Valve DM mapping competition Created 19 years ago2005-02-15 13:36:17 UTC by satchmo

If I am not mistaken, the result should be released today to the public. I can't wait to see (and play) the winning entry. I wonder whether the winner is going to be European or American.

What's your speculation? And try not to let your bias affect your prediction.

I am apparently mistaken. The result will not be out until Feb. 28th. The judges at Valve will be picking the finalists starting today.

I wish it was me. Not going to happen though, I couldn't even get the cubemaps right in my hl2dm entry, so they'll obviously throw my submission to the recyling bin, both physically and in computer terms

Why just American or Europena? Why not from our good people down under.

(if your a complete idiot, down under is Australia.)

and i thought it was China

I'd like to see the winner form EU - america is too damn big.

Even though i don't have hl2 - it will be nice to see the quality of work.

Aw, another fortnight.

Are they only releasing one? I think they should pick a few, that'd be good to get some more maps on every server.

Are they only releasing one? I think they should pick a few, that'd be good to get some more maps on every server.

Amen, my monkey brother.

Tomorrow an update is coming though: Steam Labs (datacore for all you ol' HL1ers) as well as the new weapons...

I think. o/

Sorry, I didn't mean to forget the Aussies.

But I am betting that the winner will be European, because Half-Life 2 isn't as bit here as in Europe. American kids tend to play with console games more, and that explains the popularity of Halo 2 in the States.

My money goes on Chinese, Korea or Japan. Those asian guys are really fanatic, man.

And btw, down under could just aswell be South America, Africa or even norway.

Norway? Maybe if you live at the North Pole, or if your map is upside down...

o/

Australia is known as 'Down Under' for some retarted reason. The Kiwi's seem to get away with it, even though they are further south than us.

Don't be silly, it's "da'an und'r may'".

The SDK update and the HL2DM update are out!

The new SLAM rox.

No! Crowbar!

i know, you dont start with it. when HL2DM first came out, there was what was known as the "gravgun noob". the gravgun noob would refuse to use any kind of real weapon, and would insist on throwing toilets at people rather than shooting them. now we have what is known as the "stunstick noob". the stunstick noob will stay in an enclosed part of the map with the stunstick, and use its amazing range to wallop people out of existence.
seriously, the stunstick has way too much range. ive been killed by it, even though i've been standing 16 units away from the stick.
but the S.L.A.Ms just pain rock. i'm surprised they didnt have a weapon like them in hl2. it was always great fun in hl1, when you placed a tripmine at one part of a level, then stood really far away, waited for a grunt to run near it then jumped up into the laser.