Terraining Fortress Challenge - Poll

[Killer_Mushroom]

Here are the entries as follows:

Eleandor's Tauren Fortress

rulerofiron99's Gnoll Fortress

13anshi's Fortified Port

d4f.Chaos' Fortress of Pain

Dalaran_Guard's Aeilor Valley Screenshots

Bob27's Human Fortress Screenshots

Deckboy's Hive Castle

Herio-san's Serenity (Night-elf Fortress)

Good Luck

 

[Bob27]

Ok moved it to the main forum and made an announcement about it.

 

[Xarwin]

Like I said, I am going to vote for d4f.Chaos its Fortress of Pain.
I just love it, and seems to be the only 'dark' theme here.
Good job on it!

 

[rulerofiron99]

Bah, if I had actually put a bit more time into mine it might've turned out better.

Anyhow, my vote goes to 13anshi

 

[GoldenRam]

I like high rise tauren fortresses

 

[MetalWarrior]

13anshi's port is from far the best in my opinion.
Good job on on terrain every1! b(^.^)d

 

[aarkshark]

I don't know why.... but the gnoll fortress....
It gets my vote. Just... well.... It's freakin awesome AND original....
The fortress of pain was almost the best... but the watchtowers... and the gold mine carts?
+ Gnoll

 

[Killer_Mushroom]

Deckboy's Hive Castle definitely won my vote. It had a mystical, epic feel to it, and is probably one of my favourite terrains to date.

 

[Shadow_Fox]

Yea i liked the Hive Castle the most, gets my vote, but the gnoll fortress was pretty sweet too.

 

[Eleandor]

I don't know.. it's quite difficult...

the gnoll fortress could still use a slight bit of twinking, but I think it's a real original idea, so it got my vote

 

[Herio-san]

Anyhow, my vote goes to 13anshi

Can you vote rulerofiron? It wouldnt let me, just says the stats and that I cannot vote in this poll.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Bob27, go go!

 

[Amnesty]

Their all good but i think i like Dalran guards best

 

[Deckboy]

Wow! I must say I'm impressed with the final outcome of this! Quite a nice line-up of terrains!

>sniff<
(Deckboy wishes he could've finished his terrain)

Oh well. . .good luck all!

-Deck

 

[demonsofdante]

All this close voting really whos how skillfull the entrants are, we need more terraining contests like this (Mayhaps with set types of custom models for a bit more freedom)

 

[Xlightscreen]

13anshi's Fortified Port Got my vote. The Fact that the detail expands beyond just the outpost is awsum.

 

[rulerofiron99]

Sorry for not finishing my terrain properly, maybe I'll finish it and post some final pics of it somewhere

Can you vote rulerofiron? It wouldnt let me, just says the stats and that I cannot vote in this poll.

I think I managed to vote... can't remember if there was any confirmation.

 

[Shadow_01]

I like the Gnoll Fort I wote for it

 

[Karzvitch]

My vote goes to 13anshis... I just love it

 

[Chaos]

I like them all ...

Really difficult to choose "best" ...

Chaos

 

[Deleted member 126647]

Deckboy's was just to cool to not vote for.

But don't get me wrong, these entries came out surprisingly better than I had expected. You all deserve a pat on the back.

 

[MetalWarrior]

When I look at that, then at my miserable terrain in my maps... Then at that again, I say "WOAH! Good job guys!".

 

[Deckboy]

I'd be down for another terraining contest. . .give it some time before we start it though. . .(duh)

And yeah I'm impressed with the number of skilled terrainers here too - I think all of the entires are quite good!

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

I'd be down for another terraining contest. . .give it some time before we start it though. . .(duh)

Ya, I'd like another shot at terraining.
After seeing the competition, I'll definitely have to put in some more effort if I ever want a chance at winning...

 

[Durgon]

Ive never seen anything like these maps before. The detail on everything was simply awsome I couldnt help but chuckle everytime I looked at each new fortress such imagination and detail was put into each one. The Gnoll Fortress caught my eye because it really did seem like something the Gnolls would construct but man the Hive Fortress really did have that Fortress feel to it.

The grand scale of it was amazing I noticed the trees were really small compared too the whole Fortress and that was a great detail in itself. So Deckboy gets my vote but it was a tough one.

Too all the challengers, your skills are amazing keep up the great work guys!

 

[Eleandor]

I'm not that good at terraining, but this contest learned me alot (such as what you can do by turning models upside down, etC.)

this time I'll be watching the contests so I can get more time to really spend on the terraining
(can't wait to do another terrain)

 

[Herio-san]

Indeed, the terrain contest was alot of fun. Thats one of my favorite terrains I've done so far. Its a shame It was too big to show all the details in screenies.

 

[Deckboy]

I enjoyed it as well - just wished I'd finished/done all the stuff I wanted to but oh well. . .alright lets go hit the contest submission forum and start thinking of another theme shall we?

 

[oOWii003Xx]

you forgot mine...

 

[Deckboy]

Our apologies. . .however you never(I think) submitted your map =P

 

[The_wand_mirror]

13anshi is gonna win it has MUCH higher votes then anyone else

 

[Chaos]

Indeed, the terrain contest was alot of fun. Thats one of my favorite terrains I've done so far. Its a shame It was too big to show all the details in screenies.

