View Full Version : Phase 2 has officially begun!!!
CaptainSnarf
09-30-2008, 05:25 PM
http://www.makesomethingunreal.com/
:D
Phase 2 entries have begun! Phase 2 will be closing in two weeks on October 17, 2008 at 8:59PM PST. You'll be able to view the winners of Phase 1 and the winners of Phase 2 will be posted shortly after judging is complete.
Phase1Phase 3 and 4 start April 28th, 2009 and August 4th, 2009 respectively. Dates subject to change. The details for the grand finals will be announced at a later date.
wewt - good luck and have fun!
SmokeRingHalo
10-01-2008, 01:57 AM
I'll wait until we've been paid for phase 1, thanks.
Squiggles
10-01-2008, 01:21 PM
Oooh, awesome, I think I'll enter this time.
They have a nice page for the phase 1 winners I hadn't seen before. With actual PICTURES and everything. Mmmm, shiny.
Bret Hart
10-02-2008, 03:58 PM
I'll wait until we've been paid for phase 1, thanks.
Don't count on it mate
evilmrfrank
10-03-2008, 12:03 AM
Will definitely be entering this phase :D
Phopojijo
10-03-2008, 12:36 AM
Don't count on it mateUhhh...
People were paid for MSU 2004 o.O
What basis do you have to make such claims?
bazzwano
10-03-2008, 04:56 PM
Uhhh...
People were paid for MSU 2004 o.O
What basis do you have to make such claims?
Im sure people from MSU 2004 have been paid hahaha he made an educated asumption. if you think epic are going to process and send all these cheques within the next 10ish days.. you would be lucky. you will not likly get paid before phase 2...
In anycase... why wait for you cheque before you decide to enter, what diference does it make..
Phopojijo
10-03-2008, 06:20 PM
Im sure people from MSU 2004 have been paid hahaha he made an educated asumption. if you think epic are going to process and send all these cheques within the next 10ish days.. you would be lucky. you will not likly get paid before phase 2...
In anycase... why the hell wait for you cheque before you decide to enter, what diference does it make..Ah, I assumed he was beating the anti-Epic drum saying he wouldn't get paid period.
If it's just not getting paid before Phase 2 -- then that's likely.
HideInLight
10-10-2008, 07:29 AM
Again no screenies...
Bret Hart
10-10-2008, 08:33 PM
Again no screenies...
You mean like this?
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Ionium/Valhara_Standard3.jpg
HideInLight
10-11-2008, 06:59 AM
You mean like this?
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g96/Ionium/Valhara_Standard3.jpg
Yeah but would of been useful it fit was under view details along with the description with a huge download button leading to where it leads atm.
http://www.treadster.com/images/ss8.jpg
bazzwano
10-12-2008, 05:30 AM
My CTF level dreay has been on the Best graphics catagory for a while. I also submitted it for "best CTF level" (dont get me started on the fact there is no such thing anymore) but its not there
Distant Land
10-12-2008, 06:40 AM
damn...that one was pretty good, hope they keep it out of competing against DM...mine - DM-Plaza is gonna be up mid-week
HideInLight
10-12-2008, 11:22 AM
http://www.treadster.com/images/ss8.jpg
Where can I get that?
Bret Hart
10-12-2008, 02:37 PM
Yeah but would of been useful it fit was under view details along with the description with a huge download button leading to where it leads atm.
http://www.fileplanet.com/192318/download/Unreal-Tournament-3----VCTF-Valhara
Basically it's a VCTF map that takes place in the far regions of valhara. Well balanced gameplay and great visuals.
Sanch3z
10-13-2008, 11:45 PM
http://www.treadster.com/images/ss8.jpg
hell yeah, that looks bad ass!
hell yeah, that looks bad ass!
Hey thanks guys! Sorry to say it's not really ride-able. That's just a screen cap from the UT series we're making. I cleverly named it...the "Manta Bike" :P
Yeah I am going to try again with my new CBP 3 V2 map and possibly submit Iron Maiden 2 for best visuals in a level.
bazzwano
10-15-2008, 02:55 AM
Is anyone at epic reading this thread, as I said my map has still not shown up on the site where it should under best CTF or DM level, can someone from epic please look into that.
crowl
10-15-2008, 01:56 PM
Your submission may not show up on the contest web site immediately because FilePlanet processes entries in batches. If you see a big update to the site and your mod isn't there, then by all means PM me and I'll notify the admins.
