[Closed] RRRRR - Coming Late Excuses - Render Contest!

Totte · March 2021

It's been a rough year, but it's time to reboot the RRRR contest, so now we added a new R. This is a splendid oppurtunity to use all the new shiny stuff you bought during the March Madness. The theme for this contest is "Coming Late Excuses". We've all been there, late for school, work, training or matches, and we all have had, or heard, the most fantastic excuses, not bring it to life, real or imaginary excuses,

RRRRR stands for Rebooted Random Runtime Roulette Renders, and it's a content that has been running for over seven years until it needed a well deserved break. We invite anyone to enter, specially all those new users who have shown up the past year. This is not the usual make a very nice render contest but more like tell a really great story, often fun, with your render!

How does it work?
Make your pull of 4 items, no lucky bastards (handicap points) are active was we have passed a new year.

Who can play?
 Anyone can play!

How do you prepare yourself for play?
 The rules are very simple, but first you need to have all your items in some kind of order in a text file, dumped from the itemized history into a text file or a spread sheet. Remove things like software, gift certs, and special plugins from the list and items that wil not work with the software you work with.  For example if you have items for Bryce or Carrara, and want to use DAZ Studio, remove those other items from your list.

Then you use a randomizer to randomly pick items from your list (your Runtime/My Library) for your start pull . You can use items from any store. Now build a scene with those 4 items plus any other items you want to add to make a fun scene. For newcomers I heartly recommend looking at the previous contests below to get ideas how you can do this.

Randomizer that works well:
Random Org
 Randomizer where you get all numbers in one draw: random

There are some situations where you allowed to redraw, these are:  
- You picked something that doesn’t work, broken thing, only works in a version / software not used etc etc, or you forgot to remove that item from you list even though you knew it wont work, or figure that out later.
- You picked a software or add-on to a software or anything you should have filtered out from the list.
- You picked only huge environment props and will not be able to render a scene without crashing.
- You picked an item you already have been using in two RRRRR renders in this content and that was picked randomly. Three is a curse - rule!

Lucky Bastard Rule!
If you have sticky lucky bastards, you pull one extra item for each LB you have, simple as that.

Explaination of Lucky Bastards.
Lucky Bastards, or LBs, are a form of handicap system which makes the contest a little more difficult for those who have won. No lucky bastards are in play now, but will be for the next run.

How to play?
You pull, you compose and you Render. You post your images and pulls in this thread, but the entry should also be posted in the Entries only thread

Bundles
If you pull a bundle, use two three complete items from it, or more if you like, but you do not need to use all, but only picking a hairpin from V4 Complete Bundle is “too little”. Clarification: A bundle still counts as only one pulled item.

Poses, Expressions and textures/colors
If you pull a pose pack, an expression pack or a texture/color pack, you only need to use one of them, not all. For example if you pull 500 expressions for V4, use one, if you pull 128 colors for Frappe Hair, use one.

Accidenty breaking the TOS
If your entry is removed by the forum mods because it accidentally, not deliberate, broke the TOS, you do not have to redo that entry but can move on and make a new pull.

The rules of madness!
Now you have successfully and randomly picked your items, make a scene, you can add other items as well but the one you picked should be prominent or cleverly used. Render it, post it and make us all laugh! Remember though that the renders must follow the TOS of the forum. As we have a theme on the contest, the render should in some way touch that theme.

The contest categories!
There are two categories Best and Funniest. Every image will compete in both categories.

Contest duration!
It starts now at Sunday March 28 2021, and will go on until Sunday May 23 2021 at 23:59:59 local DAZ time.

Yes, we have prizes, thanks to our sponsors!

This months sponsors so far:
Totte (Code 66) is sponsoring with two items from his store

Luci45 added a $25 DAZ GC to the pot
A secret beneficier added a $40 DAZ GC to the pot
Daventaki added a $10 DAZ GC to the pot

WE NEED SPONSORS!!

