Goal: Create a short strip of 3-5 panels that tell a story!

Art: You don’t have to be a great artist – just good at capturing screenshots. Panels should be screenshots of Torchlight that have been run through the ink filter on Photoshop. Here are some examples of what we mean:

http://boringbox.com/images/OOGASMASH.png http://boringbox.com/images/OOGAFLY.png http://boringbox.com/images/OOGADEAD.png

No less than 3 screenshots, and no more than 5 please.

Words: This is up to you – tell a story! It can be dramatic, funny, dark, etc.

The Loot: One lucky winner will receive this Torchlight-inspired Penny Arcade comic “The Price of Loyalty”, signed by the Runic Games dev team!

Submissions: Submit a reply to this forum thread on the official forums. No emails, please!

Contest begins: NOW

Contest ends: December 18th

Judges: Runic Games

TorchED, the Torchlight Editor is here! There are lots of ways you can get this free download – here are some of the hosted sites:

File Front (official download): http://www.filefront.com/14902983/TorchEDInstaller-1.0.exe/

User/Media hosts:

Big Download: http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/11/11/download-torchlight-editor-torched-v1-0/ Runic Games Fansite: http://files.runicgamesfansite.com/modfiles/TorchEDInstaller-1.0.exe

Our devs and community have lots of your FAQs answered in our forums regarding modding. Start here: http://forums.runicgames.com/viewforum.php?f=15

Mods are hosted at two official sites right now, so you can find that coveted re-specc mod!

Runic Games Fan Site: http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/torchlightmods/ –they are also running a contest link: http://www.runicgamesfansite.com/torchlightmods/node/119 now!

Torchlight Insider: http://www.torchlightinsider.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14

Lastly, please check out our updated Press page for lots of nifty quotes, reviews and interviews, by everyone from local bloggers to Penny Arcade to Kotaku! Catch up on anything you may have missed!

As always, thanks for playing.

“Runic Games is doing the Lord’s work, in an robust and unambiguous fashion.” -penny-arcade.com

“Brilliance” 4.5/5 -rpgamer.com

“It’s addictive and superbly well-made…” -escapistmagazine.com

“If you skip this just because it’s a single player game, you will effectively be kicking yourself in the balls with Berserker’s Boots Of Strength (+10 Resistance To Experience Outside Of Comfort Zone).” 10/10 -somethingawful.com

We are giddy with delight this morning – comic geek chic is one of the highest accolades we could hope to achieve! Very special thanks to Penny Arcade, My Extra Life, and Crispy Gamer – you’ve lifted our spirits!

Penny Arcade

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