Terraining Contest #4 - Construction

[Gilles]

The Hiveworkshop's Terraining Contest


Construction Terrain Contest

Using doodads, form a structure, monument, or something that would not naturally occur without the intervention of man/magic/intelligent beings.
Examples
Hell Hound
Tower of Babel
Great Construction

Contest Rules And Conditions

1. No submission may violate any Hive Workshop site rules.
2. No team work is allowed.
   [*]Map may not be based on UTM, or import any other custom models or textures.
3. No additional importing is allowed into already existing and most up-to-date UTM map.
4. No contestant may use his/her old works, submission must be made exclusively for this contest.
5. Completed submissions must be physically attached to this thread for originality purposes.
6. No image editing tools may be used to enhance the terrain (you may use them to crop off the World Editor).

Prizes And Winnings

First Place: 30 reputation points and icon Second Place: 20 reputation points Third Place: 10 reputation points

Contest Judging And Voting

• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the contest's appointed judge(s).
  
  
• 50 % of the winner shall be determined by the results of a public poll.
  
  

  Note that the whole of the terrain is judged, not just the construction.
  
  Overall Appearance - How appealing your terrain is
  Theme - How relevant your terrain is to the theme
  Creativity - How creative you are with doodads and your overall terrrain
  Technical - How well you used everything; tile variation, doodad placement, atmosphere, ect.

Contest Dates And Deadline

All submissions must be complete and submitted 3 weeks after the contest begins.
The contest shall begin on the 6th of October 2008 and conclude on the 27th of October 2008 0:00 AM, GMT​

 

[FrIkY]

Construction? I don't really get it... is it like, make a terrain with make some sort of building... but that building is not done, it's still under construction, eh?

If it's like that... then wtf does Hell Hound has to do with it? Or that's an example of no imports?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

I would ask the same question. FrIkY was just a little faster.

 

[Gausslander]

I'm in.

 

[Gilles]

It means you construct something using doodads. I think the examples explain it well enough. Be creative.

I changed the description slightly.

 

[FrIkY]

Aha... I think I get it now... I could probably get it... but I need a smashing idea first! ^^

 

[Aeroblyctos]

So, you can do whatever terrain you like without using custom models? Wow, that's a good theme. The best so far, and that is why I'm going to join this contest.

 

[FrIkY]

Well, it isn't actually whatever you want... you have to construct some kind of building, statue or creature from using much doodads...

That's it, right Gilles?

 

[Aeroblyctos]

If it's like that, soon we have 10 "terrain robot" here.

 

[FrIkY]

We have no chances when Famous and the rest of the crew comes... and that kind of terraining isn't my cup of tea so... I won't probably join... but, who knows, maybe one day...

 

[Gilles]

If it's like that, soon we have 10 "terrain robot" here.

There are only a few robots to my knowledge, and there are a ton of buildings constructed from doodads. I see no reason to have 10 robot terrains appear here.

 

[redscores]

I will try my best, I am in, with a sunken ruins temple.

Heres WIP#1 of my terrain:

 

[Rising_Dusk]

Awesome, another ambiguous theme with no real direction given. This is almost as bad as 'Arcane'. Almost. These things really do get rushed to the launch, you don't need to have these contests virtually back-to-back.

 

[Gilles]

Awesome, another ambiguous theme with no real direction given. This is almost as bad as 'Arcane'. Almost. These things really do get rushed to the launch, you don't need to have these contests virtually back-to-back.

I find it hard to explain, but I figured anyone from the site that spends time in the Terrain Forum would know what I'm talking about. Can you think of a better way to explain it?

It's been a month or so since the last terrain contest.

 

[frostwhisper]

Hmmm...

 

[FrIkY]

Hmmm...

Hmmm... spamming?

Anyway, I think I got an idea of what I'll make... so, I'm of to work! ^^

 

[frostwhisper]

Hmmm... spamming?

No, numbnuts, just subscribing to the thread.

 

[redscores]

I added a WIP to my first post, It is very early atm .

 

[FamousPker49]

My plan, as some may know, is SEKRIT. You will see later. But finally.

 

[AirHead]

I'm in! will start WIPs later probably, as i am working on paired mapping contest right now.

 

[Pyritie]

No, numbnuts, just subscribing to the thread.

Thread Tools > Add Subscription?

 

[lnfernal]

Yeah, I hoped for a contest like this for long time. I like thoose kind of terraining (Though I have only made a car and a dinosaur).

So .. we just attach the screenshot here and you will take that as a submission?

 

[Steel_Stallion]

If I have free time I'll give it a shot.

Judging by screen shot, how lame. Should be judged by a map

So ya anyways, we just submit WIP's and a final screenshot(s)?

 

[frostwhisper]

Thread Tools > Add Subscription?

Laziness (and in this case, bad forum knowledge) prevails.

 

[LightBloOD]

errr...hmm let's give it a try.. i'm in =\

 

[Rising_Dusk]

I find it hard to explain, but I figured anyone from the site that spends time in the Terrain Forum would know what I'm talking about. Can you think of a better way to explain it?

It's been a month or so since the last terrain contest.

Well, think of what construction implies. It could be a building, a castle, a tower, a golem, a whole bunch of things. It has no real direction, heck, I could argue a forest has an aspect of construction to it and be in the right.

