Modeling Contest 23 - 3 Tier Building

[Tirlititi]

Thanks. This is approximatively the tier 1 (I need to fix the normals so the stairs are invisible and the bird won't look exactly the same) ; it goes on tier 2 when the left door opens and triggers a mecanism for the stairs ; and then it goes on tier 3 with a tower rising on the right (dunno exactly how but electricity will be involved ^^).

It won't be a training building - more a destructable - but I guess it still enters in the contest's theme.
By the way, do you know where trained units appear when they are trained by a building with a "hole" in its center (like MassiveMaster's WIP)? Are they popping outside or at the center? Just wondering ^^.

 

[Mechanical Man]

But still needs those standard animations

 

[Kam]

I strongly encourage modelers to have the birth and death animations conform to one of the four standard races. This will make your model useful for racial projects.

 

[Mr. Bob]

I strongly encourage modelers to have the birth and death animations conform to one of the four standard races. This will make your model useful for racial projects.

Oh god you're a funny one aren't you.

 

[Deolrin]

...Why are we laughing?

He raises a fair point.

 

[HappyCockroach]

ill bring some manliness to this contest. my concept is a fairy-thing town hall

and whoever asks the flower is a datura inoxia

 

[PROXY]

I'm trying to make some pandaren building, hopefully it does not look to nighetelfish :/

 

[Tirlititi]

Pandarens FTW !

I guess you're going to make some WoW-like Pandarens building, but killst4r already made some Pandaren buildings in a different way : I suppose it would be a plus if yours fit with killst4r's. Just saying'. ^^

 

[Wandering Soul]

1st Preview...

Here's my WIP...
I'm not sure if it violate the theme '3-Tier Building'...

Concept :
Basically it's a settlement type structure, beginning with Tier 1 (Village). It then proceed to Tier 2 (Town), there is two version in the picture and only one will be used in the end. Finally finishes to Tier 3 (City), note that the Tier 3 Stone Wall is missing Light/Guard Towers...

Additional prop will be included, however I need to know if this model following the contest's theme... If it's not, then I'll go to Plan B...

 

[PROXY]

Look cool Wandering_Soul, but I suggest adding more grass, vegation, pathes and stuff but I guess you wanted to do that anyway ^^

 

[Aoredon]

Ya I agree with PROXY. Though I think city should maybe have a laboratory since a city is advanced, I don't really know since I don't model, but that's just my opinion

 

[eubz]

It's April so we need some WIP. Here's my current work so far.

 

[skrab]

@eubz It reminds me of Iron Curtain from Red Alert 2. but nvm

I don't think I will be able to finish that tower I was working on. So I decided to do something newer and quicker. This time it is a Human Garrison. It is more Warcraft 3 styled and I will be able to finish it before the deadline.

I am almost done with choosing the textures and adding details. I hope that I will have time this weekend to animate it.

 

[eubz]

I'll have to finish the animations, then the effects would be the last thing to do.
@Skrab
I am thinking what name would suit for my entry model.

 

[Tirlititi]

WIP of the 3rd tier.

WIP

That's really hard to use obisidian destroyer's texture. :/

 

[MassiveMaster]

Another wip of my castle:

Basic mesh and wrapping is done. Now I still need to add details and do the animations...

 

[Mechanical Man]

WIP of the 3rd tier.

WIP

That's really hard to use obisidian destroyer's texture. :/

Looks rather ugly with that black texture :/

 

[-Grendel]

i think i'll join..I'll go asian with my entry.

 

[PROXY]

So I got a question. Does it still count as a building if the building itself is on a swimming turtle?

Edit: Anyway, being a swimming turtle or not, I will base it on the same concept anyway. Here is a WIP of one of the statues of the 3rd tier.

At first I tried it with ingame textures, but the resolution of them where so low, that I used the myrmidon texture and recoloured it. I don't like using custom textures at all, but it was a must here.

 

[HappyCockroach]

So I got a question. Does it still count as a building if the building itself is on a swimming turtle?

you obviously know what is a building. ask yourself

 

[PROXY]

ah well yes, I guess you are right ^^

Anyway, another WIP of the dragon statute, what do you think?

Everything scratch made so far.

 

[-Grendel]

i don't really like that green texture you used. other than that, the dragon looks groovy

 

[Deolrin]

ah well yes, I guess you are right ^^

Anyway, another WIP of the dragon statute, what do you think?

Everything scratch made so far.

Looks great, but for the green parts, you should still use Naga buildings. They have some nice-looking green bits as well; Those shiny crystals don't look very good.

 

[PROXY]

Meh, I'm spamming the thread with my WIP's.

Drastical update for now. Basic building finished, dragon finished. Any ideas for further details?

 

[Deolrin]

The crystal parts still look a little bit weird. The sphere is okay, but the claws and eyes look strange. I seriously suggest you to just use the green metal texture that is available in the Naga building textures. Nice building, though. ^^

 

[Tirlititi]

The claws are fine to me. Maybe the eyes could be a bit reworked, yes, though.
Is the shadow a part of the model or just a random WE added shadow? I guess it's the second but it would be even more awesome if you added a good shadow for the statue.

Also, what will be the animations?

Great job so far .

 

[-Grendel]

tier 1 of my entry. still gonna add more stuff to it.

I HATE BUILDINGS.

EDIT: screw this, i'm backing out. i'll just join the next contest.

