Terraining Challenge 2007/2008

[arfbarf]

whats the icecrown glacier tileset?
i only have reign of chaos...

 

[MadseN]

Final picture

 

[Rui]

I like the last one, Madsen! Good job!

whats the icecrown glacier tileset?
i only have reign of chaos...

Unfortunately, Icecrown Glacier is not avaible in Reign of Chaos. It is a Frozen Throne Expansion tileset.
Additionally, I do not advise participating without The Frozen Throne, as it's pretty pointless since you don't have Import Manager or Destructable/Doodad Editor.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

PLus getting TFT isnt hard and expensive at all, they should still be for sale in most shops. Perhaps il give it another try, some idea came accross my mind

 

[Gilles]

Well since Herio-san is just too good, I think most people will be frightened off. That Ironforge is amazing.

I was making a Frozen Throne for the mini challenge, but I read on and found out it was supposed to look a certain way, and have the top. Anyways here is what I was working on until I saw the criteria.

MadSen, that's a pretty amazing terrain. Well done.

 

[Craka_J]

Heh, looks like Evil Ironforge.
I think the small rocks aren't a good choice for this one. I'm not really sure what it is about this screenshot that makes me uneasy. Maybe it's the island in the background with trees. The Frozen Throne never had an island with trees behind it as far as I know. And I think the path to TFT is too smooth and too long. I remember in the cinematic that the path didn't go very far and the hill wasn't that steep either and never had a ramp towards the door. I could be wrong though. It's been a very long time since I saw the ending cinematic in TFT.
~Craka_J

 

[Rui]

<_< I meant the REAL MOVIE... but ok I'll change that <.<

 

[Craka_J]

Rui is so nice!
So... I guess we got our first two winners so far? Since there aren't even three or four contestants?
~Craka_J

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Slow down Craka_J, the contest is no where near the end. There is over 2 weeks left.

Rui: The end of the Icecrown Glacier tileset is now set to the 21st September.

 

[Rui]

I'll pretend to think that the first sentence does not mean more than it appears.

And I'm really shutting down the challenge if we don't get enough participants this time. If this is the number of participants during the holidays, I dare not imagine how will it be during school.

 

[MadseN]

haven't school already begun ? it has begun in Sweden.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Rui you are so depresing, you whine because people doesn't enter straight away? I am going to make something but that does not mean that I will start right away, I will wait untill the end of the contest gets closer before I show anything or actually start working on anything. Not to be hostile or anything, but take it easy will you!

And holiday in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and many other countries has been over for a long time now.

 

[Gilles]

Heh, looks like Evil Ironforge.
I think the small rocks aren't a good choice for this one. I'm not really sure what it is about this screenshot that makes me uneasy. Maybe it's the island in the background with trees. The Frozen Throne never had an island with trees behind it as far as I know. And I think the path to TFT is too smooth and too long. I remember in the cinematic that the path didn't go very far and the hill wasn't that steep either and never had a ramp towards the door. I could be wrong though. It's been a very long time since I saw the ending cinematic in TFT.
~Craka_J

Well I know it's nothing like TFT in the campaigns, or anywhere really, but I was bored and just took a screen I had recently made and messed around with it. I know it's pretty bad.

 

[Craka_J]

Sooooo... you never meant to make it accurate in the first place? Guess that makes sense.
~Craka_J

 

[Nbah]

I usually make a terrain for one day or two. So.... I'm in no rush....

 

[Rui]

Rui you are so depresing, you whine because people doesn't enter straight away?

Of course, it's been months now, but each tileset has had less participants, and I'm just depressing. Alright, you're right, no further arguing.

I do not understand what people mean with "whine". Nobody knows the definition of that word for sure.

 

[Gilles]

Well I can't beat either of the two submissions (I can't remember if the Iron Forge is done). I will try and submit though.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

whine Show phonetics
verb
1 to make a long, high, sad sound:
Leon's dog was sitting by the door whining, so I thought I'd better take it for a walk.

2 DISAPPROVING If you whine, especially as a child, you complain or express dissatisfaction continually:
Alice, if you carry on whining like that I won't take you - do you understand! And that is the Whining were looking for

whine
noun [C usually singular]
an unpleasant high sound or voice:
He could hear the sound of hammering, then the whine of a circular saw.
She delivered the speech in a high-pitched nasal whine.

whiner
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
a person, especially a child, who complains or expresses dissatisfaction continually

Some people defenitly do know what whining means. after 2 mins of googling i found out.

Many thanks to the Cambridge online dictionary

 

[Rui]

Of course, let us turn this into a discussion of what whine means. I'll request a close and terraining challenge over but hey, at least I'll no longer "whine"!
OR
We could actually spend our time on more useful things instead of going through google, wikipedia and the like in order to bash in Rui's face what "whine" means due to a dying wish of being right.

Not to mention that I threatened to close the challenge once or twice ONLY.

 

[r0x_yo_s0x]

Here's some wips of what I have so far for the icecrown terrain. Planning on doing some sort of Dwarf expedition outpost.

 

[Herio-san]

Buuuut ruiiiiii. If you close the Terraining Challange, I wont have a reason to start anymore terrainsssssss.