I know what you mean ... therefor, well I took a look in yours ...

Little Question ... when is "TheVoting" over ... after a week ?

Chaos

 

[Killer_Mushroom]

Yes, 1 week.

 

[oOWii003Xx]

Our apologies. . .however you never(I think) submitted your map =P

i never knew useless things mattered

 

[Killer_Mushroom]

i never knew useless things mattered

Map submission was required, and you never submitted a final entry.

 

[Deckboy]

i never knew useless things mattered

Useless?!?!?

How on earth is submitting the map useless! It was first of all required, and even if it wasn't, submitting screens ONLY would be an easy way for cheating! (i.e. photoshop, and/or didn't really terrain everything, just used a good camera angle to make it look like it)

I'm not saying you did that - just saying that the rule was there for a reason.

-Deck

 

[oOWii003Xx]

and im just saying its a particularly useless rule.

 

[Chaos]

and im just saying its a particularly useless rule.

I'm with Deckboy... it isn't an useless rule... try to be with and not against the rules ... they are for a reason ... don't worry ... the next challenge will come soon ...

Chaos

 

[Deckboy]

@oOWii003Xx:I believe I just stated why it's NOT a useless rule. . .if you're angry just because you weren't in the contest there's nothing I can do about that. . .it was required to enter the map and you failed to do so. You also didn't post any up-to-date screenies of your castle anyways - just made mention of the fact that you HAD updated it.

Oh another note:
Ooh d4f.chaos could take it from Banshi. . . O_O

-Deck

 

[Wolverabid]

d4f.Chaos' Fortress of Pain

Each of the fortresses entered in the challenge had their own unique strengths and weaknesses:

Gnoll Fortress v2.w3x
(+) Good use of Centaur/Gnoll/Orc elements.
(-) A bit too jumbled together, Fog of War required iseedeadpeople.

Aeilor Valley.w3x
(+) Good wooden staircases; secluded valley feel.
(-) Incomplete, and the inflowing rivers were cut off.

tauren.w3x
(+) Good doodad placement and combination.
(-) Incomplete, and the plateaus were too exaggerated.

HiveCastle.w3x
(+) Worldtree concept, scale of units vs. buildings.
(-) Not a lot of activity, needed more eye candy.

Port Royal sea fort by Banshi.w3x
(+) Outstanding stone stairways; Mobile Siege Engine castle.
(-) Green rocks color clashed with brown revetments.

Fortress of Pain.w3x
(+) Mining operation, cells, altars, and lava falls.
(-) Not much.

HumanFortress.w3x
(+) Incredibly well assembled and detailed stone walls.
(-) Could have contained more activity.

Serenity.w3x
(+) Tree platforms, rolling terrain.
(-) A little barren in spots.

I narrowed things down to those last four and am almost equally impressed by each of them.

I have decided to cast my ballot for:
d4f.Chaos' Fortress of Pain

I really liked all the different areas of activity in this fortress, especially the mining operation.
The other fortresses all seemed like home, friendly and welcoming; Fortress of Pain is a map to invade and conquer!

Good mapping everyone. Bravo!

 

[Chaos]

I really liked all the different areas of activity in this fortress, especially the mining operation.
The other fortresses all seemed like home, friendly and welcoming; Fortress of Pain is a map to invade and conquer!

Thanks, you are speaking out of my soul ... and nice Voting of you, with pros and cons ...

(-) Not much.

Not much time ... but I think I was not the only one ...

Chaos

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

Well, good job everyone, and congrats 13anshi. Bravo.

We should really have another one of these sometime within the next month or two.

 

[Killer_Mushroom]

Expect a new contest submission in the next week or two.

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

Expect a new contest submission in the next week or two.

Wonderful...

 

[demonsofdante]

Expect a new contest submission in the next week or two.

/cheer!

ill be workin on this :-D

By the way are there gonna be doodad limits? Such as blizz only doodads, or specific possible doodads?

 

[Dalaran_Guard]

/cheer!

ill be workin on this :-D

By the way are there gonna be doodad limits? Such as blizz only doodads, or specific possible doodads?

I kinda like the idea of everyone on the same playing field (i.e. blizz only), but I'm open for whatever. Using blizz stuff forces us to think a bit more, too...

 

[demonsofdante]

Agreed, however i mentioned specific doodads to include such things as the table no legs model or a single custom tree model. They arent required for the terrain, however they do make it look better and are a lot easier to mess with than blizzard doodads

 

[Chaos]

Congratulations to 13anshi ... see you next contest

Chaos

 

[brad.dude03]

All of these are amazing. I'm a horrible terrainer, and everything seems amazing to me, but these stand above all the rest (with the exception of some HernanG work, etc). Rulerofirons gnoll fortress is stunning, but I think my favourite is still the Fortress of Pain. That thing is mind blowing. You are a god d4f.chaos

 

[camel's_hump]

Congratulations 13anshi. Although I would've voted for Deckboy's had I seen this earlier.