Poll Time

[BiG ToE-3DT]

Ok, so here is how this one will work.

Keeping with the whole 2 comp Theme, if vehicle wins, there will be a driver comp and a vehicle comp

If You in a game wins, there will be another poll to figure out which style to go with.

Alrighty then.

[Oltskul]

hoooray
the bust is winning with 100% in this moment!

[Noodles]

Go Banana!

[CaseyD2K]

Vehicle Driver has definitely got my vote!

[lampshadehead]

Wahoo! Poll time means the next comp is getting closer!

[Darchand]

Yeah lets see this one goes. I got my vote up and nope not going to let yah know. But you could easily guess.

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

Looks like the polls are a little slanted this time around. :haha:

[CaseyD2K]

And Magenta is in the lead!

[DeadlyFreeze]

2x the amount of work when most people don't finish a normal challenge, crazy kids.

[lampshadehead]

DeadlyFreeze: I think the idea will be 2 seperate parts to the challenge, like the last one

[AutopsySoldier]

Hey I got a question bout dual comps. If someone scores top 3 in both of them...they got 2 trophies right?...anyways, can't wait for this one!

[Chung Wong]

If the vehicle wins (Which looks likely) Can I just do the driver part?

[Agent-X]

Chung Wong, that is exactly what Big Toe said. 2 seperate competitions. 1 for the driver and then another for the car. I think I am just going to do the driver too. So, Ill see ya there bud. :)

[Chung Wong]

Sweet. I did want to do the vehicle comp as well but I was a little disappointed with the tri count. But I see why it is what it is as buzzy was saying in the other thread so good call BiGToE. See you there Agent X ;)

[Christian M.]

I'm so much going for driver/vehicle thing you should be scared.

[Perversonality]

Hey I got a question bout dual comps. If someone scores top 3 in both of them...they got 2 trophies right?...anyways, can't wait for this one!

I've had first and second in the same challenge before and you can see both the trophies under my avatar, so I don't see why not

[AutopsySoldier]

I've had first and second in the same challenge before and you can see both the trophies under my avatar, so I don't see why not

Ok, cool and congrats on winning!

[dhin]

I've used a Bot, a IP Spoofed and a 10 thousand line handwritten app to ensure the comp I vote for will win, you are all now being subjected do not resist and you won't get kicked in the shins by a mind bending programed bot and IP spoofer. :D :D :D

I went with the Vehicle/Driver... my plan seems to be working perfectly Muhahahahaha.

[BiG ToE-3DT]

something is going on, 27 votes for Vehicle/Driver, that's alot. I should turn on the show who voted option to see who's doing this.

[Buzzy]

10k might be a bit low for a vehicle, but if you do a rider as well, you'll have your hands full. Maybe those polys could be shared/traded between the two? Not sure how that would work though since they are technically going to be different comps.

If this goes the vehicle/rider route (which looks inevitable now) this is going to be a tough competition. I really hope we can get some dedicated people to turn out. I don't want to end up with 2 entries or something.

Perhaps, we can just do this:
Do just one comp, instead of two. You get 18k triangles to make a vehicle. If you choose so, you can add a rider using no more than 8k of the total 18k.
That would solve several problems.
First, it would give us something closer to a next-gen limit for the vehicles.
Second, it would eliminate the dual comp, which tends to water down the talent.
Lastly, it would allow for more creative freedom and flexibility.

[omnicypher]

are animal mounts concidered vehicles?

[dhin]

That would depend on the brief Omni.

@Buzzy - one comp might make it very over whelming for some, and other might use all but a minimal few on the vehicle and make the driver the mighty cube. I think two comps is a much better idea. Maybe bump the poly counts but I don't know, 10k seems like plenty if you aren't recreating the entire vehicle down to the spark plugs, it also make the artist focus more on the silhouette for the model and texture and normal map the finer details. There are trade offs with either option.

[Tank[NL]]

hmm, eventhough i voted videogame-me, im starting the have second thoughts. ( i know, me and thinking...) the Vehicle-thing sounds scary, cuz i never dun it, however it'll be a good learning experience.

[CaseyD2K]

Well it looks like Vehicle and driver FTW!!! Are we going to do a Twisted Metal theme? Or is it going to be open to whatever we want to do? I'm all for Twisted Metal if thats the route we go!

[lampshadehead]

I'm sure Big Toe will let us know :) He always thinks of ways to keep the comp accessible to the most people possible and he always comes up with an interesting brief.

However.. I HAVE been looking playing my old twisted metal games lately and that would be an awesome theme in my opinion.

[CaseyD2K]

I've used a Bot, a IP Spoofed and a 10 thousand line handwritten app to ensure the comp I vote for will win, you are all now being subjected do not resist and you won't get kicked in the shins by a mind bending programed bot and IP spoofer. :D :D :D

I went with the Vehicle/Driver... my plan seems to be working perfectly Muhahahahaha.

I thought it seemed like a lot of people were voting! When it was 12-16 I thought it seemed about right! But then i come on today and it's almost 30!!! Somebody is doing something somewhere!

Either way I still hope it's Vehicle/Driver in the end! Hahaha!

[BiG ToE-3DT]

lampshadehead: thanks for all the pressure.

[lampshadehead]

I'm sure it's nothing you can't handle! Seriously though, no pressure. It's going to be an awesome comp no matter what.

[FrZnChAoS]

Huge voter turnout on this one lol. I guess the result is pretty final now.

[Mr. Bluesummers-3DT]

I voted for the video game self as well. I support your idea of turning on transparent voting, Big Toe!

[Keylitho]

I remember self in a game was up quite some time ago and I have been waiting for the chance to do that one... Oh well..