January's Island Competition [Skyblock]

Welcome back to the Monthly Island Competition! Each month our players battle it out to be crowned champion and have their island named the best on the server for that month.

We are pleased to announce that the winner of December’s Island Competition was xXMarinePvPXx with their island /visit xXMarinePvPXx! Jack <3 , you will be receiving your discord role and in game prizes very shortly! Congratulations, and thank you to everybody who entered last month's contest!

Now to this month's competition...

As December’s contest was held on /economy, this month the contest is switching back to /skyblock! Remember that they will be alternating each month! As always, if you have any questions about the contest, feel free to /msg 52Phenomenon when you catch me in game or contact me on discord @ 52Phenomenon#9268.

Your task is simple: create an island (or enter an already completed island) on our Skyblock server and submit it. By entering, you have the chance of winning the following:

• A custom medal from me that will only be obtainable from winning this competition
• A role on the Skyblock Discord that will only be given out to those that win our competitions
  
• An extended feature in the #island-showcase channel on the Skyblock Discord
  • The winner's showcase will include more images and much more detail about the island
• 1x Pig Spawner

To win, we ask that all entrants follow the criteria set:

• You must be the owner of the island that you submit
  • Your entry cannot be an island that you sold to another player
• The island must be submitted by the player that built the majority of it
• The island must be on our Skyblock server

Your islands will be judged by our team of Super Moderators. The winner will be announced by me on this thread, and will also be included in the thread for next month's competition. Islands will be judged on how unique they are, how well they are built, and their general look. To enter, please reply below with this format:

• In-game name:
• Discord name and tag (e.gName#0001):
• Island picture(s):
• Have you entered your island in our island competition before?

Note: You may enter the same island each month, but this means that you are unlikely to win. Entering a new build each month will increase your chances of winning if you have already won.

We look forward to seeing the entries! As always, the competition will begin on the 1st and end on the 25th, allowing us time to decide our winners. Entries made after the deadline will not be considered, so please make sure you enter on time!

Good luck everybody!

 

• In-game name: Houzo
• Discord name and tag (e.gName#0001): houzo#6473
• Island picture(s):
  
  
  - This is a full view of the island.
  
  
  - This is a top view of the island.
  
  
  - This is the spawn of the island. When players visit the island, they spawn on the swing that is hanging from the remains of a dead tree. To the left of the spawn is a campsite and a path that leads into the cave.
  
  
  - This image was taken on the far side of the island and shows the main beach/sand area and in the background the waterfall that flows down from the lake, into the river.
  
  
  - This image shows the lake on the top of the mountain. As seen, I have used glass, rather than the plain water look. Also seen in this image, are the coal blocks on the outer sides of the island. I have done this purely for looks (and also island levels). If you fly under the island, you will also see all coal on the bottom side of the island. I chose to 'blacken' out the sides and bottom because i just like the way it looks rather than stone or cobble. : )
  
  
  - This is the graveyard. On the stones, there are older players that no longer play anymore that I miss and/or have good memories with.
  
  
  - This is the cave with shaders on.
  
  
  - Cave without shaders. As you can see, lots of gold... included a full 3:25 song made by Eleanora_. The song is Come & Go (Juice WRLD ft. Marshmello). I would be happy to play this upon request, just let me know when I'm online. : )
  
  
  - Ah yes, my special diamond hoes and map arts. : ) If you have ever seen me online you would know that I am always carrying my Diamond Hoes. : )))
  
  
  - This is my beetroot farm. : ) Very special thanks to my 2 frens Azz and Awhstin for sponsoring the farm. : )))

More about the island:

• The island was terraformed at the beginning of the server and was abandoned when I stopped playing only a few months after the launch.
• Upon my return, the terraforming looked a bit different from what it looks like now, and the whole island was just stone. Since my return earlier this year, I have done: Widening the river, Tree, Bridge, Pathways (from spawn into the cave, the cave paths, and the paths on the top of the mountain), Campsite, Graveyard, and then most recently the addition of a Casino (in the tree), and then obviously placing a whole island worth of grass and sand.
• The island now includes a flower forest at the top of the mountain and also a casino.

More special thanks go to Benji (Xethorias) for building the tree and bridge. : )

• Have you entered your island in our island competition before?
  No.

If you have any other questions about the island, feel free to message me on discord or mail me in game. : )

 

A week left to make your entries!

 

Good luck to everyone entered, especially you OmarsCraft !!!!

 

Congratulations to the winner of January's Island Competition, hoezo with their island /visit Houzo!

Keep the entries coming for February’s Island Competition! Find out more and enter here.

I would also like to apologise for the delay in posting this month's results, I've been going through some IRL stuff that I had to put first.

 

Hey guys, just a quick note from me:

I’ve seen and received lots of questions over the past day about the judging of the competition. I’d just like to make it clear that the entire staff team has a say in the winner of the contest. I normally do visit every single island at the end of every month but this month I have been struggling with some IRL things so I asked another member of the team to visit the islands for me and help me out. But despite this, the way in which the winner was decided did not change, and me and the staff team all still had a say in the winner.


I hope that clears up some questions that you guys had. Congratulations to this month’s winner (prizes have been delivered by me!) and I look forward to all your entries for this month