Enter No Mann's Land [Community Saxxy Awards 2021 Nominee]

"Hold the line"
This video is my humble entry to the brand new 2021 Community Saxxy Awards, on the Extended-category. It was nominated and I'm very happy about that as it was the first time ever that my entry got that! Thank you so much to all of you who voted for it!
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EDIT2: The Saxxy Awards is now over and sadly I didn't win it this time, but I am more than amazed that this got nominated! I thank you all who voted and watched this, it means so much. And if you want to support the channel and see behind the scenes content, scrapped projects and more, you can become a member by clicking the "JOIN"-button. More info there! I've also made a video explaining that whole thing.

[@heavyhghaveadream8617]

Its so good

[@Archived1000]

how'd you get that emoji?

[@Dominzki]

@@Archived1000 it's part of the channel membership's benefits. if you join the channel, you get access to my custom made emojis and badges, which are displayed next to your name when commenting on my videos :)

[@pierrebegley2746]

I didn't even think Valve were even doing Saxxy Awards anymore.

[@overseer8706]

Reccomend to pin you're comment cause it will be just be in the void of comments here, never to be seen.

[@blazermettro2059]

I see Pyro actually survived all the way to the 40th millennium. Impressive.

[@mktt6639]

Welp thats my new fan cannon now

[@C.A._Old]

i miss saxxy's so muchs.

[@chururumin]

well, we have now a complete set just for the pyro based on the kriegs

[@Man_Aslume]

It's his descendants

[@alialatrach9788]

It should have been called "No Mann's Land" And want to say, wonderful SFM video as always, and that ending .... Can't describe it, it's sad in a beautiful way

[@Dominzki]

At first I was going to go for that, but then I didn't want to make the title too similar to my first ever Saxxy Entry which was "No Mann's Sky"

[@alialatrach9788]

@@Dominzki I see, it's still a wonderful video

[@HoChiMeme]

Guise its tf2 u have to say mann every time

[@cloudacermadrigal4346]

Damn this will be lke a ww1 history of tf2!

[@bopcrop1228]

He actually changed it

[@karljensen]

The ending took me aback, as I was expecting a Survivor play the piano, until it turns out to be those who have died in battle watching one of them play a Piano Sonata.

[@Wafflelord-Gaming]

The one song the dead will hear. Very well done

[@C.A._Old]

i miss saxxy's so muchs.

[@Tscendrik]

Respect for rendering in 4k. Loved the slow motion effects and the bullet shells ejecting and falling to the ground and bouncing of the ground and each other, looked so realistic. Camera shakes, camera angles as well as the movement of the camera was perfect. Well done.

[@Dominzki]

Thanks! I actually did the bullet case drops using the physics script for the first time. Took some time to play around and learn it but it's super useful and time saving. Also had to take a few simulation tries before I got the casings to collide more with each other.

[@Tscendrik]

@@Dominzki Awesome, I heard of that simulation script, but had not the chance to test it out yet!

[@Dominzki]

@@Tscendrik I recommend to try it! Quite fun

[@aperks]

disrespect

[@aperks]

@@Tscendrik lmao

[@ATLASFOX769]

God I love tf2 and its community

[@Dominzki]

Same

[@henrytownshend8862]

Are the bots gone

[@ATLASFOX769]

@@henrytownshend8862 😬 you know what yeah they are

[@BeachioSandschannel]

@@ATLASFOX769 Not really. They’re kind of common on 2Fort.

[@ATLASFOX769]

@@BeachioSandschannel sarcasm look at the emoji

[@doomskull7549]

This feels more like a 40k sfm than a TF2 one, absolutely breathtaking. Though also, the PTRS is semi, not bolt

[@ghjfjfhb9589]

Kriegs?

[@Dominzki]

I did take lots of inspiration from WW1 and 40K when making this, so it's not 100% leaning to either of them ;) And oops you're right on the PTRS! I'm a history freak but for some brainfart reason I didn't recognize that the sniper rifle was a PTRS

[@confusedwhiteman7776]

Gasmasks=kriegs

[@realgarfielf1824]

Yeah. It's a really nice animation but the only thing that makes it TF2 are the modified pyro and soldier models...

[@butterlerpunch]

For the emperor

[@Wokfish]

The part of the blue Captain killing his unit is very accurate. Often during the war, soldiers would flee the battlefield. But if they were caught fleeing or found later on, the death penalty could be applied immediately, to discourage other troops from fleeing the battle. They served as exemple, just like this soldier did. Amazing short, i hope we'll see more of this work from you in the future !

