HD Terraining Contest #1 - POLL

[Archian]

Contestants must create a scene depicting a place of cultist worship. E.g. a place used for dark rituals, gatherings, summonings etc.

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  A neutral recommendation to take part at the poll isn't problematic, though.
• Voting for yourself is not allowed, and will lead to a malus by 5%.
• Participating in the poll does not explicitly safe one from being disqualified.
• Judges are not allowed to vote.

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 entrant

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

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• @Celaquil
• @frostwhisper

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CONTESTANT	WIP	ENTRY
Sapprine​	WIP 1 | WIP 2	Entry for Hive's HD Terraining Contest #1 Despite the Lich King's defeat, remnants of the Cult of the Damned still roam the Plaguelands and the ruins of their former bastion of Scholomance. Dark unholy rituals light the night sky around Caer Darrow. Abominations are stitched, ghouls... www.hiveworkshop.com
JnM​	WIP 1 | WIP 2	HD Contest # 1 Entry by JnM Special thanks to: - Sapprine for hero glow model and feedback - illbean for feedback - Armelior for feedback www.hiveworkshop.com
FeelsGoodMan​	WIP 1 | WIP 2	Entry for Hive's HD Terraining Contest #1 www.hiveworkshop.com
CustomCreations​	WIP 1 | WIP 2	Entry for Hive's HD Terraining Contest #1 When they will enter this world all shall be lost and we will receive what was promised... www.hiveworkshop.com
Le Shaysonio​	WIP 1	Entry for Hive's HD Terraining Contest #1 www.hiveworkshop.com
BranaR​	WIP 1	HD Terraining Contest #1: Place of Cult those structures look imported; do they have ORM and Normals to be considered HD? www.hiveworkshop.com
Shayoo​	WIP 1 | WIP 2	Entry for Hive's HD Terraining Contest # (WIP 2 FINAL) The "Ravenclaw Cult" was once a keep built in a natural obsidian volcanic cavern, for sorcerers who had betrayed the guardian Medivh in their arts. For eras in the shadows, www.hiveworkshop.com

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Aesthetics	Overall appearance of the final entry as a whole, e.g. an entry can lack detail and technique but still have an overall nice composition.	/35
Creativity	How unique and original is the idea? How inventive is the execution? How creatively does it conform to the contest theme?	/30
Detail	Measurement and balance of detail in design. Impurities include rough edges, deficiency in execution, and general disorder.	/35
		/100

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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 begin on Mar 29 2023 and conclude on Apr 12, 2023 GMT (day is included).

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Assigned Staff: @Archian

Contest | Results

 

[A]mun]

1. Sapprine - The Necropolis is watching in the middle of some occult ritual. Some good details (poison flowing through windows). Also liking the camera angle.
2. JnM - Hard to tell what's going on. Lack of dramatic camera/focus. Looks more like a catastrophic event than cultic ritual (post ritual probably).
3. Feelsgoodman - Evil rite in the forest with nice details. This is just well done!
4. CustomCreations - The dungeon holds grim secrets, just the fog seems a bit too dense.
5. Le Shaysonio - What secrets does the Naga statue hold? Maybe a bit too dark, or a different camera angle might've been better.
6. BranaR - Almost looks like a prelude to Feelsgoodman's entry. Good details, no dramatic focus sadly.
7. Shayoo - Underground summoning. Very distant camera, but nice details. Maybe a bit too much going on in the center in contrast to the enlarged doodads on the side. Mainly the two very large pillars on the left seem distracting. I think making them darker would already to the trick!

Just my two cents, maybe it helps someone.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

@Archian How are we on the judges front? Any possible candidates?

 

[Archian]

@Archian How are we on the judges front? Any possible candidates?

I haven't heard from anyone who would be interested. But by all means, if you know of two qualified judges send them my way

Speaking of which, @fladdermasken @Heinvers you guys interested? Long shot.

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

Well, since @Alan_ didn't submit his entry I was hoping maybe he'd be willing to judge this contest. Maybe even @Celaquil wants to come out of the lurking shadows and step up as a judge.

EDIT: Also two suggestions are @PrinceYaser and @Strydhaizer.

 

[Celaquil]

Hi from the shadows!

Yes, I can judge

 

[Archian]

@Celaquil thanks dude! Added you as judge. We need one more, though.

 

[Alan_]

Well, since @Alan_ didn't submit his entry I was hoping maybe he'd be willing to judge this contest. Maybe even @Celaquil wants to come out of the lurking shadows and step up as a judge.

