Special Effect Contest #3 - Light and Darkness

[Deuterium]

You can't just add 2-3 weeks to a deadline and hope for more entries, you only do extensions of like 1 week for people who are already working on their stuff to finish up. You might as well just be milking the community for entries at this point. Just extend for like a week for DvO and that other dude, then close it.

Also, contests existing should depend on the number of completed entries for previous contests of the same type. If only a few people enter special effects contests, then it is obvious that in the future the contest isn't really worth existing, since it'll just feed the same people rep over and over and over again. It's okay if something isn't popular, really; if the community truly wanted this kind of contest, there'd be more entries by now.

Can't agree more!

 

[Pyritie]

Also, contests existing should depend on the number of completed entries for previous contests of the same type. If only a few people enter special effects contests, then it is obvious that in the future the contest isn't really worth existing, since it'll just feed the same people rep over and over and over again. It's okay if something isn't popular, really; if the community truly wanted this kind of contest, there'd be more entries by now.

We hadn't had an SFX contest for a long while though.

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Here's an aura effect I've made, simply called Aura of Death.

I'll just describe how this animates in a small detail:
- The red circle rotate clockwise slowly.
- The skulls don't move, but they will glow from strong red to invisible to strong red and so on. The skulls are also billboarded, so they will always stare at you all the time.
- The black circles implode as if they were a warp portal.

If your effect is an aura, it must have a Birth and Death animation.

I've check through all Blizzards aura models, and they use Stand animation instead of Birth. These models don't use a Birth animation at all.
And only the Devotion Aura model has a Death animation.

 

[Pyritie]

I've check through all Blizzards aura models, and they use Stand animation instead of Birth. These models don't use a Birth animation at all.
And only the Devotion Aura model has a Death animation.

Oh hmm.

Like I said, this was the first time I used these rules. I'll go change that.


Also I extended the contest to the first of September!

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I'm pretty sure this is the last SFX contest we make here.

@DVO: Did it have to be red? Now our models are going to look a bit too similar. Of course, it doesn't really matter.

 

[JetFangInferno]

The most popular color scheme for darkness is black and red apparently.

 

[toninhomosca]

Red and Black..Hemm...EMO xD

I thing auras are the coolest thing in Warcraft,it's like... a thing around us xD lol Gratz to all who did those models and spells )

 

[Deuterium]

Dark doesn't really need red... I mean, black is usually an essential, yet can be avoided with extreme creativity...

Red however, imo, is just a color that is easiest to dea with when using black (in addition to purple)... yet you can use many other colors for darkness with good creativity... green for example...

 

[judash137]

Here are all of my model for this contest without new deadline,
6 Model:
Light:
-Angel Swords
-Falling Light
Dark:
-Hell Hole
-Hell Roots (Entangling Roots Buff)
-Shadow Ball
-Forsaken Place
By the way, i love this deadline

 

[Thrikodius]

Currently looks like 3 of your models have the exact same area texture.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

umm... what in gods name are those box things in your "forsaken place" effect? they are.. giant black boxes with red crosses on them..... but... why?

 

[s4nji]

Oh hmm.

Like I said, this was the first time I used these rules. I'll go change that.


Also I extended the contest to the first of September!

Nah, I will make one more model If it would be like that...

 

[judash137]

umm... what in gods name are those box things in your "forsaken place" effect? they are.. giant black boxes with red crosses on them..... but... why?

Forsaken Place is the place where be abandoned by Gods,this is the place where every devils borned. As you can see this is unholy cross(Antichrist's symbol) in a black box look like a tomb, and there tombs crushed on the target (Try this model in game and you'll see)
Hell Hole is the place where every soul 'll be burn for eternity
Hell Roots is there hands of hell want to drag target to hell
Shadow Ball is the gravity ball
I dont like new deadline because that is very unfair for me and the other like WTA.Why we must wait for other lazy member??

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Wouldn't it be better to set the boxes's materials to additive to remove the black parts?

 

[judash137]

Wouldn't it be better to set the boxes's materials to additive to remove the black parts?

I want the box look like it made from hell material that call "hell steel", The box will look more heavy and more unholy, more sharp,more deadly. Let's imagine 4 tons of steel like this 'll crush your body so easily

Currently looks like 3 of your models have the exact same area texture

If you mention,you 'll see "Falling Light" and "Forsaken Place" are a couple of model look like a boy and a girl are in love,i want call "Falling Light" is Holy Judgment" but WTA already take a "Judgment" name so i want a difference
I want "Forsaken Place" look like a Stonehenge of hell, here is Stonehenge
http://image24.webshots.com/24/0/50/35/38905035FUOvTf_fs.jpg

 

[s4nji]

Could someone teach me how to use/make ribbon emitter now/after this contest?
I make one then I put it on WE, used the model, suddenly WE Crashed...