[@dapperfield595]

Not necessarily often, most of the time they were either just arrested by Military Police or sent back to the front. Same applies for the punching bag of the subject, the Red Army. For the Chinese and Japanese armies in the first half of the 20th Century however...

[@ballsdeep7056]

The only one i think did that is the soviets

[@wintorer_mai]

True

[@Wokfish]

@@ballsdeep7056 the french also did it

[@Wokfish]

@Schrodinger_1488 that's basically what i wanted to tell, but i wasn't 100% sure for other sides. Ty for this informed.

[@curlypaty7498]

As someone who is really interested in topic of ww1 I am very impressed! Of course animation is just superb, great job! :D

[@Dominzki]

Thanks! And yeah you're not the only one there mate, history and especially the history of the world wars are def my jam too

[@curlypaty7498]

@@Dominzki Magnificent, it is always nice to see people interested in history:) oh by the way I just realised that your video might be a warhammer reference aswell, am I right?

[@curlypaty7498]

@@creatorofcheese well lets say, but this is full trench warfare with brits (with ww1 brodie cosmetic) so yes and no By the way there is a ww1 stalhelm with stirnpanzer plate cosmetic and trench body armor for medic in TF2

[@polishnope5609]

@@creatorofcheese Not only they were also produced in 1916 and was used in ww1 replacing pickelhaubs.But i dont think they fit very well in this "movie" imo creator should give them more greyish/brown colors also all of the colours should be replaced to be more dark . Becuse pyros and soldiers look like they have 1000+ contrast on them which doesnt exactly fit .

[@creatorofcheese]

@@curlypaty7498 Look at my pfp, I literally have the pickelhaube on.

[@old_sparky1365]

Someone has watched their Death Korps of Krieg... But really, dude, amazing piece of art. Fluent, with an eye to detail and good action and atmosphere. I really liked this one

[@gracz24PL]

what the hell is korps of krieg? this is tf2 verison of WW I

[@evagineer9165]

@@gracz24PL war hammer 40k, one of the very few troops who even make the most bloodthirsty bastards scared of them

[@awanderer3047]

@@gracz24PL the death korps of krieg are men crazy enough to fight a t34 with shovels --- and win

[@jakehughes6087]

@@gracz24PL imagine a mixture of ww1 army equipment in mostly German uniform, in space, genetically coded and brain washed to believe in nothing but sacrifice

[@samfire3067]

@@jakehughes6087 Normal imperial guard stop firing artilary when the enemy dies. Chad krieg keeps firing after 10 years.

[@Weeeex]

As a history lover of WW1 and WW2 this is great at presenting the trench battles on WW1, looks like its sniper's specialty to snipe and camp in the trenches but sadly horrible conditions but yeah this happens during WW1. Edit: There are fictional things such as the 2 double barrel sentry, but I dont mind it.

[@horris3431]

Wouldn't say it's particularly accurate but it's a pretty good combination of TF2 and First World War asthetics.

[@rejvaik00]

🎶 _"The bodies of ours and our foes"_ 🎶 🎶 _"The sea of death it overflows"_ 🎶 🎶 _"I no man's land, God only knows"_ 🎶 🎶 _"Into jaws of death we go"_ 🎶 - Iron Maiden, Battle of Paschendale

[@autisticblood5123]

The amount of how creatively cool this is, is highly 👏 👏

[@joelsalminen5309]

The violence is absolutely brutal, the sound, particularly when the artillery fires the barrage, is stunning, the animation is top notch and I loved the ending. The lack of dialogue makes the subtle body language stand out and emphasises on the deafening roar of war. The music choice is good and surprisingly enough, tf2 artstyle is suitable for even a non-comedic film like this. My only complaint is that the damn film ended.

[@Dominzki]

Kiitän!

