Modeling mini-contest #1

[Pyritie]

Hive Workshop Modeling Mini-Contest #1

Contest Theme: 128 triangles

Contestants are to make a model using no more than 128 triangles. The model can be of anything.

Contest-specific Rules

1. Your model must contain the animations that would make sense for your model (i.e. if it's a unit it needs stand, walk, attack, death, but if it's an attachment then it only needs stand, etc)
2. Quads count as two triangles. Each particle counts as two triangles. Ribbons count for the appropriate number of triangles depending on length etc. (Is there a formula for this?)
3. You can use either ingame or custom textures (just be sure to submit them along with your entry)

General Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
2. The model must follow the current theme. If any model does not fit, a moderator will tell you ASAP as to avoid confusion.
3. You have to make sure the model is fully and correctly functional in-game.
4. You must post at least 1 WIP preview before the deadline.
5. You may make as many models as you want, however pick only one for the final judge's evaluation.
6. To qualify for entry, you must post your model(s) in .mdx format, and an in-game screenshot of the model.
7. You must post your entry before the deadline expires and attach it to a post.
8. You must make the model for this competition, which means that you cannot use old works.

Prizes

• First Place: 20 reputation points and your entry on an award icon.
• Second Place: 12 reputation points
• Third Place: 6 reputation points

Contest Judging

• SuPa- and I will be judging. To speed up the process we won't be giving any sort of score breakdown. It will just be a simple "okay you win" sort of thing.

Contest Dates And Deadline

All submissions must be complete and submitted 2 weeks after the contest is started.
The contest shall begin on Saturday, 5th September and conclude on Sunday, 20th September, 11:59 PM GMT​

 

[chilla_killa]

I guess I will enter this awesome shit.

 

[skrab]

no more than 128 triangles

holy shit! xD

 

[Pyritie]

holy shit! xD

That's the challenge! xD

 

[Deolrin]

Awesome! I'm entering if I'll get like, an awesome idea.

I have a question though. Can we submit more than one model? Like, a model pack? Say for attachments or doodads.

Aaand another question. Are we allowed to ask our friends for a texture?

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I am so making a goblin tripod.

 

[Pyritie]

Awesome! I'm entering if I'll get like, an awesome idea.

I have a question though. Can we submit more than one model? Like, a model pack? Say for attachments or doodads.

Aaand another question. Are we allowed to ask our friends for a texture?

No and no.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Please let it be 128 polygons. This is brutal.

 

[Linaze]

What's the difference between a triangle and a polygon?

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Polygons are made of triangles. Square polygon = two triangles, for example.

 

[Callahan]

But thenthere's no challenge since we could make ngone of 128 triangles.

 

[Time-to-die]

This sounds like fun! So are we posting the wip shots and the final thing in this thread?

 

[Devine]

Blizzanims allowed? if so, Ima make a lowpoly footy for huge battles in a cinematic.
Or not

 

[Pyritie]

I think HT already did one of those, but sure you can use animations like that.

 

[Devine]

Fuuuuu D;;;;;;;;;;
Comon =(
py, you also might want to think about the 2 sided materials?
or not ... if not, that'd be good for me actually...

 

[chilla_killa]

Haha 2 triangles too much

 

[Palaslayer]

da, lol. what is this. py, you cant be serious with that ~.~

i wouldnt use such a model and i like good looking ones, not single polygons T.T

anyway gl.

 

[Devine]

palaslayer ... it's a contest ... like "who uses his polygons the most efficient" ...
my model could actually be usefull imho ... for a giant battle thingy in cinematics.

 

[Pyritie]

Don't forget about alpha texturing! It's a great way to save triangles!

 

[skrab]

Ok here is my spooky spartan xD lol
Its an Undead Sparta Warrior. I'm still working on him...

127 triangles

 

[Palaslayer]

nice

 

[anarchianbedlam]

There is a triangle Limit, but is there a filesize limit? Like If we wanted to make nice animations or bones or texture animations that would increase filesize.

