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« Reply #375 on: August 18, 2013, 07:38:32 pm »


               Theme suggestion for October -

Catacombs, Crypts, and Tombs.  Who doesn’t remember their first crypt
crawl PnP adventure?  The creepiness, the cobwebs, the stale air, and
the undead lurking in the dusty shadows of a lost forgotten mountain
tomb.  Or was it the secret catacombs under a great city?  The passages
went on for miles, and success simply meant escaping with your lives.  
The bone piles, the macabre statuary, the grave markers in the floor and
walls, and the slowly dying torches that had you wondering if you’d
ever see daylight again.  That old crypt tileset is looking very dated,
even the undead see it and simply sigh in longing for something better
to haunt.  Even a handful or two of newly aged placeables could go a
long way to improving the unlives of the unliving.
               
               

               
            

Legacy_The Amethyst Dragon

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« Reply #376 on: August 18, 2013, 11:19:00 pm »


               Added to my list, 3RavensMore.

For those curious, I'm going to post the current state of the list I work from.  It's kind of long, but does stretch way back to the very start of the CCC...3 years ago!

For new/ theme suggestions in the polls, I tend to pick themes that either aren't closely represented in the current poll or aren't too similar to recently used monthly themes.

1st stage orphans (those that have gotten 0 votes one month) are sometimes brought back, but only when there aren't many unused new theme suggestions at the start time of a poll. If/when I do pick one of these to put back in the poll, I try to select one that adds variety to the poll options.

2nd stage orphans (those that have gotten 0 votes twice) just don't come back.

I stick to 13 options for every month's theme poll.  Plenty of options, but not unreasonable.  And 13 is just a funny number.

And...here's the list of themes, as of today (August 18, 2013):

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Complete Theme List:

Used:

High Priestress/Cleric Apartment (used Aug. 2010)
Buccaneers/Pirates (used Sep. 2010)
Commoners (used Oct. 2010)
Ancient Civiliations (used Nov. 2010)
Field war hospital, the toll of war (used Dec. 2010)
New Helms, Hats, Hoods, Hair Accessories, or other head decorations (used Jan./Feb. 2011)
Statuary Garden (used Mar. 2011)
Religious Items and Symbols (used Apr. 2011)
A Little Love for the Little Guys (used May 2011)
Poor Folk Stuff (used Jun. 2011)
Airships (used Jul. 2011)
Planescape (used Aug. 2011)
Horror/Creepy (used Sep. 2011)
Demonic (used Oct. 2011)
Underwater Stuff (used Nov. 2011)
Winter Stuff (used Dec. 2011)
Rogue Stuff (used Jan. 2012)
Oriental Additions (used Feb. 2012)
Elven Stuff (used Mar. 2012)
Folk Tales & Myths (used Apr. 2012)
New, better looking weapons (used May 2012)
Animal Related Stuff (used Jun. 2012)
Player Customization (used Jul. 2012)
Steampunk (used Aug. 2012)
Arabian Nights (used Sep. 2012)
The Bazaar (used Oct. 2012)
Sea, Air & Land Travel (used Nov. 2012)
To the Winner go the Spoils/End of the Road (used Dec. 2012)
Spells and Spellcrafting (used Jan. 2013)
Plants (used Feb. 2013)
Heaven and Hell (used Mar. 2013)
Drow Stuff (used for Apr. 2013)
Dragon Stuff (used for May 2013)
Oldschool (used June 2013)
Lost and Forgotten (used July 2013)
Vikings, Celts, and Norsemen (used August 2013)

Current Poll:
Arcane Space Stuff
Surprise Me
Dark Sun
Dr. Who
Why So Serious?
Chronicles of KrynnTechnomancy
Technomancy
Elemental Planes Stuff (2nd chance)
The art of deception - 2d in a 3d world (2nd chance)
Filth
Dinosaurs
Artifacts and Relics *
Not Just Walking XP *

New Suggestions:
Masters of the Wild/ Let's Make Camp
Deities and Demigods
Gothic
Weird Science
Wizard's Mistake
Tile Magic
Tileset Expansions
Even More Animals
Minis
Fantastic Locations
The Hyborian Age
Catacombs, Crypts, and Tombs