[@joelsalminen5309]

@@Dominzki Kaskas, oletkin maanmiehiä. Yllättävää ja kerrassaan hienoa :DD

[@Dominzki]

@@joelsalminen5309 torille ja sitä rattaa 😂

[@joelsalminen5309]

@@Dominzki Sepä just xD

[@inconspicuouspotatoes2588]

A truly gorgeous animation, I absolutely loved it. Great visuals and connotative meaning, plus bonus points of it being animated in the hell that is Source Filmmaker, quality is splendid to say the least. Hope you win, because you definitely deserve it :)

[@Dominzki]

Haha yeah Source Spaghetti™ was definitely always present. Had to divide the project into 4 different sessions to get past the memory limit alone

[@ComicalRealm]

I think you've literally mastered SFM and maxed it to it's full capacity. You don't usually see anyone on YT making SFM stuff of this caliber and this quality

[@Dominzki]

Thanks mate!

[@thatguybrody4819]

there's triumbrush and winglet too.

[@zuke1593]

lol

[@Dominzki]

@@thatguybrody4819 some of the living legends of SFM

[@balticbvll2987]

@@thatguybrody4819 dont forget smashmaul too

[@Krisi7575db]

I'm getting some 40k Kriegsmen vibes watching this

[@Dominzki]

For the Emperor brother

[@accessdenied5615]

Community Saxxy 2021 looking legendary already

[@silvorthegrand6976]

Finally, an SFM animation where there's not just a solly one man armying a team with his medic gf. If you know that the people on screen don't have plot armor it makes everything so much more tense and enjoyable. This is some really great work, and I hope you are proud of it. You definetly got my vote in the bag.

[@yoshieggrolls7248]

Never forget. Never surrender. Millions upon millions fought and died so every man could be free. Thank a soldier when you have the time.

[@amideos8]

I give a standing ovation. I don’t often see projects on the theme of the First World War, and this one especially impressed me because the events that take place there actually took place on the battlefields, and this long and high-quality work with animation deserves its award 👏

[@WhisperingAila]

Way to tell a story, the end gave me a bit of the chills Also just love an SFM with a WW1 setting, it's always nice to see

[@rejvaik00]

Getting lots of Iron Maiden vibes and thier song about Paschendale from this

[@gglanouille3060]

🎶 Fields of Verdun And the battle has begun Nowhere to run Father and son Fall one by one Under the gun Thy will be done Fields of Verdun... 🎶

[@gottagofastfaster]

I didn't know that Saxxy awards is still continues, well at least community didn't forgot about it. Sad that Valve forgot about it. It's been 3 years since last Valve's official saxxy awards. I absolutely liked your video and I always see boring content from tf2 but only your video made me to come back watch old SFM and Saxxy awards videos.

[@parkerbeebe4383]

Accurately describing the events of World War One and how it was fought through tf2 type of description. Great job and great clean animation

[@spaghettimaestruh918]

they remind me of kriegsman from warhammer 40k, and great job

[@fatnib]

I got PTSD from the death krieg memes and videos, I can't help myself but see this as another 40k death krieg video.

[@Dominzki]

It was inspired by it so I take that as a success ;)

[@jazzknight5127]

When the blue soldier was running back. I can see that he is afraid. Fear was in his eyes despite being covered with a mask

[@MaxHoratio]

I did not even realise but they are in purgatory, he is playing on the piano to his fallen comrades.

[@anidioticeyeball1953]

This is my cup of tea, I don't normally see an SFM that's based around WWI or WWII, they're very sparse, but this certainly impressed me the most.

[@DocBroketsky]

Damn it, why does it only have 41,586 views? - It definitely deserve more than that!

[@memethief14]

The scene with the Blu soldier getting shot by his captain makes me remember of a French movie on WW1. It's a military trial about a soldier who managed to escape the No Man's Land, but who got arrested immediatly by his country. His captain tries to defend him, because he made some great job. But it's pointless. The juge (a military) refuses to liberates him and condamn him immediatly to death for "cowardice", without any inspections. The soldier is taken away, and we don't see him anymore...

[@ActualDragonTears]

Paths of Glory, one of Stanley Kubricks first movies. Its really good too! shows how the soldiers in ww1 weren't safe from either side.

[@memethief14]

@@ActualDragonTears Thanks you so much ! I couldn't remember the title !

[@memethief14]

So yeah, it's not a French movie but it's happening in France

[@giandanielbriannes2558]

This is the best WW1 Based Animation Everything, Even The Masks Seem to Relate To The Real WW1, Even With The Blu Men's Charge Smbolizing the american mustard gas charge, And The Red's Defence As The German Counter Attack, For Me, This Is The Best WW1 Tribute.