EDIT: Also two suggestions are @PrinceYaser and @Strydhaizer.

my english language very bad sometimes, thats why im dont wanna judge, but anyway, its 70/30 with u and @BranaR, your creation in the form of a combination of bones, roots and fire won this competition. if you remove this, then you get exactly the same work as Branar, but anyway this two works are very good. while guys like you create landscapes, there is a desire to go in and admire them. very good job mate, its #1 place for you.

about other works i cant say something. the game is already 20+ years old, but the landscapes were made at the level of 2010. sorry if i offended anyone

 

[FeelsGoodMan]

my english language very bad sometimes, thats why im dont wanna judge, but anyway, its 70/30 with u and @BranaR, your creation in the form of a combination of bones, roots and fire won this competition. if you remove this, then you get exactly the same work as Branar, but anyway this two works are very good. while guys like you create landscapes, there is a desire to go in and admire them. very good job mate, its #1 place for you.

about other works i cant say something. the game is already 20+ years old, but the landscapes were made at the level of 2010. sorry if i offended anyone

Ah, I'm sure the arena staff would allow you to write the judging in your native language, and then the arena staff finds someone to translate it.

Thanks for the kind words though!

@Archian Can you be judge if we don't find anyone else? You haven't submitted an entry, so if you're able to remove your poll vote then I guess you're eligible to be a judge?

 

[Archian]

@frostwhisper are you interested in becoming the second judge?

 

[frostwhisper]

Sure, I could do that.

 

[BranaR]

1. Sapprine - The Necropolis is watching in the middle of some occult ritual. Some good details (poison flowing through windows). Also liking the camera angle.
2. JnM - Hard to tell what's going on. Lack of dramatic camera/focus. Looks more like a catastrophic event than cultic ritual (post ritual probably).
3. Feelsgoodman - Evil rite in the forest with nice details. This is just well done!
4. CustomCreations - The dungeon holds grim secrets, just the fog seems a bit too dense.
5. Le Shaysonio - What secrets does the Naga statue hold? Maybe a bit too dark, or a different camera angle might've been better.
6. BranaR - Almost looks like a prelude to Feelsgoodman's entry. Good details, no dramatic focus sadly.
7. Shayoo - Underground summoning. Very distant camera, but nice details. Maybe a bit too much going on in the center in contrast to the enlarged doodads on the side. Mainly the two very large pillars on the left seem distracting. I think making them darker would already to the trick!

Just my two cents, maybe it helps someone.

Thanks for the feedback!

In fact, this was the idea - to show the "working days" of the cultists.
Someone gives his soul to the spirit of the dark forest, so that that huge liana would grow. Someone is watching to make sure his cultist brother doesn't escape.
Someone is refilling the magic lantern, for further rituals...)

 

[Archian]

Sure, I could do that.

Excellent! Thanks dude!

Added you as a judge!

 

[ThompZon]

I generally think that the official HD assets are confusingly executed and doesn't like (most of) the style(s) they are in. I look at this mostly through the eyes of photography/art rather than game. Many interesting contributions, good job!
Here is my random feedback:

1. Sapprine: Good in general with many interesting elements that covers most of the screen. Nothing is too bland or distracting. It doesn't really have a good composition or "center piece" though, I guess the green center beam or necropolis is the "focus", but it is a bit unclear. But as I started, pretty interesting and I like the difference of scale that exists.
2. JnM: I guess the "focus" is the tiny circle thing in the town, but nothing is really that interesting except for the statue in the back and that circle. The general terrain isn't very interesting and there is a lot of it.
3. FeelsGoodMan: Excellent composition with a clear center-piece that takes the focus (in a good way) and good "supporting" elements that you can linger on after the "initial watch". The far bottom right corner is a bit "boring" and could probably be used some other way, but that's my main criticism.
4. CustomCreations: I kind of like it, although there is a lot of floor, roof and wall-space. The wall-pillars are pretty good, but with very little else going on, it can't really carry it. The purple-demon-altar-thing is what I'd call the focus, but it's pretty small. The fog-effect doesn't really look good covering so big area of the composition.
5. Le Shaysonio: It Does have a clear center piece and supporting cultism going on, but the green fog on this scale is distracting. The runes and fires are pretty good, I feel like the angle this shot is taken from doesn't favour it. The general surrounding is fairly "vanilla" terraining.
6. BranaR: It has interesting terrain and general vibe. The cultists are doing random cultisty stuff and the surroundings is good quality and interesting. It kind of lack a focus/center piece imo. The closest to that would be the green banshee or the opening in the background, but not really. It doesn't have to be too flashy, but I think it could improve the composition.
7. Shayoo: Interesting terrain and far from vanilla WC3 (good thing), but the composition imo doesn't feel "grand" or "focused" but rather messy I guess. Would probably be improved by another angle? The buildings on the left isn't too interesting and takes like 25% of the screen, and the stuff further to right than the pillar is also uninteresting. I think that the most interesting stuff is Medivh, the demons and the stuff close to the center, spaning like 15-20% of the screen.

 

[Archian]

The poll is now closed. Results will be posted ASAP.

 

[PrinceYaser]

Well, since @Alan_ didn't submit his entry I was hoping maybe he'd be willing to judge this contest. Maybe even @Celaquil wants to come out of the lurking shadows and step up as a judge.

EDIT: Also two suggestions are @PrinceYaser and @Strydhaizer.

Good to have the judges, because I didn't have the time to do it.

Good luck everyone!