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Triona Festival Screenshot Contest
Happy Summer months everyone! Last year we debuted our first major Player Run Event, the Triona Festival, hosted by the Goldensun Guild, to rousing success! To continue the tradition, we'll be starting our first event the same way: a Screenshot Contest! All players among the server are welcome to participate in this, and other events. Please stay tuned for post updates, as well as other forum posts surrounding Triona Festival.

This year, the theme of Triona Festival is pets, and as such, Pets will be the main focus during this contest. The winners will be announced during the opening ceremonies of the Triona Festival to be held after the first week of August. We hope to see you then!

The deadline for submissions has passed, thank you to those who participated!
Winners will be announced during the opening ceremonies for Triona Festival 2, details here: http://mabi.pro/thread/4699-triona-festival-2-all-about-pets-8-13
View Submissions Here!

Rules:
~Only 1 entry per category per person or group. You cannot submit 2 entries for either. If you do, we will pick the first one. You may submit one entry for each category.
~Two or more different players cannot submit the same photo. If you work together, you have to decide who is entering the photo and provide a list of names. Up to 3 credited players participating will receive a reward. Participants may not be in more than One group. If you are found to be Credited in multiple entries in one category, you will only be counted for the first entry you appear in.
~While mods for rendering or texture changes are allowed, no Hacking or going Out of Bounds will be permitted for this event.
~No photo editing is allowed, though you may crop your image, or splice 2 images to your best ability.
~Multiclienting to get additional subjects or use an alt for the cameraman is OK.
~You may log in and play as your pets for posing and angling.
~Ideally, use ctrl+n to hide player names and chat.

~Category 1: Solo Entry Pet Photo
Our primary category this year. Pose your pets using props, friends, and surroundings for your photo. A unique grading system will be used, as well as traditional voting. You may have Players and Pets interacting, as well as other people, but only the person submitting it will be rewarded. There will be Two Winners in this category, one decided by Judges Vote from an impartial group, and one decided by Popular Vote. Photos will be judged based on Clarity, Framing, and Subject.

~Category 2: Group Entry Pet Photo
Like the Solo entry category, you are to pose your pets to take an excellent photo. In this category, up to 3 friends may be credited and rewarded. Submit here if you want to work with others! You may have Players and Pets interacting with each other and other people, but only the 3 credited people will be rewarded. There will be only one winning group in this category, decided by Judging from an impartial group. Photos will be judged based on Clarity, Framing, Subject, and Action.

~~Examples~~

~Category 3: Solo Entry "The New NPC"
Design an outfit and character using yourself or an alt and take a photo of them where they'd be! Think about the region they'd be in, and the service they'd provide. The clearer the purpose of the NPC, the more points you will score. Two Winners will be selected from this category based on First and Second places in Impartial Voting.

~~Examples~~

Prizes
Listed below are the prizes per category.

Category 1
First Place:
Second Place:

Category 2
Each member of your group will receive the following set

Category 3
First Place
Second Place


Tips for taking a good photo
~Using a second client with a character that can play dead is useful for lining up good angled photos of yourself, rather than having the camera centered on you.
~Having a second client use a Tower Cylinder can provide an entirely unique angle and framing!
~ Press ctrl+N and ctrl+ P to hide names and parties, and use \ to hide all windows for a clearer workspace.
~Clicking outside the Mabipro window and using prtscr or a program like lightshot will get you a higher quality photo than mabinogi’s built in screenshot tool, and will get you a higher score.
~Using light sources well will improve your score. Some in game examples of unique light sources are lamp posts, handcrafted torches, magic music, blinker beams, and glowing trees.
~Props such as mimic statues, dropped items, housing furniture or tools, and Installed Alchemy structures can add extra subject and rhythm to your photos. Try it if you feel you need something extra!
~Action refers to what's happening in the scene. How are they interacting? Does the photo tell a story? Thinking about what you can do and how you can make it work in a photo will boost your score.

Winners from Previous Contests:

Landscape, Pinacolada

Group Action, Alphen, Shionne, Tachibito

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Winners

Category 1:

First place, Jinforrver

Second place, Krake


Category 2:

First place, Mynlokh and Lesale

Category 3:

First place, Elimine

Second place, Drazzy

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Minigame Host, Guild Leader, Mental Breakdown waiting to happen