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A CALL FOR ARTISTS

Posted by Steven Savage on May 12, 2013

OK gang, I got a friend who is looking to get some art done for a game project. Now the pay is going to be low-to-paid-in-reputation, so we’re not talking heaps of cash. But he’s a good guy with his own vision, a Kickstarter plan, and an opportunity. So if you’d like to get involved, ping me here!

- Steve

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Seventh Sanctum Updates

Posted by Steven Savage on April 13, 2013

Hey guys, as you may have noticed the Dragon Contest was delayed as I had to migrate servers.  Fortunately my new provider gave me a great setup, better load balancing, AND a better price.  I think the site should be more stable.

In fact, I managed to put comments back in finally!  Which really was “get off my butt and wire in Disqus.”

Now, that being said, some more news!

First, I am planning to make improvements to the site.  It’s been awhile and though the code is stable, the interface is stale and I can make it cross-device much easier.  So for the next . . . well however long it takes, yours truly is going to be tweaking and poking and making Seventh Sanctum version . . .  er, well I’m not sure.  But anyway, an upgrade to a slick, somewhat larger-fonted, better-laid-out interface.  I want this to really feel like a utility.

Second, I am going to look at a variety of other features people suggested.  Now as I’m using this as an excuse to stretch my creaky coding muscles, no promises on what goes in or out.  But we’ll see – people had ideas ranging from oekaki, to a tumblr, to jam sessions, to podcasts . . .

Third, because this is going to be some work, I AM putting contests on hold for awhile.  I’m not sure what form they’ll be back in or if I may replace them with something else.  Basically I want to stay focused – and they can take surprising amounts of time, depending.  The current winners will get their prizes (in fact I’m mailing them out as we speak).

Fourth, I do want to try and build some more community here, so suggestions welcome!

Fifth, I may be tying this in to a few other projects, partially as a way of realizing your requests.  Just stay tuned for some hopeful surprises . . .

That’s it gang, so keep on generating!

- Steve

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Dragon, Aim, Fire Updated

Posted by Steven Savage on April 8, 2013

Here’s the results of Dragon, Aim, Fire: [link]

The winner is Greatwreck the Venomous: [link]

The Runners up are:
Falsemelt: [link]
Venomtoothed Slayer: [link]

Congrats to all!

- Steve

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Site Updates

Posted by Steven Savage on April 5, 2013

Hey gang, as you saw I was busy updating the site.  So the contest results are delayed a day or two more.  Sorry on that.

First, new server setup that should be easier to monitor and maintain.  It’s new, it’s updated, and it gives me more fine control over the system.  I’m monitoring it now to see what kind of maintenace cycle it might need.

Secondly, because you wanted it – and because I want the feedback, I put in Disqus comments.  Now I’m not thrilled with these yet as they don’t entirely integrate into the design very well – they tend to dominate and are a bit limited in formatting.  At the same time, hey, COMMENTS.

I’m thinking of jacking the font size of the site up slightly, let me know what you think.

So come on gang, give me feedback!

- Steve

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Site Update

Posted by Steven Savage on April 3, 2013

I decided to switch hosting providers, so the site is transitioning over.  Eventually you’ll see an alert at the top of the page.  If all is stable, I’ll take that down in a day or three.

Let’s see how this goes!

And, yes, the contest is delayed.  Sorry!

- Steven Savage

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Site Working

Posted by Steven Savage on March 31, 2013

Site issues solved.  The contest results will be delayed a few days while I watch stability!

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Seventh Sanctum Site Issues

Posted by Steven Savage on March 31, 2013

Sorry gang, the site is having some host issues, and the gang over at the host is working to solve it asap.

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Dragon, Aim, Fire contest closed!

Posted by Steven Savage on March 17, 2013

And closed with a pretty spectacular set of entries – you can see them all here: [link]

And our final entries, well we had quite a rush!

  • Charles The Bird gives us a gorgeous painting – [link]
  • Check out the dangerous looking Venomtoothed Slayer – [link]
  • The Miniature Venomcloud is just too cute – [link]
  • Greatwreck The Venomous is a creature of culture and mystery – [link]
  • Say hello to Spiritsensor the Untouchable – [link]

A great series of entries from everyone – and I was impressed with what people did with the supposedly simple subject – and how people pushed themselves.  Great job!

- Steve

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Latest Contest Entries

Posted by Steven Savage on March 10, 2013

We’re getting more in, so keep them coming!

The contest is here: [link]
Bladetrancer – [link]
Amber In Ashes – [link]

Awesome gang, keep going!

- Steve

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Latest Contest Entries!

Posted by Steven Savage on February 20, 2013

Only a few weeks left, keep ‘em coming!

Contest is here: [link]

New entries:
Poisonkeeper The Librarian – [link]
Stormwing – [link]
Firestorm – [link]

- Steve

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