Competition 25 Created 16 years ago2008-03-02 06:46:36 UTC by Penguinboy Penguinboy

Created 16 years ago2008-03-02 06:46:36 UTC by Penguinboy Penguinboy

Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 06:47:58 UTC Post #247013
The very first TWHL3 competition is up!

We will be having a three-day cool-down period before it is open for entries.

Discussion goes here.

More Information
The task is to remake a map from a different game (AND ENGINE) in source or half-life 1. Games allowed are:
Half-Life & HLDM
Counter-Strike
Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Deathmatch
Team Fortress 2
Counter-Strike Source
Spirit of Half-Life (must be a mod)


The map can be either singleplayer or multiplayer, but MUST include a readme saying what game it is for, and whether it is single or multiplayer.

Example readme:
Name: dm_mapname
By: Penguinboy
Game: Half-Life 2 Episode 1
Type: Singleplayer


I must point out that you don't have to make the exact same map - i.e. you can change the texturing, you can change the models (anything to get out of making custom content, if you are unable) - as long as the map represents the map in the screenshots you provide.

I must stress this point: Disqualification is immediate if the BSP file or the mod name does not include your TWHL username.
That is: example names for a BSP is compo25_penguinboy, or dm_mapname_penguinboy (you do not have to go as far as having exact capitals, and if you have funny symbols in your username you can leave them out). Example mod names are "Penguinboy's Compo25 Entry", "Mod Name - By Penguinboy", etc.

Prize for first place (one each for source and gldsrc) is a steam purchase up to the value of US$30, which you will choose, and the game(s) will be gifted to you via steam.
Second and third place for each engine is a personalised letter from the TWHL admin team and an official TWHL sticker. (it isn't a "You're winner" sticker, it's the TWHL logo or something)
Note that to prevent a monopoly of prizes, each user can only ever recieve one prize of the same thing. (you don't get $60 of steam games if you win both engines.)

entries can be .rar or .zip format.

custom content is allowed. just remember we will not be judging the custom content or code.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 06:54:42 UTC Post #247014
Bah you. :heartbreak:
Repeating my question, are we allowed to have new code for the entries?
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 06:59:12 UTC Post #247015
yes, but we will be judging the mapping, not the coding ;P
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 08:26:56 UTC Post #247017
/me eats Espen

Since I have the material for it, maybe I could join >:>
Of course I won't use what I currently have in the crysis project, that would be unfair.
I'll make a new map from scratch
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 08:48:23 UTC Post #247021
As I mentioned in the brief, there are prizes this time. Here's what's up for grabs:

1st Prize - $30 worth of games over Steam. You will have a free choice of any game(s) over Steam!
2nd & 3rd Prize - Personalised congratulatory letter and official TWHL3 sticker.

Since the competition is being judged seperately, these prizes are on offer for both engines. While you are allowed to submit entries (and win) for both engines, you cannot win prizes for both engines. Should you win a place for both engines, we shall decide on what to do with the prizes.

So yes, get involved folks! We want a huge turnout for this compo, and with some tasty Steam products up for grabs, you should've all started already!
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 09:07:19 UTC Post #247026
DocRock wins already with Mario World/sky?!

)

Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 10:03:46 UTC Post #247037
ok i'll try but my mapping is just intermediate. well i'll give my best shot good luck to everybody though :cool:
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 10:24:44 UTC Post #247040
Dang this is a good compo. So many choices like a Zelda map or something from ZOE or :D Excited to see what people make.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 10:37:33 UTC Post #247041
Sam n' Max all the way. :heart:
Daubster DaubsterVault Dweller
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 11:05:07 UTC Post #247043
Is Source 2007 allowed?
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 11:31:41 UTC Post #247045
:crowbar: surely Trapt and doodle will surely win :cry: please Trapt and doodle give us all other members a chance :cry: we already won mutiple compos in the past.... *this does not mean the 2 will not participate * i'm just saying to give us the chance to bring home the bacon (um... maenign"to win!?!? NO Offense
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 11:51:57 UTC Post #247048
No offense, but at least Kasperg isn't here anymore to join this one, so yay.
Again, no offense. :)
The Mad Carrot The Mad CarrotMad Carrot
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 12:28:17 UTC Post #247049
Im gonna try in a comp for the first time.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 12:38:41 UTC Post #247050
I want a billion dolar as prize
User posted image
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 14:26:30 UTC Post #247052
Surely both, take Black Mesa Source as an example. Anyone who's played HL and sees BM:S will instantly recognise the scenes, yet they've been greatly improved. They keep the basis and build on it, so you'll have to be clever in order to achieve the right balance.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:04:22 UTC Post #247057
Is Half-Life 2 on Half-Life 1 allowed?.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:17:24 UTC Post #247058
you can remake a source map in half-life 1 and vice versa

you cannot remake a source map in source, etc.
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:25:05 UTC Post #247059
How about from another system, Ie make a map from a console.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:26:24 UTC Post #247060
Err.. I repeat.

Is Source 2007 allowed?
Are you allowed to make a map for Ep2?
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:41:57 UTC Post #247063
oops sorry madcow i forgot to answer - it's a pre-emptive yes (i would love to see some cartoony tf2 remake maps) but i've yet to confirm the judges of this compo so we have to make sure they have the orange box.
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 17:53:04 UTC Post #247066
I'm gonna make a map for this as well... would do one of the DM maps from Star Trek: Elite Force but the CD's corrupted >.< so I'm probably going to end up doing dreads Halo.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 18:09:13 UTC Post #247067
I've made an Elite Force map for HL before :>

dm_geekconvention or something. It was tested on muzz's server. Don't think i still have it
Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 18:23:54 UTC Post #247070
Does the map have to be playable, for instance can I use C:SS without having it be an actual fighting map, as in no buy zones, cause C:SS has good textures for what I am remaking.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 18:49:16 UTC Post #247074
more details in the top post.

no, the map doesn't have to be playable, but it would be better for your chances if it was.
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 21:24:39 UTC Post #247076
Ok, some more details:

Yes you are allowed to remake a map from a game that's appeared on a console! As well as the requirements for your entry's readme, I'm also making it mandatory to give details on the level you've actually recreated. This includes the name of the original game and what platform it was on (i.e. PC or console). We need this to cross-check your entries as best we can.

For example, if you've remade a level from Super Mario 64, you'd put in your readme:

Game: Super Mario 64
Platform: Nintendo 64
Level Name: Tick Tock Clock

As for the prizes, no, they are not going to be the same for each compo, nor can we guarentee that all competitions will have prizes. We mods are poor folk. :P
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-02 23:37:28 UTC Post #247080
Yeah, i've considered the steam game money prize as an opening gift for twhl3.

Happy hunting, hehe.
TheGrimReafer TheGrimReaferADMININATOR
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 00:05:27 UTC Post #247081
Best compo yet! I might be joining, if I can find something intresting enough re-do in HL! :)
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 01:48:56 UTC Post #247084
DocRock wins already with Mario World/sky?!

)

hehe - thank you Captain Terror :)
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 02:14:11 UTC Post #247085
I just started mapping for hl2 so am unfamiliar with making custom textures and sounds and stuff but might enter. Definetly with a retro game if so.
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 02:17:52 UTC Post #247086
the compo is for both half-life 1 and source. they are judged separately.
Penguinboy PenguinboyHaha, I died again!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 09:05:27 UTC Post #247090
So is the game judged on playability? I have a map in mind, but its huge, and not only that, its got a reflective floor :\ R_speeds would be through the roof, and it would not be fun to fight enemies, but fun to look at, so im just going to try recreating the acrcitecture as best i can. Would that hurt my map in terms of judging?
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 09:09:31 UTC Post #247091
no, the map doesn't have to be playable, but it would be better for your chances if it was.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 10:50:22 UTC Post #247093
man, so it must be our custom made resources, so no HL2 textures.. what if I converted them and everything, or what it I make a hardly noticable change to them? :P.. I MUST FIND MY BACKUP CD! ARGH!
Unbreakable UnbreakableWindows 7.9 Rating!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 13:27:46 UTC Post #247096
...