[@brandongrande9200]

2:38 "On charges of cowardice, you are sentenced to death!" -Blu Commissar

[@Espurrz]

Ngl a “No Mann’s Land” WW1 themed update would’ve been absolutely sick.

[@pedrojuan8050]

I think this successfully displayed the horrors of the trench wars. As the attacker, you'll sacrifice tens of thousands just to get to the enemy's trench. As the defender, you'll have to clean up the mess that is your dead comrades and prepare for the next assault, no time to mourn the dead.

[@Marco_Diamanti]

Not only the topic, the effort in the animation, but only for the fact that you can feel it like you were there, only for that i a 10/10, great job man

[@Izayoink_Saccuy]

Hey look the sky! Its a pyro! No it's a soldier! It's *soldier pyro*

[@BoojiAnimations]

You totally smashed it! Voting for it for sure

[@GrimmLeoricShadow909]

“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”

[@ugandaknuckle683]

Pyro past: That why everyone scared of Pyro in "Meet the Pyro"

[@nickwillford2911]

2:38 "Sir we managed to kill most of the defenders" "Good, thats one less loose end to deal with

[@merlinfazbeartheinquisitor5747]

That piano opening with respect of 4k that your doing? Oh man that's good. It's really splendid.

[@ilikebread4084]

Holy crap! Nice work on the quality and animation!

[@acanwithnobrand]

HEY! I know the guy who made this. Really cool video!

[@LTTouchMe]

this is remind me of Death Korph of the krieg i connot wait

[@thebirdaplierphd.memeology3411]

At first I was confused as to why the grunt was shot by his leader, but then I remembered that deserting was punished by death in most nations across history.

[@Wheezr]

I would imagine this is what Krieg looks like

[@coolgamer31562]

A really detailed animation, it was really nice to look at. I like how bullets were falling, they weren’t going through textures. You are a really creative person. Keep up the good work :D

[@Tallman24242]

Spy:Thats how pryo talked to me.. he was the best at piano and war... Pryo in the back: *PTSD AND SMALL LAUGHING*

[@disguisedcyclops4593]

I hope that this wins. you could tell that there was so much time and care put into this animation. Good work,

[@Dominzki]

Thanks a lot! But the competition is already over and I ended up being a nominee but not winner. Better luck next year then!

[@OctovenderReal]

This feels like the cinematic for the frontline update if it was going to have pyro vs soldier war

[@user-yq6gl9ih1u]

Before ending scene it was 8/10, after ending scene it is 11/10!!! Bravo!

[@theprancingprussian]

A good representation of modern trench warfare where all hell is given to the attackers but once the attackers are close enough the defenders are given equil hell with automatic fire everywhere and nowhere to hide if a grenade rolls in

[@anyarr]

That ending gave me chills.

[@exudeku]

In the grim darkness in the Far Future, there are still Mann Co feuds...and by the Emperor I think these arnt even Chaos

[@rejvaik00]

🎶Whistles, shouts and more gun fire🎶 🎶Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire🎶 🎶Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb🎶 🎶Be reunited with my dead friends soon🎶 🎶Many soldiers eighteen years🎶 🎶Drown in mud, no more tears🎶 🎶Surely a war no-one can win🎶 🎶Killing time about to begin🎶 🎶Home, far away🎶 🎶From the war, a chance to live again🎶 🎶Home, far away🎶 🎶But the war, no chance to live again🎶

[@harmony-bf2230]

I’ll be sure to vote for it! Sorry you had to leave our Saxxy event though.

[@usuariogenerico6738]

This give me 1917 vibes God I love that movie and I loved this sfm to, I hope you win the saxxy award

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Water shapes it's course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows. The soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe he is facing. Therefore just as water retains no constant shape, in warfare, there are no constant conditions.

[@revhounder8425]

its been a while seeing this kind of sfm the last time i watch like these is from the End of the line awsome work!

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

1.I love this animation, it's so cool 2. If the skeleton army clapped would it sound like bones rattling

[@proelitee9831]

this was one of best Saxxy awards I ever Seen

[@saves88]

Great work, especially some frames (0:38; 3:27). Title also made me think about bots' situation in TF.

[@buggi_zak]

Wonderful SFM rendition of what the First World War was like. Absolutely amazing. The shells bouncing off the ground and one another, ejecting from the guns, my god it’s a masterpiece. The video very accurately describes No “Mann’s” Land in a way that doesn’t even use words. Simple movement of characters and their actions convey the much needed and powerful message behind this lovely video. Lest we forget, my friends, lest we forget.

