CgTalk:FXWars! Catapult! (Trebuchet) Challenge VOTE!:1

#90

Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC

#91

Best Simulation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Animation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Overall Entry: Derby-Q Salano

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!!!

#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…

#93

Best Simulation: CoryC
Best Animation: CoryC
Best Overall Entry: CoryC

#94

Best Simulation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Animation: Derby-Q Salano
Best Overall Entry: Derby-Q Salano

YOU ROCK !!!:buttrock:

#95

Funny to see these Post Supporting Derby-Q With only one post. It’s pretty tight between Cory and Derby. :slight_smile:

However…we’ll have to wait to know who the winner is.

Still laughing about those one posts!

#96

Best Simulation: CoryC
Best Animation: CoryC
Best Overall Entry: CoryC

#97

Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC

#98

Best Simulation: Grau
>> That tower collapses so nice :wink:

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: :slight_smile: BTW: what’s wrong in Project KMO’s movie?! I see no catapult…?!

#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.

#100

Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC

Great job there, really nice stuff.

#101

Best Simulation: CORYC
Best Animation: CORYC
Best Overall Entry: CORYC

Reading the guidelines…no doubt about it :bounce:

#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.

#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? :slight_smile:

Edit Answered Question on the first post of the thread.

#104

What a perfect result!! Well done to the winners!

#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.

#106

Congratulations to both Derby-Q Salano and CoryC!

Nicolas

#107

Yeah, congrats to both…
especially my favorite CoryC, who luckily did NOT have to tie himself :twisted:

#108

Congrats to both you guys!

This was a lot of fun and I look forward to dookin it out with everyone again on the next challenge!

John

#109

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