MaxWar
King
Woohoo! RandomLand ftw 
Im currently writing the next episode, as in this very moment, so stay tuned, its for tonight 
Im currently writing the next episode, as in this very moment, so stay tuned, its for tonight 
The 2011 Civ 4 S&T Awards
- Thread starter MoreEpicThanYou
- Start date
Yoshiegg737
Jungo Jungo
Comedy
RandomLand (MaxWar)
Narrative
The Celestial Bureaucracy (Tomorrow's Dawn)
Best History Book
An Iberian Love Story (Alexius08)
So many good stories, but I ended up choosing that list from very small reasons to stand above whatever I found to be second place. Like the memory of everyone's excitement when CB first came out, when a group of readers tried to get it more views, or the fact that Iberian Love Story is played with Portugal, or the fact that I had once told MaxWar to come to S&T long, long, ago and how I'd actually slowly stopped reading new stories until RandomLand came out and made me read stories again
RandomLand (MaxWar)
Narrative
The Celestial Bureaucracy (Tomorrow's Dawn)
Best History Book
An Iberian Love Story (Alexius08)
So many good stories, but I ended up choosing that list from very small reasons to stand above whatever I found to be second place. Like the memory of everyone's excitement when CB first came out, when a group of readers tried to get it more views, or the fact that Iberian Love Story is played with Portugal, or the fact that I had once told MaxWar to come to S&T long, long, ago and how I'd actually slowly stopped reading new stories until RandomLand came out and made me read stories again
heitorcccp
Chieftain
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I'm not late yet to vote?
If not, then:
Comedy: Welcome to RandomLand! (MaxWar) - this guy REALLY knows how to write civ comics
Narrative: The Celestial Bureaucracy
Best History Book (if just my Alternative Stories deserved to be here
): The Spanish Empire (Icaria909)
VERY good stories, all the stories posted in this topic. Really difficult to choose
Training my skills - and really hoping to have spare time this year - to develop my stories to the level of these ones.
If not, then:
Comedy: Welcome to RandomLand! (MaxWar) - this guy REALLY knows how to write civ comics
Narrative: The Celestial Bureaucracy
Best History Book (if just my Alternative Stories deserved to be here
): The Spanish Empire (Icaria909)VERY good stories, all the stories posted in this topic. Really difficult to choose
Training my skills - and really hoping to have spare time this year - to develop my stories to the level of these ones.
MoreEpicThanYou
The most Epic.
You can't vote for the Spanish Empire, that didn't make it into Round 2.
Mosher
Mushroom dad
mbkkbm
Silly American
My votes:
Narrative:Hammer and Steel
Comedy:40 Civilization's: Destruction of History 2 (Yoshiegg737):
History Book: Stars and Stripes Forever - A Tale Of American Empire
Narrative:Hammer and Steel
Comedy:40 Civilization's: Destruction of History 2 (Yoshiegg737):
History Book: Stars and Stripes Forever - A Tale Of American Empire
Tomorrow's Dawn
Heroes Never Die
Glory to Greece: All Trade Leads to Athens by Dhoomstriker
I used to lurk these forums a long time ago as a non-poster and while there was no shortage of comedy stories, there were few that ever really clicked with me after Flouzemaker stopped updating his stories. All Under Heaven & Glory to Greece were the few stories that were able to make me laugh. It would have been a tough call between the two but since All Under Heaven didn't make it in, I'm going with Dhoomstriker's story. As opposed to using a lot of in-game humor which I'm not as fond of, Dhoomstriker goes outside the box and pulls material from other media works, mashing it all up into something very unique.
The Celestial Bureaucracy by myself
If it's not too forward of me to say, I would consider Tycho & myself to be sort of like the Young Turks of S&T narrative storytelling (I would include Oohforf in this category too if the Great Britannia stories ever got updated XD) picking up where Sisiutil & Helmling left off. I remembered when I first started posting it, I wasn't sure if people liked anything outside of the popular Greece & Rome stories and it was a struggle to get any attention when I first started. I'll always appreciate the first sort of solid base of readers I built up that carried me this far. I had no idea ilduce349 and Alexius08 actually ever read my story either (I remembered ilduce especially, once said that Princes of the Universe was overrated so I thought he wouldn't read mine because it was also narrative). So thank you for the votes and I'm happy that you liked my story.
As for my story, I tried to break away from the standards Sisiutil & Helmling set and focus on young adult perspective, cinematic storytelling & style as opposed to their mature outlook (I didn't want to say old), novel-like feel & focus on substance. Basically, I tried to make several chapters feel like you were watching a movie, reading a graphic novel or watching a syndicated TV series. For those of you who haven't read my story, if that appeals to you, go check it out. But I have to give a fair warning. If you're the type of person who likes black-and-white morality and simplified good & evil; then I don't think you'll find my story very enjoyable. At the very least though, my readers have my guarantee that I'll update steadily (unless I die or become hospitalized), something I know is highly valued in this subforum.
