HD Modeling Contest #3 - Poll

[Archian]

Contestants were to create a HD model that is related to an Undead theme; that is, not necessarily the Undead race from Warcraft, but any Undead entity e.g. humanoid, creature, entity, a combination of mech and dead flesh etc. The key element is that your entry pertain to the Undead theme i.e. reanimation, either by the powers of light, darkness or science.

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

The three winners will receive an award icon representing the winning entry.

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• @VictorZ
• @Ardenaso

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Contestants	Entries
Vendro the Wind Mage​	Unholy Mage Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest This is an unholy mage mode that I created for the HD Model Contest. The character is an unholy undead mage! I think he looks cool, but it is up to you to decide for yourself. This is a hero character model. www.hiveworkshop.com
vindorei​	Ghost Captain Ghost Captain - Vincent Vanderdood Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest This is my first time to participate Hive Contest, hope you will like my original character Vincent Vanderdood. Story: Vincent Vanderdood, once a proud captain of Kul'Tiras, he and his crew was planning to follow... www.hiveworkshop.com
liptonite​	Bloodtide Regiment Pack "Dread the Sea. Fear the Coast. For the Blood Cursed and the Undying rule these waves. The living does not belong in the shores nor in these waters, but who shalt ever dare will reap the cold grasp of death Or the eternal suffering of Undeath. Darkness and Woe is upon these blood soaked... www.hiveworkshop.com
Fugrim​	DeathLord, The Lich King's Champion DeathLord, The Lich King's Champion Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest Hello, Lore: These are the deathknights chosen by the lich king to lead the undead armada against the forces of the Burning Legion. Skilled warriors of the alliance the legendary combat skills are now enhanced... www.hiveworkshop.com
Symphoneum​	The Green Knight The Green Knight Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest (Undead) This knight was once a powerful warrior. In death he expected release but he is forever sustained by the magical armor that encases his rotting, bloody corpse. Undaunted by his fate, he seeks to test so called chivalrous knights in... www.hiveworkshop.com
Raddazong​	Cold Wraith 3rd HD Modeling Contest This is my entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest: The Cold Wraith "Death is here, and it's cold! The few surviving Warlocks who were captured along with Ner'zhul by the Legion were transformed into spectral apparitions of living cold. Renamed Cold Wraiths, the damned... www.hiveworkshop.com
Mr Ogre man​	The Heautontimoroumenos., Executioner of himself. The Heautontimoroumenos., Executioner of himself. Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest This model is based on Baudelaire's poem L'Héautontimoroumenos (Read here) from les Fleurs du mal; in turn, this concept is based on the homonymous greek tragedy. In the event that I make an ARPG... www.hiveworkshop.com
Bagysta​	Nazgrim, knight of the Ebon Blade Nazgrim, knight of the Ebon Blade Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest Lore : In life, Nazgrim was one of the greatest generals of the Horde. In death, he is a powerful champion of the Ebon Blade. Nazgrim was once one of the countless orcs held prisoner within the Alliance run... www.hiveworkshop.com
Barorque​	Dreadbull - Tauren Death Knight Dreadbull - Tauren Death Knight Entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest A mighty Grimtotem shaman fell in a battle, only to rise more powerful than he ever was! Riding on his terrifying undead Kodo mount he trembles all beneath his hooves. Wielding a massive runeaxe and a macabre shield with a... www.hiveworkshop.com
ChangAn​	Undead IceTroll plaguebringer Undead IceTroll plaguebringer 3rd HD Modeling Contest Background：As the Scourge spread through the Zul'Drak region, some of the high priests of Drakkari, who were skilled in alchemy, were killed and used for research and eventually transformed into undead creatures like the lich,If you look... www.hiveworkshop.com
Superfrycook	Death Mother This is for my entry for the 3rd HD Modeling Contest and here's the description of this hero: Death Mothers are merciless, ruthless, unforgiving, and highly resilient spectral Revenant Wardens that guarded the Netherworld. They hunted down trespassers of the living and the dead, even grave... www.hiveworkshop.com

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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
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Results calculation

• Judgement: 70%
• Poll: 30%

FinalScore = (30*Reached_Votes/POSSIBLE_VOTES) + (70*Average_Judge_Score/POSSIBLE_SCORE)

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The poll shall conclude on 25 Sep, 2022 GMT (day is included).

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Assigned Staff: @Archian

Contest Thread | Results

 

[Archian]

Great entries all-around! Was a thrill to follow. Good luck to all contestants!

 

[Archian]

UPDATE! Multiple votes are now allowed up to a maximum of 3 votes.

 

[Power]

Symphoneum should win it!

The model is so good and well made, 5/5​

 

[Ardenaso]

you didn't list Superfrycook's submission

 

[Archian]

My apologies! I must have missed this :O Added!

 

[Pyrogasm]

I feel that most interpreted "undead theme" as "scourge theme", and I would have liked more non-obviously-scourge-related things like the Ghost Captain. Undead, but not just like spiky, scary skeleton that's part of the Scourge. The quality is good, I just see a lot of overlap in interpretation.

 

[Goffterdom]

Honestly, the quality standards for this contest are through the roof.

Choosing 3 models was heartbreaking as I feel like each of them has a fine visual design and implementation (and lots of different maps can benefit from them).

Thanks a lot gentlemen (and ladies maybe?) for these wonderful additions to the Reforged custom model roster, it definitely helps keeping Warcraft 3 and the Reforged map making motivation alive.

Love you all <3

 

[Spacebuns]

The most well-executed technically model of the bunch is the Tauren Death Knight.
But I vote for The Green Knight because it is most loyal to the undead theme, while standing out as having a style most divergent from the WC3:R style shared by the rest, but doesn't deviate significantly from WC3:R art style, so it still fits in a map well.

 

[Flinn]

But I vote for The Green Knight because it is most loyal to the undead theme

You can vote for three different models

UPDATE! Multiple votes are now allowed up to a maximum of 3 votes.

 

[Spacebuns]

if I had 3 votes I would use all of them on The Green Knight, the naturally most popular uploads are still gonna have the most votes anyway

 

[dehme]

Its saddens me greatly that I couldn't participate on this great tournament

I wish the judges good luck as its a difficult choice all submitted models look amazing!

 

[Deolrin]

This is the hardest vote I've ever made in a contest on the Hive in my 14 years here. All of these entries are balls-to-the-wall FANTASTIC, and choosing just 3 should be considered a crime. Seriously, everyone did a fantastic job here and I do NOT envy the judges. Huge apropos to all contestants!
I ended up going with Barorque's Dreadbull, liptonite's Countessa Bloodletter and Symphoneum's Green Knight. I wish you all luck and I thank you for your contributions to the community, keeping Warcraft 3 alive.

 

[Archian]

The poll is now closed. Thanks everyone for participating.

The results will be posted once the judges are done voting.

@Ardenaso @VictorZ

 

[Ardenaso]

The poll is now closed. Thanks everyone for participating.

The results will be posted once the judges are done voting.

@Ardenaso @VictorZ

I was off for two days and when I came back a super typhoon came in and no electricity for like the rest of the day

I'm just starting again for the last 3 I told you

 

[Archian]

We're still waiting for the last votes of a judge to get the final score.

Please stand by

 

[Daliox1]

Those models are insane. Congratulations to all the contestants who did an amazing job, giving us their time and showing us their talent ! Well played !

 

[mnadeau1992]

Love Nazgrim and Kodo Tauren. gJ!