SingingBlaze's Unofficial Skinning Contest

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:33 pm

You crazy fool, he was agreeing with you DeToX... =p

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:24 am

I'm going to enter...I'm going to make a good skin, and I'm not going to attempt to pretty it up crappily by including weather or making shiny textures...

No offence, but I'm dissapointed that you made this contest...I had a good reward setup for the winner this time...Something to really show off with...I'll see if I can get it for yours but we'll see...

I am also quite annoyed that you didn't inform me you were going to host your own contest...As I clearly stated I was going to host another and I was right about to post what I was going to do...Whilst you are free to do as you did, try to see from my point of view that I said I'd do another and that I had proper rewards setup, only for somebody else to do what I was just about to do...I really mean just, like in a few days time just. But go on, I shall stop complaining and prepare my skin to knock the socks off people...

And plus, I don't really think there should be any more judges, only because the people currently on board can skin (That's why in my next contest I was going to employ a range of people), we'll be left with just me and Chad if you make all the normal skinners judges...

And how about multiple entries? I have a lot of ideas in my head

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:58 am

I don't think multiple entries should be allowed cus then you automatically have a greater chance of winning from sheer number. Qualtiy, not quantity

. Also, he, like me, most likely did not ever hear about another contest being run by you. So, what were you thinking of for your next contest anyway?

CptnNsan0 · Post by **CptnNsan0** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:57 pm

I'll judge

SingingBlaze · Post by **SingingBlaze** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:13 pm

Oh my God Scotty, I am so sorry I really had no idea, I was hesistant about starting this because I thought you might be running one. Sorry for assuming you weren't going to. I feel so bad. If you really want I will get this topic locked and you can still run your contest, its bound to be alot better than mine. Also don't worry about the prize as I am doing this as a casual contest.

Multiple entries are alllowed but you have to nominate which one you wish to enter for judging, as some people would view it unfair if you have more than one entry. Once again, feel free to ask me to close this contest down if you wish to run yours.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:38 pm

iGeo wrote:You crazy fool, he was agreeing with you DeToX... =p

I know that, but he thought I had a different reason, but I didn't.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:15 pm

Nah, don't worry about it...Especially because I wouldn't be allowed to enter in my own contest....I'd really like to make a good skin.

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:36 pm

Sorry I don't want to really judge, I actually want to enter. I haven't made a skin in a long time and I would really like to start again. So count me out, I'm enter. Yes, I know it's a stupid idea seeing as ScottyGEE and Chad are entering but I'm going to try anyways.

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:26 pm

I will take your spot.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:05 pm

I hope people join....As in people had better join or else you'll all die

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:21 pm

-Legendary- wrote:I will take your spot.

Go head. If that's ok with SingingBlaze.

ScottyGEE wrote:I hope people join....As in people had better join or else you'll all die

Yeah, I guess that means I'm not dieing this time. =D

xXtR1Xm1Xx · Post by **xXtR1Xm1Xx** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:28 pm

I might just enter even though I will probably loose. But im with Scotty on this one. Multiple entries should be allowed. The whole point in this contest is to bring the community back together to make some skins, its not about winning. If you feel you dont have a good chance of winning because someone submits three skins well your skin is probably not going to win anyways. And you can always make three skins too. Trust me if your skin is worthy it will win. So if someone wants to make 5 skins I say let them make 5 skins.

SingingBlaze · Post by **SingingBlaze** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:00 pm

Sounds good, glad your entering Stalking, Legendary you can judge. Oh and I will consider multiple entries....... maybe.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:00 am

Well I gotta start my first skin though... So I will only be begging if I get there.

I think I'm actually hitting on an untapped skinning theme...Its not out there, but I don't remember it specifically being done before, and just it case it has been, I'm going to implement some innovative techniques

dem_french_fry_dawgs · Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:18 pm

i'll take part

in skinning

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:35 am

Zanzibar has a lot of bitmaps...

But I'm glad you didn't choose coagulation...You need to skin 4 bitmaps to make a skin... Could probably make a good skin in 1.2 an hour for it.

edit: After doing some skinning this afternoon I seem to have discovered something I didn't really know (hence why I discovered it.) I'm posting this to see if you guys knew...If you did know...Well, kool but anyway it may help.

The white parts on the alpha map on the ground textures (eg scenarios\bitmaps\multi\zanzibar\zanzibar_ground_concrete), dictate where the secondary bitmap is placed... Lets go with my example of ground_concrete...It then uses scenarios\bitmaps\detail_maps\concrete\cracks_tile where the alpha map is white. With this in mind you can customise your own roads and such by using the alpha map that defines the path of your secondary bitmap...

There you have it! Did you know about this? I just fully found out and I'm happy for myself

smacktalker · Post by **smacktalker** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 4:51 am

thats kool

singingblaze you should've waited for the new entity that can do proper bumps

xXtR1Xm1Xx · Post by **xXtR1Xm1Xx** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:06 pm

I shall look into this and research on the bitmap discovery to see exactly what you mean, and lol at your sig Scotty.

SingingBlaze · Post by **SingingBlaze** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:19 pm

smacktalker wrote:thats kool

singingblaze you should've waited for the new entity that can do proper bumps

Yer I know, I was kinda annoyed when I found out they were finally making progress on bumps for the next entity. However, Scotty is probably going to run a contest later so hopefully the new entity will be out by then.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:41 pm

It doesnt matter yet, He needs to fix an injecting bug. So we can leave it for the next contest...