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The Nexus 2.5 Millionth Member Competition

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A couple of weeks back the Nexus sites silently recorded their 2 millionth registered member which is a great achievement. As dictated at the last registration milestone, the millionth member, I decided the next milestone would be 2.5 million members, and 5 million members after that, and we're slowly creeping up on that figure day-by-day.

Each milestone is greatly coveted by me. The milestones are a trophy for the strong support of the modding communities behind the Elder Scrolls, Fallout and Dragon Age series and indeed the success of the Nexus sites within these communities.

Just like the previous milestone I am going to hold a modding competition to celebrate the occasion and hand out some nice prizes to the winners. Hopefully these competitions will become tradition for those users who stick around with us long enough to see each milestone.

The theme


The theme for the competition is not going to change from the last and revolves around that of the community we are in. I'm hoping to see some great mods that cover users in the community that might have influenced you during your time here, the various sites of the community that you are a part of (it doesn't just have to be the Nexus!) and what you like about the community.

The type of mod you make, be it a quest, a new landmass, a house or castle, NPCs, weapons, armour, etc. is totally up to you but I will look more favourably upon entries that have a quest in them because I'm a sucker for a good quest! That doesn't mean a mod with a quest in is going to win, however, and if you come up with something really unique then I'll probably love it! A Nexus defence mod, for example, where you defend fort Nexus from a horde of trolls with your fellow moderators wielding ban hammers by your side is something I've dreamt about...

This competition is for Oblivion, Fallout: New Vegas and Dragon Age: Origins. While I understand some modders have not made the move from Fallout 3 to New Vegas (or indeed Morrowind to Oblivion) I did not want to dilute the entries or the prize pool to accommodate these earlier games in their respective series. Sorry to all those disappointed by this.

For full details on what to do and how to enter go visit the competition page. This year the prizes have been tripled in value from a prize pot of $500 to a prize pot of $1,500 and we're covering Dragon Age, too. Top prize for winners is a $350 Amazon.com voucher, with $100 prizes for runner-ups and $50 prizes for mods with the highest potential.

The competition ends 10 days after the 2.5 million member mark is reached so by current estimates that's about 8 months away; but there may be more Nexus sites on the way in the mean-time that makes that figure likely to change, so jump on it quickly to avoid disappointment.


Wiki competition


For those without the creative edge or time to create modifications we are currently running a raffle competition on the Nexus Wiki whereby any helpful articles you add to the site will count as a raffle ticket to go towards a prize draw for a $100 Amazon voucher that will be decided at the same time as the 2.5 millionth member competition. So there's something for everyone here.

Further updates will come as we get closer to this milestone. Feel free to voice your intentions to enter this competition and, if you wish, share your plans with the community. Good luck to everyone!

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  1. ub3rman123
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    You think we've banned 400,000 users?


    Main forum page, bottom right Our Board Statistics

    Total Members 2,969,616



    Heh. My math sucks.
  2. CapnLilNemo
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    I am moderately bummed I only found out about this after it was already over. Are you still planning on doing another competition for 5 million member milestone?
  3. Dark0ne
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    Last time I checked, about a month ago, there were about 8,000 banned members or something. We get more new members a day at the moment than that. So it's very small.

    RE: the competition. Really really sorry to the people who entered, I don't have my main PC at the moment but I'm hoping to be setup within the next fortnight and I'll get on to announcing the winners (and spreading the prizes) very soon. Hang tight, I haven't forgotten about you.
  4. myrmaad
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    You think we've banned 400,000 users?


    Main forum page, bottom right Our Board Statistics

    Total Members 2,969,616
  5. ub3rman123
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    I've noticed a lot of people have been banned for various things, such as trolling, spamming, abusive language, etc. Do they count toward the growing number or are they considered to be non-entities in your quest for the 2.5 million members?


    They still count, but trust me; the number of people banned is very very small compared to the number of people who sign up. Like twenty for every thousand. So in the long run it hardly affects stats.
  6. QuinnMallory45
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    I've noticed a lot of people have been banned for various things, such as trolling, spamming, abusive language, etc. Do they count toward the growing number or are they considered to be non-entities in your quest for the 2.5 million members?
  7. CommodoreBlitz
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    hay,

    Been gone a few weeks fixing my pc (finely got the new 8 core cpu and 2 hd 6950 2gb video cards working) and am about to start working on updating my mod, I see there have been some changes..

    What happened to the other entry in the contest it is not listed anymore at lest under the contest file category.
  8. ub3rman123
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    Zaldir and I are done.. Dunno about anyone else.
  9. CommodoreBlitz
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    So is anyone close to finished yet? I have spent almost 2 days without sleep but I am getting close.Tho I just had an idea to add a few new locations.....
  10. CommodoreBlitz
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    hay great news, I got my School Refund check for FAid overpayment....So I went and bought a 600w PSU at BBbuy.$89 (hmm, this would be considered a Education expense right? :> )..So the Editor and game now run fine if not better then they did with my old 400w.

    Now let me see things I have left to do....

    1. finish the mods locations
    2. finish the mods locations
    3. figure out how to add the story to mod (perhaps next contest we can team up with people)
    4. Run threw mod and try to proofread rooms and locations for wall errors (walls with holes etc)
    5. Bribe Dark for more time say about another 6 months.....hehe