Terraining Challenge 2007/2008

[Nbah]

I want to ask, can we change the fog depending on the screen we are taking so every screen can have a diffrent fog, or is it mandatory that we use just one fog for every screenshot?

 

[Jaakko]

I was allowed to do that in Barrens so I think so unless the rules would be changed.

 

[Rui]

Yes, use whatever fog you want. It'll look weird if the screenshots have different fogs, but you can do it.

 

[FuryOfASquirrel]

I'm pulling out of this Terrain Contest, i'm going to stick with map making XD

 

[Nbah]

Umm... Can we please have atleast 4 final screenshots. Cuz I have more than 3 final screeshots that I was really hoping to show. I can't decide wich to exclude and I really would appreciate if I could show all of them.

 

[Jaakko]

I'll post my WIPs tomorrow. ^^

 

[Nbah]

Btw, here are my work in progress screenshots.

 

[r0x_yo_s0x]

I gotta drop out of the Dalaran contest, just no time to do anything on it. Maybe the next tileset.

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

Nbah the last screenshot, i think it coud be better, it looks like the stairs are one over anador (look at the six one in the screenshot).

 

[Nbah]

It's true that now it looks a bit crappy, but hey it still work in progress and I have some time before submiting my final screenshots ^_^
EDIT: It turns out that I won't have time to fix many things in my terrain cuz today I'm gonna have to go to the countryside so I won't have much time to fix some things. I will upload my final screenshots some time today.

 

[Nbah]

Well, this are my final screenshots. I cuted out some that I liked but hey you can't have everything Anyways see you all! I'm going to the countryside!

 

[Jaakko]

I would think that first and third don't look much like the Dalaran I would imagine but second is good.

 

[Eleandor]

looks good but it's an odd mix of doodads... some dalaran, some ruins, some outland, I don't think it fits dalarancontest alot, but that's just my opinion

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

I like them all, but its true, the first one is dalaran/outland.

 

[Jaakko]

My first Dalaran W.I.P

Please give feedback and I try to fix if there's something you don't like.

A Dalaran safehaven protected with powerful magics before the destruction of Dalaran:


EDIT: Second W.I.P here.

One of the inner sanctums of the safehaven:

 

[r0x_yo_s0x]

Wow, nice shots, Jaakko! Both scenes are beautifully realized.

My only problem with it would be the doorway in the 2nd shot: it looks like the room is floating in the air, it just seems to me there should be some sort of continuation of the building.

 

[Jaakko]

Thanks. ^^

My only problem with it would be the doorway in the 2nd shot: it looks like the room is floating in the air, it just seems to me there should be some sort of continuation of the building.

Alright I fix it.

 

[Dark Hunter1357]

i like the first one, its verry magical

 

[Jaakko]

My third W.I.P

Give me a quick feedback about this third picture as soon as possible if you can. Today 3th is the deadline and there is not much time left. I will soon post my entry in the next hours.

Dalaran apprentices training their magics underwater:

 

[Jaakko]

My entry to Dalaran terraining contest

A Dalaran safehaven protected with powerful magics before the destruction of Dalaran:


One of the inner chambers of the safehaven:


Apprentices training their magics underwater:

 

[Tevin]

*claps for Jaakko's screenies* Excellent work there, man. Nice use of fog filters and lighting for the effects. *thumbsup*


I think I'll jump in the next contest, as this one seems to be at the end(I see that the last day of entry was yesterday...err, today[sorry, in Korea ATM so time schedules for me are still a bit wonky]). Looking forward to giving this a shot.

 

[r0x_yo_s0x]

Hopefully my classes will ease up during the next contest, so I could give it a shot.

 

[Nbah]

Well, I particular don't like Jakkos screenshots, but that's because I have a stupid taste. As you see from my screenshots I don't really like the typical dalaran terrain so I tried something else, but I guess it turned out stupid. Oh well, nice try, though ^_^. Anyways, I applaud Jakko for his exellent terrain (although as I said not by my taste) idea and all of the other things he made with hard work, Good Job and Bravo

 

[Jaakko]

Thank you all. Good luck to everyone. I wonder where Rui is...

 

[Eleandor]

no offense intended to the participants, but after the Dalaran contest, wouldn't it be a good idea to remove the whole list and start all over again? Right now I highly doubt that we'll see a contest with 42 maps... the max I've seen up to now is around 10, so it'd be better to have an active list rather than a chaotic one... but that's just me...

