Warp Gate Contest

[lydia]

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Hey! I'm inviting you all to participate in Freeverse's Warpgate Name-a-Planet contest!!

To celebrate the upcoming title, we've decided to open up the airwaves for players to create their own planet! Please find the rules below.

Although it says twitter RT are the M.O. for submissions, we're also hoping to hear from our beloved TA'ers, so submissions are ALSO accepted in the form of replies in this thread!

Read more about Warpgate here (http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/08/warp-gate-exclusive-sneak-peek/)...and watch this thread or our twitter for planet-spirational images!


Warpgate Contest Official-sounding PR

Just imagine an entire planet named whatever you please. A civilization bowing to your every whim, their whole world based on your own fancy. This could be your destiny in Freeverse's highly anticipated space trading game, Warpgate!

Freeverse is announcing a contest to name and describe a planet in their upcoming Warpgate, a 3D space trading and conquest game where players can master the galactic commodities market, battle space pirates, and meet several friendly and hostile alien species. In addition to ground-breaking graphics and unbounded gameplay, it features a fluid and ever changing economy, 6 warring factions, full arsenal of weapons including lasers, missiles, shields and beams. This is all spread over a galaxy of more than 75 planets and space stations in 32 star systems. Which will be yours? Enter today to win!

Simply follow Freeverse on twitter, and tweet your submission with your entry, @freeverse or the word #warpgate somewhere in the tweet! The winner will be announced September 7th, 2009 on http://twitter.com/freeverse and will be seen in-game upon release, along with a special in-game item named after the lucky planet creator!

[DHrox]

Fornicis Mons montis

It totally means something different than what i bet people will think.

translates to "archaic mountain"

[drelbs]

I tweeted, "Yuch." ;)

[Shermy808]

The planet Hibernicus, inhabited by a bear-like species who make for terrible space pilots...

They run the intergalactic fish market, and are always in conflict with badger-like space pirates...

[Johno]

"Cybometropolis"- An intergalactic cyborg underground railroad and paradise. Are you a robot or cyborg on the run? Welcome to Cybometropolis.

[upsidedown]

My planet is called: tel-Omega (pronounced tel-uhmeguh:))


And lydia, Is there or a prize? Or is the prize being able to have your planet name in the game?

[Crypton]

Planet: Cryptonomicon
Earth like, fully automatic defenses, not inhabited

The population of Cryptonomicon used to be the top cryptanalytics in the Galaxy. Unfortunately they got so overwhelmed in Cryptography, that they forgot to reproduce...
Cryptonomicon is currently run by robots and automated defense systems, which seem to be impenetrable due to the vast amount of cryptographical security.
The automated space station in orbit is fully functional though and welcomes the galactic traveller with a luxury casino and spa.

[Philsquirrel]

Well, I propose : "Magrathea".

It's the name of the legendary planet of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The residents could be The Vogons, a bureaucratic alien race who loves poetry and are destructive aliens, because no one can support thei poems ;)

Thank you Douglas Adams fo HHGTTG :D

[eggzbacon]

Planet: Cryptonomicon
Earth like, fully automatic defenses, not inhabited

The population of Cryptonomicon used to be the top cryptanalytics in the Galaxy. Unfortunately they got so overwhelmed in Cryptography, that they forgot to reproduce...
Cryptonomicon is currently run by robots and automated defense systems, which seem to be impenetrable due to the vast amount of cryptographical security.
The automated space station in orbit is fully functional though and welcomes the galactic traveller with a luxury casino and spa.

Wow, Really? ;)

Well heres mine then:
Eggbaconus

Lol jk

[Devilishly Good]

my planet

Devil's Rock - a harsh planet with mining resources that keep people coming despite the conditions

[DHrox]

Well, I propose : "Magrathea".

It's the name of the legendary planet of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Don't they have rights to that name?:(:confused: :eek::D

[The Game Reaper]

Eroticon. :D

[Philsquirrel]

Don't they have rights to that name?:(:confused: :eek::D

not sure ;)

[PureSkill]

Planet Name - OptimusOne

[ShadowsFall]

Planet Earth...

jk lol!

[drelbs]

Planet Earth...

Hehe...

In a similar vein, why not Pluto? (which lost it's planetary status...) :o

[DOG87]

Tremoria

[Drenguin]

Pastheo maybe I dunno. Or retuyg

[MidianGTX]

Midian! I've always thought it sounds like a planet.

Failing that, Solaris or Phaedox... which coincidentally have both been used by me in various places.

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Galaxius :D

[Michelangelo]

Vulcan, after the roman god of fire (not from Star Trek)

[Devilishly Good]

Janus - one planet that due to an ancient cataclysm was split in half, each half rotates around a common center in their orbit around their star.

[drelbs]

After Me

"Hey, I bet somewhere out in space there's a planet named after me!" :)

[Nico75]

Argoneore
-a desolate planet that is rich in metals but not in life

[JCik68]

Krulium
- very rough landscape, for human, it is impossible to live there
- inhabitants - hostile aliens with hard, stone-like shell on their back and mole-like face, that are living underground

[TheBeastlyNinja]

I say the roflberrypwnplanet. Which is inhabited by gaint evil cellphones...

