Map of the Year || Best of 2003-2006 Created 16 years ago2007-12-12 14:54:35 UTC by Daubster

Map of the Year 2007 Score
Alpestrine (HLDM) - [m]8[/m]
Day 15 (SOURCE MOD) - 7
De_Mon (CS 1.6) - 6
The Citizen (SOURCE MOD) - 2
Cs_Abscond_Pro (CS:S) - 1

Best of 2003-2006 Score
Minimicus (HL1 MOD) - [m]41[/m]
Life's End (HL1 MOD) - [m]31[/m]
Half-Life: Uplink Extended (HL1 MOD) - [m]30[/m]

Orb (HL1 SP) - 29
Timefall (HL1 MOD) - 16
Carbaseus (HLDM) - 13
Issues (HL1 MOD) - 13
Star Wars (HL1 MOD) - 11
Dm_Poisongarden (HLDM) - 8
Tribute (HL1 SP) - 7
Operation Overlord (TFC) - 6
Sidney Harbour Bridge (HL1 SP) - 6
De_Spirits (CS:S) - 4
HLywood (HL1 MOD) - 4
Intake (HLDM) - 4
Dm_Crete3 (HLDM) - 2
Kaufmann House (SOURCE SP) - 2
Ruled By Insanity (HL1 MOD) - 2
Sunden (HLDM) - 2
Annopus (HLDM) - 1
Day 13 (SOURCE MOD) - 1
GunGod (HLDM) - 1
Talking Scientists (HL1 MOD) - 1

Long-winded Prologue
We've had loads of quality maps and mods in the Map Vault no matter when they were posted. From short but unique experiences to the most epic mods you remember a long time after playing, each one of them added to the bustling and growing database, showing how TWHL helped some of the now-skilled or even legendary mappers.
So, if current creations recieve awards for excellence, it's only fair to do the same with the older stuff, especially when there's such loads of quality work to choose from.
Here's how it all works:

Best of 2003-2006
Having to point out one creation from over a thousand available is quite a challenge, so instead - you are to choose 5 submissions you find worthy, list them from the very best to still worthy of winning and post them here (each will get 1-5 points according to their position in your list).
The Top 3 maps will all recieve extensive reviews, while the authors get their awards and a load of praising upon.

Best of Rules:
? The entry must have been posted in the Map Vault's completed maps section by its respective author between and including 07-06-2003 and 31-12-2006. (from cs_canbunk to krAzY)
? You can vote for 3 to 5 entries.

As for 2007 - MotY voting will be held to determine the best of this year.

Map/Mod of the Year, 2007
Same as above, only you get to vote for 3 submissions instead of 5. Only one winner here.

MotY Rules:
? The entry must have been posted in the Map Vault's completed maps section by its respective author between and including 01-01-2007 and 31-12-2007. (from fy_magic_fountain to de_dome)
? You can vote for 1 to 3 entries.

Rules applied for both MotY and Best of..
? You can't vote for a map/mod you've posted.
? You may only vote for a map from HL1/HL2/EP1/EP2 or one of their respective official mods. (Portal, HLDM/HL2DM, CS/CS:CZ/CS:S, DoD/DoD:S, TFC/TF2, BS, OpFor) or Spirit. (applies to maps only).
However, if a map was made for a non-official mod (e.g The Specialists, Natural Selection), which is currently available for download - you can vote for it too.
? You can vote for previous MotM or Competition winners.
? You can update/change your vote any time, so don't hesitate.

When voting - be sure to let us know what you're nominating the maps for (MotY or Best of, bolded or colored if you can).

Example votes

MotY
Mod A <-- Recieves 3 points
Map B <-- Recieves 2 points
Mod C <-- Recieves 1 point

Best of
Map X <-- Recieves 5 points
Mod Y <-- Recieves 4 points
Map F <-- Recieves 3 points
Map T <-- Recieves 2 points
Mod W <-- Recieves 1 point

You can also vote for less than 5 or 3 submissions..

Best of
Map A <-- Recieves 5 points
Mod B <-- Recieves 4 points
Mod D <-- Recieves 3 points

MotY
Mod Z <-- Recieves 3 points

We'll be accepting multiple guest reviewers for both competitions, chosen randomly from everyone who's voted here.
Hope I made the rules clear enough. These ones really count, so do take part.
[m]May the voting begin![/m]

P.S: Merged Best of 2003-2006 and Map of the Year 2007 in one thread to avoid spamming the forum with MotM stuff. If having both in one thread's too confusing - let me know, I'll split it up.

P.P.S: Don't forget about MotM: December! :>

Oh jesus there's a lot of criteria here.
It'll take me a while.

