Multiplayer Cinematic Contest [Theme Battle]

[Septimus]

[size=6+]Multiplayer Cinematic Contest #1[/size]
Each contestant must create a battle cinematic.

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No submission may violate any of the site rules.
2. If a submission does not follow the map submission rules the creator will be disqualified.
3. All submissions must follow the current theme. If any model does not fit, a moderator will tell you as soon as possible as to avoid confusion.
4. Your submission must be posted before the deadline. The post containing your final submission must also contain the following:
   • Several screenshots of terrain and dialogue.
   • The file in the appropriate format.
5. You must show at least one unfinished preview of your submission, before the deadline, as proof that it’s yours.
6. Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
7. Judges and/or hosts may not participate.
8. Your final submission must be bug free.
9. Teamwork is not allowed.
10. Imports may be used in the map, however they must all be credited.
11. Your map file size should not exceed 3.5mb
12. Your cinematic must be able to be view by more than 1 user.
13. Your cinematic must follow the following time limits.
    • Your cinematic must be exactly or longer than 2 minutes.
    • Your cinematic may be no longer than 5 minutes even by just 1 second.

Contest Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 30 reputation points and a special award icon Second Place: 15 reputation points Third Place: 5 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• Judging Criteria:
  
  • Judge
    • Scripting/Trigger - /20
    • Music & Voice Act- /20
    • Special Effect & Sound Effect /10
  • Public
    • Creativity - /20
    • Entertainment - /20
    • Storyline - /10
• 50% of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
• 50% of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

 

[Gilles]

Why "Multiplayer"?

 

[Mechmap]

Why "Multiplayer"?

I agree. Why bother with the extra triggers only for that. It's pointless. Only reason someone would do that is if you hosted it at battle.net to distribute it better and those that want it can still just download from the site.

Also, this seems more of a mini-cinematic contest due to the time limit.

 

[Septimus]

1) I seen the previous cinematic contest, it seems like all the contest was rather focus at single player and usually all of it doesn't have restriction at file size, rendering some of the map have rather huge size due to voice act and music.

By having a file size restriction, it would give a challenge to the participant itself to be more creative and be caution on how to develop it.

2) I had try to create a multiplayer cinematic with battle theme to see how hard it was to develop it. From what I experience, I do not see any difficulty to develop it.

I agree. Why bother with the extra triggers only for that. It's pointless. Only reason someone would do that is if you hosted it at battle.net to distribute it better and those that want it can still just download from the site.

Also, this seems more of a mini-cinematic contest due to the time limit.

If you refer to this way, I must said it was a poor way of coding a cinematic.

• Initialization
  • Events
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 1 (Red) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 2 (Blue) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 3 (Teal) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 4 (Purple) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 5 (Yellow) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 6 (Orange) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 7 (Green) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 8 (Pink) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 9 (Gray) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 10 (Light Blue) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds
    • Camera - Pan camera for Player 11 (Dark Green) to (Center of (Playable map area)) over 0.00 seconds

And don't underestimate the way a battle cinematic should be develop, if you view the rules I state. You would notice it have lot's of strict criteria. So, it should not be a mini-cinematic contest

 

[Gilles]

I don't like the idea of limiting the file-size on cinematic contests.

 

[Septimus]

But, a multiplayer cinematic could not have file size exceed 4mb

 

[Gilles]

Yeah, and I just said I don't like that.

 

[Linaze]

Multiplayer Cinematic sounds lame. Allow the cinematographers to import as much stuff as they need in order to make cinematics as awesome as possible, don't restrict them too much.

 

[Paladon]

Since the main idea is about the "Multiplayer" aspect, there should be a maximal filesize of 4 MB, yeah.
I myself like the theme, and i am going to join this as soon as it becomes hosted.

 

[Septimus]

Multiplayer Cinematic sounds lame. Allow the cinematographers to import as much stuff as they need in order to make cinematics as awesome as possible, don't restrict them too much.

That is where it challenge the participant itself. I had try to make a multiplayer cinematic and the file size does not even exceed 3mb at all.

 

[Just_Spectating]

we should get the music one going instead

or better theme D:

 

[Gamervidsman2000]

Awww you like my idea lol

 

[Paladon]

I personally think the contest´s theme and conditions are a great idea.
I hope it becomes hosted soon

 

[Thrikodius]

Only reason to why people don't like the idea is that they think they can't create a decent cinematic without tons of imports. I say try first.
And panning/applying the camera only reqires a player group action.
I have done it before, three times to be exact.

 

[Septimus]

Only reason to why people don't like the idea is that they think they can't create a decent cinematic without tons of imports. I say try first.
And panning/applying the camera only reqires a player group action.
I have done it before, three times to be exact.

Yep, I have try it before to see if it was possible. Based on my experience, yes it was. So why not have it this way?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

The only bad site with multiplayer cinematics is that when player leaves there will be a text that the player left for like 30 seconds. That's just gay, isn't it?

 

[Thrikodius]

Only way to leave is to close down Wc3 via Alt+F4. Many are too lazy to do that and then restart Wc3.