The Ultimate Pick-up - Specifications & Rules

[requiem2d]

Theme

We have a very exciting theme this time around. We used to run over it in the past and it's saved our precious e-lives more than once ! The trusty Pick-up It must either be a Health *or* Ammo

With a tri-count of 1500, you will be able to both have time to enter this competition as well as have a worthy piece for your portfolio. In the past, pick-ups used to be very low-res and as such, use your tri's wisely. You may create small underlying platforms, light effects using alpha maps, or anything your mind can come up with.

Special Note: You may only render sides that exist, selecting render "both sides" on a single sided alpha may cause your piece to exceed the tri-count.

References (although largely outdated, hence we find this such an exciting theme):

Pick-up, and is to be geared towards a First Person Shooter.

Health:

http://www2.nkansai.ne.jp/users/kuri...ealth_vial.jpg
http://www.halflifeportal.com/info/images/vial.jpg
http://www.unreal.pl/pic/prz/health.JPG
http://modsquad.beyondunreal.com/Eni...php?id=318&q=1 (platform)
http://www.sinepisodes.com/intel/health01.jpg
http://www.quake4portal.com/info/images/regen.jpg (light effect)
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w..._healthkit.jpg

Ammo:

http://www.angelmapper.com/tutorials...ng/Coding8.jpg
http://www.pkeuro.com/images/Chain_Ammo.jpg
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/prb/cha...t/ammopack.png
http://pnmedia.gamespy.com/planetdoo...m_ammo_bfg.jpg
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...r2_altfire.jpg
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/w...m_ammo_ar2.jpg
http://www.gamedesign.net/content/ha.../weaponbox.jpg
http://www.q4.jolt.co.uk/images/guide/ammo_railgun.jpg

Prizes

1st Placewill win an Annual Subscription (12 issues! Download) to 3DCreative Magazine

2nd Place will win a 6 month Subscription (6 issues! Download) to 3DCreative Magazine

Every Contestantwhich submits a final entry will get a free electronic issue of the 3DCreative Magazine (July 2007 Edition). Please note that to qualify as a contestant your entry must be a complete piece. Partially completed, work in progress or rushed work does not qualify and as a result will not be eligible. Game-Artist.Net & Zoo Publishing have full discretion in this matter.

Specifications

Maximum Triangles -
1500

Maximum Textures
1024 x 1024 Diffuse
1024 x 1024 Specular (optional)
1024 x 1024 Bump / Normal (optional)
1024 x 1024 Alpha (optional)
1024 x 1024 Glow (optional)

Submission Guidelines

Entry Deadline is the End of Sunday the 14th of July GMT +-0 as time zone.

Work in Progress should be posted by yourself in a seperate thread named by using the prefix "Competition #10" and your Username as thread title, i.e. "Competition #10 - requiem2d". This is not required, but if you are working with complex normal maps or detailed textures, you may want to receive some advice before submitting.

Final Submissions should be posted by yourself in the thread titled "Competition #10 The Ultimate Pick-p - Submissions". Please note that to be able to submit, your entry must be a complete piece. Partially completed, work in progress or rushed work does not qualify and as a result will not be eligible. Game-Artist.Net & Zoo Publishing have full discretion in this matter. Only one entry per contestant & no use of assets previously created.

Provide the following -

• Beatuy Render of Final Piece 800x600 (you may make alterations in Photoshop as long as they do not significantly change the original piece, i.e. dodge, burn, blur, sharpen, levels. Use of environments are also allowed)
• Link to Wireframe of Final Piece 800x600
• Links to all texture sheets used (original size)
• E-mail Address to be used if you are to win any of the prizes

Only your beauty render should be displayed in your post within the submissions thread, all other images linked to. This is so that the thread remains organized. Failure to meet the above or incorrectly post your submission will be brought to your notice a single time, if the issue has not been fixed by the contest deadline, the entry will be eliminated.

Zoo Publishing reserves the right to display any entries posted here in the 3DCreative magazine

Game-Artist.net reserves the right to amend any of the above during the course of the Contest.

Good luck to all ! (please note that quality is of the utmost importance if your work is to be considered).

[CopticMike]

Wow I'm definitely going to join this!!

[Alastion]

Same, this is going to be so much fun.

[petrol]

I'm going to join this one, but i wont have time for around 2 weeks. Should still have time though. Great theme, but, and im sure im not the only one here - i keep thinking of everything ive seen before and that sucks :P Good luck everyone!

[Pankake]

I shall do what I can to join this one, time permitting.

Good luck to all!

[Razorb]

ya would love to join if i got the time might be a night thing to get me into maya :O but yea nice topic !

[NeoShroomish]

Hehe, awesome idea!

/to the think tank!

[cnflkt]

Originally Posted by requiem2d

Zoo Publishing reserves the right to display any entries posted here in the 3DCreative magazine.

Awesome! :>

Sounds great.

A quick question, does the ammo pickup have to be generic or can you do say "this is my rendition of a rail gun slug"... ie: re-concept ammo from games?

[requiem2d]

Originally Posted by cnflkt

Awesome! :>

Sounds great.

A quick question, does the ammo pickup have to be generic or can you do say "this is my rendition of a rail gun slug"... ie: re-concept ammo from games?

As long as I could play the game for the first time and have the feeling "this is probably an ammo pickup" So yes, if the design is really different, try to use harder colors and shapes, more ammo-like.

Look forward to seeing your work

[blackdahlia]

this is a great opportunity for me to finally submit for my first contest