The Zoolympic Games
- Thread starter Villanelle
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I still would like to participate but I definitely need today and tomorrow, another day more would be great. I haven't done in the build for over a week now because I was busy with moving and with my new job. But this weekend I'm able to play again.Thank you everyone for all your brilliant submissions! My guests just left so I can be more present here again now, huge thanks to those of you who have been answering questions and keeping things going while I've been mainly offline
One Day Left
There is one day left for anyone who still wants to enter for the Nocturnal House round! Please let me know if you are still planning to enter and would like a little bit more time. If I don't hear anything then tomorrow I will release all the submissions and the scoring forms.
Scoring coming tomorrow
Let's aim to finish scoring by Wednesday 10th. I will tag anyone who hasn't scored by then to check if they will be participating and allow a little more time if needed. People who have submitted an entry but don't score will not be eligible for a score and a prize but will be shown as a participant.
Pick your theme for the next round
Please check the Themes sheet here to make sure you have marked your favourites - we will be picking the next theme tomorrow! This round was a slow one due to my other commitments, the next round will be back to the usual 2 weeks
It's like half done and I have a clear plan to finish it, so I'd be happy to get a little more time.
Okay! Can you submit on Monday?
Lovely - but again, there are lots of pictures of the animals (which are gorgeous, but we're not judging the animals!) Could you show more of the building? It's really hard to see how it all looks. Last time I'll give this advice so then it's up to you
Hello everyone! Sorry I also ended up in the middle of family time & have been away from the chat for a bit! Just looked at everyones submissions & they're all looking so so good! An amazing turn out for round 3, I'm looking forward to the scoring and leaving positive feedback! ^__^
Hope you've all had a good week!
Hope you've all had a good week!
Sure, looking like we'll have a couple of late entries which is a-okay
Yes, I think so!
I hate making roofs lol
Haha I'm with you on that! Also, rocks.
Finishing touches for me today. Hopefully I'll be able to finish but glad that there are a couple of other entries coming on Monday in case I could use a little extra time and join them. Please remind me next round to make my build tiny! I supersized this one and every little thing has taken so. damn. long.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XdW8UTR7ElXgD-r6llUOHd2LueYlV8RM0PIbnVGp1Wc/edit?usp=sharing i added some backstage picks in and one of the roof
It is okay, nice to see some behind the scenes shots. The advice I was giving was just friendly and for your sake only, to help give you the best chance of a high score. I still feel like I don't have a sense of the whole building and am going to find it difficult to score. There are a lot of close ups and glimpses of things, remember that your audience only see what you show them and can't imagine what they don't see. It's up to you what you want to present but my guidance would be that it's still very hard for us to score this because there's only one clear picture of the interior at only one angle. Some wider shots (both interior and exterior) would really help. Could you get a free screen recorder and video a short walkthrough? Don't worry if you don't have time or don't want to, but that would give you a better chance if you want to do well in the scoring. If you're entering just for fun and don't mind about the scores then no need!! This is all just friendly guidance
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I'm on my 35th save file for this build 
Going out for a bit and then hopefully just one more needed to finish.
I should add a scoring category for stamina
Going out for a bit and then hopefully just one more needed to finish.I should add a scoring category for stamina
Youre still at 16 habitats?I'm on my 35th save file for this build
I should add a scoring category for stamina
35? And I thought I was being overkill with having 6 backup saves for my zoosI'm on my 35th save file for this build
I should add a scoring category for stamina
Oh yes. Complicated ones too. All done, I'm mostly there. A tiny bit more lighting to add and some custom signs to make and place, then done.Youre still at 16 habitats?
I got paranoid about mods crashing the game so have been saving each time I make some significant progress. One mod was causing an issue, I managed to locate it and remove it (sacrificing the bat eared fox from the roster, this mod was recently updated but is apparently still broken). Seems to be okay now but I'm not taking any risks, it's been a very fiddly design!35? And I thought I was being overkill with having 6 backup saves for my zoos
Literally never doing this to myself again, it's taken all my willpower and ADD-overhaul to get even this far! A few drinks before I tackle the final hurdle, perfectionist mode needs to be switched right off! The funny thing is I really don't mind about the scores or gunning for a top spot, I just want to be proud of what I've made
That's exactly how I felt after my nocturnal house build! I went into the project with such enthusiasm, but by the time I got to the last few things I had lost all momentum and desire to be a perfectionist! I'm totally with you on building smaller next time, I wonder what our builds will look like when we scale it down and how our creativity adapts to a smaller concept!