Animation Contest #3 - Epic Battle

[BlinkBoy]

Since I need at least one WIP to participate, I will just give my one WIP now. The characters, the environment and the skeletons (already full skinned and operational). I know that some parts of the environment's texture are stretched, but since it isn't the issue of this contest I didn't bother to fix that.

Good luck everyone!

Edit: Just noticed the "No custom textures should be used for any reason.". Is that mean I can't use the enviroment's texture?

hmm, use since it's the enviroment, I'll let it pass. The other participants should also make an enviroment.

 

[TDR]

ha, awesome! So, just to be sure, we can use custom textures for environments? (even though I'll most likely use in-game ones due to lazyassness)

 

[BlinkBoy]

Well yeah since enviroment will give you no points, but you should try to use in-game textures, unless you want to cut out the wc3 feeling.

 

[communist_orc]

2 questions...
Would it be cheating if anyone riged a model 4 me?
Can i export a max (9) scene as a gif animation?

 

[Dionesiist]

You can't have someone else rig your models, trust me...

 

[donut3.5]

2 questions...
Would it be cheating if anyone riged a model 4 me?
Can i export a max (9) scene as a gif animation?

-No
-As long as you have a .mdx along with it.
--donut3.5--

 

[HappyTauren]

You can't have someone else rig your models, trust me...

Funny you should be saying that

 

[Kwaliti]

Well yeah since enviroment will give you no points, but you should try to use in-game textures, unless you want to cut out the wc3 feeling.

Hmm, I'm actually planning to render the scene itself in the game. The video will have the terrain, while the .mdx won't. Is that okay?

 

[Dionesiist]

Funny you should be saying that

I'm saying that because Donut didn't want TDR to re-rig my fat turd. And I generally manage to rig shit now.

 

[BlinkBoy]

scenes should only be rendered with wc3 or wc3modeleditor, no max/maya or whichever program renderers.

 

[TDR]

can't I just make an animation preview in max? Max's viewport is basically like wc3, working with directx. It'll be easier than opening camtasia, screen record, save, encode, shit shit shit. Eh?

 

[BlinkBoy]

can't I just make an animation preview in max? Max's viewport is basically like wc3, working with directx. It'll be easier than opening camtasia, screen record, save, encode, shit shit shit. Eh?

hmm, The idea is to see how it looks in-game not in max, ¬¬. You could use wc3 previewer from art tools though, I doubt it takes you much to make a recording with cantasia studio.

 

[TDR]

but it's the same thing!...anyway ok, I'll obey.

 

[HappyTauren]

Yeah TDR, you just DON'T want people bitching about how you rendered stuff in max "omg he h4xx3d it all in m4x omg!!!11DISQUALIFY!!"

 

[AirHead]

im in! wow i just noticed im in almost every single going compo. wellz ima g0 f0r Arthas VS Illadin!1!!1!eleven no but really i think i will do malfurion vs illadin (stormrage brothers) but im considering using the special cinimatic illadin that as far as i can see is used for nothing, the downside to this is that it would make malfurion look so much worse.

 

[HappyTauren]

You can't use that illidan cause it is not a standard wc3 unit. Fail!

 

[TDR]

jack of all trades master of nothing, eh? Nah, just messing with you. Or am I? I don't know, back to the contest now.

 

[FamousPker49]

I think I will try and enter possibly. Probably not. But I would like to.

 

[BlinkBoy]

im in! wow i just noticed im in almost every single going compo. wellz ima g0 f0r Arthas VS Illadin!1!!1!eleven no but really i think i will do malfurion vs illadin (stormrage brothers) but im considering using the special cinimatic illadin that as far as i can see is used for nothing, the downside to this is that it would make malfurion look so much worse.

I'm sorry but you may only use playable heros, the Illidan from the cinematic can't be used.

 

[Hawkwing]

This actually sounds like a lot of fun. I'll participate.

 

[donut3.5]

I'm sorry but you may only use playable heros, the Illidan from the cinematic can't be used.