[@shovel662]

I never thought the GP5 style mask would look cool with the stalhelm until now

[@therandomartist3201]

“What I remember about the war with the Blu, wasn’t the smell of gunpowder, or gasoline and napalm, nor the smell of the dead, it was the sight of the blu superiors. How anyone seen retreating from a battle was shot down like a traitor. I remember my fellow brothers in arms saying that the soldiers of blu weren’t fearless, that they were afraid of us. It’s just that they were more afraid of their higher ups, and what they’d do to them than what we’d do to em. Every battle, was a battle to the bitter end. Till the very last blu soldier laid dead and the commanders and generals of their forces killed themselves rather than dying to ‘red scum’. I can still see them, I can still see them all today, whenever I shut my eyes” -retired RED soldier, about his opinion about the war and the enemy.

[@Dominzki]

That would make a good movie or novel, an alternate lore for the TF2 universe

[@therandomartist3201]

@@Dominzki I give it to you my friend do with it what you will mate

[@norbertbubiek5655]

It was a great animation. It was showing very well the situation on western front on WW1.

[@panzerfaust6172]

In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement.

[@simulacrum1824]

It has some serious Warhammer 40k vibes to it (and lazer gun is from there as well), and I love it.

[@anonymousyyiek8008]

The slow Motion Shots are Very cool

[@adambajgar1606]

Fucking hell this was the best sfm I have seen in a VERY long time, great job!

[@bunny6503]

with christmas truce from Sabaton fresh in mind this one hits different well done

[@Dominzki]

*Silence, oh I remember the silence...*

[@TheRealLenin]

One word: *TRULYANOTHERMASTERPIECETHATISVERYAMAZINGANDEPIC*

[@AnUnusualEg]

Poor soldier, returned for help only to be shot for fleeing. Congrats on the animation and award dude! It was fire to watch.

[@arcayenne]

Holy fuck I never knew that sfm could be so epic, and I’ve seen some really good sfms.

[@vemanjadhav]

I didn't see that ending coming. Kudos!

[@joeeljalapeno1816]

magnificent glad to see the spirit of the game intact

[@lorddracon1449]

this is freeking incredible the smoothness the slow mo the sound.

[@thecoolguy2317]

Feels like watching battlefield scene

[@RIP2UALL]

That was really well made.

[@piglin469]

Impressive how did you do this isn't sfm supposed to be hard to used and yet you made an animation that could rival Pixar

[@grassfur1950]

This masterpiece needs more Views/Likes

[@stoisch]

Nice! Can't wait for "No Country for Old Mann" :D

[@TigerBaron]

Death Korps of Krieg holding the line against the Cult of Chaos during the Siege of Vraks visualized.

[@sirnotappearinginthisfilm2037]

Amazing quality im glad saxxys are back even if its a community one

[@26th_Primarch]

Sabaton's "Price of a mile" *starts*

[@sovietheavy5500]

Noice feels very much like Death Korps of Krieg

[@pyroshilov8474]

Just needs an application of Price of a Mile and we have peak content. Good work

[@Briggattonii]

Kriegsmen will look at this and say “hell yeah”

[@the_barrel_mann5100]

I honestly like the way feel of the short. And I really think the piano intro and outro were very fitting.

[@berkyazar6929]

The pyroian empire vs the united soldiers

[@panoskukos6737]

For some reason this reminds me of the SFM for the Death Korps of Krieg, aka , it's amazing

[@bagetman01]

And this was a piece of art, i actually impressed.

[@tomaskanka6223]

Pybro's when they see 3 soldiers, 2 spies, 1 demo with a Quicky Launcher and 2 medics going against a single sentry, with F2P engi god knows where.

[@megatronVS]

This looks like it was originally supposed to be a 40k krieg civil war video that got model swapped to avoid a copyright claim. lol. Great work, btw.

[@Dominzki]

Shhh, their lawyers will hear 🤫

[@ostaruempire]

Bro I love this, I always appreciate someone who's willing to do a SFM war animation. That take time and effort

[@commencat9827]

pov your in an alternate universe where a french charge worked.

[@oyubaatcantina]

Yeah, I think this is pretty incredible.

[@philosophos_a1522]

YT recommended me a freaking masterpiece!

[@statesman92]

This video deserves alot more than a saxxy