Festival of Eggs/2013

The Fourth Annual Festival of Eggs began shortly after midnight on March 31, 2013 and ended April 2, 2013 at 23:59:59, lasting 3 days.

Information on how to catch eggs can be viewed here.

Contributors

 * Coding - TJ
 * Organizer - Dis
 * Border - Aangs-sister, Dolphinsong, Fiona BlueFire, Imbecamiel, Infinis, JOTB, Kiffren, Mysfytt, Rosella Surmane, Sif, Tridymite, Wynni, Zovesta
 * Badge - Umbreonage, Nakase (recolored spriter badge)

Basket badge
The baskets were the same as in 2010. See the Festival of Eggs 2010 article for more details.

In 2013, spriters obtained a new basket badge like other event spriters. It has a tiny dragon sitting in it instead of eggs.

Border
The border was made by Aangs-sister, Dolphinsong, Fiona BlueFire, Imbecamiel, Infinis, JOTB, Kiffren, Mysfytt, Rosella Surmane, Sif, Tridymite, Wynni, and Zovesta.

Additionally, Aangs-sister made the background grasses and Sif made the blue ribbon.



Eggs
There were 51 new eggs to collect.

Sprites and sprite artists

 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 02.png]]
 * Shajana
 * This egg depicts a dragon painting an egg.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 01.gif]]
 * Infinis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 27.png]]
 * Bernouli
 * This egg features symbols from the video game Journey.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 29.gif]]
 * Corteo
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 30.png]]
 * Dolphinsong
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 32.png]]
 * Hot on Fire
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 33.png]]
 * Hot on Fire
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 34.png]]
 * JOTB
 * This egg depicts an embryo.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 35.png]]
 * Tarrlok
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 36.gif]]
 * Kennon
 * This egg depicts a Celtic knot.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 37.gif]]
 * Kiffren
 * This egg represents a Mandalorian from Star Wars.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 39.gif]]
 * Nectaris
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 40.gif]]
 * Pokemonfan13
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 41.gif]]
 * Sextonator
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 42.png]]
 * Shikaru
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 43.gif]]
 * Skinst
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 47.gif]]
 * Thuban
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 49.gif]]
 * Verridith
 * This egg is a reference to the Ace Combat series.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 50.png]]
 * Wynni
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 51.png]]
 * Zovesta
 * This egg is inspired by a "purple sheep".
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 03.gif]]
 * Aangs-sister
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 05.gif]]
 * Ashywolf
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 07.png]]
 * Jmm
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 09.gif]]
 * Fush
 * This egg depicts the Stargate symbols.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 10.gif]]
 * Imbecamiel
 * This egg depicts a celtic knot, used as a symbol of the Trinity in Christianity.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 11.gif]]
 * Kuraianubis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 12.gif]]
 * LordFflam
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 13.gif]]
 * Lythiaren
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 14.gif]]
 * Mysfytt
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 16.gif]]
 * ParticleSoup
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 18.gif]]
 * Process
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 19.gif]]
 * Rosella Surmane
 * This egg represents a TARDIS from Doctor Who.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 20.gif]]
 * RotomGuy
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 22.gif]]
 * SickSoul
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 23.gif]]
 * Sif
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 24.gif]]
 * Switch
 * This egg references the Pokémon Kyurem.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 25.gif]]
 * TaesoSpiritDragon
 * This egg displays a nautilus shell.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 26.gif]]
 * Tridymite
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 04.gif]]
 * Anonymous
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 06.gif]]
 * Earthgirl
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 08.gif]]
 * Fiona BlueFire
 * This egg is a tribute to a friend of Fiona's.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 15.gif]]
 * Nakase
 * This egg depicts the empty tomb of Christ.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 17.gif]]
 * Pixxelation
 * This egg depicts a "space chicken".
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 21.gif]]
 * Shanthaia
 * This egg depicts an animated day/night cycle.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 28.png]]
 * Birdzgoboom
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 31.png]]
 * Dis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 38.png]]
 * LadyLyzar
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 44.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a deep sea isopod.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 45.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts Starscream from Transformers.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 46.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * Imbecamiel
 * This egg depicts a celtic knot, used as a symbol of the Trinity in Christianity.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 11.gif]]
 * Kuraianubis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 12.gif]]
 * LordFflam
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 13.gif]]
 * Lythiaren
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 14.gif]]
 * Mysfytt
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 16.gif]]
 * ParticleSoup
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 18.gif]]
 * Process
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 19.gif]]
 * Rosella Surmane
 * This egg represents a TARDIS from Doctor Who.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 20.gif]]
 * RotomGuy
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 22.gif]]
 * SickSoul
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 23.gif]]
 * Sif
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 24.gif]]
 * Switch
 * This egg references the Pokémon Kyurem.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 25.gif]]
 * TaesoSpiritDragon
 * This egg displays a nautilus shell.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 26.gif]]
 * Tridymite
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 04.gif]]
 * Anonymous
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 06.gif]]
 * Earthgirl
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 08.gif]]
 * Fiona BlueFire
 * This egg is a tribute to a friend of Fiona's.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 15.gif]]
 * Nakase
 * This egg depicts the empty tomb of Christ.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 17.gif]]
 * Pixxelation
 * This egg depicts a "space chicken".
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 21.gif]]
 * Shanthaia
 * This egg depicts an animated day/night cycle.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 28.png]]
 * Birdzgoboom
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 31.png]]
 * Dis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 38.png]]
 * LadyLyzar
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 44.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a deep sea isopod.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 45.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts Starscream from Transformers.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 46.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * Tridymite
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 04.gif]]
 * Anonymous
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 06.gif]]
 * Earthgirl
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 08.gif]]
 * Fiona BlueFire
 * This egg is a tribute to a friend of Fiona's.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 15.gif]]
 * Nakase
 * This egg depicts the empty tomb of Christ.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 17.gif]]
 * Pixxelation
 * This egg depicts a "space chicken".
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 21.gif]]
 * Shanthaia
 * This egg depicts an animated day/night cycle.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 28.png]]
 * Birdzgoboom
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 31.png]]
 * Dis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 38.png]]
 * LadyLyzar
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 44.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a deep sea isopod.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 45.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts Starscream from Transformers.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 46.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * Birdzgoboom
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 31.png]]
 * Dis
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 38.png]]
 * LadyLyzar
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 44.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a deep sea isopod.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 45.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts Starscream from Transformers.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 46.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 45.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts Starscream from Transformers.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 46.png]]
 * Starscream
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * This egg depicts a sentry turret from Portal.
 * [[File:Festival of Eggs 2013 48.png]]
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * Tikigurl91
 * }
 * }
 * }