 

[Rui]

If you (or anyone else) don't start any more terrains, I don't have a reason to keep the Terraining Challenge open.^^

 

[Jaakko]

lol so you both need each other.

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

If you (or anyone else) don't start any more terrains, I don't have a reason to keep the Terraining Challenge open.^^

I guess the biggest problem I see with the challenge as a whole is that it is so broad. Successful competitions in the past (Fortress Challenge, etc.) have been much narrower in their scope, and so people were able to organize their ideas more effectively. With a basis for an idea, people are much more capable of creating something good.

You have done a fantastic job so far, and I think the terraining challenge is a wonderful idea, but maybe it needs a narrower view(i.e. Create a <desired subject> based around the <desired tileset>). Anyway, thanks for your hard work Rui; you've done wonders. I'll be among the mourners should the Terraining Challenge meet its end...

 

[Nbah]

Exactly!

 

[Mor)L(unE]

I agree aswell, i wasted most of my time with just pondering what to make (same thing that occurs in rps many many times aswell)

 

[Rui]

You needed Dalaran_Guard to explain. If you spent less time declaring that I whine and more time trying to explain...

Anyway, thanks. However, mini-challenges were made with that purpose. If I order the tileset to follow a single idea, other people will complain that they want to be able to use their own ideas. So, we're kind of stuck. I can provide with a set of my own thoughts in the beginning of each tileset challenge, but it's still entirely up to you.

 

[Gilles]

I think Rui is right. The tile set may also affect the contest. I personally dislike icecrown tiles.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Icecrown is one of my favorite tilesets besides from Sunken Ruins.

 

[Rui]

Hell yeah. Northrend is annoying, but Icecrown's good tiles and doodads provide you some extra options.

 

[Ivanneth]

Hello, I'd like to join this contest, and already have all the WIPs and the final entry ready.
EDIT: Changed it to .JPG format.
WIPs


Final Entry

 

[Rui]

Nobody is going to do downloads of 3.8MB to view that. Sorry, it has to be JPG.

 

[Ivanneth]

I saw that coming, Lol. I already have the JPG files ready, just for this purpose. BTW, I was asleep while they were uploading, so I couldn't stop it ... time to edit.
EDIT: Done.

 

[MadseN]

sry, doesn't look like much from the ending cinematic or have i got the contest all wrong ?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

The frozen throne thing is an extra on the contest, like a bi-contest. Main thing is just making something cool with Icecrown.

 

[Rui]

The main contest is for you to do a terrain with the Icecrown Glacier tileset. Like ragings said, the Frozen Throne is a mini-challenge.

 

[MadseN]

alright, i'll maybe make another one then

 

[MadseN]

OK got bored and i'm now making another scene of Icecrown Glacier tiles.
First WIP:

 

[MadseN]

Link To Final

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?p=330260#post330260

 

[Bob27]

Ok heres a WIP of my entry.

View attachment 12959View attachment 12960View attachment 12961View attachment 12962

 

[Rui]

I would prefer if you sticked to posting in this thread only. Btw Madsen, I LOVE your entry. Excellent job!

PS. - Use the Edit Post button instead of triple-posting =P

 

[KingBob]

Heres my first WIP for the frozen throne sub-contest-thing

sorry about the terrible black background, the sky thing kinda... died.

 

[MadseN]

KingBob: Very nice indeed, try to use "Use Game Settings" might work.

Rui: Ye I know but ppl are so slow to post im trying to get this terrain contest alive And I couden't post the picture again so i had to link it.

 

[Gilles]

I still will try to get in a submission. I'm waiting for the sunken ruins challenge, I want to do one for that.

 

[Craka_J]

@Bob27: Nice work so far. Though it looks flat in the second and third shot and it feels like there needs to be more environmental elements such as tile variation and maybe more rocks. I see a floating rock on that one island over there! *points over yonder*

@KingBob: It's very, very good. Love the spiral stairs: Must've taken ages to make and very aggrovating.
The only things needed are more of those arched spires and ice bergs. Maybe some more detail on the Frozen Throne as well.
~Craka_J

 

[Nbah]

Augh, dammnit I really wanted to make ice claw cliffs but I see the idea is already taken. Anywho MadseN really nice, I doubt someone's going to beat that, and you have done everything without custom things, Good Job!
KingBob, really good, I really like this frozen throne, I would suggest taking a little detail to the ground, add some more glacier and more unique ideas. Kudos, to all! ^_^

 

[Jaakko]

Well I think Icecrown environment needs all kind of ice claws. I might do something with these but I wont copy the terrains.

I have to say that I like your terrains Madsen and makes me wonder if I can make something good.

 

[Rui]

Guys, you need only take the idea and "increase it's power". Just because he posted first doesn't mean anything. Uniqueness also counts, however, you can always to make something better^^

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I will probably make something for the main challenge but the mini-challenge I won't even bother trying to beat

 

[KingBob]

Heres my second WIP, and possibly my final for the mini-challenge

Now i just have to make another thing for the contest ^_^

I think I'm going to make some sort of Nerubian stronghold... thing

oh, and btw, the stairs only took like, 4 hours ^_^