Sorry you had to wait for an answer - we're trying to take care of Phase 1 winners and ship Gears 2. :)
Oliebol
10-16-2008, 03:41 AM
New maps are updated now after more than a week :P
already a lot of warfare maps this time :P
Distant Land
10-16-2008, 03:59 AM
A huge wave of DM and CTF on this update too...seems even weirder to lump together. VCTF + WAR or CTF+VCTF would make more sense as bundles...DM's are non-linear areas with no objectives, just focus on battle...CTF is generally two-way with focus on objectives...why'd they get lumped? Even better, why not keep all of the categories separate, like in the other phases (Unless I'm mistaken for P3?) so as not to pointlessly cut down anyone's chances and short-change anyone's efforts, just because they entered one of these two categories? I don't get it
so we have till 12 PM EST tomorrow to turn in our entrys?
Bitter-Pill
10-16-2008, 03:14 PM
so we have till 12 PM EST tomorrow to turn in our entrys?
Yes, You have until the end of the 17th on the EST time zone. Once it turns the 18th on EST, you've reached the deadline for submissions.
Bret Hart
10-16-2008, 03:47 PM
I'm excited :D
Anyone know if their is a countdown or something?.. could be handy for us stressful people who needs to work until the latest hour.
darthviper107
10-16-2008, 08:54 PM
I've got a character I'm trying to finish, don't know if it'll be done in time though. I started late because I had another project and didn't really want to work on this one over that one.
I'll post pics if I finish though. I'm done modeling (the hardest part) and I'm just finishing up Zbrushing and generating normal maps then I'll start rigging.
no one has submitted machinima yet??
bazzwano
10-17-2008, 02:48 AM
no one has submitted machinima yet??
maybe they should use that prize money and split up CTF and DM how it should be
because then my 6 month effort putting together our machinima would be wasted. And that really wouldn't be fair. :)
strangelet
10-17-2008, 04:20 AM
HELP! our 600mb submission keeps failing at 256mb! am using firefox on xp, gonna give it another go on IE
error given is "An error occurred. Thread was being aborted." - the data transfer rate still reads at 40k but the data counter isnt incrementing anymore
the submission page in the background meanwhile reads "server connection reset"
another thing, i have at least 150k/sec upload, is the submission being limited to 40k? when my zip file failed, it was about 2 and a half hours in - if its timing out and limiting us at the same time, theres no way we can enter!
this is the second time its failed, and at 40k i only have 3 tries left before the deadline!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! ive been up 21 hours now >.o
EDIT i'm now trying this on ie which is doing only 36k/sec :(
darthviper107
10-17-2008, 06:38 AM
So I really don't have time to finish. I thought I could do some of the stuff a little faster, but I can't get it done in the 6 hours we have left, so here's what I have now:
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4696/rendertestsa9.jpg
Sculpting took a little longer than I wanted, and I still don't have the head made at all. Or any texture maps besides the normals from sculpting and the diffuse maps for the jacket and pants.
I should have started sooner. It's kinda sad, after missing the first phase I said I had a lot of time to enter again, but I didn't do anything and so I came to a deadline. But hey, I went faster than I used to. This is basically 3 days of work.
Ivanov
10-17-2008, 08:12 AM
no one has submitted machinima yet??
I have. About 12 hours ago, and already have my link on Fileplanet. Is it takes a long time to wait, before my submission will appear on MSU site?
Another important question: if, for example, I still do not have green line contest confirmation under my file (sent yesterday) after the deadline - does it mean, that is over? Or MSU entries list will be updated even after the deadline? Damn, my entry still isn't even listed in UT3 downloads on Fileplanet.
Can anyone that knows the timezones good confirm that this countdown that I created is set on the deadline time before Phase 2 closes.
Thanks
http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?day=17&month=10&year=2008&hour=11pm&min=59&sec=0&p0=1160
Ivanov
10-17-2008, 12:34 PM
Ivanov - link please!
Here, catch:
http://www.fileplanet.com/193175/190000/fileinfo/Rebirth
Still fixin' some bugs. Maybe will resubmit in 3-4 hours.
PS: There's a lot of packages (about 7) - dunno how to cook them all in one file.
isn't it just a video?
(downloading)
oh crap...you uploaded the maps and everything?? is that in the rules somewhere??
Ivanov
10-17-2008, 01:45 PM
No, it isn't. But it is also not said, that I cannot upload maps for machinima. :)
Besides, without files how will they know, that I haven't just rendered my movie in some 3D-software?
Besides, my machine is too weak to render this scene on full or even middle settings. So, we have what we have. :)
no don't get me wrong, I wasn't being critical. I think that's fantastic you did that. Just made me nervous because I didn't do that ;)
Will definitely watch it when I get home!
Ivanov
10-17-2008, 04:26 PM
Got it. :)
Still, there's a problem. How will it be about us the only ones entering this category (well, my entry isn't even confirmed yet)? I can't see any other machinima submissions at all. And won't it be the same for the next phase? Maybe It would be better to create some mod...
I know a couple people coming in next round. One of them has a fantastic movie. I'm sticking with it because I love to create this stuff - contest or no contest :D
crowl
10-17-2008, 05:37 PM
Ivanov and m3fs, I can't wait to check out your movies. I've been wondering the same thing - where are the machinima entries??? But, it's great to know that you are submitting this round.