Did you want a fortress? Did you want just a building? Did you want an imposing edifice that stands alone in the wilderness against the tests of time? (ie. Stone hence) Depending on what you want people to make, that is how you define your theme. You don't want to be too specific, but being too broad will do just as little good.

 

[Gilles]

Well, think of what construction implies. It could be a building, a castle, a tower, a golem, a whole bunch of things. It has no real direction, heck, I could argue a forest has an aspect of construction to it and be in the right.

Did you want a fortress? Did you want just a building? Did you want an imposing edifice that stands alone in the wilderness against the tests of time? (ie. Stone hence) Depending on what you want people to make, that is how you define your theme. You don't want to be too specific, but being too broad will do just as little good.

A forest is not at all a construction. A bunch of trees put together to form something (like Tassadooms tree man, although I think he used green rocks) is a construction, because you constructed it.

Whether or not it's too broad is opinion. I think it's fine, and prefer to leave a more open theme. Seeing twenty variations of a fortress is just boring in my opinion.

 

[Rising_Dusk]

A forest is not at all a construction.

Oh, but it is!{1}

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Something fashioned or devised systematically: a nation that was glorious in its historical construction.

If nature is not systematic, I don't know what is. There are a bunch of definitions, some of which involve engineering and some of which don't. It's as I said, a matter of the theme being too broad; there are too many ways to interpret it within reason.

See, if you wanted a building of some sort, the theme should have been "Edifice." Besides, by your very example, a forest is a bunch of trees put together to form something. Hell, the human body is a bunch of things put together to form something. I love it when ambiguity works in my favor.

Whether or not it's too broad is opinion.

No, it really isn't, but it's your opinion in whether you agree with objective fact or not.

 

[FamousPker49]

How about, use doodads to form a structure, monument, or something that would not naturally occur without the intervention of man/magic/intelligent beings.

 

[Rising_Dusk]

See, if that was the intention, then it would certainly be better than 'construction'. Although I question if that's what Gilles had in mind or not, which is the particular cause for my pointing out that the theme is too broad.

 

[FamousPker49]

I am quite certain that is what was in mind. I helped draft the idea. And that is what has been generally referred to as 'Construction' in terraining. That would be the actual definition whereas 'Construction' is just a quick term.

 

[Gilles]

Oh, but it is!{1}

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If nature is not systematic, I don't know what is. There are a bunch of definitions, some of which involve engineering and some of which don't. It's as I said, a matter of the theme being too broad; there are too many ways to interpret it within reason.

See, if you wanted a building of some sort, the theme should have been "Edifice." Besides, by your very example, a forest is a bunch of trees put together to form something. Hell, the human body is a bunch of things put together to form something. I love it when ambiguity works in my favor.

No, it really isn't, but it's your opinion in whether you agree with objective fact or not.

But nature was not constructed, unless you say that God constructed it. Famous pretty much summed up everything. So should I use his explanation as the theme, or leave it, relying on terrainers to know the term?

And whether or not it's too broad is not fact at all. It's somewhat broad yes, but I don't think it's too broad.

 

[FamousPker49]

I say put both. Use construction, and then put the explanation underneath it or something.

 

[redscores]

Thats my final entry i guess, not much time to spare on this atm.

 

[Gilles]

I added a note in the judging area just to make sure no one gets confused. You are judged on the whole terrain, not just the construction. I figure this would be obvious, but just in case I added that.

redscores, you should really improve the outside. The temple is looking pretty good though. Also remember that there is a lot of time left to finish it.

 

[redscores]

The Problem is, I cant really improve the outside with non-imports, it would just look worse and worse, because of the shitty blizzard trees -.-.

I maybe fix him soon.

 

[Gilles]

If you think so, don't use trees then.

 

[Mr.Goblin]

i think i will go for Iron Forge entrance

 

[KKRP]

I'm in. Time to make the Great Strawman! (I hope that equals construction)

 

[Belgarath]

Oh, no imports, well this'll be interesting, and I'll be screwed.

 

[X.e.r.e.X]

Ima just pass this like the last one
Me = Failure when it comes to building stuff from doodads

 

[~Void~]

This should be an anonymous poll.

 

[Gilles]

No it won't be. I'm never going to make them anonymous and as long as I'm running these, that's final.

I hope our users can grow up and treat this properly. If you screw this contest up again, I'll make sure you regret it.

 

[Belgarath]

Wip #1

Construction Journal - Entry 1

Construction has hardly started. Our first step was to gather a bed of rocks and set the pedestal. Ridiculous idea, to be honest - a statue with four toes, and only its foot. The environment around here looks a bit barren too.

 

[Gausslander]

I like it. Compared to my current entry that I'm working on... it's good. Don't much like the lake though.

 

[Belgarath]

The lake will be filled with ... something ... maybe ... perhaps ...

 

[KKRP]

The Harvest Festival has begun! The edge of summer and autumn draw close, we must gather our crops and finish and burn the ceremonial strawman by the first day of fall if we are to be blessed with another plentiful harvest like we seem to have this year.

 

[Belgarath]

O_O.
So...where's the head?

 

[KKRP]

Shhh.... it isn't done yet.

 

[Belgarath]

Wip #2

Construction Journal - Entry #2

The statue is going along nicely... it doesn't look anything at all like a foot, but more like a mash of columns. We'll have to do something about the environment though, else the statue wouldn't be worth it.