An Iberian Love Story by Alexius08
Along with the Portugal reason that Yoshi stated, the story is just flat-out good.
There's rules in place that Portugal can't break (love Izzy) & a central theme that supports them.
The only thing that would've made the story better in my opinion is if it were played were Maria instead of Joao
. But I digress.
The world that's been built in An Iberian Love Story is amazing and it caught my attention because the map was something completely different from what you could see in the average, boring old RFC screenshot. It's different, and that's what earns my vote and my readership.
I used to lurk these forums a long time ago as a non-poster and while there was no shortage of comedy stories, there were few that ever really clicked with me after Flouzemaker stopped updating his stories. All Under Heaven & Glory to Greece were the few stories that were able to make me laugh. It would have been a tough call between the two but since All Under Heaven didn't make it in, I'm going with Dhoomstriker's story. As opposed to using a lot of in-game humor which I'm not as fond of, Dhoomstriker goes outside the box and pulls material from other media works, mashing it all up into something very unique.
The Celestial Bureaucracy by myself
If it's not too forward of me to say, I would consider Tycho & myself to be sort of like the Young Turks of S&T narrative storytelling (I would include Oohforf in this category too if the Great Britannia stories ever got updated XD) picking up where Sisiutil & Helmling left off. I remembered when I first started posting it, I wasn't sure if people liked anything outside of the popular Greece & Rome stories and it was a struggle to get any attention when I first started. I'll always appreciate the first sort of solid base of readers I built up that carried me this far. I had no idea ilduce349 and Alexius08 actually ever read my story either (I remembered ilduce especially, once said that Princes of the Universe was overrated so I thought he wouldn't read mine because it was also narrative). So thank you for the votes and I'm happy that you liked my story.
As for my story, I tried to break away from the standards Sisiutil & Helmling set and focus on young adult perspective, cinematic storytelling & style as opposed to their mature outlook (I didn't want to say old), novel-like feel & focus on substance. Basically, I tried to make several chapters feel like you were watching a movie, reading a graphic novel or watching a syndicated TV series. For those of you who haven't read my story, if that appeals to you, go check it out. But I have to give a fair warning. If you're the type of person who likes black-and-white morality and simplified good & evil; then I don't think you'll find my story very enjoyable. At the very least though, my readers have my guarantee that I'll update steadily (unless I die or become hospitalized), something I know is highly valued in this subforum.
An Iberian Love Story by Alexius08
Along with the Portugal reason that Yoshi stated, the story is just flat-out good.
There's rules in place that Portugal can't break (love Izzy) & a central theme that supports them.
The only thing that would've made the story better in my opinion is if it were played were Maria instead of Joao
. But I digress.The world that's been built in An Iberian Love Story is amazing and it caught my attention because the map was something completely different from what you could see in the average, boring old RFC screenshot. It's different, and that's what earns my vote and my readership.
MoreEpicThanYou
The most Epic.
Time's up! And now, the winners are...
The Celestial Bureaucracy by Tomorrow's Dawn
Welcome to RandomLand by MaxWar
Pharaohs: The Lords of the Sun by Jusos2108
Congratulations to all the winners! This should probably get featured in the S&T Times. (hint, hint...)
Come to think about it, I don't think Jusos even knows about these awards at all. I'll PM him.
The Celestial Bureaucracy by Tomorrow's Dawn
Welcome to RandomLand by MaxWar
Pharaohs: The Lords of the Sun by Jusos2108
Congratulations to all the winners! This should probably get featured in the S&T Times. (hint, hint...)
Come to think about it, I don't think Jusos even knows about these awards at all. I'll PM him.
Radio Noer
The Devourer
Each winner got some nice bolded text over their Database entry
MaxWar
King
Aaargh!!! I was actually gonna vote this evening. ( not a joke )
Well, anyway my votes would not have changed the outcome.
I was gonna vote for Hammer and steel, the super secret history of the Mongols, and abstaining for the comedy
And Btw, an immense thank you guys for honoring me in this way with my RandomLand! story. I somewhat feel like i don't even deserve it *blush*. There was so many great comedy authors this year and considering how im still a rather recent addition to this forum ( a bit over 2 months), it just feel a bit surreal and totally unexpected. When I saw the votes coming in i was
I feel a bit bad that I could not read all the awesome stories there is on this forum. Anyway, im working on it. That's why i was hesitating in voting for these awards.
