Greetings, AoMH!
This thread is a brand new idea that has caught on extremely well at Spore Heaven, and was originally intended for this heaven. We are indebted toHealyWorks, who originally came up with this idea.
This is just for fun, this will be a knockout elimination tournament where participants will be given 3 days to create a screenshot that meets a certain randomly generated theme. There will be a large list of themes, and once each theme is used it will be removed from the list. You will be matched up with a randomly selected opponent to battle for a place in the next round. When everyone has posted their entries, the forum will open for votes. You obviously cannot vote for your own or your opponent's creation. More rules about voting will be posted at the appropriate time.
There are 16 slots here.
This thread is a brand new idea that has caught on extremely well at Spore Heaven, and was originally intended for this heaven. We are indebted to
This is just for fun, this will be a knockout elimination tournament where participants will be given 3 days to create a screenshot that meets a certain randomly generated theme. There will be a large list of themes, and once each theme is used it will be removed from the list. You will be matched up with a randomly selected opponent to battle for a place in the next round. When everyone has posted their entries, the forum will open for votes. You obviously cannot vote for your own or your opponent's creation. More rules about voting will be posted at the appropriate time.
There are 16 slots here.
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THYMOLE | THYMOLE | SirThobus | ||
CharlieDog | Theme: Hell's Gate | |||
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Azur | Sir Thobus | Theme: Defiance | ||
Sir Thobus | | |||
Guard Of Olympus | Guard Of Olympus | Guard Of Osiris | ||
Kai Hirogashi | Theme: Desert Night | |||
Guard Of Osiris | Guard Of Osiris | |||
HealyWorks | ||||
perpetual_n00b | ||||
perpetual_n00b | ||||
KL_Hero | ||||
Theme: Haunted Forest | HailToTheOboe | |||
gamerrici | | |||
HailToTheOboe | ||||
HailToTheOboe | ||||
Theme: Rebirth | ||||
ChickenWrap | ||||
lostrozzacavalli | ||||
lostrozzacavalli | ||||
Theme: Mystic Lake | Immortal_Anubite | |||
Immortal_Anubite | ||||
Immortal_Anubite | ||||
Skarr | ||||
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| "You can't trust yeebaagooon to lead a rebelion, He would send everyone to steal mirrors so he could bask in his own brilliance." - Out Reach "Yeebaagooon had never seen a more handsome man in all his life. He couldn't control himself, He needed to act. Gripping the mirror in his strong arms he kissed the figure before him..." - Out Reach AoMH: Unfinished Scenarios|Singleplayer: Codename Ripto|Multiplayer: Minigames Z|CSC 7 Ex Seraphs Dictator, Spore Heaven Seraph [This message has been edited by Yeebaagooon (edited 11-27-2009 @ 10:53 AM).] Author Replies:
Xzaander
Lone Wolf (id: SirThobus)
posted 27 November 2009 11:28 AM
EDT (US)
301 / 317
Great screenshot by Hail, it deserved first place!
Alex_Of_Macedon
Mortal
posted 27 November 2009 01:20 PM
EDT (US)
302 / 317
Oh my gods! Hail changed his avatar!!!
When people change their avatar after very long it gives a weird feeling, it's like when someone goes from long to short hair or have a transgender operation (yeah ok the second's a bad example) Some of my cinematics: Vinland Saga Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) The Bow of Odysseus The Final Destination of Alexander the Great
Myles_Kennedy
Mortal (id: Jack D P)
THYMOLE
Mortal
Myles_Kennedy
Mortal (id: Jack D P)
HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich
posted 28 November 2009 10:46 AM
EDT (US)
306 / 317
Third times the charm
Thanks guys, this was a lot of fun, and Elrich had some really great themes. I like the tournament because it gives me motivation to spend those extra few minutes on a screenshot to squeeze out the extra details that can make the difference between good and great. Thobus, you really had me worried going into the last round. Your shots were all really great. If there's another one, I won't be getting in the way, so good luck! For the curious, | HailToTheOboe's Work | | Let Heaven and Nature Sing (5.0) | Spinning Wheel (5.0) | Screenshots | Prime | | Calendar Competition 2009 | Screenshot Tournament I | Screenshot Tournament III | | Farewell. City of the Sea | We're on a Mission From God | Going for a Drive | | Trigger pack:Target Protounit Query (5.0) | Rocmaninov | AOM World Cup | [This message has been edited by HailToTheOboe (edited 11-28-2009 @ 11:51 AM).]