Orphans (stage 1):
Overhead Stuff (0 votes - poll for August 2013)
Who's That? (0 votes - poll for July 2013)
Overland Areas and World Maps (0 votes - poll for May 2013)
Literary Favourites (0 votes - poll for May 2013)
Quests (0 votes - poll for May 2013)
For the Dogs (0 votes - poll for Apr. 2013)
Grubby (0 votes - poll for Mar. 2013)
Dwarves and Demi-Humans (0 votes - poll for Sep. 2012)
Ancient Egypt Religious Items (0 votes - poll for June 2012)
Monsters from Asian Mythology (0 votes - poll for June 2012)
Grounds and Gardens (0 votes - poll for May 2012)
Mirror, mirror on the wall (0 votes - poll for May 2012)
Bards and Artists (0 votes - poll for May 2012)
Size does matter (0 votes - poll for Apr. 2012)
New Humanoid NPCs (0 votes - poll for Dec. 2011)
Take your pick! (0 votes - poll for Oct. 2011)
Legend of the Dark Crystal (0 votes - poll for Oct. 2011)
Missing gender armor parts addition (0 votes - poll for Aug. 2011)
Underdark Societies Stuff (0 votes - poll for June 2011)
Hot Desert Stuff (0 votes - poll for June 2011)
Machines (0 votes - poll for June 2011)
Organics  (0 votes - poll for June 2011)
- Elemental Planes Stuff (0 votes - poll for May 2011)
- The art of deception - 2d in a 3d world (0 votes - poll for May 2011)

Orphans (stage 2):
Magi scrying devices, and wondrous miscellaneous items of power (0 votes - poll for Apr. 2011 + 0 votes - poll for Jan. 2012)
Native American Stuff  (0 votes - poll for Mar. 2011 + 0 votes - poll for June 2011)
               
               

               
            

Legacy_The Amethyst Dragon

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« Reply #377 on: September 12, 2013, 10:35:43 am »


               Just in case anyone has missed out on grabbing any of the wonderful content produced by this challenge, the community site has a handy table of themes and links to every CCC theme thread and download page since the beginning, back in August 2010.



I also just started a CCC recruiting post on my PW's forum.  Many players are creative types that just haven't made anything for the NWN community before (or haven't been invited to try).  If they can open the toolset, they can use their creativity in practically any month's theme (prefabs galore!). :happy: 

I think we could get a lot of fresh ideas every month if other module/PW builders were to encourage their players to participate...maybe even entice a few to try their hand at scripting, texture/portrait editing, or even 3D model making.
               
               

               


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« Reply #378 on: September 20, 2013, 08:45:30 am »


               The mists of Ravenloft:
Just a challenge focuses in the subplane of the dread. That would include unique creatures from RL, or unique creatures of the Dark lords, like the one of Strad Von Zarovith in the Vault.
Creepy and or gothic, tileset or placeables.
Music tracks suitables for a RL background.
Scrips to recreate, ravenloft curses, or unique creature's powers.
Victorian and or Renaissance clothes...
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #379 on: September 20, 2013, 05:03:48 pm »


               Hidden Secrets and New Traps:
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PC had it too easy for years and years... We need to spice up those empty caverns, boring dungeons and desolated forests.


New secret stuff:
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Concealed doors, secret magic doors, opening bookshelves, rotating walls, floor secret entrances, secret hides, secret compartment containers, animated secret control switch mecanisms, secret puzzle boxes, special locks, etc.



New traps:
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Tigger (edit: Oops! i meen trigger, tirger... ahem: big striped cat ':whistle:') or elephant traps, wolf traps, mouse traps, retracting stairs / sliding traps, rolling boulders, swinging trunk traps, fire pits, glue stuff, working wall spiked traps (standard existing one has just one fixed orientation!), ceiling spikes, crushing walls, crushing giant boots (edit: yes, i said boots), crushing 1 Ton weights, giant cuting blades, water / sand filling rooms, paint traps, fishnet's traps, realistic trap fall and trap exit systems, new trapped artifacts, alarm sound devices, alarm bells, etc.
               
               

               


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« Reply #380 on: September 20, 2013, 11:10:37 pm »


               @CabeGnome I think Christopher Robin might be upset if you catch one of his friends who just happens to have a spring in his tail (or should that have been Tiger as opposed to Tigger? ('^_^'))

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« Reply #381 on: September 21, 2013, 12:38:21 am »


               I condensed the theme suggestion a little and removed a "g" from there for when that makes it up to the poll. '<img'>
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #382 on: October 10, 2013, 12:45:29 am »


               Just a thought that I had while checking through the list of themes - I don't suppose anybodies made a table (or something) of the contents that were finally submitted for each theme have they? Well there has been so much made now that it is easy to forget what is where.

