Terraining Contest #15 - Feelings/Emotions

[Shadow Fury]

All right DSgamer, I'll consider ur tips. Maybe this terrain just resembles sadness and loneliness, but what's the matter? I care that the terrain looks nice and not what it resembles.

 

[Celaquil]

Maybe this terrain just resembles sadness and loneliness, but what's the matter?

It matters because the theme of the contest is emotions, you're supposed to "align" your terrain
to an emotion, if the terrain doesn't follow the theme, you might actually get disqualified.

Participants are to create a terrain that shows or captures an emotion/feeling, e.g. love, happiness, loneliness, anger, etc.

 

[BLazeKraze]

@ShadowFury,
Please read the theme of this contest . You need to create a terrain with emotions . So you need it !

@Keiji ,
Yeah . I think he don't understand the contest very well .

 

[Strydhaizer]

So i guess im disqualified. :')

 

[2-P]

Well those close up shrubs strike fear into my heart if that counts for anything.

 

[Shadow Fury]

I read the rules and I know it has to let u feel an emotion. I, personally, feel loneliness when I look at it.

EDIT: Here is my terrain improved! I added some rocks, some rubbles, flowers and used a different camera perspective! I hope u'll appreciate it! This should let u feel loneliness, perhaps also sadness. Could be my final entry, but I am not sure.

Update 1

 

[Celaquil]

Right, would be better if you actually specify that with your final entry.
And if that wasn't your final entry, then make sure to include it when you post
your final entry.

@ShadowFury,
Please read the theme of this contest . You need to create a terrain with emotions . So you need it !

@Keiji ,
Yeah . I think he don't understand the contest very well .

Really, chap, don't post unnecessary messages. First you state the exact same
thing as I did, and then you tell me you agree with me. Which you obviously
do when you say exactly the same thing as I do.

Well those close up shrubs strike fear into my heart if that counts for anything.

Amen Gabriel.

So i guess im disqualified. :')

I'm not the contest's judge, so don't really listen to me.
- They do have the full right to disqualify you, though,
if you don't follow the theme.

Besides, did you even post a final entry?
And even if you did, it's nothing more complicated
than to simply slap an emotion onto your terrain,
just pick the one that's most fitting.

I guess the contest is fairly loophole-ish like that,
but then, what does it really matter? Terraining contests
are more about being a good terrainer than to follow the
theme anyways. It's always been like that.

The theme is just there so that we can name it an "official"
contest, really

 

[Chaos.]

Hey y'all!
Long time no post.
Got a little bored so I thought I'd wip out the good ol' editor. Little rusty since I haven't touched it in about 2 years.

LOVE


Still got a few things to do, but feel free to make suggestions.

 

[Celaquil]

I would make a couple suggestions, but I'm currently your enemy, so I won't.
I'll say a word, though; Background.

 

[fladdermasken]

Chaos. entry, American Beauty.

Anyone else?

<3

 

[Gilles]

Am I permitted to comment on terrains?

 

[Celaquil]

Well, you've already bombarded fladder's entry with comments, over at the Terrain Board.
So it'd only be unfair if you started now to not comment.

 

[GreeN!X]

WIP. Sorrow.

Hidden

I just started but I don't think I'll be able to finish this.

It doesn't look sorrowful at all atm but I'll try to improve it later.

 

[BLazeKraze]

Hera, where did you get those grasses ???

 

[GreeN!X]

Sigelang, Don't worry, I'll link the models I used in my final submission. Those grass were Wow rips I got from wcunderground

BTW, Keiji, I have some models in my PC that I used that I couldn't find the authors or the modelers. Is it fine if I just attach the files instead? or do I have to replace them with other models?

 

[Celaquil]

You can attach them.

Unless it's very publicly stated somewhere by the original author that you
are not allowed to distribute them. In which case I'd recommend replacing.

 

[BLazeKraze]

@Hera, I found it ! I already downloaded those models last month , But I forgot hahaha .

 

[Gilles]

Well, you've already bombarded fladder's entry with comments, over at the Terrain Board.
So it'd only be unfair if you started now to not comment.

Oh crap.... you're right. HE TRICKED ME!

 

[fladdermasken]

It doesn't look sorrowful at all atm but I'll try to improve it later.

Place a stormsphere with color values RGB(0,0,0) to cover up the sky, set the time of day to night in Scenario > Map Preferences, and make the fog darker and more dense i.e. smaller Z difference. Then start playing with glow models and lighting.

Oh crap.... you're right. HE TRICKED ME!

 

[Edge45]

WIP. Sorrow.

Hidden

I just started but I don't think I'll be able to finish this.

It doesn't look sorrowful at all atm but I'll try to improve it later.

OMG :- . A hanged woman.
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WIP 6

Does this look Sunrise or Sunset,
Still looking grass

 

[fladdermasken]

Still looking grass

Try Ufergras.mdx from B²M's high res pack.

 

[Celaquil]

Does this look Sunrise or Sunset,

Neither, the light is coming from pretty high in the sky. Sunrises and settes usually tend to be along the horizon.

 

[Hemlock]

OMG :- . A hanged woman.
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WIP 6

Does this look Sunrise or Sunset,
Still looking grass

This Terrain looks allot like that cinematic called `Retribution` zurg made quite some time ago. Nice work.

 

[tobyfat50]

Uh...Some entries piled up while I was busy! Hope I make it in time with mine! ~_~

 

[Deleted member 212788]

Aaaaand I will probably miss out on this one, I really expected my final week of school to be far easier than this >.>

 

[tobyfat50]

It's that hard ey? They should of taken it easy since the holidays are near. The only thing keeping me occupied are the "before holidays chores".

To reinforce that I'm still in the contest here's a small progress pic on the background, I don't show too much!

BK Update

 

[Edge45]

Loneliness

Last Submission

It's really tiring when relocating, so this ecsact time should be 3:00 or 4:00 PM
I added the ufergrass

This should be my last submission

Edit: My Last Submission

 

[tobyfat50]

Nice improvement there!

As from me, some minor details to show, not spoiling much. Adding some objects and re rendering the light completely. If you actually bothered looking closely to the first picture it had some really ugly black lines which I'm trying to correct. It takes me one hour to render each piece of object which is terrifying because of my weak computer so I'm trying to speed up the process as the deadline draws closer. I haven't even tested how it looks in game (the new version) but it's shortly going to be worth the work. The background is complete but it's all still a secret, hope the picture didn't lose its original feel!

Small Details

 

[Celaquil]

You know, you could just do it normally in the editor like everyone else does >.>
- The terrain, I mean.

 

[Dr. House]

It's that hard ey? They should of taken it easy since the holidays are near. The only thing keeping me occupied are the "before holidays chores".

To reinforce that I'm still in the contest here's a small progress pic on the background, I don't show too much!

BK Update

It reminds me a little bit of a terrain that Madsen once made, I like it

 

[rushing_epic]

IM IN

 

[BLazeKraze]

@Rushing Epic , please state your emotion . . .

 

[rushing_epic]

^_^

@Rushing Epic , please state your emotion . . .

Sadness


Resources used:
B2M's pack
The Unltimate Terraining map

Update:
*changed the rain into HQ one
*added some moonlight effect
*added some windy effect
*added some more doodads
*changed some more things

huehue look at this :)

 

[Gilles]

Don't use game view settings. You can turn each element on individually.

I like the terrain, but I find it far too busy. Also those swords seem random on the right.

 

[tobyfat50]

It reminds me a little bit of a terrain that Madsen once made, I like it

Dr. House, Thanks! What a pleasant surprise, long time no hear from you.

You know, you could just do it normally in the editor like everyone else does >.>
- The terrain, I mean.

Yes and no! I made the terrain in the editor assembling each piece first after which I Import all the models in max, reassemble them again and finally rendered Lightmaps. This was the direction I was going for from the start. Making the terrain without this trick would mean that I had to rethink it, do something to it so that it will look good with the poor lighting wc3 uses, probably I'd had to fog it like crazy and it wouldn't be anywhere close to what I want plus the light plays a huge role in enhancing the emotion of the terrain and it wouldn't even look this good.

Nah!

How it looks without the light maps.

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So this is it, my final entry.

Title - Babylon Dusk

Babylon Dusk

It goes with this.

A peaceful city, preparing for the night coming, a broom and a basket filled with leaves, evidence of someone that just finished cleaning all proof of a peaceful utopia blessed with light and good willing people. It realflex peace and tranquility both outer and inner of man, a heartbeat period in a never ending cycle of Yin and Yang.