RRRRR is looking for more sponsors, so if you're a PA or just a happy person, please consider sponsoring, and sponsors can play for keeps remember.

More to know?
I will edit this when new info on sponsors arrive.

Do you want to sponsor the RRRRR?
Please chip in a gift card sponsorship, sponsors can play, they should play, they are even extra encouraged to play, as sponsors lways plays for keeps.

Maximum number of entries?
I think for this round it will be a maximum of 9 entries per player.

List of some previous RRRR Contests

In the PC Members Only forum:
RRRR Summer Edition ( 13 June 2012 - 15 July 2012) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/2065/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/5053/

RRRR “Back to Reality / My Summer Memory (15 August 2012 - 23 September 2012) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/5759/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/9315/

In The Commons: RRRR Commons Premiere (9 October 2012 - 18 November 2012) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/9325/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/12867/

RRRR “Sayings” Contest (6 December 2012 - 31 December 2012) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/12867/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/12877/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/15094/

RRRR Contest (18 January 2013 - 24 February 2013) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/15285/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/15307/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/17908/

RRRR “April Fool” Contest (with “Mini” Contests) (21 March 2013 - 21 April 2013) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/19109/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/19108/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/21780/

RRRR Summer Contest (23 May 2013 - 4 August 2013) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/21780/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/22664/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/27864/

RRRR “Chain” Render Contest (15 September 2013 - 13 October 2013) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/29000/closed-rrrr-chain-render-contest/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/28997/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/31526/

RRRR “Chain” Render Contest - Round II (1 November 2013 - 1 December 2013) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/31615/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/31760/
Winners Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/33417/

RRRR “Story” Contest (4 December 2013 - 12 January 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/33479/
Entries-Only Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/33478/
Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/36407/

RRRR - One day in XXXs life Render Contest: 13 February 2014 - 16 Mars 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/37042/
Entries only thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/37041/
Winners thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/39504/

RRRR Classic (19 May 2014 - 22 June 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/41451/
Entries only/Winners; http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/9325/

RRRR Freak Accindents (15 July 2014 - 10 August 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/43832/
Entries only/Winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/43830/

RRRR Back to renders ( 25 Aug 2014 - 28 September 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/45619/
Entries only/Winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/45617/

RRRR Things to do before you die ( 13 October 2014 - November 9 2014) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/47518/
Entries only/Winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/47517/

RRRR Unleashed (3 December 2014 - 11 January 2015) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/49497/
Entries only/Winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/49496/

RRRR Not on the screen ( 29 January 2015 - 1 March 2015) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/52007/
Entries only: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/52006/
Voting & winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/53400/

RRRR Just Random (25 March 2015 - 3 May 2015) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/54371/
Entries only thread and Winners: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/54370/

RRRR Unlikely Occupations (20 Jun 2015 - 2 August 2015 ) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/56841/contest-rrrr-unlikely-occupations-with-prizes
Entries only thread:http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/56835/
Winners thread:http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61494/rrrr-unlikely-occupations-winners-announced

RRRR Stupid is as stupid does (September 1 2015 - October 4 2015) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61970/rrrr-stupid-is-as-stupid-does-render-contest-closed/
Entries thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/61969/rrrr-stupid-is-as-stupid-does-entries-only-thread
Winners thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/64971/rrrr-stupid-is-as-stupid-does-winners-announced

RRRR Murphy's Law (November 15 2015 - Sunday January 10 2016) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/66026/rrrr-murphy-s-law-render-contest-closed/
Entries Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/66025/rrrr-murphy-s-law-entries-only-thread
Winners thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/70820/rrrr-murphy-winners-announced

RRRR The sequel ( February 11 2016 to Sunday March 20 2016) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/71563/rrrr-the-sequel-render-contest-closed/
Entries Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/71562/rrrr-the-sequel-entries-only-thread
Winners thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/78321/rrrr-sequels-winners-announced

