✅HD Modeling Contest #5 - POLL

[Archian]

Contestants were to create 3-4 HD unit models that belong to the same "monster family" or Creep Camp. The Creeps should scale in power and level from low-level creeps that can be easily defeated, to the more powerful creeps that should be formidable adversaries. The Creeps should complement each other i.e. each unit should have a different role to play in the "monster family" e.g. healer, tank, ranged, support etc.

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You are very welcome to make a short statement what you like the most, so contestants get a bit of public feedback!

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CONTESTANT	PREVIEW	ENTRY
Barorque​		Amani Empire Pack AMANI EMPIRE Entry for the 5th HD Modeling Contest Amani Warrior Amani Priestess Amani Guardian www.hiveworkshop.com
Symphoneum​		Hath's Highlanders In the aftermath of the second war, the kingdom of Alterac was disbanded as retribution for treachery, it's armed forces and nobility scattered in exile. In the chaos of the third war the loyal Alteraci General Hath disappeared from historical accounts. Perhaps he was killed in the war with the... www.hiveworkshop.com
Superfrycook​		Female Bandits Pack This is my entry for the 5th Modeling Contest. Female Bandits Pack. Though we seen the Cutthroat last month, here are more female bandit models. Slasher (Level 4) - Medium melee unit with Shadowmeld and Critical Strike. (Scaling Value must be 0.95) Trailblazer (Level 5) - Medium ranged unit... www.hiveworkshop.com
vindorei​		Mantids This is my Third time to participate Hive Contest, hope you like these insect friends from Pandaria. Mantid Empress Mantid Vizier Mantid General www.hiveworkshop.com
Mr. Paupiette​		Leper Gnomes Entry for the 5th HD Modeling Contest For my first contest, decided to go with the Leper Gnomes : Leper gnomes are a diseased, twisted, violent and mutated race of gnomes who wander through the irradiated halls of Gnomeregan. Their minds left crazed by the irradiation of their city, the leper... www.hiveworkshop.com
ZoomMan​		Tuskar Team Entry for the 5th HD Modeling Contes www.hiveworkshop.com
Rukhmar​		The Qiraji The Qiraji. An evil and mysterious species of insects. Yes, this is my first time participating in this competition... www.hiveworkshop.com
Malmgrev​		Corrupted Green Dragons Creep Camp Green Dragon Creep Camp www.hiveworkshop.com

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The amount of EXP gained for this contest have been increased:

• 1st place: 750 1450 experience points
• 2nd place: 600 800 experience points
• 3rd place: 450 600 experience points
• Entry: 150 250 experience points
• Judge: 25 50 experience points per entry

The three winners will receive an Award Icon representing the winning entry.​

Winning a contest also unlocks Demon Rank icons (at least two wins is required).​

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• @Mr Ogre man​

• If no judges are found (at least two is required) before the deadline, the winners will be decided by the votes of a public poll. The poll results will be hidden until a person has voted. Changing your vote afterwards will not be possible.
• Want to be a judge? Read this.

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Mesh	How does the mesh look? How are the balance and scale? How coherent is polygon distribution? Do the shapes complement the model's theme?	/15
Skin	Does the model have custom diffuses, ORMs and/or Normals? How good is the wrap? Are the textures appealing, or do they look blurry/stretched from the default game camera and portrait? Do the tones go well together? Is there sufficient contrast? Do the Normals and ORMs create proper lighting for the model?	/15
Animations	Does the model have custom animations? How natural, smooth, and appropriate are the animations? Do they have character/personality? How well are they executed? Does the model have enough animations to function properly?	/15
Integration/ Optimization	How well does the model work in-game? Does it feature the necessary attachments, footprints, sounds, and collisions? Does it have a working FaceFX? Is it optimised for minimal disk usage? Does it have enough Team Colour?	/15
Theme	How well does the model follow the contest theme?	/15
Effects	Does the model make use of emmissives, effects, ribbons, or additional custom models (i.e. projectiles/spells)? How well are they implemented? Does the model make use of fresnel, visibility or other .mdl edits?	/5
Creativity	How original is the general idea? How inventive is the execution? How distinct is the model from the original assets?	/20
		/100

Results calculation

• Judgement: 60%
• Poll: 40%

FinalScore = (40*Reached_Votes/POSSIBLE_VOTES) + (60*Average_Judge_Score/POSSIBLE_SCORE)

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The poll shall begin on Sep 25, 2023 and conclude on Oct 9, 2023 GMT (day is included).