 

[Jaakko]

omg where is Rui?

 

[Nbah]

Is there gonna be a poll or was all this contest just for fun?

 

[Sacrimo]

Ive been practicing for fun, now I want to give it a go, next tileset ill join

 

[Rui]

Unfortunately my computer got wtfpwnt by masses of stop errors (blue screens). It still hasn't been fixed and I didn't find the problem, but yes I'm on my computer, and I'll create the poll right away. Since it was my delay, I'll accept screenshots that were submitted until now.

By the way, I have been seriously thinking in shutting down this contest. Some people blame lack of rules yet they do not follow the existing ones, and others do not finish their terrains.

I'm going to build a board to display the points:

Participants/Tilesets	Ashenvale	Barrens	Dalaran	Final
Bob27	2	0	0	2
creyzi4zb12	0	21	0	21
Dalaran_Guard	6	0	0	6
demonsofdante	23	0	0	23
Doompenguin	0	0	0	0
Eleandor	2	0	8	10
FGRaptor	0	25	0	25
Ham Ham	~15	0	0	15
HappyTauren	2	0	0	2
Herio-San	27	0	0	27
Jaakko	4	46	72	122
Killer_Mushroom	6	0	0	6
KingBob	0	0	0	0
Nbah	8	0	20	28
Numeror	0	8	0	8
Ratherion	0	0	0	0
Valcrist	0	0	0	0

I've cleared the list of participants. I was tired of inactive users.

 

[creyzi4zb12]

Damn!! That was too bad!! I completely forgot about the contest coz I was so fed up with my studies. Guess I'll just wait for the next terrain then.

 

[Tawsix]

ARGH, I wish I would have seen this sooner, I haven't made a terrain using Dalaran yet! Ah well, I'll definatly be joining the next one, I can't wait!

 

[Rui]

The next tileset is Icecrown Glacier, people! It's one of those for-campaign tilesets, just like Dalaran! I'm wondering if the participants can come up with original ideas like they did for the previous tileset!

Congratulations to Jaakko for being the Dalaran Tileset Master!

The deadline is on the 14th September (damn school starting then)!


I've been thinking of increasing the time once school starts again. You usually have a month, but I'll be willing to increase it to a month and half, or even two months. Send your suggestions!

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Jolly! i will be starting immediantly

 

[Nbah]

Me, too! I hope I win this one ^_^

 

[Deckboy]

if we did two months I might be able to get in on the end of the last ones later. . .(school starts in a few days over here)

 

[Rui]

Nothing prevents you from submitting your terrain early. And besides, with so many terrains you haven't done... but whatever, do what you will.

 

[Deckboy]

My point is my life is extremely hectic right now and I don't have TIME to do any terrains at the moment, and that I will later on in the year. . .(but if the contests are already OVER than I won't be able to.

 

[Jaakko]

Well it only takes few hours to finish a terrain screenshot.

 

[Deckboy]

Well. . .not when you're as perfectionistic as me. . .I don't like doing half-done jobs.

Oh well, forget I even said anything. . .=P

 

[PurgeandFire]

Hm.. there aren't many good snow models. The only good one I know so far is Morph3us's Snowy tree model. Other than that, I do not know any...

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Hmm i encountered the same problem

 

[Rui]

That leaves Originality for you.

Emissary: "Grand Marshal Garithos has great confidence in your... abilities... be creative..."

 

[Tawsix]

Here is my first WIP. Trying to find a decent composition was a nightmare. More brainstorming later.

 

[Redeemer59]

Tawsix: Wow, that looks great. I love how you used the rocks as the landmass...

Anyhow, I... may or may not enter. I've not really done terraining before (Well, once). But it looks interesting, and certainly easier than Dalaran terraining.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I will probably enter the contest this time, so sign me up Rui!

 

[Eleandor]

so is this the Northrend or Northrend/Icecrown challenge?

 

[Rui]

Not Northrend. Only Icecrown Glacier.

 

[Eleandor]

oh, my bad

EDIT: I hereby claim the "Tuskarr Village" idea.

WIPS attached. The first 2 are in Northrend, but I've simply converted the tileset now and haven't made many changes to the tiles yet. 3rd screen is with the village doodads. As there are no tuskarr-like buildings (nor do we know how they look like), I took a tent and made various compositions with them.
very WIP ofcourse.

 

[Jaakko]

I think those tents don't fit in there.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

ah perhaps he should tint them different abit more blue.

btw. guy could you tell me how to put things upside down?