This month join LilTrouble and fellow Age of Empires 2 enthusiasts in the #14forStarlight Fundraising Campaign! From the 13th to the 30th of August, a range of AoE2 themed events will be hosted at www.twitch.tv/LilTrouble__ all in the aims of raising funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia. To look into how Starlight is brightening the lives of seriously ill children and their families, head to www.starlight.org.au ~
The highlight of the campaign is a set of three Showmatches held between some of our favourite AoE2 Pro players! Over three different days, TheViper will face Hera, Slam will take on F1re, and MBL will be up against Nicov. However, these are not regular Showmatches! Across the 5 games played in each set, viewers and those who donate to Starlight will have the power to control the games via a bidding process.
Bidding
Using the Twitch channel points system, you will be able to nominate how much money you’d be willing to donate to Starlight to win the opportunity to control certain aspects of the game. Prior to each of the five games played the items will be open to bidding, with a set timer before each item closes. If you are the participant with the highest bid when the item is closed, you simply donate your nominated amount to Starlight, and then the players will do what you command!
The breakdown of pre-game items to bid on are as follows; (using TheViper vs Hera as an example)
Item |
Choose the Map (from a preselected, wild and wacky map pool) |
Choose TheViper’s Civ |
Choose Hera’s Civ |
Deny TheViper of one building (Range, Stable, Uni, Siege Wshop, Tower, Monastery) |
Deny Hera of one building (Range, Stable, Uni, Siege Wshop, Tower, Monastery) |
Choose who deletes their starting Scout |
Choose who deletes one starting Villager |
Choose TheViper’s Opening Build |
Choose Hera’s Opening Build |
Examples of bidding:
If you would like to contribute to the bidding war for any of these items, please know that there is no minimum bid. Every little bit counts, regardless of the size of the donation! You will only have to pay if you are the highest bidder once the item is closed (although contributions at any time are more than welcome and would be greatly appreciated).
Not only do you have the power to control certain elements of the games prior to them starting, but for those who donate ‘big bucks’ to Starlight during the games, you have the choice to be rewarded with some pretty sweet and potentially game-changing powers!
The breakdown of in-game rewards and their minimum cost are listed below. Please note that these rewards are for exceptional donations that are in no way expected. We would just like to be able to truly reward those who contribute significant amounts if it does happen.
Item | Cost |
Deny both players of Loom | $105 |
0 APM for 30 seconds | $111 |
Delete 10 units of the Player’s choice (from Castle Age onwards) | $150 |
Delete a TC (from Castle Age onwards) | $200 |
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The campaign has a total donation goal of A$2000, with multiple milestone rewards along the way, such as; a dramatic ASMR Build Order reading, playing AoE with toes on hotkeys instead of fingers (monkaS), and maybe a Villager Cosplay (complete with goat and ‘mandatum’) if we smash the donation goal.
To see what other events are planned for #14forStarlight, check out the following video or go to https://www.lilt.tv/14-for-starlight, and please feel free to ask any questions regarding the Showmatches or the fundraising campaign as a whole down below, or by messaging LilTrouble#3881 on Discord.