[UPDATE 4.28.23]
Thank you to all who participated in Phase 3 of the Master Builder's Contest. Congratulations to the Phase 3 winners of the Master Builder's Contest! Please check out their winning designs below.
Mansão Brisa do Oceano by deathender
Palácio Da Luz by Land4Land
Vista do Douro by DeSjaak
Grand Arlington Suites by DIEGUIS1976
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Below are the finalists for Phase 3 of the Master Builder’s Contest! Go vote now for your favorite Structure designs! Voting ends on Friday, April 28, at 9 AM PT.
2 Family Colonial House by Antikmaster
Mansão Brisa do Oceano by deathender
Casa de la Prosperidad by HattieLou
Yacht Gren Building by DIEGUIS1976
Wave Building by manumioto21
Colonial City House by Antikmaster
Modernist House by manumioto21
Palácio Da Luz by Land4Land
Nova Era Apartments by deathender
Quaint Abode by HattieLou
Modern botanic Sao paulo by DIEGUIS1976
Baroque Dream by Land4Land
Casa da Ribeira by Clays
Porto Townhouse by Antikmaster
Edifício da Ribeira by noca
Modern Porto by DIEGUIS1976
Vista do Douro by DeSjaak
Porto Central Town House by SCIROCCO2022
Contemporary Family House by Pils
The Observatory Apartments by deathender
8 Unit Townhouse Arlington by Antikmaster
Arlington's Luxury Apartments by manumioto21
Converted Saloon Apartments by HattieLou
Arlington Rose by G111223
Grand Arlington Suites by DIEGUIS1976
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[UPDATE 4.10.23]
To ensure that all submissions for the Master Builders Contest meet all the guidelines, we have decided to extend Phase 3 schedule by one week. As a result, the submission deadline for Phase 3 will now be Wednesday, April 19 at 11:59 PM PT. Please refer to the full updated schedule listed in the 'Master Builders Contest Phase 3 Details and Schedule' section below.
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Phase 3 of the Master Builders Contest has begun, and players are now able to submit their own Structure Model designs for Arlington, Rio, Porto, and São Paulo. The deadline for Phase 3 submissions is Wednesday, April 19 at 11:59 PM PT, with re-submissions closing a few days later. After the Upland Team approves submissions, there will be a community vote to determine whose Structure design will permanently reside in Upland. Contest winners will be awarded the prestigious "Master Builder" badge, along with 1 Spark, and 100,000 UPX.
We also encourage players to collaborate and share each others’ designs in the #master-builders channel in Discord!
To participate in the contest, players must submit a polished 3D model for any of the eight cities. Contestants are welcome to submit one model for each city. Model submissions should borrow elements from and reflect the flavors of the city. Builders cannot recreate landmarks or famous buildings for the contest. Instead, players are encouraged to use their imagination and try to capture the essence of a city.
After the Upland team reviews and accepts submissions, the community will vote on their favorite models for each city. Whichever model gets the most votes for each city wins!
Note: Some models may not qualify for community voting due to submission issues and disqualifications. Designers have one chance to re-submit a design before being disqualified.
Having your own Structure in Upland is no small feat, and we would like to reward each contest winner for making it through the contest. Each winner will get:
Designing a building that will live forever in Upland is a unique reward for designers. The Spark and UPX would also go a long way for the winners in getting a property and building their new model!
Below are the three cities submissions will be open for along with the schedule for Phase 3 of the Master Builders contest.
Phase 3 Cities: Arlington, Rio, Porto, and São Paulo
Here is the Phase 3 Schedule of the Master Builders Contest.
Submissions Open: Friday, April 7
Submissions Close: Wednesday, April 19 at 11:59 PM PT
Re-submissions Close: Sunday, April 23 at 11:59 PM PT
Voting Begins: Wednesday, April 26 at 9 AM PT
Voting Ends: Friday, April 28 at 9 AM PT
Winners Announced: Friday, April 28
Players must utilize Upland’s Official ‘Structure’ Blender template file (provided below) as their base. Please refer to the Style Guide for additional information on how to design your models.
Note: Blend files will be the ONLY 3D file type that we support.
Here are some additional guidelines to help model submissions:
Finally, all models must pass Upland’s QA Checklist included in the Submission Form.
Player’s can submit their Phase 3 models below!
Note: The winning models of the Master Builder’s Contest may require slight modifications before being officially added to Upland.
The following documentation outlines the 3D model specs to follow when creating a model for the Master Builders Contest. Also, we created a video tutorial for step-by-step instructions.
Master Builders Contest Video Tutorial
● No light objects
● No camera objects
● No empty objects
● No animation objects
● Origin: [0, 0, 0] (For Origin, Scale, and Rotation please do the following: CTRL A —>All transforms)
● Scale: [1, 1, 1]
● Rotation: [0, 0, 0]
● Max X Offset (width): 0.01 (Model must be properly centered)
● Max Y Offset (height): 0.01(model must be on the ‘ground’; neither floating nor below ground level)
● Max Z Offset (length): 0.01(Model must be properly centered)
● Material Alpha (opacity): 1.0
● Texture format: JPEG
● Texture map must be baked (shadows must be baked into the texture map)
● Ambient Occlusion can be baked in the main material (Avoid flat color or non-shaded areas)
● No duplicated materials (4 materials required, each with their own unique baked texture)
● 4 Materials are mandatory for Structures
● Structure material 1: Roof labeled ‘primary’
● Structure material 2: Walls labeled ‘secondary’
● Structure material 3: Details labeled ‘details’
● Structure material 4: Other labeled ‘other’’
Examples of naming conventions:
GLTF Characteristics
Nothing beats building in the metaverse, but it has its challenges. To help out, we’ve opened new “office hours” in Discord so designers can get answers straight from Upland’s designers.
Office hours start this week and will be held every Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM PT.