I wanted to add characters at first but decided to remove them all together thinking it will leave a deeper meditation feeling this way. A landscape without a city would be ideal for a calmer sensation as nature has a stronger feel of stillness compared to a agitated city but I already went with the city.
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Judges please read!

Read Me!

By no means did I break any of the contest rules as proof of the following:

There's nothing out of the ordinary/any kind of game hack involved, nothing that everyone on this site cannot do with the tools already available. Most people don't know how! I don't consider using such a technique Illegal or giving me any advantage over the other terrains! Judges can disqualify me if they feel there's something wrong.

• Tools Used - 3ds Max + Warcaft 3 World Editor
• Technique - Pre Baked shadow/lightmapping (Visit my project Over the hills or MM for more information)
• Models Used - 1. Stone & Sword_Modular Kingdom (HFM), Stone & Sword_Modular Manor (HFM) by Talavaj, 2. FH - Oak Tree, FH - Rocks, FH - Cliff by Me.

From my still in progress Model pack

To further confirm my statement I assembled each structure in the World editor first like everyone else.

Model Assembly

All models and work is mine and not others!

Proof of my work

Work Stages

* Map uploaded! The Map is identical with the image, including the effects. (Actualy, there might be minor differences because I make dozens of copies when I'm working and I accidently deleted the latest version. Only small details I've corrected in the last are missing so it should be basically the same.
Map Download

 

[Gilles]

I'm still not totally clear on what you did with the shadows and lighting. What program did you use/how did you do it? I don't need a massive tutorial, just enough info to help get an idea of what you did.

Out of curiosity, how many people use photo editing on their terrains?

 

[tobyfat50]

No photo editing used on the picture because it would get me disqualified (In the rules). The Map is exactly identical to the picture, you'll see when I upload the map. I worked like everybody else except you could say I did some skinning on the models textures. You can draw shadows on them but instead I calculated light in 3ds max for accurate results, that's why it looks so real. Yes the image is from Warcraft 3 Game view. I would love to show you a few pictures that explains the process in 3 simple steps but for some reson I can't acces my user CP and I can't edit my posts, What is up with that? Hope my internet is to blame!

I don't use photo editing on my terrains! All done with Warcraft because it's more interesting.

 

[Gilles]

I should have been clear, I wasn't saying you used photo editing, I was just curious if people do it. I kinda figured you were using 3dsmax, but I wasn't totally sure how you were doing it since I have no knowledge of modeling.

There is something wrong with your account. I can't access your user page.

 

[BLazeKraze]

@Toby Fat , I looked on your terrain while I play the sound of yours , and this is very relaxing !!! I feel that I'm sitting on the temple while I see the mountains !!! COOL !!!

 

[Celaquil]

Out of curiosity, how many people use photo editing on their terrains?

Considering that'd be against the contest's rules and against general terrainer pride,
I really hope no one does.

...do something to it so that it will look good with the poor lighting wc3 uses, probably I'd had to fog it like crazy and it wouldn't be anywhere close to what I want plus the light plays a huge role in enhancing the emotion of the terrain and it wouldn't even look this good.

It's funny, part of what makes terraining prestigious, as a secluded form for modding, is exactly this.
The challenge of making something beautiful with limited and quirky tools, the challenge of making the
lighting seem amazing when you actually have to "construct it" as opposed to simply "generating" it.

I'm not really trying to discredit what you've done, but what you're doing includes so much more than
merely terraining, it's modeling and skinning and god knows what more, I just... Find it a little over the top.
- The terrain is nice, though.

I'm very happy I'm not judging this contest, really.

 

[tobyfat50]

There is something wrong with your account. I can't access your user page.

My account is ok now, thank God!

@Toby Fat , I looked on your terrain while I play the sound of yours , and this is very relaxing !!! I feel that I'm sitting on the temple while I see the mountains !!! COOL !!!

Thank you!

It's funny, part of what makes terraining prestigious, as a secluded form for modding, is exactly this.
The challenge of making something beautiful with limited and quirky tools, the challenge of making the
lighting seem amazing when you actually have to "construct it" as opposed to simply "generating" it.

I'm not really trying to discredit what you've done, but what you're doing includes so much more than
merely terraining, it's modeling and skinning and god knows what more, I just... Find it a little over the top.
- The terrain is nice, though.

