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It is time once again for another week's worth of submissions:

Quest Updates:
- Ibuprofen, by Exate
- End of Time DX, by Pineconn

Tiles by Jupiter:
- Saturnian Trees (Tufted Trees)
- Onion Dome Palace
- Saguaro Cacti
- Teepees
- Handsome Farmhouse Set
- Winter Cabin Set

Whether you celebrate Easter with ham, chocolate, or spiritually, or if you don't celebrate it at all, I hope you all make the best out of this lovely Sunday.

Here are this week's submissions:

Quests:
- End of Time DX, by Pineconn
- Update: The Legend of Zelda Remix DX, by Alex-Link

Tiles:
- Big Tent, by Jupiter
- Neptunian Trees (Firs), by Jupiter

You're gonna like the way you game. I guarantee it. I'm Nathaniel, founder and CEO of On the Green.

Not all weeks are created equal, as this one proves it with style. We have mostly loose tiles, and a pair of quests to mention.

Quests:
- DaDoc540's 1st Quest Remix, by boram_c
- Update: The Legend of Zelda Remix DX, by Alex-Link

Tiles:
- Space Series: Suited Link and His Starfighter, by Old-skool
- Space Series: Misc. Sprites and Weapons, by Old-skool
- Space Series: Overworld (Outer Space) Tiles, by Old-skool
- Space Series: Interior Tiles, by Old-skool
- Jovian Trees, by Jupiter
- Assorted Animals (Sheep, Bees, Turtles), by Jupiter
- Gigantic Skeleton, by Jupiter

Also, if you do submit screenshot previews in larger dimensions, such as the 800x600 ZQuest screenshots, we will have to cut the dimensions in half. Otherwise, they will occupy too much width space on the display page. Other than that, wonderful job on the submissions. See ya later.

One loose tile item for this week:
Flapping Flags, by Jupiter

See ya in a week or two!

Just one new submission and two updates here to pass into the permanent database location:

Quest Update: Rise of Ganon, by Kenster

Tiles: Edited Dead Tree and Small Tree, by Sheik

Music Update: Stone Tower Temple - NES Version, by Saffith

Here is another news flash: I know that some of you are sick and tired of hearing them, but lately we have had an usually high volume of submissions that were unacceptable and thus didn't make it to our database. This is more so than I have ever seen since I began contributing to the process. This has especially been true for quest submissions, mostly from people who never visit our discussion forums, or at least never post in them. Our only two new quest submissions have been rejected. So rather than talk about it on the forums where you probably won't see it anyway, I will say some things here where you will hopefully see it and help steer you in the right direction.

Before submitting any quest to the database, follow these common sense suggestions, main ideas in bold and caps:

1. PLAY YOUR OWN QUEST.
I can't possibly overemphasize this. Nobody is too good to do that. Just ask the best quest makers. You have to see if everything you do works. If all you do is build the quest in ZQuest but don't play it for yourself in Zelda Classic (the separate player), how can you just assume that everything will just magically work? Most of the worst rated quests in the database are where they are because those who made those quests either didn't test them out thoroughly or didn't test them out at all, and most likely didn't ask for support when they should have. As staff, we mainly just see if those quests work, since we typically don't have time to really play through them, as we also have lives to live.

2. IF YOU NEED SUPPORT, USE THE DISCUSSION FORUMS.
Chances are, there are plenty of people around who are able to help you with whatever you are having trouble with. There are also tutorials available on the forums to help you with some common issues. Lurk, research, or better yet, communicate! Most people here are friendly and willing to help you when they can. The link is on the left hand side of the main page, and is bold for a good reason. It is also where you end up when you log in, also for a good reason. It's the heart of the community. Take advantage of the resources available to you on the forums.

3. Finally, MAKE SURE YOUR SUBMISSION FOLLOWS ALL THE RULES.
Unless you are completely familiar with them and you are confident that all these rules are followed, you should never skip reading this. Any submission rules that are broken are grounds for your submission not making it to our database when it is updated by one of us staff people. And if we fail to catch something, chances are it might get deleted later after you deal with the humiliation of receiving a bunch of zero star ratings.

These set of standards, which (believe it or not) aren't anywhere close to the very highest that we could set, are necessary to minimize the amount of non-functional or plagiarized material in the database. Would a certified used car dealer sell a car without a working engine? Well, they could, but they would get a very bad reputation in little time. Think about it.

In conclusion, when submitting anything, use common sense, or if you need simple words that any mass audience can understand: Stop. Think. Read. Ask. But at the same time, we can only do so much to keep peoples' thinking caps on. I hope this has been enlightening. Have a nice day.