RotG Loading Screen Mini-Contest

[Steelb_l_ade]

Requiem of the Gods



Loading Screen Mini-Contest


Hey chaps, Theres some fab artists around here so if you fancy a challenge or just for the heck of it...

I'm entertaining the notion of the possibility of changing the loadscreen, you are welcome to create a few and post them up here. If you think you can create a better loadscreen for ROTG feel free to try!

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No image may violate any site rules.
   
   
2. Image size: 512x512
   
   
3. TGA Format
   
   
4. Final .blp size must NOT exceed 254kb
   
   
5. If you wish to use text on your image the font used for ROTG & its website is the FOLKARD font. It is free to download so just google it.
   
   
6. The same goes for the preview image (the little one in hosting rooms) The constraints for that is it must be 128x128 (I think)
   
   
   • TGA format that does not exceed 48kb in filesize.
   
   
7. All submitted images must be physically attached to this thread.

Contest Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 25 reputation points Second Place: 10 reputation points Third Place: 5 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• The winner shall be determined by myself.

Contest Dates And Deadline

• All images must be complete and submitted XX days after the contest begins.
  
  The contest shall begin on 13TH Nov Month 2007 and conclude on
  
  10 December Month 2007 12:00 AM, (GMT)​

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I can't gaurentee it'll get used but you never know, could be fun anyway,
so good luck with your efforts.

Btw if one of yours is used you will get the credit for it on the official site so get scribblin'...

 

[Wolverabid]

Some of the best artists might just be able to do it Steelb_l_ade!

You will certainly be able to generate more interest in your loading screen update project if you host it as a Mini-Contest. Project leaders are entitled to do so! Promising a reputation award is a sure-fire participant magnet.

Here are two examples of previously conducted hosted project contests:

• Minigame Contest! (Closed)
• Mini-Contest: Wc3:WoW Logo Competition {FINISHED}

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

Umm, okay, so its jus a normal post titled that with youll get (x) as a reward on it yeah?

 

[Wolverabid]

Contest Approved

Well met, Steelb_l_ade!

1. A "generic contest template" has been integrated into your post.
   
   
2. Please edit the post again to further detail the rules (if you find it to be necessary).
   
   
3. When you are satisfied with the rules, also edit the dates during which you wish the contest to be conducted.
   
   
4. I have closed the thread so no one can post until you finalize things. Reopen it when you are ready to begin.

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

Thanks Dude, your a gem!

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I might just enter.

 

[Wolverabid]

No problem Steelb_l_ade.

Our Contest Calendar now includes an event to call some attention to this contest.

If you wish, by all means make a bumping post in Hosted Projects Update to further publicize it (I have already edited the original post).

Good luck all contestants, let's see the screens!

 

[DesKaladA]

I will try
moast likly lose but still

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Btw, steel, do I HAVE to include the .blp? Can't you do that yourself? Because I have some problems with my programs/computer so I can't convert properly.

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

No, you don't have too, i can do that from this side, But please DO include the TGA to be converted rather than a .jpg or somehting as a jpg>TGA>BLP will lose a lot of quality.

 

[Pyritie]

Looks like noone's interested... or at least noone's posting any WIPs.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Or no one has started yet. The submission date is 1st december, plenty of time. I've made all my contest entries in the last minute and I've won both contests I've entered

 

[Modo]

I am entering, I will go to work right now. I am using GIMP. I do not know how large a BLP will be after conversion. I may just convert it myself.

How many entries can I make?

EDIT: I have uploaded my first entry (I did it at 1am, so it is probably not my final entry. It is probably a bit big as well, but I wanted to show that I am serious.)

What style do you want the image to be in? I did something a little random, but I could go to a specific style if you would like.

EDIT 2: More images, next time they will be in Aztec/Mayan style. I will have to do some research on it.
BTW, how did you get the Final Boss (sorry I forgot his name) to do that after image thing upon death, it looks fantastic.

