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Destroyer of Worlds
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#1 Old 26th Oct 2015 at 2:21 PM Last edited by heaven : 1st Nov 2015 at 2:41 PM.
Default MTS Official 2016 Calendar Contest: TS4
Official MTS 2016 Calendar Contest: The Sims 4
Use your creativity to showcase your sims in a shot fitting for each month of the year. The picture should be a scene with sims in it representing the "feel" of a particular month. Have the family gathered for Christmas dinner? Beach party in June? Romantic dinner for two in February? We'd love to see what everyone can come up with for this year's calendar. Please use northern hemisphere seasons.Season expansion pack and use of seasons holidays (Love Day, Spooky Day, etc) not required.

Rules
1. 1 picture per entry. You may only enter a month one time but may enter 2 separate months. (If you enter twice, you need to submit two different posts)
2. Only 15 entrants per month. Please no place holders. Each spot is only filled once the picture, that meets all the rules, has been submitted.
3. CC is allowed. However, please make sure to follow MTS rules for CC; no pay content.
4. Pictures must be 1000 (width) x 750 (height).

5. Minor photoeditting is permitted to create weather effects since TS4 does not have anything to simulate weather at this time. Your picture must still look like a game picture though so blurring, drawing onjects/accessories/etc in, adding borders, etc is not permitted. For further details, please see the info button at the bottom of the rules list.
6. When posting your picture, please make sure to include the month it belongs to.
7. Sims 4 only. For Sims 2 version, please go here and for Sims 3, please go here.
8. REMEMBER: This is a PG-13 Forum! Your entries may not include adult content, pornography, or other inappropriate content.



How to Enter
1. Pick a month and take a picture to represent that month.
2. Upload the picture to any image host - Tinypic, Photobucket, Flickr, ModYourPanties, etc
3. Start a new post on this thread - click Go Advanced, and you can click the little "Insert Image" icon in the toolbar, or just copy-paste the image location into some [img] tags. Make sure to include which month your picture is for.
4. Submit your post - doing so will submit your entry.
5. If you want to do two entries, you need two separate posts.

Duration/Time Period
The contest begins November 1st, as soon as this is posted. Contestants will have until November 30th to post pictures. However, if a month fills up before that date, that month will be closed for new entries and judging.

Contestants
15 per month maximum

Judging and Scoring
Judging will be done by a panel MTS Staff and these are the things that the panel will be looking out for when entries are judged.
  • Theme - Does your picture represent the month you chose?
  • Creativity - Originality of idea
  • Style - Use of space, props, is it pretty?
  • Rules - CC adherence, no editing, inclusion of month

Prizes
A sticker for both winners AND participants, like these.
A calendar will be made for download with each winning month.
And, of course, the blue ribbons for each month’s winner.

Questions
Q: I already entered 2 separate months for TS4. Can I compete in the TS2/TS3 calendar as well?
A: Yes, you may. You're more than welcome to submit for all the contests, giving you 6 chances to win!

The picture you post will be your final shot - make it good. Posting a random picture of a christmas tree, easter bunny, yourself, etc to reserve a spot is not allowed and it will be deleted.

Once your post has been added to the table, it may not be changed. Do not change the picture, you may not delete it and enter a new month instead, etc. If you choose to delete your entry, you are removing yourself from the contest and no further entries will be permitted from you.

If anyone is notified that they have used pay content, their entries will be disqualified. The spots they had will NOT be held.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
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Destroyer of Worlds
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#2 Old 26th Oct 2015 at 2:22 PM Last edited by heaven : 2nd Dec 2015 at 5:32 PM.
Contestant Entries

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1XohdusLetcupcakeHEAVEN-SENTCherpifmath5clw8RomerJon17BeltanefireJasmeaRomerJon17BeatlesBoyclw8
2cavmaster1128 Julie JJasmeaStrawberry CheesecakeBeatlesBoyegurehw_simsKarababy42ZagyImAGirltoyouChax
3roselovejoytwdartruino.[666]bicyclemarmbite12GlouryianartruiBeltanefireegureh
4limeflowersImAGirltoyouroselovejoytwdTast3xTh3xRainbow
5marmbite12 ThinkingWithPortals101
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Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Scholar
#3 Old 2nd Nov 2015 at 8:05 AM
Early bird here! Here is for October 2016!


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Destroyer of Worlds
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#4 Old 2nd Nov 2015 at 12:39 PM
Thanks @RomerJon17 and your entry is added to the table.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Scholar
#5 Old 2nd Nov 2015 at 1:47 PM
My entry for December...
Christmas Morning

Sims, like life, is very unpredictable. One minute you're eating four day old pizza, and then the repo-man steals your only sofa and you're in tears. ...then the food poison kicks in.
Destroyer of Worlds
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#6 Old 2nd Nov 2015 at 10:15 PM
@Mettesims - your entry is 1000x652. It should be 1000x750. I wouldn't recommend stretching it so hopefully you have an uncropped version to work from. Once you have the correct dimensions, edit your post to replace the image, and then you can @ me and I'll add you to the table.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Scholar
#7 Old 3rd Nov 2015 at 12:07 PM
I've made a second entry for the contest as well. This one is for June.