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« Reply #383 on: October 10, 2013, 01:08:55 am »


               

Tarot Redhand wrote...

Just a thought that I had while checking through the list of themes - I don't suppose anybodies made a table (or something) of the contents that were finally submitted for each theme have they? Well there has been so much made now that it is easy to forget what is where.


I built and maintain a CCC page on the NWN Community Site, which links to every theme's forum thread and submission page.  It's probably the closest thing you'll get...unless you want to build and maintain a table yourself to keep track of every piece of content that's been made.

And if you wanted to make something like that, say in an Excel file, I can turn it into a webpage linked from that one so everyone could reap the benefits.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #384 on: October 12, 2013, 10:31:12 pm »


               So now that I've made that list, how long before it is up on that site you mentioned AD? Also what are the rules governing incorporating selected items from the ccc into other cc projects. There are a few things in various months submissions that I think are a shoe-in for the Spelljammer setting's haks.

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« Reply #385 on: October 13, 2013, 11:25:30 am »


               

Tarot Redhand wrote...

So now that I've made that list, how long before it is up on that site you mentioned AD? Also what are the rules governing incorporating selected items from the ccc into other cc projects. There are a few things in various months submissions that I think are a shoe-in for the Spelljammer setting's haks.

TR

It could take several weeks for me to post your list on the community site.  Or...it could be online now. ':blink:' http://www.neverwint...info/cc_ccc.htm

I added the information to the theme listings, rather than making a whole other page.  Just click on the little plus/minus symbol at the end of each theme's row.

You can use CCC stuff in other custom content projects.  I just wouln't "re-release" content as if it's something new.  I'd say just mention something like "Awesome Object (placeable model) by AwesomeCCPerson, from the July 2133 CCC" in the credits.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #386 on: October 14, 2013, 02:04:49 pm »


                I have decided to put a de-bugged version of the excel workbook (and a csv version for those that would like to include it in a database) on here in a project. The reason being to allow for easy searching of the different things that have been included in the ccc over the years. This is not meant to clash with AD's web page, just to make finding the wanted item(s) easier. In order to emphasise the lack of desire to detract from AD's work I will not be maintaining this list. It contains all the ccc's from the start up to August 2013. The excel spreadheet contains three worksheets. These have been sorted by different columns - Date/Theme, Creator and Item. The List can be found here.

Thank you AD for the clarification on the matter of inclusion of ccc stuff in other haks.

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« Reply #387 on: October 19, 2013, 06:03:50 pm »


               Hey "Amethyst Dragon." I'm absolutely loving your Wild Woods Troll! '<img'>
It looks very nice, if a bit creepy too. Got to LOVE... the green eyes too, it fits right in with the wild woods tileset, and could be used in other forest areas too I feel.

I found it listed on this page at N.W. vault
http://nwvault.ign.c....Detail&id=8212

I wanted to download it, and have a play around with in the toolset as I thought it might be in the form of a hak file.
But unfortununately, I only find .TGA files, one .mdl and one .txi file.

To make a proper hak, I know there must be other files included, like an "apperance 2da" for one, but I don't really know what to put on a new line in there, except for a name in the first column.

Does anyone out there know how to make this into a proper hak file please, so that I can play around with it  in the toolset at my leisure?
               
               

               


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« Reply #388 on: October 19, 2013, 06:23:40 pm »


               Friend request sent.  Send me a PM (or email me at: nwn@amethyst-dragon.com) and I'll reply later this afternoon with a quick hak for just the troll so you can use it in the toolset and see how the files and 2das lines are used.
               
               

               
            

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« Reply #389 on: November 13, 2013, 10:53:28 pm »


               Evidently the BSN forums will soon stop hosting polls, blogs, projects, etc. so...

Polls: I'll find another online source that will host polls starting with the theme for January.  December's poll will just have to be counted when they switch to read-only (Nov. 19th).

Projects: Some people upload their CCC contributions through hosted projects.  How about those folks just switch to emailing in their contributions?  Easy to do and more than half of the contributors already do so.  If an update needs to be made after sending, just resend and tell me to use the newer version.