Dominance War IV : FAQ

#41

images are yours, post away on CGSociety.

#42

Hey StudioMonkey,

This is what it says here:

As Dominance War IV approaches, two types of events will unfold. Two quick-paced DW Mini Challenges with the first starting February 20th 2009, and an Epic Main Challenge that begins March 12th 2009.

It looks to me that the two mini challenges were the 2d and 3d general portraits. If they take nine days to complete then if there is another mini challenge it would have had to start yesterday (assuming there is no overlap with the mini challenge and the main challenge). So my guess is the mini’s are done. So now all that is left is the epic main challenge - which begins on the 12th. Of course I may be totally out to lunch and I’m not a contest organizer… soooo… take my comments with a grain of salt!

#43

ok, thanks!

#44

It’s not over with the minis , here’s what the rules say :
“When voting is over, the best five artists from each forum move into the final professional judging stage and both Epic Main and Mini Challenge World Champions are announced in June 2009.”
So… the mini war goes on ! unfortunatly only for 5 of u guys.

#45

“Each team’s best 5 entries then gather together into a single pool and a grand mini champion chosen and announced with all other Dominance War IV event champions in June.”

#46

Right - the judging isn’t over until June, but it sounded like people thought there was another mini challenge they could enter into before the main challenge began. In that regard, the mini challenges are over - me thinks.

edit: although… the headings for the threads for both the 3d and 2d mini challenges say mini challenge #1… so things are a bit ambiguous.

#47

From what I have heard the 2nd minichallenge will happen after the main challenge :slight_smile:

#48

That would explain the ambiguity! I just figured people would be out of steam to have another mini at the end. But I failed to consider that one doesn’t have to enter the main challenge in order to enter the mini’s. No doubt all will be made clear in due time.

#49

Thanks LostPencil, I knew I read something somewhere but couldn’t remember where it was.

I wish that the 2nd mini was going on now. But on the plus side only a week left until the war begins!!!

#50

DW IV - Mini Challenge #2 (May 2009)

#51

to sign up for the main event im assuming there will be a thread in the dominance war IV forum thats dominance war IV Epic main event, and then you start your own thread within that thread posting WIP pictures throughout the comp. correct me if I am wrong.

#52

you are correct.

#53

is CgSociety friendly to the support they give to fresh talent, this year will be more of a learning experience as I am alwas looking to improve my skills and I think the best team to join this year would be a team that is friendly in giving advice, criticism etc… I am hoping that this competition will help me get good enough to play with the big boys next year. and who know’s If I’m lucky I may be able to compete with them this year although I am lacking in the experience departmen. But I will deffinatly give it my all :smiley:

one last question, If I registered as a different name on the dominance war site then my user on cgsociety will that affect anything? or is it fine, Its not too far off on gameartisan i am nobrows on here I’m nobrows27 do I have to reregister under the same user as mine here?

#54

2 Questions:

  1. I remember the controversy regarding the rules on shaders of last years, and this year it sounds like the rules have not changed if I’ve understood them correctly?
    Meaning you’re not allowed to make your own shaders in node-based shader editors but you’re allowed/supposed to search around in game engines/editors and 3D packages shader libraries/packs, and use those with your own maps, correct?

Some extra (superfluous if you will?) clarification of that rule might be in order imo given the debate may arise this year aswell and it seems to me the wording of this years still opens for uncertainty (perhaps not merely out of the logic in the writing but perhaps because of varying expectations on the readers’ parts).

It’s a slightly different situation today aswell with availability of good and freeware realtime shader editors which may affect presumptions, expectations and opinions etc.

  1. We’re back to forums (voting? and) choosing forum-uniform races now? That’s how I understood the rules.
    Or does each individual choose his race (and class) individually?
#55

DWIV threads up and start creating your threads…!

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=282&t=740728

#56

is there not a seperate forum for 2d and 3d? they are just lumped together?

#57

SO just a quick question because I’m not clear. If we are entering we just have to make the thread here on CGS correct? We don’t have to sign up anywhere on Gameartisans.org? OR do we have to go through that Join Now process on their website as wel?

#58

no you don’t have to sign up on the GA/DWIV site yet… just start a thread here and get to work. once you want to submit your work, you will have to sign-up on GA site.

#59

where do i get the color palette for the demons ?! , i mean it says in the rules “Your character MUST possess your team’s colors and/or your team’s insignia/logo.” ??
what does it mean ?!

#60

just a quick question … What is the latest i can start a thread before the Deadline? i want to participate again but ive been very busy lately.