Terraining Contest #10[playable] - Surrealism

[Celaquil]

PLAYABLE SURREALISM: Having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream

Theme Description: The theme is Playable surrealism. The contestant must create a playable terrain that would depict the world of dream. If you are confused about what surrealism is then I recommend doing some research on google or DA. Creativity is encouraged

• No submission may violate any of the site rules.
• All submissions must follow the current theme. If any terrain does not fit, a moderator will tell you as soon as possible as to avoid confusion.
• Your submission must be posted before the deadline. The post containing your final submission must also contain the following:
  • A few in game screenshots showing your submission in action.
  • The completed map in the appropriate format.
• You must show at least one unfinished preview of your submission, before the deadline, as proof that it’s yours.
• Your submission may not be started/made before the official launch of the contest.
• Judges may not participate.
• Teamwork is not allowed.
• Map may consist of any resource as long a it is public.
• Unless a used resource belongs to either hiveworkshop or Wc3 Campaigns, a link to the used resources must be provided.
• No image editing tools may be used to enhance the terrain previews (however cropping is allowed).
• The contestant's map can not exceed the file size of 8mb.
• Map size must be 64x64
• Adding triggers is allowed but WILL NOT be judged on. They are simply for your own satisfaction.
• Protecting your map is prohibited. The terrain will need to be looked at both in game and in the world editor.

• First Place: 45 reputation points and your entry on an award icon.
• Second Place: 30 reputation points and an award icon
• Third Place: 15 reputation points and an award icon

60 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
40 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.

Final Score = (Judge's Score)*0.6 + (votes/(total votes))*40 = (score)/100

- M0rbid.
- Arcany.
- Megafyr.

Contact the host if you want to be one.

All submissions must be complete and submitted 8 weeks after the contest is started.
The contest shall begin on 15 August and conclude on 15th October, 2010 GMT

 

[elredir]

cool...really curious what people will come up with
i think ill stand down one this one...although i would like to make something playable but surrealism playable is way over my head
good luck with the contest,hope it has many submissions

 

[Belgarath]

EXCELLENT
didn't arcany volunteer for judging too?

also, 64x64...? really?

 

[Just_Spectating]

Theme: Inception

hehehe

 

[L2love]

Good movie anyways I kinda don't understand how you would make it playable and in what sense that you can move around in it and do things?

 

[AIagremm]

Wow, I looked at the announcement and I think: Cool, maybe Ill join! Then I see the theme... anyway good luck to the people who will participate!

Anyway, why does surrealism have to be playable? Oo
It doesnt make sence to me...

 

[Deolrin]

Alagremm - probably because it's a challenge to make something sureal and yet playable, e.g. hovering ducks and giant MP5K's and shit.

 

[Potluck]

brain melt >< im in... probably

 

[AIagremm]

Well it kinda does make sence... yet making something like that is hard. However I know of a project that has strange and kinda surreal terrain, called Arkadia. I know, I know, it isnt surrealism, but it is still quite strange.

 

[Deolrin]

Arcadia Rise and Fall was exactly the example I was thinking about.

yet making something like that is hard

Which is... Exactly the point? To challenge the terrainer's abilities and mind.

 

[AIagremm]

Yes, Arcadia really is a great inspiration...

Exactly. I doubt my terraining skills are enough for this challenge and which is more important, I dont think that my imagination is ready for this as well... however I may try to make one piece for myself and then see if I can be in this.

 

[Piwlady]

First I was like " Yay, terraining contest, maybe I should join!"
Then I saw theme. Not gonna join.

 

[De.Facto]

Yes, Arcadia really is a great inspiration...

You can bet your bottom dollar. I'm in.

 

[PROXY]

First I was like " Yay, terraining contest, maybe I should join!"
Then I saw theme. Not gonna join.

ooh.?

I hoped you would join, because of your awsome playble terrains.

 

[Sorceress]

i'm in.

 

[Sheephunter]

IM IN! Hell yeah!

Edit, I looked on google to se what it was... the hell, Can't it just be castle terrain or something?
im out.

 

[Celaquil]

EXCELLENT
didn't arcany volunteer for judging too?

also, 64x64...? really?

Whats the problem with the map size?

Also, did he? If so I'd like him to confirm it before I add him to the list.

First I was like " Yay, terraining contest, maybe I should join!"
Then I saw theme. Not gonna join.

Chicken.

 

[Piwlady]

Chicken.

Daaaaaaamn, whaat did you just say there ó_ó

Haha, just kidding. Not going to join.

 

[Dyego]

I've always have the doubt about... where upload the submissions?¿ :S
i think it's a stupid question u_U

.....

btw luck for the participants

Dyego.
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My Projects:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/map-development-202/elemental-campaign-series-under-development-176066/#post1677693

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Can some of the illusion of surrealism be made with cameras.

 

[Jaret]

Maybe going to participate, maybe not... If Surrealism is the theme (Basically something like the dream world), then I've got good "cards". I'm sometimes dreaming of heaven, sometimes hell, so...

 

[AIagremm]

In my dreams only weird shit happens >>

 

[InfinateAnswers]

does the acual terrain have to be surrealistic, or can camera give an ingame illusion of surrealisim.

 

[Chaos.]

Count me in, I have had over a month to plan and perfect my concept. Now let's see if I can actually execute it. You can expect ALOT of constructions of statues and what not from me.

