Ideas for Modeling Competition #4

[TheSecretArts]

if not blood elves then casters all the way

 

[Deleted member 126647]

People could of course choose their style of caster, be it druid, priest, mage, necromancer, shaman, elemental mage, the list goes on.

Or, should I list about 5 popular magic user types, and each person has to choose one of the five? That might make it interesting.

What would be the rules be then? I'm thinking I should require at least one particle emitter, but anything else?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Somebody with at least two spell animations, and a non-physical attack?

 

[TheSecretArts]

someone that weilds elemental, arcane, shadow, holy, or nature magics

 

[Callahan]

-Something not too muscular that doesn't wear heavy armor/weapon but rather clothes and light armor.
-Something that look clever (not sludge caster)
-Well themed (not naga pyromancer or Holy skeleton mage)

 

[Deleted member 126647]

So far, the ones I like:

Somebody with at least two spell animations, and a non-physical attack?

Something that look clever (not sludge caster)

A caster can be muscular or wear what he wants, thats up to the person. So is the combination of race and magic. But these two I like, because a magic user should have a high intelligence, and the two spell animations and non physical fit perfectly.

Maybe two spell animations and a channel?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Only problem I can see with that is that for non-humanoid MDL editors, they might have trouble tracking down two spells and a channel (though they could tweak attacks and stands and the like).

 

[Callahan]

What do you mean by non-physical attack?
It depend on the unit you make with the model not the model itself.In fact a lot of caster have a physical looking attack (Orc shaman,Siren,Orc warlock,Druid of talon...).

 

[anetherond]

I think the competition shouldn't be on casters by magic types but by classes, because most of the classes using more then 1 type of magic.
There are many caster classes in Warcraft; here is the list of casters class:
-Necromancer
-Warlock
-Mage
-Druid
-Priest
-Shaman
-Witch Doctor
-Paladin
-Runemaster

Here are the types of magic:
-Arcane Magic
-Divine Magic
-Fel Energy
-Rune Energy

 

[Mechanical Man]

Hey, RDZ, where is your suggestion about the robots? Still better that those lame spellcasters. This is also the reason I don't play warcraft, you have rely too much on magic and spellcasters

 

[SuPa-]

WITCH CRAFT! SATANISM! SSSSAAAAATTTAAANNNIIISSMMM!
On a side note, I've decided to agree with the robot theme. *cough cough* I make robots *cough cough* rather, uh... crappy ones though

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

I think if we're doing an exclusive 'casters' contest, then a true caster will always attack with energy rather than physical might (let's face it, why punch when you can fireball?). However, you could still do melee attacks with this; energy claws and all that, psi-blades to call on a popular (*sigh*) example.

Yes, Mech, I still suggest robots, but considering that there will surely be contests in the future, somebody will agree to it eventually.

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

I vote for NO THEME! It would be interesting.
Of course no one would want to do that, so I suggest aliens instead.

 

[SuPa-]

go no theme! go no theme! No theme would actually be pretty interesting, and would let modelers set forth their full talents

 

[Deleted member 126647]

And how do you compare two models that are completely different? How would you judge such a contest? It would become a contest to see who came up with the best random idea for a model, rather than who made the best (robot, for example) model.

 

[SuPa-]

Yeah, good point... My vote's still with robots

 

[xXm0RpH3usXx]

i would say restrict the skins u are able to use and make buidlings

like

castlecampaign.blp
house.blp
townhallcastlekeep

and make houses with those!

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Sorry morpheus, we just did buildings.

And we only got two entries finished.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

And I wasn't going to enter at all until that extension, when I decided to throw out the Warcraftiness MDL editing route.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I suggest flying machines/beasts. In other words anything that flies.

 

[demonsofdante]

I say transformers theme, thatd be really interesting. have somethign turn into a jet or motorcycle. That would also fit everyone else's robo needs

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I say transformers theme, thatd be really interesting. have somethign turn into a jet or motorcycle. That would also fit everyone else's robo needs

Do you have any idea how complicated that is?

What we need is something simple, so more people will enter. Robots are easy to model and skin, since they're so "boxy", and they're also easy to animate since you don't have to deal with "organic distortion" and basically keep to single parts.

Flying things are a little harder, but as long as they don't have wings its not that hard.

So yes, Robots is a good theme.

 

[anetherond]

Do you have any idea how complicated that is?

