2006 Mapping competition.
Created 18 years ago2006-05-06 21:13:54 UTC by
Orpheus
Created 18 years ago2006-05-06 21:13:54 UTC by
Orpheus
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-06 21:13:54 UTC
Post #178777
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-06 22:57:31 UTC
Post #178789
/me calls rimrook over
win on for TWHL!
win on for TWHL!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 03:50:03 UTC
Post #178804
/me calls kasperg over
Do it for TWHL!!
Do it for TWHL!!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 03:59:42 UTC
Post #178808
/me calls rabidmonkey over
Pwn the contest for TWHL!!!
Pwn the contest for TWHL!!!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 04:10:02 UTC
Post #178811
It wouldn't be too difficult to adapt THIS area. The full map is unreleased so nobody could complain.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 06:14:01 UTC
Post #178819
Might have a go at it. Could vastly increase my mapping skills.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 08:05:40 UTC
Post #178832
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 08:58:24 UTC
Post #178841
-- Oops.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:00:33 UTC
Post #178843
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:01:40 UTC
Post #178844
/me calls me to enter but me realises me has other projects to do...
Interesting competition...Kinda reminds me of this compo style:
http://interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9457
Interesting competition...Kinda reminds me of this compo style:
http://interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9457
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:03:10 UTC
Post #178845
W0W I'm going to enter. Fun Fun
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:08:30 UTC
Post #178847
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:15:05 UTC
Post #178850
Worked just fine for me. 
Good luck to all competitors.
Good luck to all competitors.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:16:49 UTC
Post #178851
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:25:35 UTC
Post #178852
Well then it's really not a matter of optimization, is it?
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:28:53 UTC
Post #178853
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 09:54:23 UTC
Post #178856
Come on Orph...You MUST know the famous 'Interloper's'...
Now that website has talent!
Now that website has talent!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 10:05:43 UTC
Post #178857
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 10:15:59 UTC
Post #178860
Very true...Well I used to have 2MB and it loaded fine...Now I have 10MB and it runs great...
I can't comprehend why you don't just upgrade? Money problems? Stubborn old fool? Tell me your secret!
I can't comprehend why you don't just upgrade? Money problems? Stubborn old fool? Tell me your secret!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 10:19:29 UTC
Post #178862
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 11:07:40 UTC
Post #178879
From the rules
[quote]# You are expected to map an area/zone/room. The choice of size is entirely up to you. The only restriction will be that you cannot leave the zone you create. Thus, if you build the Eiffel Tower, no one can leave the observation room at the top. You can build all of France, but your player Start must remain at the top with all exit routes clipped off. If you are unsure, get in touch with myself or any other site admin and they will let you know if your idea abides by the rules.
[quote]# You are expected to map an area/zone/room. The choice of size is entirely up to you. The only restriction will be that you cannot leave the zone you create. Thus, if you build the Eiffel Tower, no one can leave the observation room at the top. You can build all of France, but your player Start must remain at the top with all exit routes clipped off. If you are unsure, get in touch with myself or any other site admin and they will let you know if your idea abides by the rules.
- The limit of the zone you create is entirely up to you. It can be as small as a closet, or as large as the entire city you presently live in.[/quote]
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 11:15:59 UTC
Post #178882
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 13:24:35 UTC
Post #178908
Lets take this map for example. I think it's ok now because you can't exit from that room but if you'll add an area behind the door it will be more then one area. Simple as that. The room can be as big as you want and with any shape you want but don't let the player leave it.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 14:03:30 UTC
Post #178912
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-07 14:17:05 UTC
Post #178917
Oh whoops, if he'll let the player walk through the door.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 10:03:05 UTC
Post #180196
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 10:22:45 UTC
Post #180204
Been 15 days now and only a couple possibilities for a map have been posted thus far. Anyone have anything new to post?Guess not since nobody posted, and did you start this compo?
In my opinion, it doesnt sound fun as much as the twhl compos.
But good luck anyway, there will be plenty of entries if you posted this compo to any other mapping forums.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 11:04:01 UTC
Post #180210
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 11:17:04 UTC
Post #180213
I'm gonna throw part of my Reissues map in, puwahaha. I hope CJ and ReNo enter.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 11:45:24 UTC
Post #180216
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 11:48:00 UTC
Post #180218
I don't think the concept of fun alters as time goes on. "Destructification" is a fun compo, and we're getting very nice entries, some of them with outstanding entity work.
This competition is as vague as the "Combine Transport Hub" I proposed, so a lot of people will stay away from it if they lack imagination or time.
