Terraining Contest #13 - Theme and general discussion

[M0rbid]

Number 13 to come.....
This time the theme will be choosen by the Terrain Jury out of the four most popular ideas. Because many (experienced) terrainers were not happy with the last themes and I want the next contest to become a huge success

So keep your ideas coming!

 

[Skycraft]

Who is the terrain jury? Are they attractive?

And I vote Racial Settlement.
Pro idea.

 

[fladdermasken]

The terrain jury is M0rbid, Keiji, Chaos, ~Void~ and I.

 

[Pharaoh_]

I'd love some 'Architectural Concept'. Contestants will have to make a creative concept of a structure that's placed in the fantasy world (optional). Yeah, I'd in fact love that!

 

[Oziris]

A kingdom? It's a pretty wide open theme. You can make any kind of kingdom and it can also be in a cold snowy place, deep underwater perhaps or in some hot lava land. Anything you think of.

 

[indomitable1319]

I'll see if I can join. I hope I do good.

 

[HOooDy]

I want to join !!!

 

[Oziris]

Who cares, this is a thread about the theme, not who joins and who doesn't.

 

[Pharaoh_]

No, not a kingdom, a building, as if you are architects. :]

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

Maybe a modern day wonder shown in wc3 like the Egyptian Pyramids or Stonehedge?

 

[Miss_Foxy]

How about some theme about "Close-Call" stuff? Like a bullet almost hitting the head, a blade almost stabbing the chest or somebody almost finishing a destruction incantation?

 

[Celaquil]

That would most sertainly have to include units, and most people can't make good looking terrains using units, as per a personal opinion. That, and doing such a terrain would be extremely challenging to pull of for even the most advanced of terrainers, mind you, pulling it of and it still looking good, that is.

 

[De.Facto]

What about fictional world-wonders?

 

[Drunken_Jackal]

What fictional world wonders? Like wonders which existed before and is gone now or places in mythologies?

 

[Oziris]

I think he was thinking more about some Final Fantasy world or something.

 

[Deolrin]

I think he's talking about a world wonder(e.g. the Pyramids, the Statue of Liberty) except fictional(like a giant statue of some orc Warlord or something like that).
My favorite theme is the Racial Settlement theme that was suggested by Mr.Goblin(I think?) a few contest threads back.
Also, wasn't FrIkY a part of the Terrain Jury as well? ^^

 

[Celaquil]

Terrain Jury*

And yes he was, but he were removed due to his... Prior inactivity.

And it was I who suggested the theme Racial Settlement, mind you.

 

[Deolrin]

Oh, sorry. Well, your idea is awesome, then.

Well, I talk to him almost every day, I guess he's not that interested in WC3 modding so I suppose it's right.

 

[Marsal]

Post-Apocalyptic theme for da winz

 

[johannesr]

Post-Apocalyptic theme for da winz

lol i just made a post-apocalyptic terrain recently

 

[De.Facto]

What fictional world wonders? Like wonders which existed before and is gone now or places in mythologies?

I think he was thinking more about some Final Fantasy world or something.

I guess it's up to you. Just two examples:

Ancient, futuristic.. would allow a wide range of possibilities.

 

[Oziris]

I was thinking more like this:

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3900000/Alien-City-science-fiction-3999006-1280-700.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy2/de/images/e/e3/Rabanastre_FFXII.jpg
http://www.ffearth.altervista.org/wallpapers/ff9/city_of_airships.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GOL5pX9-D.../AojegnJ9jRg/s1600/Fantasy+World+in+Black.jpg

 

[johannesr]

I was thinking more like this:

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3900000/Alien-City-science-fiction-3999006-1280-700.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy2/de/images/e/e3/Rabanastre_FFXII.jpg
http://www.ffearth.altervista.org/wallpapers/ff9/city_of_airships.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_GOL5pX9-D.../AojegnJ9jRg/s1600/Fantasy+World+in+Black.jpg

1st one is awesome and the last one seems to be the insipiration to MadseN's Atlantis?

 

[Oziris]

Now that you mention it, I realized it is the same.

 

[Celaquil]

This "Fantasy World Wonder" is an idea that really have grown on me, even so much as I would say that I fancy it more than my own prior suggestion.

 

[Skycraft]

You mean like a Wonderland?
Just trying to shorten it into something more.. fun.

 

[Marsal]

Well I have a few ideas:

• caverns
• post-apocalyptic
• urban ruins
• urban playground(a perfect place for parkour, for example)
• mages' house
• after dark (a tavern after dark, for example)
• ancient ruins
• Freeload (just like at spells contest #20, make a copy of a terrain from a game)

 

[fladdermasken]

I'm also in favor of De.Facto's concept. Constructing a fictional world-wonder is a theme wide open for creative interpreatations of architectural design, a barrel full of fun for any terrainer, not to mention quite a cute challenge in terms of execution.

So, proclaiming it from the rooftops, this is my preliminary vote for Fictional World-Wonders.

 

[2-P]

You could declare everything to a fictional world wonder. Where is the restriction?

 

[Oziris]

That's the fun part, you can go wild.

 

[fladdermasken]

You could declare everything to a fictional world wonder. Where is the restriction?

I suppose the restrictions would be rather lax. Criterias could include a unique aesthetic style sided by fictional engineering and imaginary technology. And naturally, the wonder would have to be grand, majestic and wondrous to behold. A massive dump with gears attached to it wouldn't do.

So yeah, clearly the restrictions would be fairly subjective and heavily dependant on the judges' interpretations of the concept.

...

In all honesty though, I think we all share similar conceptions on what the theme would imply.

 

[Celaquil]

You could declare everything to a fictional world wonder. Where is the restriction?

Honeslty, I've never really been one for restrictions. Strict restrictions makes users vote for what terrains follow set "theme" the most, rather than voting by what terrain they actually "like" the most or that they find best execution.

Anyways, there are some restrictions as mentioned by fladder, I reckon it should be architectural world wonders, and not natural. Hence the terrain WILL have to include a very grand senter of focus, some kind of large, or inventive construction that is awe-inspiring. And quite honestly, I see no need for more restriction than that.

 

[A]

Tis is mai aidia:
•Romantic terrain(ai rilly want to see dis one)
•Futuristic City terrain
•Drawing terrain (it was,laik,ya uzing sam props and unitz tu maiking a pickcur)
Z0rRy 1f M4i wurdz look wird,I waz so dizzy cause I drinkz too many wain w my hussband

 

[M0rbid]

english only, not whatever please....

I like de.facto's idea a lot so far, and I doubt it needs any restriction seeing what fladder and keiji said.

 

[Oziris]

So, lets do this, now that the Terraining Contest #12 is finished, we can host the fictional world wonder

 

[fladdermasken]

So, lets do this, now that the Terraining Contest #12 is finished, we can host the fictional world wonder

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums...ing-contest-13-fictional-world-wonder-199822/

 

[Tleno]

Because many (experienced) terrainers were not happy with the last themes and I want the next contest to become a huge success

But they are like never happy!

Well, racial settlement suggestion that was suggested for last contest sounds nice, I'd vote for it.

 

[fladdermasken]

But they are like never happy!

Well, racial settlement suggestion that was suggested for last contest sounds nice, I'd vote for it.

https://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/arena-226/terraining-contest-13-fictional-world-wonder-200044/
- I'm quite happy with this theme, as are the rest of the terrain jury.