RRRR Story ( April 8 2016 to Sunday May 15 2016) http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/78671/closed-rrrr-story-render-contest/p1
Entries Thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/78666/rrrr-story-contest-entries-only-thread
Winners thread: http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/92406/rrrr-story-winners-announced

RRRR - It could be true - 5th anniversary contest (February 20 -2017 to Sunday April 2 2017): https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/149891/rrrr-it-could-be-true-5th-anniversary-contest
Entries Thread: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/149886/rrrr-it-could-be-true-entries-only-thread
Winners Thread: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/167426/rrrr-it-could-be-true-winners-announced

RRRR A long time ago or Far far away Contest (June 22 2017 to Sunday August 20 2017): https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/178416/closed-rrrr-a-long-time-ago-or-far-far-away-contest
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/178406/rrrr-a-long-time-ago-or-far-far-away-entries-only-thread
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/197491/rrrr-a-long-time-ago-or-far-far-away-content-winners

RRRR They're ba..ack ( September 16 2017 to Sunday October 29 2017) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/198056/rrrr-the-re-ba-ack-render-contest
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/198051/rrrr-they-re-baa-ack-entries-only-thread
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/214026/rrrr-they-re-ba-ack-winners-announced

RRRR - What can go wrong? (Monday November 27 2017 to Sunday January 14 2018) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/214591/rrrr-what-can-go-wrong-render-contest
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/214586/rrrr-what-can-go-wrong-entries-only-thread
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/232941/rrrr-what-can-go-wrong-winners-announced

RRRR Judged by the cover ( Saturday February 17 2018 to Sunday April 1st 2018) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/233496/closed-rrrr-judged-by-the-cover-render-contest
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/233491/rrrr-judged-by-the-cover-entries-only-thread
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/249461/rrrr-judged-by-the-cover-winners

RRRR - Error 404 Not Found! (Sunday May 6 2018 to Sunday July 22 2018) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/251026/rrrr-error-404-not-found-render-contest
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/251021/rrrr-error-404-not-found-entries-only-thread
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/277091/rrrr-404-not-found-winners

RRRR RRRR Muddled Maxims ( Sunday September 16, 2018 to Sunday November 18 ) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/278006/closed-rrrr-muddled-maxims-render-contest/
Entries: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/278006/closed-rrrr-muddled-maxims-render-contest
Winners: https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/302491/rrrr-muddled-maxims-winners-announced

RRRR RRRR Build it and they will come ( Sunday October 20 2019 to Sunday December 15 2019 ) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/360136/rrrr-built-it-and-they-will-come-render-contest/
Entries: Entries only thread

RRRR - But you promised entries thread (this one was the last and we never got enough votes, thats why no winners were selected) https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/374101/rrrr-but-you-promised-entries-only-thread

So, register your purchases, pull 4 items, and let your imagination go wild!

luci45 · March 2021

OK!!! I'll contribute $25.

I need to update my database.

Totte · March 2021

luci45 said:

OK!!! I'll contribute $25.

I need to update my database.

lol, spent two hours to add 14 months of new content to my DB, and Thanks Luci!

luci45 · March 2021

Totte said:

luci45 said:

OK!!! I'll contribute $25.

I need to update my database.

lol, spent two hours to add 14 months of new content to my DB, and Thanks Luci!

I only have 13 months, but it's a lot of stuff.

Totte · March 2021

Totte Pull #1

#1854 Digital Curlz Hairstyle 8405
#1517 DA Pose Set for Wildenlander HD 19382
#1142 Classic Banded CyberArms for Genesis 2 Male(s) 18965
#4495 Movie Sets, City Block Eighteen (Rendo)

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luci45 · March 2021

Pull #1

Water Spirit Warrior Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
Ljosalfar
Abigail Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
Living Room Collection

ioonrxoon · March 2021

This seems like a fun challenge, going to give it a try. So the idea is to both use the pulled items and use them in a "excuses" themed render, right?