Actually BB, I updated it a while ago:

Heroes must be one of the twenty four orc, human, night elf, undead, or tavern heroes, or any of the campaign heroes in the Warcraft 3 MPQ. Extracting these and creating new bone structures if need be is up to you.

--donut3.5--

 

[BlinkBoy]

Yeah, I know, I was reffering to the one who's fighting Arthas in the cinematic, that one can't be used nor that arthas.

 

[Hawkwing]

Okay. I've got a functional bone system for both of my heroes now. But I haven't started animating yet at all. Though I do have some ideas that I've been brainstorming.

 

[AirHead]

hmm i have a problem. how do i get both models in the same .mdx?

 

[Dionesiist]

Go fetch 3ds Max 5.

 

[AirHead]

haha like you can just 'go fetch' 3dsmax any number. anyway i got it to work in GMax so i will er-rig in that, but i have a couple question can i delete things such as hero glow and (for Illadin) second forms? also can i model my own terrain into the cinematic? and last can i add particle effects for things like Malfurion casting a spell?

 

[Kwaliti]

...

Yes, yes and yes. Next time read the contest rules and don't ask questions already explained.

 

[Lord_T]

Would Say... Weapons and such in the environment, as well as mesh additions (weapon swap) be allowed?

 

[Kwaliti]

No, you are only limited to adding terrain, spell effects and removing mesh parts.

UPDATE:

Here's an early WIP, just to keep the contest active. Still requires a lot of tweaking. Been working only on the Paladin so far.

 

[TDR]

that's not a healthy workflow man...For optimal results, this is the pipeline: Storyboard (you can even draw stick men if you don't know any better, the main focus here is to get the shots and timing right) -> Animatic (VERY rough animation, with minimal tweaking, which is basically the storyboard in 3D, so again you can get the timing and all that stuff) -> Actual animation.
Don't work on a character and then on the other, work on both at the same time!

 

[Kwaliti]

Ah... how stupid of me... Thanks!

 

[Dionesiist]

I might enter this, though I doubt it since school starts in 2 days.

 

[TDR]

ha! I have half a month of vacation left >

 

[BlinkBoy]

Hmm, I see no one working... ¬_¬. (tis a bump)

 

[donut3.5]

Something tells me having this during the Modeling Competition #10 and Hive Olympics has the majority of our participants extremely busy.. Perhaps we should postpone the due date to a later time?
--donut3.5--

 

[AirHead]

yes, as for myself i am busy with modeling compo and hive olyimpics, but some are also busy with texturing compo. so a later due date would be apropriate i believe.

 

[skrab]

i'm not happy about the new rules so i won't animate in this competition :'(
the rules are rules :/

 

[anetherond]

I am working. But there is still more than a month.

 

[skrab]

any progress here? lol

 

[Kwaliti]

I'm trying to get my ass to do the animation, I know I can do it in less than a week, but I'm just lazy. Of course, I'll finish before the deadline (November ftw)

 

[Pyritie]

I'm trying to get my ass to do the animation

Good luck with that.

 

[AirHead]

wow this contest is so uninteresting considering how many WIPs we've had (1 i think) and how frequent the posts are (like once every three days) we really need to get this thing going, or change some rules so it is go-able.

 

[Lord_T]

Ok... I am gonna begin my entry once i get back home tonight, I'll be setting up terrain and rigging now

 

[BlinkBoy]

ok guys modeling Contest 10# is done for good, now we can progress in the animation contest.

 

[donut3.5]

Indeed, should an extension be considered?
--donut3.5--

 

[Lord_T]

hmm... indeed.

 

[Just_Spectating]

Cant wait to see some of these completed.

 

[TDR]

poop on the roof, I forgot about this...I'll try to squeeze 4 or 5 seconds of animation when I'll have the time. University started for about a week but it's a real bitch.

 

[Kwaliti]

So, I got arsed and made some tiny progress, still rough though.

 

[Devine]

So, I got arsed and made some tiny progress, still rough though.

OMG ^^ BladeMaster going down xD