THYMOLE
Mortal
HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich
posted 28 November 2009 11:53 AM
EDT (US)
308 / 317
They're there for special effects. They create an effect, and I remove the units immediately before taking the screenshot.
The most ambiguous ones there are the cinematic blocks - some of those became footprints, and some because shifting sand out effect. | HailToTheOboe's Work | | Let Heaven and Nature Sing (5.0) | Spinning Wheel (5.0) | Screenshots | Prime | | Calendar Competition 2009 | Screenshot Tournament I | Screenshot Tournament III | | Farewell. City of the Sea | We're on a Mission From God | Going for a Drive | | Trigger pack:Target Protounit Query (5.0) | Rocmaninov | AOM World Cup |
relicradar
Mortal
posted 28 November 2009 02:40 PM
EDT (US)
310 / 317
Haha @ Thymole-. It's only a tiny part of the effort... I asked Hail how he did it and he sent me about 300 pages of technobabble. Mainly about timing triggers right etc. He is clearly mad. As he doesn't have TT he cannot just pause animations in the editor. So he has to do everything via well-timed triggers, trial and error.
HailToTheOboe
Bitten by a radioactive ostrich
posted 28 November 2009 02:52 PM
EDT (US)
312 / 317
Thats intenseI thought that kind of thing was pretty standard. Animations without animation viewer is not standard though. It didn't need 300 pages of explanation, honest :P For amanra's animation, I just animated her with the set animation trigger, with my finger on the pause key and paused as soon as it looked about right. Looked at the time, set a trigger to pause at that time and made sure it was still good. Keeping it a round number is good, but sometimes I need to go into ms. This time, 8 seconds was perfect. | HailToTheOboe's Work | | Let Heaven and Nature Sing (5.0) | Spinning Wheel (5.0) | Screenshots | Prime | | Calendar Competition 2009 | Screenshot Tournament I | Screenshot Tournament III | | Farewell. City of the Sea | We're on a Mission From God | Going for a Drive | | Trigger pack:Target Protounit Query (5.0) | Rocmaninov | AOM World Cup |
Alex_Of_Macedon
Mortal
posted 28 November 2009 04:01 PM
EDT (US)
314 / 317
lol it isn't that hard, I made all my screenshots that way hail untill 2 months ago, when I understood how the animation viewer worked(Except for the fact for units' effects I would just make them mini, but for animations and SFX I'd do it via triggers).
Of course now I realize how much it makes screenshots easier... And I love valkyrie's light effect as well Some of my cinematics: Vinland Saga Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) The Bow of Odysseus The Final Destination of Alexander the Great
Yeebaagooon
EXCO Emeritus
posted 28 November 2009 04:05 PM
EDT (US)
315 / 317
The tournament shall be having a 4th run after Christmas - I'm away in the middle of December.
If Hail can think of some themes, I'll contact him next month "You can't trust yeebaagooon to lead a rebelion, He would send everyone to steal mirrors so he could bask in his own brilliance." - Out Reach "Yeebaagooon had never seen a more handsome man in all his life. He couldn't control himself, He needed to act. Gripping the mirror in his strong arms he kissed the figure before him..." - Out Reach AoMH: Unfinished Scenarios|Singleplayer: Codename Ripto|Multiplayer: Minigames Z|CSC 7 Ex Seraphs Dictator, Spore Heaven Seraph
Elrich
Hero
posted 30 November 2009 11:11 AM
EDT (US)
316 / 317
Congratulations, Hail. You have made
And, SirThobus, you really gave Hail a run for his money. I especially loved your Defiance shot. Great round, everyone. I look forward to the next one! Find the blood inside this stone Well, I know I've never shown what I feel, I've always known I plan my vengeance on my own - and I was always alone
Inazuma
Mortal
posted 30 November 2009 02:14 PM
EDT (US)
317 / 317
Wowwww what an effort! And beautiful result. Well deserved place
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