 

[Pyritie]

Could someone teach me how to use/make ribbon emitter now/after this contest?
I make one then I put it on WE, used the model, suddenly WE Crashed...

Look at WILL's SFX tutorials

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

My tutorial doesn't teach anything about ribbon emitters.

 

[JetFangInferno]

Perhaps Daelin's might have thing or two about it. Anyhow, here's my WIP. Ribbons hate me.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

now THAT looks fucking awesome. hey will. i daresay you may finally have some competition

 

[Thrikodius]

now THAT looks fucking awesome. hey will. i daresay you may finally have some competition

You know, that's a indirect insult to the other contestants...

 

[Rising_Dusk]

You know, that's a indirect insult to the other contestants...

And rightly so at that.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Why does everyone pick red. :'(

 

[Kuhneghetz]

Because we like hellish and bloody darkness more than shadowy darkness. =P

 

[Devalut]

Purple Is your Friend Love him and hug him and call him George [OFFTOPICKLE]

Basically yes Red,black make sweet music together but what about green, purple, blue and Why not "White" instead of Red and black try other colors. Heck orange still needs some attention to stop him from Breaking Vases -.-

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Purple works great. So does white (the actual SFX is at about 0:20, the REALLY epic SFX start at about 1:15 though).

 

[Devalut]

Purple works great. So does white (the actual SFX is at about 0:20, the REALLY epic SFX start at about 1:15 though).

1:28 has to be my Favorite, but yah those are Epic. White and black do look like a couple enjoying pancakes together.

 

[judash137]

Did you forget the rule?? No mixed model,White + Black may be pretty cool but it's mixed model, that is the reason why i dont do this even i 've seen many epic White+Black Effect in other game before i play WarIII

 

[JetFangInferno]

White has nothing to do with a "light" model because in the entire context of the sfx model in that youtube video clearly indicates it is a dark effect. I really would love to make that model. Good eye for sfx Will.

 

[judash137]

Let's ask Pyritie about this propblem !!

 

[Deathlust]

I may join...

Divine Spirit: a lovely projectile meant to be used in fast motion. I was lazy so I just moved it around with my mouse, as a result, the rings are a little skewed and not perfect in the picture.

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Judash137, If you read the contest rules and description in the first post, then you would have realized that you can create a mixed model. as long as you have at least 1 DARK and 1 LIGHT. you can also create a dark AND light effect.

 

[JetFangInferno]

That sounds fun.

 

[Deuterium]

White doesn't necessarily relate to light if smartly used with black or a dark color (such as purple) as long as the darker color is the center of attention...

 

[anarchianbedlam]

Agreed. and i loved that one effect in that vid will linked. where everything was black and white. It gave it a very dramatic monochromatic look.

 

[Deuterium]

Yupp it actually was impressive... I also love that of the rocks floating and then dropping... I'm actually thinking of making it a spell (unless it's been already done)

 

[JetFangInferno]

No wonder the sfx of Lost Odyssey are so amazing, the game's produced by the creators of FF and thus may have utilized some of its renowned textures (look at Annihilation for instance (the last effect)). Only the sfx artist of FF and KH uses that kind of "light" texture for the cracks in the meteor.

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

I should totally do a Lost Odyssey SFX pack. Mostly just annihiliation. I'm just too lazy to add so many animated textures and geosets.

 

[s4nji]

Oh yeah, who are the judges?
And Must We Include Screenshot on the entry?

 

[Sgt. Johnson]

Blessed Sword.
Aoe Effect Mode.
A sword falling to the ground and explodes.

Omg its Ragnarok lol

 

[Lightskin]

waaw, so many ownagee, great work guys!
Specialy WTA for the Judgment skill, impresive!

 

[RED BARON]

Is this over or what? Unhappy that I first noticed it now...

Confused due to the talk about extension and the dates...

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

This ends on September 1st, so no, it's not over.

 

[Pyritie]

Perhaps Daelin's might have thing or two about it. Anyhow, here's my WIP. Ribbons hate me.

Damn, and I was just about to ask you to help judge this too. D:

 

[Deathlust]

I lied. I can't join since I'm going out of town this weekend. As a result, I have a map to work on and no free time to create my last few models. Que triste.

Now I feel like a cock tease. >_>

 

[JetFangInferno]

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[L2love]

fuck that's nice thought i don't like having blue on top it makes it less evil but o well its vary nice =]

 

[anarchianbedlam]

That is fucking ar-sum

 

[FrIkY]

Hmm, I don't know, the fire at the end doesn't look as epic as I thought it will be. How about adding some thunderish effect to it, or make the fire explode even more?

 

[RED BARON]

fuck that's nice thought i don't like having blue on top it makes it less evil but o well its very nice =]

I would make the blue more see through, so the red / black effect would stay in the center of the star. That would also improve the flame pillar - on a connection level.

Still I like it