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[Moosh]

The first Screen Rebirth I'll be hosting is finally up, and we've got a nice assortment of screens. Huge thanks to everybody who entered!
 
Here's the base screen:

 
And the entrants:
 
Twilight Knight

He has no shadow... Nargad = vampire confirmed?

Jared

There has to be a way to cross...

Rambly

what was seen / what was thought seen

FTX6004

Living the dream

Zeron

Gotta lava this result.

Orithan

 
Runa

[Orithan]

AAAaaaaa I was making a screen for this and I was right about to submit. Is it too late to get this submitted?

[Moosh]

AAAaaaaa I was making a screen for this and I was right about to submit. Is it too late to get this submitted?

Whoops sorry about that. Submit it and I can sneak it onto the poll. I see no harm in allowing it.

[Jared]

Well it looks like three of us had the same idea lol. Nice job everyone! I really love FTX's. <3

[Orithan]

Oh by the way, this Screen Rebirth did not show up on Recent Posts if that's worth anything

Edit: It also has not been announced in the Discord

Edited by Orithan, 19 January 2026 - 08:40 PM.

[Moosh]

So turns out this SR's had a bit of tumultuous start with me goofing a few things and multiple people entering late. I've decided to include one more late entry by Runa, since she got inconvenienced by timezones. So even though it's the next day here, the more the merrier! She'll just be entering at a slight disadvantage. 

[Emily]

Gotta say these entries are all lovely <3

[Shoshon the Elegant]

Love the uniqueness of FTX’s, but Runa’s is just beautiful.

[Moosh]

Finally getting around to posting some thoughts...

Twilight Knight: This is a screen from the river north of Millton right? It's always really impressive when you can fit these challenge screens into a preexisting world.
Jared: I really love the decayed wood planks and the custom water tiles shown off here. Very nice.
Rambly: I feel like were this an area in an actual quest, it'd frustrate me some, I'd experience a gamma related skill issue. As a screenshot though, I love it. This is one of my favorites. Something about the way ZC's transparency approximations cast those black and blue shadows hits right.
FTX6004: This is a very striking environment. The pink against teal green makes for a very pleasing palette and that starry void background looks really nice. This looks like it would be an easy favorite dungeon if it showed up in a quest.
Zeron: Appreciate when a lava area has some vegetation to it as well. This screen somewhat reminds me of Wahiokala's lava flows at sunset from Stellar Seas.
Orithan: Very unique tileset choice here. The palette is a bit extreme on the saturation, though I think that's just the norm with this tileset. I especially like the way the cliffs cast a bit of a shadow on the water, or perhaps it's the rapids flowing around them.
Runa: God, this screen is gorgeous. This is where my vote has to go. It's unfair, really! Those mountain tiles are refreshing and new, the tileset here isn't like anything I've seen before, and then you throw in my massive bias for sky backgrounds. It's simply peak.

[Zeron]

Zeron: Appreciate when a lava area has some vegetation to it as well.

Fun fact: I added the grass to avoid a cliff tile error. I do agree, though. Volcanic wastelands are too monotone.
 

This screen somewhat reminds me of Wahiokala's lava flows at sunset from Stellar Seas.

Huh. I see it. That would explain the sense of deja vu while making it. I noticed that it resembled Russ's DoR style, but hadn't thought of there.

 

 

Well, while I'm here, some quick thoughts:

 

Twilight Knight: I think the multi-layer cliffs really elevate the screen. Pun incidental.

 

Jared: Great detailing, and good creativity with the reimagining.

 

Rambly: A bit dark, but the details are quite good. The foliage is quite believable.

 

FTX6004: Excellent concept, and equally good execution.

 

Orithan: Good, solid, well designed screen. The waterfall slopes are a nice touch.

 

Runa: Spectacular. This contest seemed to have a clear winner, but then your screen arrived.
 

 

Great turnout overall. I really need to up my game. 

[Twilight Knight]

This is a screen from the river north of Millton right?

It looks a bit similar, but it's a completely new area :-)

[Moosh]

Congratulations to FTX6004, who won with 45.83% of the vote!
 

Living the dream