Pull #1

Sy Starry Sky Lights And Hdris For Iray
Cozy Bedroom
Take A Swim
Dforce Sparrows Mage Outfit For Genesis 8 Female(s)

Totte · March 2021

ioonrxoon said:

This seems like a fun challenge, going to give it a try. So the idea is to both use the pulled items and use them in a "excuses" themed render, right?

Welcome aboard, and you got it right. You can, and probably should, add more items to the render though to give it the right feel

luci45 · March 2021

tag:luci45#1
Zombie Apocalypse
Charlotte was unable be on time for Marlie's bookclub because of a zombie apocalypse.

Used
Water Spirit Warrior Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
Ljosalfar
Abigail Outfit for Genesis 3 Female(s)
Living Room Collection

Also used:
Past Times - Antique Clocks
Deco Redux - Southbeach Deco
Miranda, Soliel and Heath Hair
Create A Room
The Swarm (Rendo)
Jepes ElementZ
Skylords

Gopherus · March 2021

@luci45 #01 LOL! Charlotte did make up for being late by bringing all her zombie friends with her. I do not think that they are avid readers. I hope there are enough treats to go around. Great one, Luci, lots of detail and emotions

Totte · March 2021

@Luci45 #1: I agree with Gopherus, you're off to a very good start, great one! I hope Charlotte closes the door though!

Totte · March 2021

Tag:Totte#1
The street was blocked
Nick was late for class and excused himself with that they had blocked to road at the crossing of State Street and Johnson Avenue because they were shooting scenes for a new StarWars spinoff series on the street.

Pull:
#1854 Digital Curlz Hairstyle 8405
#1517 DA Pose Set for Wildenlander HD 19382
#1142 Classic Banded CyberArms for Genesis 2 Male(s) 18965
#4495 Movie Sets, City Block Eighteen (Rendo)

Also used:
Movie Sets, City Block Seventeen
HDRI Dawn Clear Skies
G2M + Timothy HD + Wildenlander HD + Z Sci-Fi Weaponry + KWarrior + Oliver Hair + Sebastian Stubble
M4 + Jepe's Kenny + Ragged Man + Professional Video Camera
Drutherson 8 + Apartment Floor (trashcan) + Cyber Decker Outfit + Future Soldier outfit
Upperclass Car + Lorenzo Lopez
Junk Yard Wall (trashcan)
Post Apocalyptic Camp (green screen holder)
Owen 8 + High Neck Sweatshirt Outfit + Matthew Hair + MK4 Skateboarder (skateboard) + Poses and Expressions for Owen 8

Shaders and Script used:
RSSY 3Delight to Iray
UHT2 Ultra Salon
Daily Cloth Shaders
PBS Shaders Vol.2
PBS Shaders Vol.3

luci45 · March 2021

Awesome, Totte! I love the trash bin robot.

Thanks, Totte and Gopherus. I was thinking about you yesterday, Gopherus. I'm glad you are here ad looking forward to some crazy renders.

Welcome, ioonrxoon!

luci45 · March 2021

Pull #2

Bad Hotel Vacation Poses for Genesis 8
Emiyo HD for Mei Lin 8
Dark Magic for Myrddin
Bug Hunt

Carola O · March 2021

Grr.. I'm trying to remember how one went about to make a list (if I remember there was some way to pull a list from the assets one had) though, would that work if one use Connect instead of DIM?

I'm loving the entries so far :)

Gopherus · March 2021

@Totte #01 I would buy that excuse! especially if he got himself included as a walk on.... maybe as a super boarder skating through the galaxy. Nice one!

@Luci Good to see RRRRR back! I hope to come up with something.....

Pull #01

Asesina V4
Waste Container
Creature Creator HD G2M
Buoys II

Totte · March 2021

Carola O said:

Grr.. I'm trying to remember how one went about to make a list (if I remember there was some way to pull a list from the assets one had) though, would that work if one use Connect instead of DIM?

I'm loving the entries so far :)

Hi Carola,
You can export from DIM as csv and import in whatever spreadsheet you have, och as I, I copy the lines from the store emails.