I'm doing very good progress with my entry, but it takes 3 hours to do a full compile, saldy. I don't want to think of what will happen when I change the lightmap grid!
This competition is as vague as the "Combine Transport Hub" I proposed, so a lot of people will stay away from it if they lack imagination or time.
I'm doing very good progress with my entry, but it takes 3 hours to do a full compile, saldy. I don't want to think of what will happen when I change the lightmap grid!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:00:31 UTC
Post #180221
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:07:16 UTC
Post #180223
Ok, I get what you mean. But I've been mapping for more than 5 years and I still think the competitions here are fun. This one seems more challenging and yet, I find it much easier than for example the "Test Lab" competition we had a while ago.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:12:34 UTC
Post #180226
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:26:25 UTC
Post #180232
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:30:37 UTC
Post #180233
Don't worry about the compiling. I can run Hammer 3.5 while using the Source Batch Compiler. No time is lost.
And yes, I like this site.
And yes, I like this site.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:43:15 UTC
Post #180237
Meh, i'd enter something but i'm way too busy expanding on other things that have caught my attention first. Sorry.
You must rather excited about this, Orpheus. You have a post nearly every other post. Don't mind me asking, but is this competition hosted by you? or is it something you can enter?
You must rather excited about this, Orpheus. You have a post nearly every other post. Don't mind me asking, but is this competition hosted by you? or is it something you can enter?
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:43:43 UTC
Post #180238
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:46:46 UTC
Post #180240
No, I meant I will work on my HL1 projects in the meantime.
Doing that for HL1 would be suicide!
Doing that for HL1 would be suicide!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:49:18 UTC
Post #180243
holy crap, i didn't get a chance to edit my post...
i was gonna mention the question; is snarkpit hosting this compo?
@orph: of course thats not 3.5, it is source and Kasperg is awsome with it.
WIN THIS ONE FOR TWHL KASPERG!
i was gonna mention the question; is snarkpit hosting this compo?
@orph: of course thats not 3.5, it is source and Kasperg is awsome with it.
WIN THIS ONE FOR TWHL KASPERG!
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:54:59 UTC
Post #180244
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 12:59:36 UTC
Post #180248
Pressuring people to map is never a good thing.As a profession you are forced to map because you have deadlines and a paycheck to get. I've read a dozen of interviews with level designers (not just casual mappers) and they all agree that it is not something to underestimate.
Might i iterate that you should enter, Orpheus. (but do it for TWHL, we will love you)
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 13:13:39 UTC
Post #180254
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 14:25:31 UTC
Post #180263
Well sorry that i don't have connections like you would. But your point is irrelavent because pressure is the downfall to anything if you think about it. Yet it will always be there. Those in the profession probably love to do it, and those who just want to do it get snuffed out. The big shock is going from single mapper to map with a department of artists and engineers, then seeing your work be finished by hands that are not your own. Mapping does take time and energy, especially today, whether you're mapping for low specs or not. Also, teamwork is a skill best had.
That aside, why the hell do you think i'm lying? I own books about level and game design theory. I'm in college for the art of it! Did you really think that you are the only knowledgable person around. (in which you would modestly say you aren't anyway) There are tons of resources (published and net based) for the field of level design. It's becoming an old subject and the knowledge of it is out there.
That aside, why the hell do you think i'm lying? I own books about level and game design theory. I'm in college for the art of it! Did you really think that you are the only knowledgable person around. (in which you would modestly say you aren't anyway) There are tons of resources (published and net based) for the field of level design. It's becoming an old subject and the knowledge of it is out there.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 14:32:19 UTC
Post #180264
Orpheus has done a good job making us all come together to form a common interest: hating Orpheus =P
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 14:53:40 UTC
Post #180271
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 14:57:18 UTC
Post #180272
Crazy misunderstanding... 
I'll post some screens of my map in a while. The area is quite big so I don't know if it'll break the rules.
I'll post some screens of my map in a while. The area is quite big so I don't know if it'll break the rules.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 15:00:51 UTC
Post #180274
Yeah, I'm gonna post some screens of my map in a while too, it's for HL1 'cause nobody pressures you to use props in HL1 and I prefer brushwork to begin with.
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 15:05:45 UTC
Post #180275
Posted 18 years ago2006-05-15 15:19:00 UTC
Post #180281
@Hugh: my map has only two props so far, and It's bound to stay that way. A tree and a boat 
The rest is brushwork.
The rest is brushwork.
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