Animating Competition #1 - Let's Dance!

[Deleted member 126647]

The Hive Workshop's first ever...

Animating Competition

Contest Theme: Let's Dance!


[rainbow]Each contestant must create one or more dance animations using one or more of the provided in game Warcraft III models. There are: Blademaster, Demonhunter, Shadowhunter and Paladin models included in the attaced rar file. To import the files into Max with the correct hierarchy use this: BlizzImporter[/rainbow]

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
   
   
2. Model(s) used must not be altered from the provided models. Bone structure, however, may be changed slightly or in some cases made from scratch when import of the bone structure is not possible for the chosen animation program.
   
   
3. Animation(s) must show properly in game without rotation errors or anything to the effect.
   
   
4. Animation(s) should have decent timing.
   
   
5. Submissions should be uploaded in .mdx format and must use the appropriate in game textures, and include an in game screenshot of the model functioning properly.
   
   
6. Submissions must be posted before the deadline.
   
   
7. All animations must be made for this competition, no old works allowed.
   
   
8. Completed submissions must be physically attached to this thread.
   

Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 75 reputation points and an award icon Second Place: 50 reputation points Third Place: 25 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

The winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.
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Contest Dates And Deadline

All submissions must be complete and submitted 4 weeks after the contest begins.
The contest shall begin on 08 November 2007 and conclude on

08 December 2007 0:00 AM, GMT, with possible extension.​

 

[Deleted member 126647]

The examples made were using the models provided to demonstrate the possibilities of the models. I myself am not allowed to participate, but I will most likely make more animations for fun. Best of luck contestants!

 

[Jacek]

I wonder if I can "acquire" 3ds max 5 soon..

can we use http://wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=82515 ?

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Yes, IK and FK are allowed, I don't really mind. As long as the work is done by yourself.

 

[Dionesiist]

Why are the models completely unrigged?

 

[Pyritie]

Do they have to be submitted as an .mdx or what?

And Wolverabid where the hell is the UI competition?!

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

This is going to be awesome to watch......if people ever get around to finishing anything.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Why are the models completely unrigged?

Give me a second, I'll check something.

Closed for a small time, I have to fix the models.

Models now fixed, they all need a demo animation to preserve the bone structure, easy as that. They should be alright now.

 

[TDR]

dude, so like...ah shit, they have to be for in-game...turd. Anyway, I might...I just might enter...though I doubt. But if there'll be some noteworthy competition, I'll make something for sure.

 

[DesKaladA]

i'll give it a shot
also can they be in outher formats like .x or .3ds i'm really good at anamation but i cant do it with .mdl (warblender sukz)

 

[Deleted member 126647]

But if there'll be some noteworthy competition, I'll make something for sure.

Too bad I can't join, would be fun going against you.

 

[DesKaladA]

well i'm not noteworthey (first time)

 

[DwarfZealot]

count me in boyz, i suck so don't laugh

 

[THE_END]

This is an awesome idea
Glad to see ya hosting this Chriz.

 

[DesKaladA]

heay here a wip of my anamation
tell me what you think
"Blademaster Pex Flex + Jump Split"
(i cant get it to a gif for some reason Curse you TheProfat)

 

[Pyritie]

Chriz you can always make one just for the hell of it.

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

Why it does not work ??

This is my first anim whit bones. And i used art tools to export the model, it did't sayed anythink and when i opened the mdx file, the chest of the model was gone and the anim was messed up ! Can sameone help me plz ? Tell me why it didt work I seted all to linear anim controllers. I have attached the mdx and max files. Anyway i attached a gif of the anim too

Is it because i used the IK slover

 

[donut3.5]

I think I'll join this if I have time, however a quick question: Can we edit the model just as much as to remove weapons (as your pally doesn't have any) or geosets from say, the demon hunter's alternate form?
EDIT:

Too bad I can't join, would be fun going against you.

I would have liked to see that too. Challenge ftw?
--donut3.5--

 

[Callahan]

If someone make a breakdancing anim he'll get my vote.