Carola O · March 2021

I'll see if I can manage that soon, would be nice to hop into another RRRR contest :)

Totte · March 2021

Carola O said:

I'll see if I can manage that soon, would be nice to hop into another RRRR contest :)

We look forward to that!

Totte · March 2021

luci45 said:

Pull #2

Bad Hotel Vacation Poses for Genesis 8
Emiyo HD for Mei Lin 8
Dark Magic for Myrddin
Bug Hunt

Interesting pull Luci!

Totte · March 2021

Totte Pull #2

#3762 Leathered Up Textures 15211
#5536 Rocket Launcher 57
#6055 Ship Dolphin 18134
#760 Braided Band Hair for Genesis 8 Female(s) 62363

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Rocket Launcher SKU::57, that's an old product, this will be interesting

luci45 · March 2021

Totte said:

Totte Pull #2

#3762 Leathered Up Textures 15211
#5536 Rocket Launcher 57
#6055 Ship Dolphin 18134
#760 Braided Band Hair for Genesis 8 Female(s) 62363

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Rocket Launcher SKU::57, that's an old product, this will be interesting

That also looks interesting...

Welcome back, Carola O!

bohemian3 · March 2021

The Technology Imp Unplugged my Alarm Clock

Apparently after a strange night of cosplay

Deco Living 1
Carnival Midway Interiors
Farshadow Elf Outfit for Genesis 8 Female(s)
Barbarian Boots for Genesis

Totte · March 2021

@bohemian3: Great to see you back in the RRRRR, and a great entry, as usual!

Gopherus · March 2021

@Bohemian3 The imp must have thought that sleep was more useful to you than your job..... AI has a strange sense of proportion. Good one! You ve captured the morning after to a tee.

luci45 · March 2021

bohemian3 - I love it!

This is a very good theme, Totte!

Totte · April 2021

luci45 said:

bohemian3 - I love it!

This is a very good theme, Totte!

You are several who worked that idea forward !

Totte · April 2021

Tag: Totte#2

#3762 Leathered Up Textures 15211
#5536 Rocket Launcher 57
#6055 Ship Dolphin 18134
#760 Braided Band Hair for Genesis 8 Female(s) 62363

Also Used:
Genesis + Thomas for Genesis + Leathered Up + Unshaven + Gothic Male MoHawk Hair + Sports Clogs
G8F + Neve + ATLAS + Urban Sniper Rifle
Alsace
Katharina Boat
Ferry Boat
Dasan 8 + Soldat Outfit + Jian hair

Shaders and Scripts used:
PBS Shaders vol.2
PBS Shaders vol.3
RSSY 3Delight to Iray
Iray Converter for Genesis
UHT2 Ultra Salon

Postwork:
Rons Birds
Rons Steam and Smoke

A Damselle in distress

A young, pretty and helpless poor girl missed her ferry so I had to convince an eccentric milionaire to give her a ride with his boat.

bohemian3 · April 2021

One Last Kiss Before Sail

But dearheart, you do understand sailing a boat is not the same as flying a plane, don't you?

dForce Retro Aviator Outfit for Genesis 8 Male(s)
Atonement
FW Laverne HD for Monique 8
San Buenaventura

bohemian3 · April 2021

Totte#1 - The street was blocked
Lot of fun - and singularly the lowest budget StarWars fanchise in cinema history!

luci45#1 - Zombie Apocalypse
So what are they reading, "As I Lay Dying" by Faulkner? The 'happy family' sign is a nice touch - grounds it in the theme.

Totte#2 - A Damselle in distress
Oh the irony (which you are master!) - she looks anything but helpless?

Totte · April 2021

Thanks Luci45, Gopherus & bohemian3 for your comments.
@bohemian3 : Is he really sailing or is that just an excuse to get a kiss?

And of course she's not helpess, but who could claim to help a damselle in distress if saying she wasn't helpless :P

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