@InfinateAnswers: We decided in the idea thread that we don't want this to turn into a mapping contest. So triggers will not be judged on at all. The theme, execution, technicallity and originallity will be based completely on the terrain itself and not on anything done by triggers. Therefore if the terrain has absolutely nothing that represents surrealism then your score for theme will be very low, even if the triggers make it look surreal. So yes, the actual terrain has to be surrealistic.
Remember, triggers are for your own satisfaction only, and WILL NOT be judged on, as stated in the rules.
The host can correct me if I he disagrees, but that is what I had in mind when I suggested that rule. This is a terraining contest not a mapping contest.

 

[Jaret]

does the acual terrain have to be surrealistic, or can camera give an ingame illusion of surrealisim.

Hmm... you could use the power of perspective, to create cool stuff... I suppose you can. But At the same time, it is stated that triggers won't be of any help, because they do not count them in.

 

[Celaquil]

Good movie anyways I kinda don't understand how you would make it playable and in what sense that you can move around in it and do things?

Well, do things is completely optional, the point is to make the map playable, in a fashion that a unit can walk around in it, and to prove that providing a unit TO walk around with. Pretty self explanetory really >.>

Maybe going to participate, maybe not... If Surrealism is the theme (Basically something like the dream world), then I've got good "cards". I'm sometimes dreaming of heaven, sometimes hell, so...

Also, do not confuse surrealism for "dream" in a dream you can depict a standard jungle or something else, surrealism is creating something that seems alien to the human mind, something twisted that you look up twice and think "what was that?" kind of thing, not the worlds best explanation, but still. Also, everything Chaos said is correct.

 

[AIagremm]

Hm... intriguing. I have a little practise in surrealism, and even less practise in playable terrains, but I suppose I can try.

 

[M0rbid]

In my dreams only weird shit happens >>

Well, this sounds a bit like surrealism already


@Keiji, thanks for adding me as a judge! Even if I would love to participate in this

 

[Jaret]

Also, do not confuse surrealism for "dream" in a dream you can depict a standard jungle or something else, surrealism is creating something that seems alien to the human mind, something twisted that you look up twice and think "what was that?" kind of thing, not the worlds best explanation, but still. Also, everything Chaos said is correct.

Basically Surrealism is like a dream world (going more to a SURREAL nightmare (Overnatural things happening)), that is limited to stuff that are "complicated" to the human mind to understand - to things that in reality do not exist.
Or, to keep it short, Weird shit happening.

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Can i sketch up a map terrain on here and post it for examination?

 

[Hevenblood]

I might be able to join if I have the time. School just started for me, and I have a lot of work to do.
To me, it sounds like fun.

 

[Spet]

Count meeee IN!!!!!1

 

[L_Lawliet]

let me gather some ideas then i would join..

 

[InfinateAnswers]

damn 2 months long, i dont think ill finish XD

 

[Belgarath]

64x64 seemed a little small when i thought about it, but i actually went and checked, it should be alright really. maybe loosen that rule up a bit though.

pointer: don't use your dreams for a start. most usually, your dreams won't involve massive flashing lights or some stuff like that, they'll probably be pretty normal looking especially. they're also usually too structured to actually give that dreamlike quality.

 

[Celaquil]

Nah, it's part of the challange to have that kind of confined space to work with.

 

[-Kobas-]

Last time I created simple wc3 environment and that wasn't good
This time I will work on my idea and wait a little with submission!
I just hope that will my work be a little better than last one!

Good luck to all

 

[AIagremm]

Well, this sounds a bit like surrealism already

Well its not surrealistic, it actually looks rather... realistic usually. But weird shit happens in it.

 

[PROXY]

I'm really busy with RL but if I manage to finish the Paired Modelling Texturing contest I may join I have a cool idea

 

[InfinateAnswers]

Well my idea is a forest of trees constantly changing into ents, the ents are then swollowed by a spiritual dragon flying throughout the whole map and as they die flowers grow in their place. all this in a moonlight weather.

 

[-SoulBurn]

Map may consist of any resource as long a it is public.

Just to be sure, considering it will have a lot of unused imports, is The Ultimate Terraining Map allowed?

 

[Chaos.]

Is The Ultimate Terraining Map allowed?

Yes it is. The rules are pretty clear on what you can or can not do.

• Map may consist of any resource as long a it is public.
• Unless a used resource belongs to either hiveworkshop or Wc3 Campaigns, a link to the used resources must be provided.

Therefore, as long as it is made public, anything can be used.

 

[Potluck]

so far i have a blank green map. excellent

 

[Sorceress]

Terrain

So it's not alright too download Terrain and
import it too your map for use?

 

[fladdermasken]

I'm in... I think. This'll be so tough I'll most likely shrink a couple inches before I'm done!

 

[Celaquil]

So it's not alright too download Terrain and
import it too your map for use?

"Import terrain"? If in that sence you mean import terrain tiles, that is allowed. A "Resource" is a resource, be it tiles, models or skins... >.>

 

[Deolrin]

Well my idea is a forest of trees constantly changing into ents, the ents are then swollowed by a spiritual dragon flying throughout the whole map and as they die flowers grow in their place. all this in a moonlight weather.

Doesn't sounds like surrealism as much as it sounds like generic fantasy to me.
Surrealism is all about weird things like flying chairs or giant windows or tanks with sofas. Or all three.

 

[PROXY]

Are we allowed to use resourcess from the "evil russian site", because generally the rules would allow it.

 

[Deolrin]

It says any resources publicly available, and many terrainers use WoW rips either way, so it only makes sense that it should be allowed.

 

[PROXY]

Ok, thanks. Because I remember something with that in the last contest but I'm not entirly shure. Thanks anyway