Modeling Contest #20 - Campaign Screens

[Mr. Bob]

Contest Theme: Campaign screen

Contestants must create a campaign screen. A detailed cinematic animated model scene representative of a campaign

This campaign screen does not require a unit/character as the main focus. But all campaign screens MUST have a focal point. Some main focus (ie flag on a battlefield, destroyed castle, character standing heroically, helmet in the dirt, etc etc) ALSO, ingame, the campaign menu is on the right side of the screen. So make sure that the campaign menu does not overlap or block your campaign screen (put focal point to the left side). Be creative and have fun

1. No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
2. You must post at least 1 WIP preview before the deadline.
3. You may make as many models as you want, however pick only one for the final judge's evaluation.
4. To qualify for entry, you must post your model(s) in .mdx format, and a screenshot of the model.
5. You must post your entry before the deadline expires and attach it to a post.
6. You must make the model for this competition, which means that you cannot use old works.
7. Your model must have these minimum animations:
   • Birth
   • Stand

• First Place: 50 reputation points and your entry on an award icon.
• Second Place: 35 reputation points and an award icon
• Third Place: 20 reputation points and an award icon

• 60 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
  • Score shall be taken out of 50 points,
    • 15 points for mesh (verticies and faces)
    • 10 points for animations (or how well Blizzard animations have been used)
    • 10 points for skin (or how well Blizzard skins have been used)
    • 5 points for mechanics (how well does this model work ingame)
    • 5 points for effects (appropriate use of particles, particle saturation, etc.)
    • 5 points for creativity.
• 40 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.
• Final Score = (Judge's Score)*0.6 + (votes/(total votes))*40 = (score)/100

All submissions must be complete and submitted 5 weeks after the contest is started.
The contest shall begin on Tuesday, 5th April and conclude on Tuesday, 31st May, 11:59 PM, 2010 GMT
The contest will close on the deadline as long as we have 3 entries. Or extend roughly until at least 3 entries are submitted (if contestant 3 and 4 submit within a few hours/day of eachother, we'll include them too of course!)

Tell us if you want to judge!

1. Red Shift
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I will list the participants here as they enter

Anarchianbedlam	None
Pyramidhe@d	None
Vermillion Edict	None
Cavman	None
NhazUl	WIP
Wandering Soul	None
skrab	WIP
darkdeathknight	WIP
HappyCockroach	WIP
Tarrasque	WIP
Thrikodius	WIP
Deolrin	WIP
Fan	WIP
supertoinkz	WIP

 

[anarchianbedlam]

nice, everything lookin good, bob are you gonna enter the contest or are you just hosting?

 

[Mr. Bob]

Just hosting. I may judge though.

 

[Pyritie]

wow, modeling contest 20 already?

 

[Cweener]

Why does it say Modeling contest 200 in the announcement bar?

 

[indomitable1319]

It says on the notifications that 'The Modeling Contest #200 has begun!'
#200?

Anyway, this is a really unique contest. I cannot join. Hohoho.

 

[Pyritie]

[reaction=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1619596/Misc/ponies/reactions/1301052986149.jpg]lol whoops it's 3am[/reaction]

 

[Zealon]

Awesome idea. Can't wait to see what stuff will be made.

 

[Ganondorf]

Wow! Finally. Something that we definitely need more of.

 

[Cavman]

I predicts that Callahan will win. If he enters.

 

[Deolrin]

You might want to explain about campaign screen models some more.
They require certain specifications that you mentioned no where.
For instance; A campaign screen needs it's own light sources, and will not work without them.

 

[Mr. Bob]

You might want to explain about campaign screen models some more.
They require certain specifications that you mentioned no where.
For instance; A campaign screen needs it's own light sources, and will not work without them.

The description isn't there to teach you how to make things.

 

[Krl70]

Seems cool, good luck everyone.

 

[Deolrin]

*sigh*
As you wish, Bob.
But as I said before, people who never did campaign screens before can and most likely will experience lots of trouble on the way.

 

[CeDiL]

Awesome! Campaign Screens ... let's see some creativity and quality at the cost of less animation skills

 

[Direfury]

Well this'll be interesting.

 

[PROXY]

Meh, I'm not a big fan of that theme :/

anyway, I'm going to try..

 

[Deleted member 157129]

Should be fairly interesting, I'm looking forward to see the results.
You might want to link a tutorial or similar that explains how a campaign screen is made to get more successful entries.

 

[ikillforeyou]

Meh, Never made a campaign screen before, i won't enter unless i can find a good theme.

I REALLY WANT TO PLAY THE CAMPAIGN IN THE EXAMPLE!

I'd totally get stuck at trying to find a shrubbery, though.