True, it won't be easy. That's why I started the votes early.

So if i get my current mapping project in the vault before 08 it'll be accteped in the voting for best of 07?
I'm putting a crap-ton of effort into my current map. More than any other i have to say

I'll have to have a browse thru the map vault.

So if i get my current mapping project in the vault before 08 it'll be accteped in the voting for best of 07?

Yes. Any map/mod posted in 2007 will be accepted in MotY.

Excellent idea!

Holy shit. Taking a look at all these maps is gonna be a one-day entertainment.

Btw, it's sad not to have Kasperg's maps in the vault, he made quite few, that turned out to be my favs

My mod vote for 2003-2006 is definitely Timefall by Tlax.

Best of 2003-2006

1) Minimicus by SlayerA
2) Uplink Extended by MuzzleFlash
3) Tribute (=D) by Seventh-Monkey
4) Timefall by Tlax
5) Day13 by Playbus

my 2007 vote shall wait until 2008.

I really want to vote, but my poor memory fails me

i haven't played timefall, but since it's winning at the moment i will. such is the MOTM effect ;o

Can you add Star Wars by Jobabob to that list?

I know my decisions aren't necessarily the most popular ones, but here we go...

#1 - Life's End
While Life's End has questionable quality at points, isn't as polished as I'd like, and is by no means native to TWHL, for me it's still the most epic, enjoyable mod ever to be brought to to this site... even if I didn't first find it here.
#2 - Uplink Extended
Undeniably one of the highest quality mods of all time in the map vault, Muzzleflash's remake of Uplink has all the details you'd expect from a present-day map, and it brings you back to the time you first played that demo, just without the feeling that there was something missing graphically.
#3 ? Orb (Compo 20)
While technically not as impressive as numbers four and five, this did one thing that those two didn't: it left me gaping. I have never before in my life seen an entity setup so complex and beautiful as this.
#4 ? Kaufmann House
Well, Despite Kasperg recently leaving TWHL after creating quite a mess, this still deserves a place in Map of the Year in my opinion. Not only is it the one link to TWHL to be featured in a magazine (!!!), but it was really the defining effort of one of our most remembered mappers.
#5 ? Sunden
This was really just thrown in here because I had no other candidates for fifth place, although that's not to say it isn't an impressive effort. It really opened my eyes up and showed me that open-ended outdoor areas were in fact possible in Half-Life, and it?s a great example of it.

For 2007? I have no idea, yet.

ant doesn't understand the idea of voting?

Thanks for extensive explanations and linking to the maps, Srry. :>

Best of 2003-2006 score
Half-Life: Uplink Extended - 8
Timefall - 7
Life's End - 5
Minimicus - 5
Orb (Compo 20) - 3
Tribute - 3
Kaufmann House - 2
Day 13 - 1
Sunden - 1

You can update/change your votes anytime, so don't hesitate voting!

Thanks to those who voted for HL:UE!Makes me wanne finish version 2.0 (o yeah!) faster!

Well, Despite Kasperg recently leaving TWHL

I really didn't know this until just now.

On topic -

I'm going to try to vote, but there is so much to look at. I couldn't vote without seeing it all. What if I found a map I liked better after voting?

I'll try and look at everything, but I don't know if I'll have time.

I'll try and look at everything, but I don't know if I'll have time.

You really don't have to do that.. unless you haven't played much maps from the MV. Just try remembering what you enjoyed the most, play it again, if necessary and vote. :>
You can change it later anyway.

Kasperg logged on today though. :

Yes Daubeh, my voting was a tad long winded, but I wasn't really describing the maps... just my reasons for choosing them. Which I guess in reality nobody cares about.

alexb911: Yeah, he's probably checking his PMs or something.

Can you add Star Wars by Jobabob to that list?

Oh ant, you so stooopid.

I R DAFT!

I hope twhl3 does this automatically by choosing the highest rated out of the motm maps only. That way we don't have to do this.

it will
but it gives me a year before i have to code a MOTY thingie

What, so if a couple people don't vote one month, maybe some really shitty map will end up winning? That doesn't sound fair to me.

you let me handle the functionality, i know what i'm doing.

... what did you think I was doing, taking the job from you?

i hope not

Life's End wins hands down. Only SP mod I've played more than once.

With the exception of They Hunger but thats not on TWHL so...

Heh, I was shocked at my results..