 

[Jacek]

why no chicks? I want to do shaking boobs xd

 

[THE_END]

Yea I wanna see some break dancing going on

 

[Deleted member 126647]

DesKaladA - Looking like a good start, just work on ironing out the timing and get it fluent.

Pyritie - Yeah, I think I will anyway.

Dark Hunter1357 - The animation isn't looking half bad at the moment, I will try to look into your problem when I find the time. For now just continue with the animation and don't worry about export.

donut3.5 - What do you mean, I removed the weapons from the models, unless you mean the geosets for the weapons. In that case you may remove them, it's just not something I'm sure of how to do.

 

[Pyritie]

You've still missed one question: Does the animation have to be in .mdx by the end of this contest? Or can it be .gmax, .ms3d, .whatever? Or does it have to be a .gif of the animation?

 

[Jacek]

Submissions should be uploaded in .mdx format and must use the appropriate in game textures, and include an in game screenshot of the model functioning properly.

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[Pyritie]

So I guess that means no IK for you guys then?

 

[PurplePoot]

So I guess that means no IK for you guys then?

What ?

 

[DesKaladA]

ok thanks cirz working on it

 

[Deleted member 126647]

For everyone, if you have a FINISHED animation for your submission and would like a gif for your submission post, I am willing to make it for you. Just post a request for one in this thread, but only for final submissions.

 

[DesKaladA]

oh that remins me
can we also add death attack spell walk etc anamantion to it?
or can we olny sumibt one anamtion

 

[DwarfZealot]

here is mine I might do another one if no one likes this one, Let the critisism fly.

Edit:removed uneeded texture

 

[DesKaladA]

not that bad but there is a unnessary texture called white.blp in there

 

[DwarfZealot]

oh crap sorry tthats from when i exported it i ill fix just a sec.

Edit: fixedzorz

 

[DesKaladA]

thats good you know it would have disqualfied you

Submissions should be uploaded in .mdx format and must use the appropriate in game textures, and include an in game screenshot of the model functioning properly.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

oh that remins me
can we also add death attack spell walk etc anamantion to it?
or can we olny sumibt one anamtion

You can make as many dancing animations as you wish. Anything not dealing with dancing should not be included in the submission as it will not be accounted for when voting.

 

[DesKaladA]

Woooot

thanks criz.

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

i'm done

Ok i'm done whit tree dances, but i still cant export it
I tryed to use that tool, which converts IK to FK, but it still did't work, probably i'm doing samethink wrong...

I have attached the max file and 3 gifs.

This woud be my final, but i cant export it.....

 

[Dionesiist]

He jumps way too high in the first animation..

 

[DwarfZealot]

how do you make gifs of your animation?

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

After i Render it, i use Total Video Convertor, to convert to gif.

 

[Dionesiist]

Touche!

 

[frostwhisper]

I rofled at Dio's big time!

EDIT: Could be a bit faster though...

 

[Dionesiist]

That would be the gif's fault Frost =P

 

[frostwhisper]

Yeah... noticed that. Anyway, lookin' good people.

 

[Pyritie]

Someone needs to do the macerana or napoleon dynamite's dance.

 

[donut3.5]

I am doing the macerana... even though I forgot all the steps.
I'll probably resort to YouTube as a reference.
Too bad tinker wasn't in this one, I was going to use his arms with his real arms to do an awesome macerana.
--donut3.5--

 

[Pyritie]

Or just use the female human from WoW as a reference.

 

[FamousPker49]

Lol I love the third one, and was thinking of doing one like that myself, if I felt like teaching myself how to animate, I have been debating whether to enter or not

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

i like the 3 one too

 

[Deleted member 126647]

here's another one, can someone please tell me which of my three is the best?

Just enter one model with all three animations.

 

[iron_warrior]

Do you guys all have 3ds Max 5? Because in the requirements for BlizzImporter, it seems that it needs the Art Tools to work.