Build Battle: Bedwars Arena
What is the build battle?
As part of the Cubeville Summer Games, we are running a build battle to design new Bedwars arenas. The top three entries will be made playable in the Skylands! The build battle opens Tuesday 27th July 2021 and runs up until 11:59pm Tuesday 31st August 2021, EST. For this battle you will be able to form teams of up to four (4) players. Note that players can only be on one team for this build battle, so choose wisely.
How do I enter?
To get to the build battle, you take the portal in the Event Valley at Spawn (picture below). Once you are there, and have read all the rules, you need to form your team. You can of course enter as a solo player, in which case you can use /home to create a plot. You can then use /home to get back to your plot each time you go to that world.
If you are entering as a team then only one of you needs to run /home to create a plot. You then need to submit a modreq with the usernames of everyone on your team, and a team name if you want to choose one (otherwise the plot name will be the same as the username of the person who made the plot). An Admin+ will then add team members to the plot and they will also be able to /home to get there.
You have until the end of Tuesday 31st August 2021 to build your entry. You can take as long as you like on the arena within that time frame, and change it as much as you want, nothing will be judged until after the closing date.
Once you have a plot you are automatically entered into the Build Battle, if you decide you want to exit the competition just /modreq asking for your plot and entry to be removed.
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The mini bedwars arena houses the portal to Bedwars Build Battle world
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You can look around the spawn area of the build battle, or any of the existing bedwars arenas, to get an idea, but essentially you need the following:
✩ A minimum of two team bases, on their own floating islands
✩ A minimum of one diamond generator island per two teams (if you have an odd number of teams, you round up)
✩ A minimum of one emerald generator per two teams (if you have an odd number of teams, you round up). These generators are usually all on a central island, but that is not a requirement
✩ All teams must have equal access to resources. For example, if two teams are sharing a diamond generator island, it must be as close as possible to an equal number of blocks away from each teams base.
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Build Battle spawn
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Rules for entries
✩ A maximum of four players per plot
✩ Builds must be original, any found to be copied from other sources will be disqualified
✩ Please contain all liquids within your plot, they should not be running outside the plot border
✩ Do not build any persistent redstone devices (i.e. they run non stop) or redstone devices that have an impact outside your plot
✩ Build Battle plots are for build battle entries only, it is not a secondary creative plot for free use
✩ CV’s Official building rules apply
✩ Only items available in normal creative mode can be used in builds. Anything brought in from SP using saved toolbars being used in builds will result in disqualification. Exception: Barrier blocks and invisible item frames are allowed for this battle, and are provided at the spawn area if needed.
How are entries judged?
There will be an open vote for all players to pick their top three entries, which will run for one week after the closing date. More details of how and where to vote will be made available nearer the time.
What can I win?
The prizes are as follows:
✩ 1st Place - 50 Game Coins per team member AND your arena will be made available to play in Skylands
✩ 2nd Place - 35 Game Coins per team member AND your arena will be made available to play in Skylands
✩ 3rd Place - 20 Game Coins per team memberAND your arena will be made available to play in Skylands
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I request WorldEdit (WE) help on my plot, like with normal creative world?
You can request limited help that does not form part of your entry building. For example, you can request a change to the floor, digging out of the plot, or a reset if you want to start again. These things can help the area in which you are building, without effecting the build itself.
You cannot request anything that is part of your build, such as WE'ing in large shapes for you to work with, or copying patterns around etc. If your modreq for WE help is more than one line long, you are probably requesting something complex enough it isn't allowed under the build battle rules.
