend your C3 making things for others, then use this tag.
Miscellaneous - Only for the most unusual threads. Only use this tag if you really don't fit into any of the other categories above.
We're also bringing back the berry system from last year! In case you need a reminder...
• When you make a thread, your thread is given 5 berries.
• You, the thread author, can then give these berries out to users who post in your thread!
• We're not policing how you use your berries as such, but you are strongly encouraged to give berries to users who give valuable feedback to you. Someone who responds to your thread with "yeah looks gr8" should probably not get given a berry over another user who gives you a couple of paragraphs of detailed feedback.
• Valuable feedback is not equal to positive feedback. Positive feedback is great! But sometimes, a little bit of constructive criticism can be really valuable and point out things you hadn't thought of. Don't not give someone a berry just because they told you a few harsh truths about your work.
To give a user a berry for their post, you will see a nice little "Give Berry" button below each post. It looks a little like this:
Once you've given a berry, that button will turn into:
If you change your mind on giving a user a berry, you can click the above button to take it back. Users won't know how many berries they have received until the C3 Results Show.
So, what's the point of all these berries? Well, in the C3 Results Show, there will be a berry leaderboard! And the top users of the berry leaderboard will get a special berry trophy, to go alongside any other trophies they win at C3:
( Teyla designed the scrumptious looking berry for us! If you have any additional questions about the berry system, check the F.A.Q. here.)
That should be everything! Make sure to leave your name on the guest book!