Ah yes, Spooky Month has long since passed, and the ghouls have returned to their resting places, leaving the graves deathly still in the pale moonlight. All of them, that is, except for one, still rustling and making its way out of its residual hole.
And that grave belongs to…
TANKMAS ADVENTURE 2023-
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TANKMAS ADVENTURE 2024!
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WE'RE BACK IN HOLIDAY BUSINESS!!
It's a pleasure to be able to bring back Tankmas with the help of two incredible colleagues in holiday hijinks: seasoned Tankmas veteran (and incredible artist!) @MrShmoods , and the legendary NG game developer @Squidly . The three of us are excited to organize things this year, and it's not just because of what we're offering - we're excited to see what YOU want to offer, too!
Tankmas? Is that some kind of joke?
Nope, this isn't some kind of cock joke - Tankmas is the non-denominational Newgrounds holiday tradition where people from across the site can log in every day throughout the month of December (plus January 1st, because why leave New Year's out of things?) and be treated to a new piece of art wrapped in a nice little gift box.
You can check out the Tankmas Adventure collection yourself!
(Pro Tip: logging in during December of any year still earns you the present medals! - for example, if you open 2018's December 1st present on this year's December 1st, you'll still receive the medal!)
So do you need only artists or...?
See, that's the cool thing about Tankmas - it involves every portal across Newgrounds!
- Art - One of, if not the, biggest pulls for Tankmas is the daily art, which is created for Newgrounds, by Newgrounders like you! All styles and mediums are welcome - in the past, art pieces included pixel art, hand-drawn pieces, a couple of GIFs here and there, and someone even did a piece using a custom 3D tank model! If you’re not into making full pieces, and let’s say you want to make comics instead - Tankmas also did comics in the past, and we’d love to have them again this year, whether it’s a comic you read at your own pace or a comic with voice acting and music involved!
- Audio - Another major (heh) joy of Tankmas is the music made by musicians across the site. All styles are welcome, from rock to classic, general listening to upbeat jingles, anyone with a taste for holiday and/or winter-esque music is welcome! Voice actors - there’s opportunities involved with the smaller projects of Tankmas as well.
- Movies - Since 2020, Tankmas has premiered NEW movies in the month of December. They didn’t have to specifically be holiday movies, either - previously premiered have included Duncan & Jones 3, Pengu’s Christmas Special, Mean Girls, and Luckyboy. We already have a few premieres lined up for you!
- Games - also beginning in 2020, HaxeFlixel game developers created minigames that were playable within Tankmas, such as 2020’s Festive Forage, Think Positive, and our favorite pastime of pinning the tail on NickConter; 2021’s Oh Crap A Yeti; 2022’s Holiday Hominid Drop (returning from 2020!) and Yule Duel. Most have medals and scoreboards attached - and if you’re not convinced things can get competitive, ask a veteran about the competition for the highest scores on Festive Forage! (“my thumb hurted. ouch.” -shmoods)
Cool! So I can do literally anything for this?
WRONG!!!! You are able to do mostly anything, as long as it follows these general guidelines.
- NO A-RATED SUBMISSIONS! All content for the calendar must be rated E-M only. Porno Claus will NOT be visiting this year!
- If you're accepted, DO NOT use your old artwork for your Advent submission. This isn’t a calendar to show your earlier work; this is a catalyst to make new, incredible pieces!
- Game developers must use HaxeFlixel for your minigames. This is mainly due to engine limitations at the time of writing.
Wanna do more? Help each other out! Reach out to others involved with Tankmas for help on your project, or vice versa! - for example, you could grab a musician and voice actor to help make a comic read like a storybook, or you could gather a game developer and artist to help create a minigame, or even grab a musician, some voice actors, and an artist to create an animated short.
I want in on this! How do I apply?
Simple: fill out this Google Form!
It’ll give us an idea of what you want to do for Tankmas and allow us to see/hear/inhale what you can do, and we’ll enjoy it like the best gingerbread Smarties you can find- I mean, please make sure to fill out the form by Monday, November 11 @ 11:59 PM EDT to be considered! We do have limited slots, so while we can’t accept everyone to the project we value what everyone’s bringing to the table for this year.
If you want to propose a game or animation after the November 11th deadline; privately reach out to Shmoods, Squidly or I and we’ll talk further about the possibility of putting it in Tankmas. We’ve got an especially tight cap on the premieres, so no guarantees!
I have questions!
I hope we haven’t answered it yet! Pop any questions you got for us in this thread, then Shmoods, Squidly and myself will be happy to answer the best we can, but we can’t answer everything! Don’t wanna ruin any surprises (don’t even get me STARTED with what happened to the person that yapped about the killer candy canes from outer space).
Sincerely, the Santas
- SplatterDash, MrShmoods, Squidly