 

[D a w n]

Might judge.

 

[Rui]

Awesome, just awesome theme!
Just so everyone knows, CMarket was needing a campaign screen for a compilation of the episodes of The Sect of the Holy Mother series in the form of a cinematic maps campaign, so you could think of one for him^^

 

[Mr. Bob]

Also, if you guys are infact participating, please be fairly definitive about it so I don't add someone who is only considering participation.

 

[Dionesiist]

I never did get the purpose of that list.

 

[The_Swamp_Warrior]

"may" join. note: "MAY"

 

[Mr. Bob]

I never did get the purpose of that list.

Makes it easier for people looking for all the entries/wips. That way they don't have to search the thread. Also, it helps the poll creator not miss anyone.

 

[darkdeathknight]

This is pretty much a "Whoever can make a HD model with stand anim" right? Pretty cool idea though.

 

[Dionesiist]

Said person would also have to make a background, though.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

*sigh*
As you wish, Bob.
But as I said before, people who never did campaign screens before can and most likely will experience lots of trouble on the way.

i dont think anyone has done campaign screens. i mean, i sure havent.

i mean, for things like "the lightings are missing", the obvious thing will be to put one in. And people should be cosntantly using trial and error, going back and forth from ingame and modelling program to make sure the model looks right when it is used. i mean, if in the final version, something is wrong, then the person hasnt put enough effort to put it in the game and test it out.

this will be one of those contests where a final screenshots will be a MUST. and since everyone WILL be making a test campaign, they should attach the test campaign in the final submission as well. and of course, this means that the only way to really vote for this contest will be to see the models in the goddamn ingame. like everyone should have been doing

 

[Deolrin]

Seriously, those lights are mind-killing, I tried whatever I could and nothing worked. The only option I found is to simply use Blizzard's lights.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

and? whats wrong with that?

 

[Deolrin]

Forget about it, you're missing my point entirely and this is starting to become a pointless argument.

 

[PROXY]

Are we allowed to use textures from here? Clickes.

Because modellers who can texture too have an significant advantage over the others, so it would be kind of fair.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

lol, thats not really much of an advantage. if people want to make a skin to go with their model, then id say they should be rewarded for the extra effort. besides, texture only accounts for 20% of the judges score and a little over 10% for the overall score. The rules shall remain the same as they always have been. No CnP, no using prior work. you can use edited blizzard 3D data. Besides, that CG stockphoto texture website would look like shit ingame. completely different style and quality from blizzard shit.

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

you know, now days, people just get textures from the internet and edit that. maybe in the future, we should have a contest which allows textures to be used from the internet

 

[anarchianbedlam]

you know, now days, people just get textures from the internet and edit that. maybe in the future, we should have a contest which allows textures to be used from the internet

from the internet?
so the theme would be "a series of tubes"?

 

[xDeathKnightx]

from the internet?
so the theme would be "a series of tubes"?

The Internet

 

[Fingolfin]

I might be in.
I'm not very good with deadlines though, and making a campaign screen is a shitload of work, so i'm not sure if i will finish.

 

[knight26]

anyone has any WIP? =)
I wanna see the outcome of this, pretty interesting. Also very needed.
But I suppose only the pro ones will participate. So im predicting 3-5 entries.

edit: MY 666-th post! MU HA HA HA! i smell the evilness of this post

 

[Dr. House]

Would be nice if somone would make a WoW Cataclysm Campaign screen.

 

[Tarrasque]

Im in
Pandaren campaing screen coming.

 

[Thrikodius]

Unfortunately this theme won the votes cause that's what people want to see. I don't think a lot of people actually thought about how many submissions there would actually be in the end.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

when are we going to have it so only the MODELERS can vote? instead of the 'tards who think "dish wud be awezum"

 

[Direfury]

Not gonna happen, just go look at the comments on most resources and you'll see why.

 

[Callahan]

Most people who voted for campaign screen are modelers.There's nothing wrong with that.

And the contest theme is not responsible of the lack of entries submission.The community is just less active in general.

 

[xDeathKnightx]

It would be nice to see a Samurai Type of Loading Screen

 

[Fingolfin]

@xDeathKnightx, that is kind of what i had in mind.

I think this is a really interresting theme despite the ammount of work required, and it also doesn't require as much animation skill from the less experienced/equipped modelers.

 

[Dionesiist]

Judging by the theme, it would be nice to see any sort of entry, really.

 

[xDeathKnightx]

Indeed, and @fingolfin Good luck I really really do look forwards to seeing one of such theme

 

[Vengeancekael]

I see everyone's motivated to participate.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Spam particle emitters on black background.

Entry's done.