Modelling contest I

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The Winners!

1st place: Griz!!!  19.75 points
2nd place: Thatsmybanana!!  17.75 points
3rd place: Perception!  15.25 points

Runners up:

Badarith 14.75
Harith 14.75
Aledor97 14.5
Hablam 14.25
Éòdan 14.25
Winthorpe 13.25
Maroon 12.25

Withdrawn
Niezdara  16.5

First off,

I just want to say how surprised I was on the quality of every single model entered, my jaw was quite literally dropping throughout.
Everyone was above 60% (out of 20), which is more than impressive!

Thank you to everyone who took the time and effort to take part, I hope you all feel it was well worth it.

And last but not least, Congratulations to the winners!

I hope to see you all continue to model, as I look forward to what you all make next!

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The rules:
1) One Model/submission per person.
2) Suitable for all ages.
3) Never seen before (You are allowed to use known images as guides for your creations).
4) It belongs to you.
5) Must fit the timeframe and theme (no guns, arabic items, khergit items and 'realistic'*).

*'realistic' means limited or no fantasy elements. Everything on the model must serve a functional purpose.
Good example = Swadian Hope, Royal shield, Durendal.
Bad example = Aurora blade, Sun pike, sword of kings.

How do I enter?
Submit your model along[sup](see below for format)[/sup] with a screenshot of it ingame to me via pm (senni).

Deadline: [countdown=6,7,2013,10]has ended.[/countdown]

How will it be decided?
The models will be marked out of 20 by a panel of judges.

Judges
-Hypernoma
-Senni
-Hande
-Yurithered
-Sphinx


Points will be awarded for:
- Overall quality of the model. (Does it look good?)
- How the quality compares to the number of faces. (try to stick below 2k triangles, armours can go higher)
- How well it fits the theme and setting.
- Originality.

Extra points for:
- LODs (levels of detail). /1
- A model in demand (see list)[sup]@[/sup] /1
- An animated model (Bow and crossbow). /1
- A rigged body armour. /2

[sup]@[/sup]Models in demand!
-Crossbows
-Bows
-Bolts
-Arrows
-Pierce weapons
-Blunt weapons
-Gloves
-Boots
-Throwing weapons

The Spoils!
1st place: 1 x your model ingame added to your inventory. (subject to next patch)
2nd place: 500k cash.
3rd place: 100k cash.

All submissions have the chance to make it ingame (subject to quality), regardless of place. Submissions may need to be tweaked post-contest in order to make it ingame.

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Format of Model

The model will need to be made in your program of choice (Blender and Wings3d are free, 3dsmax is free for students- make sure your country is applicable).
It will need to be exported as a .obj (wavefront).

Textures will need to be .dds files DXT 1 with mipmaps. Create the textures in your program of choice, commonly Photoshop and GIMP, then save as .dds with DXT 1 compression and mipmaps.

You will then need openbrf. Use it to create a brf of the the model and textures, adjusting the settings to your preference.

Submission must include the .brf file, textures (textures must be seperate .dds files) and a screenshot from ingame.

For a basic guide click here

Love,
NI Team


Please do not send me any info on your model, until you are ready to submit it!

You are allowed to submit revisions of your model until the deadline.
Make sure you put "Version 2/3/4.... or Ver or V." in the pm title.