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

You can make as many entries as you like, ROTG's theme itself is aztec/mayan culture with fantasy creatures, the font used for rotg's text is "folkard" but feel free to come up with whatever designs you like.
Thanks for your intrest!

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

So the design needs to reflect aztec stuff?

 

[Modo]

I was finally able to play it last night (I had a non-working version of 1.21, now I have a working one) and it is really awesome. I will attach all entries to my first post here.

I was going to go from a God theme, a chaos power type of thing, unless you want it in an Aztec/Mayan theme. I will put up a couple more in .tga then change theme to Aztec/Mayan.

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

Guys, you can do whatever designs you like, but it makes sense if they are in some way related to the map as it is a loading screen after all =)
You can see what the map/terrain looks like in the "map screenshots" thread.
P.s you can see the type of GFX ive used to reflect the map @ its website, www.rotg.co.uk

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

Modo: its done with creating lots of image clones of him and reduce the transparancy each time while lopping the death animation.

I've created two screens im considering using for it, though I won't be entering my own contest so your only competition remains between each other, you won't be competing with my efforts,

What do you think of these?

 

[Pyritie]

Illidan has bad blending issues.

 

[Modo]

Your screen rocks. I don't have art skills and my mouse is really jittery. So far I have no competition, but if there are three entries over night (it finishes tomorrow doesn't it?) I get no rep. At least I entered. The last image is my favourite.

I tried to do something in style, but my filters wouldn't work properly and I couldn't make it look right.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I forgot about this untill now, seems like I have some work ahead of me today!

 

[Modo]

Contest is over (according to the date). Does that mean I win?

 

[James7]

Give us more time! I didn't even notice this till now!

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

I suppose it wouldnt end the world to extend it a bit, So i'll carry it on till the 12.00 midday on the 10th of December. How's that?

 

[Pyritie]

Or at least carry it on until someone at least posts something decent.

 

[Modo]

I guess I could also do the mini-map picture that is mentioned in the first post, even though Pyritie thinks my work is awful .

 

[Pyritie]

No, I just said it needs to be worked on more.

 

[PiCkstix]

It's funny though, I see that waaaks! is making a map called RotG (Realms of the Genesis).

Haha...

 

[AmadiTheGreat]

It took me a total of 15 minutes. At least i tried.

 

[Pyritie]

It's not the right dimensions...

 

[James7]

Here's mine! Sorry for huge delay

 

[AmadiTheGreat]

It's not the right dimensions...

Oh yeas, it definitely is.

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No image may violate any site rules.
   
   
2. Image size: 512x512
   
   
3. TGA Format
   
   
4. Final .blp size must NOT exceed 254kb
   
   
5. If you wish to use text on your image the font used for ROTG & its website is the FOLKARD font. It is free to download so just google it.
   
   
6. The same goes for the preview image (the little one in hosting rooms) The constraints for that is it must be 128x128 (I think)
   
   

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[Pyritie]

If this is for a loading screen 512x512 dimensions means AFTER you resize it. The dimensions loading screens will end up as is 800x600. So if you use either of those two as loading screens they will look horribly stretched.

 

[Gauntlet2021]

I have no idea if this is still going or not but anyway...
I can't seem to get this into .tga on my laptop for some reason, sorry; it's an edit of an image by some artist called Luis Royo which I found at http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17082&pid=187286&mode=threaded&start=. At first glance at the thread that seems acceptable

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

I love the text blending! Very nice work dude.

 

[Pyritie]

I have no idea if this is still going or not but anyway...
I can't seem to get this into .tga on my laptop for some reason, sorry; it's an edit of an image by some artist called Luis Royo which I found at http://www.imminst.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=17082&pid=187286&mode=threaded&start=. At first glance at the thread that seems acceptable

Make sure he gets added to the credits.

 

[Steelb_l_ade]

Thanks to all those who partyiciapted in this, but its now closed, thanks for all your efforts. In future there arnt goign to be any more contests regarding this map as its tood ifficult to motivate people.