I'm very happy I'm not judging this contest, really.

Your right on that part! Not necessarily for the sake of the contest I wanted to try something different for a change and seeing the success of the lighting on this terrain I'll go for bump mapping on the next one. Yeap, you need modeling and skinning + 3ds max skills to make something like this work. To simplify it so everyone can understand how it works I'll just call it skinning. I'm not really a narcissist so I also like the other terrains, yours, Stryders, all the rest and fladdermasken, I never get to do it like he does especially with the fog, there's something to it but I guess everybody does what everybody does best. I'd be expecting a harsh, detail perfect judging from you as always if you were A judge, on the other hand I'm happy that you like my terrain, It's a honor!
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I'll try to post my map today, see if I can.

Edit: I'm uploading the map right now, going to take forever! (At least I scaled it down to 30mb)
Her something that came out of my arse, a wallpaper and loading screen for something that might be a future project.

Wallpaper

Edit: I uploaded the map, it's next to my entry!
* Go with High settings in the game otherwise it won't work! I hope it got uploaded correctly.

 

[rushing_epic]

Don't use game view settings. You can turn each element on individually.

I like the terrain, but I find it far too busy. Also those swords seem random on the right.

ill add finishing touch later

 

[Edge45]

My account is ok now, thank God!

Thank you!

Your right on that part! Not necessarily for the sake of the contest I wanted to try something different for a change and seeing the success of the lighting on this terrain I'll go for bump mapping on the next one. Yeap, you need modeling and skinning + 3ds max skills to make something like this work. To simplify it so everyone can understand how it works I'll just call it skinning. I'm not really a narcissist so I also like the other terrains, yours, Stryders, all the rest and fladdermasken, I never get to do it like he does especially with the fog, there's something to it but I guess everybody does what everybody does best. I'd be expecting a harsh, detail perfect judging from you as always if you were A judge, on the other hand I'm happy that you like my terrain, It's a honor!
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I'll try to post my map today, see if I can.

Edit: I'm uploading the map right now, going to take forever! (At least I scaled it down to 30mb)
Her something that came out of my arse, a wallpaper and loading screen for something that might be a future project.

Wallpaper

Edit: I uploaded the map, it's next to my entry!
* Go with High settings in the game otherwise it won't work! I hope it got uploaded correctly.

Wow, the Loading Screen looks very good, Did you edit this on Photoshop

 

[Strydhaizer]

well can i Off topic a little bit over here..
i really need a help where can i get a realistic female villager

Honestly , theres no realistic villager model here. So i suggest to reskin the villager model. Tried using 67chrome's skins?

 

[Celaquil]

well can i Off topic a little bit over here..

No, you can't.

 

[tobyfat50]

Wow, the Loading Screen looks very good, Did you edit this on Photoshop

Yes.

Edit: It's probably in my best interest, I may post a tutorial here A to Z how I made the light and shadows, If the jury is ok with that?! Maybe there are some people who would like to know since I already got a request.

 

[Talavaj]

Oooh snap, that is gorgeous. The lightmaps, the ivy the clouds and everything is perfect.

 

[tobyfat50]

I bet you love the way your models were used!

 

[Talavaj]

Indeed, I demand that screenshot to be shown off at my pack's thread as a sample for people to get inspired.
Though I'm more impressed over how the vines turned out and of the overall lighting and the volumetric clouds and fog and stuff.
Also the light maps are really nice, how exactly did you get such a nice color of light without washing things out ? A combination of modulate and additives ?

 

[tobyfat50]

I approve! And I also consider it my greatest work till now in the terrain domain. I really don't have to many terrains.

Also the light maps are really nice, how exactly did you get such a nice color of light without washing things out ? A combination of modulate and additives ?

I use Modulate x2 for shadow maps. It's the most efficient and works best compared to normal modulate and additive. It's because modulate x2 darkens and brightens the material in one pass although it won't work as well if you want something like exposure control it generally turnes out a bit more yellowish\dark orange like, can be fixed by correcting it in photoshop.

That would be it, I'm done for the contest. I won't be posting a tutorial about it until the Judges approve of it and I probably won't have time to.

Edit: Oh, and modulate x2 seems to be the most accurate in keeping the light\shadow maps almost the same as it originally is, just seems that way to me.