|
#1
06-19-2008, 10:29 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Mini Challenge #14 - Mini Judges
Quick Announcement:
This will be my last 3d minicomp for you guys. ThatDon, our newest mod and mini-comp fiend, will be taking over for me starting next comp. Ill be helping him learn the ropes throughout this comp, so be sure to give him a hard time!  As for me, I'll still be around to give crits and encouragement, and as for more 'official' duties, I'll be moving on to the 2d minicomps, (once that backend system has been completed). So it's not like I'm going anywhere That said, on to the minicomp! . . .  Theme: MINI JUDGES A couple years ago a game called Final Fantasy Twelve was released for the PS2. I never played it. I don't even know if it was any good, as far as the FF games go (I'm partial to VI, myself), but I do know that there were these kick butt 'judge' characters in the game. I don't know what their role was or what purpose they served other than to be absolutely cool armored guys. Look how cool they are!  The objective for this minicomp: Build a CHIBI JUDGE! You can either reconstruct one of the judges from FF12, or make an armored judge of your own up out of your head, but do your best to MINI/CHIBI-fy him/her. Basically, this is a make-a-kickbutt-knight contest THE SPECS -700 Tris -1x512x512 Diffuse mapsize. You can use Alpha and Glow support maps, but NO NORMAL MAPS OR SPEC MAPS. Yes, that says no normal or spec. This is putting the MINI back in MINI CHALLENGE. Otherwise, anything goes! These minicomps are meant to be fun, quick, goofy, and just quick ways to spend an afternoon or two. Please post all work-in-progress shots and questions in this thread! THE SUBMISSION: -Your final submission should be in the form of a SINGLE image. This image should include a wireframe, flat textures, a final render, and anything else you wish to show us! (high res sculpts, close ups, etc.) Please label the high res models, if you decide to show it. -When you have completed your submission, use the following link to submit it: http://www.gameartisans.org/contests...character.html Remember to hit the upload button! THE DEADLINE: So, the soft deadline last minicomp worked really well, so let's stick with that for another go. See the next post for information about soft deadlines. Voting will begin Sunday, July 6th 2008, at midnight! GOODLUCK!  
|
| 
|
#2
06-19-2008, 10:33 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
FAQ:
---- Here's some questions that might come up: MINI JUDGES FAQ: So, Make the most badass chibi knight I can using 700tris and a 512 diffuse/alpha/illumination. Connection to FF is encouraged but not required. Do I have it right? Yes, but "Connection to FF is encouraged but not required " means that you dont HAVE to use those FF12 concepts, it doesn't mean you could chibi-fy a knight from any other game. You could make a knight of your own up though, and try and incorporate all sorts of ideas into that, but in the end, above all, it should be a badass knight. The primary goal here is to create a knight that might fit along side those guys in the brief. MINICOMPS FAQ: What is a 'Soft Deadline'? A soft deadline means that there's no fixed deadline. I will enable community voting at the 'Soft Deadline' time, but I will not close the contest to submissions. That means if you're running late with you're entry, you can still submit, but you might not get as many votes (or...well...any, if ts TOO late). It's at your advantage to submit your entry as close to the 'Soft Deadline' as possible. Why can't I submit? I'm getting an error! Try these two things: -Log out and log back in with the 'remember me' function toggled on. -Double check to make sure you hit the 'upload' button before you hit submit! That accounts for most errors. Can I use advanced Lighting/Global Illumination/Final Gather/Etc. Sorry, but no. Try and keep your lighting to only using standard lights. This helps voters judge you based off the quality of the modeling and texturing, and not the lighting engine. It's also closer to what you might find in-game. If a minicomp allows advanced lighting, that will be written in the brief. -If you still have trouble, send me a PM. I'm here to help.
|
|
#3
06-19-2008, 10:46 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Im basing mine of these "judges"
 lol jk jk but 700 Tris and no normals  ugh this'll be a challenge for me
__________________
Just got a Wacom.... 
|
|
#4
06-19-2008, 11:06 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
cunipshun, i kinda intended this to be a make-a-badass-knight comp more than a 'make your favorite judge' comp.
|
|
#5
06-19-2008, 11:10 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
i am
i was just kidding
__________________
Just got a Wacom....
|
|
#6
06-19-2008, 11:11 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
So let me see if I get this right, just so there's no confusion later on:
Make the most badass chibi knight I can using 700tris and a 512 diffuse/alpha/illumination. Connection to FF is encouraged but not required. Do I have it right?
|
|
#7
06-19-2008, 11:17 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
From FFXI
 Game Masters Are Knights/Judges Im sure this armor is extremly lowpoly too.
__________________
Ryan Hawkins Publicity Coordinator www.dominancewar.com Ryanhawkins@dominancewar.com
|
|
#9
06-20-2008, 12:27 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
This sounds like fun sir. I figure if I can squeeze it in to my little schedule of playing with my son and looking for a job, I might be able to play around with this comp. Getting it a bit late I suppose though. Ah well, will see what I can do. Fun concept for a soft contest though, kudos me man, kudos.
|
|
#10
06-20-2008, 12:28 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Yikes...got to change my avatar...I look...smoldering.
|
|
#14
06-20-2008, 03:02 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Some questions:
1. Only humanoids? How about tentacles, wings, double head etc? 2. Only fantasy? How about heavy armored hi-tech guy (Bigun for example )
|
|
#15
06-20-2008, 05:12 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
joe:
 Not cgchat all over again though i do understand the situation could not have been avoided Thanks for all the work ya did for the mini comps! That judge second from the left reminds me of Grendalh(?) from Xenogears 1.
__________________
~3d Hobbyist~ Last edited by butt_sahib : 06-20-2008 at 05:23 AM.
|
|
#16
06-20-2008, 06:45 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Inpw: I think that if you feel like making a Cthulu-Hydra, thats fine, so long as it has armor or something to make it a Cthulu-Hydra who's profession is Knighthood. Just remember tentacles are expensive for a 700 tri budget.
Also given that FF is the inspiration here, you could go pretty techy, just throw in a blade on whatever gun you use and its perfect for the FF universe. Seriously, they've had Mecha, aircraft, dragons, beam weapons, motorcycles, trains, gun arms, oversized swords, and a kid with a tail. So long as its slightly over the top and looks cool, you can get away with it in some FF game. Seriously, look at Kefka. The guy is a general who dresses like a clown, and is one of the most beloved villains in the whole ff universe.
__________________
"See this is why I never help you with things. Its always world domination. Bake a cake, conquire earth. Walk the dog, enslave a few nations. Id rather be sailing."
|
|
#19
06-20-2008, 08:05 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
How you doing funkdelic? Just saying hello mate.
Anyway. Are we allow to use AO maps BSJoe? Sorry just read the brief. Thats a yes isn't it...
|
|
#20
06-20-2008, 08:16 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
You can always bake an AO and overlay that in your diffuse
__________________
~3d Hobbyist~
|