Unbreakable fails at understanding.
anyhoo, i have been thwarted already having only discovered now that source goes horribly buggy if you try to put more than 2 brushes in front of one another when they have alpha channel transparent textures.

D: D: D:

*brainstorms
Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 13:52:41 UTC Post #247097
Now this sounds like a competition I could be interested in I think I might make remake of a map from one of the rainbow six games. Also just out of curiosity can you make levels using half life expansions e.g. opposing force
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 14:21:43 UTC Post #247099
can i remake cs_compound from CS:S to de_compound for CS1.6? well im atcually doing that now (from scratch) just making sure if that's allowed
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 15:21:26 UTC Post #247103
No Hunter, you fail at understanding:
custom content is allowed, but only if you made it yourself. the same goes for custom code. just remember we will not be judging the custom content or code.
And as for Trooper:
1. Games allowed are:
Half-Life & HLDM
Counter-Strike
Half-Life 2, Episode 1, Episode 2, Deathmatch
Team Fortress 2
Counter-Strike Source
Spirit of Half-Life (must be a mod)
So no Rainbow Six Engine. :(
Unbreakable UnbreakableWindows 7.9 Rating!
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 16:05:55 UTC Post #247105
He ment that hes gona remake a rainbow six map into source/hl engine so shh... and btw answer this
can i remake cs_compound from CS:S to de_compound for CS1.6? well im atcually doing that now (from scratch) just making sure if that's allowed
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 16:12:13 UTC Post #247106
He said remake a map "from" the rainbow six engine, not in it.
TheGrimReafer TheGrimReaferADMININATOR
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 16:21:15 UTC Post #247107
dude i just said that...
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 16:51:01 UTC Post #247109
I had the page up for a bit when your reply wasn't there. Excuse me almighty Skals,
TheGrimReafer TheGrimReaferADMININATOR
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 16:59:54 UTC Post #247110
apology unacepted. i shall curse you to everlasting reafing lol.
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 17:02:16 UTC Post #247111
Oh yes, there shall be much reafing. :heart:
TheGrimReafer TheGrimReaferADMININATOR
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 17:05:50 UTC Post #247112
/me hides in the bushes
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 17:23:46 UTC Post #247113
Well that answers my questions and honestly urb i've been here for a year why would you think i'd want to submit a rainbow six engine map to a half life mapping website competition
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 17:33:59 UTC Post #247114
no, unbreakable. You fail at understanding. On 2 counts.
man, so it must be our custom made resources, so no HL2 textures
HL2 textures are not custom content. They are very much allowed if you are mapping for HL2. Same goes with HL1 Textures for HL1.

Further, as has been pointed out, your lack of grasping the difference between "from" and "for" is rather worrying.

trooper, Opp4 is not mentioned in the games list, so i would say it's not allowed. You may wish to PM one of the judges for a definate answer, though.
Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 17:42:22 UTC Post #247115
Ok since i get no answer im gona do it.

im gona try to remake cs_compound (the one in css) into de_compound (for cs1.6)
Skals SkalsLevel Designer
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-03 19:00:49 UTC Post #247122
I already have a head start on mine!!
But.. how do i go about making a mod for STEAM? The tutorial shows the WON configuration. I'm planning on having some custom models and sounds in this now that the Compo played right into my hands basically =]
Tetsu0 Tetsu0Positive Chaos
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-04 02:10:14 UTC Post #247148
I'm in, already have a fairly good idea. Might even make 2 entries
Posted 16 years ago2008-03-04 08:07:54 UTC Post #247151
Attempting to remake Duke Nukem 3D's Hollywood Holocaust map in Source :D

So far I have a rooftop.

So far I haz a roof
monster_urby monster_urbyGoldsourcerer
You must be logged in to post a response.