Shogun 2: Total War Desktop Background competition

[Aradan]

Brought to you by our comrades at arms over at the .Org

(a big thank you to CA's Photoshop artist Mark for creating this stunning image for us )

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you all to the .Org's Shogun 2: Total War Desktop Background competition!

What's this about?

The aim of the competition is simple: create a desktop background for Shogun II: Total War!

Why would I do that ?

Aha, for our fantastic prize of course!

The good people of the Creative Assembly have promised a signed copy of Napoleon : Total War - Imperial Edition

Talk about a collector's item, eh

I want the prize! How much time do I have to make the most brilliant wallpaper ever and to destroy the competition?

You'll get four weeks from now on to work on your submission. Everybody is allowed to participate!

The submission thread is right HERE


I'm the greatest! I don't need no competition! Hand me over that prize already!

No, you're just being lazy. Create a stunning wallpaper, now

Help! I want that prize but I can't post at the .Org.

This is probably because you don't have an account yet. Just register at our forums (http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/index.php) and you'll be able to participate.

Don't worry about the junior membership; everybody is allowed to take part in this contest.

Who do I have to bribe?

Once the submission period is over, we'll create a poll that will run for about a week.

After the poll is closed, the infallible and unbribable jury consisting of three CA members, namely :

- Lead Artist for Total War, Kevin McDowell,

- PR and Online Manager Mark O’Connell and

- the famous, one and only Craig Laycock (marketing) who was so kind to help us with the organisation of this event. Thank you very much, good sir!

will pick the winner out of the five submissions that came out first in the poll.

As soon as these wise men have taken their decision, the winner will be announced and be put in contact with CA.

All that's left for me now, is to wish you all the best of luck

[y2day]

Sweet, I hope to get something created for this.

[allthedamnnamesweretaken]

wait, the game didnt com out yet?

[Mugg]

wait, the game didnt com out yet?

In which time you live?

[Rogal Dorn]

In which time you live?

How did no one notice his post, it's #2!!!! .

Oh yeah, someone was whining and the thread got off-topic. I would enter this competition if I had any artistic skill whatsoever, but sadly, I'm on the level of stick-figures and/or cutting/pasting stuff onto pictures other people made. So good luck to those who enter!

[Steforian]

I hope there's some good battle-scene wallpapers soon.

[Marc Byzantinum]

wait, the game didnt com out yet?

Sorry, what is that Rome 2 in your singature?

[Sir Winston Churchill]

So they're too lazy to make their own concept art they have users do it for them?

Not orthodox but whatever.

But they're just giving out a free Napoleon copy? Why not Shogun II? Would be more worthwhile to win if you don't already own Napoleon. Then again, I guess people would want another copy of a game they already have, but this time it's signed with marker by some random developers with a few DLC units...

[Greve Af Göteborg]

So they're too lazy to make their own concept art they have users do it for them?

Not orthodox but whatever.

But they're just giving out a free Napoleon copy? Why not Shogun II? Would be more worthwhile to win if you don't already own Napoleon. Then again, I guess people would want another copy of a game they already have, but this time it's signed with marker by some random developers with a few DLC units...

Oh cheer up!
At least they're trying to get more involved with the community, you can't blame them for that.

[Sir Winston Churchill]

Oh cheer up!
At least they're trying to get more involved with the community, you can't blame them for that.

They're only as involved in the community as they want to be. They have yet to honestly come in here and answer for some of their criticisms. If they're only here for the good times, for these "contests" and crap, that's hardly involved in the community.

[Greve Af Göteborg]

They're only as involved in the community as they want to be. They have yet to honestly come in here and answer for some of their criticisms. If they're only here for the good times, for these "contests" and crap, that's hardly involved in the community.

Maybe they should just abandon the community as a whole, just let them work on whatever they want.
I guess that's better than this.

[Sir Winston Churchill]

Maybe they should just abandon the community as a whole, just let them work on whatever they want.
I guess that's better than this.

Isn't that what they already did?

[Rotaugen2009]

Personally, I'm curious to see what people come up with. And the artists out there would do it without a free copy of a game. I can conceptualize things, but I can't draw worth a cent. It's been years since I used old versions of Corel Draw and Photoshop to cut and paste things together, or I'd go that route. You know someone is going to throw Godzilla into one of the backgrounds....

[Neige]

Wow, could you please stop arguing about stupid offtopic stuff? Some people have the skills to ruin nearly every thread. That's just pathetic...

On topic: I like this idea a lot. I'll participate most likely.

[Greve Af Göteborg]

Wow, could you please stop arguing about stupid offtopic stuff? Some people have the skills to ruin nearly every thread. That's just pathetic...

On topic: I like this idea a lot. I'll participate most likely.

I didn't start it

on topic: Are you supposed to draw something up from scratch or is it only about making an amazing desktop background?

[Andres]

I didn't start it

on topic: Are you supposed to draw something up from scratch or is it only about making an amazing desktop background?

Just take a look at the thread over at the .Org.

It's located right HERE.

You can get inspiration from the already published screenshots, the trailers or from ancient Japanese art

I wish I had the skills to create wallpapers or concept art; it must be fun to be able to make fantastic stuff.

And fun is what this contest is all about. It's always nice to see what an audience thinks of your work; I think all artists, be it writers, painters, or photoshop artists, like to get recognition for their work. The chance to win a free game in the proces, is a nice bonus.

[Andres]

But, but, but, the submission thread is still closed.

Patience, young padawan. The thread will be opened on Monday August 16th, the official kick-off date of this contest.

No, it's not! The contest is now officially open and you can send in your submissions.

Good luck to all participating

[Aradan]

OP edited accordingly, thx Andres.

[Rotaugen2009]

I just looked at some of the submissions at:

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showth...post2053196994

and I realize that the odds of my winning are slightly LESS than the odds of a snowball surviving in hell, and I don't mean the frozen level run by Mephistopheles.

[D.B. Cooper]

I just looked at some of the submissions at:

http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showth...post2053196994

and I realize that the odds of my winning are slightly LESS than the odds of a snowball surviving in hell, and I don't mean the frozen level run by Mephistopheles.

I like this one:

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