Btw im joining this
_{gotta find some way to pass the time until the damn colossus Modeling Contest 15}

 

[Taylor Mouse]

@skrab -> nice one !

Btw I think I might enter this one too

T.

 

[dansaDisco]

There is a triangle Limit, but is there a filesize limit? Like If we wanted to make nice animations or bones or texture animations that would increase filesize.

Btw im joining this
_{gotta find some way to pass the time until the damn colossus Modeling Contest 15}

No, the only limit in this competition is the triangle limit.

 

[Taylor Mouse]

Ok here is my entry ( for now )

EXACTLY 128 tris ( not the monk model, that is just as a ref for the sizing of the model )

T.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

WIP image kinda explains my wip.

For animations? Since I've still haven't bother reaching the knowledge of making wc3 compatible animations from scratch, I'm thinking the Mammoth rig or the Pack Horse rig would be possible candidates.

 

[Time-to-die]

Woo.

 

[Devine]

nubs.
I'm done.
This probably is my final entry ... unless I rush some changes in the last few hours until the deadline.

It feels awesome to finish a model for a compo... never did it before ^^
I'm glad I did it all today... worked 5 hours straight

some stats:
128 polies (faces)
33 kb.

I used the footman animations, collision shape and his eventobjects
Mesh was made from scratch using ms3d.

Cheers

 

[Palaslayer]

those entries are so lol ^^

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Awesome Good job DA, looks great and now we can all spam the fuck out of maps with big footmen fights . make an actual army instead of just platoons fight

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Grats, Devine, you deleted some polygons. That's genius.

 

[Taylor Mouse]

Very quick paint over :

C&C plz

T.

 

[Devine]

grats, devine, you deleted some polygons. That's genius.

mesh was made from scratch using ms3d.
Cheers

fuuuu

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Looking really good taylor. Awesome concept

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

fuuuu

Oh.

Wish I had a close up.

 

[Devine]

Oh.

Wish I had a close up.

like this?

Also ... more units please ... seriously, doodads are so really really easy to make lowpoly

 

[Time-to-die]

Got it in game with some animations! Got a marine in the picture for size comparison.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Ill be making a low poly unit..... so... "hooray?"

 

[A.R.]

124 faces >

Still got a lot of tweaking to do before animation, might even need to redo the unwrap

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Mesh is done. Had to work hard on optimizing the tris count.

Got it in game with some animations! Got a marine in the picture for size comparison.

Looks promising, mind if you show a picture with a closer look of the character itself?

124 faces >

Still got a lot of tweaking to do before animation, might even need to redo the unwrap

Haha, that looks great.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I made a zeppelin, but it turns out I'm only using 99 faces. The real zeppelin only has 188 faces, actually.

 

[Time-to-die]

Looks promising, mind if you show a picture with a closer look of the character itself?

Thanks, Don't know if this is what you mean, but its kinda a close up of the model with a few different poses.

Kind of hate having 1920 x 1600 resolution, cause I cant tell how big these screenshots are going to be for other people lol. To me they look small.

 

[Devine]

I made a zeppelin, but it turns out I'm only using 99 faces. The real zeppelin only has 188 faces, actually.

grats, will, you deleted some polygons. That's genius.

 

[ike_ike]

has concept

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

grats, will, you deleted some polygons. That's genius.

I was going to show a pic of what I made in GMAX, actually. For some reason I can't upload them, too bad.

I honestly had compressed the model to 64 faces at first.

 

[syltman]

has concept

you got to make a high-poly v. of that one.

 

[ike_ike]

Guess what modelling comp 15 is for

 

[Palaslayer]

wagh, i love all your models.

@taylor, awesome!

 

[FrIkY]

This contest is gonna be really fun to watch, I can't wait to see who's the winner! (looks very nice, A.R.)

 

[Mechanical Man]

Mesh is done. Had to work hard on optimizing the tris count.

Fist I thought you were going to make a spaceship. Only the name Baby bothered me.