CoryC x 3
CoryC
CoryC
I most like the secondary movement - the ropes, and the trebuchet spending the last of its energy and momentum swing back and forth ever so slightly. This secondary motion adds so much life to it. Very nice.
Wade
CgTalk:FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) Challenge VOTE!:1
Seelenkrank
#91
Best Simulation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Animation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Overall Entry: Derby-Q Salano
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!
samartin
#92
haha, one post huh…
Best Simulation: CoryC
Best Animation: CoryC
Best Overall Entry: CoryC
Wasn’t this meant to be a challenge about the Dynamics/FX, Cory’s is spot on with the guidelines…
mitchkov
#94
Best Simulation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Animation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Overall Entry: Derby-Q Salano
YOU ROCK !!!:buttrock:
CobraX
#95
Funny to see these Post Supporting Derby-Q With only one post. It’s pretty tight between Cory and Derby. 
However…we’ll have to wait to know who the winner is.
Still laughing about those one posts!
Dutchman
#98
Best Simulation: Grau
>> That tower collapses so nice 
Best Animation: Derby
>> That humans and the environment make it complete!
Best Overall Entry: _d1
>> Creative concept & really nice render!
I need to begin practising Reactor when I see this :eek: BTW: what’s wrong in Project KMO’s movie?! I see no catapult…?!
Clanger
#99
Taken a long time to think about this and I’m going with:
Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Overall Entry: Derby-Q Salano
Derby-Q Salano nearly had the Best Simulation as well but there was something I really liked about the way CORYC’s Treb reacted.
Kruvi
#100
Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC
Great job there, really nice stuff.
TRick
#101
Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC
Reading the guidelines…no doubt about it :bounce:
RobertoOrtiz
#102
Hi guys, Roberto here.
I just wanted to say thanks to all that made the first FXWARS a success.
I would like to thank HowardM and Kirt for their kind words of support. And Also I would like to thank Beaker for his patience while we held the contest in his stomping grounds.
All the entries were great but it is obvious that two entries went ahead of the pack.
So lets show the winners!
BEST SIMULATION
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : CoryC
BEST ANIMATION
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : CoryC
And now for the big one…
Drum roll please
BEST OVERALL ENTRY
The winner will have the honor of gettting this nifty graphic…
The winner is…
Belive it or not we had a tie*
With 38 votes each the winners are:
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : Derby-Q Salano
AND!
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : Derby-Q Salano
You can watch the winning entries again here!
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : Derby-Q Salano
http://www.ronin3d.net/images/movies/Trebuchet.mov
http://www.ronin3d.net/images/movies/Trebuchet_Side.mov
http://www.ronin3d.net/images/movies/Trebuchet_Wire.mov
FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) : CoryC
http://beta.usavgroup.com/cgtalk/cgtalktrebfinal.mov u[/u]
http://beta.usavgroup.com/cgtalk/sideview.mov (470KB)
http://beta.usavgroup.com/cgtalk/final01.mov (1.4Mb)
http://beta.usavgroup.com/cgtalk/trebsideview.mov (900k)
If you would like to give your ideas/ topics, just go to this thread:
CgTalk:FXWars!Topics
Thanks again to all, and see you at the next FXWARS!
-R
Ps Legal mumbo jumbo: This contest is the responsability of Roberto Ortiz, and his sole reponsability. CGnetworks and CGtalk do no have any reponsability over its results.
NO actual prizes were awarded. Any vote casted today August 25, was casted too late.
coryc
#103
Thanks Roberto, it was a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to the next one. I’m suprised how well mine came out considering how good Derby’s entry was. One question though. How did he tie himself?
Edit Answered Question on the first post of the thread.
coryc
#105
I didn’t want to crowd up this thread during voting so I’ll answer the questions asked now.
Orkman - The rope dynamics were a low-res polychain with clothFX and a hi-res version MetaLinked. All the bouncing is generated in the simulation.
Madcow_0 - There is no way a trebuchet could have done that kind of damage in real life. I tested some more realistic versions but they weren’t all that exciting and since the rules didn’t specify a realistic simulation I went with a more hollywood look. Also, the challenge did include destroying a wall.
Kirt - Same as above.
Akima - My Trebuchet did not have the complexity of Derby’s (which was awesome!) but most of them didn’t. Mine was modeled almost exactly after one built in a town called Visby, which I believe is in Norway.
Crocodilian - I read that wheels improved range too when researching. I thought I would have a hard enough time pulling off a stationary version let alone one with wheels.
Derby - Yours was awesome, especially as fast as you put it together. If you had the full month to work on this, I doubt anyone would have stood a chance.
Thanks to everyone that voted for anyone.
TRick
#107
Yeah, congrats to both…
especially my favorite CoryC, who luckily did NOT have to tie himself :twisted: