Question, how good is the math skill of the judges? Im thinking of a puzzle that would require some thinking on that sideWhat Pengy said minus the judge part. Math puzzles = win.
Competition 26
Created 16 years ago2008-09-17 01:31:46 UTC by
TheGrimReafer
Created 16 years ago2008-09-17 01:31:46 UTC by
TheGrimReafer
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 01:02:46 UTC
Post #255653
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 01:28:18 UTC
Post #255654
This competitions going to take a lot of thinking and planning!
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 02:50:40 UTC
Post #255657
Im joining too 0.O So far i have a few pits of death and a few moving walls 
Now all i need is a gigantic boulder, dart traps, spear traps, swinging logs, fire traps, monkey traps(lol) and im done 0.o
Now all i need is a gigantic boulder, dart traps, spear traps, swinging logs, fire traps, monkey traps(lol) and im done 0.o
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 02:57:01 UTC
Post #255659
Daubster programs, so he can do maths,Good to know, now i only need to figure out how well GldSrc can handle it
And I am in my high schools most advanced math class you can take there, so i'd like to hope so.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 08:23:52 UTC
Post #255665
Of course the entity work involved would be ultimatly, mind-bendingly fucked up the arse.so...
no spirit is no?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-19 15:08:37 UTC
Post #255681
correct.
my puzzles arent really math, but they're mind bendingly fucked up already.
only been workin on it for a day or so
my puzzles arent really math, but they're mind bendingly fucked up already.
only been workin on it for a day or so
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-20 00:08:41 UTC
Post #255731
ohhhhhhhhh man this is the BEST topic compo ever, and I won't be able to enter since my parents are making me move my computer for the holidays. Well unless I can do a map in all of tonight and tomorrow I'll be in lol
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-20 10:59:23 UTC
Post #255766
just make all your ideas first on paper
then in one solid day of mapping make em all beautiful.
then in one solid day of mapping make em all beautiful.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-20 16:31:24 UTC
Post #255801
It would be beter if sohl would be alowed, coz hl2 got much more posibilities than hl and so the hl mappers cant do any intresting entity chalanges, especially needed in this compeition in wich the efects are realy needed.
Im asking because I got an simple idea but it cant be made just with hl.
Im asking because I got an simple idea but it cant be made just with hl.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-20 16:58:09 UTC
Post #255802
well, HL does have enough after looking at it this morning. I know I won't have too much of a problem with it.
Also, may I emphasize on the "make a fun puzzle."
Being that if its far too complicated, it may not be as fun as you think. I don't think the purpose is to achieve that maximum player tilt.
Also, may I emphasize on the "make a fun puzzle."
Being that if its far too complicated, it may not be as fun as you think. I don't think the purpose is to achieve that maximum player tilt.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-20 20:26:33 UTC
Post #255809
I'm in, I've already started making mine which'll be a "complete several puzzles towards a final bigger goal". Fun compo
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 02:40:30 UTC
Post #255829
I really want to enter but its going to be hard to find time. I think the neatest enrty would be one that showed things never seen before in halflife.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 03:49:19 UTC
Post #255832
I'm in, I've already started making mine which'll be a "complete several puzzles towards a final bigger goal". Fun compo smile -A Temple maze with lots of traps with the goal of lots of treasure?
Well atleast thats what im doing.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 05:39:21 UTC
Post #255834
Woah, really glad to see that many entrants. ;o
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 05:51:41 UTC
Post #255836
Its a fun competition, and you can really try something different without worrying too much about aesthetics.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 08:56:29 UTC
Post #255866
Im in..i just hope i could make a map within 37 days...
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 09:01:02 UTC
Post #255867
er, ive almost finished my one
im a quick mapper.
im a quick mapper.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-21 09:11:03 UTC
Post #255868
Well then you'll have 30+ days to polish your map to perfection. 
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-22 00:15:05 UTC
Post #255912
yeah.
Will aesthetics count towards judging or is it strictly on the puzzle itself?
I plan on getting some custom textures but i want to know if i should really emphasize on the looks of the map.
Will aesthetics count towards judging or is it strictly on the puzzle itself?
I plan on getting some custom textures but i want to know if i should really emphasize on the looks of the map.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-22 01:12:58 UTC
Post #255913
Aesthetics of the puzzle and its environment do count, though it's the originality and entertainment factor that are most important.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-22 19:50:35 UTC
Post #255937
That's the precise answer i expected. Thanks Daub. I just wanted to get a better idea of how i should budget my time.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-24 21:54:19 UTC
Post #256066
I've done a killing so far. I have spent the last 3 days non-stop mapping from 8.30am till 6pm (minus 30 minutes for eating and toilet time). I have also created my most compilcated entity setup ever:
http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=entitymayhemov3.jpg
This is for a very simple (yeah right) laser puzzle using mirrors to bounce differently coloured lasers into the correct portal.
Here are some map pics: (note that these are using detailed textures and I have the TRON glow mod loaded)
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic1wi9.png
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic2rz1.png
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic3mj2.png
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic4of2.png
http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=entitymayhemov3.jpg
This is for a very simple (yeah right) laser puzzle using mirrors to bounce differently coloured lasers into the correct portal.
Here are some map pics: (note that these are using detailed textures and I have the TRON glow mod loaded)
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic1wi9.png
http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic2rz1.png
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic3mj2.png
http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic4of2.png
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-24 23:33:31 UTC
Post #256067
Jesus christ... I gotta step this up a notch.
Uni stuff has been sapping my time lately. Professors love assigning loads of projects, reports, and homework all on the same day. Plus i work all the time. I'm so happy i started on the first day.
Uni stuff has been sapping my time lately. Professors love assigning loads of projects, reports, and homework all on the same day. Plus i work all the time. I'm so happy i started on the first day.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-25 02:41:07 UTC
Post #256069
Same goes for me with work and college its hard to find good mapping time. Plus I have other stuff going on. Other than that I started on a neat idea and I may in the end pull it together but I definetly won't have time to spend as much as I did on my last entry.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-25 03:19:12 UTC
Post #256071
Lookin' awesome there, hotdog. Keep it up!
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-25 21:27:49 UTC
Post #256141
Thanks. I know how you guyz feel. I've got a full time job and doing studies at the same time so to make the extra time for mapping i'm cutting back on sleep, who needs it anyway???
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-25 23:08:33 UTC
Post #256146
does opposing force count? can i use that?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-25 23:09:30 UTC
Post #256147
no.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-26 03:55:08 UTC
Post #256158
heyyy you deleted my reply.
if you dont let me use op4 i will hold me breath and cry!
if you dont let me use op4 i will hold me breath and cry!
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-26 04:03:24 UTC
Post #256159
i didn't delete anything. cry away.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-27 01:43:41 UTC
Post #256207
i didnt say you deleted anything.
but really, doesnt op4 fall under HL?
but really, doesnt op4 fall under HL?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-27 02:03:22 UTC
Post #256210
No Op4 is technically a gearbox game.
And it doesn't share the same source coding.
And it doesn't share the same source coding.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-27 04:18:43 UTC
Post #256213
I'm in too , altough I'm in for a long itme now ( a week , from when I got banned ) and in a week I didn't had the time to do what hlife_hotdog did .
OMG you have to got some patience there man . hlife_hotdog is winning from the beginning
Me ? me I just done some chambers and some entity works that's all . It's a good start . Still , 30+ days remaining .
In the mean time , I have a small question . I'm using a button to trigger some stairs ( rotating stairs) . Well , before I can use that button I must go in another room to press another button . This "another room" button triggers a multisource wich is set as a master for the stairs button .
In-game story : I'm going to press the stairs button . Doesn't work . That's ok .
I'm going to press the "another room" button .
I'm going to push again the stairs button . Still doesn't work
Can you explain me why ? Thanks .
) and in a week I didn't had the time to do what hlife_hotdog did .OMG you have to got some patience there man . hlife_hotdog is winning from the beginning
Me ? me I just done some chambers and some entity works that's all . It's a good start . Still , 30+ days remaining
.In the mean time , I have a small question . I'm using a button to trigger some stairs ( rotating stairs) . Well , before I can use that button I must go in another room to press another button . This "another room" button triggers a multisource wich is set as a master for the stairs button .
In-game story : I'm going to press the stairs button . Doesn't work . That's ok .
I'm going to press the "another room" button .
I'm going to push again the stairs button . Still doesn't work
Can you explain me why ? Thanks .
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-27 05:15:04 UTC
Post #256214
NinteT: Op4 has some enhanced entities and effects, which would give you an unfair advantage over people using vanilla HL.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 18:57:51 UTC
Post #256294
... and Portal has different entities and effects then HL 2 and HL 2 has different entities and effects than HL 1 etc etc etc...
i would understand if we could just use ONE of the games but sinse the list is quite broad it seems a little odd to say 'no' to other HL (published) games
besides, i could, for instance say its not fair people can use portal, as i dont have it. someone else could say the same for OP4 as they may not have it. cant you make it a little dynamic?
i would understand if we could just use ONE of the games but sinse the list is quite broad it seems a little odd to say 'no' to other HL (published) games
besides, i could, for instance say its not fair people can use portal, as i dont have it. someone else could say the same for OP4 as they may not have it. cant you make it a little dynamic?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:02:22 UTC
Post #256295
Valve singleplayer games only. Stop whining. Read the first post.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:12:41 UTC
Post #256297
whatever then Mr Moderator, you're the boss...
how about next comp then?
how about next comp then?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:18:18 UTC
Post #256298
Win this one, and then maybe you can decide. Until that happens, please, shut up.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:33:29 UTC
Post #256299
and what gives you the right to tell me to shut up?
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:39:35 UTC
Post #256301
Shut up.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:46:19 UTC
Post #256302
hm. my memory now reminds me why i left a while ago.
perhaps if they just was more polite and said:
"Win this one, and then maybe you can decide"
but stop jumping on the band wagon.
perhaps if they just was more polite and said:
"Win this one, and then maybe you can decide"
but stop jumping on the band wagon.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-28 19:49:08 UTC
Post #256303
I couldn't help myself 
But seriously, if you read the first post you wouldn't have asked in the first place, because it clearly states the games that are allowed.
But seriously, if you read the first post you wouldn't have asked in the first place, because it clearly states the games that are allowed.
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-29 01:04:52 UTC
Post #256304
yeah no probs, i just thought op4 fell under HL, being the same engine and all
Posted 16 years ago2008-09-30 03:59:38 UTC
Post #256365
well I probably won't commit to this competition because I have a halloween party comin up but I will atleast finish what part I started and submit it. 
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-02 15:01:37 UTC
Post #256509
yeah no probs, i just thought op4 fell under HL, being the same engine and allYou're right, Nine. It IS the same engine. So why not rip the models, textures and sounds from op4 and embed them into your BSP's? You won't have the barnacle gun, but you can get the same feel.
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-02 15:07:13 UTC
Post #256510
I have a halloween party comin up but I will atleast finish what part I started and submit it.Halloween's a bit less than a month from now. Surely you'll manage?
So why not rip the models, textures and sounds from op4 and embed them into your BSP's?Great solution. Go for it, NineT. :>
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-02 15:10:35 UTC
Post #256511
Hm, because of my steam problems i couldnt complete my map so i started making a new one, and i kinda like the new one better so i put aside the temple one. My new one will be a modern building one. it wont really be a puzzle with mazes etc (well i might add that later.) but it will have alot of brain challenges.
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-02 17:08:54 UTC
Post #256514
Well its a huge party and theres lots of stuff to do like get coca cola Make decorations build crap and everything. Its actually at our cabin an hour away on some land so were making the entire thing like a haunted house. Either way ill still have an entrance.
Make decorations build crap and everything. Its actually at our cabin an hour away on some land so were making the entire thing like a haunted house. Either way ill still have an entrance.
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-03 02:32:29 UTC
Post #256531
lol cool. maybe you should map your house
Posted 16 years ago2008-10-03 03:11:05 UTC
Post #256533
hmm... i wanna join in this one (make it the first), but i really don't feel like mapping at the moment. oh, dont get me wrong, i have some great ideas, but... sigh... ill see what i can do. 
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