What we need is something simple, so more people will enter. Robots are easy to model and skin, since they're so "boxy", and they're also easy to animate since you don't have to deal with "organic distortion" and basically keep to single parts.

Flying things are a little harder, but as long as they don't have wings its not that hard.

So yes, Robots is a good theme.

And that’s is excatly the reason why they are SOO boring…

 

[SuPa-]

robots aren't boxy at all, just some. And flying machines are really easy to make...
I say we make half organic robots, as in cyborgs!

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

There is as much scope, if not more, for robots as organic things.

People have too many fixed ideas. Robots don't have to be boxy at all; I'm sure we've all seen sleek alien machines in countless films. Robots don't have to be anything -- there's so much potential for weird and wonderful designs, and without the constraint of making something look like it has to pay attention to gravity and the like.

Woargh.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

...robots then?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

You're the boss, Chrizzy.

We'd have to do robots sooner or later.

 

[Mechanical Man]

If the theme is going this way, I'd suggest to extend it to complex mechanical devices, not only restricted to robots, which are automated machines, but also crew drivered contraptions like goblin shredder and gyrocopter.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Nah, that's too wide.

A vehicle competition is something quite different to a robot competition.

And goblins and gnomes and dwarves suck serious monkeys for dinner, bed, and breakfast.

God, I did a cyborg scorpion once, had all the back-history stacked away, written during my sojourn in Iceland...

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Unit controlled mechs maybe?

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

Too slim.

I'd go with cyborgs, actually. At least that way we won't get a million pieces of goblin crap, and the 'omg robots ar teh boxy crapz' crew won't die either.

 

[Mechanical Man]

Dunno, cybernetic versions of units would fit more a skinning competition IMO. And there would not much variety.

But let's hear other's people suggestions. We can delay the start of this competition a bit, is June, hard month for many peopl.

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Well then brainstorm tech type themes.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Vehicles... nah too futuristic.

Again, I'd still say robots. Other than that I'd have to suggest flying units.
Or perhaps Cannon fodder units? You know, footmen, ghouls... the kind of units you send in masses to basically annoy your opponent.

 

[SuPa-]

mechanical man, we don't mean cyber versions of units, we mean cyborbs that we completely made up
Cyborgs get my vote

 

[TheSecretArts]

mech war machines, ie Mech Warriars, goliath style mechs, mechanized soldiers, transports, mobile fortresses

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Characters based on tv shows?
If so, I would like to make Pingu. He would be an excellent addition to Warcraft.......AS A BAD-ASS BOSS!!!

 

[SuPa-]

NOOOOOOO! lol
Just leave it at robots(preferabley cyborgs :-D) so the competition can begin! rofl

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

Characters based on tv shows?
If so, I would like to make Pingu. He would be an excellent addition to Warcraft.......AS A BAD-ASS BOSS!!!

yesyesyesyes!! Tv Characters! I wanna see bugs buuy, tom\and\or jerry! Cartoon Characters FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Seriously, its a magor crime bugs bunny aint in wc3...

 

[SuPa-]

*hisses at cartoons*
It burns through my retinas!

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

most ARE evil..I ment oooolllld ones that were acually GOOD.

(Like bugs bunny <3 )

 

[SuPa-]

I wouldn't enjoy making a cartoon model at all... too uncreative. But it's not about me

 

[ylezar]

How about female version of some male heroes in warcaft?.

 

[Deathell]

Famous celeberties!
Or...
Zombies!
Or...
Swamp creatures!

 

[frostwhisper]

Ok, how about this: adding cyborg limbs/elements to a normal unit in warcraft, but not just like that scorpion. It could be something like this:
- A gnoll with four robotic legs that walks around like Doctor Octopus
- A human ship with two added robotic arms all armed with massive cannons
- Two furbolgs and an archer fused into one metal beast
etc..
It could be a little tricky with animations though...

 

[SuPa-]

that basically only apeals to mdl editors. They'd have to do a ton of less work than scratch modelers

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Cannon fodder units.
Like footmen and ghouls. In other words, low poly units you send in swarms.

 

[SuPa-]

that's not specific at all, WILL. There's too much variety in that, unless I'm mistaken.

 

[Dionesiist]

Female damnit, that hasn't been made at all ...

 

[TheSecretArts]

i like the mech/caster ideas