I'm glad I managed to participate in this contest this year; I always love seeing what everyone comes up with.
good luck to everyone!

Sims, like life, is very unpredictable. One minute you're eating four day old pizza, and then the repo-man steals your only sofa and you're in tears. ...then the food poison kicks in.
Destroyer of Worlds
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#8 Old 3rd Nov 2015 at 2:33 PM
So glad that you were able to join us this year @clw8

Both of your entries have been added to the table.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Test Subject
#9 Old 4th Nov 2015 at 1:38 PM
Default Entry for May
Here's my entry for May!





May the fourth be with you!
Test Subject
#10 Old 5th Nov 2015 at 10:49 PM
Camping in JUNE!

Test Subject
#11 Old 5th Nov 2015 at 10:54 PM
NOVEMBER Thanksgiving dinner with the in laws
Lab Assistant
#12 Old 5th Nov 2015 at 11:12 PM
This probably is a stupid question but addons, game packs and stuff packs don't count as pay content, right? :P
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#13 Old 5th Nov 2015 at 11:56 PM
@fmath5 and @BeatlesBoy thank you for your entries. They've been added to the table.

@truffelschaf you are absolutely correct. Official content: expansions, stuff packs, game packs, etc are not considered pay content.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Test Subject
#14 Old 6th Nov 2015 at 1:58 PM
April - Gardening in April showers
Lab Assistant
#15 Old 6th Nov 2015 at 8:49 PM
Default April
This is my entry for the month of April, the Harper family spending their easter weekend in the park. The themes I wanted to include in
this shot were easter, flowers, the first warm days and spring love. It's my first time entering and I hope I did everything right. The image seems
to have dropped in quality from what I see ingame, sorry about that. I don't think I can fix it. I'll enter a second month as well, just not sure which one.



All objects in this picture are by ea and the Harpers are my legacy family. No editing
Test Subject
#16 Old 7th Nov 2015 at 11:34 AM
Here comes my entry for June. I call it "The young widow at the lake".

Test Subject
#17 Old 7th Nov 2015 at 12:49 PM
Default errr... Entry for October :D
Riding on a broomstick is quite normal right? during Halloween.
Lab Assistant
#18 Old 8th Nov 2015 at 11:26 AM Last edited by Mai2008 : 23rd Nov 2015 at 4:10 PM.
Default April Entry


April Fools!

Edit: I am unsure of what to do, I have not edited my original screenshot other than cropping it. I have made another post about this, but it appears to not have been seen.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique.
Just like everyone else.
-Margaret Mead
Lab Assistant
#19 Old 8th Nov 2015 at 6:27 PM
Default September
This is my entry for the month of September. Here where I live it's the month of the harvest for fruits and root vegetables (sadly there is no harvesting animation
anymore, they just collect the crops with a swoosh of their hand) and I also wanted to include the outdoors, bonfires, the last warm days and autumn rain
in the picture, I hope I achieved that. This entry includes weather editing (the rain) and an orange color layer. It was also shot in the early hours of the morning.



PS: The cowplant is supposed to represent actual cows which at this time of the year are brought down from their summer meadows in the alps.
Why u no have farm animals, sims? This was lots of fun, I even plan on making it a monthly challenge for next year. And you guyses pictures are amazing!
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#20 Old 8th Nov 2015 at 7:25 PM
Lots of mentions here because I had lots to add to the table, and they were all the right size too!

@Cherpi @Chax @truffleschaf @Glouryian @Zagy and @AyeeltzZoe - your entries have been added to the table.

@Mai2008 - your entry looks to have been photoshopped beyond the weather effects editing we've permitted. Please replace your current image with one that has not been edited other than the specific effects mentioned.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Lab Assistant
#21 Old 8th Nov 2015 at 7:47 PM
I'm so sorry for my username being such an issue. I'll contact a mod or admin (if I find one) and ask if they can change it.
I posted a fully edited version of the september picture here, I hope that's alright? If not I'll take it down. I... Kinda liked the base and just went mad in photoshop. Sorry
Destroyer of Worlds
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#22 Old 8th Nov 2015 at 10:28 PM
It's weird. Your username is only a problem when I try to ping you. It'd added to the table just fine though *checks again to be sure* yep, looks right though. I wouldn't worry about it though. The @ pinging does weird stuff. No big!

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Lab Assistant
#23 Old 9th Nov 2015 at 12:54 AM
No uhm... You made a typo in september :P
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#24 Old 9th Nov 2015 at 1:22 AM
Quote: Originally posted by trüffelschaf
No uhm... You made a typo in september :P


Haha! Oh! That's not an issue with your username, that's just me with chocolate truffles on the brain. Whoops! It should be fixed now. Thanks for letting me know.

Heaven Sims | Avendale Legacy
"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid."
Test Subject
#25 Old 9th Nov 2015 at 5:30 AM
Default Entry for September
Here's my entry for the month of September. I used photoshop to color a few of the trees/bushes to Fall colors and dull the grass a little bit. It seemed too green to represent September to me. I hope that's within the rules?

September - Labor Day Weekend Vacation to Granite Falls National Park

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