By the way, if for some reason the contest information isn't associated with your FilePlanet download page, PM me and we'll have that fixed.
I don't see the machinima category on the submissions page but by all accounts and email responses it looks like I am good to go. :)
Ivanov, just watched your entry. Totally great man!! I really liked it. We could certainly use someone with your skill on our project if you're interested...
Crap! What's going on? I can't submit my map... Everytime I fill out the page with the details and hit "SUBMIT FILE" it just loads for 2 minutes before saying that the connection has timed out!!!
Okay, I finally got it going... Somehow trimming down the contents of the the "description" field suddenly magically made it work :S.
EDIT: Actually, now I'm a little confused... It said:
"Successful Entry!
Your entry has been successfully submitted. The URL below will be available to you shortly with downloads for your entry from FilePlanet"
But there's no URL below this message :S ??? Oh man... did it succeed or not?
Distant Land
10-18-2008, 08:22 AM
it comes in your e-mail
Distant Land
10-18-2008, 10:46 AM
http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=627444
Finally...Good luck everyone who entered
Ivanov
10-18-2008, 11:01 AM
Ivanov, just watched your entry. Totally great man!! I really liked it.
Thanks. However I personally think it's far from great. There are much better movies around. For example Haloid and Dead fantasy from Monty Oum. I'm aiming to create something as great as that someday. It all takes time however...
We could certainly use someone with your skill on our project if you're interested...
Well, I'll think about it. If I'll have spare time that is. Now just working on a certain shareware visual novel. That machinima was just a warmup to see, if can I create it on UT engine in a form of a mod too..
BTW, can I watch your entry somewhere?
mine is here
http://www.fileplanet.com/193220/190000/fileinfo/DoubleKill---Episode-1
400MB, make sure your volume is up :D
Too bad i wasn't able to submit our new version. The file submission system screwed it up "An error occured, thread was being aborted".
Tried it 5 times(uploading took about 2 hours) and didn't sleep a single hour tonight. No entry in this contest should fail because of errors like this. :(
Alternate submission, by just providing a link would be nice for phase3.
Ivanov
10-19-2008, 01:52 PM
m3fs, cool chase! Very cinematographic. Reminded me of Bad Boys 2 movie. Have a couple of questions. But this looks like offtop already, so how about I'll PM you?
Mandinga
10-20-2008, 06:58 PM
Hmmm, My files haven't been updated, Dynah 1.2 was supposed to be changed for V1.2.1. When I google the new file up it's listed under DM-Dynah, Thats quite odd.
If there has been some mixup please get in touch with me via PM or otherwise.
Also My vehichle submission (Lachesis) isn't up yet.
crowl
10-21-2008, 01:32 AM
Just sent you a PM. I don't believe there has been a mixup, but if something isn't right then we'll fix it.
mine is still displaying Dispatcher vehicle v1.0 when i uploaded a newer version v1.1
ambershee
10-21-2008, 01:48 PM
Too bad i wasn't able to submit our new version. The file submission system screwed it up "An error occured, thread was being aborted".
Tried it 5 times(uploading took about 2 hours) and didn't sleep a single hour tonight. No entry in this contest should fail because of errors like this. :(
Alternate submission, by just providing a link would be nice for phase3.
Contact either Crowl or WarTourist (is Jeff actually still around?). They should be able to sort you out - we had the same problem with one of our entries in phase 1.
crowl
10-21-2008, 02:18 PM
Hey ambershee, Jeff has moved on, but I'm glad to help with requests.
We have HEGI's entry all straightened out now.
Bitter-Pill
10-21-2008, 04:51 PM
Unnecessary post. Didn't see Crowl's last post. Move along... :p
Hey ambershee, Jeff has moved on, but I'm glad to help with requests.
We have HEGI's entry all straightened out now.
So when does the judging start? And could you do mini reviews of the finalists and the honorable mentions, maybe even bullet points of the good and the bad. It would certainly help us know what the judges are looking for.
Bret Hart
10-22-2008, 12:49 AM
So when does the judging start? And could you do mini reviews of the finalists and the honorable mentions, maybe even bullet points of the good and the bad. It would certainly help us know what the judges are looking for.
I doubt they'll do mini-reviews and such. And it really all boils down to personal taste in the end, unfortunatley.
Distant Land
10-27-2008, 09:33 PM
Personal taste and preference comes into it, no doubt, but if a map plays well, that's something more objective...I'd really like to see what the judges thought the strengths and weaknesses of the finalists weretoo, for phase 1 as well, but I doubt we're gonna get it.
Bret Hart
10-27-2008, 09:44 PM
Well I'm not too worried about my map, it plays well (and has a fear factor to it). Most other vctf maps are just X-Y axis gameplay.
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