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Assigned Staff: @Archian

Contest | Results

 

[Symphoneum]

Good luck, everyone!

 

[Kyrbi0]

Tons of great entries; very well-attended. Voted for Amani (Barorque), Mantid (Vindorei), & Qiraji (Rukhmar); those were just the most interesting/well-done to my eye. Was very glad to see more representation being done though (Female Bandits, Tuskar, etc).

Trolls forever!

 

[stein123]

A lot of great entries, my votes are for the quiraji, amani and tuskarr entries, nice variety and cohesion between them

 

[Regunes]

The Quiraji on its own made me create an account here and consider picking "it-we-will-not-name" despite owning the original

 

[BoatyMcBoatface300]

The theme of creep camp, gives me the idea of "less is more," and nothing overly complicated.

So my vote goes to Symphoneum, Mr. Paupiette, ZoomMan, (Malmgrev as well if I could go for 1 more), it might not necessarily be the most polished looking or with a lot of bells and whistles but I do think it fits the theme the best and looks like a creep camp that one might encounter.

 

[Ralle]

OMG you guys are so amazing!

 

[Symphoneum]

@Archian do we still need another judge or are we ok to go with only @Mr Ogre man listed?

 

[Archian]

We still need another judge.

 

[Mr Ogre man]

@Ardenaso get your ass here and judge with me.

 

[Ardenaso]

@Ardenaso get your ass here and judge with me.

can't, I'm gonna need y'all to extend the judging deadline to October 30 if I get forced in

 

[emperor_d3st]

I'm a simple man. Me see tits, me clicks.
Jokes aside, really nice job from everyone involved. It would take some time for me to pick favourites, because all of them are so good.

 

[BaiyuGalan]

Mantids and The Qiraji are perfect.

 

[quasio]

Yey, a lot of nice entries! My votes; The Qiraji, Amani Empire Pack and Mantids. Attention to detail is superior. Also, as honorable mention I do pick the Tuskar Team. Tnx all!

 

[Archian]

There is still time to vote! This poll will close: Later today at 7:20 PM.

 

[Archian]

The poll is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated! What a great contest Can't wait to see the next one!

Judges, man your planes!
@Mr Ogre man
@Ardenaso

 

[Ardenaso]

The poll is now closed. Thanks to everyone who participated! What a great contest Can't wait to see the next one!

Judges, man your planes!
@Mr Ogre man
@Ardenaso

my board exams are finally finished and I can now request for the HD reviewer role again

can I still make it to the judging?

 

[Archian]

Yes, please

 

[Archian]

@Mr Ogre man @Ardenaso What's the status on the judging?

 

[Ardenaso]

@Mr Ogre man @Ardenaso What's the status on the judging?

only last one pack at the bottom left

 

[Mr Ogre man]

Sorry fellas, I've been afk for 3 weeks, I'll try to judge this over the week

 

[Symphoneum]

Any news?

UPDATE 12/5/2023:

I know I'm not going to place, I'm too far down in the stack, but I'd really like to just get the judging done so we don't have to think about this anymore and if we want to add things or fix things on these models we can do so. I know everyone is really busy, the holidays are happening, and there are some EXTREMELY large releases happening soon that are holding up some stuff but if we could get this out of the way by the end of the year that would would take a lot of stress off of my shoulders and I'm sure there are other people who feel the same. If judging this contest is not possible, at this point lets just go with the popular vote. It's taken too long, we've been in this contest since April or May...

 

[Archian]

@Mr Ogre man Any news?

 

[Mr Ogre man]

Yes, I'm so sorry, I've been super busy with Re-Reforged's release and with the shitty shift schedule in my job (I'm working 24/7 shifts). I'm halfway done with them, but since I was looking at each model individually it was taking me a lot.
I'll try to finish it asap (since today is the release), and we can move on to the next.

 

[Symphoneum]

Yes, I'm so sorry, I've been super busy with Re-Reforged's release and with the shitty shift schedule in my job (I'm working 24/7 shifts). I'm halfway done with them, but since I was looking at each model individually it was taking me a lot.
I'll try to finish it asap (since today is the release), and we can move on to the next.

Maybe after the next Re-Reforged release this can be revisited? I know you're super busy right now and I wouldn't want you to put more on your schedule until something comes off, at least.