[The Bat Outta Hell]

I say the roflberrypwnplanet. Which is inhabited by gaint evil cellphones...

... You aren't funny at all.

Just very, very annoying.

[TheBeastlyNinja]

Wasn't trying to be. Just submitting my idea. Back off.

[TheBeastlyNinja]

Maybe Lecryton
Vastly populated by human-like plants. Some are friendly and are civilized and can speak along bartering some rare items only found on this planet. Others are hostile barbarians that want nothing more than to plunder your ship and to see you dead. Large dense forests and jungles cover the planet making it hard to live there in addition to the hostile natives. Civilized "homoplants" (homo means man in Latin) rule the planet with democrocy and secretly are powerful dictators who want to rule the surronding solar system...

[RoboSteel]

Name the Planet RoboSteel

Come have a look at what we do www.robosteel.com and it will make perfect sense. I need a planet for all my creations, Earth is just not advanced enough to handle them all.

Come visit us on Twitter @RoboSteel

[lydia]

All of these responses are inventive, funny, or the like.

We've gotten so many awesome twitter submissions as well!

Keep it up, guys! :D

[aloepar1]

Colbert

[evilito]

Cyclonis or Aeolus worlds with lots of swirling winds and storms.

[tel]

Did we have a winner?:)

[lydia]

Hey you guys! We'd like to announce the winner of the Warpgate “Name a Planet” contest, Shermy808, for their planet, "Hibernicus, inhabited by a bear-like species who make for terrible space pilots."

Due to the enormous popularity of the contest, Freeverse will be extending the contest to allow four more winners to name their own planet in the game!

http://s3.freeverse.com/WebContent/pr-news/Hibernicus.png

The contest extension will allow four more winners to name and describe a planet in the upcoming iPhone game Warpgate.

Again, to enter simply follow Freeverse on Twitter, and tweet your submission with your entry, @freeverse or the word #warpgate somewhere in the Tweet! The new winners will be announced on October 1st, 2009 on http://twitter.com/freeverse and will be seen in-game along with Shermy808's planet, Hibernicus, when the game is released!

[tel]

Planet Teira


Named after Princess Teira daughter of a humble Clark who dragged her people into the modern age with promises of wealth and power, all for the taking just beyond the stars.
After a millennia Teirans have become a high tec planet with high defence. Peacefull, Diplomatic till threatened, strong desire for wealth and power.

[Shermy808]

Hey you guys! We'd like to announce the winner of the Warpgate “Name a Planet” contest, Shermy808, for their planet, "Hibernicus, inhabited by a bear-like species who make for terrible space pilots."

Due to the enormous popularity of the contest, Freeverse will be extending the contest to allow four more winners to name their own planet in the game!

http://s3.freeverse.com/WebContent/pr-news/Hibernicus.png

The contest extension will allow four more winners to name and describe a planet in the upcoming iPhone game Warpgate.

Again, to enter simply follow Freeverse on Twitter, and tweet your submission with your entry, @freeverse or the word #warpgate somewhere in the Tweet! The new winners will be announced on October 1st, 2009 on http://twitter.com/freeverse and will be seen in-game along with Shermy808's planet, Hibernicus, when the game is released!

WOW! :eek:

[lydia]

Hey all! We've been busy working to get Warpgate into your hot little hands, and we've decided on the last four new user-named planets!

Johno
Cybometropolis, an intergalactic cyborg underground railroad and paradise. Are you a robot or cyborg on the run? Welcome to Cybometropolis.

Devilishly Good
Devil's Rock, a harsh planet with mining resources that keep people coming despite the conditions.

MidianGTX
Midian, the planet that sounds like a planet.

DOG87
Tremoria, sounding like a planet with lots of shifting plates and such.

Congrats to all, and official PR and screen shots to come!!

[debtOFskittles]

Sipherus

A planet of apelike people in tropical Forest and island settings who build expensive organic weaponry.

[Devilishly Good]

Hey all! We've been busy working to get Warpgate into your hot little hands, and we've decided on the last four new user-named planets!

Johno
Cybometropolis, an intergalactic cyborg underground railroad and paradise. Are you a robot or cyborg on the run? Welcome to Cybometropolis.

Devilishly Good
Devil's Rock, a harsh planet with mining resources that keep people coming despite the conditions.

MidianGTX
Midian, the planet that sounds like a planet.

DOG87
Tremoria, sounding like a planet with lots of shifting plates and such.

Congrats to all, and official PR and screen shots to come!!

Awesome!!! Welcome to Devil's Rock :).

[Patton]

...? I google this game a couple times a week... and there is never anything new.

A couple new screenshots would be much appreciated.

[Talygra]

Now following freeverse on twitter

[lydia]

Hey there! Please check out this news post for some screenshots of the latest winning planets:

Contest winners! (http://news.freeverse.com/archives/2009/10/12/warpgate-contes.php)

[pharmx]

Wow congrats guys, that's a solid TA showing :D

[The Bat Outta Hell]

Congrats to Midian and Devilishly!

[Devilishly Good]

Congrats to Midian and Devilishly!

thanks!

...and that is cool seeing the artwork!