Contest idea thread!

biskuu

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A no-prop contest.
Only brushes can be used, I think this will be a great way for everyone to practice his brushwork and especially beginners since they seem to flood their map with out of place props.
 

LadyRaee

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A no-prop contest.
Only brushes can be used, I think this will be a great way for everyone to practice his their brushwork and especially beginners since they seem to flood their map with out of place props.

Yes, please, just let us, girls, participate too. It would be really interesting to see, how much detail can you make with displacement meshes and brushwork detail. Also could be nice to see tips "how to optimize detail" because just putting everything as func_detail may end up being worse than props (func_lod, areaportals/windows, clever skybox...)
 

Viemärirotta

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Making everything func_detail would mean turning everything into a single entity for vbsp.
 

LadyRaee

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Making everything func_detail would mean turning everything into a single entity for vbsp.

I didn't mean literally everything. I meant large amounts of detail with very complex geometry. Just because func_detail-ing lets vvis to take place at all, it still impacts framerate
 

Hyperion

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Let's have a realistic idea: landscape contest. Make as stunning and beautiful scene as you can
 

Another Bad Pun

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I propose a normal map contest
make whatever map you want and submit it for judging - no restrictions in gamemodes, collabs allowed

or
do the Dynamic PL contest again
 
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Malachite Man

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The alternative gamemode contest
This is my idea for a contest where you can only make a map that is the one of the following
Gamemodes:Tc,Pass,Sd,Medival,Arena,Pd and Rd
I already posted a idea like this but this post is more refined I think this contest would give these gamemodes more love I would really hope this idea becomes official
 

Asd417

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The end of Assy2 contest is getting nearer and it is time to start thinking about the next contest.

How about
The Custom gamemode contest?

A contest in which participants use one of selected custom gamemodes to make a playable map.
There are quite a number of good custom gamemodes in the download section just buried and left untouched.
It would be nice to get some of them highlighted as a result of this contest.
 

mistertilapia

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Not a super original idea but another artpass contest could be fun.
I for one suck at general layout, I/O, and scaling; so I'd welcome a contest that highlights good detail work.