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Castles/Cathedrals
Participants are to depict a scene with its primary focus being a cathedral/castle in any shape or form.
noun. A castle is a large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past to protect against attack
noun. A cathedral is the principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing the episcopal throne. alt. a large, important church.
Definition are definitons, but I trust you know what we have in mind.
I also urge participants to be creative. The theme dictates there needs to be a castle/cathedral present but the nature of it and the setting it's in is completely up to interpretation.
e.g. there is no direct need for the castle to be set in a medieval setting.
- No submission may violate any of the site rules.
- All submissions must follow the current theme. If an entry 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 contain a screenshot of your work
- 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.
- Offsite-imports may be used in the map, if and only if
- they are fully credited.
- they are public resources and a link is provided.
- they were made before the contest launch date.
- However certain resources might get approved by the contest's host or judge(s).
- Map may be based on the Ultimate Terraining Map 4.0.
- No image editing tools may be used to enhance the terrain (however you may use them to crop).
- First Place: 50 reputation points and your entry on the award icon
- Second Place: 30 reputation points and an award icon
- Third Place: 15 reputation points and an award icon
Creativity | Includes how the theme was interpreted and portrayed. Note that there's a fine line between creative and completely offbeat. | /15 |
Detail | Measurement of detail in design and overall detail balance. Impurities include rough edges, deficiency in execution, and general disorder. | /15 |
Technique | Executional quality, techniques, tricks and overall terraining capacity. | /15 |
Aestethics | Overall appearance of the final entry as a whole, e.g. an entry can lack both detail and technique but still have an overall nice composition. | /15 |
- 75 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
- 25 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.
- The contest shall begin on 29.08.14 and conclude on 31.10.14, GMT
Q: Does the map have to be based on Ultimate Terraining Map 4.0?
A: No. You may base it on any map or template, provided of course it doesn't violate this rule.
Q: Can we copy already existing IRL cathedrals / castles?
A: There is no rule against it, but it will most likely factor into the scoring.
Q: I want to do simple model edits, e.g. apply a material filter mode, remove geosets, etc. Does this violate the rule against importing models made after the contest launch date?
A: Simple edits will most likely be sanctioned. The rule was put in place to even out the available assets participants have, not stop people from trying to perfect their art. If you are unsure of an edited resource, ask the host, the terrain board moderator, or any of the judges if it is alright.
Q: Do we get extra points for a no imports terrain?
A: You may indirectly get more points, e.g. no imports forces you to be more creative with your techniques and will so factor into creativity/technique scoring. But no direct points will be given for not using imported material.
Q: Is the shape and form of the castle/cathedral up to interpretation?
A: Yes. In fact, creativity is encouraged and will factor into the scoring.
Q: Are submissions made in StarCraft II allowed?
A: Sadly not. The judging criteria is too reliant on WarCraft III standards and would therefore be unfair to other participants.
A: No. You may base it on any map or template, provided of course it doesn't violate this rule.
Q: Can we copy already existing IRL cathedrals / castles?
A: There is no rule against it, but it will most likely factor into the scoring.
Q: I want to do simple model edits, e.g. apply a material filter mode, remove geosets, etc. Does this violate the rule against importing models made after the contest launch date?
A: Simple edits will most likely be sanctioned. The rule was put in place to even out the available assets participants have, not stop people from trying to perfect their art. If you are unsure of an edited resource, ask the host, the terrain board moderator, or any of the judges if it is alright.
Q: Do we get extra points for a no imports terrain?
A: You may indirectly get more points, e.g. no imports forces you to be more creative with your techniques and will so factor into creativity/technique scoring. But no direct points will be given for not using imported material.
Q: Is the shape and form of the castle/cathedral up to interpretation?
A: Yes. In fact, creativity is encouraged and will factor into the scoring.
Q: Are submissions made in StarCraft II allowed?
A: Sadly not. The judging criteria is too reliant on WarCraft III standards and would therefore be unfair to other participants.
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