DLC - D'ni Location (Creation) Contest

[Tweek]

I'd be interested in this, not interested in building it in 3DSM though.

[rustee]

I've already started!

Tweek, 3DSM reads almost like BDSM. Just call it Max

[Jadawin12]

I am greatly looking forward to this! Maybe I'll even participate if the idea hits me... in the mean time I think I'll just look forward to the great projects coming. Particuarly that Opera House!

[GPNMilano]

I think we all know where I stand on a D'ni Location Creation Contest. I share Tweek's hesitance to use Max to build. I've been spending the last few days converting ChloesHoodOffice into MOULa compatible format with Max and...yeah not fun. But it's a great learning process for me to use another modeling program after using blender for 3+ years.

So yeah, you can count me in. I've been itching to create another new area of D'ni and have a project in the back of my mind already.

[Whilyam]

I could do something like that in the next couple months. I'd prefer not to have it be "rapid" like the previous contest, though. That may have scared people away. Size restriction on explorable terrain might be a good idea, though. Hood size? Guild pub? Smaller?

[kaelisebonrai]

Whilyam: I agree on the lack of "rapid", size restriction sounds good, though. Hood size might be a good "upper maximum", but, not sure. What does everybody else think?

EDIT: also, definitely not keen on being 3dsmax only, myself. I've spent a few years on learning blender, and while I started with 3dsmax, I don't think I could go back, to be honest. =P

[GPNMilano]

Whilyam: I agree on the lack of "rapid", size restriction sounds good, though. Hood size might be a good "upper maximum", but, not sure. What does everybody else think?

EDIT: also, definitely not keen on being 3dsmax only, myself. I've spent a few years on learning blender, and while I started with 3dsmax, I don't think I could go back, to be honest. =P

You could always do what I plan on doing. I like Cyan's plugin, but hate 3dsMax's interface for modeling and texturing, so I plan on building the models and uv mapping them in blender. Then exporting to 3dsMax and making the actual age stuff there.

[kaelisebonrai]

Whilyam: I agree on the lack of "rapid", size restriction sounds good, though. Hood size might be a good "upper maximum", but, not sure. What does everybody else think?

EDIT: also, definitely not keen on being 3dsmax only, myself. I've spent a few years on learning blender, and while I started with 3dsmax, I don't think I could go back, to be honest. =P

You could always do what I plan on doing. I like Cyan's plugin, but hate 3dsMax's interface for modeling and texturing, so I plan on building the models and uv mapping them in blender. Then exporting to 3dsMax and making the actual age stuff there.

Well, that /is/ a possibility, but, there's also the difficulty of finding a workable version of 3dsmax, too. =P

[Aloys]

That may have scared people away. Size restriction on explorable terrain might be a good idea, though. Hood size? Guild pub? Smaller?

Restrictions are always a good idea for a contest. Restrictions foster creativity and participation. Hood size sound decent. (and I do not mention that at all because I have a Hood in the works.. )

I like Cyan's plugin, but hate 3dsMax's interface for modeling and texturing, so I plan on building the models and uv mapping them in blender. Then exporting to 3dsMax and making the actual age stuff there.

That's what I'm leaning toward more and more as well. Integration and wiring is just to much work for me with PyPRP; that's an area where the Max plugin has a decisive advantage. Past the modelling/mapping work there's still a fair bit of art work (materials, lighting etc) but nothing that is harder than with Blender. And for someone like me who work alone on some projects it's wonderful to be able to integrate stuff easily.

[Aloys]

*Bump*
I still think this contest is a good idea; however we are getting closer to may/june and that may not be the best time for that: lots of student preparing their exams, and lots of workers finishing projects before the summer vacations.. Regardless of that I think we should still make it anyway. For two reasons: first because we can always make another contest later on, and second because those who will be able to participate will produce nice Ages and that's always a good thing to have.