Trivia
"Fiona BlueFire"
 * Comment from Fiona BlueFire on her egg:

- Two months ago a close friend died of bone cancer. She and I shared a love of flowers and of crafting. Many years ago I did a painting of daisies for her, and it's still hanging on her wall. At Christmas, just weeks before her death, I finished a painting of cherry blossoms for her to give her son and his wife as a Christmas gift. We both knew her time then was measuring in weeks, if not days. I was touched that she asked me, and she was glad that I was able to finish in time for her to see it, and see her son's reaction. I wanted to make my Easter egg this year a tribute to this wonderful friend, who always had such a spirit of joy that was always shining from her.

"Hot on Fire"
 * Comment from Hot on Fire:

- Domestic Turkey - We eat these every year for Thanksgiving rather than the brown version. Although the brown version is also eaten, it's not as common to. Wild Turkey - Little known fact, these were meant to be America's icon but people decided the Bald Eagle was better suited.

"Jmm"
 * Comment from Jmm:

- It's a cross between the Chaos Sphere (HeXen) and a tesla ball. Because Tesla's cool. The setting for the sphere was made to look more like draconic claws so it had an appropriate theme.

"LadyLyzar"
 * Comment from LadyLyzar:

- I have always loved Zelda. The dragons weren't meant to be Spyro but I realized that they looked a lot like him after coloring them, so I left it :) Happy Easter to all.

"LadyLyzar"
 * LordFflam's egg is a tribute to "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band".

- (LadyLyzar's hubby) - Hubby is a bass player and that is his Fender Sting bass. We have always enjoyed playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band together and the kids love it too.

"Shikaru"
 * Comments from Shikaru:

- Tis not from Okami or any specific game/show/etc. Favorite animal is a fox, and I really like the designs of those masks.

"Sif"
 * Comments from Sif:

- Started out as a power core with design inspired by the Gree Technology from SWTOR (Yay Star Wars!), and somehow the core turned into its own little galaxy, so I just ran with it. So it's a mix between being a galaxy held inside of an egg and a power core sorta thing, hence the smoke discharge when it opens and the rotating pieces. Overall, just wanted to make something unique and tech-like. Would've liked to make the animations a bit smoother, and the rotating piece disappears on the far side on the portal skin (made it get too dark to go behind, whoops) but whatever.

"TaesoSpiritDragon"
 * Comments from TaesoSpiritDragon:

- I picked the Nautilus because I was always fascinated by this living fossil's shell and had been wanting to do one since the easter event in '11. My folks have a nautilus shell half at home, and I enjoyed studying the intricate layers of colors and layers within as a kid, and the smoothly striped texture on the outside. When I went to create this egg I was torn between doing just the outside, or just the inside, so I decided to do a fade-away from outside to inside to show the subtle beauty of the outer shell and the bold brilliance of the inner shells.

"Verridith"
 * Comments from Verridith:

- I created the egg out of three combined squadron symbols from three Ace Combat games; I've always been an airplane/fighter jet enthusiast and someday wish to become a pilot myself, but couldn't find a good egg design featuring anything with jets I could make workable. Thus, I remembered the Galm team's dog symbol, and has a vision of that same dog walking around behind an egg. Then, while wondering what to put in the middle, I decided on two other squadron signs - thus combining a reference of all three AC games I currently own. Whoot!