A special congrat for TD and Tycho for the skill, care and devotion they exhibit in the making of their respective stories. Setting an example of high standard for this whole forum
Ps: to TD, i have not really read your story
, but i read some parts and scrolled around and from what i've seen, you definitely deserve all those 25k+ views, and I really appreciated reading the detailed insights you wrote along your votes
I hope to stay active on this forum for long while, you guys are great here. Favorite forum i've been on so far. Also, I have a big load of ideas for future stories but ill concentrate on finishing the current ones first... I had told myself I would never go past two simultaneous stories, and here i am with 3...
( I dont know how Brandon does it )
Thanks from Maxwar!
Well, anyway my votes would not have changed the outcome.
I was gonna vote for Hammer and steel, the super secret history of the Mongols, and abstaining for the comedy
And Btw, an immense thank you guys for honoring me in this way with my RandomLand! story. I somewhat feel like i don't even deserve it *blush*. There was so many great comedy authors this year and considering how im still a rather recent addition to this forum ( a bit over 2 months), it just feel a bit surreal and totally unexpected. When I saw the votes coming in i was
I feel a bit bad that I could not read all the awesome stories there is on this forum. Anyway, im working on it. That's why i was hesitating in voting for these awards. A special congrat for TD and Tycho for the skill, care and devotion they exhibit in the making of their respective stories. Setting an example of high standard for this whole forum
Ps: to TD, i have not really read your story
, but i read some parts and scrolled around and from what i've seen, you definitely deserve all those 25k+ views, and I really appreciated reading the detailed insights you wrote along your votes I hope to stay active on this forum for long while, you guys are great here. Favorite forum i've been on so far. Also, I have a big load of ideas for future stories but ill concentrate on finishing the current ones first... I had told myself I would never go past two simultaneous stories, and here i am with 3...
( I dont know how Brandon does it
)Thanks from Maxwar!
mbkkbm
Silly American
Yoshiegg737
Jungo Jungo
MaxWar
King
I often think about how lucky I am not to live in a place where they burn people such as me aliveHeretic!
Hey is it me or the blush emoticon (
) looks more like singing?
Alexius08
Emperor
- Joined
- May 28, 2010
- Messages
- 1,198
MaxWar's win is unexpected, beating both DoH2 and Eternal Empire with wide margins. Jusos is a seasoned RFC storyteller whose best work is his RFC story as Arabia, but there was much competition over that category, evident with the narrow margins of the votes (I thought of what would happen if my story managed to get one more vote in the last minute, bringing it to a draw). Dawn was, well, much expected to win.
Congrats to the winners, especially to MaxWar.
Congrats to the winners, especially to MaxWar.
Tomorrow's Dawn
Heroes Never Die
Congratulations to MaxWar; making such a name for yourself for such a new poster is very, very impressive!
Congratulations to Jusos2108 as well; I lurked his stories for the longest time; but I'll agree with Alexius08, his Arabia story was probably his best one by far.
@Yoshiegg737: I'm very certain that there are people who haven't read my story/refuse to read it because they dislike it.
That's fine, everyone has their own tastes.
@MaxWar: If you're interested in reading my story, then I suggest you tackle it by arc.
I've split up portions of my story into arcs in my table of contents (first post) for reader convenience.
I'm a very fast reader myself (when I used to buy Harry Potter books, I'd finish them within 3-5 hours of starting);
but if I had to guesstimate, I'd say if you really want to finish it all in one go,
you should probably devote a part of your evening to it.
On my Word Document, on Size 11 Goudy Old Style text, I've written about 155 pages worth of content,
including drafts for future updates, so it'd realistically be about 130 or so for what's actually been posted.
Thank you for the votes, everyone!
Congratulations to Jusos2108 as well; I lurked his stories for the longest time; but I'll agree with Alexius08, his Arabia story was probably his best one by far.
@Yoshiegg737: I'm very certain that there are people who haven't read my story/refuse to read it because they dislike it.
That's fine, everyone has their own tastes.
@MaxWar: If you're interested in reading my story, then I suggest you tackle it by arc.
I've split up portions of my story into arcs in my table of contents (first post) for reader convenience.
I'm a very fast reader myself (when I used to buy Harry Potter books, I'd finish them within 3-5 hours of starting);
but if I had to guesstimate, I'd say if you really want to finish it all in one go,
you should probably devote a part of your evening to it.
On my Word Document, on Size 11 Goudy Old Style text, I've written about 155 pages worth of content,
including drafts for future updates, so it'd realistically be about 130 or so for what's actually been posted.
Thank you for the votes, everyone!
brandon.herren
NorthKorea Waterbottles:)
- Joined
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Good Job to all of the winners Generally for me, I get scared away if I see a thread that has 10+ pages... 
