Back in December when Monster Hunter World: Iceborne was announced, Capcom also revealed that they will be adding another fan-designed weapon into the game, with submissions open until February. Now that February has come and gone, this week Capcom revealed the finalists in the contest.
It's time for you to shine as an artisan blacksmith, forging your original design weapon for the entire community of hunters and huntresses!
If you have been following @monsterhunter twitter, they have just launched a campaign for us to design a weapon for Monster Hunter: World Iceborne!
Winning weapon will be memorialised into the actual game itself!! In addition to hunter's weapon, you can also design Palico's gears, both weapon and armor designs.
As you might have known, the infamous Rocket Great Sword a.k.a. Wyvern Ignition Impact is the last year's winner (and see how much power they have put in it!)
Please visit this post to see how your weapon will perform in action! Also, do take note...
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Do not upload your entry to any Social Networking Sites if you intend to submit your design for judging. If you submit any design that has been uploaded to internet, your submission will be disqualified.
Click on the link to see the details and I hope to see a winning entry from our community. It's gonna be a very tough competition, but I wish you all the best and DO US PROUD!!
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The contest is held in 4 regions: USA, Europe, Asia, Japan.
Stage 1: Submission of Designs
Stage 1 will be held between 14 Dec 2018 and 6 February 2019.
Submission is through e-mail to [email protected] (Japan)
Asia participants, you may send your submission to [email protected]
USA participants, please send your designs to [email protected]
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania participants, please send your designs to [email protected]
Do not submit more than one entry: either one Hunter Weapon or one Palico gear set.
Do not post your entries on any social networking sites before the judging is over.
Do not infringe other people's copyrights.
All design rights will be transferred over to Capcom upon submission.
Be sure to include the following details when applying:
1. E-mail address
2. Applicant's name (nickname), age and country of residence
※ Only the alphabet can be posted in staff name end-game credit roll and can not be changed after entry.
3. Name of Hunter Weapon, Palico Weapon, Armor Set
4. Weapon type (Hunter weapons only)
5. Introduction
Please do not write in the artwork. List your design introduction in the e-mail. Those who passed the first preliminary examination will be required to submit work data at high resolution.
Below are sample designs given out by Capcom.
For those who intend to design Palico Gears, please use the following template.
For additional reference, I have included the past designs that made it out alive from the panel judging. I'm sure you'd know what the judges are expecting from you through these designs.
Stage 2: Preliminary Judging
The management team will pick 20 Hunter weapons, 12 Palico weapons and armor sets in this stage.
About image specification
Please send Capcom the following specifications when applying for high resolution design:
1. Format: DIGITAL ART in JPG or PNG format (up to 2 M)
2. Resolution: 72 dpi
Stage 3: Voting
Public voting of all selected designs will be conducted from 18 to 25 February 2019. The votes will be added up from all regions participating in this contest.
Stage 4: Representative Work Presentation
For all selected designs. To be scheduled on 6 March 2019.
Stage 5: Final Selection
The development team will finalise the winner during this stage around mid-March.
Stage 6: Results Announcement
Results will be announced some time in late March.
PS. Our MHA official weapon is Insect Glaive based on past voting. Do you want to make another vote? Comment down below!