 

[HappyCockroach]

tier 1 of my entry. still gonna add more stuff to it.

I HATE BUILDINGS.

EDIT: screw this, i'm backing out. i'll just join the next contest.

lol.

 

[skrab]

My animation work in progress.
A f**king nightmare animating this building!

 

[MassiveMaster]

Can the Portrait animation pls be changed to an optional one!?!
It's really not needed for a building model. Adding a simple camera object is sufficient in my opinion.

 

[shamanyouranus]

All standard Warcraft 3 building models have a portrait animation in which there is a team colored plane behind the building. For the sake of usefulness and general not-looking-like-shitfulness, I support the requirement for a Portrait animation. All it is is a plane, and extra sequence, and a geoset animation. Not difficult at all.

 

[MassiveMaster]

Didn't say it would be difficult, just a waste. The only difference ingame is the team-coloured plane in the background, as mostly the animation itself won't differ much from the normal stand animation. For me that doesn't justify the extra size for adding 3 additional animation sequences (One would mostly look bad at a 3-tier building). So I just asked for making it optional.
But if the rules stay like that, I'll of course add that, if really needed ...

 

[anarchianbedlam]

the portrait animation does not need to be a separate animation. While the team colored plane in the background would look a lot nicer and get you extra points....

making the model have a "Stand Portrait" animation with a camera is the bare minimum

 

[Mechanical Man]

Can the Portrait animation pls be changed to an optional one!?!
It's really not needed for a building model. Adding a simple camera object is sufficient in my opinion.

For portrait animation there is very simple work to do. I don't know which tool do you use, I just create two sequence keys in note track (using max), and create a big plane with team glow, which is visible only in this sequence.

skrab, not bad model, but I kinda dislike too much symmetry and it has no really interesting details. But for wc3 is fine.

 

[MassiveMaster]

Ok, as you all think a portrait camera with a plane is better, I'll just add it.
That with just two sequence keys is true, but that for every bone and than multiplied with 3 (one for each tier)... Btw, I use Gmax.

@Skrab: Same as Mechanical Man said, the model fits well with the standard buildings of wc3 but especially the first tier looks a bit boring/blank.

 

[Tirlititi]

Here's my final entry (I guess ^^).
Download model

I made 2 different textures since the full-obisidian left side had bad feedback, but I'm afraid that's not better. Here are screens of the 2 versions :

Obisidian version

Black Marble version

If I need to choose only one of them for the contest, I think I'll still choose the full-obisidian because it is more "themed".

It was made to be a walkable destructable with the field "Light Weight Model" unchecked. I also added a pathing .tga texture.

Hope you'll enjoy !

 

[PROXY]

The wrap is horrible. Seriously. The model itself looks really interresting, but please, give the wrap another try. Seperate it into more parts, give it more different textures and look for fitting ones. Giving all the same texture just pacing it on it, looks horribly ofc. Try it, I know you can do it better!

 

[anarchianbedlam]

haha, UV wrapping? what's that?

 

[PROXY]

You guys gonna hate me for this: may I ask for 1 week extension?

 

[RED BARON]

You guys gonna hate me for this: may I ask for 1 week extension?

Well you'll get no hate from my side

Otherwise I'll just do it all Sunday Hope WIP and real one can come close Still assuming my plan for conversion will work.

 

[HappyCockroach]

You guys gonna hate me for this: may I ask for 1 week extension?

no hate from me as well. id say go on with it. I might even finish mine if it is given

 

[PROXY]

That was unexpected

Well jeah, as there are many WIP's close to finish, I thought another week extension should give everyone enough time to finish their entries with not too much haste.

 

[MassiveMaster]

I'd also like to have a bit more time till the deadline. At least having the complete weekend until Sunday evening would be greate. Also does the 21th mean Saturday morning (0:01) or Saturday night (23:59), or is it written somewhere and I didn't see it?

 

[Deolrin]

I think that an extension is a good idea. Not that I'm participating, but I can't see too many entries at the moment.

An extension should give more people a chance.

 

[eubz]

I hope an extension will be granted.

 

[MassiveMaster]

Can pls somebody help me with the portrait background: What texture do I have to use on it, or how do I get this team-coloured glow on it? What kind of material/layers do I have to use on it? Couldn't find a tutorial or something about it, help would really be appreciated.

And what is now about the extension? We've just one kind of 'finished' entry at the moment and without extension the contest would end today...

 

[skrab]

Can pls somebody help me with the portrait background: What texture do I have to use on it, or how do I get this team-coloured glow on it? What kind of material/layers do I have to use on it? Couldn't find a tutorial or something about it, help would really be appreciated.

And what is now about the extension? We've just one kind of 'finished' entry at the moment and without extension the contest would end today...

What tools are you using?

 

[PROXY]

MassiveMaster, just put a simple plane with replacableid2 texture, add geoset animation and you are fine

 

[eubz]

If an extension will not be granted, this will be my final entry.

In-game

 

[Deolrin]

Can pls somebody help me with the portrait background: What texture do I have to use on it, or how do I get this team-coloured glow on it? What kind of material/layers do I have to use on it? Couldn't find a tutorial or something about it, help would really be appreciated.

And what is now about the extension? We've just one kind of 'finished' entry at the moment and without extension the contest would end today...

Do what PROXY suggested, or just copy it from a random WC3 building.