1. HL: Uplink Extended 1.0.
This mod is pure quality. I was suprised this ended up at 1 in my list tho. I've played a whole lot of better stuff than this, but shockingly, they either came from Kasperg or other sites.
2. Intake.
I've played better DM maps than this, even on TWHL, BUT, this map was the first DM map that really showed me how nicely you can use HL textures, so it has speceal meaning for me. Besides that, it's a great map.
3. Carbaseus.
The first time I played this map, I was simply amazed.
While gameplay is doubtable, the architecture is lovely.
4. Ruled By Insanity.
A great compo entry. I was quite impressed.
5. Gungod.
I've had so much fun on this map when Muzz hosted a HLDM server for TWHL. It just deserves mentioning.

If Kasperg didn't remove all his maps, he would have 3 outta 5 in my list. I didn't look at CS maps or HL2 stuff. I'm not interested in CS and for HL2 I rather visit sites that focus on HL2. I find it hard to measure goldsource stuff to source engine stuff anyway.

I can't play Timefall btw, the download is broken.

EDIT: Wow, I have edited this post 5 times!!

I've played a whole lot of better stuff than this

A whole? Thats disappointing... but thanks for voting anyways.

Well vote for it then Urbanebula!

Tbh Muzz, I may have exaggerated a bit.

sunden has 1 point?

wow.

i was thinking sancefar would have some points or something. oh well.

Best of 2003-2006 score
Half-Life: Uplink Extended (HL1 MOD) - 13
Timefall (HL1 MOD) - 7
Life's End (HL1 MOD) - 5
Minimicus (HL1 MOD) - 5
Intake (HLDM) - 4
Carbaseus (HLDM) - 3
Orb (Compo 20) (HL1 SP) - 3
Tribute (HL1 SP) - 3
Kaufmann House (SOURCE SP) - 2
Ruled By Insanity (HL1 MOD) - 2
Day 13 (SOURCE MOD) - 1
GunGod (HLDM) - 1
Sunden (HLDM) - 1

Thanks for voting, FresheD. Some very nice maps I've never seen before in your list. Should check em' out later. ;o

hmm, Rimrook's sobering post did indeed make me notice that i didn't vote for any of his thuroughly wonderful maps. Sorry, old chum

this will attract more votes to singleplayer maps than DM maps. start making SP, rim! ;o

i vote number one for Lifes end. (if i have to vote for more, i pick my maps .) hey a pirate face thingy

Does what Urbanebula said count as a vote, too? Here's hoping.

Best of '03-'06:
5 points: Minimicus
4 points: Half-Life: Uplink Extended
3 points: Sydney Harbour Bridge
2 points: Orb (Compo 20)
1 points: Life's End

That there are no Source maps in my list makes me sad.

No offence, but MINIMICUS's mapping wasn't that spectacular. The idea and technique behind it was great, but mapping (the architectural part of it, not entity work) wasn't that great. It was mostly bland, flat and stretchy.

Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed it, gameplay wise.

5 points: Minimicus
4 points: Orb (Compo 20)
3 points: Life's End
2 points: Half-Life: Uplink Extended
1 points: Sunden

Haha, getting scared Muzzles?

I do agree tho. Minimicus was a mod with a nice plot, and I really enjoyed it. But I found it short and everything looked kinda plain.

And I'm suprised about Life's End, I actually stopped playing Life's End after a while because I didn't enjoy it. The general level design of Life's End was poor aswell.

But heh.. Different people, different tastes.

1) Life's End
2) Uplink Extended
3) Orb
4) Rimrook's Original Turnstile demo (Sadly no longer available)
4)HLYwood -SlayerA's compo entry for Map a movie. REALLY enjoyed that
5) Minimicus

Best of 2003-2006 score
Half-Life: Uplink Extended (HL1 MOD) - [m]23[/m]
Minimicus (HL1 MOD) - [m]21[/m]
Life's End (HL1 MOD) - [m]19[/m]

Orb (HL1 SP) - 12
Timefall (HL1 MOD) - 7
Intake (HLDM) - 4
Carbaseus (HLDM) - 3
Sidney Harbour Bridge (HL1 SP) - 3
Tribute (HL1 SP) - 3
HLywood (HL1 MOD) - 2
Kaufmann House (SOURCE SP) - 2
Ruled By Insanity (HL1 MOD) - 2
Sunden (HLDM) - 2
Day 13 (SOURCE MOD) - 1
GunGod (HLDM) - 1

Well, finally, there's some competition showing. ;o
Keep em' coming.

Awe.

Lovely jubbly

Ahha!
I remember HLywood, it was awesome.

It has my vote.

HLywood

this will attract more votes to singleplayer maps than DM maps. start making SP, rim! ;o

I got a whole mod on the way!

Half-Life: Uplink Extended